Armando “A.J.” Perez is accused of teaming up with the city's personnel director to ensure he'd be chosen Chief of the Bridgeport, Connecticut, Police Department.
Armando “A.J.” Perez is accused of teaming up with the city's personnel director to ensure he'd be chosen Chief of the Bridgeport, Connecticut, Police Department.BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The police chief of Connecticut’s largest city was arrested Thursday on federal charges that he teamed with Bridgeport’s personnel director to rig the hiring process to make sure he would get his job.officials in Connecticut announced the arrest of Bridgeport Police Chief Armando “A.J.
According to a criminal complaint in Connecticut, Dunn gave confidential examination questions in advance to Perez, had two police officers secretly write Perez’s written exam and tailored the examination scoring criteria to favor Perez. A phone message seeking comment was left with Perez’s lawyer, Robert Frost Jr. Dunn’s lawyer, Frederick Paoletti, declined to comment.
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