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• ‘150K a day’: Indian police bust dozens of suspected IRS impersonators

  06-10-2016 23:54
  
  LONDON – Police in India have arrested 70 people on suspicion of posing as IRS agents to steal cash from U.S. citizens. Authorities in the western Indian city of Thane said they were investigating another 630 people suspected of being involved in the extortion scam. Workers at nine call centers allegedly impersonated IRS agents during calls to the U.S., according to local police commissioner Param Bir Singh. The victims were told they owed back taxes and would risk arrest if […]
  
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• Small plane crashes in Plymouth at Waterbury Airport

  06-10-2016 23:38
  
  PLYMOUTH — A plane crashed at the Waterbury Airport in Plymouth Thursday afternoon. The crash involved a small plane.  Life Star medical helicopter was called to transport an injured person. Check back for further details as they develop.
  
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• Residents Say State Plan For Private Disabled Care Will Harm Clients

  06-10-2016 23:26
  
  SUSAN HAIGHAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — Adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities who live on their own but rely on some help from state employees are worried Connecticut’s plan to privatize its supportive living services program will drastically disrupt their lives.
  Forty-year-old Hakim Foster, of Manchester, relies on state workers, whom he affectionately refers to as his second and third mothers, for help with laundry to bringing him t
  
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• Norwalk Residents Asked to Voluntarily Reduce Water Usage

  06-10-2016 23:25
  
  Norwalk is declaring a water emergency and asking residents to reduce their water usage.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Gov. Malloy Addresses Plan To Battle Opioid Epidemic

  06-10-2016 23:22
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) –  At Yale Medical School Thursday, Connecticut officials outlined a three-year, six-point plan to combat the opioid epidemic gripping the state.
  A key component of the plan is increasing access to medication-assisted dependency treatment by strategically expanding use of methadone and buprenorphine, and promoting same-day treatment.
  Other portions of the plan include curbing opioid prescriptions and getting overdose patients addiction treatment when
  
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• How Hurricane Matthew is shuffling college football games

  06-10-2016 23:19
  
  NEW YORK — Hurricane Matthew is expected to be severe. Evacuations have been ordered in coastal Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott told residents: “This storm will kill you.” In light of the extreme weather, several college football programs have postponed their games. Others say they’re monitoring the situation. Games that are postponed: Florida vs. LSU: Saturday’s game was postponed because of Matthew. A new date for the game has not
  
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• Why a racecar expert is teaching teens driver’s ed

  06-10-2016 23:04
  
  LAS VEGAS — Jeff Payne knows all too well the dangers of driving. As a young racecar driver, Payne made a living competing around the world and operating his own driving school. But over time, he grew increasingly concerned with the high number of teenage driving fatalities. Car accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers in the United States — more than cancer and homicide combined. “All these kids are dying on our roadways. Thousands of families are […]
  
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• Arrest Made In Decade Old Murder Case

  06-10-2016 22:50
  
  (LEDYARD,Conn./CBS Connecticut)  –    State Police have made an arrest  in a  murder   10 years ago. 32 year old Timothy Johnson is charged with Felony Murder in the death of 40 year old Anthony Hamlin of Groton.
  Hamlin’s body was  found in a field in the area of  428 Shewville  Road on January 28, 2006.Over the past decade  detectives have been following up on  multiple leads and conducted interviews.
  Johnson is being
  
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• Malloy announces plan to attack state’s opioid epidemic

  06-10-2016 22:47
  
  NEW HAVEN – Governor Malloy today received a strategic plan on the best way to attack the opioid epidemic in Connecticut. He announced the results at Yale University School of Medicine because a team of doctors at Yale spearheaded the research and came up with seven focus strategies that its believed will take a substantial bite out of the opioid epidemic in the state. “Those six strategies include increasing access to the most effective forms of treatment, which are medication [&hel
  
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• Governor Malloy announces plan to attack state’s opioid epidemic

  06-10-2016 22:47
  
  NEW HAVEN – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today received a strategic plan on the best way to attack the opioid epidemic in Connecticut. He announced the results at Yale University School of Medicine because a team of doctors at Yale spearheaded the research and came up with seven focus strategies that its believed will take a substantial bite out of the opioid epidemic in the state. “Those six strategies include increasing access to the most effective forms of treatment, which […]
  
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• Norwich Man Charged in Decade Old Ledyard Murder

  06-10-2016 22:37
  
  A Norwich man was arrested for the 2006 murder of the man found dead in a Ledyard field.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Big Y giveaway in Torrington

  06-10-2016 22:35
  
  TORRINGTON — When the problems of the world seem big, remember each person can make a difference simply by taking the time to show love, appreciation, and kindness to the people around them. Big Y is teaming up with FOX 61 to surprise shoppers each week inside the grocery stores with free gift cards! This week, FOX 61’s Sarah Cody surprised Rose Marchetti of Torrington and paid for her entire cart of groceries with gift cards at her local grocery store. See […]
  
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• Lost Evidence, Misconduct Make Defending Cosby Hard

  06-10-2016 22:33
  
  Bill Cosby’s lawyers reportedly blame his arrest on sexual assault charges on “a perfect storm” of alleged mistakes by a federal judge and misconduct by an ambitious prosecutor and celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred.
  They argue in a filing today that Cosby cannot properly defend himself against the accusation from a decade ago when key witnesses have died and evidence has been lost.
  Cosby goes on trial next year for allegedly drugging and molesting a Temple University employee.
  
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• Lisbon juvenile charged with threatening Groton student

  06-10-2016 22:27
  
  GROTON – A Lisbon student was arrested by Connecticut State Police for threatening another student at a school in Groton on Instagram. The threat instigated a three-agency investigation that involved Groton Police, State Police and  the U.S. Coast Guard, because the threatened student lives on Coast Guard property. Police said the 14-year-old who lives in Lisbon was issued a juvenile summons for second-degree threatening and second-degree harassment. Police said that at abou
  
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• State Police Lead Probe Into Infant’s Day Care Death

  06-10-2016 21:39
  
  NORWALK, Conn. (AP) – State police have taken over the investigation into the death of an infant at a home day care run by the daughter of Norwalk’s mayor.
  The Hour of Norwalk reports (http://bit.ly/2dhZkRS) the 4-month-old girl was receiving CPR when emergency responders arrived on Wednesday afternoon after receiving a call that there was a medical emergency at the day care.The infant was later pronounced dead at Norwalk Hospital.The Hour reports that Mayor Harry Rilling’s dau
  
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• Hartford man resentenced from life to 28 years for murder

  06-10-2016 21:12
  
  HARTFORD — A 28-year-old Hartford man who had been serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole has been resentenced to 28 years for a 2005 murder. Anthony Allen is among five Connecticut inmates whose sentences were tossed out after the U.S. Supreme Court banned mandatory sentences of life without parole for juvenile killers. The Hartford Courant reports Judge Joseph Koetsky said he was impressed by the changes Allen has made to his life while in prison. Allen was […]
  
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• Police Added in New Britain Neighborhoods to Ensure Students Feel Safe Amid Creepy Clown Craze

  06-10-2016 21:11
  
  School officials in New Britain are in contact with police over creepy clown social media posts and said there will be an extra police presence in all neighborhoods to ensure students feel safe walking to...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• State Police Take Over Norwalk Baby Death Investigation

  06-10-2016 21:09
  
  State police have taken over the investigation into the death of a 4-month old baby girl after she was transported from a Norwalk daycare to the hospital on Wednesday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Consumer chemicals company Henkel moving headquarters to Stamford

  06-10-2016 20:54
  
  HARTFORD – A German company announced plans Thursday to move their corporate headquarters from Scottsdale, Arizona to Stamford. Henkel Corporation, which offers beauty and personal care, laundry and home care, and a broad portfolio of adhesives, sealants, and surface treatments for consumer and industrial uses, will create up to 266 jobs with up to $25 million in state aid, according to Governor. Dannel P. Malloy. Malloy hailed the decision to relocate Henkel’s headquarters acro
  
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• Reports of Clown Near School Prompted Shelter in Place

  06-10-2016 20:36
  
  A shelter-in-place was issued for a Waterbury school Thursday afternoon after reports of a clown nearby.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Highway Exits, Local Roads Closed During Hartford Marathon

  06-10-2016 20:20
  
  The Hartford Marathon happens on Saturday morning and several roads will be closed.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Hartford man accepts plea deal in fatal December shooting

  06-10-2016 20:16
  
  HARTFORD — Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a Hartford man accused of fatally shooting a man during an alleged drug deal. The Hartford Courant reports 26-year-old Zachary Alexander pleaded guilty under a plea deal Wednesday to criminal possession of a firearm. He’ll be sentenced to five years in prison on Dec. 7. Alexander has been jailed since his January arrest. Prosecutors said 22-year-old Edison Burge was armed with a BB gun when he and another man tried to [&hell
  
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• Rollover Snarled Traffic on I-95 South in New Haven

  06-10-2016 20:15
  
  There were heavy delays on Interstate 95 South in New Haven after a car rolled over between exits 44 and 43, but the scene has cleared.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation Traffic Cam
  
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• Matthew Strengthens, But Won't Impact Connecticut

  06-10-2016 20:10
  
  Hurricane Matthew has strengthened from a Category 3 storm back to a Category 4 storm, with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour, but it will not affect Connecticut.
  
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• Five Things: Blue Jays, Giants Win Exciting Wild Card Games

  06-10-2016 20:08
  
  By Andrew Kahn
  If you’re a baseball fan without an allegiance to any of the four teams that played in the wild card games, you likely enjoyed your viewing experience. If you’re a fan of the Blue Jays or especially Giants, you endured it; Orioles or Mets? You went through a rough few hours for what now feels like nothing. Such is the nature of a winner-take-all baseball game.
  1. Another huge homer for Blue Jays 
  The bat flip was not nearly as epic, but unlike Jose Bautista’
  
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• Hurricane Matthew kills at least 108 people in Haiti

  06-10-2016 19:07
  
  Even for a region accustomed to hurricanes, this storm has spawned a new level of fear. Hurricane Matthew has already killed 113 people and threatens to flatten homes from Florida to the Carolinas. “This is about as bad as it gets,” National Hurricane Center Director Rick Knabb said. So how bad is Matthew? Here’s a look by the numbers: 113: Deaths caused by Matthew Hurricane Matthew is the worst humanitarian disaster to strike Haiti since the 2010 earthquake, which killed [&hel
  
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• Sandy Hook mom writes open letter to mom of SC shooting victim

  06-10-2016 18:45
  
  NEWTOWN – The mother of a boy who was killed in the Sandy Hook tragedy in 2012 wrote an open letter to the mother of Jacob Hall, the first-grader who died Saturday after he was shot at his South Carolina elementary school, saying she has yet to find peace and forgiveness after more than three years after the death of her son. Nicole Hockley lost her youngest son, first-grader Dylan, when he was also 6 years old. “I’m ashamed of myself. When I heard […
  
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• Enfield Police Investigate Report of Clown Sighting

  06-10-2016 18:43
  
  Enfield police investigated a clown sighting on Thursday morning, but said they did not find anyone dressed as a clown and there is no indication the person was committing a crime.
  
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• Hurricane Matthew Strengthens Back to Category 4

  06-10-2016 18:20
  
  Hurricane Matthew has strengthened from a Category 3 storm back to a Category 4 storm, with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour, but it will not affect Connecticut.
  
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• Henkel Moving Headquarters to Connecticut

  06-10-2016 18:15
  
  Henkel Corporation, which is based in Germany, will relocate its Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care headquarters from Scottsdale, Arizona to Stamford, Connecticut, according to Gov. Dannel Malloy.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Report: Long Island Sound stressed by high nitrogen levels

  06-10-2016 17:51
  
  NEW HAVEN — A new environmental report says water quality is improving in parts of Long Island Sound but it remains under stress from high nitrogen levels. The report Thursday from New Haven-based Save the Sound says water quality is poor in the heavily populated New York metropolitan area, but very good in eastern Long Island Sound, where there is better tidal flushing. Curt Johnson is executive director of the Save the Sound program. He says the report shows progress […]
  
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• Boy mows lawns to buy gravestone for the father he never knew

  06-10-2016 17:31
  
  FARGO, N.D. – An 11-year-old boy spent his entire summer mowing lawns to buy his father a marker for his grave. Brandon Bakke was adopted at birth and recently started asking his adopted family about his birth parents. It turns out Brandon’s father Terrence, had recently died and was buried in Chicago without a gravestone. “I don’t think anybody should go unknown in life,” Brandon told WDAY. Brandon spent his summer mowing lawns for neighbors and strangers to e
  
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• Hurricane Matthew Is Now Category 4

  06-10-2016 17:24
  
  Hurricane Matthew has strengthened from a Category 3 storm back to a Category 4 storm, with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour.
  
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• CT Travelers Anxious as Matthew Forces Flight Cancelations

  06-10-2016 17:21
  
  Several travelers at Bradley Airport on Thursday are a bit anxious about how Hurricane Matthew is affecting travel plans.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Stray Shower Saturday, Sunshine Sunday

  06-10-2016 17:19
  
  High pressure will dominate Connecticut's weather for days to come, with the only exception being a cold front on Saturday.
  
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• DEEP Advises On Moose And Deer Mating Season

  06-10-2016 17:17
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – It’s the time of year when deer and moose begin their mating seasons.
  And the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection wants motorists to be mindful of activity, particularly during the early morning and evening hours.
  DEEP says peak breeding season is between now and the end of October for the state’s small but ever increasing moose population, primarily in Northern Connecticut.
  The deer breeding season, known as “the ru
  
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• Fox News under fire for ‘blatantly racist’ Chinatown segment

  06-10-2016 16:54
  
  LOS ANGELES — Fox News isn’t commenting on a controversial segment by its on-the-street interviewer Jesse Watters that has been widely criticized for containing several offensive Asian stereotypes. The five-minute segment, which aired on “The O’Reilly Factor” Monday night, features Watters asking people in New York City’s Chinatown about the 2016 campaign and U.S.-China relations. Watters also asks his subjects if he should bow when saying hello, accuses a str
  
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• Man Charged In Auto, Credit Card Theft

  06-10-2016 16:38
  
  (South Windsor, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – South Windsor police are charging a Hartford man in connection with the theft of a car in town along with the illegal use of a credit card this summer.
  On Wednesday, officers picked up 18-year-old Luis Rodriguez.
  Police say the charges stem from the theft of a local resident’s vehicle.
  Detectives also say they tracked the use of a credit card that was in the vehicle.
  It was while being interviewed that police say Rodriguez admitted being part
  
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• South Windsor Police say Hartford man part of stolen car ring

  06-10-2016 16:34
  
  SOUTH WINDSOR – Police said a Hartford man stole a car and used a credit card that he found in it. Luis Rodriguez, 18, was arrested Wednesday and charged with third-degree conspiracy to commit burglary, fifth-degree conspiracy to commit larceny, sixth-degree conspiracy to commit larceny and illegal use of a credit card. Police said in August 2016 Rodriquez stole a car and used a credit card that was in the car. They said Rodriguez admitted to being part of a […]
  
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• Pet of the week – Izzy

  06-10-2016 15:58
  
  Izzy is a 3-year-old hound mix and she’s looking for a great new home!  She is an easy-going, medium energy pooch; loves her walks, but equally loves kicking it back to relax. She is oddly shy, and will cower when meeting new people; perhaps, in her previous home, she was handled heavily, or she is simply a soft, submissive dog. Izzy was found roaming, and was picked up by local animal control; she was on the run for a few days […]
  
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• Teen Charged in Car Theft Admits to Being Part of Car Theft Ring: Police

  06-10-2016 15:57
  
  A teen accused of stealing a car from a South Windsor resident and using a stolen credit card admitted to being part of a group of youths from Hartford who have been stealing cars, according to South Windsor...Photo Credit: South Windsor Police
  
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• 2 Hospitalized After House Fire in Plainville

  06-10-2016 15:53
  
  Two people have been taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after fire broke out at 31 Betsy Road in Plainville.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Teen Charged With Making Explosives

  06-10-2016 15:38
  
  CHESHIRE, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A juvenile has been arrested after authorities allege he and another suspect were found researching and making explosives in a wooded area near a Connecticut school.
  Police say the Cheshire teen turned himself into police on Sept. 26. He faces charges including manufacturing a bomb and conspiracy to manufacture a bomb. A warrant is still pending for a second suspect.
  The Record-Journal reports the arrest stems from a January investigation involvin
  
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• Former judicial marshal pleads guilty in drug ring that involved law enforcement officers

  06-10-2016 15:22
  
  NEW HAVEN — A former Connecticut court officer has pleaded guilty to his role in a drug distribution ring that involved several people who worked in law enforcement. Federal prosecutors say 34-year-old Jeffrey Gentile, of Ansonia, pleaded guilty Wednesday to using a telephone to facilitate the distribution of amphetamine. Gentile faces up to four years in prison and a $250,000 fine at sentencing scheduled for a future date. Gentile, who was a Connecticut Judicial Marshal at the time o
  
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• Lisbon Teen Accused of Instagram Threat Arrested

  06-10-2016 15:19
  
  State police have arrested a 14-year-old Lisbon boy who is accused of an Instagram threat.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Plainville Road Closed as Crews Battle House Fire

  06-10-2016 15:05
  
  Firefighters are battling a house fire on Betsy Road in Plainville and the road is closed.Photo Credit: NBC 7
  
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• 2 Shot in Hartford Last Night

  06-10-2016 14:46
  
  Two people were shot in Hartford last night and police are trying to identify the shooters.
  
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• This pill could make your dog (and maybe you) live longer

  06-10-2016 14:42
  
  See Momo. See Momo run. See Momo run faster, farther and with far more vigor, energy and youthfulness, his owners say, now that he’s taking a drug meant for humans with cancer. “It’s been remarkable,” Paola Anderson said as she watched Momo, her 13-year-old white Pomsky, run around the backyard, keeping up with dogs a third his age. The drug is called rapamycin. After nearly a decade of research showing that it makes mice live 60% longer, scientists are trying […]
  
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• DMV Demands AAA Northeast Resume Public Licensing Services

  06-10-2016 14:31
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles has notified one of two regional automobile clubs in Connecticut that it’s in default of a contract to provide driver licensing services to the general public.
  Wednesday’s letter from DMV to AAA Northeast’s president demands the club immediately resume services to non-members. DMV Commissioner Michael Bzdyra says if the club doesn’t take action by Oct. 14, the state agency will &
  
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• Ex-Connecticut Court Officer Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge

  06-10-2016 14:26
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A former Connecticut court officer has pleaded guilty to his role in a drug distribution ring that involved several people who worked in law enforcement.
  Federal prosecutors say 34-year-old Jeffrey Gentile, of Ansonia, pleaded guilty Wednesday to using a telephone to facilitate the distribution of amphetamine.
  Gentile faces up to four years in prison and a $250,000 fine at sentencing scheduled for a future date.
  Gentile, who was a Connecticut Jud
  
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