WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Frank J. Tedone, 23, of Hartford, Connecticut, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 20, 2024. In December 1943, Tedone was a member of the 436th Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group during World War II. On Dec. 1, he was serving as a gunner onboard a B-24J  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 12 -- 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 PABEL MIGUEL ACOSTA-COLON, 36, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Jersey City, New Jersey, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 22 months of imprisonment for distributing fentanyl. According to court do  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DENZEL SUGGS, 30, formerly of Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 20 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a New Haven area drug trafficking ring, and for vio  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JEFFREY SLOCUM, 56, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to three years of probation, the first 12 months of which he must serve in home confinement under electronic monitoring, for healt  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 12 -- 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 Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned an indictment charging LUIS OLIVER-GARCIA, also known as "Bebo," 34, of New London, with cocaine distribution  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned an indictment charging D'METRIUS JOHNSON, formerly known as D'METRIUS WOODWARD, and also known as "Meech," 29, of Waterbury, with  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, and Connecticut State Police Colonel Daniel Loughman today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging ANDRE O. JOHNSON, 28, of Windsor, with firearm and drug o  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $251,483,904 modification (P00056) to contract W58RGZ-22-C-0010 for UH-60M aircraft. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2027. Fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement, Army funds; and Foreign Military Sales (Croatia and Jordan) funds in the amount of $251,483,904, were obligated   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $251,483,904 modification (P00056) to contract W58RGZ-22-C-0010 for UH-60M aircraft. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2027. Fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement, Army funds; and Foreign Military Sales (Croatia and Jordan) funds in the amount of $251,483,904, were obligated   more

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Sound Construction faces $394K in fines, cited for similar violations in 2016 * * * An Easton concrete and earthwork contractor could have prevented an employee repairing an underground water line from suffering fatal injuries in a December 2023 trench collapse at a New Canaan work site but failed to follow federal safety standards for excavati  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston removed a 40-year-old Brazilian national charged with rape in Brazil. Deportation officers from ERO removed Marcio Dos Santos from the United States to Brazil May 31 and handed him over to Brazilian authorities. "Marcio Dos Santos attempted to flee a rape charge in Brazil by hiding out in Connecticut," said E  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHNATTAN FERNANDEZ-LOPEZ, 37, a citizen of the Dominican Republic formerly residing in Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment for his role in a narcotics tr  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * Defendant Evaded Taxes on $1.4 Million in Fishing Income Between 2011 and 2021 * * * A Connecticut man pleaded guilty today to evading taxes on income he earned as a commercial fisherman. According to court documents and statements made in court, Brian Kobus, of Durham, Connecticut, worked as a commercial fisherman and deckhand for fishing companies in Massachusetts. After each fi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - 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  more

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 1 issued the following news release: An Easton concrete and earthwork contractor could have prevented an employee repairing an underground water line from suffering fatal injuries in a December 2023 trench collapse at a New Canaan work site but failed to follow federal safety standards for excavations. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and He  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Connecticut man pleaded guilty on July 8, 2024, to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Benjamin Cohen, 22, of Westport, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to a f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WETHERSFIELD, Conn. - 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 LAS  more