United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut
Press Release

WEST HAVEN MAN SENTENCED TO NINE MONTHS FOR VIOLATING PROBATION

Kevin J. O’Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL DOLAN, age 22, of 69 Savin Park, West Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced yesterday, April 26, by United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford, to nine months of imprisonment after Judge Thompson revoked DOLAN’s probation. In May 2004, DOLAN was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty in Eastern District of New York to one misdemeanor count of accessing a protected computer without authorization.

During yesterday’s court proceeding, Judge Thompson found that, in 2005, DOLAN violated the conditions of his probation by failing to report to his probation officer and by making numerous trips out of Connecticut without permission, including at least one trip overseas. Judge Thompson, describing DOLAN’s probation violations as “egregious,” revoked DOLAN’s probation and sentenced him to nine months of imprisonment, to be followed by one year of supervised release.

“This case demonstrates that defendants who are serving sentences of probation or are on supervised release must fully satisfy the terms and conditions of their supervision, or they risk imprisonment,” U.S. Attorney O’Connor stated.

The matter was handled by Assistant United States Attorneys Edward Chang and Anastasia King.

CONTACT:

U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722
thomas.carson@usdoj.gov