WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $55,600 cooperative agreement to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, for the preservation and protection of natural and cultural resources along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont and West Virg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $289,760 cooperative agreement to the Connecticut Forest and Park Association for the operation and management of the New England National Scenic Trail. The agency description of the grant states: "In Connecticut, the New England Trail (NET) has been designated as a National Scenic Trail of approximately 115 miles through 20 communities. The objective include trail planning an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Andrew E. Lelling, issued the following news release: A Connecticut woman was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for her role in a federal drug conspiracy. Melissa Rock, 40, of Woodstock, Conn., formerly of Pemaquid, Maine, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to one year and one day in prison and three years of supervised release. In May 2018, Rock pleaded guilty to consp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $105,000 cooperative agreement to the Farmington River Watershed Association of Simsbury, Connecticut, for the implementation of the a management plan. The agency description of the grant states: "The Agreement advances the objectives of the NPS and the Recipient in their mutual desire to conserve the resources of the Farmington River through implementation of the locally-deve  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRYAN KELLY, 46, of Madison, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to three years of probation, the first six months of which KELLY must serve in home confinement with location monitoring, for distributing anabolic steroids. Judge Bolden a  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAVED CHOUDHRY, 60, of Glastonbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to eight months of imprisonment, followed by four months of home confinement and three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and tax offenses related to a kickb  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian J. Taylor, Acting United States Marshal, announced that GARY JOSEPH GRAVELLE, 51, of New Haven, was arrested today in New Britain by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Violent Fugitive Task Force and the New Britain Police Department on federal supervised released violation. G  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kristina O'Connell, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that LOUIS GOLDBERG, 71, of New Haven, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of aiding and assisting in the filing of a false t  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that BASHON WHITLEY, 28, of New London, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking narcotics. According to court documents and statements made in c  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging ROBERT DUDUKOVICH, 24, of Wakeman, Ohio, with five counts of distribution of child pornography and one cou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a telecommunications expense management company for its use of fraudulent accounting practices that artificially boosted company revenues between 2013 and 2015. Four former members of the company's senior management team were also charged for their roles in the alleged misconduct. As alleged in the complaint, Tangoe Inc., formerly a public compan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a telecommunications expense management company for its use of fraudulent accounting practices that artificially boosted company revenues between 2013 and 2015. Four former members of the company's senior management team were also charged for their roles in the alleged misconduct. As alleged in the complaint, Tangoe, Inc., formerly a public  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Raymond D. Moss, Acting Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and Erin Joe, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that ROBERT J. BARRY, 77, of Woodbury, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded gui  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following statement: "The FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Marshals Service, Connecticut State Police, Hartford Police Department and New Haven Police Department, in coordination with other federal, state and local law enforcement and emergency services agencies, continue to investigate several incidents of letters containing white powder that were mailed to government facil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: U.S. Marshals in Bridgeport, Connecticut, have arrested a 15 Most Wanted fugitive wanted in New York for the 2002 murder of his sister and an ex-girlfriend, as well as for parole violation and illegal entry into the United States. Andre Neverson, 54, is a Trinidad and Tobago native who was added to the U.S. Marshals' "15 Most Wanted" fugitives list in February 2004. At approximatel  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ISMAEL SANCHEZ COLON, 44, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). According to court documents and statements made in court, in December 2001, SANCHEZ C  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OSCAR MONTOYA, 62, of Windsor Locks, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for drug trafficking and money laundering offenses related to the distribution of heroin  more