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Man Admits Operating Scam That Defrauded CT Victim Of Nearly $1.2 Million Man Admits Operating Scam That Defrauded CT Victim Of Nearly $1.2 Million
Man Admits Operating Scam That Defrauded CT Victim Of Nearly $1.2 Million A 35-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge stemming from a lottery scam that defrauded an elderly Connecticut victim of nearly $1.2 million. Stieve Fernandez, age 35, of Argentine and Jamacia, made the plea on Wednesday, Feb. 3, in Bridgeport, said U.S. Attorney John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, between approximately 2015 to 2018, Fernandez and others, including Minique Morris and Horace Crooks, defrauded an elderly Mystic resident in a lottery scam.  As part of their scheme, Ferna…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Know Them Or This Mercedes? Man, Woman Accused In Lottery Scam, Norwalk Police Say Know Them Or This Mercedes? Man, Woman Accused In Lottery Scam, Norwalk Police Say
Know Them Or This Mercedes? Man, Woman Accused In Lottery Scam, Norwalk Police Say Norwalk Police are asking the public's help in identifying the alleged pair of thieves that targeted an elderly victim in a lottery scam. One of the alleged suspect's photo is seen in an April 24 post on the Norwalk, CT Police Twitter page on April 24. According to police, two suspects drove a black 2019 Mercedes sports utility vehicle, with a Massachusetts plate number 8WY599. The man pictured was accompanied by a woman in her 40s, according to the police post. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Aura at the Norwalk Police Department at 203-854-3039.

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by Donna Christopher