Cybersecurity for smaller businesses to be discussed at Jan. 18 forum
The protection of computer networks within small and midsize businesses will be the focus of “Cybersecurity: Who You Gonna Call?”, a free forum to be held on Jan. 18 from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at...
View ArticleSacred Heart University settles defamation lawsuit
Sacred Heart University has settled a defamation lawsuit brought by a man who was incorrectly identified by the Fairfield-based school as a suspect in an off-campus rape case involving a 19-year-old...
View ArticleNew study names Ridgefield third safest city in the nation
Three Fairfield County submarkets were cited as being among the safest cities in the nation, according to a new report issued by NeighborhoodScout, a provider of location-based analytics for real...
View ArticleStratford health agency paying $5.25 million to settle fraud claims
Stratford-based Family Care Visiting Nurse and Home Care Agency and its owners, David and Rita Krett, have agreed to pay $5.25 million to the state and federal government to settle claims that it...
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Moody’s settles Connecticut lawsuit on misleading ratings
The credit ratings agency Moody’s has agreed to a $864 million settlement that will resolve pending lawsuits brought by Connecticut and two other states plus pending lawsuits from the federal...
View ArticleRockland County IT executive accused of bilking actors union investments of...
A Rockland County man has been accused of bilking a union’s health and retirement funds of $3.4 million by approving phony invoices in a kickback scheme. Enrico Rubano, 48, of Tappan, was arrested on...
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Survey gives NY and CT mixed results as retirement states
A new survey of the best and worst states for retirements has determined that when it comes to spending one’s golden years in New York and Connecticut, the costs may outweigh some genuine benefits. An...
View ArticleFood service worker sues Richard Gere and Bedford Post Inn for withholding tips
A Bronx food service worker says actor Richard Gere and a whole lot of other people have stiffed him on tips. Marshall Maor filed a class-action lawsuit in state Supreme Court, Westchester County, on...
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Yonkers plastic surgeon accused of not paying employee taxes
The federal government says a Yonkers plastic surgeon has failed to pay more than $221,000 in employment taxes. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara filed a civil lawsuit on Jan. 11 against Aloysius G. Smith,...
View ArticleFeds indict Rockland man for fake school bus repairs and bribery
The owner of a fleet maintenance business was arrested on Thursday for allegedly bribing a Rockland school agency employee to approve payments for school bus repairs that were never done. Richard...
View ArticleEx-Jeffries trader found guilty of securities fraud
A former trader in the Stamford office of Jeffries & Co. Inc. was found guilty on one count of securities fraud and not guilty on nine counts of securities fraud in a retrial held in U.S. District...
View ArticleYonkers bank employee gets prison term for theft from customer
A former Chase Bank employee was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for stealing $122,100 from a bank client. Matthew Gunther, 34, New Rochelle, was found guilty by a jury in Westchester County Court of...
View ArticleConn. files lawsuit against Stamford doctor, husband for prescription fraud
The state is suing Dr. Kakra Gyambibi and her husband, University of Connecticut in Stamford employee Kwasi Gyambibi, for defrauding Connecticut’s employee drug prescription plan. According to the...
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Xerox study finds nearly 50% of Americans concerned their health care data...
A new study released by Norwalk-based Xerox has revealed that nearly half of all Americans are concerned that their personal health care information is at risk of being stolen. According to the 2017...
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CT Department of Banking recovered nearly $4M in 2016
The Connecticut Department of Banking announced that it recovered $3.8 million in restitution for consumers and investors during 2016. Jorge Perez According to the department, its largest case last...
View ArticlePoughkeepsie property manager sentenced to prison
The property manager of a Poughkeepsie public housing project was sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing federal funds. Carl Immich, 54, of Rhinebeck, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court,...
View ArticleFairfield chiropractor accused of Medicaid fraud
Bradley Weinstein, a Fairfield-based chiropractor, was arrested by inspectors from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney on charges of fraudulent Medicaid billing...
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Greenwich investor Eberwein fined $90K by SEC
A group of investors including Greenwich-based Jeffrey E. Eberwein has agreed to pay the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission a total of $420,000 in fines for failing to properly disclose...
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Malloy issues ‘suggested protocols’ to law enforcement on federal immigration...
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is advising law enforcement officers within Connecticut that they do not need to cooperate with Trump Administration policies on the questioning and arrest of illegal immigrants....
View ArticleLarceny minus restitution equals eight weekends for Yonkers bus owner
If you have a larcenous heart you’d better have a fat wallet, in case you are caught. “In grand larceny, the more you can return in restitution, the better off you will be in regard to prison time,”...
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