This is the Ridgefield, CT home of Stephen M. Hicks and Mary C. Hicks.
Stephen M. Hicks is a hedge fund manager for Southridge Capital Management LLC, which is headquarted in Ridgefield. Mr. Hicks was educated at Kings College, where he received his B.S., and then went on to earn his M.B.A. from Fordham University.
He gained a lot of notiriety for defrauding invesotrs and for securities violations by federal and state authorities .
The home, situated on 2.97 acres of land, was purchased in 1999 for $1,735,000. The home has a pond, a swimming pool, and pool house. According to public property records, the home has a current appraised value of $2,905,857.
http://www.southridge.com/about/management_team.html
http://dealbreaker.com/2010/10/southridge-capital-management-founder-charged-with-fraud-though-he-may-not-know-it-yet/
http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/07/sec-southridge-capital-business-wall-street-southridge.html
http://www.benzinga.com/life/politics/10/10/551110/stephen-m-hicks-charged-by-sec-for-defrauding-investors