NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release on Dec. 9: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that SHELDON STEPHENSON, 28, of North Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty yesterday to a conspiracy charge stemming from his participation in an immigration marriage fraud scheme. Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release on Dec. 9: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Joleen Simpson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indict  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Connecticut will receive $2,051,084 from FEMA for costs incurred by the Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) due to COVID-19. The DOH identified COVID-19 as having devastating effects both on the homeless population in Connecticut and overall public health in the state; when the needs were recognized, DOH worked with the Division of Emergency Management and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Dec. 10: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has approved a Conciliation Agreement between the owners of Lagasse Apartment Rentals in Waterbury, Connecticut, and a prospective applicant, settling claims that the owners allegedly refused to rent to the woman because she has a child. The Fair Housing Act prohibits housing providers from d  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 7: The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit alleging that the Town of Wolcott, Connecticut, has discriminated against persons with disabilities in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, alleges that Wolcott violated the Fair Housing Act by refusing to allow the operation of a group home for adults with disabilities because  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 55026) involving Millstone, Connecticut: 60-DAY OPTIONAL TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION OF AN INVALID SPECIFIED SYSTEM ACTUATION "This 60-day telephone notification is being submitted in accordance with paragraphs 10 CFR 50.73(a)(1) and 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A) to report an invalid actuation of the 'B' train High Head Safety Injection Pump (3SIH*P1B), the 'B' train Low Pressure Safety Injection Pump (3RHS*  more