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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Jewett to fill in at top county job
Butler County commissioners named an interim county administrator today, Dec. 3, who will take the county’s reins until they can find a permanent replacement.
The job goes to Bruce Jewett, who will also continue serving his role of director of Job and Family Services.
Jewett replaces Tim Williams, who announced in November that his last day would be Dec. 11.
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Fox trial delayed until June
Longtime Butler County politician Michael Fox’s corruption trial is scheduled to start June 1, after a delay approved by U.S. Judge Sandra Beckwith Wednesday, Dec. 2.
“The case is factually complex, and involves novel and unusual issues of law,” says Beckwith’s order.
Get a full rundown of the charges against Fox here.
Fox’s defense team asked for the extension in November, asking for time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a case that may impact Fox’s trial. The trial was originally scheduled for Dec. 22.
Fox — former state lawmaker, county commissioner and Children Services director — and co-defendant Robert C. Schuler have pleaded not guilty to an eight-count indictment leveled last month.
They are charged with conspiring to improperly benefit from a $2.75 million fiber optics contract with the county.
Federal authorities say they found that Schuler, a Columbus-area attorney and owner of the fiber optics firm NORMAP, wired Fox $460,000 while his company profited off a contract with the county.
The indictment alleges they profited from the deal and failed to properly report the income. It also accuses Fox of not properly reporting income he was receiving from other companies doing business with the county, and accuses Schuler of lying to a grand jury.
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