Macomb County Public Works Director Fined by Ethics Board

(Originally posted on Oct. 19, 2016) MACOMB TOWNSHIP, MI - The county's ethics board has fined Macomb County Public Works Director Anthony Marrocco because he used a county facility in a televised political ad. The $125 fine was unanimously approved by the Macomb County Ethics Board, WXYZ-TV reports.

An ethics violation complaint was filed against Marrocco after a WXYZ story revealed he used a county facility to film a campaign TV ad on Aug. 31.

Marrocco said the investigation and resulting fine was "political theater" instigated by his opponent in the November election, Congresswoman Candice Miller, along with Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, who Marrocco calls her "henchman." M

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