Bloomfield Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL COPELAND, 58, of Bloomfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to…

Resident of Hong Kong Who Smuggled Glass Eels from the United States is Sentenced

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Edward Grace, Assistant Director of the Office of Law Enforcement for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announced that…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

East Windsor Man Charged with Recording Sexual Abuse of Minor, Other Child Exploitation Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MARK ROMAN, 53, of East Windsor, was arrested yesterday on a federal criminal complaint charging him with…

New Haven Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Offense

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CHAWN BATTLE, 49, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in…

Waterbury Men Charged with Various Drug and Firearm Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned indictments yesterday charging ALEX REYES, also known as “A.J.,” 24;…

Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing

WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards…

Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERTO MUNIZ, 37, of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, was sentenced today via videoconference by U.S. District Judge Victor A.…

New Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that TREA FRASER, 27, of New Haven, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before…

Connecticut Parents Claim Schools Teach Kindergarteners About Transgenderism

Connecticut parents claimed a school district is indoctrinating elementary school students about transgenderism, including a book for kindergarteners. Officials of the West Hartford Public Schools told parents that they could not opt…

Guilford Man Charged with Child Exploitation Offense

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging CHRISTOPHER MICHAELSON, 37, of Guilford, with…

Rome Business Owners Found Guilty of Tax Crimes

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – A federal trial jury in Utica convicted a Rome, New York couple and their son today for conspiring to defraud the United States and for tax evasion, announced…

Colchester Man Sentenced to 34 Months in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Machinegun

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on November 10, MICHAEL SHERIDAN, 27, of Colchester, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant…

Rhode Island Man Admits Stealing and Selling Luxury Car Tires and Rims

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL FARIAS, 56, of Providence, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in…

Bridgeport Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY FIGUEROA-GONZALEZ, 29, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to…

Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 78 Months for Federal Gun Possession Offense

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHAZ DEAR, also known as “Spazz,” 24, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L.…

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