Here’s the story from Courant.com:<\/p>\n
The state must pay more than $18 million to the owner of an East Hartford computer company that state officials had accused of skimping on parts, a Superior Court jury in Waterbury decided Friday.<\/p>\n
In 2003, the state sued Computers Plus Center Inc. seeking $1.75 million in damages. At the time, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal claimed that, for more than 10 years, the company had been selling the state computers that lacked the proper parts.<\/p>\n
After filing the lawsuit Blumenthal turned the case over to then-Chief State’s Attorney Christopher Morano for a criminal investigation against the owner of the company, Gina Malapanis of Hebron. The results of that investigation could not be determined early Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n
When Malapanis was arrested in June 2004, Blumenthal said: “My office will continue to vigorously pursue our lawsuit against Computers Plus center and its owner to recover money that the state alleges was wrongfully charged. I remain determined to win a full and fair recovery of taxpayers funds.”<\/p>\n
Malapanis filed a countersuit against the state and it was that lawsuit that the jury decided Friday.<\/p>\n
Blumenthal is currently a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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