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Trio Linked To CT Company Convicted Of Using $800K In Federal Funds For Lavish Trips
Three people associated with a Connecticut company have been convicted of misusing federal funds for lavish out-of-state trips totaling nearly a million dollars.
On Friday, Dec. 10, a federal jury in New Haven today found the following men guilty:
Drew Rankin, age 60, the former chief executive officer of the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Corporation,
James Sullivan, age 55, former chairperson of the CMEEC Board of Directors,
John Bilda, age 57, former City of Norwich representative on the CMEEC Board of Directors.
CMEEC is a cooperative public corporation that permits munici…
Gas Prices To Rise This Spring, AAA Says
There is no relief in sight for drivers’ wallets at the pump, as gas prices continue to rise and should continue to do so well into the spring, according to AAA.
For weeks, gas prices have slowly, but surely, continued to creep upward, to a national average of $2.52 per gallon, up eight cents from a month ago and nearly 25 cents a year ago, when the average was $2.30 per gallon.
In a forecast released by AAA Northeast, the national average is expected to reach as high as $2.70 per gallon, the highest since the summer of 2015. A AAA spokesperson cited “a volatile marker, higher crude oil pri…
