Federal Grand Jury Probes Macomb County Public Works Office: Patch PM

METRO DETROIT, MI — A federal grand jury is investigating the Macomb County Public Works office. But the reasons for the investigation are unclear. It’s also uncertain if the investigation — in which about a dozen county employees have been subpoenaed by the Feds — is related to the on-going Rizzo Environmental Services bribery scandal.

Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller said Monday that FBI agents are asking questions about Anthony Marrocco, her predecessor, his former deputy, Dino Bucci, and millions of dollars in payments to an unnamed county contractor, the Detroit News reported. She declined to name the contractor saying it could damage the investigation. Read the rest of the story here.

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