Monday, August 31, 2009
PATRICK SANDERS, The Associated Press,
PATRICK SANDERS, The Associated Press,
Warrant seeks arrest of Hartford, Conn., mayor Eddie Perez
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Mayor Eddie Perez, already scheduled to go on trial on bribery charges, said Monday a state judge had signed a new arrest warrant accusing him of wrongdoing involving a former state lawmaker.
His trial on charges of receiving a bribe, fabricating physical evidence and conspiracy to fabricate evidence is expected to take a month. Jury selection is expected to begin Wednesday.
The charges against Perez threaten to add his name to a steadily growing list of crooked politicians that has given the state the nickname Corrupticut.
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