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Duo, Including CT Man, Accused Of Using Project Fraud Scheme To Pay Personal Expenses Duo, Including CT Man, Accused Of Using Project Fraud Scheme To Pay Personal Expenses
Duo, Including CT Man, Accused Of Using Project Fraud Scheme To Pay Personal Expenses Two men have been charged in separate criminal complaints with conspiracy and fraud offenses stemming from their alleged involvement in construction project fraud schemes. New Haven County resident Don Richards, age 53, of Milford, and William Sacco, age 48, of Pelham, New Hampshire, were arrested in connection with the case, said Leonard C Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Both men were described in a criminal complaint as senior project managers at a Massachusetts mechanical contracting company during the time of the scheme.  From June 2014 through Dece…

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Ex-Police Chief In Fairfield County Sentenced For Rigging Exam Ex-Police Chief In Fairfield County Sentenced For Rigging Exam
Ex-Police Chief In Fairfield County Sentenced For Rigging Exam A former Fairfield County police chief arrested last year for rigging a police chief's exam has been sentenced. Bridgeport's former police chief AJ Perez was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison on Monday, April 12. “I hold no malice to anyone, I did this to myself, I panicked,” Perez told U.S. District Judge Kari Dooley during his sentencing hearing. Perez, 65, was accused along with his former personnel director David Dunn of rigging the police chief's exam so Perez would secure the job in 2018. In addition to a year and a day in prison, the judge ordered Perez to serve four yea…

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Seven CT Women Charged With Participating In Victoria's Secret Theft Scheme Seven CT Women Charged With Participating In Victoria's Secret Theft Scheme
Seven CT Women Charged With Participating In Victoria's Secret Theft Scheme Seven Hartford women who stole over $100,000 from Victoria's Secret locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts over the span of nine months by returning stolen merchandise were convicted of felonies and could spend up to 20 years apiece in prison, according to the office of U.S. Attorney John H. Durham.  According to the indictment, the women stole thousands of dollars in Victoria's Secret merchandise between February and October of 2019, then returned that merchandise through the store's "no original receipt" option for store credit. Then, the women allegedly used those gift cards…

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Four Charged In $17 Million Wilton Insurance Firm Scheme Four Charged In $17 Million Wilton Insurance Firm Scheme
Four Charged In $17 Million Wilton Insurance Firm Scheme Four former managers and employees of a Connecticut insurance firm are facing charges for their roles in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud client healthcare expenses. New Canaan residents Anthony Riccardi, Patricia Riccardi, Vanessa Battle, and Erin Verespy, of Trumbull, are facing charges for defrauding clients by misappropriating over $17 million in client funds intended for employee healthcare claims. Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said that the four being charged were managers at Employee Benefit Solutions LLC (EBS), which was based out of Wilton. The company offered a varie…

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by Zak Failla