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Latest News in Connecticut

  • January 07, 2026

    Prime Capital CEO 'Baffled' His Co. Was Sued For $5M

    The CEO of Kansas-based Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC said Wednesday he was "baffled" competitor Wealth Enhancement Group LLC filed a $5 million lawsuit against his company for poaching a Connecticut financial adviser he later fired for alleged misconduct, including misrepresentations during an underlying Minnesota lawsuit.

  • January 07, 2026

    Reckless Conduct Can Be Willful FBAR Failure, 2nd Circ. Says

    The standard for willful failure to report foreign bank accounts includes reckless conduct, and a 6% late payment penalty is mandatory for a couple who neglected fines for stashing millions in an undisclosed Swiss account, the Second Circuit said Wednesday, upholding a lower court's judgment.

  • January 07, 2026

    Conn. Regulator Clears Avangrid Unit In Fatal Electrocution

    An Avangrid Inc. subsidiary is not responsible for the death of a Connecticut man who grabbed a downed power line while clearing a fallen tree from a golf course driveway in August, but it should make changes to the way it responds to potentially life-threatening situations, the state's utility regulator said Wednesday.

  • January 07, 2026

    DOJ Seeks Nod For HPE Merger Deal Over State Objections

    The U.S. Department of Justice has requested court approval for its settlement that would end a challenge of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's acquisition of a networking equipment rival, despite objections raised by state enforcers over allegations of improper lobbying influence.

  • January 07, 2026

    Convicted Oil Trader Agrees To $1.7M Forfeiture For Bribes

    A former Freepoint Commodities LLC and Arcadia Fuels Ltd. oil trader convicted of paying bribes to Brazilian officials has reached a $1.7 million forfeiture agreement with federal prosecutors, who initially asked the Connecticut court for $7.8 million.

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