Connecticut lawmakers propose study on cost of services for undocumented immigrants
HARTFORD, Conn. – A group of Connecticut House Republicans is pushing legislation to examine how much the state spends on services for undocumented immigrants. Filed as Proposed Bill No. 5351 for the…
Foster Child Kidnapped by Biological Father in Bridgeport Park
BRIDGEPORT, CT – A foster child was at the park at Went Field with his foster parent in the area of Wordin Avenue and Hanover Street. The foster parent reported that the…
Connecticut man admits to role in firearms conspiracy
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – William Joseph Milot, of Waterbury, Connecticut, has admitted to his role in a firearms trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Milot, 32, pleaded guilty today to…
Watch: Woman In Hummer Crashes Through 8 Police Cars in Failed Escape Attempt
WATERBURY, CT – The Waterbury Police Department reported seven police officers were injured and eight police cars were damaged while 25-year-old fugitive Hannah Casperson tried to evade arrest. Casperson was wanted for…
Suspicious Vehicle Leads to Arrest of Car Thief
NORWICH, CT – The Connecticut State Police have captured a car thief after investigating a suspicious vehicle parked along I-395 near Norwich. “On the afternoon of April 1, 2022, at approximately 3:00…
Connecticut Couple Pays $169K to Resolve Allegations of Covid-Relief Loan Fraud
Leonard C Boyle, 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…
Police Say Man Who Brought Loaded Gun on School Property Was Intoxicated
New Fairfield, CT – The job of a school resource officer usually goes unnoticed as they focus on building relationships with students and making sure each day goes smoothly, but for Police…
U.S. Marshals Arrest 2 Rhode Island Fugitives in Connecticut, Recover 2 Children
Waterbury, CT – U.S. Marshals-led task forces and Waterbury police today arrested in Connecticut two Rhode Island fugitives and recovered two minor children. In December of 2021, the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive…
Chief Financial Officer Of Connecticut Insurance Firm Sentenced In $33 Million Scheme To Steal Client Healthcare Funds And Defraud Multiple Lenders
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ERIN VERESPY was sentenced to 66 months in prison for her participation in a widespread, $33…
Connecticut Man Admits Role in New Jersey Political Consultant’s Murder for Hire Plot
NEWARK, N.J. – A Connecticut man today admitted his role in a murder-for-hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him and another man to kill a longtime associate, U.S.…
Connecticut Man Admits Role in a Murder for Hire
NEWARK, N.J. – A Connecticut man today admitted his role in a murder for hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him and another man to kill a longtime…
Connecticut Man Sentenced for $4 Million Tax Fraud
A Weatogue, Connecticut man who conspired with an IRS officer to con the United States out of $4 million in overdue employment taxes has been sentenced to four years in federal prison,…
National Laboratory Pays Nearly $4.8 Million to Settle Allegations it Overcharged Connecticut Medicaid
U.S. Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Special Agent in Charge Phillip Coyne of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today announced…
INSPIRED LAUNCHES IGAMING CONTENT IN CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK, March 4, 2022 — Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (“Inspired”) (NASDAQ: INSE), a leading B2B provider of gaming content, systems and solutions, today announced the launch of its popular online gaming content…
U.S. Marshals in Alabama Capture Connecticut Murder Suspect Accused of Killing Yale Student
New Haven, CT – The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Middle District of Alabama and the Montgomery Police Department, today arrested fugitive Qinxuan…
Connecticut Man Indicted for Corporate Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Connecticut man was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on charges arising from an alleged scheme to fraudulently obtain over $500,000 from his former employer, New England Sports…
North Dakota Man Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison for Traveling to Connecticut for Sex with Minor
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER J. BRERETON, 35, of Fargo, North Dakota, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in…
Brooklyn fugitive who shot his sister and ex-girlfriend dead before fleeing 20 years ago gets 50 years in prison.
BROOKLYN – A man who killed his sister and his ex-girlfriend before fleeing as a fugitive for 16 years has been sentenced to prison. A nationwide manhunt that started in 2002 in…
School District Backpedals Middle School Curriculum That Asked Students To List Their Favorite Sex Acts Like Pizza Toppings
A Connecticut public school told eighth grade students in a sex education class to list their sexual likes and dislikes as pizza toppings as a way to teach consent, according to a…
Teacher Arrested For Pulling A 12-Year-Old Student’s Hair
NEW HAVEN – A Connecticut teacher was arrested for allegedly pulling a 12-year-old student’s hair during a physical altercation, according to local reports. Jennifer Wells-Jackson was charged with risk of injury to…
Connecticut Man Arrested for Corporate Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Connecticut man was arrested today on charges arising from a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $500,000 from his former employer, New England Sports Network (NESN). Ariel Legassa, 49, of…