Court OKs suit related to Bridgeport police hiring scandal
May 14, 2022 GMTBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A former Bridgeport assistant police chief’s lawsuit claiming he was defrauded out of the police chief’s job can go forward, a state appeals court has ruled.
James Nardozzi’s lawsuit stemmed from the hiring scandal that landed the city’s police chief and personnel director in prison last year.
Second prison sentence handed down in police chief scandal
April 13, 2021 GMTThe former personnel director for the city of Bridgeport was sentenced Tuesday to four months in federal prison for helping rig the hiring process for the city's police chief in 2018...
Ex-police chief gets 1 year in prison for hiring scandal
April 12, 2021 GMTThe former police chief of Connecticut's largest city was sentenced Monday to one year and one day in prison for rigging the hiring process that led to his appointment in 2018...
Ex-police chief seeks to avoid prison in hiring scandal
March 30, 2021 GMTHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The former police chief of Connecticut's largest city is urging a federal judge to not send him to prison for corrupting the process that led to his appointment in 2018, saying he has taken full responsibility, is now suffering financial hardship and is susceptible to serious complications from the coronavirus...
Police chief accused of rigging his own hiring resigns
September 10, 2020 GMTBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The police chief of Connecticut's largest city resigned Thursday hours after being arrested on federal charges that he teamed with Bridgeport's personnel director to rig the hiring process to ensure he got the job two years ago...
Police chief accused of rigging his own hiring resigns
September 10, 2020 GMTBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The police chief of Connecticut's largest city resigned Thursday hours after being arrested on federal charges that he teamed with Bridgeport's personnel director to rig the hiring process to ensure he got the job two years ago.