Former Connecticut Senator Charged in Absentee Ballot Case
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Former Connecticut state Sen. Dennis Bradley was charged after home surveillance video appeared to show him opening a voter’s absentee ballot and directing her to change her vote to support his brother, according to court papers reported by CTPost.
Bradley, 42, faces two counts related to illegal possession of absentee ballots and envelopes, along with charges of being present while an applicant completed a ballot and unlawfully opening one. He was arrested Tuesday and released on a promise to appear in court.
The investigation followed an Aug. 5 complaint from a Bridgeport resident ahead of the Aug. 11 Democratic primary. The woman told authorities that Bradley visited her apartment, asked about her absentee ballot and, after learning she had already voted, opened her absentee ballot. Investigators said video showed him telling her the ballot could be “fixed” and directing her to remove her selection of probate judge Paul Ganim and vote instead for Bradley’s brother, Mark Bradley.
Ganim won the primary and is running unopposed in November. Mark Bradley later ended a third-party campaign. Dennis Bradley is also awaiting sentencing in a separate federal case in which he was found guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Two details need correction to match the CTPost source: the ballot-opening allegation and the description of Bradley’s federal case. - "tried to open the envelope": The source says the woman reported that Bradley opened her absentee ballot and that video captured him pulling at the corners of the envelope to try to open it; saying only that he tried to open it understates and conflicts with the reported complaint/opening allegation. - "Dennis Bradley is also awaiting sentencing in a separate federal campaign-finance fraud case.": The source specifies Bradley was found guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for filing phony campaign reports and emailing a letter containing untruths to the commission; it does not describe the case as a campaign-finance fraud case.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Former Connecticut Senator Charged in Absentee Ballot Case
Former Connecticut state Sen. Dennis Bradley was charged after home surveillance video appeared to show him opening a voter’s absentee ballot and directing her to change her vote to support his brother, according to court papers reported by CTPost.
Bradley, 42, faces two counts related to illegal possession of absentee ballots and envelopes, along with charges of being present while an applicant completed a ballot and unlawfully opening one. He was arrested Tuesday and released on a promise to appear in court.
The investigation followed an Aug. 5 complaint from a Bridgeport resident ahead of the Aug. 11 Democratic primary. The woman told authorities that Bradley visited her apartment, asked about her absentee ballot and, after learning she had already voted, triedopened toher openabsentee the envelope.ballot. Investigators said video showed him telling her the ballot could be “fixed” and directing her to remove her selection of probate judge Paul Ganim and vote instead for Bradley’s brother, Mark Bradley.
Ganim won the primary and is running unopposed in November. Mark Bradley later ended a third-party campaign. Dennis Bradley is also awaiting sentencing in a separate federal campaign-financecase in which he was found guilty of wire fraud case.and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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