Mark J. Harrington, 53, of West Roxbury, Massachusetts and the former controller of Boston-based Anchor Capital Advisors, was sentenced to 2 years in prison for embezzling $387,000 from the firm's employee pension plan. Harrington, who was vice president and controller of the firm, was also ordered to pay $350,000 in restitution. According to prosecutors, Harrington, who was married, used the money to buy a house, a luxury SUV, breast implants and jewelry for his girlfriend. The embezzlement was accomplished with an accomplice, Carmine P. Arenella, wherein Harrington transferred funds over a six month period between July 2008 and December 2008. He was fired last January and indicted in February this year.
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