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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday May 02, 2021 ( 5 items )  

Acting Conn. U.S. Attorney: Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud Offense
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 27 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leonard C Boyle, issued the following news release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY FAUSTINI, 58, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to three months of imprisonment, followed by three months of home confinement and three years of supervised release, for a bankruptcy fraud offense. A  more

Acting Conn. U.S. Attorney: Connecticut Business Owner, Poker Player, Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 1 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Guy Smith, issued the following news release on April 30, 2021: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GUY SMITH, 63, of Shelton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 14 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for tax evasion. According to court documents and statements made in court,  more

Acting Conn. U.S. Attorney: Former CEO of Connecticut Non-Profit Admits Embezzling $683K
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 1 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leonard C Boyle, issued the following news release on April 30, 2021: Leonard C Boyle, Acting 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, announced that MICHAEL MEAKEM, 59, of Norwich, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of w  more

Coast Guard Cutter Eagle to Depart New London for Summer Training
NEW LONDON, Connecticut, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release: The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is scheduled to depart New London to begin summer training for more than 130 U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets on Saturday, May 8. At 295 feet in length, the Eagle, known as "America's Tall Ship," is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service. "We are extremely ex  more

FEMA: More Than $1.6 Million Provided to Connecticut's Middlesex Hospital for Pandemic-Related Emergency Actions
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA and the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security announced today $1,610,356 in federal funding has been awarded to Middlesex Hospital in Middletown for the State of Connecticut's emergency response to COVID-19. The funding, part of FEMA Public Assistance grant program, reimbursed Middlesex Hospital, part of Middlesex Health, fo  more