NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE DE JESUS VEGA-CERVANTES, 45, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Norwalk, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 48 months of imprisonment trafficking fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: 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 Roberto Coviello, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced that RACHEL COLLINS, 44, of Hamden, waived her right to b more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: D'ANDRE BURRUS, also known as "Dopeman," 30, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 216 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for offenses related to his participation in a violent Waterbury street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,316,877,000 undefinitized contract action modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2110 for economic ordering quantity material in support of the planned Virginia Class Block VI submarines and in furtherance of the Navy's commitment to the health and stability of the industrial base. Work will be per more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,316,877,000 undefinitized contract action modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2110 for economic ordering quantity material in support of the planned Virginia Class Block VI submarines and in furtherance of the Navy's commitment to the health and stability of the industrial base. Work will be per more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- 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 ANTHONY SANTOS, also known as "A-1," 36, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to unlawful possession of firearms by a felon. According to court documents and statements made in court, on more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: At least 290,000 Connecticut taxpayers will be eligible to use the free tax filing option made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Connecticut will be the latest state to join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025. IRS Direct File was made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act more PR