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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday August 04, 2024 ( 15 items )  

Army Reserve provides medical, veterinary care
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: CUMBERLAND, Md. The Army Reserve is providing free medical services for the American people and their little dogs too! The Mountain Maryland Medical mission is in full swing at the Allegany County fairgrounds in Cumberland, Maryland, from now through Aug. 5, providing basic medical, dental, optometry, behavioral health, physical/occupational therapy and veterinary services to anyone  more

Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Sentenced
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- 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, announced that FRANK JAMONT BEST, also known as "JB," and "Cash," 50, of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to approximately 37 months of imprisonment, time already served, and three years of supervised r  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Sentenced
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FRANK JAMONT BEST, also known as "JB," and "Cash," 50, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to approximately 37 months of imprisonment, time already served, and three years of supervised release, for traf  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Bridgeport Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Prison for Drug Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JONATHAN BONAPARTE, 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 80 months of imprisonment, followed by seven years of supervised release, for drug distribution and firearm possession offenses. According   more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Hartford Gang Member Sentenced to 36 Years in Federal Prison for 2013 Drug-Related Murder
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTWANE WILLIAMS-BEY, also known as "Buck," 33, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 432 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for committing the drug-related murder of Valentin Santos Jr  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ISSACHAMIL TORRES, also known as "Chamil," 38, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl. According to court   more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: New Haven Gang Member Admits Role in 2022 Murder
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: DONELL ALLICK, JR., also known as "D-Nice," 25, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today 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 individual in September 2022. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United State  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: New London Man Admits Distributing Heroin While on Federal Supervised Release
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CRUZ J. BONILLA, 40, of New London, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to a narcotics trafficking offense, and admitted that he violated the conditions of supervised release from a prior federal conviction. According to court documents and   more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Newington Man Charged With Drug and Gun Offenses
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 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 Hartford has returned an indictment charging MARTIN DELGADO, 29, of Newington, with narcotics distribution and firear  more

ERO Boston arrests Peruvian fugitive convicted in Argentina of drug trafficking crime
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- 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 Peruvian fugitive convicted of drug trafficking in Argentina. Deportation officers with ERO Boston's Hartford field office arrested the 39-year-old Peruvian fugitive July 25 in Hartford. "This Peruvian fugitive has repeatedly ignored U.S. immigration laws and attempted  more

Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- 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 ISSACHAMIL TORRES, also known as "Chamil," 38, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl.   more

New Haven Gang Member Admits Role in 2022 Murder
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. DONELL ALLICK, JR., also known as "D-Nice," 25, of New Haven, has plead guilty 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 individual in September 2022. This announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Aver  more

New Haven Gang Member Involved in Several Shootings Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. 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   more

New London Man Admits Distributing Heroin While on Federal Supervised Release
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW LONDON, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CRUZ J. BONILLA, 40, of New London, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to a narcotics trafficking offense, and admitted that he violated the conditions of supervised release from a prior federal conviction. According to court  more

R.I. U.S. Attorney: Massachusetts Attorney, Three Others Charged in Scheme to Smuggle Contraband Into the Wyatt Detention Center
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: As reflected in court documents unsealed in federal court in Providence today, a Massachusetts attorney, two individuals detained in the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, and a Connecticut woman have been charged by way of federal criminal complaints for their alleged participation in a scheme to smuggle contraband into the Wyatt Detention F  more