May 21, 2013
Jury Convicts Braddock On All Three Counts
by Hugh McQuaid | May 21, 2013 4:10pm
A jury deliberated for less than three hours on Tuesday before finding Robert Braddock Jr., the former finance director of Chris Donovan’s 2012 congressional campaign, guilty on all three counts of conspiring to hide the source of $27,500 in campaign donations.
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Donovan Makes Statement As Jury Deliberates
by Hugh McQuaid | May 21, 2013 2:44pm
(UPDATED 10 p.m.) NEW HAVEN — After staying out of the public eye for months, Chris Donovan re-emerged Tuesday outside a federal courthouse to reassert his innocence as a jury inside began to mull the fate of a former campaign aide accused of campaign finance corruption.
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Tags: Chris Donovan, Robert Braddock, Frank Riccio, campaign finance, straw donors, jury, hugh mcquaid, dh
May 20, 2013
ANALYSIS: Will Trial Increase Voter Apathy?
by Christine Stuart | May 20, 2013 5:30am
An associate political science professor from the University of Hartford said Sunday that there is less cynicism among voters now than there was before Connecticut created its landmark public financing system.
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Tags: Robert Braddock Jr., Bilal Sekou, Chris Donovan, corruption, New Haven, smoke shop, Ray Soucy, dh
May 17, 2013
Prosecutors Highlight Fundraising Efforts, Competition
by Hugh McQuaid | May 17, 2013 5:49pm
NEW HAVEN — A federal witness testified Friday that the fundraising pressure was mounting last April as former House Speaker Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign headed into the last filing deadline before the Democratic convention.
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Tags: Sarah Waterfall, Robert Braddock Jr., Joseph Aresimowicz, Chris Donovan, smoke shop, FEC, hugh mcquaid, dh
May 16, 2013
Video of Cafero’s Meeting With Smoke Shop Owners, Soucy
by CTNewsjunkie Staff | May 16, 2013 7:59pm
The veracity of testimony from Harry ‘Ray’ Soucy, the former correction-officer-turned-FBI-informant, was called into question this week when details of how he attempted to give House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero $5,000 in illegal contributions were discussed in court.
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May 15, 2013
Conspirator Turned Informant Takes The Stand
by Christine Stuart | May 15, 2013 5:58pm
NEW HAVEN — The former correction officer who was described as a “creep” and “diabolical” by a defense attorney earlier this week took the stand Wednesday and detailed a scheme to bribe Connecticut lawmakers.
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Tags: Ray Soucy, Chris Donovan, Joe Aresimowicz, Paul Rogers, Robert Braddock, Tracey Scalizi, smoke shop, New Haven, John Kelly, FBI, dh
May 14, 2013
Attempted Bribery Scheme Targeted Republicans and Democrats
by Hugh McQuaid | May 14, 2013 4:02pm
NEW HAVEN — The political fallout of the federal government’s case against Chris Donovan’s former campaign finance director extended beyond Democrats on Tuesday when a federal witness described an attempt to bribe a top Republican lawmaker in the House.
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Tags: Chris Donova, Frank Riccio, Robert Braddock Jr., Lawrence Cafero, Republicans, Christopher Mattei, New Haven, Paul Rogers, smoke shop, roll-your-own, hugh mcquaid, dh
May 13, 2013
Former Speaker’s Voice Heard On Tape; Friend Reminds Reporters He’s Not On Trial
by Hugh McQuaid | May 13, 2013 4:52pm
NEW HAVEN — Using a series of secretly recorded phone calls and conversations, the federal government began Monday to outline for a jury its case against Robert Braddock Jr., former House Speaker Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign finance director.
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Donovan Statement On Start Of Trial
by Staff reports | May 13, 2013 3:39pm
Below is a statement from former House Speaker Chris Donovan, who has not been charged by federal prosecutors. The statement was handed out by Donovan’s friend Audrey Honig Geragosian before the start of his former campaign finance director’s trial Monday.
Former Smoke Shop Employee Brought Concerns To FBI
by Hugh McQuaid | May 13, 2013 1:30pm
Individuals in Connecticut’s political circles have speculated for more than a year about how and why the federal government began investigating an alleged conspiracy to bribe former House Speaker Chris Donovan.
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