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Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine In Connecticut Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine In Connecticut
Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine In Connecticut A citizen of the Dominican Republic last known to be living in Litchfield County is facing deportation after being sentenced for trafficking heroin and cocaine in Connecticut. Henly Feliz Santiago, 43, who was last residing in Torrington, was sentenced this week in Bridgeport District Court to 48 months in prison following his guilty plea in January last year. Specifically, Santiago pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, one kilogram or more of heroin.  At the conclusion of his prison sentence, Santiago will face immigratio…

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Fairfield County Tax Preparer Sentenced For Defrauding IRS Of Nearly $1M Fairfield County Tax Preparer Sentenced For Defrauding IRS Of Nearly $1M
Fairfield County Tax Preparer Sentenced For Defrauding IRS Of Nearly $1M A tax preparer in Fairfield County will spend months in prison after admitting to preparing hundreds of false tax returns for clients. Veronica Huitzil, 39, was sentenced in Bridgeport district court to six months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release after pleading guilty to preparing false tax returns and defrauding the IRS out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Huitzil, of Bridgeport, operated a tax return preparation practice in Bridgeport, assisting in the preparation and filing of more than 3,700 federal tax returns for the 2014 through 2018 tax years, U.S. Attorney …

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Former CT Resident Sentenced For Violating Sex Offender Registration Law Former CT Resident Sentenced For Violating Sex Offender Registration Law
Former CT Resident Sentenced For Violating Sex Offender Registration Law A convicted sex offender who forced a teenager to view sexual activity has been sentenced after admitting to failing to register as a sex offender in Connecticut for nearly two years after claiming he moved to Puerto Rico. Ismael Sanchez Colon has been sentenced to 10 months in prison, followed by three months of home confinement and five years of supervised release for violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). He pleaded guilty in September last year in Bridgeport District Court to violating SORNA following his conviction in Wisconsin for causing a chil…

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