State Probes New Britain Tax Collector's Office

0:00It's April 24, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Hardford News today, your AI-powered local news. Stay police just kicked off a criminal probe into the new Britain Tax Collector's Office after a city-hired investigation uncovered irregularities. Like back dating overdue tax payments to skip mandatory interest charges, even the collector's own payments got that treatment. The report from the Crumbi Law Group points the possible directions from former mayor Aaron Stewart during her time in office, and now she's running as, a Republican for governor, so this hits close to home politically. Current mayor Bobby Sanchez, a Democrat, fire tax collector Cheryl Blagaslowski right after dropping the four-page report public on April 15. Following its advice to loop-in state authorities, Stewart blasted the timing as a political witch-hunt tied to her campaign, insisting she never told anyone to back their payments while the report. Posts these claims surfaced in the prior administration, but went unchecked. State law slaps 18% annual interest on late taxes to keep things fair with tight rules

1:04on waivers, and as this probe rolls on, it could ripple through local politics and beyond.