Perez Co-Defendants Due In Court
Just because the Perez trial is over (and there will still likely be an appeal), that doesn’t mean the affair is over. Veronica Airey-Wilson (Photo: State of Connecticut) Republican city Councilwoman...
View ArticleJudge Grants Perez Co-Defendant Special Form of Probation
Judge Julia Dewey granted special probation to Edward Lazu, a former city employee who the state arrested on charges relating to home driveway work done by Carlos Costa — the same contractor whose home...
View ArticlePerez’s Exit Benefits
There’s been a good deal of talk about what Mayor Eddie A. Perez will get in terms of benefits when he — eventually – leaves city service. Curious about his health benefits, pay, and vacation and sick...
View ArticleCouncil Agenda Silent On Perez
There was some discussion that someone on the city council would introduce a resolution regarding the tenure of Mayor Eddie A. Perez at city hall. Just spoke with the clerk’s office. Today at noon was...
View ArticleCotto Wants To Prohibit Contributions From City Contractors
Luis Cotto (Photo: Chion Wolf/WNPR) UPDATE 3:30 p.m.: You can listen to our story on this tonight during All Things Considered. You can also listen to it (and read it) online now. ———– Councilman Luis...
View ArticleSources: Perez To Resign Next Week
Mayor Eddie A. Perez (John Dankosky/WNPR) Mayor Eddie Perez has agreed to resign his office sometime next week, sources told WNPR. Perez said on Tuesday that he would relinquish his duties as mayor,...
View ArticlePerez Prepares To Resign, Staffers Prepare His Belongings
The Mayor's Car (Jeff Cohen/WNPR) It was an odd time when I stopped in at city hall this morning, as media types like me camped out and waited for the resignation letter of Mayor Eddie A. Perez. We’re...
View ArticlePerez Resigns Effective 5 p.m.
Here’s the email from Sarah Barr: At 3:07 p.m., a letter was submitted to the Town and City Clerk stating that Eddie A. Perez is resigning today as Mayor of the City of Hartford. The resignation is...
View ArticleConvicted Former Hartford Mayor Perez Gets January Appeal
Perez on election night in 2007 (WNPR File Photo) More than two years after he resigned his office, former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez is about to have his second day in court. As WNPR’s Jeff Cohen...
View ArticleClarification Regarding Appeal of Former Mayor Eddie Perez
I reported earlier this month that former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez had been scheduled for a January appeal of his two corruption convictions. According to the state judicial branch, although Perez’s...
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