Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Former Connecticut landlord must pay $400,000 for sexually harassing, victimizing female tenants for 5 years By: FOXNews.com April 21, 2023 at 06:54 AM EDT Richard Bruno, a former landlord from Connecticut, has been ordered to pay $400,000 for sexually harassing and victimizing female tenants for five years. A former Connecticut landlord must pay $400,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging he violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing and victimizing his female tenants for at least five years, including evicting or threatening to evict those who objected to or refused his sexual advances.In an agreement reached by the U.S. Justice Department's Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative and announced Thursday, $350,000 of the funds will be deposited in a settlement account to benefit tenants harassed by landlord Richard Bruno. The remaining $50,000 is a federal civil penalty."No person should ever have to endure sexual harassment in order to get or keep housing," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement.CONNECTICUT HOMEOWNER THWARTS ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY DURING FAKE PACKAGE DELIVERY BY SHOVING SUSPECTBruno, who managed multiple rental properties in New London, is currently serving a 16-year sentence in federal prison after pleading guilty in 2017 to producing child pornography with a tenant's minor child in one of the properties.CONNECTICUT PAUSES PRISON COMMUTATIONS FOLLOWING PUBLIC OUTCRYAccording to the Justice Department's lawsuit, first filed in 2019, Bruno made unwelcome sexual advances and comments to female tenants, entered their homes without their consent, took pictures and videos of tenants' bodies and of their female children, and forced tenants and their female children to view "dungeons" or "sex rooms" in the rental properties.The settlement also resolves claims against two limited liability corporations that owned the properties, along with Bruno, where the alleged harassment occurred from at least 2011 through 2016.Bruno will now be permanently prohibited from owning and managing residential rental properties. The property owners must hire an independent property manager, undergo fair housing training and implement nondiscrimination policies and complaint procedures. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Former Connecticut landlord must pay $400,000 for sexually harassing, victimizing female tenants for 5 years By: FOXNews.com April 21, 2023 at 06:54 AM EDT Richard Bruno, a former landlord from Connecticut, has been ordered to pay $400,000 for sexually harassing and victimizing female tenants for five years. A former Connecticut landlord must pay $400,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging he violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing and victimizing his female tenants for at least five years, including evicting or threatening to evict those who objected to or refused his sexual advances.In an agreement reached by the U.S. Justice Department's Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative and announced Thursday, $350,000 of the funds will be deposited in a settlement account to benefit tenants harassed by landlord Richard Bruno. The remaining $50,000 is a federal civil penalty."No person should ever have to endure sexual harassment in order to get or keep housing," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement.CONNECTICUT HOMEOWNER THWARTS ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY DURING FAKE PACKAGE DELIVERY BY SHOVING SUSPECTBruno, who managed multiple rental properties in New London, is currently serving a 16-year sentence in federal prison after pleading guilty in 2017 to producing child pornography with a tenant's minor child in one of the properties.CONNECTICUT PAUSES PRISON COMMUTATIONS FOLLOWING PUBLIC OUTCRYAccording to the Justice Department's lawsuit, first filed in 2019, Bruno made unwelcome sexual advances and comments to female tenants, entered their homes without their consent, took pictures and videos of tenants' bodies and of their female children, and forced tenants and their female children to view "dungeons" or "sex rooms" in the rental properties.The settlement also resolves claims against two limited liability corporations that owned the properties, along with Bruno, where the alleged harassment occurred from at least 2011 through 2016.Bruno will now be permanently prohibited from owning and managing residential rental properties. The property owners must hire an independent property manager, undergo fair housing training and implement nondiscrimination policies and complaint procedures. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd