Monday - April 29, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday April 07, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Indictment Charges Connecticut Operator of Prize Insurance Business With Fraud Offenses
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

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Massachusetts Woman Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Kidnapping and Murder
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

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Member of Violent New Haven Gang Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: KIVEON HYMAN, also known as "Tiny, " 26, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for 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 Att  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: New Haven Man Charged With Firearm and Narcotics Offenses
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

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Three Men Charged With Trafficking Counterfeit Luxury Watches Imported From China
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New England, Harry T. Chavis, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service,  more

Department of Labor to Award Up to $67.1M to Help Youth, Young Adults With Disabilities Overcome Obstacles to Employment
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $10.5 million to fund the first year of four, five-year cooperative agreements aimed at developing strategies to assist youth and young adults with disabilities -- particularly in underserved communities -- in successfully transitioning into the workforce. The awards have been granted to the Conn  more

ERO Boston apprehends Dominican national convicted of drug charge in Connecticut
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Dominican national convicted of a felony drug charge in Connecticut. Deportation officers from ERO Boston's Hartford suboffice arrested the 32-year-old Dominican national near his residence in Waterbury, Connecticut, March 12. The arrest of the Dominica  more

Federal Voting Assistance Program: Upcoming Elections for Federal Office
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary; R- State Runoff (if necessary); SP- Special Primary Election; SG- Special General Election; SSP- U.S. Senate Special Primary; T- Territory Primary *Dates subject to change. April 2024: April 2nd: Arkansas  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Clean Earth of Connecticut, Plainville
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57056) involving Clean Earth of Connecticut, Plainville: * * * Rep Org: Clean Earth of Connecticut Licensee: Clean Earth of Connecticut Region: 1 City: Plainville State: CT License #: 0921 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Stephanie Lewis HQ OPS Officer: Natalie Starfish Notification Date: 03/27/2024 Notification Time: 14:10 [ET] Event Date: 03/18/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [EDT] Last Upd  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Clean Earth of Connecticut, Plainville
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57056) involving Clean Earth of Connecticut, Plainville: * * * Rep Org: Clean Earth of Connecticut Licensee: Clean Earth of Connecticut Region: 1 City: Plainville State: CT License #: 0921 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Stephanie Lewis HQ OPS Officer: Natalie Starfish Notification Date: 03/27/2024 Notification Time: 14:10 [ET] Event Date: 03/18/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [EDT] Last Upd  more