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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday July 07, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Hartford Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS IVAN DIAZ, 26, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 33 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. According to court documents an  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Marijuana Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 2 -- 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, today announced that DELROY ANDERSON, also known as "Max," 57, formerly of Stamford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to leading a money laundering conspiracy related to his large-scale trafficking of marijuana. According to court documen  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Member of Violent Bridgeport Gang Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: MICHAEL LOCKHART, also known as "Mikey RTN," 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: New Haven Gang Member Admits Role in Murder
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: QUAYMAR SUGGS, 20, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a racketeering offense related to his participation in a violent New Haven street gang and the murder of an associate of a rival gang in May 2021. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of C  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Wethersfield Man Charged With Distributing Narcotics to Overdose Victim
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Meriden Police Chief Roberto Rosado today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging JIMMY LASSUS, 39, of Wethersfield, w  more

FCC Media Bureau Issues Letter on Gerald Parks
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 24-632) on July 1, 2024: * * * To: Gerald Parks c/o Dennis P. Corbett, Esq., Michael Lazarus, Esq., Ashley Brydone-Jack, Esq., Telecommunications Law Professionals PLLC, 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1011, Washington, DC 20036, dcorbett@tlp.law In re: Gerald Parks, DWEKC(AM), Williamsburg, Kentucky Dear Applicant: We have before us the Petition for Further Reconsideration  more

FEMA Awards Over $2.5 Million to Connecticut for Tropical Storm Isaias Recovery Costs
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $2.5 million to the State of Connecticut to reimburse it for the administrative costs of responding to and recovering from Tropical Storm Isaias in 2020. The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection will receive a total of $2,502,315 in federal funding through FEMA's P  more