Brett Harris
Brett Harris
Former New Haven Village Trustee Brett Harris, one of five Macomb County elected officials charged with taking bribes from Rizzo Environmental Services for trash hauling contracts, is expected to be the first to plead guilty.
Federal court records show a plea hearing has been set for Feb. 6, reports Mitch Hotts of The Macomb Daily.
Harris is accused of taking $11,000 in bribes from an undercover FBI agent in return for voting in favor of a multi-million dollar trash-hauling contract with Rizzo.
New Haven is a small village (population 4,600) in northern Macomb plagued over many years by government mismanagement, repeated citizen-initiated recall drives against elected officials, a village council constantly in disarray, and a revolving door of officials vowing to right the ship.
Earlier coverage:
Selweski: Newly Indicted Macomb Official Is a Felon and Controversial Figure, Jan. 13
