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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday March 07, 2021 ( 9 items )  

Acting Conn. U.S. Attorney: Contractor Pleads Guilty to Lying to OSHA Investigators
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 5 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leonard C. Boyle, issued the following news release on March 3, 2021: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Michael C. Mikulka, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, and Galen Blanton, Regional Administrator of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Criminal Investigations Team, Region 1, announced that  more

Acting Conn. U.S. Attorney: DEA Task Force, Waterbury Police Investigation Results in Drug Charges Against 17 Individuals
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 5 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leonard C. Boyle, issued the following news release on March 3, 2021: Acting United States Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Waterbury State's Attorney Maureen Platt, Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Waterbury Police Chief Fernando C. Spagnolo today announced that 17 individuals have been charged with federal offenses related to the distribution o  more

Acting Conn. U.S. Attorney: Employee of Middletown Used Car Dealership Sentenced to Prison for Role in Auto Loan Fraud Scheme
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 5 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leonard C. Boyle, issued the following news release on March 4, 2021: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JUSTIN WILLIAMS, 42, of Rocky Hill, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to 21 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in an auto loan fraud scheme. Judge Chatigny ordered W  more

Acting Conn. U.S. Attorney: Home Health Aide Charged With Defrauding Clients
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 5 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leonard C. Boyle, issued the following news release on March 4, 2021: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Christopher Algieri, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of the Inspector General, Northeast Field Office, today announced that PHILLIANN BARNETT, 42, a Jamaican citizen residing in New Britain, was arrested on March 2   more

Acting Conn. U.S. Attorney: Meriden Pharmacy Settles Controlled Substances Act Allegations
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 5 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leonard C. Boyle, issued the following news release on March 3, 2021: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that GRAEBER'S PHARMACY, INC., of Meriden, and its owner, ROGER DeZINNO (collectively, "Graeber's Pharmacy"), entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal government to resolve allegations that it violated civil provisions of   more

Acting Conn. U.S. Attorney: Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Fentanyl Vials Intended for Patients at Fertility Clinic
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 3 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leonard C. Boyle, issued the following news release on March 2, 2021: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced DONNA MONTICONE, 49, of Oxford, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to one count of tampering with a consumer product. Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security A  more

First Lady Jill Biden, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to Travel to Connecticut, Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following media advisory: Event Date 1: March 3, 2021 - 11:45am Event Date 2: March 3, 2021 - 4:15pm On Wednesday, March 3, First Lady Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will travel to Meriden, Connecticut and Waterford, Pennsylvania to tour two public schools, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School and Fort LeBoeuf Middle School, respectively. This event will be pooled press. Event 1 Who: First Lady of the Unite  more

New Members Appointed to New York Fed's Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
NEW YORK, March 4 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release on March 3, 2021: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced the appointment of two new members to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC), effective immediately. Council members are representatives from commercial banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions with assets under $10 billion and headquartered in the Federal Reserve's Second District (New York State; Northe  more

Valenti Chosen as New EEOC Miami District Director
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on March 1, 2021: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today announced that Paul Valenti has been selected as director of the federal agency's Miami District Office, effective March 1. Valenti has served as director of Pinellas County, Fla.'s Office of Human Rights since January 2012. Before his tenure with Pinellas County, Valenti served as the manager of Lee County, Fla.'s Office   more