GROTON, Connecticut, April 14 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following news release: Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Groton, Connecticut, April 13, and visited General Dynamics Electric Boat with Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.). During the visit, they met with Electric Boat leadership, received program briefs, and toured shipyard facilities. "We're working side by side with Congress and industry to build the most ready and lethal fleet we can,  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM VALERIO-PALERMO, also known as "Willy," 37, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 70 months of imprisonment for trafficking acet  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that BRYANT BERMUDEZ, 31, of East Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to offenses related to his participation in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring. According to court docum  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery, Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Waterbury Police Chief Fernando C. Spagnolo today announced that the following four individuals were arrested yesterday on federal criminal complaints charging each with conspiracy to distrib  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAFAEL MARTINEZ, 31, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offens  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NELSON SANTINI, 28, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl. Judge Shea ordered that Santini mu  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a superseding indictment charging LUIS SALAMAN, a.k.a. "Bebe," 41; CHRISTIAN LOP  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging MELKUAN SCOTT, also known as "Mel," "Young God," "Young,"   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that THOMAS PACILIO, 64, of Westport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to six months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for a federal tax offense. Judge Nagala also ordered Pacilio t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: A Connecticut man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to conspiring to commit human smuggling. Fagner Chaves De Lima, 41, of East Hartford, Conn., pleaded guilty to one count of attempted human smuggling. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman scheduled sentencing for July 13, 2023. De Lima was arrested and charge  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: A Connecticut man was sentenced today in federal court for drug trafficking in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Jabreel A. Amir, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. Barbadoro to 51 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. On December 14, 2022, Amir plead guilty to the charges. "Today, the  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SUNI MUNSHANI, the former Chief Executive Officer of a Connecticut-based technology company (the "Victim Company"), was sentenced to 42 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to defraud the Victim Company of millions of dollars. The sentence was imposed by U  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: A Connecticut man was sentenced today in the District of Columbia on felony and misdemeanor offenses for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Patrick E. McCaughey III, 2  more