Bridgeport Police Chief Armando "A.J."
Mayor Joe Ganim announced Chief Armando āA.J.ā Perez resigned and that he was naming Assistant Chief Rebeca Garcia as acting chief.
Perez, 64, of Trumbull, and acting personnel Director David Dunn, 72, of Stratford, were each charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and with making false statements to investigators.
Perez, 64, of Trumbull, Connecticut, and Dunn, 72, of Stratford, Connecticut, were each charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and with making false statements to investigators.
He was released from prison in 2010 and elected mayor again in 2015, after apologizing and asking residents for a second chance.