Ex-Macomb County trustee pleads guilty in corruption case Dino Bucci faces up to 10 years in prison
Dino Bucci.
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – Just a day after federal authorities announced charges against former Macomb County Commissioner of Public Works Anthony Marrocco, the other key figure in the Macomb County corruption case pleaded guilty.
READ : Former Macomb County Commissioner of Public Works indicted for extortion
Dino Bucci, who was formerly a county trustee and then became a deputy to Marrocco in the public works department, appeared before a judge via video on Thursday.
He admitted to pressuring developers and contractors to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on tickets to Marrocco’s fundraisers.
READ : Macomb Township Trustee Dino Bucci arraigned on 18 counts of corruption
Bucci, 60, is facing 9-10 years in federal prison.
View the indictment from 2017 below :
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