Press Release
☷New Haven Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Gunpoint Robberies Carjacking
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( By Press Release office)
Apr 03,2024
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Vanessa Roberts Avery , the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut , announced that 20 - year - old Christian Borrero from New Haven was sentenced today to 168 months in prison , followed by five years of supervised release , for committing armed robberies and a carjacking in 2022 . Borrero was involved in a series of gunpoint robberies and a carjacking in late June and early July 2022 , which were investigated by ATF and the New Haven Police Department . Borrero has been in custody since July 13 , 2022 , and pleaded guilty to carrying a firearm during a violent crime on January 3 , 2024 . His accomplice , Robert Smith , also pleaded guilty to related charges and is awaiting sentencing . The case was investigated by ATF and local police departments and is being prosecuted by Assistant U . S . Attorney Nathaniel J . Gentile . The prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods ( PSN ) , a program aimed at reducing violent crime through collaboration between law enforcement and community partners . U . S . Attorney Avery thanked the State’s Attorneys for their cooperation in this case .
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