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- 1 2 Pazniokas, Mark (March 4, 1993). "Bloomfield Mayor Suggs Elected State Treasurer". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- 1 2 3 Lightman, David (February 4, 1993). "Borges to Resign as State Treasurer, Sources Say". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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- ↑ Pazniokas, Mark (December 20, 2000). "$150,000 to Settle Fraud Lawsuit". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 30, 2021. Borges is a former treasurer and board member of the NAACP and has served on the boards of Connecticut Public Broadcasting, the University of Connecticut Health Center, and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. He was appointed to the board of trustees of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in 2011 and became chair of the board in 2019. He chairs the board of directors of Assured Guaranty Ltd. and is a member of the board of directors of Jefferies Financial Group and a trustee of the Millbrook School. "CT's Frank Borges a Knight Foundation trustee". Hartford Business Journal. October 20, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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