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 ...

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 ...

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

BRIDGEPORT — Five people accused of violating election laws during the 2023 mayoral primary have pleaded not guilty to the charges. One by one, Judge Tracy Lee Dayton called the defendants ...

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 ...

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 ...

Geter-Pataky and four others were charged with various charges surrounding fraud with absentee ballots. All five defendants were released on a promise to appear in court. “I’ve been banging my ...