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Paul William Muzyka of North Haven was sentenced to 54 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for his role in a large-scale fencing operation that he ran out of his secondhand store. He must also forfeit $73,143.91.
Muzyka and his partner, George Connelly, Jr., operated Ace Amusements, a secondhand store, on Kimberly Avenue in New Haven. While running the store, the two knowingly purchased stolen property from boosters, who were typically shoplifters with opioid addictions.
The boosters would steal the items from popular retailers such as Target, CVS and Lowe’s, then sold them at Ace Amusements for approximately a third of their retail value. Muzyka and Connelly then resold the items online and to resellers. In total, the investigation found that individuals who purchased stolen items at Ace Amusements made at least $1.5 million.
Muzyka pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit the interstate transport of stolen property and one count of interstate property. He is scheduled to report to prison on Feb. 4.
On Oct. 1, Connelly was sentenced to 78 months in prison, ordered to forfeit more than $100,000 and had a house seized after he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit the interstate transport of stolen property and two counts of interstate transport of stolen property.
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