Pereira, A Self-Inflicted Pariah In Success Village, Trashes Constituents After Backlash For Supporting Mark Bradley For Probate Election – Plus: Judge Radcliffe Expresses ‘Improper Influence’ Concern

It’s one thing to blowtorch political adversaries, but a dramatic leap in a sinister direction when trashing constituents, especially those at Success Village, the largest privately-owned co-op in Connecticut, whose residents suffered mightily at the hands of the former management that caused no heat, no hot water, millions of dollars missing in owner common charges now the subject of an intense FBI investigation.

The law firm representing the former board leader Ty Bird – whose Success Village apartment was raided by the feds weeks ago – is led by brother partners Dennis and Mark Bradley, the latter supported by City Councilwoman Maria Pereira in his campaign quest for Bridgeport judge of probate, irrespective of the fact the very Bradley Law Group maneuvered legally to keep Bird in power trying to block Superior Court Judge Dale Radcliffe from abolishing him in favor of a court-appointed receiver, petitioned by the Bridgeport and Stratford officials, to rescue the residents from the former management’s failures.

Judge Radlciffe prevailed and appointed attorney Barry Knott as the receiver who has brought competence, accomplishment and relief to the needy residents, but not without a word of caution from the judge about political influence.

Judge Radlicffe recently noted in open court during a status report presented to him by Knott the efforts by the Bradley firm to block progress and keep Bird in power. The Bradley law firm received tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees for this effort.

Court transcript statement from Judge Radcliffe:

Now prior to trial beginning on September 4th (2024), there were repeated efforts aimed at delaying this proceeding. Two motions for continuance were filed on September 3rd by the firm representing Success Village Apartments, Incorporated, both of which were denied. Also on September 3rd there was a motion made to transfer this case from the Judicial District of Bridgeport where both Stratford and Bridgeport are assigned to the District of New Haven, which of course would have been an inconvenience to the parties, all witnesses and was totally unnecessary because there was no venue in the District of New Haven. That, too, was summarily denied.

During the same hearing Judge Radcliffe also expressed concern about a June 6 bulk-trash pickup at Success Village organized by Pereira, the dumpsters finance by Dennis Bradley on a day Pereira paraded around Mark Bradley, wearing a Success Village t-shirt, to collect petition signatures to wage a Democratic primary against incumbent Paul Ganim.

Disingenuously, Pereira had duped Knott, who approved the effort, about the true intention of the dumpster day to create a political platform for the Bradley’s to curry favor with the residents whom they had harmed by delaying receivership.

A flier did not note who financed the dumpsters, leading Judge Radlciffe to declare “The flier seems to be a thinly-veiled political event without a disclaimer as to who paid for it.”

Judge Radcliffe’s “concern” focused on improper influence.

Court transcript:

THE COURT: And this — and this is what I was referring to before. I don’t want anyone to be able to get the impression that there is anyone who is in a position to improperly influence either the Receiver or the Court in any way.

ATTY. KNOTT: Okay.

THE COURT: And that’s what happens when you do something — when something like this happens. That’s what happens when something like this happens.

ATTY. KNOTT: All right, I see that now, Your Honor.

Dennis Bradley was convicted by a federal jury in March on six counts of election fraud stemming from his 2018 run for state senate. Ironically, Mark Bradley cast a vote for his brother in that 2018 election while also voting the same day in the state of Massachusetts, where he resides, as a registered Republican, according to documents presented by election officials. This, and many other suspicious actions, is being investigated by the State Elections Enforcement Commission.

Mark Bradley has been a registered Republican in Massachusetts for 22 years while voting concurrently as a Democrat in Bridgeport since 2018.

When residents of Success Village learned about Pereira’s diabolical politics on behalf of Mark Bradley’s political greed, financed by his brother, they saw it as an act of betrayal. To boot, Pereira is harvesting Mark Bradley’s absentee ballot campaign that will land her a mighty pay day.

Pereira, as she often spews wretchedly when she doesn’t get her way, began attacking her own constituents.

It led to quite an eye-opening exchange recently on the Success Village administration Facebook page between Pereira and residents Rebecca Haas, Nicole Verner, Jenn Schick and Yahaira Berrios. Pereira, as a petty response, even started a rival Success Village Facebook page.

 

 

 

(The reference by Pereira above is directed at her council partner Keyla Medina with whom she has had a falling out, a line so long it makes the Atlantic Ocean look like a drop in a bucket)