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$135K Spent At Strip Clubs: Government Contractor Manager From CT Admits Hiding Expenses $135K Spent At Strip Clubs: Government Contractor Manager From CT Admits Hiding Expenses
$135K Spent At Strip Clubs: Government Contractor Manager From CT Admits Hiding Expenses A Westchester County government contractor and its manager from Fairfield County have admitted to trying to hide tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money spent at strip clubs.  City Carting of Westchester, Inc. and its manager, 37-year-old Christopher Oxer of Darien, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 6 to submitting false financial records that hid more than $100,000 in company money that was spent at strip clubs, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.  According to the DA's Office, City Carting held an annual $20 million contract with the county …

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Beloved CT Restaurant Closes For Good After 'Two Wonderful Decades' Beloved CT Restaurant Closes For Good After 'Two Wonderful Decades'
Beloved CT Restaurant Closes For Good After 'Two Wonderful Decades' A Connecticut restaurant that served as a popular site for celebrations for almost two decades is closing its only location in the state indefinitely.  Fairfield County staple The Melting Pot of Darien, located at 14 Grove St., announced its permanent closure on Wednesday, March 1, citing an inability to reach favorable lease renewal terms as the reason.  In an announcement posted on social media, restaurant owners said the location would be closing "indefinitely" and that there are "no confirmed plans" to reopen the business.  However, the restaurant's owners said that…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
CT Man Accused Of Burglary, Credit Card Theft, Larceny CT Man Accused Of Burglary, Credit Card Theft, Larceny
CT Man Accused Of Burglary, Credit Card Theft, Larceny A suspect implicated in multiple crimes in Fairfield County is facing a host of charges after being arrested on active arrest warrants, police announced. On Thursday, May 26, officers responded to Stamford Superior Court to serve a pair of active arrest warrants for Stratford resident Dean Henton, age 55, stemming from two incidents in Darien. According to a spokesperson from the Darien Police Department, a Brook Street business owner left his building unattended for approximately a half-hour on Thursday, March 17, and when he returned, an employee from a neighboring business advised that a…

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by Zak Failla