NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 5, 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 Bridgeport returned a six-count indictment yesterday charging KEVIN KOLENDA, 66, of Norwalk, with fraud offenses re  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that NATASHA GARCIA, 29, formerly of Chicopee, Massachusetts, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 132 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for offenses related to her role in t  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, and New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a three-count indictment charging SHAYQUAN GRAY, also known as "Scooby," 23, of New Haven, w  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 4, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Endurance Hand Bed Rails Hazard: When attached to an adult's bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: April 04, 2024 Units: About 272,000 Consumer Contact: Essential Medical Supply at 800-826-8  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 4, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Children's Two-Piece Pajamas and Lounge Dresses Hazard: The recalled children's pajamas violate the flammability regulations for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: April 04, 2024 Units: About 23,720 Consumer Contact: Lovey & Grink toll-free at 877-360-5470 any time, by email at recall@loveyandgri  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 4, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Thule RideAlong rear-mounted Child Bike Seats Hazard: The harness padding of Thule RideAlong bike seats can contain flame-retardant DecaBDE in excess of regulatory limits, posing a chemical hazard. DecaBDE can be toxic if it is ingested or comes into contact with skin or eyes. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: April 04, 2024 Units: About 8,640 (In addition, ab  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service today advised taxpayers, including self-employed individuals, retirees, investors, businesses and corporations about the April 15 deadline for first quarter estimated tax payments for tax year 2024. Since income taxes are a pay-as-you go process, the law requires individuals who do not have taxes withheld to pay taxes as income i  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The White House issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Yesterday, as part of President Biden's historic climate agenda, Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan announced $20 billion in awards to expand access to clean energy and climate solutions and lower energy costs for communities across the nation. This investment, made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, will stand up a first-of-its  more