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Fairfield Man Pleads Guilty In $500,000 Tax-Evasion Case
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A Fairfield man has pleaded guilty to failing to pay taxes on hundreds of thousands of dollars he bilked from an elderly benefactor, according to Deirdre M. Daly, U.S Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Orval Furlong, 72, entered a plea of guilty to one count of tax evasion in federal court in New Haven on Tuesday, Feb. 23, Daly said.
According to Daly, Furlong was a lifelong friend of a wealthy, unnamed, benefactor who paid some of his debts and financed his children’s school tuition.
During the last years of the benefactor’s life, he hired home health aides to c…
American University Honors Slain Graduate From Trumbull
TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Kevin Sutherland, a Trumbull native who was murdered during an apparent robbery attempt last year in Washington, D.C., was honored recently by his alma mater, American University, according to the Trumbull Times
The college’s Democrats Club, of which the 24-year-old was a member, in December named their annual banquet for Sutherland, a former intern for U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, the Trumbull Times story said.
Attending the event were Sutherland’s parents, Doug and Theresa Sutherland, and U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, the Trumbull Times reported.
Sutherland was a 2009 graduate of Tr…
Grace Farms Invites Community For 1st 'Winter Outing'
NEW CANAAN, CONN. -- Grace Farms, an 80-acre New Canaan preserve that advertises itself as a “place to experience nature in all seasons,” will host its very first community “Winter Outing” next month.
The free event at the center off Lukes Wood Road will take place from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5, said the president of the farm’s foundation, Sharon Prince.
The impressive line-up of things to do include presentations by former Olympic athletes, nature and wildlife tours, snow tubing, snowshoeing, ice skating, cross-country skiing, and, for the less adventuresome, relaxing by the fire…
