Former Shelton Resident Sentenced for Computer Intrusion Scheme

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BILLIE CONLEY JR., 47, formerly of Shelton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to nine months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for operating a computer intrusion scheme.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Conley owned and operated Ridgefield Tech, LLC, through which he offered information technology consulting services. In approximately September 2023, the owner ("Individual-A") of a funeral services business ("Company-A") hired Conley to assist her with setting up a computer network and video surveillance system for Company-A. When Conley installed Company-A's computer network, he also installed, without authorization, software that permitted him to remotely access the network.

Shortly after Conley installed the computer network, Company-A began experiencing a variety of service issues that required Individual-A to contract with Conley to resolve for a fee. Conley offered Individual-A an "IT Service Agreement" that would allow Ridgefield Tech to provide computer services to Company-A on a monthly basis beginning in February 2024 in lieu of a "pay per service call" type of service, but Individual-A declined the service contract. Between January and September 2024, Conley remotely disabled Company-A's computer network on 21 separate days, which resulted in Company-A being unable to conduct business on those days.

In August 2024, Individual-A hired another company ("Company-B") to resolve Company-A's computer network issues. Company-B was unable to regain control over much of the network infrastructure that Conley had installed, and Individual-A paid Company-B for labor and replacement equipment to recover the computer network.

The investigation also revealed that, between June and August 2024, Conley unlawfully used Company-A's bank account to make approximately $9,070 in payments to companies he and Ridgefield Tech owed money.

Judge Bolden will order restitution after additional court proceedings.

On June 1, 2026, Conley pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

Conley has been detained in state custody on unrelated charges since December 2, 2024. He is scheduled to be released from state prison in September 2027.

This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Neeraj N. Patel.