- Giving a lucrative no-bid contract to operate a city-owned parking lot to political supporter. Abraham L. Giles, whose support in the Hartford's North End is considered important to electoral success in the city. Giles has himself been involved in other construction scandals.
- Providing city funds in the amount of $10,000 in 2007 to clean out Giles' private warehouse without repayment until the deal showed up in the news.
- Hiring a city contractor to do $20,000 worth of work on Mayor Perez's bathroom and kitchen. The mayor has been under investigation for this since August, and admits that hiring a city contractor was a "mistake."
So, given all of the allegations, all the Hartford Courant can say is:
"Despite the investigation, Perez decisively won a re-election bid Nov. 6 with a hefty $600,000 war chest and a divided opposition. The investigation played a relatively minor role in the campaign, with few of Perez's challengers capitalizing on the mayor's troubles."
As I recall, a certain Connecticut Governor was forced to resign for less than that. So where is the outrage? Where are the calls for Mayor Perez to resign? Or is there a double standard here since Mayor Perez is a Democrat...
I think there is a double standard. And I think that the liberals at the Hartford Courant, the Democrats in the state, and the Hispanic community in Hartford will be perfectly content to let these little corruption charges blow over. The Capitalist League will be following this case, demanding that Mayor Perez get the same treatment as ex-Governor John Rowland. Hartford deserves better than this, and so does Connecticut. Where's good ole' Mayor Mike when you need him?
2 comments:
Mayor Mike? How many lucrative congtracts did he grant? This is not a new problem.
I think that comment was meant as tongue in cheek..
- another anonymous
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