Another Connecticut Politico Under Investigation By Feds

The Connecticut Post reports that state Senator Ernest E. Newton II, D-Bridgeport, is under a federal investigation.

Newton, a former leader of the legislative Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, stressed that he has not been contacted by federal agents.

According to the Post, Newton's troubles, include federal inquiries into his former job for the firm that ran the Water Pollution Control Authority; his sister's Bridgeport school for health-care aides, and his current job for a Massachusetts-based contractor for the Judicial Branch.

Trying to recover former Governor Rowland pleading guilty to corruption charges, the last thing Connecticut needs is another corruption investigation. Regardless of the outcome Newton's troubles, the investigation will only reinforce the image of Connecticut as Corrupt-icut.

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[Steven G. Erickson]

I suspect the investigation is not just about Newton's corruption.

The timing and methods are suspect.

Rowland was not invesigated with the voracity that Newton, an African American is.

Newton is both on the Juciary and Public Safety Committees, and recently supported a Latino Judge, Lopez, in her fight to keep her job.

A judge that recently died, was the target of State Police when he dared question, the questionable tactics of the Connecticut State Police.

If you put the words, "Connecticut State Police Misconduct" in a yahoo search engine, some interesting posts come up.

I'm white, but I see that Connecticut will allow women and minorities to be struck out of their postions, especially when they want corruption reform.

I proposed Civilian Oversight of Police and reforms to the judiciary, and got mouthy about corruption in Connecticut being printed in newspapers.

The next thing I know I was serving time in prison after a police informant beat me up when I got home from a doubleshift of work.

I was sentenced to a year in prison for pepper spraying the man to end the severe beating I was taking in front of witnesses that the Connecticut State Police refused to take statements from.

Try putting my name, "Steven G. Erickson" in a search engine and see what interesting tidbits come out.

My reason for writing this and blogging are internet is evident most days when I blog on FreeSpeech.com

Thanks for reading,

Steven G. Erickson aka Vikingas