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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday February 25, 2024 ( 11 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KENNETH JOYNER, 33, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for firearm and drug offenses. According to court documents and state  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charge
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAHQUAN BLACKWIN, also known as "Mula," 27, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a fentanyl trafficking offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, in June 2022, the Drug Enforcement Adminis  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Seymour Man Admits Involvement in Danbury Post Office Bribery and Kickback Scheme
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Kenneth Cleevely, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that MICHAEL D. LUTZ, 26, of Seymour, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge   more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Teen Admits Role in Several New Haven Gang Shootings, Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: DEVIN SUGGS, also known as "JB," 19, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a racketeering offense stemming from his role in a violent New Haven street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; John P. Doyle, Jr., S  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $61 Million for Connecticut Drinking Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades as Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $61.4 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Connecticut drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $61 Million for Connecticut Drinking Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades as Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $61.4 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Connecticut drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in wa  more

Indictment Charges Hartford Man on Supervised Release with Firearm and Drug Offenses
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- 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, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody have announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging STANDFORD SMITH, also k  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Trinity Health of New England Medical Group - GHC Nuclear Laboratory, Hartford, Conn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56965) involving Trinity Health of New England Medical Group - GHC Nuclear Laboratory, Hartford, Connecticut: * * * Rep Org: Trinity Health of New England Medical Group - GHC Nuclear Laboratory Licensee: Trinity Health of New England Medical Group - GHC Nuclear Region: 1 City: Hartford State: CT License #: 06-30812-01 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Dr. Gladys Kagaoan HQ OPS Officer: Nat  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Trinity Health of New England Medical Group - GHC Nuclear Laboratory, Hartford, Conn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56965) involving Trinity Health of New England Medical Group - GHC Nuclear Laboratory, Hartford, Connecticut: * * * Rep Org: Trinity Health of New England Medical Group - GHC Nuclear Laboratory Licensee: Trinity Health of New England Medical Group - GHC Nuclear Region: 1 City: Hartford State: CT License #: 06-30812-01 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Dr. Gladys Kagaoan HQ OPS Officer: Nat  more

Two New York Residents Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking Offense
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: MILFORD, Conn. - 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   more

Wyatt Detention Center Detainee Sentenced for Arranging Deliveries of Synthetic Cannabinoid to the Facility
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Connecticut man detained at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility while awaiting sentencing on a criminal matter prosecuted in the District of Connecticut has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence to two years of incarceration for arranging to have papers soaked with a synthetic cannabinoid shipped to the d  more