State Dept. of Justice: Owner of Vazzy's Restaurant in Bridgeport charged with bribery
News 12 StaffFeb 17, 2021, 7:58pm EST
Updated on:Feb 17, 2021, 7:58pm EST
The state
Department of Justice says the owner of Vazzy's Restaurant in Bridgeport turned
himself in on Wednesday.
John Vazzano, 58,
is accused of offering a bribe in the hopes of making sex assault charges
against two of his employees disappear.
State prosecutors
say the alleged victim was also a former employee.
In addition to the
bribery count, Vazzano is charged with misleading police as to the whereabouts
of the two accused employees.