U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut

09/04/2026

FELIX NARVAEZ, 55, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for a firearm possession offense.

Waterbury Police Department

FELIX NARVAEZ, 55, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for a firearm possession offense.

09/02/2026

KYLE CHAMBERS, 31, of Granby, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to offenses related to his unlawful possession and trafficking of fi****ms.

Granby CT Police Department

KYLE CHAMBERS, 31, of Granby, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to offenses related to his unlawful possession and trafficking of fi****ms.

09/01/2026

HEATHER MURDOCK, 58, of Ellington, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to fraud and tax offenses stemming from an embezzlement scheme.

09/01/2026

JOSE ISRAEL TENESACA MEJIA, 22, a citizen of Ecuador unlawfully present in the U.S. and last residing in West Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to child exploitation offenses.

West Haven Police Department Stamford Police Department CT

JOSE ISRAEL TENESACA MEJIA, 22, a citizen of Ecuador unlawfully present in the U.S. and last residing in West Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to child exploitation offenses.

08/31/2026

Two Colombian nationals have been extradited to the United States to face charges related to their alleged involvement in an organized jewelry theft ring that targeted mall-based stores and kiosks across the country.

08/28/2026

SI MAN LAM, 43, of Brooklyn, New York, has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging her with offenses related to her trafficking counterfeit luxury and designer brand watches imported from China.

08/28/2026

RUDOLPH GIRDHARI, 36, of Norwalk, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 123 months of imprisonment and a lifetime of supervised release for possessing child s*x abuse material.

08/26/2026

IRVIN JAVIER VILLEGAS, 49, of Bridgeport and Ansonia, has been charged by indictment with narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.

Bridgeport Police Department Ansonia Police Department

IRVIN JAVIER VILLEGAS, 49, of Bridgeport and Ansonia, has been charged by indictment with narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.

08/25/2026

ALTON SMALL, also known as “Poodah,” “Tiemare,” and “Tie,” 31, of West Haven, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.

West Haven Police Department

ALTON SMALL, also known as “Poodah,” “Tiemare,” and “Tie,” 31, of West Haven, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses.

08/21/2026

YOVANI DE JESUS ALVAREZ MURILLO, 42, a citizen of Honduras, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to unlawful reentry of a removed alien.