NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS CEPEDA, also known as "Doogie," 35, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine. According to co  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DENIS MURTIC, 38, of Farmington, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for fentanyl and cocaine trafficking offenses. Judge   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KARLIS MANSON, 35, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing controlled substances. According to court documents and state  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRANDEN HUERTAS, 42, formerly of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 75 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses, and fo  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release: EDWARD MICHAEL PARKS, also known as "Lee" and "Trouble," 37, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to three consecutive life sentences for federal offenses related to his kidnapping and murdering of two individuals in Hamden, and his killing of a third man in New Haven to stop him from no  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the United States and the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA have entered into a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that staff at one of its branches, the Hamden/North Haven YMCA, discriminated against a child with Down syndrome in v  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DELROY ANDERSON, also known as "Max," 56, formerly of Stamford, appeared yesterday in New Haven federal court for his arraignment on money laundering offenses contained in a superseding indictment. Anderson entered a plea of not guilty to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) announced today its 2024 Connecticut Avenue Securities(R) (CAS) Issuance Calendar as part of its efforts to ensure transparency in the market. Fannie Mae has the option to issue, or forgo issuance of, one or more CAS deals during each window. The company does not plan to issue additional credit risk transfer (CRT) transactions in 2023. "Fannie Mae will be dynamic in its strategic appro  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDEPORT, Conn. - 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. This announcem  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 14 -- 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 KARLIS MANSON, 35, of Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing controlled substances. According   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-01-21-00001) on Dec. 6, 2023, entitled "Connecticut Implemented Our Prior Audit Recommendations and Generally Complied With Federal and State Requirements for Reporting and Monitoring Critical Incidents" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit OIG previously conducted an audit of critical incident  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: This Settlement Marks the 46th Enforcement Action in the OCR Right of Access Initiative Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with Optum Medical Care of New Jersey (formerly known as Riverside Medical Group and Riverside Pediatric Group). Optum Medical Care is a multi-specialty physician group serving patients   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 23-cv-01621; D. Connecticut filed Dec. 14, 2023) involving Mara Investments LLC and Justin Murphy: * * * SEC Charges Investment Adviser for Misappropriation of Investor Money * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Justin Murphy, a former resident of Greenwich, Connecticut, and his investment management firm Mara Investments, LLC, for fraudulentmisappropriation of app  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Dec. 14, 2023, marking 11 years since the Sandy Hook shooting: * * * Eleven years ago today the soul of Newtown, the soul of Connecticut, and the soul of the nation were pierced forever when twenty-six souls were stolen at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Within minutes, a shooter armed with a weapon of war took the lives of twenty first grade students who had their whole lives ahead of them and six educators who bravely sac  more