Court OKs Suit Related to Bridgeport Police Hiring Scandal

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A former Bridgeport assistant police chief’s lawsuit claiming he was defrauded out of the police chief’s job can go ahead, a state appeals court docket has dominated.

James Nardozzi’s lawsuit stemmed from the hiring scandal that landed town’s police chief and personnel director in jail final 12 months.

Nardozzi claimed former chief Armando Perez and former personnel director David Dunn conspired with Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim to repair the choice course of so Perez could be chosen as chief, the Connecticut Put up reported.

Prosecutors mentioned Perez, 65, obtained confidential details about the police chief’s examination that was stolen by Dunn, together with the questions for an oral examination and the scoring information for written essays. Perez, who was the performing chief on the time, additionally admitted that he had two officers full his essays, handed the work off as his personal and lied to federal authorities in an effort to cowl up his actions.

Final April, Perez was sentenced to a 12 months in jail and Dunn obtained a four-month time period. Each have since been launched, in keeping with the Courant.

The appeals court docket dominated Friday that Nardozzi’s swimsuit can proceed although town had paid him to settle a earlier lawsuit after he was fired by Ganim in 2016.

The case may go to trial later this 12 months.

A message was left with an lawyer who represented town within the attraction.

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