Criminal Defense

A legislative hearing grew tense Monday on Gov. Ned Lamont’s sweeping gun control proposal – the toughest since the Sandy Hook shooting. Approximately 5,000 people submitted written testimony, with more than 150 speaking directly to state lawmakers. “Our officers have recovered 218 guns off the streets of Waterbury in 2022,” said Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo. “Of …

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A POPULAR bakery chain has filed for bankruptcy, putting its 140 stores at risk of closure. Embattled retailer Corner Bakery, which was once considered a rival to Panera Bread, has more than $30million of debt and struggled with rising costs post-pandemic. The company has stores across the country but bosses have said that its underperforming …

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Uptown 240 was once praised by leaders in the small Summit County town. Now they are frustrated. Eighteen hours before an unfinished condo complex in Dillon was to hit the auction block Friday, its owner filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on the long-troubled project. Work on Uptown 240 began in September 2018 with the demolition of a …

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A bill under consideration by Connecticut state legislators aims to clarify how health care providers display information about their training and licensing. The “truth in advertising” legislation proposes that information from health providers be free of deceptive and misleading details. That could include patient brochures, websites, audio and video messages and email, among other items. …

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Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital received court approval on Tuesday to sell its assets and transfer its customers to Binance.US in a deal valued at $1.3 billion, but the company faces additional hurdles before the sale becomes final. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Wiles approved Voyager’s restructuring plan, which is built around the Binance.US acquisition, at …

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A bill before the Connecticut General Assembly, along with a recent Appellate Court decision, may change the requirement for towns to publish legal notices in newspapers. Connecticut state law mandates that government agencies publish notifications of certain policy changes and meetings in a local newspaper with “substantial” circulation in the town. However, a recent lawsuit …

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Taliban authorities called on Washington Wednesday to return $3.5 billion belonging to Afghanistan’s central bank after a New York federal judge ruled the families of victims in the 9/11 attacks cannot seize the funds. Taliban authorities called on Washington Wednesday to return $3.5 billion belonging to Afghanistan’s central bank after a New York federal judge …

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Vice has named a well-known restructuring guru to its board amid speculation that the company could be on the verge of bankruptcy, On the Money has learned. After more than a year of trying to sell itself, Vice has brought in Mo Meghji — who served as Chief Restructuring Officer for Sears and Barney’s — to the …

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A decision by a Commonwealth Court judge in early February will force Pennsylvania lawmakers to reconsider how they allocate state aid to schools. Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer ruled on Feb. 7 that the state’s public schools funding “falls woefully short and violates students’ constitutional rights,” according to a report by the Associated Press. Jubelirer’s …

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Early adopters are likely to have remained crypto believers, and so they will choose to be paid in bitcoin and keep it, a report from the firm said. Creditors of crypto exchange Mt. Gox are about to recover some of their funds following a 10-year liquidation process, but concerns that large amounts of bitcoin (BTC) …

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