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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday August 27, 2023 ( 13 items )  

Air National Guard Maintenance Team Combines Experience During Mobility Guardian 23
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal More than 130 Airmen assigned to four wings across the Connecticut, Montana, and Missouri Air National Guard united to form the C-130 Hercules Force Element here during Mobility Guardian 23, July 5-21, 2023. Fifty-eight maintainers assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, 120th AW, 103rd AW, and Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center school house, ensured thre  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: ADA Settlement Will Make Ridgefield Restaurant More Accessible
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Baja Cocina, a restaurant located at 426 Main Street in Ridgefield, has agreed to make changes to become more accessible to persons with mobility disabilities. The changes are required under a settlement agreement signed by Ridgefield Tac  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Former Connecticut Residents Charged With Operating Websites to Illegally Sell Misbranded and Unapproved Drugs
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging RYAN FIELDS, 49, and LISA MAHAN, 53, of Port Neches, Texas, formerly of Glastonbury, Connecticut, with offenses for illegally selling misbranded and unapproved prescrip  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Hartford Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced to 67 Months in Federal Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that TROY COLEMAN, also known as "Hoy" and "TJ," 37, formerly of Hartford and Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 67 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised releas  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Jury Finds Gang-Member Guilty of Firearm Offense Stemming From Hartford Club Shooting in 2020
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in Harford has found CARL JONES, also known as "M.O.B.," 42, of Hartford, guilty of a firearm offense. The trial before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams began August 21 and the jury returned the guilty verdict yesterda  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Nomura Securities International Agrees to Pay $35M Penalty Stemming From Its Participation in Securities Fraud Scheme
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Nomura Securities International ("NSI"), a U.S.-based broker-dealer subsidiary of Japanese financial services firm Nomura Holdings, and the U.S. Attorney's Office have entered into a non-prosecution agreement relating to NSI's fraudulent   more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Plainville Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charge
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FELIX OSORIO, JR., 27, of Plainville, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to   more

FCC ANNOUNCES $68 MILLION IN EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing more than $68 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital tools and services to support students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from the third application window, benefitting approximately 110,000 studen  more

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF NEW YORK AWARDS $42 MILLION FOR 42 AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Jose R. Gonzalez, president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY"), announced that the FHLBNY has awarded $41.98 million in subsidies to fund 42 affordable housing initiatives throughout New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, California, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas. These awards are funde  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Hartford Hospital, Conn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56680) involving Hartford Hospital, Connecticut: * * * Rep Org: Hartford Hospital Licensee: Hartford Hospital Region: 1 City: Hartford State: CT License #: 06-00253-04 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Jason Marsden HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 08/15/2023 Notification Time: 15:00 [ET] Event Date: 08/14/2023 Event Time: 17:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 08/15/2023 Emerg  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Hartford Hospital, Conn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56680) involving Hartford Hospital, Connecticut: * * * Rep Org: Hartford Hospital Licensee: Hartford Hospital Region: 1 City: Hartford State: CT License #: 06-00253-04 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Jason Marsden HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 08/15/2023 Notification Time: 15:00 [ET] Event Date: 08/14/2023 Event Time: 17:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 08/15/2023 Emerg  more

NSF IG: 'Performance Audit of Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Incurred Costs - University of Connecticut Health Center'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- The National Science Foundation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 23-1-010) on Aug. 18, 2023, entitled "Performance Audit of Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Incurred Costs - University of Connecticut Health Center." Here are excerpts: * * * AT A GLANCE AUDIT OBJECTIVE The National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General engaged Cotton & Company Assurance and Advisory, LLC (C&C) to conduct a performance audit of costs the Univer  more

U.S. Postal Service: Spectacular Bridges Grace Stamps
PORTLAND, Connecticut, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: The U.S. Postal Service today issued four new Presorted First-Class Mail stamps featuring striking photographs of bridges. The structures range from modern to historic, pedestrian to car-carrying, and all are important landmarks in their communities. The Bridges stamps are intended for business mail users and are sold in self-adhesive coils of 3,000 and 10,000. Use of these stamps requ  more