NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that AURELIA CAROLINA LARA-DIAZ, 30, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Boston, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 50 months of imprisonment for trafficking fentanyl and crystal methamph  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KARINA CINTRON SANTIAGO, 25, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 16 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine into Connecticut. Accordi  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: DEVIN SUGGS, also known as "JB," 20, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 168 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent New Haven street gang and several gang-related shootings. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging LUIS RODRIGUEZ, also known as "Plum" and "Minnie," 37, of Branford; J  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OSCAR PENA-CRESPO, also known as "Boti," 29, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking narcotics. Accord  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the City of New Haven selected by the EPA to receive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice * * * BOSTON (JULY 22, 2024) - Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announce  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 25 -- 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 AURELIA CAROLINA LARA-DIAZ, 30, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Boston, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 50 months of imprisonment for trafficking fentanyl   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: * * * Funding Will Benefit Communities Across Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and New York * * * NEW YORK - Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the Clean Corridor Coalition, led by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection , to receive a nearly $250 m  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- 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 an unlawfully present 36-year-old Peruvian national charged with assault, threatening and unlawful restraint in Connecticut. Deportation officers with ERO Boston's Hartford field office arrested Irving Gustavo Escate-Huarancca July 16 in Hartford. "Irving Gustavo Escate-Huarancca has been c  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release: Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) priced its fourth Multifamily Connecticut Avenue Securities(r) (MCAS(tm)) transaction, MCAS Series 2024-01, a $250 million note offering. MCAS, Fannie Mae's issuance program designed to share credit risk on its multifamily conventional guaranty book of business, complements the successful risk sharing in its Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS(r)) and Multifamily Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (MC  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By Sgt. Tawanya Norwood, Headquarters Marine Corps BEAUFORT, S.C. -- The Marine Corps remembers the legacy of General George Brainard Crist who passed away July 26 in Beaufort, S.C. Gen. Crist was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on January 23, 1931. He attended Villanova University and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1952, retiring in 1988. During his 36 years of service, Gen. Crist  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, Civil Air Patrol's national commander/CEO, has appointed Col. James A. Ridley, Sr., to be the next commander of CAP's Northeast Region. Ridley, Connecticut Wing commander from 2017-2021 and the Northeast Region chief of staff the past three years, will assume command Oct. 26 during the Joint Northeast Region/New York Wing Conference in Lake George, New York. H  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging LUIS RODRIGUEZ, also known as "Plum" and "Minnie  more