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CT Man Charged With Attempted Human Smuggling CT Man Charged With Attempted Human Smuggling
CT Man Charged With Attempted Human Smuggling A 41-year-old Connecticut man is accused of running a business to illegally smuggle people from Brazil to the United States and extorting his clients during their journey. Fagner Chaves De Lima, of East Hartford, was charged with one count of attempted human smuggling, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts on Thursday, June 30. “It is alleged that Mr. De Lima orchestrated an elaborate and manipulative human smuggling operation. For a steep price, Mr. De Lima allegedly made arrangements for victims to travel fro…

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Man From Region Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offenses Man From Region Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offenses
Man From Region Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offenses A 49-year-old Massachusetts man was sentenced to years in prison after pleading guilty to child exploitation offenses. David Cerasuolo, a resident of Plainville in Norfolk County, was sentenced to eight years in prison and five years of supervised release, according to Rachael S. Rollins, the United States attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Cerasuolo pleaded guilty to one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor and one count of possession of child pornography on Friday, March 4, the US Attorney's Office said Beginning in June of 2020, Cerasuolo us…

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Ex-Employee From Connecticut Charged For $575K Corporate Fraud Scheme, Feds Say Ex-Employee From Connecticut Charged For $575K Corporate Fraud Scheme, Feds Say
Ex-Employee From Connecticut Charged For $575K Corporate Fraud Scheme, Feds Say A Connecticut man has been charged in an alleged scheme to defraud his former employer out of more than $575,000. Hartford County resident Ariel Legassa, age 49, of the town of Burlington, was arrested and charged with mail fraud, according to a report from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Legassa made his first appearance in federal court on Wednesday, the report said.  Legassa is accused of orchestrating a scheme to defraud New England Sports Network from December 2020 to January 2022. He allegedly negotiated a le…

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New Haven Man Accused Of Cyberstalking, Threatening Woman New Haven Man Accused Of Cyberstalking, Threatening Woman
New Haven Man Accused Of Cyberstalking, Threatening Woman A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly threatening, harassing, and intimidating a woman from the region through social media and email. Marshall Nicholas Fain, age 31, of New Haven, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 2, and charged with one count of cyberstalking and one count of transmitting threats through interstate commerce, said the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. According to the charging documents, Fain was in a relationship with the victim from Massachusetts for approximately two years, until it ended in August 2021.  Soon after, in September 20…

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Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine In Region Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine In Region
Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine In Region A 47-year-old Massachusetts man was convicted by a federal jury of conspiring to distribute cocaine.  Worcester County resident Bruce Marando, of Sutton, was convicted following a four-day trial, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on Friday, Aug. 20. The DA's Office said evidence at the trial showed that from March to May 2017, Marando conspired with Vito Nuzzolilo and other people to distribute cocaine. A wiretap showed a number of occasions where Marando and Nuzzolilo talked about cooking crack cocaine, buying and sell…

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Connecticut Nurse Sentenced For Tampering With Liquid Morphine Connecticut Nurse Sentenced For Tampering With Liquid Morphine
Connecticut Nurse Sentenced For Tampering With Liquid Morphine A Connecticut nurse was sentenced in federal court in Western Massachusetts for tampering with liquid morphine prescribed to a patient. Tolland County resident Danielle Works, 42, of Stafford Springs, was sentenced to 20 months in prison and three years of supervised release on Wednesday, Aug. 18, said US Attorney Nathaniel Mendell for the District of Massachusetts. On Tuesday, March 30, Works pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product. “Ms. Works took morphine away from a hospice patient who instead received diluted morphine in her final hours of life – it is hard t…

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by Kathy Reakes