Corruption in Connecticut: The battle for fair elections

Published June 12, 2024 5:09pm ET



Four Democratic campaign officials in Bridgeport, Connecticut, were arrested and charged with election fraud Tuesday in relation to the 2019 mayoral primary race in which incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim defeated state Sen. Marilyn Moore by only 270 votes.

City Councilman Alfredo Castillo, Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee Vice Chairperson Wanda Geter-Pataky, and two other campaign workers were charged with illegally handling absentee ballots.

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