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Man Admits Role In Attempted Robbery At CT Restaurant Where Worker Was Shot Man Admits Role In Attempted Robbery At CT Restaurant Where Worker Was Shot
Man Admits Role In Attempted Robbery At CT Restaurant Where Worker Was Shot A Connecticut man has admitted to his role in an armed robbery that left one employee of an area business with a gunshot wound, federal officials announced. New Haven resident Tythrone Ford, age 27, pleaded guilty in district court to a charge stemming from the attempted robbery of a New Haven restaurant, during which an employee was shot, in April 2015. Acting US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that at approximately 11 p.m. on April 11, 2015, Ford and two other men entered the Smokin’ Wings restaurant on Congress Avenue in New Haven, and demanded money at gunpoint.  One of Ford’s co-con…

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Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States
Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States A Fairfield County man has admitted to his role in a car theft ring in Connecticut and neighboring states. Christopher Mulkern, also known as “Chucky,” age 21, of Stratford, pleaded guilty Friday, April 30 before US District Court in Bridgeport to a federal car theft offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, Connecticut State Police, and local police have been investigating multiple car theft rings in Connecticut, and violent crimes that are being committed using stolen vehicles. The investigation revealed that Mulkern and others have stolen numerous…

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Port Chester Man Sentenced, Ordered To Pay $1.7M For Fraud Scheme Port Chester Man Sentenced, Ordered To Pay $1.7M For Fraud Scheme
Port Chester Man Sentenced, Ordered To Pay $1.7M For Fraud Scheme A 32-year-old Westchester resident was one of eight men from three states sentenced to prison in connection with a telemarketing fraud scheme targeting the elderly. Joseph Gowan of Port Chester, who was among those convicted following a 12-day trial before United States District Judge Sidney H. Stein, was sentenced by Stein to 72 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered to forfeit $1,763,582.05 and to pay $1,705,586.05 in restitution.  “Motivated by greed and the possibility of a quick payday, these defendants aggressively targeted the elderly …

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24-Year-Old Man Charged With Child Porn Offenses 24-Year-Old Man Charged With Child Porn Offenses
24-Year-Old Man Charged With Child Porn Offenses A 24-year-old man is due to be extradited to Connecticut after allegedly disseminating child porn to a person in the area. A federal grand jury in Hartford announced that they would be indicting Wakeman, Ohio resident Robert Dudukovich, charging him with five counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of aiding and abetting the transport of child porn. The indictment states that between July 10 last year and Oct. 4, Dudukovich managed a chat group on “Kik,” a messaging app that allowed he and a group of others to “communicate about their sexual interest in young boys and to s…

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Man Sentenced In CT Heroin, Crack Distribution Case Linked To Homicide Man Sentenced In CT Heroin, Crack Distribution Case Linked To Homicide
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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