NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release on Jan. 13: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen Simpson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that PAMELA SMITH, 72, of Kirkland, Washington, formerly of Guilford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty yesterday to aiding in the preparation of a false tax return. Pursu  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release on Jan. 15: 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 Hartford has returned a 17-coun  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release on Jan. 15: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) filed a lawsuit against 1st Alliance Lending, LLC, John Christopher DiIorio, Kevin Robert St. Lawrence, and Socrates Aramburu for allegedly engaging in various unlawful mortgage-lending practices. 1st Alliance, based in Hartford, Connecticut, originated residential mortgages from 2004 to September 2019 and stopped operating in November 2  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Connecticut to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Isaias on Aug. 4, 2020. Federal funding is also available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for em  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New England Field Office issued the following news release: ALL DRY HAY Connecticut hay production is estimated at 83 thousand tons, up 2% from 2019. Yield is estimated at 1.80 tons, up 0.08 ton from the previous year. Harvested area, at 46 thousand acres, is down 2% from the previous year. Maine hay production is estimated at 183 thousand tons, down 22% from 2019. Yield is estim  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release on Jan. 13: President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Connecticut and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Isaias on August 4, 2020. Federal funding is available to State, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release on Jan. 11: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that RAYTHEON TECHONLOGIES CORPORATION ("RTC") and its subsidiary, HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION ("HSC"), have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the government in which they will pay $515,6235 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Cla  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued the following reported memorandum and order (Case No. 09-cv-333T): WILLIAM KOOPMANN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. For Plaintiffs: Peter Sofman, Stamford, Connecticut, and Wesley Fetzer, Fort Meyers, Florida, Plaintiffs pro se For Defendant: Jason Bergmann, United States Department of Justice, Tax Division, Court of Federal Claims Section, Washington, D.C. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This action involves over 160  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: Vulnerable wildlife across the nation will benefit from approximately $7.4 million in grants thanks to the Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program. The program supports projects led by state and commonwealth fish and wildlife agencies protecting imperiled wildlife and their habitat. This year's grantees include agencies in Arizona, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland  more