U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut
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Terry Collins, 31, of Bristol, was sentenced to six years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and laundering money obtained through fraudulent claims to a COVID-19 relief program.
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A Farmington man has pleaded guilty to tax evasion after operating several commercial roofing businesses in Connecticut without proper registration or tax filings.
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Zakewon McDaniel, known as “Gap” and “Yung Gap,” was sentenced to life in prison plus a mandatory 10-year consecutive term by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport for his role as a leader of the 960 gang, a violent street gang based in...
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A Preston resident, Joel Huntsman, 37, also known as “Jay Huntsman,” “Joel Feser,” and “Jay Blackburn,” pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing child sex abuse material.
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A federal grand jury in New Haven has indicted Miguel Francisco Guzman, 30, of Woodbridge, New Jersey, on charges related to child exploitation and drug distribution.
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A citizen of Ecuador, Stanlin Daniel Vasquez-Salinas, also known as “Stalin Vasquez-Salinas” and “Stalin Vasquez,” has pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry of a removed alien in federal court in New Haven.
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A Shelton resident, Ross DeLibro, 54, has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison after being convicted of producing and possessing child sex abuse images. U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill issued the sentence in Bridgeport, which also...
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A Guatemalan national, Rafael Vincente Vincente, has pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after being deported and admitted to attempting to entice, patronize, or solicit a minor in violation of federal law.
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Enrique Paulo Pucha-Jimenez, a 34-year-old Ecuadorian national who most recently lived in Danbury, Connecticut, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for recording his sexual abuse of a minor.
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A Mexican citizen, Juan Jose Carrasco Cardenas, 39, has been charged with illegally reentering the United States after previously being deported.
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A Groton man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child sexual abuse material.
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A Georgia man has admitted to trafficking methamphetamine pills to Connecticut.
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A Hartford man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his role in trafficking fentanyl and cocaine.
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A Stamford man was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for operating an investment fraud scheme that stole more than $3.4 million from investors, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
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A former postal worker has admitted to stealing checks from the mail and participating in a bank fraud scheme.
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Joshua Gilbert, 24, known as “Lor Heavy,” was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a violent Bridgeport street gang.
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Amire Newsome, 22, also known as “Mire,” was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement with the Original North End (O.N.E.), a violent Bridgeport street gang.
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A Waterbury man has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for his involvement in a violent carjacking and participation in a local drug trafficking organization.
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Angel Quiros, also known as “Papa John,” has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking organization in Waterbury.
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A Hartford man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for offenses related to the distribution of oxycodone and possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver handed down the sentence to Angel Benitez, 38, who will also...