WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: * * * Connecticut Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $144 Million * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Connecticut's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administr  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ANTHONY NIRO, 61, of Newington, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to three years of probation and ordered to pay a fine of $1.75 million for tax evasion. Judge Williams noted Niro's medical condition and fa  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR THE COMMUNITIES, INC. ("CIFC") has entered into a civil settlement agreement and has paid $85,600 to resolve allegations that two of its now-former employees falsely claimed to be homeless while enrolling their children in  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: 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 JASON FABEL, 46, of Middletown, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to possession with intent t  more

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

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 17, 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 New Haven has returned an indictment charging TYSSAN WOODS, also known as "Tigger," 18, and EDUARDO CRUZ, 18, both of Waterbury, with offenses related t  more

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

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON (July 17, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a settlement with a Canterbury, Connecticut based carpentry and renovation company for alleged violations of the federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP Rule). As a result of the settlement, Elite Construction and Remodeling, LLC ("Elite Construction") agreed to pay a penalty of $39,368 to resolve past vio  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a previously removed Brazilian fugitive wanted by authorities in his home country to face a firearms charge. Deportation officers from ERO Boston's Hartford field office arrested the 39-year-old unlawfully present fugitive July 11 near his residence in Danbury. "This Brazilian fugitive atte  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release: Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) priced Connecticut Avenue Securities(r) (CAS) Series 2024-R05, an approximately $659 million note offering that represents Fannie Mae's fifth CAS REMIC(r) transaction of the year. CAS is Fannie Mae's benchmark issuance program designed to share credit risk on its single-family conventional guaranty book of business. Year to date, Fannie Mae has issued approximately $3.6 billion of notes under the CAS pr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: MIDDLETOWN, 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 JASON FABEL, 46, of Middletown, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to po  more

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