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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday June 28, 2020 ( 5 items )  

Amtrak: Essential Service Plan - Updates to Service
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: At this time, various states are undertaking specific safety precautions at stations for customers arriving from out of state. Check with each state for specific guidance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to refrain from non-essential travel for 14 days. Amtrak service continues to operate on the Northeast Corri  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney's Office Reaches ADA Settlement With Connecticut, Pennsylvania Child Care Centers
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that the U.S. Attorney's Office has reached a settlement agreement with Bradford Child Care Services, Inc., which owns Tender Care Learning Centers ("Tender Care"), to resolve allegations that Tender Care was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Middletown Used Car Dealer Sentenced to 27 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Lenders
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GEORGE HAJATI, 41, of Cromwell, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to 27 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for operating an auto loan fraud scheme while he was on federal supervised release from a prior federal convict  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: North Carolina Man Admits Defrauding Employer's Charity Matching Gift Program
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEVEN KENT STRANGE, 50, of Bailey, North Carolina, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud related to his defrauding his former employer's charity matching gift program of nearly $600,000. Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and E  more

HUD Awards Nearly $1 Million in CARES Act Funding to Nineteen State, Local Fair Housing Organizations to Support COVID-19 Related Activities
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on June 24: The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it is awarding $962,160 in funding to HUD Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) agencies in New York, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, Texas, Indiana, Florida, Nebraska, Hawaii, South Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, Connecticut, and New Jersey to support activities related to  more