Council President Aidee Nieves this week argued the standard punishment of removing Jazmarie Melendez and Maria Pereira from subcommittees over their legal problems would be too disruptive and ...

The charges relate to absentee ballot complaints made in connection to the 2019 and 2023 mayoral campaigns in Bridgeport.

One by one, campaign worker Margaret Joyce, city council members Alfredo Castillo, Maria Pereira and Jazmarie Melendez, and Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee Vice Chairwoman Wanda Geter-Pataky ...

Five people – City Council members Alfredo Castillo, 53; Maria Pereira, 57; and Jazmarie Melendez, 26; as well as local party vice-chair Wanda Geter-Pataky, 68, a Democratic operative and former ...

The charges relate to absentee ballot complaints made in connection to the 2019 and 2023 mayoral campaigns in Bridgeport.

The defendants, charged last month and released after signing written promises to appear in court, include three City Council members — Alfredo Castillo, Maria Pereira and Jazmarie Melendez ...

Maria Pereira holds a seat on Bridgeport’s council where she represents residents in the city’s 138th District. State prosecutors charged Pereira, who has served on the city council since 2019 ...

Bridgeport officials accused of ballot stuffing and mishandling absentee ballots led Republicans in Connecticut's state capitol to call on Attorney General Pam Bondi for help.

BRIDGEPORT — They may be facing criminal charges for alleged election fraud, but for two City Council members arrested Friday, it will be business as usual on that all-Democrat legislative body.

Castillo, 53; Maria Pereira, 57; and Jazmarie Melendez, 26, are the trio of city council members facing charges while the city’s Democratic Town Committee vice-chair Wanda Geter-Ptaki ...