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ICE Arrests Convicted Sex Offender In CT Following Prison Release ICE Arrests Convicted Sex Offender In CT Following Prison Release
ICE Arrests Convicted Sex Offender In CT Following Prison Release U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested a 52-year-old Brazilian national who was convicted in Connecticut of sexual assault, unlawful restraint, and violating a restraining order, authorities said. Emerson Eduardo Ferreira was taken into custody on Jan. 24, in Brooklyn, CT, after being released from state custody, ICE officials said. According to Patricia H. Hyde, acting Field Office Director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, Ferreira entered the U.S. lawfully on April 27, 1999, but later violated the terms of his admission and "brutally victimized a Connecticu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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K9 Finds Cocaine, More During Wrong-Way CT DUI Stop: Police K9 Finds Cocaine, More During Wrong-Way CT DUI Stop: Police
K9 Finds Cocaine, More During Wrong-Way CT DUI Stop: Police A Connecticut police dog discovered a stash of narcotics in the trunk of a car pulled over for an apparent DUI, authorities said. The New London County incident occurred on Wednesday, Dec. 27 in the city of Norwich, according to Connecticut State Police. It was around 2:15 a.m. when officers, who were driving on Laurel Avenue, noticed a car coming towards them, driving into the opposite lane. Dillen Dye, age 28 of Norwich, was pulled over and accused of driving under the influence after he failed a sobriety test. Troopers sent a narcotics detection dog named Epic to search the car dur…

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by Sophie Grieser
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CT Woman Killed With Axe By Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say CT Woman Killed With Axe By Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say
CT Woman Killed With Axe By Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say A Connecticut woman was allegedly killed by an ex-boyfriend she had an order of protection and restraining order against after being attacked with an axe. New Haven County resident Julie Minogue, age 40, of Milford, was found by police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 received a 911 call from her 17-year-old son. According to Milford Police, the son told dispatchers that his other was being assaulted by a man inside their home at 76 Salem Walk.  The first arriving officers cleared the residence and discovered that the suspect had fled prior to their arrival, police said. Minogue&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Alex Jones Found Guilty By Default In Sandy Hook Defamation Case Alex Jones Found Guilty By Default In Sandy Hook Defamation Case
Alex Jones Found Guilty By Default In Sandy Hook Defamation Case Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the host of Infowars who claimed that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a “giant hoax,” was found guilty by default in four defamation cases brought against him by family members of the victims. On Monday, Nov. 15, Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis ruled against Jones by default for failing to comply with the discovery process. According to Bellis, Jones and the entities he controls used “willful noncompliance” with the discovery process as the basis of the ruling against him. “All the defendants have failed to fully and fairly comply with the…

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by Zak Failla
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Repeat Offender From Fairfield County Admits To Having Images Depicting Sex Abuse Of Children Repeat Offender From Fairfield County Admits To Having Images Depicting Sex Abuse Of Children
Repeat Offender From Fairfield County Admits To Having Images Depicting Sex Abuse Of Children A Fairfield County man has pleaded guilty to having images depicting the sexual abuse of children. Robert Mosley, age 54, formerly of Bridgeport and Norwalk, please guilty on Thursday, Sept. 22 in Bridgeport to possession of child pornography, said Leonard C Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2016, Mosley was convicted in Connecticut Superior Court of possession of child pornography in the second degree.  Earlier report - Police: Norwalk Man Charged With Child Porn Found On Pawned Computer He was se…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Ellen Bree Burns, First Federal Female Judge In CT, Dies Ellen Bree Burns, First Federal Female Judge In CT, Dies
Ellen Bree Burns, First Federal Female Judge In CT, Dies Retired U.S. District Judge Ellen Bree Burns who was the first female judge in Connecticut, died Monday, June 3 in New Haven. She was 95. A resident of Hamden most of her life, she was a graduate of Albertus Magnus College and Yale Law School. After 25 years in the state's Legislative Commissioners' Office, she had a long career as a state and federal judge, named Connecticut's first female Superior Court Judge in 1974, and the first female Federal Judge in the state in 1978. She was appointed by President Jimmy Carter. Burns retired in 2015 at the age of 91. In an interview on the Un…

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by Donna Christopher
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Ex-Attorney Sentenced For Bilking $169K From Her Clients Ex-Attorney Sentenced For Bilking $169K From Her Clients
Ex-Attorney Sentenced For Bilking $169K From Her Clients In an investigation assisted by Greenwich Police, a former lawyer in Connecticut will spend nearly four years behind bars after admitting to her role in bilking clients out of more than $169,000 through several schemes. Bristol resident Jodi Zils Gagne, 43, was sentenced on Tuesday, April 23, to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of mail fraud late last year. Zils Gagne, an attorney, acted as a court-appointed conservator for several of her victims in Connecticut. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that as a conservator, Zils Ga…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Man Faces Child Exploitation Charge CT Man Faces Child Exploitation Charge
CT Man Faces Child Exploitation Charge A man with a previous conviction for child pornography in Connecticut is facing new child exploitation charges. Michael Szwarc, last known to live in Hartford, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of receipt of child pornography, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced on Thursday, Feb. 14. Durham said the indictment was returned on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Szwarc, 31, has pleaded not guilty to the latest charge. He will remain detained until his trial. The indictment alleges that between June and September last year, Szwarc received images of minors engaged in sexually explicit activ…

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by Zak Failla
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Judge Throws Out Parents' Sandy Hook Lawsuit Judge Throws Out Parents' Sandy Hook Lawsuit
Judge Throws Out Parents' Sandy Hook Lawsuit A judge has denied a lawsuit filed by the parents of two children killed during the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre against the town of Newtown and its school district. In a 29-page decision, Connecticut Superior Court Judge Robin Wilson granted the town's request for summary judgment saying the school officials' actions were protected by governmental immunity. The case was filed by the parents of slain students Jesse Lewis and Noah Pozner. The suit claimed that school officials didn't follow security rules by not immediately ordering a lockdown of the school when Adam Lanza entered …

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by Kathy Reakes