Chris Donovan explains what it means when he says “I took care of you” to a guy who wants to give him cash in return for killing legislation:

Two weeks later, he shows up – unexpectedly – at the convention. I said, “I took care of you.” When somebody wins, you say, “I [...]

Few people in Connecticut had ever heard of Robert Braddock, Jr. until he was arrested last year in a stunning development that eventually derailed the Congressional campaign of then-House Speaker Chris Donovan. Even Donovan’s close friends knew little of the cigar-chomping political unknown who had served in the U.S. Marines.

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Robert Braddock, the campaign finance director for former Democratic Congressional candidate Chris Donovan, was found guilty Tuesday on all three counts by a federal jury in a campaign corruption scandal.

The deliberations were brief – about two hours - before the jury rendered its verdict. Braddock now faces up to 12 years in prison and fines as high [...]

Former House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan has remained mostly silent for almost a year, saying virtually nothing as eight individuals were arrested in an FBI sting operation in a campaign finance scheme related to his race for Congress.

Donovan was clearly hurt politically by the federal scandal surrounding him, and he lost in the Democratic [...]

Another defendant in the longrunning scandal involving former House Speaker Christopher Donovan’s failed Congressional campaign pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court.

Daniel Monteiro, 33, pleaded guilty to providing false statements to federal agents. He appeared in front of U.S. District Court Judge Janet Arterton, and he now faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison and $250,000 in [...]