Maturo Files Complaint Against Former Town Attorney

A professional grievance has been filed by East Haven ’s administration against former town attorney , who as an independent legal counse for the Board of Police Commissioners.

An article by the New Haven Register reports Mayor Maturo confirmed the grievance had been filed against the East Haven-based lawyer.

But, both Maturo and representatives of the bar's Statewide Grievance Committee declined to give specific details about the nature of the complaint and when it was submitted.

Confrancesco served as town attorney during former 's administration.

Partisan Politics

The has been the focus of partisan politics for some time.

Opponents of Capone — a Democrat who was last November by Maturo, a Republican — criticized Capone’s cooperation with a investigating allegations of harassment of Latinos by East Haven officers, as well as her suspension of .

Four East Haven Police officers as a result of the Department of Justice's ongoing investigation.

The police union in Capone prior the 2011 town mayoral election, just as it delivered a vote of "no confidence" in Maturo prior to the 2007 election when Capone narrowly defeated him.

In addition to Confrancesco, three Democrats from the Board of Police Commissioners, which would allow him to appoint new members and take control of the board.

Although Cofrancesco withdrew as the board’s legal counsel, she to Assistant Town Attorney — who spearheaded the to remove the former town attorney as the commission's independent counsel — stating she would continue to provide legal advice to the three members as individuals.

Kolb  as Gallo's during Capone and the police commission's battle to reprimand and possible permanently remove the former police chief from his post.

as police chief following his re-election last fall. Gallo in early Febuarary in the wake the arrest of the four East Haven officers.

Additional Tensions

Tension between Cofrancesco and the Maturo Administration also came to a heard earlier this year, when a New Haven man was for damaging a sign on the property of Cofrancesco’s Kimberly Avenue law office that read: “.”

The sign was a reference to a controversial statement by Maturo in January, following the arrest of the four East Haven police officers. When asked by a TV reporter what he would do for Latinos, the mayor said he for dinner that night.

(Editor's Note: This article was edited and expanded with additional reporting and links at 11 a.m.)