A spokesman for Chris Donovan’s 5th District congressional campaign said today that the investigation and report completed by former U.S. Attorney Stanley Twardy cost the campaign $84,000. That’s not counting the $35,000 in accounting services provided by Blum Shapiro to … Continue reading
By Mary E. O’Leary, Staff Reporter According to sources close to the situation, a key member of Connecticut Speaker of the House Chris Donovan’s staff is seeking a leave of absence after her actions as “legislative aide 1″ were documented … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter NEW HAVEN – The eighth individual identified by federal authorities in the alleged cash-for-legislative action scheme that has embroiled state House Speaker Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign was arraigned Friday in federal court. Authorities allege Daniel … Continue reading
By Mary E. O’Leary and Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporters NEW HAVEN — Five more people Thursday pleaded not guilty to federal conspiracy and election law violations in the 5th District campaign scandal involving a Waterbury smoke shop for a total of … Continue reading
The Hartford Courant’s Jon Lender reports: “Ray Soucy, the former state correctional officers’ union official who has been identified as a co-conspirator in the campaign-finance scandal surrounding congressional candidate Christopher Donovan, appeared in the federal courthouse in New Haven on … Continue reading
By Susan Haigh, The Associated Press House Speaker Chris Donovan‘s congressional campaign said Saturday it has returned what it believes are all the questionable contributions tied to an alleged scheme to stop legislation at the state Capitol that would have … Continue reading
By Matt DeRienzo, Staff Reporter Connecticut’s 5th District Congress seat is slipping away from Democrats, and prominent leaders of the party are unlikely to do anything publicly to stop it from happening. The indictment of former campaign finance director Robert … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Chris Donovan’s opponents took shots at the report released Thursday by lawyer Stan Twardy, saying it was narrow and incomplete, biased and pointless. Twardy’s report cleared Donovan of wrongdoing, suggesting he was not aware of … Continue reading
By Jordan Fenster, Staff Reporter Senatorial candidate and 5th District Congressman Chris Murphy said Monday that he was “heartsick” when he heard that a campaign employee of Democratic candidate Chris Donovan had been arrested. Robert Braddock Jr., Donovan’s former campaign … Continue reading
By Matt DeRienzo, Staff Reporter Unless another shoe drops in the FBI investigation of his campaign, as one Democrat put it Monday, surprisingly little may have changed in Chris Donovan‘s prospects of becoming Connecticut’s next congressman from the 5th District. … Continue reading
The Hartford Courant reports: “A politically active state correction officer and labor union official – Ray Soucy of Naugatuck – has been identified as a central figure in the federal investigation that led to the arrest Wednesday of state House … Continue reading
