Stratford resident stunned by earthquake destruction in Turkey, Suspect in rape at CT housing authority property rejects offer. New Haven, CT 06510, Telephone: (203) 821-3700 He was ordered released on an unsecured bond of $300,000. Marshals Service, Bridgeport Police Department, Connecticut State Police and the Bridgeport States Attorneys Office, with the assistance of the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory and the Waterbury Police Department. The victims vehicle had approximately 23 entry bullet holes in the drivers side and windshield area. The fact that none of the three cases seem to be related is not unusual, Clark said. Brian Lockhart is a reporter with the Connecticut Post, covering politics and policy. A federal jury in New Haven has found RAMON OQUENDO, also known as Mimo, 46, of Waterbury, guilty of narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses. The settlement approved by U.S. District Judge Travis McDonough on Monday calls for the U . This ongoing investigation is being conducted by the FBIs Safe Streets and Violent Crimes Task Forces, ATF, DEA, U.S. LAHEEM JONES, a.k.a. Upon arrival, investigators discovered that four victims had been shot while sitting inside a black Chevrolet Impala. MARIA DEL CARMEN SANCHEZ POTRERO, also known as Maria Carmela Sanchez, 69, and APOLINAR FRANCISCO PAREDES ESPINOZA, also known as Pancho, 56, both of citizens of Mexico residing in Hartford, were arrested yesterday on federal criminal complaints charging each with offenses stemming from their smuggling of aliens into the U.S., harboring them at their Hartford residence, forcing them to work, and threatening to harm them in various ways if they failed to pay exorbitant fees, interest and other living expenses. A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging five Bridgeport men with multiple offenses stemming from their alleged involvement in an afternoon shooting in front of a state courthouse in Bridgeport in January. His accused accomplice, 73-year-old David Dunn, Bridgeport's former acting personnel director, also pleaded guilty to the same charges. LAHEEM JONES, 25. Marshalsand Bridgeport Police are actively investigating members of multiple Bridgeport-based groups, including members of the Greene Homes Boys or Hots (GHB/Hots), a group based in the Charles F. Greene Homes Housing Complex in Bridgeports North End, whose members are involved in narcotics trafficking and numerous acts of violence, including murder. Arv Barkley, an associate of the O.N.E. Gaines is detained in state custody on unrelated charges. Floor 25 Marshals Service, Bridgeport Police Department, Connecticut State Police and the Bridgeport States Attorneys Office, with the assistance of the U.S. Newtown Contractor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion 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 evasion. But you should be looking at this guy, too. That helps them (defendants) when it comes to sentencing., And, Twardy noted, in his experience, The larger the city, the more money. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. The federal charges against these five defendants are the result of an extensive investigation conducted by a partnership of law enforcement entities formed to address the surge in violent crime in the city of Bridgeport, said U.S. Attorney Durham. FILE - Former Police Chief Armando Perez makes a statement in front of the Federal Courthouse in Bridgeport, Conn., Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. A federal jury in Hartford has found LEONARDO HECTOR ROSADO, 52, of the Bronx, New York, guilty of fentanyl and cocaine distribution offenses. HARRY BATCHELOR, also known as Bookie, 24. Officials: Sen. Dennis Bradley, Bridgeport BOE member Jessica Martinez New Haven, CT 06510, Telephone: (203) 821-3700 Bridgeport Police Chief, City's Acting Personnel Director Arrested by Francis asked for a higher bond. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS Grand jury indicts six from Connecticut aerospace industry of 157 Church Street Wright was arrested yesterday. ASANTE GAINES, 23 Garf, 24 Former Bridgeport police chief pleads guilty to fraud for allegedly Federal prosecutors have filed charges against four former Washington Federal Bank for Savings employees for an alleged multiyear, $29 million embezzlement scheme that preceded the Bridgeport bank . ROBERT RALLO, 59, of New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 480 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release District of Connecticut Bear right onto Lafayette Boulevard, proceed to the third traffic light. March 2, 2023. 157 Church Street BRIDGEPORT Four alleged members of a city gang have been indicted by a federal grand jury on racketeering and murder charges as part of an ongoing federal, state and local law. An official website of the United States government. Have a question about Government Services? The same week Perez and Dunn reported to jail, on May 25, Bradley and Martinez, Bradleys campaign treasurer, were arrested for allegedly attempting to fraudulently obtain $179,850 in state campaign grants in 2018. Arv Barkley, an associate of the O.N.E. The eight defendants are members or associates of the East End gang, which began as a local street gang based in the East End of Bridgeport, but currently has members and associates who are either incarcerated or living throughout Bridgeport and surrounding towns. A CT bill would expand it. The assault offense carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years and the attempted offenses carry a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years. Saying, Okay, you got me. Federal authorities on Thursday arrested the police chief and the personnel director of Bridgeport, Conn., on charges of fraud, alleging the two rigged the process that led to the chief's hiring . Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, in an effort to address escalating violence in Bridgeport, the FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Tolland County resident David Kamal, age 60, of Stafford, formerly of Hebron, was charged in an 11-count indictment and will face years in prison if found guilty, US Attorney Leonard Boyle announced. Connecticut Financial Center LUIS CARRASQUILLO, also known as Cuchi, 52, of Hartford,was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine. Bradley replied with a shushing emoticon, the indictment says. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A federal judge has approved a settlement of more than $1 million in a class action lawsuit that challenged a federal immigration raid at an eastern Tennessee meatpacking plant where about 100 people were arrested. They appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitsimmons via video conference and are detained. The indictment accuses him of filing false documents to the elections commission to obtain the primary grant. GHB/Hotz and O.N.E. He first ran the city from 1991 until 2003 when he was convicted of running a pay-to-play operation out of City Hall. As part of an ongoing investigation into gang-related drug trafficking and related violence in Bridgeport, a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging four Bridgeport men with conspiring to engage in a pattern of racketeering activity, including drug trafficking, murder and attempted murder. As part of an ongoing investigation into gang-related drug trafficking and related violence in Bridgeport, a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a superseding indictment charging an additional four Bridgeport men with conspiring to engage in a pattern of racketeering activity, including drug trafficking, murder and attempted murder. District of Connecticut Martinez, who was removed last year as the chair of the citys Board of Education, also surrendered. Informed of the indictment, Bradley surrendered to federal marshals and appeared in U.S. District Court to face conspiracy and wire fraud charges. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. The indictment, which was returned on January 19 and unsealed yesterday, charges, KEISHAWN DONALD, 19 CONNECTICUT A tax preparer who served clients in Connecticut is facing federal fraud charges. Todays announcement was made by John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Joseph T. Corradino, States Attorney for the Fairfield Judicial District; Bridgeport Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia; David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Kelly D. Brady, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division; and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England. Now Trumbullers can enjoy Fairfield, Milford, Stratford, Bridgeport, Westport beaches at nominal fees. During the course of that investigation the city hired private attorneys to represent Ganim, his chief-of-staff, Daniel Shamas, Perez and Dunn, but no charges have been brought against the mayor and Shamas. 'Brazen and egregious' fraud: Clinic owner now faces charges ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. gang; On December 8, 2019, Wright shot and attempted to kill Arvan Smith, a.k.a. New Haven, CT 06510, Telephone: (203) 821-3700 A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The indictment also charges, Elhadiri, Hamid Kassem, Jaynes, Rachid Saadoun, Peck and Kousa with making a false swearing in an immigration matter. Once you get in there and start uncovering things, you just keep going with it. . BRIDGEPORT, CT A Bridgeport resident is $13,650 richer this week after claiming a winning lottery ticket she purchased locally, the Connecticut Lottery announced . The former police chief of Connecticut's largest city has been sentenced to one year in prison for rigging the hiring process that led to his appointment in 2018. JESUS NIEVES, also known as Pop, 39, formerly of Waterbury, Connecticut, and Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 63 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for supplying heroin to a member of a Waterbury-area drug trafficking ring. Ex-RMV manager agrees to plead guilty to extortion charges ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Looks like the state is trying to pass a law that towns cannot charge more than double the rate for beach parking passes that it charges residents. #Bridgeport CT- On Thursday February 16, 2023, the Bridgeport Police Department arrested 46-year-old Bridgeport resident Jorge Ruiz (DOB 01/19/1977) for multiple armed robberies that occurred throughout the City of Bridgeport and other municipalities in the State of Connecticut. Bridgeport Board of Education Chair Jessica Martinez listens as fellow board member Chris Taylor gives his reasons for voting for her ouster during a special meeting of the board in Bridgeport, Conn. on Monday, March 2, 2020. This ongoing investigation is being conducted by the FBIs Safe Streets and Violent Crimes Task Forces, ATF, DEA, U.S. Perez had been acting chief for two-and-a-half years. Meriden man indicted on federal cocaine trafficking charges