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Bridgeport Man Faces Crack, Cocaine Distribution Charges
United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John Durham announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a local man with crack and cocaine distribution. The court charged Rocky Samas, also known as ‘Twin,’ with one count of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base (‘crack’) and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine on Monday, Nov. 19. Court documents allege that investigators conducted three separate and controlled purchases of crack cocaine between August and October from Samas, 47-year-old Bridgeport resi…
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Mother Of Four Sentenced For Fraud, Identity Theft Offenses
A mother of four in Connecticut with an extensive rap sheet has been sentenced for stealing thousands of dollars from more than a dozen people as part of an identity theft scheme. Leshanda Long of New Haven has been sentenced to three years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in September last year. Her criminal history includes 21 prior convictions, including convictions for identity theft and larceny. She also has pending state charges for identity theft, forgery, larceny and robbery offenses. In Decem…
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New Haven Man Charged With Federal Firearm, Drug Offenses
A convicted felon is facing more time behind bars after being busted with drugs and an illegal handgun in Connecticut. New Haven resident Qiyon “Gutter” Reed was arrested this week and charged with individual counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. According to the indictment, on Sept. 12, Reed was found to be in possession of a Heritage Manufacturing Stealth C-2000 nine-millimeter, semi-automatic handgun and a Smith & Wesson MP9 Shield nine-millimeter, semi-automatic handgun. Dur…
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Darien Man Admits To Stealing $57K From US Service Member To Pay For Personal Expenses
A 34-year-old local man admitted to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a United States service member to pay for personal expenses. Darien resident Christopher Teixeira pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of wire fraud in relation to his theft of more than $57,000 from a former member of the U.S. Navy. The service member was scheduled to receive a medical severance payment from the Navy in January 2017. The victim provided his “MyPay” login and password information to Teixeira, who he trusted with certain financial responsibilities, according to John Durham, the …
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CT Man Sentenced For Child Pornography Offense
A 28-year-old man from Connecticut is going to spend time behind bars after being busted with child porn and “guides to sexually abusing children.” William Millett of Groton has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised released for the child pornography offense, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced this week. According to Durham, a Homeland Security Investigations investigation found that an IP address connected with Millett was used to access child pornography. On Nov. 7 last year, investigators conducted a c…
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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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Man Sentenced In ATM 'Jackpotting' Scheme In Case Assisted By Greenwich Police
A 22-year-old man who thought he was going to hit the “jackpot” by hacking ATM machines in Connecticut was caught red-handed by police with nearly $6,000 in allegedly stolen cash in an investigation assisted by the Greenwich Police Department. A multi-agency law enforcement investigation into malware attacks on ATM machines in Connecticut and nearby states led to the arrest of Springfield, Massachusetts resident Argenys Rodriguez earlier this year. Rodriguez has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, followed by two years of supervised release for his role in the ATM “jackpottin…
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Two Charged With Cashing Over $60,000 In Stolen Postal Money Orders
A former United States Postal Service employee and a co-conspirator are facing prison time after allegedly stealing more than $60,000 in postal money orders in Connecticut. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that former USPS employee Michelle Barbeau, of Brooklyn, and James Lebel were arrested this week for offenses related to the theft of the money orders. The indictment charges that while employed at the Wauregan Post Office in Plainfield, between April and September last year, the two conspired to take blank U.S. Postal money orders from th…
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20-Year-Old Reputed Gang Member Admits To Role In Drug Dealing, Shootings
A 20-year-old reputed gang member from the area has admitted to his role in selling drugs and his involvement in a pair of gang-related shooting incidents. Milton “Reese” Westley, of New Haven, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Hartford to a federal racketeering charge stemming from his role as a member of the Goodrich Street Boys in New Haven. For years, the New Haven Police Department’s Shooting Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have been investigating more than three dozen unsolved shootings in New Haven and Hamden. Officials said tha…
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CT Man Admits To Illegal Gun Possession, Heroin Distribution
A convicted felon in Connecticut has admitted to drug and weapon charges after being busted with a pistol, heroin, fentanyl and other drugs. Manchester resident Rufus Howell has pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon and one count of possession of heroin with intent to distribute. On June 21 last year, Howell, 40 was arrested when a search of a car he was driving in Hartford found he was in possession of a Hi-Point 9mm pistol, 14 grams of combined heroin and fentanyl, 40 grams of cocaine, and marijuana. John Durham, the United States Attorn…
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Felon In Fairfield County Admits To Possessing Firearms
A convicted felon in Fairfield County is facing up to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to a weapons charge in federal court. Bridgeport resident Tyeshon King, 31, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. On March 24 last year, King was caught in possession of a Taurus 9mm semi-automatic pistol, a Taurus .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol that had been reported stolen, and 28 rounds of assorted .40-caliber ammunition, all of which were manufactured out of state, during an FBI search of his residence. Investigators also se…
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Man Sentenced In CT Heroin, Crack Distribution Case Linked To Homicide
A Connecticut gang member was among 16 that have been sentenced to nearly a decade in prison for his role in a heroin distribution ring. Antwane “Buck” Williams-Beym, 27, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Janet Hall in New Haven, to 84 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in the distribution of heroin in the area. The East Windsor resident was arrested following an investigation by the FBI and the Hartford Police Department’s Vice and Narcotics Division, which is targeting gang violence and narcotics trafficking by members and associ…
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