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Greenwich Man Sentenced For Operating Investment Fraud Scheme Greenwich Man Sentenced For Operating Investment Fraud Scheme
Greenwich Man Sentenced For Operating Investment Fraud Scheme A local man will spend time behind bars after admitting to his role in scamming an acquaintance out of nearly $300,000 by offering a non-existent business proposal, then taking and using the provided funds for personal expenses. Greenwich resident Leonid “Lenny” Pollak, 59, has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison following a guilty plea in federal court in New Haven earlier this year to one count of wire fraud related to an investment fraud scheme and one count of illegal monetary transactions. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Pollak owned a Norwalk-based company that …

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Fentanyl Sales Rep Avoids Prison In Kickback Scheme Fentanyl Sales Rep Avoids Prison In Kickback Scheme
Fentanyl Sales Rep Avoids Prison In Kickback Scheme A 35-year-old woman avoided prison time for her role in an elaborate kickback scheme involving fentanyl spray prescriptions that were distributed in Connecticut. Natalie Levine of Scottsdale, Arizona, was sentenced in federal court in New Haven to five years probation for engaging in the kickback scheme, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. She was also ordered to spend the first six months in home confinement and will perform 150 hours of community service after pleading guilty to violating the anti-kickback law. Levine was employed by Arizona-based Insys Therapeutics, a company that manu…

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