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Former Official In Region Sentenced For $2.3 Million Fraud Scheme Former Official In Region Sentenced For $2.3 Million Fraud Scheme
Former Official In Region Sentenced For $2.3 Million Fraud Scheme A former employee of a Massachusetts city's housing development office was sentenced for her role in a $2.3 million property development fraud scheme. Jacklyn Sutcivni, age 48, of the Middlesex County town of Dracut, was sentenced to 40 months in prison and three years of supervised release for wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and false claims, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on Monday, March 28. She was convicted of the charges on Aug. 4. Sutcivni was an employee of the City of Worcester’s Housi…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
Elected Official In CT Resigns After Arrest For Federal Fraud Complaint Elected Official In CT Resigns After Arrest For Federal Fraud Complaint
Elected Official In CT Resigns After Arrest For Federal Fraud Complaint An elected official in Connecticut who was arrested on a federal fraud complaint for defrauding his city out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has resigned from one government position as he faces charges. Original story - Elected Official In CT Arrested On Federal Fraud Complaint In New Haven County, Democratic State Rep. Michael DiMassa is facing a fraud charge following allegations that he defrauded the City of West Haven out of more than $630,000. DiMassa was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in November 2016 to represent the 116th Assembly District of West Hav…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
CT Employee Accused Of Forging Bids, Police Say CT Employee Accused Of Forging Bids, Police Say
CT Employee Accused Of Forging Bids, Police Say An employee has been arrested for allegedly changing bids at a parks and recreation department in Fairfield County. William Howard turned himself in to police on Thursday, Feb. 25, and charged with 32 counts of forgery following a three-month investigation into irregularities regarding vendor bids in Norwalk, authorities said. Howard was a seasonal employee with the City of Norwalk with no access to city accounts or funds, said Norwalk PD Lt. Joe Dinho. The bids in question date back to at least 2007. They were discovered in late 2020 following changes in personnel and reporting …

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by Kathy Reakes