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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday September 22, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Connecticut Investment Advisor Imprisoned for Defrauding Clients of $2.7 Million Through Cherry-Picking Scheme
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JONATHAN VINCENT GLENN, 55, of Greenwich, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 21 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for defrauding investment clients through a "cherry-picking  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: East Haven Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SEAN PEPE, 39, of East Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses. According to   more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Manchester Man Charged With Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Offenses
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 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 a 14-count indictment charging ROBERTO PABON, also known as "Goya," 44, of Manchester, with  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Waterbury Gang Member Pleads Guilty
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: JUSTIN CABRERA, also known as "J.U.," 25, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to offenses stemming from his participation in the 960 gang, a violent Waterbury street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Mauree  more

Fannie Mae Prices $708 Million Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) REMIC Deal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release: Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) priced Connecticut Avenue Securities(r) (CAS) Series 2024-R06, an approximately $708 million note offering that represents Fannie Mae's sixth and final 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 $4.3 billion of notes under  more

Indictment Charges Stamford Man with PCP Distribution, Firearm Possession Offenses
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: STAMFORD, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned a three-count indictment charging JAMAINE JONES, 34, of Stamford, with PCP distribution and firearm possession offenses. The indictment was returned on August 21, 2024. Jones, wh  more

Maine U.S. Attorney: FBI Controlled Buys Lead to Guilty Plea From Connecticut Man
BANGOR, Maine, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release: A Connecticut man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to two instances of distributing a mixture or substance containing cocaine base. According to court records, in July 2023, a confidential informant reported to the FBI that a man they knew had agreed to sell the informant crack cocaine. In August 2023, the informant conducted two controlled buys of suspec  more

Meriden Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Offenses
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: MERIDEN, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MIGUEL ACEVEDO, 41 of Meriden, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to cocaine trafficking offenses. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 7, 2021, Meriden Police arrested Acevedo on state crac  more

President Biden Approves Connecticut Disaster Declaration on Sept. 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Connecticut and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from August 18 to August 19, 2024. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Fair  more