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Financial Advisor From Westchester Accused Of Embezzling $640K From Clients
A financial advisor from Westchester has been accused of embezzling more than $640,000 from clients.
Gregg Brie, of White Plains, was arrested on Thursday morning, Oct. 1 and charged with securities fraud and wire fraud, Audrey Strauss, the acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced.
“As alleged, Gregg Brie stole money so he could live a lavish lifestyle," Strauss said. "This office is committed to rooting out fraudule…
Fairfield County Man Admits To Embezzling $1.1 Million From Printing Company, Feds Say
A Fairfield County man has admitted to an embezzlement scheme of more than $1 million involving a Hartford company, federal authorities have announced.
Anthony Teixeira, 50, of Danbury, was employed by Joseph Merritt & Company, a Hartford-based printing company, for more than 25 years, and most recently oversaw the JMC branch located in Danbury.
The loss to the company attributable to Teixeira through his schemes is approximately $1.1 million, John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced.
According to court documents and state…
Fairfield County Dentist Charged With Child Exploitation Offenses After Instagram Investigation
A dentist in Fairfield County has been charged with child exploitation offenses after an FBI Instagram investigation.
Scott David Cohen, 39, of Stratford, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 25 and charged by federal criminal complaint with multiple child sexual exploitation offenses, John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced.
In a 23-page indictment, earlier this month, it is alleged that Cohen, using the username “drpinstripe13,” began c…
Connecticut Man Indicted For Threat To Kill Trump, Bomb, Anthrax Hoaxes
A 51-year-old man has been indicted on 16 counts for numerous malicious incidents of intimidation that mentioned the use of explosives and bio-toxins, and for threatening to kill President Donald Trump, John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Saturday, May 11.
A federal grand jury in New Haven returned a 16-count indictment on Friday, May 10, charging Gary Joseph Gravelle, also known as Roland Prejean, with threatening to kill, injure and intimidate people and explode property in Connecticut and elsewhere.
As alleged in the indictment, in September 2…
Ex-Newtown Lawyer Admits To Stealing $1.3M From Clients, Friends, Family
A former lawyer from Newtown admits to stealing more than $1.3 million from his clients, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Thomas M. Murtha, 62, of Birmingham, MI, and former.y of Newtown pleaded guilty on Wednesday, May 30 to one count of wire fraud related to his theft of more than a million dollars from victims, according to John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut,
According to court documents and statements made in court, Murtha operated a law practice under the name Maher & Murtha LLC in Bridgeport.
Murtha stole at least $1.3 million from m…
