According to a Friday press release from Deirdre Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, the indictment was returned Wednesday against Thomas Connerton, 64, and Jean Erickson, 62, who are alleged to have swindled their victims through an investment scheme. According to the indictment, Connerton was the founder, president and CEO of Safety Technologies, LLC, a Connecticut company founded in 2006. According to Connerton, the company was in the business of developing a highly puncture and cut resistant material to be used in the surgical glove market and related uses, the release said.