Innkeeper With A 'Sex Dungeon' Sentenced To 29 Years In Prison Over Child Exploitation Innkeeper With A 'Sex Dungeon' Sentenced To 29 Years In Prison Over Child Exploitation
Innkeeper With A 'Sex Dungeon' Sentenced To 29 Years In Prison Over Child Exploitation A Connecticut man who had a “sex dungeon” and attempted to pay for "limitless" sex with a child has been sentenced to nearly 29 years in federal prison. Simon Hessler, 48, formerly of Ellington, has been sentenced to nearly 29 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release over child exploration offenses. Hessler was the owner of Baymont Inn & Suites in Manchester, according to his LinkedIn profile. He was also the president of New England Hospitality Management, Inc. and an EMT driver with the Ellington Volunteer Ambulance service. From the United States Att…
Fairfield County Man Admits To Embezzling $1.1 Million From Printing Company, Feds Say Fairfield County Man Admits To Embezzling $1.1 Million From Printing Company, Feds Say
Fairfield County Man Admits To Embezzling $1.1 Million From Printing Company, Feds Say A Fairfield County man has admitted to an embezzlement scheme of more than $1 million involving a Hartford company, federal authorities have announced. Anthony Teixeira, 50, of Danbury,  was employed by Joseph Merritt & Company, a Hartford-based printing company, for more than 25 years, and most recently oversaw the JMC branch located in Danbury.   The loss to the company attributable to Teixeira through his schemes is approximately $1.1 million, John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced. According to court documents and state…
Norwalk Man Arrested For Having Weapons Cache Now Accused Of Hitting Victim In Head With Pipe Norwalk Man Arrested For Having Weapons Cache Now Accused Of Hitting Victim In Head With Pipe
Norwalk Man Arrested For Having Weapons Cache Now Accused Of Hitting Victim In Head With Pipe A 22-year-old man who authorities say had a weapons cache and showed interest in “committing a mass shooting” over the summer has now been arrested after hitting a victim in the head with a pipe, police said. The latest incident happened around 5 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1 when Norwalk Police were called to a Bedford Avenue residence because Brandon Wagshol had allegedly pushed an individual inside the residence. When officers arrived on the scene, there was yelling inside the apartment, Lt. Jared Zwickle of the Norwalk PD said. The officers knocked on the door and Wa…
Fairfield County Dentist Charged With Child Exploitation Offenses After Instagram Investigation Fairfield County Dentist Charged With Child Exploitation Offenses After Instagram Investigation
Fairfield County Dentist Charged With Child Exploitation Offenses After Instagram Investigation A dentist in Fairfield County has been charged with child exploitation offenses after an FBI Instagram investigation. Scott David Cohen, 39, of Stratford, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 25 and charged by federal criminal complaint with multiple child sexual exploitation offenses, John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced. In a 23-page indictment, earlier this month, it is alleged that Cohen, using the username “drpinstripe13,” began c…
Man, 22, 'Interested In Committing Mass Shooting' Nabbed In Norwalk With Weapons Cache Man, 22, 'Interested In Committing Mass Shooting' Nabbed In Norwalk With Weapons Cache
Man, 22, 'Interested In Committing Mass Shooting' Nabbed In Norwalk With Weapons Cache A 22-year-old Fairfield County man who authorities say had shown interest in “committing a mass shooting” in a post on social media was charged with possessing large capacity magazines. Norwalk Police Chief Thomas Kulhawik and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent-In-Charge Brian C. Turner announced late Thursday afternoon, Aug. 15 that Brandon Wagshol of Bedford Avenue in Norwalk was arrested and charged with four counts of illegal possession of large-capacity magazines. The Federal Bureau of Investigation National Threat Operations Center (NTOC) received a tip that Wagshol was att…
Connecticut Man Indicted For Threat To Kill Trump, Bomb, Anthrax Hoaxes Connecticut Man Indicted For Threat To Kill Trump, Bomb, Anthrax Hoaxes
Connecticut Man Indicted For Threat To Kill Trump, Bomb, Anthrax Hoaxes A 51-year-old man has been indicted on 16 counts for numerous malicious incidents of intimidation that mentioned the use of explosives and bio-toxins, and for threatening to kill President Donald Trump, John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Saturday, May 11. A federal grand jury in New Haven returned a 16-count indictment on Friday, May 10, charging Gary Joseph Gravelle, also known as Roland Prejean, with threatening to kill, injure and intimidate people and explode property in Connecticut and elsewhere. As alleged in the indictment, in September 2…
Alert Issued For Wire Fraud Scam Targeting Direct Deposit Info Alert Issued For Wire Fraud Scam Targeting Direct Deposit Info
Alert Issued For Wire Fraud Scam Targeting Direct Deposit Info A new phishing scam is targeting the HR departments of companies in an effort to reroute direct deposits. CNBC first reported that the new scam involves fraudsters rerouting direct deposit accounts, and once checks are made, the paycheck will instead go directly into the criminal’s account. According to KVC Health Systems, a child welfare nonprofit based out of the Midwest that was hit by the scam reported that the emails look legitimate and intentionally come from the company’s CEO, CFO or payroll director to increase the authenticity of the request. Reports state that the emails are diff…
Greenwich Worker Demoted For Taking Photos Of Murder Victim, Crime Scene Greenwich Worker Demoted For Taking Photos Of Murder Victim, Crime Scene
Greenwich Worker Demoted For Taking Photos Of Murder Victim, Crime Scene A Town of Greenwich employee who admitted to taking photos of murder victim Valerie Reyes of Westchester and of the crime scene has been demoted.  Reyes body was found stuffed inside a red suitcase around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, in a wood area of Greenwich by Public Works employees.  The employee who took the photos and circulated them to some will be demoted from his position as foreman of the Department of Public Works for six months, suspended without pay for five days, and give up five vacation days, according to the Greenwich First Selectman's Office, which did not name th…
Nigerian National Admits To Phishing Scheme Victimizing CT School Employees Nigerian National Admits To Phishing Scheme Victimizing CT School Employees
Nigerian National Admits To Phishing Scheme Victimizing CT School Employees A Nigerian national who entered the country on a visitor’s visa that expired two years ago is facing a mandatory prison term after admitting to his role in a phishing scheme that victimized educators in Connecticut. Daniel Adekunle Ojo, a citizen of Nigeria residing in Durham, N.C., has pleaded guilty in New Haven District Court to fraud and identity theft charges that date back two years aago to a scheme to obtain identifying information of school employees both in Connecticut, and elsewhere, and later filing false tax returns in the names of his victims. In February last year, an employee…
Ex-Newtown Lawyer Admits To Stealing $1.3M From Clients, Friends, Family Ex-Newtown Lawyer Admits To Stealing $1.3M From Clients, Friends, Family
Ex-Newtown Lawyer Admits To Stealing $1.3M From Clients, Friends, Family A former lawyer from Newtown admits to stealing more than $1.3 million from his clients, according to the U.S. Justice Department.  Thomas M. Murtha, 62, of Birmingham, MI, and former.y of Newtown pleaded guilty on Wednesday, May 30 to one count of wire fraud related to his theft of more than a million dollars from victims, according to John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut,  According to court documents and statements made in court, Murtha operated a law practice under the name Maher & Murtha LLC in Bridgeport. Murtha stole at least $1.3 million from m…
Warning From Homeland Security, FBI: Russia Wants To Hack Your ISP Router Warning From Homeland Security, FBI: Russia Wants To Hack Your ISP Router
Warning From Homeland Security, FBI: Russia Wants To Hack Your ISP Router With the entire world watching what turn the international Russian conflict takes next, federal officials are warning area residents that a cyber strike could be the newest threat as hackers target routers and other network devices. The Department of Homeland Security, FBI and United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre issued a joint Technical Alert on the “worldwide cyber exploitation of network infrastructure devices (such as a) router, switch, firewall, Network-based Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) devices by Russian state-sponsored cyber actors.” Officials said that targets are p…
Fairfield County Woman, 40, Sentenced To Prison For Two Fraud Schemes Fairfield County Woman, 40, Sentenced To Prison For Two Fraud Schemes
Fairfield County Woman, 40, Sentenced To Prison For Two Fraud Schemes A 40-year-old Stratford woman has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison after her conviction in two fraud schemes, according to the U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney in Connecticut. U.S. Attorney John H. Durham announced on Tuesday that Rachael Alexander, also known as Rachael Vierling, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven.  Judge Arterton ordered Alexander to pay restitution totaling nearly $443,808. Alexander, who is released on bond, was ordered to report to prison on April 18. Her imprisonment will be followed by three years of…