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New Canaan Counselor Ripped Off Medicaid For $80K, Officials Say New Canaan Counselor Ripped Off Medicaid For $80K, Officials Say
New Canaan Counselor Ripped Off Medicaid For $80K, Officials Say A Fairfield County counselor with a business in Stamford defrauded Medicaid by billing thousands in fraudulent claims for services he did not provide. According to state judicial officials, Andrew R. Golden, age 56, of New Canaan, was sentenced to three years in prison, which was suspended, and five years of conditional discharge.  The judge ordered Golden to pay $80,328.19 in restitution and to not act as a Medicaid provider or provide services to any Medicaid recipient. Golden has paid the restitution, said officials with the state Division of Criminal Justice,  The division sa…
Former CT Police Officer Charged With Stealing $184K From PBA, Cops Say Former CT Police Officer Charged With Stealing $184K From PBA, Cops Say
Former CT Police Officer Charged With Stealing $184K From PBA, Cops Say A former Connecticut police sergeant has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $184,000 from a Police Benevolent Association.  New Haven County resident Peter Parks, 42, of Milford was arrested on Monday, Nov. 27 for the theft over a period of several years from the Milford PBA, Milford Police said. Parks, who served as president of the non-profit organization, resigned from the department when a termination hearing was scheduled after an internal affairs investigation found evidence that he had stolen the money, the department said. Hired in 2004 by Milford Police, Parks was…
Stamford's McDonald Nominated To Be Nation's First Openly Gay Chief Justice Stamford's McDonald Nominated To Be Nation's First Openly Gay Chief Justice
Stamford's McDonald Nominated To Be Nation's First Openly Gay Chief Justice STAMFORD, Conn. – Longtime Stamford resident Andrew J. McDonald will be nominated in the coming weeks to serve as Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Monday. If confirmed, McDonald will become the first openly gay Supreme Court chief justice of any state in the country Current Chief Justice Chase Rogers last year announced her plans to retire from the bench Feb. 5 after 20 years of judicial service with the state. McDonald has served as an associate justice of the high court since January 2013, following his nomination by Malloy.  Upon his confirma…