Marquette Grad in Not So Good Local News

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

This was in this morning's news.  The state is in process of a major rebuilding the I-91 & I-95 intersection, one of the country's busiest so it's a high profile position.  As I happen to drive through this intersection every day,  I can attest that he's managing the massive project well.  Hopefully this doesn't affect the construction.



DOT engineer charged with criminal impersonation
http://wtnh.com/2014/07/24/dot-engineer-charged-with-criminal-impersonation/

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH)– An engineer from the Department of Transportation was arrested Thursday on criminal impersonation charges.

State police say they received a complaint requesting an investigation into an email sent to the Republican American Newspaper.  The author of the email claimed to be a state official. Police say the email was never sent or authorized to be sent by the complainant.

After a criminal investigation and a search and seizure warrant executed at his home, 52-year-old Brian Mercure, of Torrington, was arrested at his workplace in New Haven. Mercure was charged with Criminal Impersonation and released on $2,500 bond. He will be arraigned in court August 7th.

The DOT says Mercure is the Assistant District Engineer in the New Haven District. He is the manager of the I-95 Corridor Q Bridge project in which he's previously spoke with News 8 about. He has been worked for the DOT since 1985.

After his arrest, the DOT says he was placed on paid administrative leave.

[augoman]

sooooo, what did he do?  I assume he pretended to be someone else but to what end? 

[keefe]

sooooo, what did he do?  I assume he pretended to be someone else but to what end? 

Well, he's a state employee of the DOT so he must have been impersonating someone working

[GooooMarquette]

Well, he's a state employee of the DOT so he must have been impersonating someone working

And for that, he gets a paid vacation.  Nice.

[keefe]

And for that, he gets a paid vacation.  Nice.

What do suspended DOT employees do? Actually work for a change?

[rocket surgeon]

Well, he's a state employee of the DOT so he must have been impersonating someone working

now that was funny!!  good one!!

[keefe]

The DMV offices in Washington actually post signs informing you that it is a crime to yell, scream at, or threaten their employees. Rather than correct the underlying issues they threaten their customers. An excellent example of why both monopolies and government-management of services is brutally inefficient. The worst, however, are government monopolies.

[barfolomew]

Well, he's a state employee of the DOT so he must have been impersonating someone working

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Could have been worse!  That ill-written piece, at least, was not written by a Marquette Journalism grad.