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Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Man Who Distributed Heroin To Overdose Victim Sentenced
A Fairfield County man will spend years behind bars after being busted selling heroin to undercover officers. Bridgeport resident Talvin Hinton, 43, was sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to distributing heroin in the area, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. The sentence stems from a statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users. On Sept. 23, 2017, the Stratford Police Department and paramedics responded to a suspected overdose of a 25-…
Stratford, CT
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CT Man Admits To Child Porn Offense Involving 13-Year-Old Boy He Met Online
A Connecticut man remains released on a $50,000 bond with Internet and location monitoring after pleading guilty to child pornography charges involving a 13-year-old boy he met on social media. Brian Gregan, 33, of Windsor Locks, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court this week to one count of receipt of child pornography dating back to an incident with a teenager in 2017. In June 2017, Gregan made contact with his victim through the Kik messaging application. They proceeded to engage in sexually explicit communications, during which, the teenager sent photos and videos of himself to Gre…
Bridgeport, CT
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Woman Sentenced For Pair Of Bank Robberies In Bridgeport
A Fairfield County woman currently in a drug treatment facility will spend time behind bars after robbing two Bridgeport banks and threatening tellers two years ago. Jennifer Kellner, 29, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced in Hartford to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for a pair of bank robberies in 2017. On Aug. 15, 2017, Kellner admitted to entering Chase Bank on Boston Avenue in Bridgeport, at which point she handed the teller a brown paper bag and a note demanding money. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that she told the teller “not to do anything stupid …
Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Man Sentenced For Defrauding Service Member Of $57K
A 35-year-old Fairfield County man has been sentenced after stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a United States service member to pay for personal expenses. Christopher Teixeira, formerly of Darien and now living in Norwalk, was sentenced in Hartford district court to six months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for stealing more than $57,000 from a former member of the U.S. Navy. The service member was scheduled to receive a medical severance payment from the Navy in January 2017, U.S. Attorney John Durham said. The victim provided his “MyPay” login and passwo…
Fairfield, CT
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Bridgeport Convicted Felon Recruited Man To Purchase Firearms, Feds Say
A man with multiple felony convictions is facing more jail time after enlisting a Connecticut man to purchase guns for him. Jamar “JT” Smith, 37, of Bridgeport, and John Flannery III, 29, of East Hartford have been charged in federal court to various offenses related to the illegal purchase of firearms. U.S. Attorney John Durham noted that Smith is a convicted felon who is prohibited from purchasing or possessing guns or ammunition. It is alleged that in March, Smith had Flannery purchase weapons for him and his associates. On three occasions, Flannery purchased semiautomatic pistols in Br…
Fairfield, CT
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Former CT Physician Pays $300K To Settle False Claims Act Allegations
A former physician in Connecticut has reached an agreement with the federal government to pay $300,000 for issuing and approving invalid prescriptions. Philippe Chain agreed to the civil settlement to resolve the allegations that he violated the False Claims Act, U.S. Attorney John Durham said. Chain, who currently has a practice in Florida, previously practiced medicine in Connecticut. He also worked for CallMD, a telemedicine company in Nevada that involved him prescribing compound medications to TRICARE beneficiaries. Durham said that “TRICARE is the federal health care program for act…
Danbury, CT
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FCI Danbury Inmate Admits To Possessing Weapons
An inmate at a Fairfield County prison admitted to possessing weapons while in custody. Julian De Jesus Castillo, 35, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 25 in Hartford federal court to possession of contraband in a federal prison after he was busted with weapons in February last year. On Feb. 8 last year, Castillo, who is an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, was caught with a razor blade and a 7.5-inch piece of flat metal that had sharpened edges and a point on one end. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that the razor blade was found taped to the underside of Castillo…
Shelton, CT
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Former CT Postal Employee Admits To Theft Of Mail
A former United States Postal Service worker in Connecticut is facing five years in prison after admitting to stealing mail and gift cards. Waterbury resident Careema Lewis, 33, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court this week to the theft of mail by a postal employee, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. In pleading guilty, Lewis admitted that between September last year and January this year, while employed as a postal worker at the U.S. Post Office in Plymouth, Lewis stole multiple pieces of mail. Durham said that Lewis targeted greeting cards that contained gift cards or other it…
Fairfield, CT
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Firearm Offenses
A convicted felon from Fairfield County will spend time behind bars after pleading guilty to drug and weapons charges earlier this year. Bridgeport resident Terrance “T-Time” Clark, 24, was sentenced in New Haven federal court to 90 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. On April 3, 2019, officers with the Bridgeport Police Department’s Tactical Narcotics Team arrested Clark after he was found in possession of crack cocaine, which was packaged for distribution, and a Glock 22 .40 caliber firearm that was loaded with a high-capacity magazine. U.S. Attorney John Durha…
Fairfield, CT
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Officer Of Connecticut Meat Supplier Admits Fabricating E. Coli Test Results
A quality control officer at a meat supplying business in Connecticut admitted to fabricating E. coli test results. Debbie Smith, 60, of Ellington, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to a charge related to a Connecticut meat processing business’ falsification of dozens of E. coli test results, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. Earlier this year, Memet Beqiri - also known as Matt Beqiri - 32, of Tolland, the owner of New England Meat Packing in Stafford Springs, pleaded guilty to similar charges. Durham noted that New England Meat Packing is a federally inspected business engaged …
Fairfield, CT
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CT Woman Admits Role In Counterfeit Check Bank Fraud Scheme
A Connecticut woman is facing up to 30 years in prison after admitting to her role in a counterfeit check bank fraud scheme. Lilibeth Perez, 20, of New Britain, pleaded guilty this week in Hartford federal court to a conspiracy charge related to her role in the scam. Perez admitted that between December 2017 and December 2018, she and others obtained access to bank accounts in the name of other individuals, deposited counterfeit checks into those accounts, and withdrew money from the accounts before the banks discovered the checks to be counterfeit. U.S. Attorney John Durham said th…
Fairfield, CT
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Man Charged With Defrauding
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A 49-year-old man is facing a federal charge after allegedly defrauding his Connecticut employer’s charity matching gift program. Steven Kent Strange, 49, of Bailey, North Carolina, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 18 on a federal complaint that is charging him with wire fraud. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. It is alleged that Strange, who is employed by Collins Aerospace, which is a business unit of United Technologies Corporation (UTC), based in Farmington. Strange began working for Collins Aerospace in 2014. U.S. Attorney John Durham said the company has a “Matchi…
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