Manchester Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Pills

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MATTHEW GASTRINGER, 35, of Manchester, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 28…

August 31, 2022

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Fairfield Woman Admits Embezzling $1.5 Million

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CAROLINA GUERRENO, 49, of Fairfield, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge…

August 30, 2022

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Wethersfield Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Offense

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FABIO VARGAS-GONZALEZ, 47, of Wethersfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to…

August 29, 2022

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Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Amazon

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that RAJHNI…

August 27, 2022

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Farmington Man Sentenced to Prison for Florida to Connecticut Gun Trafficking Scheme

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DOMINIC COLON-BROWN, 28, of Farmington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to…

August 22, 2022

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School District Is Requiring Its Employees To Call Students By Preferred Pronouns, Names

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School District Is Requiring Its Employees To Call Students By Preferred Pronouns, Names Reagan Reese on August 19, 2022 HARTFORD, CT – A Connecticut school district policy went into effect Tuesday which…

August 19, 2022

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Connecticut Man Indicted in Human Smuggling Conspiracy

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BOSTON – A Connecticut man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Worcester for conspiracy to commit human smuggling offenses. Fagner Chaves De Lima, 41, of East Hartford, Conn., was…

August 19, 2022

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Stamford Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $4 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds

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Moustapha Diakhate, 46, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fraudulent receiving…

August 17, 2022

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Rochester Man Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges After Fleeing Police

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CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Joshua Massey, 32, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession…

August 16, 2022

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Rochester Man Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges

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CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Christian G. Cruz, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession…

August 16, 2022

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Indictment Charges New Haven Man with Firearm and Narcotics Offenses

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James M. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford…

August 5, 2022

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Bridgeport Tax Return Preparer Sentenced Prison for Tax Fraud

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TORISE BAKER, 39, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to three…

August 2, 2022

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Bloomfield Man Sentenced for Selling Heroin, Possessing Firearm

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on July 29, 2022, MICHAEL SIMPSON, 33, of Bloomfield, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson…

August 2, 2022

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Former State Court Victim Advocate Sentenced to 9 Years for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that…

August 2, 2022

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Norwich Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Distributing Drugs and Possessing Gun on Supervised Release

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ANTOINE WALKER, 42, of Norwich, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to…

August 2, 2022

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‘Survivors Have Been Waiting’: Boy Scouts Decades-Long Litigation Nears End With $2.7 Billion Settlement

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‘Survivors Have Been Waiting’: Boy Scouts Decades-Long Litigation Nears End With $2.7 Billion Settlement John Hugh DeMastri on August 1, 2022 A judge approved framework for a $2.7 billion settlement that bring The…

August 1, 2022

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Connecticut Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison

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The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Markus Saez, 28, of Bloomfield, Connecticut, was sentenced today to serve 54 months in prison after his conviction…

August 1, 2022

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Pilot Charged in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme Extradited from Paraguay

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that RONIER SANCHEZ…

July 25, 2022

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North Haven Man Charged for Driveby Splat Gun Shooting in Cromwell

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CROMWELL, CT – It is a growing trend across America as people are doing driveby shootings with toy gel ball guns. This time, the victim was struck several times in the face…

July 22, 2022

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South Windsor Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Defrauding Grandparents of $679K

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DOUGLAS SENERTH, 33, of South Windsor, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to…

July 21, 2022

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