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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday August 18, 2019 ( 8 items )  

Army Corps of Engineers: Cos Cob Kelp and Shell Seeks Corps Permit to Cultivate Sugar Kelp in Long Island Sound
CONCORD, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: Cos Cob Kelp and Shell, of 16 Winnipauk Drive in Norwalk, Connecticut, is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with cultivation of kelp in Long Island Sound, off the coast of Connecticut. This work is proposed in waters of Long Island Sound, in an area northeast of Payea Reach, ap  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Belgian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 12 -- 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 C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that NICHOLAS ZANEN, 46, of Belgium, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson to a conspiracy charge stemming from his role in an insider trading scheme. According to co  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Bridgeport Tax Preparer Sentenced in Federal Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 13 -- 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 ROLANDO RUSSELL, 62, of Bridgeport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 50 months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for preparing false tax returns for clients. According to court documents and sta  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Massachusetts Construction Management Company, Owner, Pay $1.3M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney John H. Durham and officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. General Services Administration today announced that CLASSIC SITE SOLUTIONS, INC. ("CSS") and its owner, CHERYL SADY, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the United States in which they will pay $1.3 million dollars to resolve allegations that they v  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: New Haven Doctor Charged With Unlawfully Prescribing Oxycodone
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 14 -- 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, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging DR. JENNIFER  more

NRC Receives Event Notification Involving Yale New Haven Hospital
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54202) involving Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut: WRITTEN DIRECTIVE FOR MICRO-SPHERE LIVER TREATMENT WAS INCORRECT On 7/24/19 while preparing to administer micro-sphere liver treatment the health physicist discovered that the paperwork for a previous treatment on a different patient was incorrect. The paperwork indicated that the treatment was for the left lobe of the liver. Th  more

Trustees Release Final Plan to Restore Salt Marsh Habitat at McKinney National Wildlife Refuge
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 16 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - Projects will leverage funds from damaged resources at two contaminated sites nearby. * * * Led by NOAA, federal and state Trustees released the Final Restoration Plan for the Lordship Point Gun Club hazardous waste site and Raymark Industries Superfund site, both in Stratford, Connecticut. The plan includes projects to restore salt marsh habitat in the Stewart B. McKin  more

U.S. Mint Reveals Designs for the Final Coins in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program
ROSEMONT, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's U.S. Mint issued the following news release: The United States Mint (Mint) unveiled the official designs today for the final six coins in the America the Beautiful Quarters(R) Program. The unveiling took place at the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. The first five designs will appear on the reverses (tails) of quarters set for release in 2020 honoring the Nat  more