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Former HS Teacher From Ridgefield Admits Possessing Child Porn, Feds Say Former HS Teacher From Ridgefield Admits Possessing Child Porn, Feds Say
Former HS Teacher From Ridgefield Admits Possessing Child Porn, Feds Say A 44-year-old man who worked as a teacher at a Connecticut high school has admitted to possessing images and videos containing child pornography, federal officials said. Fairfield County resident Nicholas Skirkanich of Ridgefield pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 21 to a child pornography possession charge, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  According to federal officials, in October 2022, an online service provider submitted a CyberTip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that indicated a TikTok video containing child sex abu…

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Westchester Man Who Planned Jewelry Store Heist That Caused Owner's Death Gets Prison Time Westchester Man Who Planned Jewelry Store Heist That Caused Owner's Death Gets Prison Time
Westchester Man Who Planned Jewelry Store Heist That Caused Owner's Death Gets Prison Time A 66-year-old New York man will spend decades in prison for planning a Connecticut jewelry store robbery that resulted in the death of the business's owner. White Plains resident Thomas Liberatore was sentenced on Monday, Dec. 18 to 32 years in federal prison for his involvement in the March 2020 robbery of Marco Jewelers in Stamford that left the owner dead, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  Earlier Report - Get-Away Driver During Murder Of Stamford Jeweler Sentenced According to federal officials, on the day of the robbery, March 28, 2020…

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Nine From Westchester, Fairfield Counties Charged In Drug Trafficking Ring Nine From Westchester, Fairfield Counties Charged In Drug Trafficking Ring
Nine From Westchester, Fairfield Counties Charged In Drug Trafficking Ring Nine members of a family run drug trafficking organization have been charged with narcotics conspiracy in connection to the FBI raid of a New Rochelle grocery store this week. Members of the FBI were spotted entering the Supermercado Mexico supermarket on Union Avenue in New Rochelle at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, authorities said. Agents were seen taking boxes of evidence from the location and arrests have been made. The raids led to the arrests of seven men who allegedly conspired to distribute more than five kilograms of heroin and more than 50 grams of methamphetamine …

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