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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Tuesday July 16, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Attorney General Bonta Leads Multistate Amicus Brief in Support of Drug Pricing Transparency
SACRAMENTO, California, July 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Pharmaceutical Res. & Manufacturers of Am. v. Stolfi in support of laws that increase drug price transparency. The amicus brief, filed before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, supports Oregon's defense of House Bill 4005, an Oregon law that requires pharmaceutical  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: New Haven Man Sentenced to More Than 9 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics and Firearms Offenses
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DONELL ALLICK, JR., also known as "D-Nice," 25, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 115 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and firearm po  more

Contracts for July 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Seattle, Washington (HTC71124DW001); American President Lines LLC, Arlington, Virginia (HTC71124DW002); American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (HTC71124DW003); Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (HTC71124DW004); Farrell Lines Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (HTC71124DW005); Federated Maritime LLC, Boca Raton, Flor  more

Dominican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- 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, 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 distribu  more

MTA Announces Plan to Maintain Operations and Keep Customers Cool During Third Heat Wave of the Summer
NEW YORK, July 16 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: * * * Railroads Extend Waiting Room Hours Increased Patrols to Inspect Rails Personnel Added to Rapidly Respond to Weather-Related Issues View News Conference with Mayor Adams (https://www.youtube.com/live/X685tp5sIDI?si=isPaZv6C2UdviYt9&t=1268) * * * Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO Janno Lieber today joined Mayor Eric Adams and the Ne  more

New London Man Charged with Cocaine Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. 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, o  more

NUWC Division Newport honors outstanding achievements in 2023 Annual Awards ceremony
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Individual and team accomplishments from the 2023 calendar year were celebrated at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Annual Awards ceremony on June 20. There were 183 award winners in 26 award categories. Roughly 200 employees reviewed 311 nominations to determine the winners. Division Newport Commanding Officer Capt. Chad Hennings congratulated the winners and thanked the nominees for th  more