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South Carolina Man Sentenced on Federal Carjacking Charge

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that defendant WILLIAM NELSON, age 21, a resident of South Carolina, was sentenced t by U.S. District Court Judge Jay C. Zainey to 180 months of imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to a one-count indictment for carjacking, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2119.

Navajo Man Charged with Firearms Offenses

Nathaniel Begay made an initial appearance in federal court on an indictment charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon and using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Former West Haven Employee and State Representative Sentenced to Prison for Stealing COVID Relief and Other City Funds

MICHAEL DiMASSA, 32, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 27 months of imprisonment, followed five years of supervised release, for his involvement in schemes that resulted in the theft of more than $1.2 million dollars in COVID relief funds and other funds from the City of West Haven.  Judge Williams also ordered DiMassa to perform 100 hours of community service while on supervised release.

Former President And Former Financial Advisor Of Law Enforcement Union Convicted Of Defrauding Union’s Annuity Fund

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction of KENNETH WYNDER Jr., a former New York State Trooper and the president of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association (“LEEBA”), a labor union for law enforcement officers employed by the City of New York (the “City”), and ANDREW BROWN, a/k/a “Drew Brown,” the former financial advisor for LEEBA, for defrauding union members by misappropriating money from LEEBA’s Annuity Fund.