Crime
State judge adds $7.5M in punitive damages in asbestos case
Nicholas Barone A Bridgeport Superior Court judge has added $7.5 million in punitive damages to a $15 million jury verdict against...
Mount Vernon defrauded of $400k; attempted fraud of $800k stopped
Thieves stole $400,000 from the City of Mount Vernon through unauthorized bank transactions, moving the money from Mount Vernon's bank to...
Greenwich resident ordered to pay $1M for defrauding hospital
Michael Caridi of Greenwich A Greenwich resident was ordered to pay nearly $1 million in penalties and disgorgement for his part...
Trustee to ask court for $35M in funds for Madoff victims
Irving Picard, SIPA trustee assigned to Madoff Ponzi scheme investor victims. Photo courtesy of BakerHostetler WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Securities Investor...
US Attorney Avery to resign on Jan. 17
Vanessa Avery Roberts, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that a Guilford businesswoman was sentenced for a tax offense....
SHU athletics comms official arrested for attempted sex with minor charges
Matthew Janik BLOOMFIELD – The associate director of athletics at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield has been arrested on several counts...
Newtown psychiatrist to pay $455K to settle controlled substances claims
Dr. Naimetulla Ahmed Syed Photo courtesy of Doximity HARTFORD – A longtime Newtown psychiatrist has agreed to pay more than $450,000...
Former Monsey banker-lawyer disbarred
The court ordered Zilberberg to desist and refrain from practicing law in any form.
Final Madoff Victim Fund distribution of $131.4M made
The late Bernie Madoff, who perpetrated a multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme against investors, including the Town of Fairfield's retirement funds. Photo courtesy...
Mangione pleads not guilty in Manhattan court to state charges in CEO killing
By Alaa Elassar, Emma Tucker, Kara Scannell and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting...
Ex-Webster Bank GC pleads guilty to charges from $7.4M embezzlement
James Blose NEW HAVEN – The former general counsel and corporate secretary of Webster Bank pleaded guilty Friday, Dec. 20 to...
Mangione waives extradition; flown back to NYC: VIDEO
(Video of Mangion, wearing orange prison jumpsuit, boarding plane in Pennsylvania via CNN Newsource) Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing...
Westporter gets 4 years for stealing $4.46M from his cryptocurrency firm
Dylan Meissner HARTFORD – A former Westport executive of a New York cryptocurrency firm was sentenced to four years Tuesday for...
DOJ holds public meeting on investigation into Mount Vernon police
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Dec. 16 held a public meeting via Zoom to discuss the findings in its investigation...
Former White Plains businessman accused of trying to peddle porn
"I have 2 friends in the adult entertainment business ... helping me shop my library of 3000 videos and 200,000++ photos."
