U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut
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Brian Martinez Rivera, 29, of Torrington, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison and four years of supervised release for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
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A Peruvian citizen, Christian Maximo Castaneda Negrete, 47, has been sentenced to six months in prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
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Jonathan Garcia, a 37-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for trafficking narcotics into Connecticut. U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill handed down the sentence in Bridgeport, and Garcia...
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A Mexican citizen living in New Haven has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for distributing cocaine.
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A California man has pleaded guilty to a child exploitation offense in federal court.
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A New Britain resident, Luis Torres Ortiz, 25, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison and four years of supervised release for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
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Terrell Wills, 52, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced to 54 months in federal prison and four years of supervised release for his involvement in a narcotics trafficking ring operating in southwestern Connecticut.
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A federal grand jury in New Haven has indicted Andrew M. Komarow, 36, of Avon, on charges related to an alleged scheme that defrauded three financial services companies of approximately $3.3 million.
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Attorney Michael Simes has pleaded guilty in Connecticut federal court to failing to file tax returns and owes nearly $2.9 million in restitution. He faces up to three years in prison at his upcoming sentencing.
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A Preston man, Joel Huntsman, also known as “Jay Huntsman,” “Joel Feser,” and “Jay Blackburn,” was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material.
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Miguel Rivera, also known as “Macho,” 33, of Shelton, was sentenced to an additional 40 months in prison for possessing a shotgun and ammunition while awaiting trial on another federal charge.
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Frederick Wright, a 34-year-old Hartford resident, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and four years of supervised release for a series of armed robberies connected to online vehicle sales.
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A former Connecticut resident has been sentenced to 90 months in prison for operating an investment fraud scheme and committing tax evasion.
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A federal jury in New Haven has convicted Christopher Miles, 40, of Norwalk, for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
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Christopher Santiago-Rosado, a 32-year-old resident of Bridgeport, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl.
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A federal grand jury in New Haven has indicted Elmin Redzepagic, 24, of Wolcott, on charges connected to an alleged cryptocurrency fraud scheme.
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A former Stratford resident, Terron Amado, also known as “Littles,” has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl laced with xylazine and cocaine.
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A man from Middletown, New York, has pleaded guilty to several child exploitation charges after using social media platforms TikTok and Snapchat to target minors.
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A Jamaican citizen, Richard Murray, 31, has been charged in connection with a sweepstakes scam that allegedly targeted elderly individuals across the United States and resulted in millions of dollars in losses.
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A West Haven man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for violating the terms of his supervised release following a prior drug distribution conviction, according to an announcement from David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the...