Democrat Mayor Of Hartford Arrested For Bribery

Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez

Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez, a Democrat Party member in his third term, has been arrested for bribery, falsifying evidence and conspiring to falsify evidence charges stemming from allegedly underpaying a local contractor for home renovations.

The contractor, Carlos Costa, was not paid for nearly two years by Mayor Perez and thought he “would be blackballed as a contractor in the city” if he did not do the renovations free, prosecutors said.

When confronted by investigators for not paying Costa, Democrat Mayor Perez said he was distracted by his wife’s illness. Investigators say Perez lied in 2007 Perez when he said he had paid Costa for $20,000 for the work and could give them the canceled check. Perez allegedly applied to the Hartford Federal Credit Union for a loan that afternoon.

Persecutors say Costa, who was paid $20,000 for $40,000 worth of work on Democrat Mayor Perez’s two-story colonial house in Hartford that included kitchen counters, a whirlpool, and a remodeled bathroom with a steam sauna, has done millions of dollars of work for Perez on city contracts approved by Mayor Perez. Costa was also arrested by invesigators.

Democrat Mayor Perez posted bond and was released. In a press statement, Mayor Costa said he “never have used a city contractor to have done improvements on my home. It was inappropriate and inexcusable. I should never have allowed the perception of impropriety to color my administration.” Mayor Perez said he would fight the charges and not step down.

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