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Published May 25. 2021 9:04PM
By PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press
A Connecticut state senator and his former campaign treasurer pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges alleging they lied to obtain public money to run a 2018 state legislative campaign.
Bridgeport Democratic Sen. Dennis Bradley and former school board Chairperson Jessica Martinez pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy charges Tuesday afternoon. Bond was set at $300,000 for Bradley and $250,000 for Martinez.
Prosecutors allege that in order to qualify for the state s public campaign financing system, the pair lied about a March 2018 campaign event and the amount of campaign contributions they had received, according to a federal indictment.
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A Connecticut state senator and his former campaign treasurer pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy charges on Tuesday. (Image via Shutterstock)
May 26, 2021
A Connecticut state senator and his former campaign treasurer pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges alleging they lied to obtain public money to run a 2018 state legislative campaign.
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Bridgeport Democratic Sen. Dennis Bradley and former school board Chairperson Jessica Martinez pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy charges Tuesday afternoon. Bond was set at $300,000 for Bradley and $250,000 for Martinez.
Prosecutors allege that in order to qualify for the state s public campaign financing system, the pair lied about a March 2018 campaign event and the amount of campaign contributions they had received, according to a federal indictment.
Courtesy: Senate Democrats
State Sen. Dennis Bradley and his campaign treasurer turned themselves in to U.S. Marshals Tuesday. Bradley and Jessica Martinez were arraigned on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Bradley is accused of attempting to defraud the state of campaign funds during his 2018 race for the 23rd District, with the help of his treasurer Martinez, who is also a Bridgeport Board of Education member. According to the indictment, they planned to defraud the Connecticut State Election Enforcement Committee and the Citizens Election Fund by making misrepresentations concerning Bradley’s compliance with state election law and the Citizens’ Election Program.