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Benny Napoleon Must Repay County for Using Vehicle During Mayoral Race

October 21, 2014, 6:39 AM

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Mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon

Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon got unwelcome news Monday.

Ross Jones of WXYZ reports that Wayne County's ethics board voted 3-1 that Napoleon reimburse taxpayers $18,186 for using his county SUV during his failed run for Detroit mayor. The board ruled it was a misuse of a county vehicle.

"You don’t trump the law by ignoring it, if that’s what’s been happening," said Chair William J. Giovan, a retired Wayne County judge who voted that Napoleon pay back the county, according to WXYZ.

Jones reports that Napoleon is going to hold off on cutting a check until the state attorney general issues an opinion on the matter. Jones added that it's not clear, if in fact, the attorney general will weigh in on the matter.

Jones reports that Napoleon used his county SUV on the campaign trail during his mayoral campaign in 2013. The county's auditor general concluded that his county drivers, gas and other costs totaled more than $18,000.

Napoleon's press Director Paula Bridges argued the use of the vehicle was proper.

"It’s been an accepted use of the vehicle for individuals such as the sheriff who is on call 24 hours a day," Bridges told WXYZ. 


Read more:  WXYZ


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