NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: 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, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment yesterday charging JERMEL BATES, also known as "Mel Kitty" and "Kitty," 28, of Br  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN MATAVA, 60, of Coventry, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for offenses related to his receipt of COVID-19 relief funds. In March 2  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHELLE CRUZ, 38, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a narcotics trafficking ring. According to court doc  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CHARLES M. AMEER, 64, of Weston, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to a fraud offense stemming from an $890,000 embezzlement scheme. According to court documents and statements made in court, f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- 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 Marvin Byrd, 29, of Hartford, Connecticut, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring with others to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl, between March and August of 2023. Byrd was arraigned on March 11, 2024 and is detained pending further proce  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with First Student, a company that owns, operates, and stores school buses throughout the United States, including in Connecticut. EPA alleges that the company violated federal clean air standards by allowing buses in two Connecticut locations to idle for excessive periods of time. Working cooperativel  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following statement on March 28, 2024, on the death of ex-Sen. Joe Lieberman: * * * Senator Joe Lieberman dedicated his life to public service and building a stronger America. Throughout his career--as a member of the Connecticut State Senate, as Attorney General of Connecticut, and as United States Senator from Connecticut--he worked across the aisle on behalf of the American people. Senator Lieberman was one of the first lawma  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 26 -- 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 Marvin Byrd, 29, of Hartford, Connecticut, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring with others to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl, between March and August of 2023. Byrd was arraigned on March 11, 2024 and is detained pending further proceedings. According to a criminal complaint fil  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHELLE CRUZ, 38, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a narcotics trafficking ring.   more