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$874K Scheme: Former CT Postmaster Defrauded Postal Service, Solicited Bribes: Feds $874K Scheme: Former CT Postmaster Defrauded Postal Service, Solicited Bribes: Feds
$874K Scheme: Former CT Postmaster Defrauded Postal Service, Solicited Bribes: Feds A 50-year-old Massachusetts man who once served as postmaster for a Fairfield County post office has admitted to defrauding the US Postal Service out of over $874,000 as part of a bribery, kickback, and embezzlement scheme that he operated, officials announced. Former Brookfield resident Ephrem D. Nguyen, age 50, pleaded guilty to a fraud offense related to his scheme on Friday, Oct. 13, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  According to federal officials, Nguyen, who now lives in Quincy, Massachusetts in Norfolk County, had been employed b…

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by Ben Crnic
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Drug Bust Conducted After Motorcycle Club Shuts Down Portland LL Field Drug Bust Conducted After Motorcycle Club Shuts Down Portland LL Field
Drug Bust Conducted After Motorcycle Club Shuts Down Portland LL Field Some 25 people were arrested and a large number of drugs were confiscated during a warrant raid of a Connecticut motorcycle club. The search took place in Middlesex County around 7:40 p.m., Wednesday, June 15 in the town of Portland at the Ruthless 4 Life motorcycle gang clubhouse. The raid, conducted by the Connecticut State Police and numerous other agencies, was initiated because of numerous complaints made by members of the public regarding large gatherings at the location where open drug and alcohol use was causing significant quality of life issues for the community, state police sai…

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by Kathy Reakes