No Plea Deal For Ex-Fairfield Public Works Director In Fill Pile Case

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Brian Carey, Fairfield's former interim Public Works Director, rejected a plea deal in the fill pile illegal dumping case on Monday, and will go to trial, reported the Connecticut Post.

Carey is one of seven people arrested in connection with the fill pile case, in which toxic soil was dumped in locations throughout Fairfield, and prosecutors allege efforts were made to try to cover up those actions.

The plea deal called for Carey to receive an eight-year prison term, suspended after four years served, with probation to follow, according to the publication.

In addition to Carey, defendant Scott Bartlett, Fairfield's former Public Works Superintendent, was also offered a plea deal, but he reportedly has not made a decision on whether to accept it.

Carey and Bartlett are scheduled to be the first of the defendants to go to trial in the sprawling case, concentrating on accusations that they allowed contaminated materials from Owen Fish Pond to be used elsewhere in town.

Former Public Works Director Joe Michelangelo was set to be the third defendant in the trial, but he pleaded guilty and is expected to testify against the other two.

Bartlett is due back in court later this week, and jury selection in Carey's case is slated to begin next week.

Read the Connecticut Post story.