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Attorney From Fairfield County Admits To Tax Evasion, Failure To Pay Taxes Attorney From Fairfield County Admits To Tax Evasion, Failure To Pay Taxes
Attorney From Fairfield County Admits To Tax Evasion, Failure To Pay Taxes An area attorney has admitted to tax evasion and failure to pay over payroll taxes. Francis O’Reilly, a Carmel attorney who lives in Danbury, pleaded guilty in White Plains federal court to one count of failing to pay over payroll taxes and one count of tax evasion for the calendar year 2015, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. Berman said that O’Reilly has been permitted to practice law in New York since 1989, and has been a self-employed attorney who worked out of Putnam County at the O’Reilly Law Practice. In 2015, O’Reilly admitted to withholding payroll taxes from the salaries of…

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Financial Adviser From Norwalk Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme Financial Adviser From Norwalk Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme
Financial Adviser From Norwalk Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme A financial adviser from Fairfield County is facing charges for allegedly running a yearlong multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. Norwalk resident James Booth, 74, who operated Booth Financial Associates, allegedly solicited money from clients, falsely promising to invest the money in opportunities offered outside of their ordinary advisory and brokerage accounts.  In total, Booth fraudulently obtained nearly $5 million from his customers. Instead of investing their money, Booth used it to pay personal and business expenses, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said. Booth was arrested on Monda…

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Financial Adviser From New Canaan Admits To Defrauding Clients In Fake Investment Scheme Financial Adviser From New Canaan Admits To Defrauding Clients In Fake Investment Scheme
Financial Adviser From New Canaan Admits To Defrauding Clients In Fake Investment Scheme A Fairfield County man who served as a financial adviser at two investment banks in Manhattan has admitted to defrauding clients out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Elias Herbert Hafen, 64, of New Canaan, pleaded guilty one count of wire fraud and will face up to five years in prison, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. Hafen was taken into custody and appeared in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, Sept. 4, where he pleaded guilty. Between 2013 and 2018, Hafen defrauded at least 11 of his financial advisory clients into believing he had access to a high-yield investment fund wi…

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Uber Driver Sentenced For Assaulting Rider, Dumping Her On Side Of CT Road Uber Driver Sentenced For Assaulting Rider, Dumping Her On Side Of CT Road
Uber Driver Sentenced For Assaulting Rider, Dumping Her On Side Of CT Road A 25-year-old Uber driver has been sentenced after admitting to picking up a Westchester woman, kidnapping her and sexually assaulting her in his car before dropping her on the side of I-95 in Connecticut. Harbir Parmar, of Howard Beach in Queens, has been sentenced to three years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in White Plains federal court to kidnapping and wire fraud following his arrest on Oct. 16 last year. In addition to his prison term, Parmar has been ordered to pay $3,642 in restitution, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. Parmar…

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Easton Man Among Seven Charged For $3.1 Million Stolen Car Ring Easton Man Among Seven Charged For $3.1 Million Stolen Car Ring
Easton Man Among Seven Charged For $3.1 Million Stolen Car Ring Seven members of a multi-million dollar national stolen automobile ring are facing time behind bars after being charged in White Plains Federal Court for their roles in the operation in New York and Connecticut. Beginning in October last year, Marvin Williams, Nicholas Dixon, Jason Higney, Besar Ismaili, Steven Klein, Lashaumba Randolph and Abdurahamin Shabazz allegedly operated the stolen car ring. During the operation, they allegedly would obtain stolen cars from Michigan and Florida, transported the stolen cars to New York and Connecticut for resale. In an effort to sell the cars, they w…

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Man Kidnaps, Assaults Woman Before Dumping Her On I-95, Feds Say Man Kidnaps, Assaults Woman Before Dumping Her On I-95, Feds Say
Man Kidnaps, Assaults Woman Before Dumping Her On I-95, Feds Say A 24-year-old ride-share driver is facing charges after allegedly picking up a Westchester woman, kidnapping her and sexually assaulting her in his car before ditching her on the side of I-95 in Connecticut.  Harbir Parmar of Howard Beach in Queens has been charged with kidnapping and wire-fraud charges dating back to an incident in February, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. According to the indictment, on Feb. 21, a woman ordered a vehicle through Parmar’s ride-sharing company to pick her up in Manhattan and take her to her home in White Plains. She was picked up by Parmar at appro…

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