It may not have sounded like the description of a man who was sent to federal prison for seven years as part of a municipal corruption scandal. One attorney called former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim a “wonderful, delightful, decent, honest guy.” Another Bridgeport attorney, Frank Riccio, characterized Ganim as a gentleman and said he trusts the former mayor “as much as my own son.”
Based on largely positive testimony from members of the bar, acquaintances and family members, the Standing Committee on Recommendations for Admission to the Bar in Fairfield County last week recommended that Ganim have his license to practice law reinstated. The members noted that Ganim has taken all the steps mandated by a Superior Court judge and concluded that he is “presently fit to practice law.”
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