WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from the Economics Daily: In December 2022, West Virginia had the highest job openings rate, 9.1 percent, followed by Louisiana (8.7 percent) and Alaska (8.5 percent). The states with the lowest job openings rates in December 2022 were New York (4.6 percent), New Jersey (5.4 percent), Connecticut (5.7 percent), and Hawaii (5.8 percent). The national job openings rate was 6.7 percent in  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut has implemented the new United States Attorney's Offices' Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy released earlier today. The policy, which is effective immediately, details the circumst  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that THOMAS R. SAINT, 67, of Newtown, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday in Bridgeport federal court to one count of tax eva  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DIMITRIOS KASSIMIS, also known as Jimmy Kassimis, 58, of Old Saybrook, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for tax evasion. Accord  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $28,424,000 to Connecticut from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure through this year's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The funding will support Connecticut communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies. Nearl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:23-cv-00206; D. Conn. filed Feb. 17, 2023) involving Candlestick Capital Management LP et al.: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2023 filed a settled complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against investment advisory firm Candlestick Capital Management LP for violating an SEC Rule when it purchased stock in a public offer  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANTHONY RICCARDI, an owner and manager of the Connecticut insurance firm Employee Benefit Solutions LLC ("EBS"), pled guilty today in White Plains federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. Between 2015 and 2019, RICCARDI and   more