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Stratford Woman Awaiting Sentencing In Fraud Case Arrested For Same Offense
A Fairfield County woman who pleaded guilty to health care fraud was arrested and accused of committing the same offense while released on bond.
Nicole Steiner, age 32, of Stratford, was arrested on Monday, May 2, and charged with committing health care fraud, according to Leonard Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Steiner had pleaded guilty on April 28, 2021, in a separate health care fraud case, Boyle said.
Following her arrest on Monday, she was released into home detention under electronic monitoring on a $250,000 bond, according to the announceme…
Connecticut Man Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl
A 33-year-old Connecticut man has been sentenced for distributing fentanyl.
Marbin Jimenez, of Waterbury, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 4, to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
He pleaded guilty on Nov. 1, 2021, Boyle reported.
Investigators determined that a Waterbury-based drug trafficking organization, run by Nestor Sosa-Ortiz, received large amounts of heroin and fentanyl from suppliers in New York and Connecticut, and would distribute the narcotics in New Haven Co…
CT Man Found Guilty Of Failing To Pay Taxes On $950K In Income
A Connecticut attorney was convicted of failing to pay taxes on about $950,000 in income.
Deron Freeman, a resident of Glastonbury in Hartford County, was found guilty on Monday, April 18, of three counts of making and subscribing a false tax return and four counts of failure to pay income tax, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Freeman, age 47, owned a law office in Hartford, where he primarily practiced in the areas of personal injury and criminal law, Boyle said.
The US Attorney's Office said Freeman fell "severely behind" in p…
New Haven Man Sentenced For Distributing Heroin, Cocaine, Crack
A 33-year-old man has been sentenced for distributing heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in Connecticut.
Darryl Russell, of New Haven, was sentenced on Monday, April 11, to 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
New Haven Police encountered James Lee on March 13, 2021, when he was sitting in a car that had fled police days prior, and police searched Lee's person and found $3,815 and $3,443 in the car, the DA's Office reported.
Police also found heroin, crack cocaine, and coc…
Operator Of Westport Company Sentenced For Tax Evasion
The operator of a Fairfield County business has been sentenced for tax evasion.
Robert Porzio, age 48, of Westport, was sentenced on Monday, April 4, to 12 months and one day in prison followed by a year of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Porzio was also ordered to pay a $25,000 fine.
He pleaded guilty on Dec. 16.
Porzio, who operates Bert’s Tree Service, Inc., deposited a number of customers’ checks into personal bank accounts, and he transferred a significant amount of the money into a personal investment account, B…
Former Yale Med School Employee Admits Stealing, Selling $40 Million In Electronics
A former Yale University School of Medicine employee has admitted to stealing $40 million in computer and electronic hardware from the university.
Jamie Petrone, age 42, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 28, to wire fraud and filing a false tax return, according to Leonard Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Petrone is a former resident of Naugatuck in New Haven County, and she currently resides in Georgia, Boyle said.
Beginning in about 2008, Petrone worked for the Yale University School of Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine and most recently w…
Bridgeport Tax Return Preparer Admits To Fraud
A Fairfield County tax preparer has admitted to a charge related to claiming false deductions in clients' tax returns.
Torise Baker, age 38, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 21, to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent income tax returns, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
From the 2014 through 2016 tax years, Baker prepared about 3,600 federal tax returns for clients through her 101 Things 2 Do, LLC business in Bridgeport, the US Attorney's Office said.
Boyle sa…
CT Woman Sentenced For Involvement In Fentanyl Trafficking Ring
The sister of a Connecticut street gang leader will spend time in prison for her role in a fentanyl trafficking ring, federal officials announced.
In 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Ruler,” a member of the Los Solidos street gang who was distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack in the area of Park Street and Hungerford Street in Hartford County.
US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that the investigation into Reyes led them to his sister, Janicette Reyes, age 43, of Hartford, who used a Rowe Avenue residence …
Bridgeport Heroin Distributor Sentenced To Federal Prison
A 34-year-old Fairfield County man was sentenced to years in federal prison for distributing heroin.
Ray Fontanez, of Bridgeport, was sentenced on Monday, March 14, to 60 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
In 2017, FBI task force investigators and the Bridgeport Police Department began investigating individuals who were distributing narcotics in the Bridgeport area, Boyle reported.
Following the investigation, 19 defendants were charged, the US Attorney's Office said.
The US Att…
CT Man Sentenced For Wide-Ranging $1.3M Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A former licensed professional counselor was sentenced for operating a scheme to defraud the Connecticut Medicaid Program of more than $1.3 million.
Hartford County resident Cortney Dunlap, age 37, of Burlington, was sentenced on Friday, March 11, to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Dunlap was also ordered to pay restitution to Medicaid of $1,313,322, Boyle said.
He pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud on June 4, the US Attorney's Office reported.
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CT Man, Woman Nabbed For Trafficking Fentanyl, Cocaine, Feds Say
Two Connecticut residents were arrested and charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl.
Willie Franco, age 33, and 31-year-old Daniella Fox, both of New Haven, were both arrested on Monday, March 7, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
On Wednesday, March 2, investigators intercepted a USPS parcel containing about a kilogram of cocaine and a kilogram of fentanyl that was being sent to an address in East Haven associated with the two defendants, Boyle reported.
Investigators also found other suspicious par…
Eight In CT Charged For Roles In Drug Distribution Ring
Eight people are facing federal charges for their roles in a massive drug distribution ring throughout Connecticut that led to the seizure of cocaine and nearly $800,000, authorities announced.
US Attorney Leonard Boyle announced that eight suspects have been charged for distributing fentanyl, heroin, crack, and powder cocaine in the New Haven area following a federal and local investigation.
Those charged:
Jason Spearman, also known as “J,” and “Deuce,” age 33, of New Haven;
Henry Horton, also known as “Bodie,” age 39, of New Haven;
Jayquan Martinez, also known as “Neighbor,” and “Quan,…
CT Man Sentenced For Distributing Heroin, Cocaine, Crack
A 24-year-old Connecticut man has been sentenced for distributing heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine, authorities announced.
James Lee, of New Haven, was sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Lee pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, and cocaine base on Sept. 28, Boyle reported.
On March 13, police found Lee in a car that had fled from authorities on March 8, 2021, the report said.
Police then found that Lee was in possession of $3,815, …
Fairfield County Man Sentenced For Dealing Fentanyl, Heroin
A Fairfield County man has been sentenced for possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl.
Anthony Gilchrist, age 32, of Bridgeport, was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 26, to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
He pleaded guilty to the charge on Saturday, Nov. 20, the US Attorney's Office reported.
Authorities have been investigating several gangs based in Bridgeport, including the "Greene Homes Boyz," whose members distribute heroin, crack cocaine, mariju…
