Woodbridge Resident Who Embezzled from Family Company Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that MATTHEW V.…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Russian National Sentenced for Providing Crypting Service for Kelihos Botnet

A Russian national was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for operating a “crypting” service used to conceal the Kelihos malware from antivirus software, which enabled hackers to systematically infect approximately…

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

Canton Woman Charged with Defrauding HUD Section 8 Housing Program

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Christina D. Scaringi, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Former Finance Executive Sentenced to 138 Months in Prison for Orchestrating Massive Market Manipulation Scheme

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Abraxas J. Discala, also known as “AJ Discala,” the former Chief Executive Officer of OmniView Capital Advisors LLC (“OmniView”), was sentenced by United States District…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Bloomfield Man Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANNY RHODES, also known as “Big D,” 63, of Bloomfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari…

Department of Justice Press Releases

CBP Rescues Kidnapped Juvenile, Arrest Alleged Perpetrator

HIGHGATE SPRINGS, VT. — On December 2, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rescued a 16-year-old missing female from her 19-year-old alleged kidnapper. The suspected kidnapper attempted to enter Canada with the…

Government News

Torrington Man Charged with Kidnapping Minor

Leonard C Boyle, Acting U.S. Attorney of the District of Connecticut, today announced that CHRISTOPHER JESUS CONSTANZO, 19, of Torrington, has been charged by a federal criminal complaint issued in the District…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Employees of Mechanical Contractors Charged with Conspiracy and Fraud Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a New Hampshire resident and a Connecticut resident have been charged in separate criminal complaints with conspiracy…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Cheshire Investment Advisor Sentenced to 30 Months for Stealing More Than $600K from Elderly Client

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MATTHEW O. CLASON, 40, of Cheshire, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford…

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

Prospect Man Pleads guilty to Enticing Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DENNIS ANTHONY SZANTYR, JR., 47, of Prospect, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Bristol Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Offense

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on December 3, 2021, DAVID MESSIER, 36, of Bristol, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L.…

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Justice Department Resolves Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Town of Wolcott

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today it has reached an agreement with the Town of Wolcott, Connecticut, to settle a lawsuit alleging that the Town violated the Fair Housing Act when…

Department of Justice Press Releases

New Haven Felon with Loaded Ghost Gun Sentenced to 27 Months in Federal Prison

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAMAL BATISTE, 32, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JONATHAN CONTRERA, also known as “Hollywood,” 29, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael…

Department of Justice Press Releases

House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill With Shutdown One Day Away

The House on Thursday passed a stopgap funding bill that would keep the federal government open through Feb. 18, the first step to avoiding a shutdown set to occur Friday at midnight.…

Politics·US and World News

Unlicensed driver charged for death of dirt bike rider on Long Island Expressway

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Jorge Serrano, 30, has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated…

New York News·Police Blotter

Hartford Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Northeast “Grab and Go” Theft Scheme

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANDRES BARCLETT, also known as “Coolie,” 27, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L.…

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

ICE HSI investigation results in prison sentence and restitution for international hacking group members who stole millions in cryptocurrency

DETROIT – A sixth member of an international hacking group known to its members as “The Community” was sentenced yesterday in connection with a multi-million-dollar SIM Hijacking conspiracy. This case was investigated…

Government News

Congress Reaches Deal On Stopgap Funding Bill As Shutdown Looms

Congress reached a deal on Thursday morning to fund the government through Feb. 18, the first step in avoiding a shutdown set to begin at midnight Friday. House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa…

Politics·US and World News

‘Metastasizing Like A Cancer’ — Parents Across The Country Sue Schools Over Clandestine Transitions

The lawsuit filed Nov. 17 by two public-interest law firms against the Kettle Moraine School District in Wisconsin over the clandestine social transition of a 12-year-old girl marks the latest in a…

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Woodbridge Resident Who Embezzled from Family Company Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Russian National Sentenced for Providing Crypting Service for Kelihos Botnet

Canton Woman Charged with Defrauding HUD Section 8 Housing Program

Former Finance Executive Sentenced to 138 Months in Prison for Orchestrating Massive Market Manipulation Scheme

Bloomfield Man Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin

CBP Rescues Kidnapped Juvenile, Arrest Alleged Perpetrator

Torrington Man Charged with Kidnapping Minor

Employees of Mechanical Contractors Charged with Conspiracy and Fraud Offenses

Cheshire Investment Advisor Sentenced to 30 Months for Stealing More Than $600K from Elderly Client

Prospect Man Pleads guilty to Enticing Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity

Bristol Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Child Exploitation Offense

Justice Department Resolves Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Town of Wolcott

New Haven Felon with Loaded Ghost Gun Sentenced to 27 Months in Federal Prison

Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses

House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill With Shutdown One Day Away

Unlicensed driver charged for death of dirt bike rider on Long Island Expressway

Hartford Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Northeast “Grab and Go” Theft Scheme

ICE HSI investigation results in prison sentence and restitution for international hacking group members who stole millions in cryptocurrency

Congress Reaches Deal On Stopgap Funding Bill As Shutdown Looms

‘Metastasizing Like A Cancer’ — Parents Across The Country Sue Schools Over Clandestine Transitions

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