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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday December 10, 2023 ( 6 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Former Enfield Resident Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OCTAVIO RAZON-MEJIA, also known as "Pachas," 37, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Enfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 28 months of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine. According to court docum  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Four Members of Violent Bridgeport Gang Guilty
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: On December 5, 2023, a federal jury in New Haven found KEISHAWN DONALD, 22; TREVON WRIGHT, also known as "Tre," 22; ERIC HAYES, also known as "Heavyweight Champ," 26; and TRAVON JONES, also known as "Budda," 21, guilty of racketeering offenses related to their involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. Today's announcement was made  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Stamford Man Admits Theft of $800K From Trust Account
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that CURTIS SOLSVIG, 69, of Stamford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in   more

FCC PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION TASK FORCE LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced a new initiative to strengthen and formalize the cooperation between the Commission and its State partners on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity enforcement matters. As part of the work of the FCC's Privacy and Data Protection Task Force, the agency's Enforcement Bureau has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the Atto  more

Former Enfield Resident Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ENFIELD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OCTAVIO RAZON-MEJIA, also known as "Pachas," 37, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Enfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 28 months of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine. According to  more

Litigation: SEC Charges Connecticut Resident With Fraudulent 'Free-Riding' Scheme
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:23-cv-01599; D. Conn. filed Dec. 8, 2023) involving Andrew M. Komarow: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against Andrew M. Komarow of Avon, Connecticut. The SEC's complaint charges Komarow with conducting a fraudulent "free-riding" scheme in which he attempted to profit by purchasing and selling securities without paying for them. The complaint alleges tha  more