Ex-Cop, Somers High Asst Coach Admits To Sending Explicit Texts, Videos To Teen Girl: State
A former Massachusetts police officer and Connecticut high school assistant wrestling coach has pleaded guilty to sending explicit texts to a 15-year-old girl, groping her, and asking her for sex in a stairwell, authorities said.
Justin Perez, 28, of Springfield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty Monday, Oct. 26, to risk of injury to a minor and enticing a minor, according to Connecticut’s Division of Criminal Justice.
Prosecutors said Perez got the girl's phone number from the Somers High School Girls' Wrestling team's group chat and began messaging her privately in December 2023.
The e…
Nearly 2,000 Cyclists Join Closer To Free Ride For Cancer Care
Nearly 2,000 cyclists from Connecticut and beyond took part in the 16th annual Closer to Free Ride in September, supporting cancer care and research at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center.
The annual fundraiser offered supported cycling routes ranging from 10 to 100 miles, while others participated remotely from communities across the country. Patients, families, caregivers, volunteers and other supporters joined the effort.
According to Eric Winer, MD, director of Yale Cancer Center and president and physician-in-chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital, "The Closer to Free Ride is a powe…
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Avon Financial Adviser Admits To $3.3M Fraud Fueled By Risky Trades, Brokerage Loophole
A Connecticut investment adviser pleaded guilty to wire fraud after a trading scheme cost three financial firms more than $3.3 million, federal prosecutors said.
Andrew M. Komarow, 37, of Avon, initiated about $8.9 million in electronic transfers between October 2022 and February 2023, but he did not have the money to cover them, according to court records.
Instead, Komarow moved the money into several personal brokerage accounts, many of them newly opened, so he could exploit the time it took the firms to process and clear the transfers, prosecutors said.
That delay allowed him…
Stamford Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind West Haven Woman During Home Invasion: DA
A Connecticut man who robbed and sexually assaulted a legally blind West Haven business owner has been convicted on all four charges in the case, prosecutors said.
Terrell Meynard, 44, was found guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 21, of a vicious Aug. 18, 2024, attack at H & M Bio Therapy on Main Street in West Haven, State’s Attorney Margaret E. Kelley announced.
The 57-year-old woman ran the massage business on the first floor and lived upstairs and was assaulted after Meynard kept ringing her doorbell. When she went to see who it was, he pushed his way inside, grabbed her neck, and …
Texas Father, Daughter Used Copier Sales In CT To Launder Fraud Money, Feds Say
A Texas father and daughter used purchases of secondhand copiers from Connecticut businesses to move fraud money to India, federal prosecutors allege.
Ketan Kamdar, 61, and his daughter, Jheel Kamdar, 30, both of Katy, Texas, were indicted in Bridgeport last month on two counts each of money laundering conspiracy, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said Wednesday, Oct. 21.
The charges connect Connecticut suppliers to an alleged scheme that turned fraud proceeds into payments for people in India. Prosecutors say the operation began around 2023.
The Kamdars bought the copi…
Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company
Websites for Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Hannaford, and other major grocery chains are back online after a cyberattack disrupted services for more than a week, their parent company confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Ahold Delhaize, the Netherlands-based grocery giant, confirmed that the cybersecurity incident first reported on Monday, Oct. 12, was caused by malicious activity within its IT infrastructure.
The company took websites, apps, and other systems offline as a precaution, affecting grocery customers across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Massa…
UNH Hockey Captain Killed In Head-On I-95 Crash Was 'Great Leader, Caring Friend'
A University of New Haven hockey captain who dreamed of becoming an NYPD officer is being remembered as a great leader who wanted to help others after he was killed in an I-95 head-on crash.
Ryan O’Shea, 21, of Stony Point, New York, died Friday night, Oct. 16, after a wrong-way driver struck his car on I-91 in North Haven, Connecticut State Police said.
O’Shea was a senior captain of the university’s club hockey team, the Chargers. He studied criminal justice with a focus on police science, the university said.
“Ryan embodied everything that is good about being a Charger,” shared De…
