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The following press releases were issued by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.

Copies of indictments and other publicly available court documents can be obtained from the
United States District Court in Hartford, Bridgeport and New Haven.

All press inquiries should be made to
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722
thomas.carson@usdoj.gov


July 1, 2009 MERIDEN ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR BRIBING VA EMPLOYEE, TAX FRAUD
July 1, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: STAMFORD MAN SENTENCED TO 49 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION
July 1, 2009 YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL ENTERS INTO FEDERAL CIVIL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
July 1, 2009 NEW HAVEN MAN SENTENCED TO 11 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING CRACK COCAINE
June 30, 2009 HARTFORD MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR INVOLVEMENT IN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING RING
June 30, 2009 MEMBER OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY HEROIN TRAFFICKING RING SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
June 30, 2009 MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR OPERATING MARIJUANA GROW HOUSE IN BOLTON
June 30, 2009 CONNECTICUT RESTAURANT CHAIN OWNER PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL IMMIGRATION CHARGE
June 29, 2009 NEW HAVEN STORE OPERATORS WHO DEFRAUDED FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ARE SENTENCED
June 29, 2009 HUNGARIAN CITIZEN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGES STEMMING FROM $600,000 FRAUD SCHEME
June 26, 2009 Connecticut Financial Crimes Task Force: FORMER NEW YORK RESIDENT CHARGED WITH MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
June 26, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NEW HAVEN MAN SENTENCED TO 54 MONTHS FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF GUN, CRACK COCAINE
June 26, 2009 FORMER PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENT GUILTY OF IMPORTING COCAINE HIDDEN IN BANANA SHIPMENTS FROM COLOMBIA
June 26, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: MAN INVOLVED IN MIDDLETOWN SHOOTING INCIDENT SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
June 26, 2009 DANBURY RESIDENT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY SELLING HANDGUNS
June 23, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: WATERBURY MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL FIREARMS SALES
June 23, 2009 RHODE ISLAND MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL COCAINE CONSPIRACY CHARGE
June 22, 2009 TWO NEW YORK MEN FACE FEDERAL MURDER CHARGES
June 22, 2009 BANK BRANCH MANAGER SENTENCED TO 33 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR STEALING $516,000 FROM CD ACCOUNTS
June 19, 2009 BRIDGEPORT MAN WHO DEFRAUDED BANK, FLORIDA RESIDENTS SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON
June 18, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: BRIDGEPORT MAN SENTENCED TO 52 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSING A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION
June 18, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoodds: BRISTOL MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL FIREARM CHARGE
June 17, 2009 RHODE ISLAND MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING THE HARTFORD AND TAX EVASION
June 17, 2009 TWO MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO OBSTRUCTION CHARGES
June 17, 2009 FORMER PHARMACY TECHNICIAN PLEADS TO POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
June 16, 2009 INDICTMENT RETURNED AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING RING OPERATING IN NEW HAVEN COUNTY
June 16, 2009 TWO NEW YORK MEN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR TAX FRAUD, IDENTITY THEFT
June 16, 2009 FORMER CEO OF GEN RE SUBSIDIARY SENTENCED FOR ROLE IN FRAUDULENT MANIPULATION SCHEME
June 16, 2009 NORWALK MAN SENTENCED TO 51 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR PARTICIPATION IN NARCOTICS DISTRIBUTION RING
June 16, 2009 MAN WHO FAILED TO REPORT TO HARTFORD HALFWAY HOUSE IS SENTENCED
June 16, 2009 NEW YORK MAN WHO ILLEGALLY ACCESSED COMPUTER SYSTEMS IS SENTENCED
June 16, 2009 FORMER U.S. POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEE WHO STOLE MAIL IS SENTENCED
June 15, 2009 Operation Higher Education: CALIFORNIA MAN WHO PARTICIPATED IN ONLINE PIRACY RING IS SENTENCED
June 9, 2009 ARMED BANK ROBBER SENTENCED TO NEARLY 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
June 9, 2009 NEW HAVEN MAN SENTENCED TO 33 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN PCP DISTRIBUTION OPERATION
June 8, 2009 NEW YORK FUGITIVE PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
June 5, 2009 NEW HAVEN MAN WHO PARTICIPATED IN PCP RING IS SENTENCED
June 4, 2009 TWO MEN CHARGED WITH RUNNING ORGANIZED CRIME-BACKED GAMBLING BUSINESSES
June 3, 2009 BRIDGEPORT MEN CHARGED WITH ROBBING BANKS IN MILFORD AND WOODBRIDGE
June 2, 2009 STAMFORD MAN ADMITS ROBBING DARIEN BANK
June 2, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NEW HAVEN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL ROBBERY CHARGE
June 1, 2009 SHELTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STRUCTURING OF CASH DEPOSITS
May 29, 2009 MAN WHO FAILED TO REPORT TO HARTFORD HALFWAY HOUSE PLEADS GUILTY
May 29, 2009 CITIZEN OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY REENTERING THE U.S.
May 29, 2009 MAN WHO OPERATED CREDIT CARD FRAUD SCHEMES SENTENCED TO NEARLY FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
May 28, 2009 NEW BRITAIN MAN WHO POSSESSED COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY IS SENTENCED
May 28, 2009 FORMER HOUSING AUTHORITY DIRECTOR SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN HUD PROGRAM THEFT SCHEMES
May 28, 2009 DEA TASK FORCE INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN ARREST OF MORE THAN TWO DOZEN HARTFORD-AREA RESIDENTS
May 27, 2009 CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL TAX CHARGE
May 27, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NEW HAVEN MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, CRACK COCAINE
May 27, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: BRIDGEPORT MAN SENTENCED TO 57 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSING FIREARMS AND NARCOTICS
May 26, 2009 NEW BRITAIN MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR FAILING TO PAY MORE THAN $68,000 IN CHILD SUPPORT
May 26, 2009 NEW HAVEN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CHARGE
May 26, 2009 NORWICH MAN WHO SOLD FIREARMS AND NARCOTICS SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
May 22, 2009 NEW LONDON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CHARGE
May 21, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: WATERBURY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTION OF CRACK COCAINE
May 21, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: SHELTON MAN SENTENCED TO 33 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION
May 21, 2009 THIRTY-TWO INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH HARTFORD-AREA NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING OFFENSES
May 21, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NEW BRITAIN MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION
May 20, 2009 FORMER NEW LONDON HOUSING AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR STEALING HUD PROGRAM FUNDS
May 19, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN CHARGED WITH CRACK DISTRIBUTION, ILLEGAL AMMUNITION POSSESSION
May 18, 2009 CITIZEN OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SENTENCED TO 20 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY REENTERING THE U.S.
May 18, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL AMMUNITION POSSESSION
May 18, 2009 NEW HAVEN COCAINE DEALER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
May 15, 2009 CITIZEN OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY REENTERING THE U.S.
May 14, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: BRIDGEPORT MAN ADMITS ILLEGAL FIREARM SALES
May 14, 2009 WALLINGFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD
May 13, 2009 CALIFORNIA WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL SMUGGLING CHARGE
May 13, 2009 NEW HAVEN MAN ADMITS DEFRAUDING EBAY CUSTOMERS
May 11, 2009 STAMFORD CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 12 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
May 11, 2009 BRIDGEPORT MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN DRUG RING
May 11, 2009 NEW YORK MAN ADMITS ROLE IN BANK IPO SCHEME
May 6, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD FELON ADMITS ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION
May 6, 2009 NEW HAVEN COUNSELOR WHO DEFRAUDED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS IS SENTENCED
May 6, 2009 Operation Higher Education: FLORIDA MAN WHO PARTICIPATED IN ONLINE PIRACY RING IS SENTENCED
May 5, 2009 BROTHERS ADMIT INVOLVEMENT IN MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING RING
May 5, 2009 DEA TASK FORCE INVESTIGATION DISRUPTS DANBURY CRACK COCAINE TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION
May 5, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: MANCHESTER RESIDENT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR DOWNLOADING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY FROM THE INTERNET
May 4, 2009 NEW LONDON ATTORNEY WHO EVADED PAYING FEDERAL TAXES IS SENTENCED
May 4, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NEW HAVEN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF GUN, CRACK COCAINE
May 4, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CRACK DISTRIBUTION
May 1, 2009 STAMFORD HEDGE FUND MANAGER ARRESTED
May 1, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: STRATFORD MAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL DRUG, FIREARM CHARGES
May 1, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: BRIDGEPORT MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION
May 1, 2009 MASSACHUSETTS MAN WHO PARTICIPATED IN CREDIT CARD SCAM AT FOXWOODS IS SENTENCED
May 1, 2009 JURY FINDS NEW HAVEN RESIDENT GUILTY OF FEDERAL MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING CHARGES
April 30, 2009 SHERMAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX EVASION CHARGE
April 30, 2009 FORMER HAVEN HEALTH CARE BOOKKEEPER ARRESTED ON FRAUD AND OBSTRUCTION CHARGES
April 30, 2009 FORMER GEN RE EXECUTIVE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN FRAUDULENT MANIPULATION SCHEME
April 29, 2009 NEW HAVEN MEN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR INVOLVEMENT IN CRACK COCAINE RING
April 29, 2009 SOCIAL SECURITY AGENTS ARREST ALLEGED FUGITIVE FROM NEW YORK
April 28, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: FORMER GROTON RESIDENT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
April 28, 2009 NEW MILFORD WOMAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR OPERATING ILLEGAL MONEY REMITTING BUSINESS
April 27, 2009 ATLANTIC WIRE SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT
April 24, 2009 JURY CONVICTS HARTFORD MAN OF FEDERAL DRUG CONSPIRACY AND DISTRIBUTION CHARGES
April 23, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: STAMFORD CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
April 23, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN SENTENCED TO 51 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARM, AMMUNITION
April 21, 2009 NEW HAVEN CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
April 21, 2009 FIVE NEW JERSEY BUSINESS PARTNERS ADMIT PARTICIPATION IN TAX EVASION SCHEME
April 20, 2009 FORMER DANBURY RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR MANUFACTURING COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY
April 17, 2009 STAMFORD MAN WHO THREATENED BANK EMPLOYEES IS SENTENCED
April 17, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION, CASH STRUCTURING
April 16, 2009 GREENWICH RESIDENT WHO STRUCTURED CASH DEPOSITS TO EVADE PAYING TAXES IS SENTENCED
April 15, 2009 SALVADORAN MAN FOUND GUILTY ON FEDERAL DRUG CONSPIRACY AND IMPORTATION CHARGES
April 15, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN INDICTED FOR CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION
April 14, 2009 NORWALK MAN SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN NARCOTICS DISTRIBUTION RING
April 14, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: LONG ISLAND MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL WITNESS TAMPERING CHARGE
April 14, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: ORANGE MAN WHO OPERATED CHILD EROTICA WEBSITE SENTENCED TO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
April 14, 2009 DANBURY RESIDENT WHO ATTEMPTED TO SELL COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON
April 13, 2009 SIMSBURY CHIROPRACTOR WHO DEFRAUDED INSURANCE COMPANY IS SENTENCED
April 9, 2009 BRAZILIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR OPERATING ILLEGAL MONEY REMITTING BUSINESS
April 9, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: STAMFORD CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO 90 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON
April 9, 2009 SOUTHBURY WOMAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR STEALING $816,129 FROM EMPLOYER
April 8, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: STAMFORD MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION
April 8, 2009 NEW BRITAIN WOMAN CHARGED WITH HURRICANE KATRINA FRAUD
April 8, 2009 HUNGARIAN CITIZEN EXTRADITED TO UNITED STATES TO FACE CHARGES RELATED TO ALLEGED 1997 FRAUD SCHEME
April 8, 2009 WESTBROOK MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO INCOME TAX FRAUD
April 7, 2009 Connecticut Financial Crimes Task Force: STRATFORD MAN CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLING APPROXIMATELY $2.5 MILLION FROM EMPLOYER
April 7, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NEW HAVEN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF GUN, CRACK COCAINE
April 7, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NEW HAVEN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARM
April 7, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NORWICH MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING CHARGES
April 6, 2009 BRIDGEPORT MAN ADMITS CASHING COUNTERFEIT CHECKS, DEFRAUDING FLORIDA RESIDENTS
April 3, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: BANTAM RESIDENT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
April 3, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: DANIELSON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR, CHILD PORNOGRAPHY POSSESSION CHARGES
April 3, 2009 THREE BRIDGEPORT MEN CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING MURDERS
April 3, 2009 FORMER MEMBER OF U.S. NAVY SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISCLOSING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
April 2, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: GEORGIA WOMAN ADMITS PRODUCING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
April 2, 2009 TRUMBULL BANK TELLER ADMITS STEALING $516,000 FROM CD ACCOUNTS
April 2, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: FORMER CONNECTICUT RESIDENT CHARGED WITH ADDITIONAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, SEXUAL TOURISM OFFENSES
April 2, 2009 CALIFORNIA RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH MILITARY PARTS EXPORTS
April 2, 2009 FORMER CARTING COMPANY SALES REPRESENTATIVE PLEADS GUILTY TO MAIL FRAUD CHARGE
April 2, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: JOINT GUN AND DRUG INVESTIGATION IN BRIDGEPORT RESULTS IN NINE ARRESTS
April 2, 2009 FORMER GEN RE CFO SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN FRAUDULENT MANIPULATION SCHEME
April 1, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: FELON ARRESTED IN NORWALK SENTENCED TO NEARLY FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION
March 31, 2009 BRIDGEPORT MAN SENTENCED TO 54 MONTHS FOR DISTRIBUTING NARCOTICS
March 31, 2009 CITIZEN OF HONDURAS SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY REENTERING THE U.S.
March 30, 2009 TWO NORWALK CRACK DEALERS SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON
March 30, 2009 ROMANIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO 50 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL PHISHING SCHEME
March 30, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN CHARGED WITH CRACK DISTRIBUTION, ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION
March 30, 2009 JURY FINDS BERLIN MAN GUILTY OF ILLEGALLY POSSESSING MACHINE GUNS, SILENCERS, GRENADES AND IEDs
March 27, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: TORRINGTON MAN WHO ILLEGALLY POSSESSED FIREARMS SENTENCED TO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
March 27, 2009 CITIZEN OF MEXICO ADMITS UNLAWFUL REENTRY INTO U.S.
March 26, 2009 FORMER U.S. POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEE ADMITS STEALING MAIL
March 26, 2009 FORMER NEW YORK RESIDENT ADMITS ROLE IN BANK IPO SCHEME
March 25, 2009 HAMDEN MAN ADMITS ARMED BANK ROBBERIES
March 25, 2009 BRIDGEPORT MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CRACK DISTRIBUTION
March 25, 2009 NEW YORK MAN ADMITS ILLEGAL ACCESS OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS
March 25, 2009 MAJOR MARIJUANA TRAFFICKER PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL DRUG AND IMMIGRATION CHARGES
March 25, 2009 SIKORSKY PAYS $2,941,000 TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT
March 24, 2009 WEST HAVEN MAN INVOLVED IN EMAIL PHISHING AND SPAMMING SCHEME SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON
March 20, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NEW HAVEN MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF A STOLEN FIREARM
March 20, 2009 WEST HAVEN MAN INVOLVED IN EMAIL PHISHING AND SPAMMING SCHEME IS SENTENCED
March 20, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoodds: HARTFORD MAN INVOLVED IN HOME INVASION SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR WITNESS TAMPERING
March 20, 2009 BLOOMFIELD TAX PREPARER SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON TERM
March 19, 2009 NEW LONDON COCAINE DEALER SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
March 19, 2009 CANADIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR SMUGGLING U.S. CURRENCY
March 18, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NORWALK FELON SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DRUG AND GUN CRIMES
March 17, 2009 CITIZEN OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ADMITS ILLEGALLY REENTERING THE U.S.
March 17, 2009 INMATE CHARGED WITH MAILING BOMB THREAT TO FEDERAL AGENCY
March 13, 2009 ESSEX MAN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TAX EVASION
March 13, 2009 EASTERN CONNECTICUT MEN CHARGED WITH BANK FRAUD
March 13, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: MIDDLETOWN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF CRACK COCAINE
March 13, 2009 STAMFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL DRUG CONSPIRACY, WITNESS RETALIATION CHARGES
March 13, 2009 Operation Phony Pharm: TEXAS MAN WHO DISTRIBUTED STEROIDS OVER THE INTERNET IS SENTENCED
March 12, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HAMDEN MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION, MARIJUANA
March 12, 2009 WESTPORT ACCOUNTANT SENTENCED TO 37 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION FROM EMPLOYERS
March 12, 2009 ACCOUNTANT FOR DANBURY TRASH COMPANIES SENTENCED TO 29 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON
March 11, 2009 NEW YORK MAN SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS OF IMPRISONMENT FOR BANK FRAUD SCHEME
March 10, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: BRIDGEPORT MAN ADMITS ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF GUN, AMMUNITION
March 10, 2009 BRAZILIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR OPERATING ILLEGAL MONEY REMITTING BUSINESS
March 10, 2009 FORMER EAST HAVEN HOUSING AUTHORITY DIRECTOR ADMITS ROLE IN $400,000 HUD PROGRAM THEFT SCHEMES
March 10, 2009 NORTH CAROLINA MAN ADMITS ROLE IN SOFTWARE PIRACY CONSPIRACY
March 10, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: STAMFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL FIREARM CHARGE
March 10, 2009 NORWALK MAN ADMITS ROLE IN SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT NARCOTICS DISTRIBUTION RING
March 6, 2009 60TH FELONY CONVICTION OBTAINED IN SOFTWARE PIRACY CRACKDOWN “OPERATION FASTLINK”
March 6, 2009 NORTH GROSVENORDALE MAN SENTENCED TO 45 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING COCAINE AND CRACK
March 6, 2009 TWO DOZEN INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH HARTFORD-AREA NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING OFFENSES
March 6, 2009 EAST HAVEN MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR HEADING CRACK-COCAINE DISTRIBUTION ORGANIZATION
March 6, 2009 Connecticut Financial Crimes Task Force: NEW YORK RESIDENT CHARGED WITH IDENTITY THEFT AND BANK FRAUD SCHEME
March 5, 2009 FORMER POSTAL CARRIER WHO STOLE MAIL IS SENTENCED
March 5, 2009 WATERBURY BUSINESSMAN CHARGED WITH STEALING $456,000 FROM CLIENTS
March 5, 2009 NEW LONDON MAN SENTENCED FOR COCAINE DISTRIBUTION OFFENSE
March 5, 2009 NEW BRITAIN MAN ADMITS POSSESSING COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY
March 4, 2009 DANBURY RESIDENT WHO ATTEMPTED TO SELL COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY PLEADS GUILTY
March 4, 2009 FORMER GEN RE EXECUTIVE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN FRAUDULENT MANIPULATION SCHEME
March 3, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION
March 3, 2009 FORMER EMPLOYEE OF DANBURY TRASH COMPANIES SENTENCED TO 37 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON
March 2, 2009 SHELTON MAN ADMITS ROLE IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME
February 27, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL AMMUNITION POSSESSION
February 27, 2009 ATTORNEY PLEADS GUILTY TO BRIBING VA EMPLOYEE, TAX FRAUD
February 27, 2009 FORMER NEW LONDON HOUSING AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE ADMITS ROLE IN $400,000 HUD PROGRAM THEFT SCHEMES
February 27, 2009 BRIDGEPORT MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 15 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN DRUG RING
February 26, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: BRISTOL MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR USING INTERNET TO ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE IN SEX WITH A MINOR
February 26, 2009 FORMER WILLIMANTIC RESIDENT ADMITS INVOLVEMENT IN COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY
February 26, 2009 FORMER CONNECTICUT BUSINESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING $700,000 IN INVESTOR FUNDS
February 25, 2009 CITIZEN OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ARRESTED IN NEW HAVEN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY RE-ENTERING THE U.S.
February 25, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: WINDSOR MAN SENTENCED TO 33 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ATTEMPTING TO TAMPER WITH GRAND JURY WITNESS
February 23, 2009 MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM HARTFORD HALFWAY HOUSE RECEIVES ADDITIONAL 18 MONTHS OF IMPRISONMENT
February 20, 2009 WATERBURY MAN SENTENCED TO 42 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK
February 20, 2009 WATERBURY MAN SENTENCED TO 41 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR PCP OFFENSE
February 20, 2009 FORMER NEW BRITAIN RESIDENT INVOLVED IN CRACK CONSPIRACY SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
February 19, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NORWICH MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION
February 19, 2009 NEW HAVEN COUNSELOR PLEADS GUILTY TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD
February 18, 2009 TWO PLEAD GUILTY TO CHARGES STEMMING FROM ROLES IN WEST HARTFORD-BASE COCAINE AND HEROIN RING
February 18, 2009 JURY CONVICTS FORMER DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYEE OF IMPERSONATING FEDERAL OFFICER, MAKING FALSE STATEMENT
February 13, 2009 CITIZEN OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ARRESTED IN HARTFORD PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY RE-ENTERING THE U.S.
February 13, 2009 NORWALK MAN ADMITS ROLE IN SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT NARCOTICS DISTRIBUTION RING
February 12, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: BRIDGEPORT MAN INDICTED ON FIREARM, DRUG CHARGES
February 12, 2009 NEW YORK RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF EXPLOSIVES AND SILENCER
February 11, 2009 PENNSYLVANIA MAN INVOLVED IN COCAINE TRAFFICKING RING SENTENCED TO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
February 11, 2009 Operation Higher Education: NEW JERSEY MAN WHO PARTICIPATED IN ONLINE PIRACY RING IS SENTENCED
February 10, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: WALLINGFORD MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF HANDGUN, AMMUNITION
February 9, 2009 JURY FINDS NEW HAVEN MAN GUILTY OF FEDERAL CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CHARGES
February 9, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: BRIDGEPORT MAN SENTENCED TO 71 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF GUN AND AMMUNITION
February 6, 2009 FORMER U.S. POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH THEFT OF MAIL
February 6, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: WATERBURY MAN WHO ILLEGALLY SOLD FIREARMS IS SENTENCED
February 6, 2009 THREE BRAZILIAN NATIONALS WHO CONSPIRED TO PRODUCE COUNTERFEIT DOCUMENTS ARE SENTENCED 
February 6, 2009 CITIZEN OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY RE-ENTERING THE U.S.
February 6, 2009 FORMER FEDERAL AGENT WHO FILED FALSE REPORT IS SENTENCED
February 5, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NEW HAVEN MAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO INTERFERE WITH COMMERCE BY ROBBERY
February 5, 2009 HARTFORD MAN ADMITS MANUFACTURING COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY
February 5, 2009 PENNSYLVANIA MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR RUNNING MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD SCHEME AT FOXWOODS CASINO
February 5, 2009 NORWICH COUPLE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK AND COCAINE
February 4, 2009 TAX PREPARER ADMITS FILING FALSE TAX RETURNS, STEALING IDENTITIES
February 4, 2009 FBI SAFE STREETS TASK FORCE INVESTIGATION CULMINATES IN ARREST OF 34 INDIVIDUALS
February 4, 2009 TWO NEW YORK MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO TAX FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT CHARGES
February 3, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: FORMER GROTON RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY POSSESSION CHARGE
February 3, 2009 STAMFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK DISTRIBUTION CHARGE
February 2, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: BRISTOL MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION
February 2, 2009 OHIO MAN INDICTED FOR $700,000 FRAUD SCHEME
February 2, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARM, AMMUNITION
February 2, 2009 DANBURY RESIDENT ADMITS POSSESSING AND PASSING COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY
January 30, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: WATERBURY MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION
January 30, 2009 NORTH HAVEN WOMAN WHO FILED FALSE TAX RETURN IS SENTENCED
January 30, 2009 FORMER STAMFORD RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO CREDIT CARD FRAUD
January 30, 2009 HAMDEN RESIDENT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN TAX REFUND SCHEME
January 30, 2009 NEW YORK MAN ADMITS DEFRAUDING CONNECTICUT PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS WITH BOGUS MOLD REMEDIATION SERVICES
January 29, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: COS COB MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY DISTRIBUTION CHARGE
January 29, 2009 STAMFORD MAN WHO THREATENED TO SHOOT BANK EMPLOYEES PLEADS GUILTY
January 29, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: WATERBURY MAN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING CRACK COCAINE
January 29, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: BRIDGEPORT MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTING KILOS OF COCAINE
January 29, 2009 NEW HAVEN MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR FEDERAL PCP OFFENSE
January 29, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NEW HAVEN MAN SENTENCED TO 77 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION
January 29, 2009 HARTFORD MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR INVOLVEMENT IN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING RING
January 28, 2009 NEW YORK RESIDENT INVOLVED IN CASH SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY IS SENTENCED
January 27, 2009 DANBURY MAN SENTENCED TO 21 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TAX EVASION, ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION
January 27, 2009 FORMER AIG VICE PRESIDENT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN FRAUDULENT MANIPULATION SCHEME
January 26, 2009 THOMPSON MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT DRUG TRAFFICKING RING
January 26, 2009 NAUGATUCK COMPANY ORDERED TO PAY FINE FOR DEFRAUDING CITY OF WATERBURY
January 26, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: SIMSBURY MAN WHO USED INTERNET TO ATTEMPT TO ENTICE MINOR GIRL INTO SEX SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS IN PRISON
January 26, 2009 MAN WHO RAN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PONZI SCHEME SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
January 26, 2009 NEW HAVEN MEDICAL CLINIC PAYS $284,398 TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT
January 23, 2009 REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATE CHARGED FOR ROLES IN FRAUD SCHEME
January 23, 2009 OWNER, EMPLOYEE OF NEW HAVEN STORE PLEAD GUILTY TO FOOD STAMP FRAUD
January 22, 2009 TWO DANBURY RESIDENTS PLEAD GUILTY TO COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY OFFENSES
January 22, 2009 HARTFORD BUSINESS OWNER INVOLVED IN COCAINE TRANSACTION IS SENTENCED TO 70 MONTHS
January 22, 2009 HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CHARGE
January 22, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: STAMFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTION OF CRACK COCAINE
January 22, 2009 SIMSBURY CHIROPRACTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD
January 22, 2009 NEW BRITAIN GROCERY STORE OWNER SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR FOOD STAMP FRAUD
January 22, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NEW HAVEN MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF GUN, CRACK COCAINE
January 22, 2009 CHESHIRE WOMAN WHO FAILED TO PAY TAXES ON EMBEZZLED INCOME IS SENTENCED
January 22, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: MANCHESTER RESIDENT ADMITS DOWNLOADING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY FROM THE INTERNET
January 21, 2009 ENFIELD MAN WHO ILLEGALLY RECEIVED $141,666 IN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS IS SENTENCED
January 20, 2009 NEW HAVEN MAN SENTENCED TO 120 MONTHS ON FEDERAL PCP DISTRIBUTION CONVICTION
January 16, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: THREE-TIME STAMFORD FELON PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL FIREARMS CHARGE
January 15, 2009 DANBURY PRISON GUARD INOLVED IN MURDER-FOR-HIRE SCHEME SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
January 15, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL AMMUNITION POSSESSION
January 15, 2009 STAMFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK DISTRIBUTION CHARGE
January 15, 2009 NEW LONDON COCAINE TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
January 15, 2009 NEW YORK MAN SENTENCED TO 57 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN IN WEST HARTFORD
January 14, 2009 MEMBER OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY HEROIN TRAFFICKING RING SENTENCED TO 28 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
January 14, 2009 TWO WEST HAVEN RESIDENTS WHO MADE FALSE STATEMENTS TO RECEIVE SECTION 8 HOUSING BENEFITS ARE SENTENCED
January 14, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: NORWICH MAN INDICTED FOR ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION
January 14, 2009 FORMER OWNER OF THE INN AT CHESTER ADMITS FRAUD SCHEME
January 14, 2009 DARIEN PHARMACY PAYS $75,000 TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS UNDER THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
January 13, 2009 MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM HARTFORD HALFWAY HOUSE SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS
January 13, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: MYSTIC MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
January 9, 2009 JURY FINDS NEW HAVEN MEN GUILTY OF FEDERAL CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CHARGES
January 9, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN ADMITS ROLE IN CRACK DISTRIBUTION RING
January 9, 2009 CITIZEN OF MEXICO CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY RE-ENTERING THE U.S.
January 8, 2009 Operation Phony Pharm: ARIZONA MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTING STEROIDS OVER THE INTERNET
January 8, 2009 FINANCIAL ANALYST SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR STEALING FROM CLIENT ACCOUNTS
January 8, 2009 MAN ADMITS OPERATING MARIJUANA GROW HOUSE IN BOLTON
January 8, 2009 SILVER HILL HOSPITAL PAYS $60,338.49 TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT
January 8, 2009 NEW BRITAIN MAN INVOLVED IN CRACK CONSPIRACY SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
January 7, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: TORRINGTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL FIREARMS CHARGE
January 7, 2009 TWO MEN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLES IN NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT DRUG TRAFFICKING RING
January 7, 2009 WEST HAVEN MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN NEW HAVEN DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION
January 6, 2009 TWO ISRAELI MEN INVOLVED IN COUNTERFEITING CONSPIRACY ARE SENTENCED
January 6, 2009 CITIZEN OF HONDURAS ARRESTED IN WATERBURY PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY RE-ENTERING THE U.S.
January 6, 2009 Project Safe Neighborhoods: EAST HARTFORD MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN FIREARM THEFTS
January 6, 2009 WATERBURY MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING COCAINE
January 6, 2009 NEW BRITAIN WOMAN INVOLVED IN MARRIAGE FRAUD SCHEME IS SENTENCED
January 5, 2009 CUMBERLAND MAN SENTENCED TO 51 MONTHS FOR BANK FRAUD AND TAX FRAUD
January 5, 2009 Project Safe Childhood: NORWICH MAN SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR USING INTERNET TO ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE IN SEX WITH A MINOR


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