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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday October 01, 2023 ( 8 items )  

Department of the Air Force to Review Discharges of Veterans With Mental Health Conditions & Experiences of Sexual Trauma
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has agreed to review the discharges of thousands of veterans affected by post-traumatic stress disorder ("PTSD"), Traumatic Brain Injury ("TBI"), or other mental health conditions, or who experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment. The DAF will also implement administrative reforms for individuals who apply to have their discharge statuses upg  more

Department of the Air Force to review discharges of veterans with mental health conditions, experiences of sexual trauma
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - The Department of the Air Force, or DAF, has agreed to review the discharges of thousands of veterans affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, or other mental health conditions, or who experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment. The DAF will also implement  more

Hartford Man Involved in Oxycodone and Fentanyl Pill Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Prison
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE LORA, 30, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a narcotics trafficking organizat  more

Hartford Man Involved in Oxycodone and Fentanyl Pill Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Prison
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE LORA, 30, of Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a narcotics trafficking organizati  more

La. U.S. Attorney: Federal Grand Jury Indicts New Orleans Man for Murdering Two Victims
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: On August 18, 2023, BLAIR TAYLOR, a/k/a "Blood" a New Orleans resident, was charged in a recently unsealed two-count indictment. Both Counts 1 and 2, charged TAYLOR with causing a death through the use of a firearm, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(j)(1), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. TAYLOR was arrested   more

Litigation: SEC Charges Connecticut Resident With Fraudulent Statements in Press Releases
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:23-cv-1243; D. Conn. filed September 20, 2023) involving Michael Caridi: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against Michael Caridi, a resident of Greenwich, Connecticut, and a former director and officer of Tree of Knowledge International Corp. ("TOKI"), in connection with fraudulent press releases issued by the company that touted its ability to respond t  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Millstone Nuclear Plant, Conn.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 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: 09/26/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10   more

Two NUWC Division Newport employees awarded National Defense Industrial Association Bronze Medal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - Anthony "Tony" Paolero of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport's Undersea Warfare Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, and Dr. Fletcher Blackmon, who retired in May from the same department, were each awarded a 2023 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Bronze Medal during the 2023 Joint Undersea Warfare Fall Conference, held Sept. 18-20 at the U.S. Naval S  more