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$600K Fraud: CT Tax Preparer Gets Prison Time For Including Fake Expenses In Returns $600K Fraud: CT Tax Preparer Gets Prison Time For Including Fake Expenses In Returns
$600K Fraud: CT Tax Preparer Gets Prison Time For Including Fake Expenses In Returns A Connecticut man will spend years in prison for including false expenses on income tax returns for clients, federal officials announced.  David Etienne, a 49-year-old New London County tax return preparer based in Norwich, was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday, Jan. 17 for a tax fraud offense, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  According to federal officials, Etienne worked through several businesses, including Los Maestros Inc., Los Maestros Group, Tax Experts USA, and Tax Experts USA Inc. Between the 2012 and 2021 tax…

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by Ben Crnic
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Popular Danbury Restaurant Celebrates 50 Years In Business Popular Danbury Restaurant Celebrates 50 Years In Business
Popular Danbury Restaurant Celebrates 50 Years In Business In just a few days a Fairfield County dinner institution will be celebrating its 50th year in business with a big fat steak and plenty of fanfare. Chuck’s Steak House in Danbury hits the big 50 on Monday, May 22. The restaurant opened for business on May 22, 1973. “My Dad, Hank Zaccara, was 35 years old when he opened the doors for business here in 1973,” said Elizabeth Zaccara Booth. “Although he’s been gone for 8 years now, I know he would be very proud to see that Chuck’s is still thriving.” Danbury Mayor Dean Esposito was at the restaurant recently and presented a proclamation from t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: CT Unveils $1,000 Signing Bonus As Incentive To Get Back To Work COVID-19: CT Unveils $1,000 Signing Bonus As Incentive To Get Back To Work
Covid-19: CT Unveils $1,000 Signing Bonus As Incentive To Get Back To Work Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is offering extra incentives to get residents back to work after suffering through long-term unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lamont announced a new “Back To Work CT Program,” which will provide a one-time $1,000 bonus payment to 10,000 long-term unemployed people living in Connecticut to encourage them to get new jobs. According to Lamont, “the program is designed to encourage long-term unemployed individuals to find work.” 
“Although Connecticut’s economy added 17,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2021 and the pace of the recovery is accelerating as …

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Boughton Gives Tearful Farewell As Danbury Mayor After Accepting Post In Lamont Administration Boughton Gives Tearful Farewell As Danbury Mayor After Accepting Post In Lamont Administration
Boughton Gives Tearful Farewell As Danbury Mayor After Accepting Post In Lamont Administration Popular Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, who has been in office for 10 terms, will be stepping down as the head of the city to take a position in Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration. Boughton takes over as Connecticut tax commissioner effective Friday, Dec. 18. The news of Boughton’s appointment leaked earlier this week, with Boughton confirming the switch on Friday, Dec. 11. He will be succeeded by longtime City Council President Joe Cavo as mayor. “Once an election is over, you start preparing for the next one, so over the last six weeks or so, I started thinking about the next election, and th…

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by Zak Failla
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Tobacco Wholesaler Sentenced For Defrauding Connecticut Tobacco Wholesaler Sentenced For Defrauding Connecticut
Tobacco Wholesaler Sentenced For Defrauding Connecticut A tobacco wholesaler from India living in Connecticut has been sentenced for his role in a scheme attempting to skirt out of millions of dollars in taxes that were due on products imported into the state. Pavan Vaswani, who was last known to live in West Haven, was sentenced in New Haven district court to 18 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release for scheming to defraud the state out of more than $5.8 million in taxes. Fairfield resident Rishi Malik - who has already been sentenced to 36 months in prison - and a partner opened and ran Connecticut Discounts LLC, a toba…

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by Zak Failla
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Traffic Stop Leads To Alleged 'Runner' Of Untaxed Cigarettes From Fairfield County To New York Traffic Stop Leads To Alleged 'Runner' Of Untaxed Cigarettes From Fairfield County To New York
Traffic Stop Leads To Alleged 'Runner' Of Untaxed Cigarettes From Fairfield County To New York A traffic stop for a seatbelt violation led to the arrest of an alleged "runner" for a supplier for bodegas and variety stores from Fairfield County to New York who was possessing illegal cigarettes and gambling records, police said.  The stop took place around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, when Stamford Police Officer Christopher Felman-Merced was enforcing seat belt violations in the area of Canal/Jefferson streets when he noticed a driver, later identified as Luis Miguel Pena-Ramos, 32, driving without his seatbelt, said Stamford Police Capt. Diedrich Hohn.  During the stop, the officer …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Wholesaler In Fairfield County Admits To Scheme To Defraud State Of Nearly $6M In Taxes Wholesaler In Fairfield County Admits To Scheme To Defraud State Of Nearly $6M In Taxes
Wholesaler In Fairfield County Admits To Scheme To Defraud State Of Nearly $6M In Taxes A tobacco wholesaler in Fairfield County has admitted to attempting to skirt out of millions of dollars in taxes that were due on products imported into the state. Fairfield resident Rishi Malik pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to violate the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act and one count of wire fraud. Malik and a partner opened and ran Connecticut Discounts LLC, a tobacco wholesale business in Bridgeport. Through that company, Malik obtained tobacco products from out-of-state suppliers and distributed the products to a network of clients who offered …

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by Zak Failla
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Greenwich Man Sentenced For Underreporting $2.5M In Gross Receipts On Federal Tax Returns Greenwich Man Sentenced For Underreporting $2.5M In Gross Receipts On Federal Tax Returns
Greenwich Man Sentenced For Underreporting $2.5M In Gross Receipts On Federal Tax Returns A local contractor is going to spend a year behind bars after admitting to underreporting millions of dollars on his federal tax returns. Pasquale Furano, of Greenwich, was sentenced in New Haven District Court on Friday to 12 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of tax evasion earlier this year. Furano, 48, was the sole proprietor of Furano Landscaping, which provided landscaping and snowplowing services to nearly 200 commercial and residential customers in Fairfield and Westchester counties, according to John Durham, the United St…

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by Zak Failla
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Greenwich Landscaper Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion Greenwich Landscaper Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
Greenwich Landscaper Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion A 48-year-old Greenwich man pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 15 to tax evasion. Pasquale F. Furano waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to one count of tax evasion, according to John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joel P. Garland, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England. According to court documents and statements made in court, Furano is the sole owner of Pasquale Furano Landscaping, which generated business income by providing landscaping and snowplo…

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by Jon Craig
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2 Wholesalers Charged With Defrauding Connecticut Of $5.8M In Tobacco Taxes 2 Wholesalers Charged With Defrauding Connecticut Of $5.8M In Tobacco Taxes
2 Wholesalers Charged With Defrauding Connecticut Of $5.8M In Tobacco Taxes BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A federal grand jury in Bridgeport indicted two tobacco wholesalers on charges of defrauding Connecticut of millions of dollars in taxes due on tobacco products imported into the state, prosecutors said.  John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that, on January 10, a grand jury in Bridgeport returned  The 13-count indictment for Pavan Vaswani, 39, of West Haven, and Rishi Malik, 45, formerly of Fairfield, was handed down on Jan. 10.  Vaswani and Malik were arrested Thursday and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge William…

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