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$1M Fraud: CT Business Owner Gets Prison Time
A Massachusetts business owner from northern Connecticut will spend time in prison for tax fraud after failing to report just under $1 million in income for several years, federal officials said.
Windham County resident Mariusz Kalinowski, age 48, of Woodstock, was sentenced to seven months in prison on Wednesday, April 26 for tax fraud, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.
According to federal officials, Kalinowski is the owner of Webster, Massachusetts-based Kalinowski General Construction, Inc., in Worcester County, which provides&n…
Westport Investment Advisor Gets Jail Time: Did Not Report $1.4M To IRS, Feds Say
An investment advisor from Fairfield County will spend time in prison after failing to report more than $1.4 million in income to the IRS, federal officials said.
Westport resident Thomas Pacilio, age 64, was sentenced on Thursday, April 13 to six months in prison for omitting around $1,476,425 in profits in income tax returns between 2015 and 2018, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.
Earlier Report - Westport Investment Advisor Failed To Report $1.4M In Profits To IRS, Feds Say
According to federal officials, in 2011, Pacilio a…
New Canaan Resident Used Investor Funds To Pay Taxes, Credit Card Expenses, Gets Prison Time
A current Fairfield County resident formerly from New Haven County will spend years in prison for tax evasion and defrauding investors by using their funds to pay his personal expenses.
New Canaan resident Brian Hughes, age 58, formerly of Madison, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Monday, March 6 for defrauding investors of two companies, and for tax evasion, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.
The charges stem back to March of 2015 when Hughes founded Handcrafted Brands, LLC (HBC), in order to raise money to purchase the alcoholi…
Gang Member AKA 'Big Bro' Distributed Drugs In Waterbury, Gets Years In Prison
A street gang member will spend years in prison after continuing to distribute drugs in Waterbury even while he was out on bond.
Waterbury resident Jerrell Jamison, age 30, also known as “Rell” and “Big Bro,” was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, Feb. 24 for distributing narcotics, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.
Jamison's sentencing is the result of an investigation into gangs, drug trafficking, and illegal gun possession in Waterbury that identified him as a suspect. On April 16, 2019, a court-authorized search o…
Man Illegally Sold Guns Used In Shootings In New Haven, Hamden, Officials Say
A man will spend nearly a decade in prison for trafficking guns into Connecticut that ended up being used in shootings in New Haven and Hamden.
Marquis Pollard, age 42, of Yemassee, South Carolina, was sentenced to eight years in prison on Monday, Feb. 27 for multiple firearm offenses related to an illegal gun trafficking operation, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.
Authorities learned of the operation in the spring of 2021, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Task Force officers learned that Pollard had u…
