<div id="subtitle">Conn. dropping charges in voter-fraud case stemming from Hartford City Hall corruption probe</div><div><p>Connecticut authorities have decided not to prosecute a businessman who was arrested last year during a corruption investigation.</p><p>Carlos Lopez was charged with voting fraudulently in Hartford three times rather than in his hometown, Farmington.</p><p>Lopez reached a consent agreement with the State Elections Enforcement Commission that included a $4,000 fine. Prosecutors on Tuesday also said Lopez believed he was allowed to vote in Hartford because he was a former resident and still had business interests there.</p><p>Lopez was arrested in a corruption investigation in which Mayor Eddie Perez has pleaded not guilty to attempted extortion and bribe-taking charges. Prosecutors say Lopez was not a target of the probe.</p><p>___</p><p>Information from: The Hartford Courant, http://www.courant.com</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=67896006&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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