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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday July 30, 2023 ( 7 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Bristol Man Pleads Guilty Fraud and Tax Offenses
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that JOHN HORVATH, 72, of Bristol, waived his right  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Drug Courier Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARMANDO VARELA-PLAZA, 41, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Queens, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 37 months of imprisonment for his role in a drug trafficking ring. According to court   more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Hartford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 9 Years in Federal Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ERIC MUNOZ, SR., also known as "50," 46, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 115 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and   more

DEA-New England Division: Drug Courier Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison
WATERBURY, Connecticut, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARMANDO VARELA-PLAZA, 41, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Queens, New York, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 37 months of imprisonment for his role in a drug trafficking ring. According to court docume  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Millstone Nuclear Plant, Conn.
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56637) involving Millstone Nuclear Plant, Connecticut: * * * Facility: Millstone Region: 1 State: CT Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Jason Parr HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 07/25/2023 Notification Time: 16:06 [ET] Event Date: 07/25/2023 Event Time: 09:24 [EDT] Last Update Date: 07/25/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 C  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Millstone Nuclear Plant, Conn.
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56637) involving Millstone Nuclear Plant, Connecticut: * * * Facility: Millstone Region: 1 State: CT Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Jason Parr HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 07/25/2023 Notification Time: 16:06 [ET] Event Date: 07/25/2023 Event Time: 09:24 [EDT] Last Update Date: 07/25/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 C  more

Workers Underserved: Court Requires Six Connecticut Restaurants, Owners to Pay $858K to 105 Workers After Department of Labor Investigation, Litigation
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Employers withheld tips, wages, overtime from restaurant employees at six locations * * * A federal court has entered a consent judgment and order requiring six Connecticut restaurants and their owners to pay a total of $858,191 in back wages and liquidated damages to 105 employees after an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. The restaurant  more