Original reporting by Dave Altimari and Andrew Brown. Compiled by Gabby DeBenedictis .
In May 2022, Aimee Plourde was hired into a high-ranking position at the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection after human resources officer Marybeth Bonsignore emailed interview questions to her in advance, according to an internal affairs report released on Dec. 4 by state police attorneys.
The 206-page report concludes that several state employees colluded to hire Plourde as the DESPP chief financial officer, despite her seemingly not having the skillsets required for the job…