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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday October 13, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Hartford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAHQUAN BLACKWIN, also known as "Mula," 27, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking narcotics and possessing guns. Acc  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Leader of Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Pleads Guilty
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALEXANDER KOLITSAS, 30, of Wolcott, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to offenses related to his leadership of a catalytic converter theft and trafficking ring. According to court documents and statements made in  more

Federal Disaster Assistance for Connecticut Tops $6 Million
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Two weeks after President Joseph R. Biden declared a major disaster for the state of Connecticut following the August 18-19, 2024 severe storm, flooding, landslides and mudslides, more than $6 million in federal assistance has been provided by FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to support disaster recovery. Homeowners and renters whose homes   more

Hartford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- 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 JAHQUAN BLACKWIN, also known as "Mula," 27, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking narcotics an  more

Pennsylvania Man Admits To Trafficking Heroin and Cocaine into Connecticut
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ISRAEL MENDOZA, also known as "D-Nice" and "Israel Mandosa," 44, formerly of Reading, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribut  more

Wethersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Oxycodone Distribution Charge Stemming from Overdose Investigation
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WETHERSFIELD, Conn. Vanessa Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JIMMY LASSUS, 40, of Wethersfield, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to distribution of fentanyl and oxycodone. According to court documents and statements made in court, in the early morning of   more