Louis DeLuca
Encyclopedia
Louis DeLuca is a retired businessman and a Republican Party
politician in the United States
. He served as the state senator
for the 32nd District of Connecticut
until November 30, 2007.
He assisted in the successful effort to ban MTBE from Connecticut's gasoline supplies. For his efforts, he received environmental awards from the Housatonic Valley Association and the Pomperaug Watershed Coalition.
He has announced his opposition to the proposal of Governor Jodi Rell
to increase the state income tax to pay for added education funding.
, a businessman linked to a garbage corruption scandal, to intervene in a domestic abuse problem of a family member. James Galante is reported to have paid Matthew Ianniello
of the Genovese crime family
$120,000 a year in protection money for his Connecticut and Westchester Country trash-hauling routes. http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/state_capitol/top_senate_republican_arrested.php
On June 4, 2007 Senator DeLuca pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor
threatening charge, received a suspended sentence, and was ordered to pay a fine. On June 12, 2007, DeLuca announced he would step down as leader of the Senate Republicans and was replaced by 28th District Senator John McKinney, son of late Congressman Stewart McKinney.
A special senate committee was convened to determine if DeLuca should be officially sanctioned. One Republican state senator, David Cappiello
, called on DeLuca to resign his seat.
On August 4, 2007, the husband of DeLuca's granddaughter, Mark Colella, was interviewed by the Hartford Courant. While he denied abusing DeLuca's granddaughter, he admitted to a long record of criminal charges and said of DeLuca, "I'd like to smack his teeth down his throat,"
On October 15, 2007, DeLuca testified in front of the committee investigating him, acknowledging under oath that he asked Galante to threaten his grandson-in-law and that he also knowingly had lied to FBI officers when they questioned him during their investigation. He also told the committee that he reported to Waterbury
Chief of Police Neil O'Leary of his granddaughter's alleged abuse but the chief refused to investigate the claim. O'Leary, in response, said that he is willing to testify under oath in front of the committee to give his side of the story.
On November 13, 2007, DeLuca announced his resignation from the Senate, effective November 30, 2007.
Watertown councilman Rob Kane, a Republican, was elected in a January 15, 2008 special election to serve out the balance of DeLuca's term. http://ctlocalpolitics.net/2008/01/15/kane-defeats-curran/
Republican Party (United States)
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politician in the United States
United States
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. He served as the state senator
State Senator
A state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature.There are typically fewer state senators than there are members of a state's lower house...
for the 32nd District of Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
until November 30, 2007.
Political career
DeLuca was elected in 1990, representing Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Thomaston, Watertown and Woodbury. He served as Senate Minority Leader in the Connecticut State Senate from 2002 to 2007.He assisted in the successful effort to ban MTBE from Connecticut's gasoline supplies. For his efforts, he received environmental awards from the Housatonic Valley Association and the Pomperaug Watershed Coalition.
He has announced his opposition to the proposal of Governor Jodi Rell
Jodi Rell
Mary Jodi Rell is a Republican politician and was the 87th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut under Governor John G. Rowland, who resigned during a corruption investigation. Rell is Connecticut's second female Governor,...
to increase the state income tax to pay for added education funding.
Scandal
On June 1, 2007 DeLuca was arrested upon allegations that he asked James GalanteJames Galante
James Galante is a convicted felon and associate of the Genovese crime family, owner of the defunct Danbury Trashers minor league hockey team, and ex-CEO of Automated Waste Disposal , a company which holds waste disposal contracts for most of western Connecticut and Westchester and Putnam counties...
, a businessman linked to a garbage corruption scandal, to intervene in a domestic abuse problem of a family member. James Galante is reported to have paid Matthew Ianniello
Matthew Ianniello
Matthew "Matty the Horse" Ianniello is a New York mobster with the Genovese crime family mobster who specialized in vice operations. He was acting boss of the family from 1998–2005 and is the owner of numerous nightclubs in the New York City area.-Little Italy:Ianniello got the nickname "Matty the...
of the Genovese crime family
Genovese crime family
The Genovese crime family , is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia . The Genovese crime family has been nicknamed the "Ivy League" and "Rolls Royce" of organized crime...
$120,000 a year in protection money for his Connecticut and Westchester Country trash-hauling routes. http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/state_capitol/top_senate_republican_arrested.php
On June 4, 2007 Senator DeLuca pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor
Misdemeanor
A misdemeanor is a "lesser" criminal act in many common law legal systems. Misdemeanors are generally punished much less severely than felonies, but theoretically more so than administrative infractions and regulatory offences...
threatening charge, received a suspended sentence, and was ordered to pay a fine. On June 12, 2007, DeLuca announced he would step down as leader of the Senate Republicans and was replaced by 28th District Senator John McKinney, son of late Congressman Stewart McKinney.
A special senate committee was convened to determine if DeLuca should be officially sanctioned. One Republican state senator, David Cappiello
David Cappiello
David J. Cappiello , is a businessman and former State Senator representing Connecticut’s 24th Senate District, which includes the communities of Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman, and part of Bethel...
, called on DeLuca to resign his seat.
On August 4, 2007, the husband of DeLuca's granddaughter, Mark Colella, was interviewed by the Hartford Courant. While he denied abusing DeLuca's granddaughter, he admitted to a long record of criminal charges and said of DeLuca, "I'd like to smack his teeth down his throat,"
On October 15, 2007, DeLuca testified in front of the committee investigating him, acknowledging under oath that he asked Galante to threaten his grandson-in-law and that he also knowingly had lied to FBI officers when they questioned him during their investigation. He also told the committee that he reported to Waterbury
Waterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, on the Naugatuck River, 33 miles southwest of Hartford and 77 miles northeast of New York City...
Chief of Police Neil O'Leary of his granddaughter's alleged abuse but the chief refused to investigate the claim. O'Leary, in response, said that he is willing to testify under oath in front of the committee to give his side of the story.
On November 13, 2007, DeLuca announced his resignation from the Senate, effective November 30, 2007.
Watertown councilman Rob Kane, a Republican, was elected in a January 15, 2008 special election to serve out the balance of DeLuca's term. http://ctlocalpolitics.net/2008/01/15/kane-defeats-curran/
External links
- http://www.senaterepublicans.ct.gov/senainfo/DeLuca.htm