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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday July 02, 2023 ( 13 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Brookfield Counselor Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Medicaid of More Than $1M
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GREGORY C. BANKS, 50, of Brookfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for health care fraud. According to court documents and st  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: East Hartford Man Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Federal Prison for Drug, Gun Offenses
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE RIVERA, also known as "Chepo," 43, last residing in East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 71 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for narcotics and fire  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Hartford Man Sentenced to 42 Months for Fentanyl Distribution, Gun Possession Offenses
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS ROBLES, also known as "Lou," 26, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and gun possession   more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Indictment Charges Puerto Rico Woman With Trafficking Cocaine Into Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Krol, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New England, today announced that KARINA CINTRON SANTIAGO, 24, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, had been charged with trafficking 12 kilograms of cocaine into Connecticut.  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Pleads Guilty
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: JAUWAN EDWARDS, also known as "Yaya," 25, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering offense stemming from his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecti  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: TYRONE MOORE, also known as "Ty Ralph Lauren," 21, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 250 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang and his role in the murder of a rival in July 2019. Today's anno  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: New Haven Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASHON SPEARMAN, also known as "J " and "Deuce," 35, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to a narcotics conspiracy offense stemming from his leadership of a New Haven area drug trafficking r  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: New Haven Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DUANE FILYAW, 40, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine and heroin. This matter stems fro  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Kidnapping, Murder Charges
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRANDON BATISTE, also known as "B," 35, of Springfield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to offenses stemming from his role in the kidnapping and murder of a Massachusetts man in 2020. According to court documents   more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Stratford Man Charged With Distributing Methamphetamine, Oxycodone
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Stratford Police Department Chief Joseph McNeil today announced that EDWARD JOHNSON, 31, of Stratford, has been charged by indictment with unlawfully distribut  more

Department of Labor Awards $11.6M in Grants to 4 States to Improve Delivery of Workforce Services, Measure Effectiveness
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: * * * Will support studies in Colorado, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $11.6 million to help fund examinations of the outcomes and effectiveness of state education and workforce programs in Colorado, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Administered by the department's Employment  more

Fannie Mae Prices $738 Million Connecticut Avenue Securities REMIC Deal
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release: Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) priced Connecticut Avenue Securities(R) (CAS) Series 2023-R05, an approximately $738 million note offering that represents Fannie Mae's fifth CAS REMIC(R) transaction of the year. CAS is Fannie Mae's benchmark issuance program designed to share credit risk on its single-family conventional guaranty book of business. The reference pool for CAS Series 2023-R05 consists of approximately 64,000 single-fami  more

Litigation: SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Ex-Broker, Investment Adviser Charged With Fraud
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:17-cv-01471; D. Conn., filed Aug. 31, 2017) involving Leon Vaccarelli, et al.: * * * On June 29, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut entered a final judgment against Leon Vaccarelli (d/b/a LUX Financial Services) and his company, LWLVACC, LLC, for fraudulently persuading several customers to invest with him and then spending their money on his own livin  more