White ex-officer gets 2 years in Conn. bias case

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

White ex-officer gets 2 years in Conn. bias case
By PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press | December 16, 2013 | Updated: December 16, 2013 6:06pm

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A white former police officer accused of being part of a conspiracy to harass Latinos has been sentenced to two years in prison on an obstruction charge.

Jason Zullo was sentenced Monday in federal court in Hartford. Prosecutors had sought the two-year sentence, while Zullo's lawyer had asked a judge for no more than a year.

Zullo and three other white officers were charged last year with abusing and harassing Latinos in predominantly white East Haven. Zullo entered a deal, pleading guilty to obstruction by falsifying a police report after his cruiser repeatedly struck a motorcycle.

In a statement to Judge Alvin Thompson on Monday, he denied being a racist.


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[sendero]

1. The crux of the biscuit...

... comes in this quote:

On Monday, Zullo said he was wrong to omit the information from the police report.

"I didn't think I had to," he said. "Officers are taught to keep secrets."