Bridgeport, Conn./WTIC Radio - Four campaign workers are under arrest, charged with misuse of absentee ballots during the 2019 Bridgeport Democratic primary for mayor.
The suspects, Alfredo Castillo, 52, Wanda Geter-Pataky, 67, Nilsa Heredia, 61, and Josephine Edmonds, 62, all of Bridgeport, face numerous charges including unlawful possession of absentee ballots, among other offenses.
The charges stem from an investigation from the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
Edmonds, Geter-Pataky, and Heredia are also charged with witness tampering.
Geter-Pataky, Castillo and Heredia are charged with misrepresenting eligibility requirements for voting by absentee ballot.
Geter-Pataky is also charged with failure to sign on as an assister on an absentee ballott application.
Heredia also allegedly coached voters on which candidate to select.
All are free on written promises to appear and are due in court June 24.