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Courtesy: Senate Democrats State Sen. Dennis Bradley and his campaign treasurer turned themselves in to U.S. Marshals Tuesday. Bradley and Jessica Martinez were arraigned on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Bradley is accused of attempting to defraud the state of campaign funds during his 2018 race for the 23rd District, with the help of his treasurer Martinez, who is also a Bridgeport Board of Education member. According to the indictment, they planned to defraud the Connecticut State Election Enforcement Committee and the Citizens Election Fund by making misrepre...

The indictment suggests that Bradley and his campaign staff were knowingly breaking campaign finance laws within weeks of the his campaign kick-off. In May 2018, the indictment says a campaign staffer told him in a text message: “Don’t worry Dennis if you go to jail you are a lot cuter than (another convicted Bridgeport politician) -- u will be ok and I’ll make sure ur commissary always has enough so you can make toilet wine and mufungo.”

Replies(4) The Governor’s Council on Women and Girls announced Tuesday it has developed and is supporting six bills during the 2021 legislative session. (Shutterstock) CONNECTICUT — The Governor's Council on Women and Girls announced Tuesday it has developed and is supporting six bills during the 2021 legislative session. The council, chaired by Lt. Governor Bysiewicz and vice chaired by Office of Policy and Management Secretary Melissa McCaw, has the mission of "providing the state with a coordinated response to issues that impact the lives of women, girls, their families, and Connecticu...

GOP state chairman 'excited for the organization' as he resigns Ken Dixon FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Former state GOP Chairman Chris Healy, seated, shook hands with Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim at the State Capitol in May, 2017.Neil Vigdor / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Then-state Republican Chairman J.R. Romano, center, mixed it up with Ned Lamont supporters ahead of a debate for governor in 2018 in New London.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 5of5 While the resignation of J.R. Romano as chairman of the state Republican Party was abrupt,...