Overview
- City officials said his retirement took effect Feb. 10 at 9 a.m., one day before his scheduled federal court appearance.
- He is slated for a change-of-plea hearing Wednesday after previously pleading not guilty, and earlier court filings signaled plea talks were nearing resolution.
- Federal prosecutors charged him in October with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and making false statements tied to steering city business to a housing company.
- Charging documents allege he accepted $2,000 in cash and used his office to advance the company’s projects, then lied to FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation agents.
- State law would have suspended him upon a guilty plea, and the City Council will weigh options to fill the vacancy on Feb. 17 as the broader Evolutionary Homes probe continues.