Stamford Daily Voice – A 45-year-old Stamford man was sentenced Wednesday to a year in federal prison for operating an illegal sports gambling business, the U.S. attorney’s office in Connecticut announced. Stephen Joyce led a lucrative illegal sports bookmaking operation in Stamford that involved at least five other bookmakers, according to court documents. Authorities conducted a search of Joyce’s residence on July 27, 2011, and recovered extensive gambling records, a laptop computer and other items. As part of his sentence, Joyce was also forced to forfeit $175,000 and a pay a $3,000 fine. Joyce pleaded guilty to one count of operating an illegal…