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CT Man Sentenced For Stealing $14M From Charity For Veterans CT Man Sentenced For Stealing $14M From Charity For Veterans
CT Man Sentenced For Stealing $14M From Charity For Veterans An attorney was sentenced to three-and-half years in prison for stealing $1.4 million from an area charity he organized. Litchfield County resident Kevin Creed, 59, of the Town of Litchfield, was sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 10, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release upon his release, said John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, Creed was an attorney who operated the Creed Law Firm in Bristol.  The Fisher House Foundation is a national organization that builds comfort homes on the grounds …

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COVID-19: Judge Throws Out CT Lounge Owner's Lawsuit Challenging Executive Order COVID-19: Judge Throws Out CT Lounge Owner's Lawsuit Challenging Executive Order
Covid-19: Judge Throws Out CT Lounge Owner's Lawsuit Challenging Executive Order A federal judge has rejected a complaint from a pair of Connecticut bar owners who alleged that the state’s emergency orders limiting the size of social gatherings violated their constitutional rights. U.S. District of Connecticut Judge Michael Shea ruled this week to uphold the state’s emergency orders after a lawsuit was brought by Michael Amato and Joy Monsanto, the owners of the 50’s Lounge in New Haven. The bar owners alleged that the closures orders amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak was unconstitutional and could force them out of business. Shea denied the temporary res…

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by Zak Failla