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3 Men Facing Charges In Connection With Whitey Bulger's Beating Death 3 Men Facing Charges In Connection With Whitey Bulger's Beating Death
3 Men Facing Charges In Connection With Whitey Bulger's Beating Death Three men have been indicted in connection with the beating death of notorious Boston crime boss James "White" Bulger, the US Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of West Virginia reports. Fotios "Freddy" Geas, Paul "Pauly" DeCologero and Sean McKinnon were charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder Wednesday, Aug. 17,  the office reports.  Geas and DeCologero are accused of beating in the head Bulger while they were imprisoned in West Virginia in October 2018, the office reports. This resulted in Bulger's death at 89 years old.  Geas and…
FBI Arrests Superintendent Of Schools In New England FBI Arrests Superintendent Of Schools In New England
FBI Arrests Superintendent Of Schools In New England The FBI has arrested a school superintendent in the region for allegedly obstructing the department's investigation into the alleged extortion of a city employee. Western Massachusetts resident Lynn Clark age 51, of Belchertown in Hampden County, was arrested early Wednesday, April 6, said FBI Boston Division spokesperson Kristen Setera. Clark is the superintendent of Chicopee Public Schools. Clark was arrested for allegedly making false statements in connection with sending threatening messages to a candidate for Chicopee chief of police, said US Attorney Rachael S. Rollins …
Former Harvard Department Chair Found Guilty Of Hiding Ties To China Former Harvard Department Chair Found Guilty Of Hiding Ties To China
Former Harvard Department Chair Found Guilty Of Hiding Ties To China A former Harvard University department chair has been found guilty of charges in connection with lying to federal authorities about his ties to China and failing to report income he received from a university in China. Charles Lieber, age 62, was found guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 21, of: Two counts of making false statements to federal authorities,  Two counts of making and subscribing a false income tax return, Two counts of failing to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts with the Internal Revenue Service. Lieber is the former chair of Harvard's Chemistry and Che…
Ex-Police Chief In Fairfield County Sentenced For Rigging Exam Ex-Police Chief In Fairfield County Sentenced For Rigging Exam
Ex-Police Chief In Fairfield County Sentenced For Rigging Exam A former Fairfield County police chief arrested last year for rigging a police chief's exam has been sentenced. Bridgeport's former police chief AJ Perez was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison on Monday, April 12. “I hold no malice to anyone, I did this to myself, I panicked,” Perez told U.S. District Judge Kari Dooley during his sentencing hearing. Perez, 65, was accused along with his former personnel director David Dunn of rigging the police chief's exam so Perez would secure the job in 2018. In addition to a year and a day in prison, the judge ordered Perez to serve four yea…
CT AG Moves To Revoke, Reduce Pensions Of Ousted Bridgeport PD Chief, Personnel Director CT AG Moves To Revoke, Reduce Pensions Of Ousted Bridgeport PD Chief, Personnel Director
CT AG Moves To Revoke, Reduce Pensions Of Ousted Bridgeport PD Chief, Personnel Director Connecticut's attorney general wants to revoke the pensions of former Bridgeport Police Chief Armando (AJ) Perez and former Bridgeport Personnel Director David Dunn. Both Perez and Dunn, who have pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and making false statements, are scheduled to be sentenced within the next two months, said Attorney General William Tong. Tong made the announcement on Wednesday, Nov. 4, following the guilty pleas that involved a scheme to award Perez the Chief of Police position under false and fraudulent pretenses.  Perez currently receives a $102,072.36 annual pe…
CT Woman Admits Lying To Grand Jury About Kidnapping, Triple Homicide CT Woman Admits Lying To Grand Jury About Kidnapping, Triple Homicide
CT Woman Admits Lying To Grand Jury About Kidnapping, Triple Homicide A 26-year-old Connecticut woman has admitted to making false statements before a federal grand jury in connection with an investigation into the kidnapping and murder of two individuals, and the related murder of a third individual, in November 2015, authorities announced. According to court documents and statements made in Bridgeport Court,  On Nov. 16, 2015, Laquasia Samms, also known as “Quasia,” 26, of New Haven, was present when an illegal firearm transaction was occurring in her apartment on Shelton Avenue in New Haven. Damian Connor and Tamar Lawrence were also pr…
Bridgeport Police Chief, Personnel Director Both Admit To Rigging City’s Job Search Bridgeport Police Chief, Personnel Director Both Admit To Rigging City’s Job Search
Bridgeport Police Chief, Personnel Director Both Admit To Rigging City’s Job Search The former chief and former acting personnel director for the Bridgeport Police Department both pleaded guilty to defrauding the city by rigging the 2018 police chief examination in order to ensure Armando J. Perez would be selected as chief, and to making false statements to federal agents in the course of the investigation. Perez and David Dunn appeared on Monday morning, Oct. 5 in Bridgeport federal court. “As they have now admitted, former Chief Perez and former Personnel Director Dunn schemed to rig the purportedly impartial and objective search for a permanent police chief to ensure …
Norwalk Native, Ex-Trump Adviser Roger Stone Arrested In Russia Probe Norwalk Native, Ex-Trump Adviser Roger Stone Arrested In Russia Probe
Norwalk Native, Ex-Trump Adviser Roger Stone Arrested In Russia Probe Roger Stone, an area native and former adviser and longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested in Florida early Friday morning, Jan. 25 on a seven-count indictment of witness tampering, obstruction, giving false statements and other crimes. The charges against Stone, who was born in Norwalk and grew up in Northern Westchester, were unsealed in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The grand jury indictment details allegations that the 66-year-old Stone was an intermediary between…
Alleged Child Kidnapper Who Used Fake Name To Live In Area, Receiving Federal Benefits Indicted Alleged Child Kidnapper Who Used Fake Name To Live In Area, Receiving Federal Benefits Indicted
Alleged Child Kidnapper Who Used Fake Name To Live In Area, Receiving Federal Benefits Indicted The man who allegedly kidnapped his toddler in Canada, changed his name and came to America to hide in Connecticut is facing a host of charges. Allan Mann, Jr., who has dual Canadian and Ghanaian citizenship, allegedly abducted his 21-month-old, Jermaine Allan Mann, in Canada in 1987 during a court-ordered visit in Toronto. He then allegedly came to America, and acquired counterfeit birth certificates for the two of them. He also changed his name to Hailee Randolph DeSouza. On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced that Mann has been charged on a seven-count indictment for making fa…
Man Who Abducted Son In 1987 Located, Arrested In Connecticut Man Who Abducted Son In 1987 Located, Arrested In Connecticut
Man Who Abducted Son In 1987 Located, Arrested In Connecticut A man who allegedly kidnapped his toddler in Canada, changed his name and came to America was arrested in Connecticut on Friday after more than three decades on the run. Allan Mann, Jr., who has dual Canadian and Ghanaian citizenship, allegedly abducted his 21-month-old, Jermaine Allan Mann, in Canada in 1987 during a court-ordered visit in Toronto. He then allegedly came to America, and acquired counterfeit birth certificates for the two of them. He also changed his name to Hailee Randolph DeSouza. It is alleged that Mann has been living in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development …
Westport Man Admits To Investment Fraud Scheme, Lying To SEC Westport Man Admits To Investment Fraud Scheme, Lying To SEC
Westport Man Admits To Investment Fraud Scheme, Lying To SEC A 72-year-old man from the area has admitted to lying to the FBI and SEC while misrepresenting the worth of his businesses for several years. Westport resident Barton Stuck, who controlled the business entities of Signal Lake, a venture capital company that invests in technology companies - has pleaded guilty to multiple offenses related to an investment fraud scheme. Stuck admitted to committing fraud in 2015 and 2016 by misrepresenting the financial health and prospects of the Signal Lake entities and their investments to benefit himself personally. In one instance, he told an undercover…