FINANCIAL · CT · 1997-1999
Paul Silvester
State Treasurer · Republican · Connecticut
On the record
Pleaded guilty 1999 to racketeering + money laundering; 4-year sentence
SEVERITY · FELONY · CRIMES · racketeering, money-laundering
Background
Connecticut's State Treasurer 1997–1999: Paul Silvester — 2-year tenure. Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Denise Nappier. Press-relevant: Pleaded guilty 1999 to racketeering + money laundering; 4-year sentence. Same-year political environment (1997): Governor John Rowland; Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.
Auto-synthesized summary from Officium's indexed fields (tenure, predecessor / successor chain, career arc, FEC matches). Treat as derived metadata, not primary source.
Others who held this office in Connecticut
- Erick Russell (2023-present)
- Shawn Wooden (2019-2023)
- Denise Nappier (1999-2019)