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According to New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker the employee who worked in the city's Office of Vital Statistics, sent dozens of marriage licenses she thought were questionable, reported NBC Connecticut.
NBC said the employee, Patricia Clark, told her supervisor she had sent 73 marriages that occurred between August and November to the US Citizens and Immigration Services. The marriages involved non-US citizens.
Clark reportedly was told by a state Department of Health official if she suspected a fraudulent marriage she should report it, NBC reported.
Elicker said during a press conference he issued an executive order in July 2020 that says that no officer or city employee can release confidential information, except under special circumstances, the news outlet said.
Clark was placed on leave on Friday, Dec. 1 for allegedly violating the order.
Elicker also said the city is concerned about the number of marriages reported and an investigation is underway by a third party, NBC reported.
NBC said the flagged marriages are still valid and there have been no federal investigations.
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