Posted on 09/13/2020 3:18:49 AM PDT by Libloather
Federal authorities on Thursday arrested the police chief and the personnel director of Bridgeport, Conn., on charges of fraud, alleging the two rigged the process that led to the chief's hiring in 2018.
The FBI and Department of Justice said in a statement that the police chief, Armando Perez, and acting personnel director, David Dunn, are accused of manipulating the police chief examination to ensure Perez would be a finalist for the position and of making false statements to federal agents in the course of their investigation.
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The complaint says that Dunn hired an outside consultant to assist with the development and administration of the exam and worked with Perez to manipulate that process "in multiple ways."
Specifically, Dunn is said to have stolen confidential exam questions and related information developed by the consultant and provided those materials to Perez. Dunn also had the consultant tailor the exam scoring criteria to favor Perez. He also allegedly attempted to influence a panelist tasked with ranking the candidates in the final stage of the exam, in an effort to make sure Perez was among the top three.
Perez is accused of enlisting two police officers to "secretly draft and write" his written exam.
"As a result of the scheme, the City was deceived into ranking Perez among the top three candidates, which rendered him eligible for the permanent police chief position," officials said.
The mayor ultimately offered the position to Perez, who entered into a five-year contract whose terms included a payout of more than $300,000 for accrued leave.
Authorities also said Perez and Dunn were voluntarily interviewed as part of the FBI's investigation, and each lied to agents during that process.
(Excerpt) Read more at wbur.org ...
But Bridgeport is such an ethical paradise of Democrat governance.
This corruption is likely the tip of the iceberg.
A great place if you’re a bullet.
Nice work if you can get it.
“Perez is accused of enlisting two police officers to “secretly draft and write” his written exam.”
Run a DNA test on Perez.
Sounds like he might be a bastard son of Joe Bidendementia!
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