Fog/Mist 45°
Tag:

U.S. Attorney John Durham

News
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…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
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…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
Man, 24, Gets 30-Year Sentence For Sexually Exploiting Children In Hudson Valley Man, 24, Gets 30-Year Sentence For Sexually Exploiting Children In Hudson Valley
Man, 24, Gets 30-Year Sentence For Sexually Exploiting Children In Hudson Valley A 24-year-old man will spend decades behind bars after admitting to using video games and social media to sexually exploit several children in the Hudson Valley. New Paltz resident Cammron Robinson has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting four children, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. As part of his guilty plea, Robinson admitted that he engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and produced videos and images capturing that conduct over the course of three years. Robinson admitted that from 2015 through 2017, he used the Playstation 4 gaming console, Skype, Zoom and…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking, Immigration Offenses In Fairfield County Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking, Immigration Offenses In Fairfield County
Mexican National Admits To Drug Trafficking, Immigration Offenses In Fairfield County 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…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
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 …

SHARE

by Zak Failla