In that sometimes-heavily-redacted document, investigators detailed how they’ve been receiving cooperation from former Ald. Danny Solis in their case against Burke. Prosecutors also deny what Burke’s lawyers have repeatedly alleged: that he’s been unfairly targeted in the case.
In Nov. 2018, Burke’s office at City Hall, as well as his ward office, were raided by FBI agents. That kicked off the start of a corruption investigation against the alderman, who is accused of using his position on the city council to steer business to his private law firm.
Documents show details of Solis’ cooperation in the investigation, with federal agents tapping six phone lines at Burke’s office as the chairman of the Finance Department. Agents also monitored his cell phone for nine months, according to the documents.
Feds ask judge to give Perez meaningful prison term
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Former Police Chief Armando Perez faces sentencing in cheating scandal.Ned Gerard / Associated Press
BRIDGEPORT Former Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez deserves a “meaningful term of imprisonment” for engaging in a nine-month conspiracy to secretly rig the police chief selection process and then lie about it, federal prosecutors told a judge Tuesday.
“Perez’s conduct has significantly undermined trust in the BPD and the city’s government. Perez and his co-defendant took from the citizens of Bridgeport their expectation that the city would be run in their best interests, and not be manipulated for the benefit of influential and well-connected individuals,” the prosecutors stated in a memorandum filed in U.S. District Court.
Eight Defendants Sentenced in Gillette-Based Meth Conspiracy
“Methamphetamine continues to be Wyoming’s number one drug problem, acting Wyoming U.S. Attorney Bob Murray said.
The problem affects those who struggle with addiction, but also for their friends, families, and especially children living with a meth-addicted parent who are often neglected and subjected to dangerous, unpredictable conditions, Murray said. Our strategy is to reduce the availability of methamphetamine throughout Wyoming by using a prosecutor-led, multi-agency approach to combat drug trafficking, he said.
The defendants and their prison sentences are:
Raymond Arthur Carnahan 16 years, eight months.
Kelly Miles Finnessey 14 years.