Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez, now a convicted felon, said Tuesday morning that he will submit his resignation from office on Friday.
“It is time to move the City forward,” Perez said in prepared remarks. “I am truly sorry for the mistakes I have made that have harmed the City that I love.”
Perez, who was Hartford’s first Latino mayor, was convicted Friday of five corruption charges, including taking a bribe and attempted extortion.
He now faces up to 60 years in prison, with each of the five counts carrying a minimum of one year in jail. The six-person Hartford Superior Court jury acquitted him of one count of tampering with evidence. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 10.
Perez was convicted of receiving a bribe, attempted first-degree larceny by extortion, accessory to evidence tampering and two conspiracy counts – all felonies. The jury delivered the verdicts after a six-week trial.
