NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DIJON CHAMPAGNIE, 24, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 132 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for offenses stemming from a violent drug-related ro  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, 63, of Westerly, Rhode Island, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for stealing more than $700,000  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that HIDELBRANDO QUINONES, also known as "Gordo," 48, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to a narcotics distribution offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, in Febru  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MAURICE MENAFEE, also known as "Mo," 34, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 86 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a firearm possession offense. Accord  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Harry T. Chavis, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that DAVID ANSPACH, 67, of Wilton, pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to a tax offense. According to court documents and statement  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) priced Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Series 2023-R08, an approximately $609 million note offering that represents Fannie Mae's eighth CAS REMIC transaction of the year. CAS is Fannie Mae's benchmark issuance program designed to share credit risk on its single-family conventional guaranty book of business. "Our final deal of 2023 was met with very strong demand, including new inve  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TRAEVAUGHNN MORRISON, 27, of Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl and crack while arm  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-007) on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Office of Justice Programs Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Grant Awarded to the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, Hartford, Connecticut." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Objectives The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (CT OPM) one grant totali  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:23-cv-01481; D. Conn. filed Nov. 9, 2023) involving Middlesex Mortgage Group LLC and John A. Masanotti Jr.: * * * SEC Charges Connecticut Investment Adviser with Stealing Clients' Money * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Darien, Connecticut-based investment adviser John A. Masanotti, Jr. and his company, Middlesex Mortgage Group, LLC, with fraud for lying to inv  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MAURICE MENAFEE, also known as "Mo," 34, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 86 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a firearm possession off  more