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Judge delays restitution ruling for CMEEC officials

Updated: Jul 12, 2023 at 07:25 PM

A federal court judge Wednesday delayed ruling on how much three former utilities officials should pay in restitution for their theft convictions connected with lavish trips to the Kentucky Derby and a West Virginia golf resort.

CMEEC seeks over $10 million in restitution for Kentucky Derby trips, legal costs

Updated: Jul 08, 2023 at 06:11 PM

CMEEC seeks restitution of well over $10 million from three former utility cooperative officials convicted on federal theft charges in connection with lavish trips to the Kentucky Derby and a West Virginia golf resort.

CMEEC to ask convicted former officials to ‘promptly repay’ legal costs

Updated: Jun 08, 2023 at 07:18 PM

CMEEC will ask three convicted former cooperative officials to repay the legal costs paid by the cooperative in the federal criminal trial involving CMEEC-hosted trips to the Kentucky Derby and a West Virginia golf resort.

Convicted utility officials to remain free on bond, may need to pay their legal bills

Updated: May 24, 2023 at 07:23 PM

The three former CMEEC officials convicted on federal theft charges will remain free on bond in anticipation they will appeal their convictions, but they may need to foot the legal costs for their appeals for the first time.

Lessons learned from Derby scandal saga

Updated: May 24, 2023 at 01:08 PM

If you hold an executive position with a public or quasi-public agency and are thinking about using agency money to go on a junket or treat yourself to a new toy — under the guise that it is business related, of course — think again. If you are stret...

Day reporter Bessette to appear on All Things Considered Tuesday afternoon

Updated: May 23, 2023 at 04:12 PM

Reporter Claire Bessette, who has covered the federal corruption cases of area utility officials from the beginning of the investigation through last week’s sentencing dates, was interviewed earlier today for a segment scheduled to air Tuesday aftern...

Former NPU manager sentenced to 6 months in prison for Derby, golf trips

Updated: May 18, 2023 at 07:53 PM

Former Norwich Public Utilities General Manager John Bilda was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison for taking lavish trips to the Kentucky Derby and a West Virginia golf resort using an electric energy cooperative’s money meant to help local utilities stabilize electric rates.

Sullivan sentenced to 6 months in prison for lavish 2015 Kentucky Derby, golf trips

Updated: May 17, 2023 at 08:20 PM

James Sullivan gave an emotional address to the court, apologizing to his family and to CMEEC, an organization he said he loved and to which he committed 15 years of service as a board member.

Rankin sentenced to one year in prison over lavish Derby, golf trips

Updated: May 17, 2023 at 07:59 AM

The former CEO of the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative was sentenced to 12 months in prison and three years of probation Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New Haven for his role in planning lavish trips to the Kentucky Derby and a West Virginia golf resort in 2015.

Former Norwich utility officials seek to avoid prison in corruption case

Updated: Apr 23, 2023 at 02:47 PM

Attorneys for former Norwich utilities officials cite personal hardships in asking a federal court judge to impose lenient sentences next month in their corruption theft convictions.

Judge delays restitution ruling for CMEEC officials

CMEEC seeks over $10 million in restitution for Kentucky Derby trips, legal costs

CMEEC to ask convicted former officials to ‘promptly repay’ legal costs

Convicted utility officials to remain free on bond, may need to pay their legal bills

Lessons learned from Derby scandal saga

Day reporter Bessette to appear on All Things Considered Tuesday afternoon

Former NPU manager sentenced to 6 months in prison for Derby, golf trips

Sullivan sentenced to 6 months in prison for lavish 2015 Kentucky Derby, golf trips

Rankin sentenced to one year in prison over lavish Derby, golf trips

Former Norwich utility officials seek to avoid prison in corruption case

White House prepares for government shutdown as House Republicans lack endgame for funding

Tropical Storm Ophelia off the mid-Atlantic coast producing winds just below hurricane force

New Jersey senator charged with taking bribes of gold bars, cash

UAW widens strike against GM and Stellantis but not Ford; Biden to join picket line

Justice Thomas reportedly attended conservative network donor events

Bee rescuer Patrick Gaudin

Dictionary researcher Joshua Pendragon

‘Job Description’ explores the world of a professional classical musician

Classical pianist Artem Belogurov

Mapping the ocean floor with Bob Wallace

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Judge delays restitution ruling for CMEEC officials

CMEEC seeks over $10 million in restitution for Kentucky Derby trips, legal costs

CMEEC to ask convicted former officials to ‘promptly repay’ legal costs

Convicted utility officials to remain free on bond, may need to pay their legal bills

Lessons learned from Derby scandal saga

Day reporter Bessette to appear on All Things Considered Tuesday afternoon

Former NPU manager sentenced to 6 months in prison for Derby, golf trips

Sullivan sentenced to 6 months in prison for lavish 2015 Kentucky Derby, golf trips

Rankin sentenced to one year in prison over lavish Derby, golf trips

Former Norwich utility officials seek to avoid prison in corruption case

White House prepares for government shutdown as House Republicans lack endgame for funding

Tropical Storm Ophelia off the mid-Atlantic coast producing winds just below hurricane force

New Jersey senator charged with taking bribes of gold bars, cash

UAW widens strike against GM and Stellantis but not Ford; Biden to join picket line

Justice Thomas reportedly attended conservative network donor events

Bee rescuer Patrick Gaudin

Dictionary researcher Joshua Pendragon

‘Job Description’ explores the world of a professional classical musician

Classical pianist Artem Belogurov

Mapping the ocean floor with Bob Wallace