The chief of police in Bridgeport, Conn., was arrested and charged with fraud for allegedly rigging the city’s search for a chief to ensure he would be chosen for the post
The chief of police in Bridgeport, Conn., was arrested and charged with fraud for allegedly rigging the city’s search for a police chief in 2018 to ensure he would be chosen for the post.
Chief Armando Perez, along with David Dunn, the city’s acting personnel director, worked together to manipulate what was supposed to be an independent process to select a chief for the city’s police department, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Chief Perez was serving as acting chief at the time. Both men also were charged with lying to federal agents about the alleged scheme.
Chief Perez and Mr. Dunn appeared in federal court in Bridgeport on Thursday afternoon but didn’t enter pleas. An attorney for Mr. Dunn declined to comment. An attorney for Chief Perez didn’t respond to a request for comment. “Chief Perez and Personnel Director Dunn schemed to rig the purportedly impartial and objective search for a permanent police chief to ensure the position was awarded to Perez, and then repeatedly lied to federal agents in order to conceal their conduct,” Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York,. “Bridgeport’s citizens and police officers deserve leaders with integrity who are committed to enforcing, not breaking, the law.
A spokeswoman for Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said city officials learned of the charges and allegations on Thursday. The city is now reviewing the positions to make any appropriate changes in personnel, she said.
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