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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday September 17, 2023 ( 5 items )  

4 Air National Guard Locations Chosen for Next C-130H to C-130J Upgrades
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force selected 103rd Airlift Wing (Hartford, Connecticut), 120th Airlift Wing (Great Falls, Montana), 133rd Airlift Wing (Minneapolis), and 182nd Airlift Wing (Peoria, Illinois), as the preferred locations to receive C-130J Super Hercules to replace their aging C-130Hs, pending the outcome of environmental assessments. A total of eight C-130J aircraft will be used to recapitalize the aging C-130H fl  more

Army Engineer Research & Development Center Assists New England District in Management of Hydrilla
VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Mary Miller Morgan, public affairs specialist The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Aquatic Plant Management Team in the Environmental Laboratory is working alongside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New England District to research and develop effective methods in managing the aquatic invasive plant species hydrilla (Hydrilla verticil  more

Bronx Man Sentenced to Prison for Assisting Cousin's Drug Trafficking Enterprise
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDEPORT, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JUAN MARTINEZ, JR., 22, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a narco  more

SEC Charges Connecticut Advisory Firm GlennCap and Its Owner With Cherry-Picking
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled fraud charges against GlennCap LLC, a Connecticut-based investment advisory firm, and its owner, Jonathan Vincent Glenn, for allocating profitable securities trades to favored accounts, including GlennCap's own accounts and client accounts that paid GlennCap a higher percentage of positive returns in fees, while alloca  more

Windsor Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WINDSOR, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALEXANDER LEE, 22, of Windsor, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking counterfeit oxycodone pills containi  more