Qué saber sobre los que se entregaron a la policía luego de una investigación que terminó en acusaciones de fraude en el voto en ausencia.
Andrew Brown
Andrew joined CT Mirror as an investigative reporter in July 2021. Since that time, he's written stories about a state lawmaker who stole $1.2 million in pandemic relief funds, the state Treasurer's failure to return millions of dollars in unclaimed money to Connecticut citizens and an absentee ballot scandal that resulted in a judge tossing out the results of Bridgeport's 2023 Democratic mayoral primary. Prior to moving to Connecticut, Andrew was a reporter at local newspapers in North Dakota, West Virginia and South Carolina. His work focuses primarily on uncovering government corruption but over the course of his career, he has also written stories about the environment, the country's ongoing opioid epidemic and state and local governments. Do you have a story tip? Reach Andrew at 843-592-9958
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Senator seeking PURA nomination owns business probed by PURA
A company owned by state Sen. John Fonfara was probed by PURA last year to determine whether it needed a license to operate.
Posted inInvestigations
Lamont: Don’t ‘jump to conclusions’ about Gifford role in nixed audit
Deidre Gifford, the former head of DSS, was identified in an indictment that charged Kosta Diamantis and others in a Medicaid fraud case.
Posted inInvestigations
Who are the 5 people charged with election crimes in Bridgeport?
What to know about the people who surrendered to police following an investigation that ended in allegations of absentee ballot fraud.
Posted inInvestigations
Kosta Diamantis and Chris Ziogas charged in corruption scheme
Kosta Diamantis and Chris Ziogas are charged with conspiring to have a 2020 audit of Helen Zervas’ optometry practice cancelled.
Posted inJustice
Arrest warrants detail charges of voter fraud in Bridgeport
Arrest warrants suggest the probe into voter fraud in Bridgeport might not end with the charges filed against five Democratic officials.
Posted inInvestigations
Five charged with election crimes stemming from 2023 Bridgeport primary
Five people, including three Bridgeport council members, face election-related charges stemming from the city’s 2023 Democratic primary.
Posted inJustice
Bristol eye doctor pleads guilty to fraud in Medicaid audit case
Helen Zervas admitted to interfering with an audit of Medicaid overpayments that ended after Kosta Diamantis helped deliver a check to DSS.
Posted inMoney
Lamont wants to dip into opioid settlement to fund social services
Despite a CT law ensuring the money would be used to counteract the epidemic, Lamont wants to tap into it to pay for social service programs.
Posted inMoney
Lamont’s business tax changes would hit film and TV companies, large corporations
The changes would raise revenue from large, multistate corporations and limit a tax credit that has fostered movie and television production.
Posted inEducation
CT Education Department issues guidance to K-12 schools on immigration enforcement
The guidance comes after the Trump administration said immigrations officials could now make arrests at places like schools and churches.
Posted inInvestigations
Genworth ties executive pay to rate increases for long-term care insurance
Genworth Financial, which sells coverage in CT, has a business plan that relies heavily on getting what it wants from insurance regulators.
Posted inInvestigations
CT long-term care insurance costs are skyrocketing, strangling consumers
With annual rate hikes often exceeding 50%, coverage is increasingly unaffordable. And as complaints mount, legislative reform has been slow.
Posted inImmigration
CT GOP wants to roll back law that limits cooperation with ICE
CT Republicans want to roll back a state law that limits when law enforcement can cooperate with federal immigration agents.
Posted inJustice
Adrian Peeler’s clemency, Jan. 6 pardons raise concerns in CT, DC
CT Sen. Richard Blumenthal plans to raise a bill to boost transparency and require notifications during the pardons and clemency processes.