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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday December 01, 2019 ( 5 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: APRN Who Received Kickbacks From Insys Therapeutics for Prescribing Fentanyl Spray is Sentenced
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 26 -- 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 HEATHER ALFONSO, 46, of South Carolina, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to three years of probation for engaging in a kickback scheme related to fentanyl spray prescriptions. According to court documents and statements made in co  more

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Southbury Movie Theater Makes Changes to Comply With Americans With Disabilities Act
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 26 -- 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 the U.S. Attorney's Office has reached a settlement agreement with Riverview Theater, LLC doing business as Riverview Cinemas 8 ("Riverview") in Southbury, to resolve allegations that the movie theater facility was not in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities  more

EPA Awards $1.8 Million to Cut Marine Diesel Emissions in New York
NEW YORK, Nov. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $1,832,567 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant to the Connecticut Maritime Foundation, Inc. to curb harmful pollution from ferries in the greater New York and New Jersey area. "Upgrading older marine engines will improve air quality and reduce harmful air pollutants for ferry commuters and port communities in New York and northern New Jersey  more

Fannie Mae Prices $963 Million Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Refi Plus Deal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Fannie Mae issued the following corporate news release: * * * - Transaction Represents Company's Continued Commitment to Credit Risk Transfer * * * Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) priced its first Connecticut Avenue Securities(R) transaction referencing a pool of seasoned Refi Plus(TM) loans. The Refi Plus program includes but is not limited to the Home Affordable Refinance Program, or HARP(R). CAS Series 2019-HRP1 is a $963 million note offering that utilizes a credit-linked   more

New England Sea Farms, LLC Seeks Corps of Engineers Permit to Install Kelp Farm Off of Guilford
CONCORD, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: Jonathan McGee, of New England Sea Farms, LLC, in Ivoryton, 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 installing a kelp farm in Long Island Sound off of Guilford, Connecticut, between Leetes Island and Sachems Head. The kelp would be grown for culinary uses and be seeded with a state-a  more