Ex-Bridgeport Councilman Sentenced on Election Fraud Charges in Connecticut

An ex-Bridgeport city councilman in Connecticut was sentenced to three weekends of incarceration on Nov. 21 in connection with federal election fraud charges. Democrat Michael DeFilippo, 38, pleaded guilty to completing voter registrations and absentee ballot applications and directing the tenants in apartment buildings he owned to sign them. Election integrity advocates and some attorneys say the sentence is too light. “That’s an awfully light punishment for the perversion of one person, one vote,” attorney Kenneth J. Krayeske told The Epoch Times on Nov. 22. “Part of DeFilippo’s sentence should be he can never serve in public office again and there should be other creative means of restorative justice.”...