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Jordanian National Sentenced In Bribery Scheme
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - A federal judge in Bridgeport has sentenced a Jordanian national to 42 months in prison for his role in a bribery scheme and for violating tax and immigration laws. Thirty-nine-year-old Fares Khraisat (FEHR'-iss CRY'-sot), who...Tags: Corporate Crime, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Demographics, Bribery, Punishment
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Homicide is Bridgeport's 10th of the year
Bridgeport police say a 20-year-old man has died after being shot in an apartment on Fairfield Avenue. Authorities say Dexter Hill was shot in the upper torso Tuesday night and taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead....Tags: Murder, Connecticut, Crimes, Dexter
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Bridgeport Shipyard Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP)- Derecktor Shipyards Connecticut in Bridgeport has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says the reorganization is not expected to affect its 250 workers. The boatyard makes and repairs yachts, ferries, crab boats and...Tags: Bill Finch, New York, Shipbuilding, Connecticut, Financially Distressed Companies
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Bridgeport Board Considers Plan For Movie Studios
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP)- Bridgeport's zoning board is being asked to approve a Wilton company's plans to build a movie production facility in the city. Clearlight Group, a multimedia company, is proposing to build a 60,000-square-foot film studio on...Tags: Game Playing, Stratford, Video Games, Housing and Urban Planning, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Bridgeport board considers plan for movie studios
Bridgeport's zoning board is being asked to approve a Wilton company's plans to build a movie production facility in the city. Clearlight Group, a multimedia company, is proposing to build a 60,000-square-foot film studio on Seaview Avenue. The...Tags: Game Playing, Stratford, Connecticut, Housing and Urban Planning, Movies
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Bad economy means good business for repo men
Connecticut PostThis is what it looks like when a gilded age turns to brass: the boats, motor homes and expensive cars bought during the good times are turned over to the repo men in favor of paying for food, medicine and mortgages. "Business has more than tripled in...Tags: Ansonia, Vehicles, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Energy Saving
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Man dead after being shot in Bridgeport
Bridgeport police say a man has died of a gunshot wound outside a shopping area in the city's South End. Police officers responding to a report of shots fired on Park Avenue Sunday night found the man lying in a parking lot with a gunshot wound to the...Tags: Injuries, Police, Assault, Connecticut, Crimes
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Man arrested after 7-hour standoff in Bridgeport
Bridgeport police say a 43-year-old city man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly held several people hostage in a home during a seven-hour standoff with authorities. Reynaldo Santiago was arrested at about 1 a.m. Tuesday and taken to a local...Tags: Police, Prosecution, Connecticut
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Bridgeport police continue homicide investigation
Bridgeport police are still seeking the public's help in their investigation into a fatal shooting over the weekend. Police say 25-year-old Pablo Perez was shot in the head Sunday during a party following the city's Puerto Rican Day parade. Perez...Tags: Police, Murder, Police Investigations, Connecticut, Crimes
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Bridgeport gets tough on 'gum control'
Bridgeport officials say it's time to get tough on gum control. A downtown improvement agency is deploying a new weapon in its battle against wads of discarded chewing gum: a GumBuster, a device they first spotted on an episode of the Discovery Channel'...Tags: Home Depot Incorporated, Connecticut, eBay Incorporated
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