Author: Jake Dressler
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Hartford Woman Who Failed to Disclose Bosnian War Crimes on Citizenship Application Sentenced to Federal Prison
A 53-year-old former Hartford resident has been sentenced to thirty months in federal prison for lying on her U.S. naturalization paperwork about her role in the torture of civilian prisoners during the Bosnian War of the 1990s. The sentence, handed down Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, closes a long-running investigation that reached across…
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Two Bridgeport Men Indicted in Federal Court Over Clinton Jewelry Store Robbery
Federal prosecutors have indicted two Bridgeport men in connection with the February robbery of a KAY Jewelers outlet in Clinton, Connecticut, in a case that investigators say is linked to a much larger pattern of jewelry store heists stretching across three states. U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan and FBI New Haven Special Agent in Charge…
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Jury Finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster Illegally Eliminated Competition, Hurting Fans, Artists, and Competing Venues
A federal jury has handed Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 33 other state attorneys general a sweeping victory against Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, finding after a five-week trial that the entertainment conglomerate illegally maintained a monopoly over the live music business and overcharged fans across the country in the…
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Connecticut AG Cracks Down on Sephora for Marketing Anti-Aging Products to Kids
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced this week that beauty retailer Sephora has agreed to a set of enforceable new safeguards governing how anti-aging skincare products are marketed and sold to children, resolving an investigation by the state’s Office of the Attorney General. The agreement is one of the first of its kind in the…
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Rt 2 Crash Results In Serious Injuries
An early-morning single-vehicle crash on Route 2 in East Hartford sent a local driver to Hartford Hospital with suspected serious injuries, according to a Crash Information Summary released by the Connecticut State Police Troop H. Investigators say they are still trying to determine what caused the driver to leave her lane, and they are asking…
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Woman Caught with Gun, Axe, and Machete After I-95 Pursuit Through Connecticut
A routine Friday night on Connecticut’s busiest highway turned into a multi-town pursuit and a lengthy list of criminal charges after state police stopped a fleeing SUV between Darien and Bridgeport, according to a Criminal Information Summary released by the Connecticut State Police Troop G. How the Night Unfolded Shortly before midnight on April 17,…
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Supreme Court Lets Case Against Meta Proceed — And Redraws the Line on Big Tech Immunity
For nearly three decades, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has functioned as the internet industry’s most powerful legal shield — a provision so broad that critics call it a “get-out-of-jail-free card” for online platforms. On April 10, 2026, Massachusetts’ highest court drew a careful new line, ruling that the statute does not protect…
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As Feds Buy Billions in Travel and Location Data, Tong Pushes to Shut Down Surveillance Loophole
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is calling on Congress to take action against what he and a coalition of state attorneys general describe as a growing and largely unchecked system of federal mass surveillance. In a joint letter signed by attorneys general from seventeen states, the group is urging lawmakers to close what they call…
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Boston Gym Sued for $4M After Charging Members While Closed During COVID
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has announced that nearly $4 million in restitution will be distributed to tens of thousands of consumers who were charged by Boston Sports Club during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, even while its gym locations were closed. The restitution stems from a legal victory against Patrick Walsh, the…
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Massachusetts Court Upholds $5M “Gift” Children Made to Themselves Using Mother’s Power of Attorney
Some legal disputes revolve around technical rules. Others reveal how law, family, and human judgment collide in ways that are far more complicated than statutes alone can resolve. This case falls firmly into the latter category. It centers on a wealthy Massachusetts family, a mother in declining health, and a decision made under a power…
