6 From Fairfield Fill Pile Case Seek Pretrial Probation: Report

FAIRFIELD, CT — Six defendants in the Fairfield fill pile case, including five former town employees, are seeking accelerated rehabilitation, or probation, to avoid a trial and possible jail time, reported the Fairfield Citizen.

The six are:

• Former Fairfield Department of Public Works Director Joseph Michelangelo
• Former DPW superintendent Scott Bartlett
• Former interim DPW Director Brian Carey (who was also conservation director)
• Former Human Resources Director Emmet Hibson
• Former town CFO Robert Mayer
• Developer Jason Julian

All six reportedly appeared in court Wednesday to request AR; Mayer was denied joining the program when he requested it last year, though he was allowed to seek it again. Their next court date is Nov. 14.

The six are accused of a host of violations, including forgery, corruption and conspiring to dump toxic materials throughout town. Among other things, the alleged crime has led to an expensive and massive clean up effort, and the possible reconstruction of the Penfield Pavilion.

Under accelerated rehabilitation, a nonviolent defendant is placed on probation for up to two years, and if they do not commit another crime during that time, the charges are dropped.

Read the Fairfield Citizen story.