NBC Connecticut published an article yesterday questioning Mayor Segarra’s claims regarding the length of his residency in Hartford, which he has made the centerpiece of his campaign. And while I don’t personally care how long he’s lived here, I’m disappointed to see one more issue where Mayor Segarra thinks he’s entitled to make up his own facts.
In the article, NBC Connecticut presents evidence that the number Segarra has used at nearly every public appearance isn’t true:
Mayor Pedro Segarra has maintained quite proudly on the campaign trail that he has spent a total of 41 years in Connecticut’s capital city, but one local lawyer calls that into question.
According to documents provided by the Florida Bar Association, Segarra practiced law in Florida from 1999 to 2005. His addresses are all in the Miami area. …
Bruce Rubenstein of the Hartford Internal Audit Commission cross-referenced the years in Florida with years Segarra claims to have lived in Hartford by checking local listings for both law practices and residences.
What Rubenstein found when it came to Segarra’s residence and professional listings surprised him. Segarra had no listings during that time in the Hartford area. …
Rubenstein said the residence and professional issues are part of a greater problem for the mayor.
“He’s been extremely deceptive about his past,” he said.