The latest controversy for Detroit City Councilman George Cushingberry comes from a legal case he took and allegedly neglected a couple of years ago, M.L. Elrick reports on Fox 2.
Paul Haddad hired Cushingberry to convince state officials his Detroit market should stay eligible to participate in the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program. Getting kicked out of WIC would mean Haddad's store could no longer accept food stamps, which are a big part of his business.
Haddad believed Cushingberry was handling the case, but then he received a letter from the state that said his license had been suspended due to default through Cushingberry's inaction. His business now is down 70 percent.
Haddad filed a complain with the Attorney Grievance Commission; his lawyer says the councilman will likely agree to give up his law license temporarily, but he's not admitting guilt.
"There's a lot of different ways that you can look at what's transpired and, you know how my grandmother always said there's three truths: There's what they say, it's what he says, and it's right there in the middle you find the truth," says Todd Perkins.
When Elrick went to Cushingberry's home, the councilman shouted through the door that Haddad is "full of shit."
Cushingberry, a former member of the state legislature and Wayne County Commission, is in his second week on the Detroit council. For a summary of his other troubles:
Cushingberry was driving on suspended license; neighbors decry his abandoned house
