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Connecticut Police Chief Facing Fraud Charges For Allegedly Rigging His Own Hiring

Federal authorities arrested the police chief and city personnel director of Bridgeport, Conn., on Thursday, alleging the two rigged the examination process that led to the chief's hiring in 2018.

Federal authorities on Thursday arrested the police chief and the personnel director of Bridgeport, Conn. on charges of fraud, alleging the two rigged the process that led to the chief's hiring in 2018.

The FBI and Department of Justice said in a that the police chief, Armando Perez, and acting personnel director, David Dunn, are accused of manipulating the police chief examination to ensure Perez would be a

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