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Thursday, August 16, 2007
Ind. Gov't. - More on: Council has no authority to remove indicted Monticello mayor
Updating this ILB entry from June 21st, Sophia Voravong of the Lafayette Journal & Courier reports today:
MONTICELLO -- Anguish evident in his voice, Mayor Bob Fox did his best to stay calm Wednesday morning as he wondered whether he'll be booted out of office.Because if a judge accepts his guilty plea on four charges of Class D felony theft, that's exactly what would happen.
"It's up to the court. ... I'm still working every day. I'm still doing my job," Fox said. "I will continue to do my job so long as I'm allowed."
Under the terms of his proposed plea agreement filed in White Superior Court, the two-term, Democratic mayor would be given a three-year suspended sentence -- with only one of those years on supervised probation.
The 71-year-old was arrested April 27 following an 11-week Indiana State Police investigation into allegations that he submitted $2,483 in false travel expenses. He had been charged with 39 felony counts.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 16, 2007 10:42 AM
Posted to Indiana Government