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Bridgeport mom pleads guilty to drug, theft charges

A Bridgeport mother pleaded guilty today to illegally enrolling her son in a Norwalk school. Officials say Tanya McDowell, 34, stole $15,000 from the district by enrolling her son at Brookside Elementary

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Feb 22, 2012, 7:35 PM

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