NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut has released a public service announcement to draw attention to the abuse and neglect affecting older people, and to ask the public to assist law enforcement in preventing elder fraud and abuse. The public service announcement is available   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 13 -- 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, and Roberto Coviello, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, today announced that SUPPORTIVE CARE HOLDINGS, LLC, its related healthcare companies doing business in Connecticut and other states ("Supportive Care Comp  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: JAEDYN RIVERA, also known as "Jae Honcho," 23, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 182 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent New Haven street gang, including multiple shootings. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SAMANTHA ELLIS, 34, of Windsor, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to providing contraband to an inmate at a federal prison in Pennsylvania. According to court documents and statements made in court, Tyshawn McD  more

DURHAM, Connecticut, June 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed an update to the agency's plan to clean up the Durham Meadows Superfund Site in Durham, Connecticut. The proposed update, formally called an "Explanation of Significant Differences" (ESD), will not fundamentally change the scope, performance, or cost of EPA's plan to clean up the Durham Meadows site that was selected in   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitoring and public notification programs for their beaches, including Connecticut, who will receive $206,000 in   more