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CT Woman Sentenced For Embezzling More Than $580K CT Woman Sentenced For Embezzling More Than $580K
CT Woman Sentenced For Embezzling More Than $580K A Connecticut woman will spend more than three years. behind bars after embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from her former employer over the course of several years. Simsbury resident Pamela Hill, 55, was sentenced in New Haven District Court to 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for embezzling approximately $584,000 between 2013 and 2018. "While serving as a controller for a company, Hill wrote company checks to herself, applied signature stamps with the owner’s signature to the checks, and deposited the checks into her own bank account,” U.S. Attorn…

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Drug Dealer Sentenced For Distributing Large Amounts Of Heroin In Bridgeport Drug Dealer Sentenced For Distributing Large Amounts Of Heroin In Bridgeport
Drug Dealer Sentenced For Distributing Large Amounts Of Heroin In Bridgeport A convicted drug dealer in Fairfield County already in custody for a separate offense has been sentenced to more than another decade behind bars for trafficking heroin. Crewell “C.C.” Sharpe, 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced in New Haven district court to 151 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty in April to conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that in 2015, the FBI’s Bridgeport State Streets Task Force, local and state police launched an investigation into alleged heroin distributors in the area. The i…

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Lawyer Who Hid Money To Avoid Paying Fraud Scheme Victims Restitution Gets Additional Sentence Lawyer Who Hid Money To Avoid Paying Fraud Scheme Victims Restitution Gets Additional Sentence
Lawyer Who Hid Money To Avoid Paying Fraud Scheme Victims Restitution Gets Additional Sentence A lawyer already behind bars for helping to facilitate a $19 million fraud scheme received an increased sentence after she attempted to hide nearly $50,000 in cash from the government. Diane Dalmy was sentenced in New Haven District Court to 60 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for her role in a securities “pump and dump” scheme. She was also found guilty of attempting to hide $47,000. From January 2009 through July 2016, Dalmy, who now lives in Denver, used her position as an attorney to assist others in defrauding more than 12,000 investors out of nearly…

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Citizen Of Honduras Admits To Reentering CT After Deportation Citizen Of Honduras Admits To Reentering CT After Deportation
Citizen Of Honduras Admits To Reentering CT After Deportation A convicted felon who was deported to his native Honduras has admitted to illegally reentering the country and taking shelter in Connecticut. Honduran national Javier Vasquez Martinez, who was last known to be living in Meriden, pleaded guilty in New Haven District Court to one count of reentry of a removed alien, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced this week. Vasquez Martinez, 39, was deported in May 2016 following two state convictions for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol and then failing to appear in court t…

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Ex-Fairfield County Doctor Admits To Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering Ex-Fairfield County Doctor Admits To Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering
Ex-Fairfield County Doctor Admits To Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering A former Fairfield County doctor has admitted to billing Medicaid for nearly $5 million, and hiding the money in a Swiss bank account before attempting to flee the country. Darien resident Ramil Mansourov, who owned and operated Family Urgent Health Care in Norwalk, has pleaded guilty in New Haven District Court to health care fraud and money laundering offenses. Mansourov, 49, purchased Immediate Health Care from Bharat Patel in 2012, renaming it Family Urgent Health Care, and allowed Patel to continue to work for the practice, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Co…

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Shelton Resident Sentenced For Defrauding Owner Of Stamford Ice Skating Rink Shelton Resident Sentenced For Defrauding Owner Of Stamford Ice Skating Rink
Shelton Resident Sentenced For Defrauding Owner Of Stamford Ice Skating Rink A Fairfield County man has been sentenced to nearly two years behind bars for defrauding the owners of Stamford Twin Rinks of nearly a half million dollars while he worked as a general manager. Shelton resident Mark Zito, 55, was sentenced in New Haven District Court this week to 21 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty in December last year to one count of wire fraud. From October 1999 to August 2014, Zito served as the general manager at the ice rink in Stamford, which is owned and operated by RivCan Associates. Zito was responsible for man…

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Former Fairfield County Resident Admits To Illegally Reentering US Former Fairfield County Resident Admits To Illegally Reentering US
Former Fairfield County Resident Admits To Illegally Reentering US An illegal immigrant who once called Fairfield County home has admitted to illegally reentering the country after being deported. Former Norwalk resident Miguel Angel Arcos-Vasquez - also known as Dimas Fernando Herrarte - pleaded guilty in New Haven District Court to illegally reentering the country following several failed attempts. He is a legalized citizen of either Mexico or Guatemala, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced. According to Durham. Arcos-Vasquez, 26, illegally entered the country in or before 2014. In March of that year, he was a…

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Comedian Charged With Calling In Fake Bomb Threat On Westport-Bound Train Comedian Charged With Calling In Fake Bomb Threat On Westport-Bound Train
Comedian Charged With Calling In Fake Bomb Threat On Westport-Bound Train The joke is on famed comedian T.J. Miller this time, as he faces charges for allegedly making a false bomb threat from an Amtrak train in Fairfield County after being busted by the FBI at LaGuardia Airport this week. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced the arrest of New York City resident Todd Miller, 36, on Tuesday, who is facing charges by federal criminal complaint with intentionally conveying to law enforcement false information about an explosive device on a train traveling to Connecticut. According to the criminal complaint, Miller called…

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Fairfield County Man Allegedly Illegally Purchased Firearms Fairfield County Man Allegedly Illegally Purchased Firearms
Fairfield County Man Allegedly Illegally Purchased Firearms A Fairfield County man is facing multiple charges after allegedly purchasing firearms for a convicted felon and trafficking narcotics in Connecticut, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Mickey Leadingham, a Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Boston Field Division, announced on Thursday that Stratford resident Tymon Peterson, 28, has been indicted on multiple charges that include conspiracy and making false statements in connection with the purchase of firearms, and narcotics traffic…

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