Although I routinely criticize this paper for failing to properly inform the public about the actions of Mayor Boughton and the Republican controlled City Council, from time to time, they get a story (or an editorial) right.
The state Senate will form a bipartisan committee to investigate Louis DeLuca of Woodbury and his involvement in a thug-for-hire scheme.
DeLuca was arrested in June and pleaded guilty a few days later to conspiring to threaten his granddaughter's husband, who DeLuca said was abusing his granddaughter.
At the time, DeLuca was the Republican leader in the Senate, a powerful position. Yet DeLuca claimed he arranged to have a thug threaten the man because he couldn't get any help from Waterbury police. The police say they were never told of abuse allegations.
The thug was to be supplied by James Galante, who owns numerous trash disposal businesses based in Danbury.
The FBI was investigating Galante and caught DeLuca on tape promising to use his Senate leadership position to do Galante's bidding.
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Initially, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate rallied around DeLuca, claiming his problem was "private." Abusing the public trust and promising to use your authority to help the supplier of a thug, however, is not a "private" problem.
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If DeLuca resigns before Sept. 18, an election to pick his successor could be held on Election Day, Nov. 6, in his 10-town 32nd District. If he stays in office beyond Sept. 18, but is removed from office by the Senate, a special election would have to be held -- at a cost estimated at $250,000 because his district includes so many towns.
Resign, Senator DeLuca, it's the right thing to do.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
