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Connecticut Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals

  • Lisa Wilson-FoleyLisa Wilson-FoleyFmr. U.S. Rep Candidate
       
    3/24/15
    Fraudulently accepted at least $500k for her campaign from her husband by falsely reporting the money came from her personal accounts and accepted an additional $30k from four straw donors who concealed that he was the source of the funds
    According to charging documents filed by federal officials
    3/24/15
    Illegally paid convicted felon and former Governor John Rowland $35,000 under the table to work on her 2012 Republican congressional campaign instead of using campaign funds as required by law
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors

Connecticut Republican Executive Branch Scandals

  • John RowlandJohn RowlandFmr. Governor [R-CT]
       
    9/19/14
    Fraudulently concealed $35,000 he received working for the 2012 campaign of Republican congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley by creating a fake third-party contract with her husband's business to disguise the fact that a convicted criminal was providing them campaign advice
    12/23/04
    Accepted free vacations and construction services at his vacation home valued at $107,000 in exchange for directing state contracts to a prominent businessman and also failed to report the income on his taxes
    According to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors

Other Connecticut Republican Scandals

  • Ellen WinkFmr. Political Person [R-CT]
       
    1/21/22
    Shot an unarmed tenant five times as he tried to flee from her resulting in his death and then lied to police and claimed self-defense which State's Attorney Michelle Manning refuted because video surveillance clearly showed her victim was aggressive towards her in "no way, shape, or form"
    According to charging documents filed by local police