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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday March 10, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: East Hartford Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OMARI LEWIS, 25, of East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl pills. According to court documents and st  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Waterbury Gang Member Admits Role in 2018 Drive-By Shooting That Killed Innocent Bystander, Paralyzed Second
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: D'ANDRE BURRUS, also known as "Dopeman," 30, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty yesterday in Bridgeport federal court to a racketeering offense stemming from his participation in the 960 gang, a violent Waterbury street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Maureen T. Plat  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Waterbury Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: LADERRICK JONES, also known as "Lexus," 31, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to a racketeering offense stemming from his participation in the 960 gang, a violent Waterbury street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Maureen T. Platt, State's Attorney fo  more

Connecticut Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Offenses
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney's Office stated that, on March 4, 2024, Rafael Ortiz, 47, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to 110 months in prison and three years of supervised release following his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin,  more

East Hartford Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OMARI LEWIS, 25, of East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl pills. Accordin  more

ERO Boston arrests Jamaican national convicted of sexual assault of a minor in Connecticut
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- 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 61-year-old registered sex offender and citizen of Jamaica convicted locally of sexual assault of a minor child. Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended the Jamaican national Feb. 14 in Hartford, Connecticut. The Jamaican national, who had been residing in the Un  more

ERO Boston arrests Jamaican national convicted of sexual assault of a minor in Connecticut
WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present 61-year-old registered sex offender and citizen of Jamaica convicted locally of sexual assault of a minor child. Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended the Jamaican national Feb. 14 in Hartford, Connecticut. The Jamaican national, who had been r  more

Fannie Mae Prices $751 Million Connecticut Avenue Securities Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Deal
WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) priced Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Series 2024-R02, an approximately $751 million note offering that represents Fannie Mae's second CAS REMIC transaction of the year. CAS is Fannie Mae's benchmark issuance program designed to share credit risk on its single-family conventional guaranty book of business. Year to date, Fannie Mae has issued approximately $1.57 billion of notes und  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Union County Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Role in Interstate Car Theft Ring
NEWARK, New Jersey, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A Union County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to steal and transport across state lines luxury cars stolen from towns in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced. Malik Baker, 30, of Vauxhall, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas t  more

Vt. U.S. Attorney: Connecticut Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Offenses
BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office stated that, on March 4, 2024, Rafael Ortiz, 47, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to 110 months in prison and three years of supervised release following his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine base and possession of a firearm   more