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CT Woman Admits Straw Purchasing Several Firearms CT Woman Admits Straw Purchasing Several Firearms
CT Woman Admits Straw Purchasing Several Firearms A Connecticut woman faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of making a false statement to a firearms dealer. Hartford County resident Leah Boucher, age 30, of Bristol, made the plea on Friday, April 29, said Leonard Boyle, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut According to court documents and statements made in court in August 2021, law enforcement conducted a court-authorized search of Tyrone Brown’s residence on Stevens Street in New Haven and seized a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol.   Brown, who was a convicted felon and was prohibited by federal l…

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CT Man Admits To Committing Multiple Robberies CT Man Admits To Committing Multiple Robberies
CT Man Admits To Committing Multiple Robberies A convicted felon is facing life in prison after admitting to a pair of robberies in Connecticut, federal officials announced. Latrell Moore, age 32, of Bridgeport, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty before US District Judge Jeffrey Meyer in New Haven to robbery and firearm offenses, US Attorney Leonard Boyle announced on Thursday, March 31. Specifically, Moore pleaded guilty to:
 Hobbs Act robbery; Brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a robbery; Bank robbery; Unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Boyle said that on Aug. 5, 2019, Moore committed an armed …

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