Former Macomb County Commissioner of Public Works indicted for extortion Anthony Marrocco accused of extorting county contractors
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – Former Macomb County Commissioner of Public Works Anthony Marrocco is accused of extorting county contractors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
A federal indictment claims Marrocco threatened to pull municipal contracts and withhold permits from contractors unless he received the payments.
Click here to read more about the entire Macomb County bribery case
Here is the full federal indictment for Marrocco:
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