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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday February 18, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Federal Jury in Bridgeport Finds 4 Members of Violent Waterbury Gang Guilty
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: A federal jury in Bridgeport today found TAHJAY LOVE, also known as "Goon," 25; ZAEKWON McDANIEL, also known as "Gap" and "Yung Gap," 25; MALIK BAYON, also known as "Pop" and "Dirt," 27; and JAMES GRAHAM, also known as "Little Cuz," 24, guilty of offense related their participation in the 960 gang, a violent Waterbury street gang. Today's announ  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Former U.S. Postal Employee Admits Stealing Mail
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SHAWN R. FULLER, 37, of Hamden, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to a mail theft offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, Fuller, while employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a mail  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Two New York Residents Charged With Fentanyl Trafficking Offense
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that WINIFER ACOSTA JIMINEZ, 29, and OVIDALIS JIMINEZ PUJOLS, 38, both of New York, have been charged by indictment with a fentanyl trafficking offense.   more

ERO Boston arrests unlawfully present Brazilian charged with multiple counts of assault and battery in Massachusetts and Connecticut
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present Brazilian national charged with six counts of assault and battery with a firearm in Massachusetts and one count of a similar charge in Connecticut. Deportation officers from ERO Boston made the apprehension Feb. 8 in Clinton. "This Brazilian national has allegedly display  more

NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Columbia Generating Station
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSper) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Christopher Highley as the new senior resident inspector at the Columbia Generating Station in Richland, Washington. He joins Resident Inspector Jason Brodlowicz at the site, which is operated by Energy Northwest. Highley joined the NRC in 2014 and has served as a resident inspector at the Millstone nuclear power plant in Waterford  more

White House Fact Sheet: Investing in America - President Biden's Affordable Connectivity Program is Delivering in Connecticut As of February 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Investing in America - President Biden's Affordable Connectivity Program is Delivering in Connecticut As of February 2024 High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to do their jobs, participate in school, access health care, and stay connected. The Affordable Connectivity Program, enacted under President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as the largest internet affordability program in our nation  more