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Darien Doctor Gets Prison Time For $5M Fraud At Norwalk Clinic Darien Doctor Gets Prison Time For $5M Fraud At Norwalk Clinic
Darien Doctor Gets Prison Time For $5M Fraud At Norwalk Clinic A former Fairfield County doctor will spend nearly a decade in prison after admitting to billing Medicaid for nearly $5 million, and hiding the money in a Swiss bank account before attempting to flee the country. Darien resident Ramil Mansourov, who owned and operated Family Urgent Health Care in Norwalk, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to health care fraud and money laundering offenses. Mansourov, 49, purchased Immediate Health Care from Bharat Patel in 2012, renaming it Family Urgent Health Care, and allowed P…

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Ex-Doctor From Darien Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering Ex-Doctor From Darien Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering
Ex-Doctor From Darien Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering A former Fairfield County doctor will spend nearly a decade in prison after admitting to billing  Medicaid for nearly $5 million, and hiding the money in a Swiss bank account before attempting to flee the country. Darien resident Ramil Mansourov, who owned and operated Family Urgent Health Care in Norwalk, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to health care fraud and money laundering offenses. Mansourov, 49, purchased Immediate Health Care from Bharat Patel in 2012, renaming it Family Urgent Health Care, and allo…

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by Zak Failla
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Julio Rodriguez Named Norwalk Police Department Officer Of The Year Julio Rodriguez Named Norwalk Police Department Officer Of The Year
Julio Rodriguez Named Norwalk Police Department Officer Of The Year Officer Julio Rodriguez has officially been named as Norwalk Police Department’s Officer of the Year for 2018. Officer Rodriguez, of the Special Services Division, was recognized at the annual Norwalk Police Awards on Thursday, Feb. 7. He has been assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bridgeport Resident Office, as the Norwalk Police Department’s Task Force Officer for numerous years, eventually becoming the senior Task Force Officer of the unit. Officer Rodriguez has consistently earned praised and is seen in high regard by DEA supervisors, Task Force Officers and other members …

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Bridgeport Man Faces Crack, Cocaine Distribution Charges Bridgeport Man Faces Crack, Cocaine Distribution Charges
Bridgeport Man Faces Crack, Cocaine Distribution Charges United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a local man with crack and cocaine distribution. The court charged Rocky Samas, also known as ‘Twin,’ with one count of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base (‘crack’) and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine on Monday, Nov. 19. Court documents allege that investigators conducted three separate and controlled purchases of crack cocaine between August and October from Samas, 47-year-old Bridgeport resi…

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Dominican National Sentenced For Trafficking 'Black Tar' Heroin Dominican National Sentenced For Trafficking 'Black Tar' Heroin
Dominican National Sentenced For Trafficking 'Black Tar' Heroin A Dominican national is facing deportation following his prison stint for trafficking “black tar” heroin into the area. Hugo Tejada, 26, a citizen of the Dominican Republic who last lived in Waterbury, was sentenced to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of, heroin. When his prison term is over, U.S. Attorney John Durham said Tejada faces immigration proceedings. Black tar heroin is dark, sticky like tar or hard like coal and the result of crude processing methods that leave behind impurities.  The Drug Enforcement Administrati…

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Norwalk Doctor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Drug Distribution Norwalk Doctor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Drug Distribution
Norwalk Doctor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Drug Distribution A local doctor is going to spend several years behind bars for distributing opioids to patients with no need for drugs in Fairfield County. Milford resident Bharat Patel, a doctor working out of Family Health Urgent Care in Norwalk, has been sentenced to 54 months in prison after pleading guilty to narcotics distribution and healthcare offenses over the summer.  He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release following his stay in prison. Beginning in 2011, through July last year, Patel “saw numerous patients who had no legitimate medical purpose to see Patel, and only came to h…

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Ex-Fairfield County Doctor Admits To Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering Ex-Fairfield County Doctor Admits To Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering
Ex-Fairfield County Doctor Admits To Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering A former Fairfield County doctor has admitted to billing Medicaid for nearly $5 million, and hiding the money in a Swiss bank account before attempting to flee the country. Darien resident Ramil Mansourov, who owned and operated Family Urgent Health Care in Norwalk, has pleaded guilty in New Haven District Court to health care fraud and money laundering offenses. Mansourov, 49, purchased Immediate Health Care from Bharat Patel in 2012, renaming it Family Urgent Health Care, and allowed Patel to continue to work for the practice, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Co…

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Drug Dealer Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine, Pot In Fairfield County Drug Dealer Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine, Pot In Fairfield County
Drug Dealer Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine, Pot In Fairfield County A drug dealer in Fairfield County will spend more than six years behind bars for trafficking cocaine and other drugs in the area. Stamford resident Carl Hubbard, 35, has been sentenced to 77 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty in May to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and marijuana. In May last year, members of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Stamford Police Department made controlled purchases of cocaine from Hubbard and a purchase of crack cocaine from an associate, after h…

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Fairfield County Man Charged With Distributing Counterfeit Drugs Fairfield County Man Charged With Distributing Counterfeit Drugs
Fairfield County Man Charged With Distributing Counterfeit Drugs A Fairfield County man was arrested and charged on a federal criminal complaint related to distributing counterfeit drugs. Kamil Golebiowski, 25, of Shelton, was arrested Tuesday as part of an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users, said John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Golebiowski's arrest is in connection with the July 9, 2017, overdose death of a 29-year-old Seymour man. During the investigation into the man's death, investigators seized drug and non-dru…

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Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Narcotics To CT Overdose Victim Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Narcotics To CT Overdose Victim
Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Narcotics To CT Overdose Victim A 37-year-old Connecticut man waived his right to being indicted and pleaded guilty in Hartford to distributing heroin and cocaine.  John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, said that Ulpiano Lugo of Groton entered his guilty plea on Tuesday, May 8 before Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello. This matter stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to drug users. According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 22, 2017, at about …

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by Jon Craig
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Man Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl To Fairfield County OD Victim Man Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl To Fairfield County OD Victim
Man Sentenced For Distributing Fentanyl To Fairfield County OD Victim A West Haven man was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl to a Bridgeport man who died after using the drug. John Rodriguez, 37, was sentenced on Friday, May 4 by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 27 months of prison, followed by four years of supervised release. His victim overdosed on the drug in 2015. John H. Durham, U,S Attorney for the District of Connecticut, said the case stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users.…

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Puerto Rico To CT Cocaine Trafficking Ring Probe Nets Seven Indictments Puerto Rico To CT Cocaine Trafficking Ring Probe Nets Seven Indictments
Puerto Rico To CT Cocaine Trafficking Ring Probe Nets Seven Indictments Seven people were indicted on Thursday, April 19 on charges related to alleged smuggling of cocaine via the mail from Puerto Rico to Connecticut, according to U.S. Attorney John H. Durham. Charged in the indictment were: Erick Suarez, 29, of New Britain; Jerry "Bebo" Rodriguez, 28, of Hartford; Luis Gonzalez-Ofarril, 23, of New Britain; Luis Torres, 35, of New Britain; and Gregory Torres, 39, of Hartford. Two additional suspects from Puerto Rico were indicted. As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, since December 2017, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Har…

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by Jon Craig