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$874K Scheme: Former Postmaster From Mass Defrauded Postal Service, Solicited Bribes: Feds $874K Scheme: Former Postmaster From Mass Defrauded Postal Service, Solicited Bribes: Feds
$874K Scheme: Former Postmaster From Mass Defrauded Postal Service, Solicited Bribes: Feds A 50-year-old Massachusetts man who once served as postmaster for a Fairfield County post office has admitted to defrauding the US Postal Service out of over $874,000 as part of a bribery, kickback, and embezzlement scheme that he operated, officials announced. Former Brookfield resident Ephrem D. Nguyen, age 50, pleaded guilty to a fraud offense related to his scheme on Friday, Oct. 13, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  According to federal officials, Nguyen, who now lives in Quincy, Massachusetts in Norfolk County, had been employed b…

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CT Man Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion: Ordered To Pay Over $160K To IRS CT Man Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion: Ordered To Pay Over $160K To IRS
CT Man Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion: Ordered To Pay Over $160K To IRS A 61-year-old Connecticut man will spend time in prison for filing a false tax return and providing false documentation to an Internal Revenue Service attorney, federal officials announced.  Tolland County resident David Kamal, age 61, of Stafford, was sentenced on Monday, Sept. 11 to eight months in prison for tax evasion, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  Earlier Report - CT Man Charged With Tax Fraud, Obstruction, ID Theft Offenses According to federal officials, Kamal, a former Hebron resident, purposefully evaded taxes for the 2012 tax…

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$1M Fraud: Owner Of Business In Massachusetts Gets Prison Time $1M Fraud: Owner Of Business In Massachusetts Gets Prison Time
$1M Fraud: Owner Of Business In Massachusetts 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…

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New England Man Involved In Multi-State Drug/Gun Trafficking Sentenced New England Man Involved In Multi-State Drug/Gun Trafficking Sentenced
New England Man Involved In Multi-State Drug/Gun Trafficking Sentenced A 37-year-old man who was involved in trafficking firearms and narcotics between Connecticut and Maine has been sentenced. Lonnie Joyner, of Waterbury, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 4, to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Joyner pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of firearms by a felon on June 4, 2021, Boyle said.  The Drug Enforcement Administration started investigating Joyner and other Connecticut residents in 2016, as they were found to be driving to M…

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Former US Postal Employee In Region Admits Stealing Cash, Gift Cards Former US Postal Employee In Region Admits Stealing Cash, Gift Cards
Former US Postal Employee In Region Admits Stealing Cash, Gift Cards A former United States Postal Service employee from Connecticut has pleaded guilty to opening peoples' mail and stealing gift cards and cash. Hartford County resident Nathaniel Bonilla, age 32, of Bristol, pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 1, to theft of mail by a postal employee, according to Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. The US Attorney's Office said Bonilla worked as a mail processing clerk at the US Postal Service’s Process and Distribution Center in Hartford. Between April 2020 and October 2020, Bonilla opened mail envelopes with …

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