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State Sen. Dennis Bradley Jr. and Jessica Martinez, his former campaign treasurer, have both pleaded not guilty, according to officials. (Shutterstock)
BRIDGEPORT, CT State Sen. Dennis Bradley Jr. and his former campaign treasurer, Jessica Martinez, face federal charges in connection with a campaign fund scheme, according to authorities.
A federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment Monday charging Bradley and Martinez with multiple charges related to Bradley s 2018 campaign, Acting U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Leonard C. Boyle announced.
Bradley, A Democrat who represents Bridgeport and Stratford, and Martinez, former chairperson of the Bridgeport Board of Education, pleaded not guilty in federal court in New Haven on Tuesday. They were released after posting bonds of $300,000 and $250,000, respectively.
Connecticut State Senator Surrenders to US Marshals in Campaign Fraud Case: Feds
A Democratic Connecticut state senator and a former Bridgeport Board of Education chairwoman surrendered to the U.S. Marshals Service and were charged with wire fraud in a bid to allegedly obtain tens of thousands of dollars in campaign grants, officials said.
Dennis Bradley Jr., who was elected to the state Senate in 2018 and had served as the Democrat’s Deputy Majority Leader, and Jessica Martinez his former campaign treasurer surrendered on federal charges to the Marshals Service in New Haven, according to a federal indictment (pdf) that was unsealed on Tuesday. Martinez had previously served as the city’s Board of Education chairwoman.
Officials: Sen. Dennis Bradley, Bridgeport BOE member Jessica Martinez charged in campaign fund scheme
Tara O Neill, Ken Dixon, Daniel Tepfer
May 25, 2021
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State Sen. Dennis Bradley, D-Bridgeport, exits his arraignment on wire fraud charges in federal court in New Haven, Conn. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Bridgeport Board of Education member Jessica Martinez exits her arraignment in federal court in New Haven, Conn. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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BRIDGEPORT State Sen. Dennis Bradley and former city Board of Education Chairwoman Jessica Martinez were charged Tuesday in a more than $170,000 campaign fund scheme, according to a federal grand jury indictment.
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The court reversed decisions by the State Elections Enforcement Commission and a Superior Court, which fined former Republican state Senate candidates Joe Markley and Rob Sampson for breaking election law in 2014 by spending public campaign grants on literature criticizing then Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.