A man who paid approximately $290,000 in bribes to former a West Haven Housing Authority executive director in exchange for government contracts and business received was sentence in Hartford.

Ceasar Anquillare, of Orange, was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine and $291,033.91 in restitution.

According to court documents and statements, Michael Siwek was the executive director of the West Haven Housing Authority (WHHA), which allowed him to award WHHA business and contracts at his discretion. Between approximately February 2007 and February 2012, Siwek received approximately $1.5 million in bribes from individuals, including Anquillare, in exchange for the WHHA’s business and the entities that the housing authority controlled. Siwek received approximately $290,000 from Anquillare in connection with accounting services that Anquillare’s firm provided to the WHHA.

Anquillare has paid restitution in the amount of $291,033.91.

On April 22, 2015, Anquillare pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with a program receiving federal funds.

On Sept. 4, 2014, Siwek pleaded guilty to related charges and awaits sentencing.

The investigation is ongoing, according to the district attorney’s office.