Tag: Connecticut
Benjamin Dozier, Fentanyl Trafficking, Connecticut 2024
⏱ 2 min read Benjamin Dozier, aka ‘Ace’ and ‘Blanco’, was sentenced to 3 years in prison for his role in a southwestern Connecticut fentanyl ring. The 44-year-old Bridgeport man was identified as a supplier of fentanyl to the ring’s leader, Rodney Canada. The investigation, which included wiretaps and controlled purchases, revealed that Canada and…
Shawn Stephens, Counterfeit Pill Manufacturing and Distribution, Connecticut 2023
⏱ 4 min read A 35-year-old West Haven man, Shawn Stephens, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in a large-scale counterfeit pill manufacturing and distribution operation in Connecticut. The operation involved the production of counterfeit oxycodone, Xanax, and Adderall tablets containing synthetic opioids like protonitazene, which is three times more…
Sergio Hipolito Reyes Cordero, Unlawful Reentry, Connecticut 2025
⏱ 2 min read Sergio Hipolito Reyes Cordero, a 52-year-old Guatemalan national, was arrested for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Reyes, who has a history of using aliases, was taken into custody in Connecticut, where he had been serving time for tampering with physical evidence and moving a dead body without a…
Anel Del Carmen Zapata Polanco, Unlawful Reentry, Connecticut 2023
⏱ 2 min read Anel Del Carmen Zapata Polanco, a 42-year-old Dominican national, was arrested for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Zapata, who has a history of convictions for possession of a forged instrument and conspiracy to distribute heroin, was taken into custody after being released from state prison. The arrest occurred…
Tricia Conroy, Medicaid Enrollment Fraud, Connecticut 2024
⏱ 2 min read Tricia Conroy, the owner of Coastal Diagnostics, a reference laboratory in Branford, Connecticut, has paid $145,720 to settle allegations of Medicaid enrollment fraud. On March 6, 2024, Conroy submitted a Provider Enrollment Application to the Connecticut Medicaid program, falsely stating that her company had no ties to other Medicaid providers. However,…
Habroon Habib, Medicare Fraud, Connecticut 2025
⏱ 2 min read Habroon Habib, a 30-year-old Pakistani citizen and lawful US resident, operated a Medicare scam in Middletown, Connecticut, submitting nearly $1.9 million in fake claims for medical equipment. The scheme, which lasted from March to May 2025, involved Habib’s company, Around The World Solutions LLC, filing fraudulent claims to Medicare Advantage plans…
Edvin Barnica Esquivel, Unlawful Reentry, Connecticut 2025
Guatemalan National Charged with Unlawful Reentry in Connecticut Edvin Barnica Esquivel, a 34-year-old citizen of Guatemala, was arrested yesterday on a federal criminal complaint charging him with illegally reentering the United States after being deported. According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 25, 2012, U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) arrested Barnica in…
James Deacon, Supervision Failure, Connecticut 2019
Stamford, CT – James Deacon, a former employee of Vision Financial Markets LLC, has been charged with failing to adequately supervise commodity interest accounts, according to an order issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on July 12, 2019. The CFTC alleges that between January 1, 2014 and November 30, 2014, Deacon, while employed…
Adam Iza, Hobbs Act Robbery, Connecticut 2024
A brazen attempted Bitcoin robbery and kidnapping shook the streets of Danbury, Connecticut, in August 2024. The culprit, identified as Adam Iza, 25, of California, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to his role in the crime. According to court documents, Iza and his co-conspirators planned and coordinated the attempted robbery and kidnapping of two…
Amonda Mendez, Crack Cocaine Trafficking, Connecticut 2025
A Stamford woman has been caught selling crack cocaine and a firearm, just months after being released from federal prison. According to court documents, Amonda Mendez, 35, of Stamford, pleaded guilty yesterday in New Haven federal court to a narcotics trafficking offense and admitted that she violated the conditions of her supervised release from a…
