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Catalytic Converter Trafficking Ring: CT Man Admits To Selling $150K Worth Of Them Catalytic Converter Trafficking Ring: CT Man Admits To Selling $150K Worth Of Them
Catalytic Converter Trafficking Ring: CT Man Admits To Selling $150K Worth Of Them A New Haven County man has admitted to stealing catalytic converters throughout Connecticut and selling around $150,000 worth of them as part of a multi-state trafficking ring.  Ansonia resident Francisco Ayala, age 22, pleaded guilty to participating in the scheme in Hartford Federal Court on Tuesday, April 4, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.  According to federal officials, Ayala had been involved in a number of catalytic converter thefts across the state, including one incident where he was caught on surveillance video steali…

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Area Man Admits To Elaborate Years-Long Bankruptcy Fraud Area Man Admits To Elaborate Years-Long Bankruptcy Fraud
Area Man Admits To Elaborate Years-Long Bankruptcy Fraud A Connecticut man has admitted to his role in an elaborate scheme to defraud a woman out of more than $200,000 as part of a bankruptcy fraud scam. Wallingford resident Joel Riley, 47, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of bankruptcy fraud for his role in the scheme that lasted for several years. Between April 2015 and July the following year, Riley fraudulently applied for and obtained loans and lines of credit in the name of his victim, without her permission or knowledge. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that by December 2016, the outstanding debt on the illegally secured…

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Escaped Fugitive Caught In CT, US Marshals Say Escaped Fugitive Caught In CT, US Marshals Say
Escaped Fugitive Caught In CT, US Marshals Say A convicted drug dealer who escaped from a federal prison facility in Georgia last month has been captured in Connecticut. The US Marshals Service announced that 43-year-old Israel Rodriguez-Zayes has been apprehended and was taken into custody this week by members of the Violent Fugitive Task Force in Willimantic. In 2013, Rodriguez-Zayes was sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling crack cocaine, heroin and using weapons to advance a drug trafficking crime. He escaped from captivity at the facility in Jessup, Georgia, on March 2. He was captured on Tuesday, April 16. According to the …

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19-Year-Old Admits To Selling Heroin to Teen Overdose Victim 19-Year-Old Admits To Selling Heroin to Teen Overdose Victim
19-Year-Old Admits To Selling Heroin to Teen Overdose Victim A 19-year-old drug dealer has admitted to selling the heroin that led to the fatal overdose of a 17-year-old in Connecticut. Winsted resident Anthony Hunt waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in Hartford Federal Court on Thursday to one count of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of, heroin. The arrest comes as part of an ongoing statewide crackdown targeting narcotics dealers who sell opioids that lead to fatal incidents. According to court documents, shortly before 5:45 p.m. on June 2, Connecticut State Police troopers responded to a family-owned boat in W…

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CT Man Admits To Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated CT Man Admits To Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated
CT Man Admits To Running Cocaine, Crack Ring While Incarcerated A Connecticut man has admitted to operating a cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking ring while he was in prison, Meriden resident Westley “Piff” Northrup, 30, has pleaded guilty in Hartford Federal Court to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack while he was incarcerated at the Cheshire Correctional Institution. Northrup’s arrest came following a joint investigation led by the DEA New Haven Task Force that included wiretaps, controlled purchases of crack cocaine, seizures of cocaine and cash. The investigation determined that Northrup w…

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