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Marina Owner In Fairfield County Sentenced For Scuttling Abandoned Vessels Marina Owner In Fairfield County Sentenced For Scuttling Abandoned Vessels
Marina Owner In Fairfield County Sentenced For Scuttling Abandoned Vessels The owner of a Fairfield County marina will avoid time behind bars but was hit with a heavy fine as he was sentenced for abandoning boats in the Long Island Sound. John Magness, formerly of Southbury in New Haven County, was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a $45,000 fine for scuttling several sailboats and motorboats between Black Rock Harbor and the Pennfield Reef Lighthouse in the Long Island Sound. Magness, who now lives in Bristol, Maine, was the owner of the Bluefish Cove Marina in Bridgeport. Acting US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that while he was preparing to …

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CT Trio Admit To Illegally Scuttling Abandoned Vessels On Long Island Sound CT Trio Admit To Illegally Scuttling Abandoned Vessels On Long Island Sound
CT Trio Admit To Illegally Scuttling Abandoned Vessels On Long Island Sound Three men from Connecticut are facing up to a year in prison and fines after admitting to scuttling abandoned boats in the Long Island Sound. Southbury resident John Magness, 71, Peter Albrecht, 70, of Norwalk, and Carlos Santos, 60, of Westbrook, pleaded guilty to a federal charge related to the destruction of several sailboats and motorboats between the Black Rock Harbor and the Pennfield Reef Lighthouse in Long Island Sound. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Magness was the owner of Bluefish Cove Marina in Bridgeport who was attempting to sell the property two years ago. Magness and A…

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