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Peekskill Nonprofit Takes Blame For Councilwoman's Grant Controversy
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Peekskill’s Deputy Mayor Drew Claxton, is the victim of apparent bureaucratic bungling, admits a local housing nonprofit, according to a report in theexaminernews.com.
The longtime councilwoman, and her family, have been at the center of a storm over a grant they received to fix up a house on Fremont Street, according to theexaminernews.com.
Saying it was an unfortunate oversight on the agency’s part, one of the directors of The Preservation Company, told theexaminernews.com that Claxton should have been made aware that, as an elected official, she needed a waiver to appl…
Norwalk Man Sent To Federal Prison In $1.6M Ponzi Scheme
NORWALK, CONN. -- A Norwalk man who pleaded guilty last year in a $1.6 million Ponzi scheme was sentenced Thursday to more than eight years in federal prison, according Deirdre Daly, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
James E. Neilsen, who had been a certified public accountant until he became inactive in 2012, pleaded guilty in September to one count of wire fraud. He will serve 97 months behind bars, followed by three years of supervised release, Daly said.
Neilsen, who has been free on bond, will remain in home confinement until he reports to prison in March, she said.
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Danbury Man Charged With DWI In Southeast
SOUTHEAST, N.Y. -- A Danbury man faces charges of driving while intoxicated after a traffic stop in Southeast, state police said.
Manuel Sanango, 33, was arrested by state police Friday, Jan. 22, and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, police said.
The arresting officer said he stopped Sanango for failing to stay in his lane.
Sanango supplied a breath sample that revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.19 percent, more than two times the legal limit, police said.
