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A Stratford man was sentenced on Friday for offenses related to the sexual exploitation of multiple children, according to the US Department of Justice. Edward Galpin, 40, was sentenced to 18 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. According to court documents, Galpin was an administrator of a private Kik messaging app chat group that provided a…

Two New Haven individuals have both pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from mail theft, identity theft, and a bank fraud scheme, according to the US Department of Justice. According to court documents, Marquis Williams, 45, and his associate 41-year-old Dara Morrison stole mail from hundreds of residential mailboxes in Connecticut, believed to have started around 2018 through 2019. The…

A former chief financial officer of a Hartford-based company has pleaded guilty to fraud and tax offenses which stem from embezzling funds from his employer, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Officials said 56-year-old David McManus, from Granby, was the former chief financial officer at the company for nearly 14 years, officials said. According to court documents, between 2012…

The Biden administration’s new task force targeting Russian oligarchs will go after those “who have assisted the regime responsible for the invasion of Ukraine” — meaning not just the elites, but also those within their sphere, a senior Justice Department official said Friday.