FBI New Haven - 2007 Press Releases

New Haven Media Representative is David M. Rhieu. He may be reached at (203) 503-5324.	2007 Press Releases

	December 21, 2007 STRATFORD MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO KILL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER December 19, 2007 HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CHARGE December 18, 2007 NEW MILFORD MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR TAX EVASION December 18, 2007 HARTFORD CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON December 18, 2007 HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SELLING CRACK COCAINE December 17, 2007 FORMER DEA AGENT WHO IMPROPERLY ACCESSED GOVERNMENT COMPUTER IS SENTENCED December 17, 2007 FLORIDA MAN WHO DEFRAUDED LONG ISLAND BANK IS SENTENCED December 17, 2007 GREENWICH ATTORNEY WHO DESTROYED LAPTOP CONTAINING IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IS SENTENCED December 17, 2007 WEST HARTFORD MAN INVOLVED IN PROSTITUTION CONSPIRACY IS SENTENCED December 14, 2007 MERIDEN MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN FEDERAL PRIONS FOR DEAING CRACK COCAINE December 14, 2007 LEAD TARGET IN MERIDEN COCAINE TRAFFICKING OPERATION PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL COCAINE CONSPIRACY CHARGE December 13, 2007 WEST HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STRUCTURING CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS December 13, 2007 SOUTH CAROLINA MAN ADMITS FORGING DECEASED FATHER’S RETIREMENT CHECKS FOR MORE THAN NINE YEARS December 12, 2007 FORMER UNITED RENTALS CFO PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE FILINGS WITH SEC December 12, 2007 NEW HAVEN MAN CHARGED WITH MANUFACTURING PCP December 11, 2007 FAIRFIELD COUNTY DOCTOR ADMITS HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME December 11, 2007 BRISTOL MAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN PROSTITUTION RING December 7, 2007 RHODE ISLAND MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING FEDERAL E-RATE PROGRAM December 6, 2007 MERIDEN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK DISTRIBUTION CHARGE December 6, 2007 THREE ARRESTED AFTER SEIZURE OF 50 KILOS OF COCAINE IN BRIDGEPORT December 6, 2007 FAIRFIELD EXTORTIONIST SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON December 5, 2007 MIDDLETOWN WASTE COMPANY OPERATOR SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON December 5, 2007 INVESTIGATION INTO BAIL BOND INDUSTRY RESULTS IN TWO MORE ARRESTS December 5, 2007 OWNER OF TWO CONNECTICUT HEARING AID STORES SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR HEALTH CARE FRAUD December 4, 2007 WATERBURY MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 12 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR HEROIN TRAFFICKING December 4, 2007 FORMER DARIEN PRIEST SENTENCED TO MORE THAN THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR STEALING PARISH FUNDS November 30, 2007 BRIDGEPORT COCAINE DEALER SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON November 28, 2007 MERIDEN MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK COCAINE November 27, 2007 WINDSOR MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN PROSTITUTION RING November 21, 2007 WINDSOR MAN SENTENCED TO 70 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON AFTER ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE KILO OF COCAINE November 20, 2007 DARIEN MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROBBING STAMFORD PHARMACY FOR OXYCONTIN November 20, 2007 MERIDEN MAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING CRACKR November 17, 2007 NORWICH MAN ARRESTED FOR USING INTERNET TO ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE IN SEX WITH A MINOR November 15, 2007 SHELTON MAN INVOLVED IN TRASH INDUSTRY RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON November 13, 2007 FORMER BRISTOL CAR DEALER SENTENCED TO 45 MONTHS FOR DEFRAUDING CREDIT UNIONS, VIOLATING PROBATION November 8, 2007 NEW YORK MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGE RELATED TO OPERATION OF BLACK MARKET BUSINESS AT MOHEGAN SUN November 7, 2007 COMPUTER EXECUTIVE INVOLVED IN PUBLIC CORRUPTION SCHEME SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON November 6, 2007 AVON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY November 6, 2007 SALESMAN FOR DANBURY TRASH COMPANY SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON November 6, 2007 PCP DEALER PLEADS GUILTY November 6, 2007 MERIDEN MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK COCAINE November 5, 2007 TWO WINDSOR MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO FEDERAL COCAINE CHARGES November 1, 2007 NEW LONDON MAN INVOLVED IN WILLIMANTIC DRUG RING SENTENCED TO 68 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON October 31, 2007 THREE BAIL BONDSMEN PLEAD GUILTY TO FEDERAL BRIBERY CHARGES October 31, 2007 MERIDEN CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO 32 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON October 31, 2007 MERIDEN MAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK COCAINE October 30, 2007 DIANON SYSTEMS AGREES TO PAY U.S. $1.5 MILLION TO RESOLVE CLAIMS OF MISCHARGING MEDICARE October 29, 2007 EAST WINDSOR POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED FOR USING INTERNET TO ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE IN SEX WITH A MINOR October 26, 2007 TRUMBULL MAN ADMITS ROBBING FOUR BANKS, SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON October 26, 2007 FORMER NEW HAVEN POLICE LIEUTENANT PLEADS GUILTY October 26, 2007 BLOOMFIELD MAN SENTENCED TO NEARLY 13 YEARS IN PRISON FOR COMMITTING FIVE ARMED JEWELRY STORE ROBBERIES October 25, 2007 HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CHARGE October 22, 2007 FORMER CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR STEALING AND SELLING MERCHANDISE October 22, 2007 CAREER OFFENDER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 15 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROBBING MYSTIC BANK October 22, 2007 ENFIELD MAN ADMITS USING INTERNET TO ENGAGE IN SEX WITH A MINOR, POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY October 17, 2007 FBI ASKS FOR PUBLIC HELP IN LOCATING SERIAL BANK ROBBER October 16, 2007 QUAKER HILL RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO FILING FALSE TAX RETURN October 12, 2007 GREENWICH BUSINESS MAN CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING INVESTORS OF $5 MILLION October 10, 2007 ANSONIA MAN CHARGED WITH ARMED ROBBERIES OF CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS JEWELRY STORES October 10, 2007 BRIDGEPORT MAN ADMITS PARTICIPATING IN ARMED ROBBERY OF SHELTON BANK October 10, 2007 MERIDEN MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR PARTICIPATION IN CRACK RING October 9, 2007 RHODE ISLAND MAN PLEADS ADMITS PARTICIPATING IN SCHEME TO DEFRAUD FEDERAL E-RATE PROGRAM October 5, 2007 FORMER TECHNICIAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR STEALING FROM ATMS, ATTEMPTING TO SHIP FUNDS TO ROMANIA October 5, 2007 TWO NEW HAVEN POLICE DETECTIVES ADMIT PLANTING EVIDENCE, STEALING MONEY FROM CRIME SCENE October 2, 2007 FORMER ELECTRIC BOAT EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR VIOLATING CO-WORKER’S CIVIL RIGHTS October 2, 2007 SIMSBURY MAN ADMITS STEALING NEARLY $2 MILLION FROM EMPLOYER, FAILING TO PAY TAXES September 28, 2007 FLORIDA MAN ADMITS DEFRAUDING LONG ISLAND BANK September 28, 2007 FORMER VP OF NEW JERSEY COMPANY ADMITS ACCEPTING PAYMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN DEFRAUDING LENDER September 27, 2007 FCI DANBURY PRISON GUARD SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR HAVING SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH INMATE September 27, 2007 Operation Phony Pharm: ARIZONA MAN ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH SELLING STEROIDS OVER THE INTERNET September 27, 2007 Operation Phony Pharm: ARIZONA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTING STEROIDS OVER THE INTERNET September 27, 2007 HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK COCAINE CHARGE September 25, 2007 HARTFORD MAN ADMITS ALLOWING HOME TO BE USED TO MAKE CRACK COCAINE, STORE DRUGS September 25, 2007 MIDDLETOWN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBTUTION CHARGE September 25, 2007 FEDERAL JURY FINDS BROTHEL OWNER GUILTY September 24, 2007 MERIDEN MAN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK September 24, 2007 WOLCOTT MAN SENTENCED TO 37 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING September 24, 2007 Operation Phony Pharm: SIX CHARGED AS A RESULT OF INVESTIGATION TARGETING INTERNET SALE OF STEROIDS, HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE September 21, 2007 Project Safe Childhood: EASTON MAN SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY September 20, 2007 BRIDGEPORT MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING COCAINE September 17, 2007 CALIFORNIA MAN INVOLVED IN ONLINE PIRACY RING IS SENTENCED September 17, 2007 SPRINGFIELD MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR VICTIMIZING CONNECTICUT GIRL HE MET ON MYSPACE.COM September 17, 2007 OWNER OF TWO CONNECTICUT HEARING AID STORES PLEADS GUILTY TO HEALTH CARE FRAUD September 13, 2007 FORMER CONNECTICUT RESIDENT WHO FALSIFIED STUDENT LOAN APPLICATIONS IS SENTENCED September 12, 2007 FORMER DARIEN PRIEST ADMITS STEALING PARISH FUNDS September 12, 2007 TRASH COMPANY EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO 21 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON September 11, 2007 WATERBURY MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 15 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING COCAINE September 11, 2007 MERIDEN MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK September 10, 2007 Operation Higher Education: NEW JERSEY MAN INVOLVED IN ONLINE PIRACY RING IS SENTENCED September 5, 2007 MERIDEN MAN SENTENCED TO 27 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING COCAINE September 5, 2007 Project Safe Neighborhoods: STAMFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL FIREARMS CHARGE August 31, 2007 TRUMBULL MAN CHARGED WITH ROBBING FOUR BANKS IN JUNE August 30, 2007 CARTING COMPANY OWNER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DESTROYING COMPUTER PRIOR TO SEARCH August 30, 2007 HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK DISTRIBUTION CHARGE August 30, 2007 TWO BRIDGEPORT MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO ARMED BANK ROBBERY August 29, 2007 TWO MEN ARRESTED IN HARTFORD CHARGED WITH COCAINE DISTRIBUTION August 29, 2007 RHODE ISLAND MAN SENTENCED TO 27 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING FEDERAL E-RATE PROGRAM August 29, 2007 NEW BRITAIN MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROBBING 28 BANKS August 29, 2007 NEW YORK MAN WHO HAD “NO-SHOW” JOB AT DANBURY TRASH COMPANY IS SENTENCED August 28, 2007 NEW LONDON STORE OWNER ADMITS MAKING, SELLING PIRATED MOVIES August 24, 2007 MAN WHO PARTICIPATED IN FEDERAL E-RATE PROGRAM FRAUD SCHEME PLEADS GUILTYI August 23, 2007 FINANCIAL ADVISOR SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR STEALING MORE THAN $400,000 FROM CLIENTS August 23, 2007 DEA AGENT PLEADS GUILTY TO IMPROPERLY ACCESSING GOVERNMENT COMPUTER August 23, 2007 HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CHARGE August 22, 2007 BLOOMFIELD WOMAN ADMITS EMBEZZLING $687,674 FROM LAW FIRM EMPLOYER, EMPLOYER’S MOTHER August 22, 2007 ROCKY HILL WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CHARGE August 22, 2007 MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ROLE IN ELABORATE 'PHISHING' SCHEME August 20, 2007 NEW HAVEN MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR USING TELEPHONE DURING DRUG DEAL August 15, 2007 WATERBURY CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON August 15, 2007 NEW YORK MAN SENTENCED FOR ROLE IN TRASH INDUSTRY RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY August 15, 2007 TRASH COMPANY SALESMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY CHARGE August 10, 2007 TRASH COMPANY MANAGER SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON August 7, 2007 Operation Higher Education: MARYLAND MAN INVOLVED IN ONLINE PIRACY RING IS SENTENCED August 3, 2007 HARTFORD MAN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CRACK DISTRIBUTION, ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION August 1, 2007 JAMAICAN NATIONAL INVOLVED IN CRACK DISTRIBUTION NETWORK SENTENCED TO 43 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON July 31, 2007 NEW FAIRFIELD WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL TAX CHARGE July 31, 2007 BANK ROBBER SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON July 27, 2007 TWO ADMIT ROLES IN HARTFORD CRACK COCAINE CONSPIRACY July 26, 2007 NORWALK MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES July 26, 2007 HARTFORD MAN CHARGED WITH PCP DISTRIBUTION July 23, 2007 FORMER BRISTOL CAR DEALER PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING CREDIT UNIONS July 20, 2007 FORMER LOOMIS FARGO EMPLOYEE ADMITS STEALING $143,860 FROM ATMS, ATTEMPTING TO SHIP FUNDS TO ROMANIA July 19, 2007 NORWALK CHIROPRACTOR INVOLVED IN HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME IS SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON July 18, 2007 FORMER BRIDGEPORT GROCER WHO DEFRAUDED FOOD STAMP PROGRAM IS SENTENCED July 12, 2007 TRASH COMPANY OPERATIONS MANAGER SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON July 12, 2007 SOUTH CAROLINA MAN CHARGED WITH FORGING DECEASED FATHER’S RETIREMENT CHECKS FOR MORE THAN NINE YEARS July 12, 2007 TRASH COMPANY OWNER WHO CONCEALED INDUSTRY RACKETEERING ACTIVITIES IS SENTENCED July 11, 2007 OWNER OF POLLING COMPANY SENTENCED TO 27 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON July 10, 2007 NEW JERSEY MAN INVOLVED IN BANK IPO SCHEME IS SENTENCED July 9, 2007 TOLLAND MAN ADMITS EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $5.3 MILLION FROM EMPLOYER July 9, 2007 Bankruptcy Fraud Working Group: KURT CLAYWELL PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO COMMIT BANKRUPTCY FRAUD July 3, 2007 FOUR FORMER ENTERASYS EXECUTIVES SENTENCED ON FRAUD, CONSPIRACY CHARGES June 29, 2007 THREE BRIDGEPORT MEN CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING MURDERS June 29, 2007 DARIEN MAN ADMITS ROBBING STAMFORD PHARMACY FOR OXYCONTIN June 28, 2007 EAST WINDSOR BUSINESS OWNER WHO DEFRAUDED LENDER AND CLIENTS IS SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON June 28, 2007 STRATFORD MAN SENTENCED TO 45 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING OXYCODONE June 27, 2007 WESTPORT ATTORNEY INVOLVED IN FRAUD SCHEME IS SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON June 27, 2007 OWNER OF CHESHIRE CARTING COMPANY PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY CHARGE June 26, 2007 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS EMPLOYEE ADMITS STEALING AND SELLING MERCHANDISE June 26, 2007 JOHN DEMPSEY HOSPITAL SETTLES CIVIL ALLEGATIONS UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT June 25, 2007 Project Safe Childhood: WINDSOR MAN WHO POSSESSED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON June 25, 2007 MONROE WOMAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING LUMBER COMPANY June 22, 2007 FAIRFIELD MAN INVOLVED IN BANK IPO SCHEME SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON June 22, 2007 NORWALK RESIDENT SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR TRANSPORTING MINOR FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY June 22, 2007 WALLINGFORD WOMAN SENTENCED TO 27 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING COCAINE AND CRACK June 21, 2007 BROOKLYN WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO LAUNDERING MONEY EARNED FROM PROSTITUTION June 21, 2007 HARTFORD DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO 71 MONTHS IN PRISON June 21, 2007 HARTFORD MAN INVOLVED IN CRACK DISTRIBUTION NETWORK SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON June 20, 2007 MERIDEN WOMAN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS FOR DISTRIBUTING CRACK June 20, 2007 FORMER ELECTRIC BOAT EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGE June 20, 2007 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE ADMITS RECEIVING BRIBES FOR STEERING CONTRACTS, FILING FALSE TAX RETURN June 19, 2007 LAS VEGAS MAN INVOLVED IN ONLINE PIRACY RING IS SENTENCED June 19, 2007 BRIDGEPORT MAN SENTENCED TO 21 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING COCAINE June 18, 2007 MERIDEN WOMAN SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS FOR DISTRIBUTING CRACK June 14, 2007 INVESTIGATION INTO CONNECTICUT & NEW YORK WASTE HAULING INDUSTRY RESULTS IN SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT June 14, 2007 TENTH DEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY FOR ROLE IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING June 13, 2007 MERIDEN WOMAN SENTENCED FOR ROLE IN COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY June 11, 2007 CARTING COMPANY OWNER PLEADS GUILTY TO DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE CHARGE June 7, 2007 NORWALK MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK COCAINE TRAFFICKING CHARGE June 7, 2007 MERIDEN MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 12 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK June 6, 2007 Project Safe Childhood: CLINTON COUPLE PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES June 6, 2007 HARTFORD CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON June 6, 2007 ANOTHER CARTING COMPANY PRINCIPAL PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY CHARGE June 4, 2007 CARTING COMPANY CONSULTANT CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY IS SENTENCED May 30, 2007 CANADIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON May 30, 2007 MIDDLETOWN MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK May 29, 2007 MERIDEN WOMAN SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON ON CRACK DISTRIBUTION CONVICTION May 29, 2007 WILLIMANTIC MAN INVOLVED IN DRUG RING SENTENCED TO 36 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON May 24, 2007 HARTFORD COCAINE TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN NINE YEARS IN PRISON May 24, 2007 TWO HARTFORD MEN ADMIT ROLES IN HARTFORD COCAINE AND CRACK RING May 24, 2007 COCAINE TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO NEARLY 13 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON May 24, 2007 THREE SENTENCED FOR ROLES IN HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE FRAUD SCHEMES May 23, 2007 WESTON MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR USING EXPLOSIVES TO DESTROY PROPERTY IN SW CONNECTICUT May 22, 2007 NEW HAVEN CONTRACTOR ADMITS STEALING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS May 22, 2007 SPRINGFIELD MAN ADMITS VICTIMIZING CONNECTICUT GIRL HE MET ON MYSPACE May 21, 2007 COCAINE TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 70 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON May 18, 2007 HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CHARGE May 18, 2007 Project Safe Childhood: ENFIELD MAN ARRESTED AGAIN FOR USING INTERNET TO ENGAGE IN SEX WITH A MINOR, BOND REVOKED May 18, 2007 DURACELL EMPLOYEE WHO SENT TRADE SECRETS TO COMPETITORS IS SENTENCED May 18, 2007 ANOTHER CARTING COMPANY PRINCIPAL PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY CHARGE May 16, 2007 CONTRACTOR INVOLVED IN CORRUPT UNION STATION RENOVATION PROJECT IS SENTENCED May 15, 2007 - TRASH COMPANY "NO-SHOW" EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON May 11, 2007 CARTING COMPANY SALES REPRESENTATIVE PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY CHARGE May 11, 2007 PORTLAND MAN SENTENCED TO NEARLY FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROBBING THREE CONNECTICUT BANKS May 9, 2007 MATTHEW IANNIELLO SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON ON FEDERAL RACKETEERING AND TAX CONSPIRACY CONVICTIONS May 8, 2007 WETHERSFIELD WOMAN WHO EMBEZZLED FROM LAW FIRM IS SENTENCED May 7, 2007 SOUTH WINDSOR MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CHARGE May 7, 2007 HARTFORD BUSINESS OWNER ADMITS DEALING HEROIN May 7, 2007 FEDERAL JURY FINDS HARTFORD MAN GUILTY OF CRACK DISTRIBUTION CHARGE May 7, 2007 MERIDEN CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON May 3, 2007 BRISTOL MAN WHO PARTICIPATED IN FRAUD SCHEMES IS SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON May 3, 2007 WILLIMANTIC MAN INVOLVED IN HEROIN RING SENTENCED TO 34 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON May 3, 2007 OWNER OF AVON FINANCIAL FIRM SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR STEALING $4.5 MILLION FROM INVESTORS May 2, 2007 HARTFORD MAN WHO USED TELEPHONE TO POSSESS CRACK IS SENTENCED May 1, 2007 TWO SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLES IN WWE KICKBACK SCHEME April 30, 2007 HARTFORD CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON April 27, 2007 MIDDLETOWN TRASH COMPANY OWNER ADMITS CONCEALING KNOWLEDGE OF INDUSTRY RACKETEERING ACTIVITIES April 27, 2007 Project Safe Childhood: BRISTOL MAN ARRESTED FOR USING INTERNET TO ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE IN SEX WITH A MINOR April 26, 2007 FEDERAL GRAND JURY RETURNS SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT CHARGING TWO MEN FOR ROLES IN JEWELRY STORE ROBBERIES April 26, 2007 HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CRACK DISTRIBUTION CHARGE April 25, 2007 GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENTS CHARGING FORMER NEW HAVEN POLICE LIEUTENANT, BAIL BONDSMEN April 25, 2007 MILFORD MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING COCAINE April 25, 2007 BOOKKEEPER SENTENCED TO 71 MONTHS FOR EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $15 MILLION FROM GREENWICH COMPANY April 20, 2007 JOINT LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION DISRUPTS HARTFORD COCAINE AND CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK April 20, 2007 POLLING COMPANY EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON April 17, 2007 Project Safe Neighborhoods: HARTFORD MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS FOR ILLEGAL GUN DEALING April 17, 2007 HARTFORD CRACK DEALER PLEADS GUILTY April 17, 2007 FORMER NEW HAVEN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WHO STOLE FEDERAL FUNDS AND FAILED TO PAY TAXES IS SENTENCED April 16, 2007 BROOKLYN MAN INVOLVED IN BOILER ROOM STOCK SCHEME SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON April 12, 2007 TRASH COMPANY OWNER ADMITS CONCEALING RACKETEERING ACTIVITIES IN THE CONNECTICUT TRASH INDUSTRY April 9, 2007 BLOOMFIELD MAN ADMITS COMMITTING FIVE ARMED JEWELRY STORE ROBBERIES April 9, 2007 WILLIMANTIC MAN INVOLVED IN HEROIN RING SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 13 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON April 9, 2007 Project Safe Childhood: PENNSYLVANIA MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR USING INTERNET TO ENGAGE IN SEX WITH CONNECTICUT MINOR April 6, 2007 NEW HAVEN CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO 27 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON April 5, 2007 NORWALK MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRANSPORTING MINOR FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY April 4, 2007 CONNECTICUT MAN PLEADS GUILTY FOR ROLE IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING RING April 3, 2007 JURY FINDS COMPUTER EXECUTIVE INVOLVED IN PUBLIC CORRUPTION SCHEME GUILTY ON NINE COUNTS March 30, 2007 GUILFORD PONZI SCHEME OPERATOR SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON March 30, 2007 BROOKLYN MAN INVOLVED IN BOILER ROOM STOCK SCHEME SENTENCED TO 42 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON March 29, 2007 Crime Spree Sentencing March 29, 2007 FOUR NEW YORK MEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN BOILER ROOM STOCK SCHEME ARE SENTENCED March 28, 2007 HARTFORD WOMAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN CRACK DISTRIBUTION RING March 27, 2007 HARTFORD CAREER OFFENDER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 15 YEARS IN PRISON March 26, 2007 TRASH COMPANY MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY CHARGE March 23, 2007 SEVERAL CHARGED AS A RESULT OF ALLEGED BRIBERY AND MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME March 21, 2007 TRASH COMPANY OPERATIONS MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY CHARGE March 21, 2007 WINDSOR MAN INVOLVED IN HARTFORD CRACK DISTRIBUTION NETWORK SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON March 21, 2007 FORMER MEMBER OF THE U.S. NAVY INDICTED ON TERRORISM AND ESPIONAGE CHARGES March 19, 2007 WOMAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS FOR ROLE IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HEDGE FUND SCHEME March 16, 2007 CARTING COMPANY CONSULTANT PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY CHARGE March 16, 2007 ALLEGED PIMP CHARGED AFTER HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE INVESTIGATION March 15, 2007 WILLIMANTIC MAN INVOLVED IN HEROIN RING SENTENCED TO MORE THAN NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON March 15, 2007 BRIDGEPORT MAN CHARGED WITH CRACK DISTRIBUTION March 15, 2007 THOMASTON MAN INVOLVED IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING FRAUD SCHEME IS SENTENCED March 14, 2007 "NO-SHOW" EMPLOYEE OF DANBURY TRASH COMPANY IS SENTENCED March 13, 2007 ATM TECHNICIAN CHARGED WITH STEALING MONEY AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIP IT TO ROMANIA March 12, 2007 FAIRFIELD LAWYER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR BANK FRAUD March 9, 2007 FLORIDA MAN SENTENCED FOR ROLE IN DRUG TRANSACTION March 9, 2007 MASSACHUSETTS MAN INVOLVED IN DRUGS FOR GUNS EXCHANGE SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON March 7, 2007 BALTIC MAN INVOLVED IN WILLIMANTIC HEROIN RING SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON March 7, 2007 FORMER MEMBER OF U.S. NAVY ARRESTED IN ARIZONA ON TERRORISM AND ESPIONAGE CHARGES March 6, 2007 Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force: MAN WHO USED THE INTERNET TO ENGAGE IN SEX WITH MINOR SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON March 5, 2007 BRIDGEPORT MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR DISTRIBUTING NARCOTICS March 5, 2007 WATERBURY MAN INVOLVED IN DRUG RING SENTENCED TO 51 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON March 5, 2007 RHODE ISLAND MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ROBBING MYSTIC BANK March 5, 2007 NEW HAVEN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CRACK DISTRIBUTION CHARGE March 2, 2007 Project Safe Childhood: VIRGINIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRAVELING TO CONNECTICUT TO ENGAGE IN SEX WITH A MINOR March 1, 2007 PENNSYLVANIA MAN INVOLVED IN TRAFFICKING 38 KILOS OF COCAINE SENTENCED TO 70 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON March 1, 2007 BRIDGEPORT MAN ARRESTED IN NORWALK INDICTED ON FEDERAL NARCOTICS CHARGES February 28, 2007 BRIDGEPORT MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING CHARGE February 28, 2007 HARTFORD MAN CHARGED WITH CRACK DISTRIBUTION SENTENCED TO MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON February 28, 2007 HARTFORD TEEN SENTENCED TO 37 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING CRACK February 27, 2007 TWO EMPLOYEES OF ALLIED WASTE PLEAD GUILTY TO FEDERAL RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY CHARGE February 26, 2007 HARTFORD MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR ROLE IN CRACK COCAINE RING February 23, 2007 CONTROLLER FOR CONNECTICUT TRASH HAULING COMPANIES PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO COMMIT TAX FRAUD AND WIRE FRAUD February 23, 2007 NEW BRITAIN MAN ADMITS TO ROBBING 28 BANKS, INCLUDING 15 IN CONNECTICUT February 16, 2007 TRASH COMPANY "NO-SHOW" EMPLOYEE IS SENTENCED February 16, 2007 CONNECTICUT BANK OF COMMERCE EMPLOYEE IS SENTENCED February 16, 2007 BRIDGEPORT GROCER PLEADS GUILTY TO FOOD STAMP FRAUD February 16, 2007 Project Safe Childhood: GREENWICH ATTORNEY INDICTED FOR OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE AND DESTROYING EVIDENCE OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY February 15, 2007 HARTFORD MAN CHARGED WITH CRACK DISTRIBUTION SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON February 13, 2007 TWO RHODE ISLAND MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING FEDERAL E-RATE PROGRAM February 13, 2007 Project Safe Childhood: NEW HAVEN MAN FOUND WITH LARGE COLLECTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON February 13, 2007 HARTFORD MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK, GUN POSSESSION February 12, 2007 WESTON MAN ADMITS USING EXPLOSIVES TO DESTROY PROPERTY IN SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT February 12, 2007 GOSHEN FINANCIAL ADVISOR ADMITS STEALING MORE THAN $400,000 February 09, 2007 ARMED HARTFORD CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO NEARLY 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON February 07, 2007 FIRST DEFENDANT CHARGED THROUGH HARTFORD WEED AND SEED SITE SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON February 07, 2007 HARTFORD CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS FEDERAL PRISON February 07, 2007 HARTFORD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL DRUG DISTRIBUTION CHARGE February 06, 2007 EMPLOYEE WHO EMBEZZLED FROM DURHAM BANK SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON February 06, 2007 WILLIMANTIC MAN INVOLVED IN HEROIN RING SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON February 05, 2007 FORMER BOOKKEEPER OF GREENWICH COMPANY ADMITS EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $13 MILLION February 02, 2007 FAIRFIELD COUNTY PLASTIC SURGEON INVOLVED IN TAX AND HEATH CARE FRAUD SCHEMES IS SENTENCED TO PRISON February 02, 2007 MAN WHO SCAMMED MORE THAN $3.8 MILLION FROM INVESTORS IS SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON February 02, 2007 DURACELL EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING TRADE SECRETS February 01, 2007 FORMER CONNECTICUT DOT CONTRACTOR IS SENTENCED January 30, 2007 NEW JERSEY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO BANK ROBBERY CHARGES January 30, 2007 HEDGE FUND MANAGER SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR STOCK MARKET MANIPULATION January 29, 2007 UNCASVILLE MAN WHOSE FALSE REPORT LED TO LARGE-SCALE HAZMAT RESPONSE IS SENTENCED January 29, 2007 MADISON MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY January 26, 2007 NEW YORK COCAINE TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON January 25, 2007 BRIDGEPORT COCAINE DEALER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON January 25, 2007 HARTFORD CRACK DEALER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FEDERAL PRISON January 25, 2007 FORMER GANG MEMBER RETURNS TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING CRACK January 24, 2007 FORMER NEW HAVEN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ADMITS STEALING FEDERAL FUNDS, FAILURE TO PAY TAXES January 24, 2007 HARTFORD MAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROLE IN HARTFORD CRACK RING January 24, 2007 FLORIDA MAN WHO DEFRAUDED GE CAPITAL IS SENTENCED January 23, 2007 HARTFORD MAN ADMITS ILLEGAL GUN DEALING January 23, 2007 BLOOMFIELD MAN INVOLVED IN HARTFORD CRACK RING SENTENCED TO NEARLY SIX YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON January 22, 2007 MUSIC DIRECTOR OF GREENWICH CHURCH PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY POSSESSION CHARGE January 22, 2007 ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 15 YEARS FOR POSSESSING GUN USED TO SHOOT NEW HAVEN OFFICER January 19, 2007 JURY FINDS FORMER FBI AGENT GUILTY OF ASSAULTING DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL January 18, 2007 HARTFORD MAN WHO MADE FALSE STATEMENTS TO THE FBI IS SENTENCED January 18, 2007 WOLCOTT TAX CHEAT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON January 17, 2007 REPEAT OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK January 12, 2007 FORMER LICENSING AGENT FOR WWE ADMITS ROLE IN KICKBACK SCHEME January 11, 2007 PENNSYLVANIA MAN ADMITS USING INTERNET TO ENGAGE IN SEX WITH CONNECTICUT MINOR January 8, 2007 PORTLAND MAN ADMITS ROBBING BANKS IN GLASTONBURY, WEST HARTFORD AND BRISTOL January 8, 2007 FORMER DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR IS SENTENCED January 4, 2007 WATERBURY MAN WHO STOLE FROM CHESHIRE COMPANY IS SENTENCED January 4, 2007 WESTPORT ATTORNEY INVOLVED IN FRAUD SCHEME PLEADS GUILTY January 4, 2007 BLOOMFIELD MAN CHARGED WITH FIVE ARMED JEWELRY STORE ROBBERIES January 4, 2007 WEST HARTFORD MAN ADMITS ROLE IN HARTFORD CRACK RING January 3, 2007 BRIDGEPORT COCAINE TRAFFICKING RING SUPPLIER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 11 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON
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