Once again, Hartford seems to be rising to new levels of political corruption.
In a complaint filed yesterday with the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement, Attorney Bruce Rubenstein details the complaints of his clients. In the complaint, Rubenstein provides details of a meeting between Mayor Eddie A. Perez and 4th District Democratic Town Committee opposition slate leader Luz Torres-Sullivan.
Torres-Sullivan claims that on January 10, 2010 at approximately 8:15pm, Perez came to her residence. According to her, Perez voiced his disappointment with her challenge slate and said that "he didn't want her hurt" and that if she dropped her challenge slate "she would be taken care of".
Other allegations of abuse of power by the Mayor are outlined in the attached affadavitts. Allegations of police harassment are also detailed, with one officer apparently claiming that he was told directly by Chief Roberts that Torres-Sullivan and those working with her were not to be allowed in certain buildings to collect petitions.
In fairness to Chief Roberts, there is no testimony in the affadavitts claiming a direct conversation with the Chief, rather only a comment from a "Hartford Police Officer Perez" that "he received direct orders from Chief Roberts" to not allow Torres-Sullivan or any of her workers on the premises. I would be somewhat surprised to find the Chief involved in political matters or any form of intimidation.
The letter from Attorney Rubenstein to Elections Enforcement is below as well as copies of the sworn affadavitts
4th District Affadavits
Regardless of what happened to his brother it wasn't legal to come into the police dept and hit a suspect.....case closed.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't legal for the mayor's nephew to assault a tow truck driver that was only trying to do his job....case closed.
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