Fairfield, CT
News
Ex-Cop Who Owes IRS $400K Sentenced To Federal Prison Ex-Cop Who Owes IRS $400K Sentenced To Federal Prison
Ex-Cop Who Owes IRS $400K Sentenced To Federal Prison A scheme to falsify tax records went wrong for a former cop in Connecticut, who owes the IRS nearly $400,000 and will spend time behind bars after filing a falsified tax return. Crag Francis - also known as Horus Jurjaya Bey - a former Hartford Police officer, was sentenced in Hartford District Court on Friday to 18 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for filing a false tax return. In February 2009, Windsor resident Francis e-filed a 2008 federal income tax return that listed falsely inflated amounts of both interest income received and taxable income withheld by the…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
News
CT Woman Who Embezzled $190K From Employer Sentenced CT Woman Who Embezzled $190K From Employer Sentenced
CT Woman Who Embezzled $190K From Employer Sentenced A Connecticut woman is heading to prison after pleading guilty to embezzling nearly $200,000 from her employer and failing to pay income tax on that income. Windsor resident Rebecca Block, 43, has been sentenced in court to a term of 12 months and one day in prison, followed by a year of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of filing a false return for embezzling an estimated $190,000 from her former employer, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced this week. While working for PG Life Planning Associates in West Hartford, Block sto…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
News
CT Doctor Who Defrauded Medicaid Program Sentenced CT Doctor Who Defrauded Medicaid Program Sentenced
CT Doctor Who Defrauded Medicaid Program Sentenced A Connecticut doctor who pleaded guilty to her role in a scheme to defraud Medicaid of more than $200,000 has been sentenced in district court. John Durham the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced on Wednesday that Windsor resident Beverly Coker, 70, who ran New Beginnings Family Center, a behavioral health practice in Hartford, has been sentenced to five years probation after she pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud for her role in the scheme. According to court documents and statements made in court, in May 2010, while operating the Family Center, …

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Schools
These Connecticut High Schools Rank High In U.S. News List These Connecticut High Schools Rank High In U.S. News List
These Connecticut High Schools Rank High In U.S. News List U.S. News & World Report's annual high school rankings emphasize student outcomes, using information on graduation rates and state assessments for more than 20,500 schools nationally. These high schools rank as the best in Connecticut, according to a new survey by U.S. News: Amistad Academy in New Haven was ranked No. 1. Connecticut IB Academy in East Hartford was ranked No. 2. Achievement First Hartford Academy Inc.in Hartford was ranked No. 3. Academy of Aerospace and Engineering in Windsor was ranked No. 4. Ridgefield High School was ranked No. 5. Marine Science Magnet High School o…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT State Police Seek Tips On Fatal Truck-Pedestrian Crash CT State Police Seek Tips On Fatal Truck-Pedestrian Crash
CT State Police Seek Tips On Fatal Truck-Pedestrian Crash Connecticut State Police are seeking information from anyone who may have witnessed a pedestrian fatality involving a tractor-trailer on I-91. State police said that at about 6:48 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, troopers responded to I-91 southbound near exit 35 in Windsor. Upon their arrival, troopers found a juvenile female pedestrian suffering from life-threatening injuries after being struck by a tractor-trailer. The pedestrian was taken to Hartford Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.  Anyone who may have witnessed the crash, may have seen the pedestrian on I-91 prior to the cra…

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by Jon Craig
Greenwich, CT
Traffic
Heavy Rain, Strong Winds, Downed Trees Snarl Morning Commute Heavy Rain, Strong Winds, Downed Trees Snarl Morning Commute
Heavy Rain, Strong Winds, Downed Trees Snarl Morning Commute Periods of heavy rain, combined with strong winds, resulted in delays throughout Fairfield County during the Monday morning commute with downed trees also being reported. Downed trees closed two roads in Greenwich: Davis Avenue at Wilbur Peck Court and Glenville Road closed between Midwood Road and Valley Drive. A jackknifed tractor-trailer crashed blocking I-91 lanes in both directions between Exits 38 and 40 in Windsor. (See second image above.) Delays began early with a multi-vehicle crash closing two southbound lanes on I-95 in Stratford just before dawn. There were heavy delays on s…

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