Wayne County officials ordered to preserve jail project evidence

All evidence in failed Wayne County jail project is ordered to be preserved while one-man grand jury conducts investigation

DETROIT – Wayne County officials are ordered to preserve all evidence in the failed jail project investigation.

Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy handed her office's investigation -- along with the Auditor General's report -- over to a one-man grand jury this week.

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County Judge Timothy Kenny issued an order on Thursday for all county officials to preserve evidence such as records, letters, budget reports, notes, project bids, emails, text messages and more.

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The new jail project was stopped after it was revealed it was more than $100 million over budget. Auditor General Willie Mayo put together a 150-page report that allegedly details wrongdoings in the jail construction project.

That report was given to Worthy who then handed to a grand jury. Everyone else has been barred from seeing it.

The grand jury is asked to conduct a judicial investigation into alleged neglect of duty by a public official, conspiracy, fraud, misconduct and false statements relating to public finances and/or financial conditions within the county.

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