Fort Myers attorney sentenced

FORT MYERS — U.S. District Judge John Steele sentenced Fort Myers attorney Joseph Troiano, 63, on Tuesday to six years in federal prison for mail and wire fraud.

Steele also ordered Troiano to pay restitution to his victims totaling nearly $2.5 million.

A jury convicted Troiano in November of six counts of wire fraud and one count of mail fraud for misusing client funds. He used $2.4 million of client money to pay off loans and invest in real estate from 2005 to 2010 without his clients' permission, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill.

The U.S. Secret Service investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert Barclift and Yolande Viacava.