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Former Employee Admits To Making 40 Charges In NY/CT With Credit Cards Stolen From Customers Former Employee Admits To Making 40 Charges In NY/CT With Credit Cards Stolen From Customers
Former Employee Admits To Making 40 Charges In NY/CT With Credit Cards Stolen From Customers A convicted felon with a rap sheet dating back to the 1980s will spend more time behind bars after admitting to credit card fraud, identity theft and a host of other charges. Steven Finkler, 55, of New Haven, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of access device fraud, one count of wire fraud, and two counts of aggravated identity theft. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that in August 2017, Finkler stole credit cards from two of his employer’s customers and used the cards to make more than 40 fraudulent charges in Connecticut and New York. The charges included Finkler…

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Man Sentenced For Involvement In Drug Trafficking Ring In Westchester Man Sentenced For Involvement In Drug Trafficking Ring In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Involvement In Drug Trafficking Ring In Westchester A Fairfield County man will spend years in prison after being sentenced for his role in a family-run drug trafficking ring that operated in Westchester and Connecticut. Juan Carlos Figueroa, 40, of Norwalk, was sentenced in Bridgeport district court to 35 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that March and June 2018, Figueroa and others trafficked kilogram quantities of narcotics, including cocaine and methamphetamine, from a source of supply in New Rochelle, into Norwalk and the surround…

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New York Landlord Sentenced For Tax Evasion New York Landlord Sentenced For Tax Evasion
New York Landlord Sentenced For Tax Evasion A landlord with properties in Connecticut and New York has been sentenced after admitting to failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes. Anthony Valentino, of Palm City, Florida, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court earlier to one count of tax evasion after attempting to avoid paying more than $300,000 in income taxes, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. This week, he was sentenced to nine months in prison, followed by a year of supervised release. Valentino must also pay a $10,000 fine. Durham said that Valentino, 76, is a real estate investor with properties in New Y…

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Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking In Westchester Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking In Westchester
Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking In Westchester A Mexican national who repeatedly illegally entered the country has admitted to his role in trafficking methamphetamine and other drugs from New York to Connecticut. Rafael Lopez-Macias, a citizen of Mexico last known to reside in Norwalk, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to narcotics trafficking and immigration offenses, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. In June 1998, Lopez-Macias was convicted in California on charges that included cocaine trafficking, Durham said. In February 2001, he was deported to Mexico. Lopez-Macias proceeded to illegally reenter the country i…

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New York Landlord Admits To Tax Evasion New York Landlord Admits To Tax Evasion
New York Landlord Admits To Tax Evasion A landlord with properties in Connecticut and New York has admitted to failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars. Anthony Valentino, of Palm City, Florida, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of tax evasion after attempting to avoid paying more than $300,000 in income taxes, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. Durham said that Valentino, 76, is a real estate investor with properties in New York and Connecticut, including a 100-unit apartment complex in Naugatuck. From 2011 through 2013, Valentino deposited more than $1.1 million of real estate receipts into …

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Westchester Felon Found With Loaded Gun At Train Station Pleads Guilty Westchester Felon Found With Loaded Gun At Train Station Pleads Guilty
Westchester Felon Found With Loaded Gun At Train Station Pleads Guilty A Westchester County convict is facing a decade in prison after admitting to illegally possessing a stolen weapon at a Connecticut train station. Mount Vernon resident Michael Lawrence, 26, has pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon dating back to an incident last summer. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that on Aug. 22 last year, local, state and federal law enforcement officials conducted a criminal interdiction and enforcement operation at Union Station in New Haven. During a random inspection, a DEA agent found a loaded .38 ca…

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