Ficano: $350K for legal costs

**Zacha341** · December-15-11, 08:30 AM

Ficano: $350K for legal costs

He will ask county to OK contract to answer subpoenas

From article: 'His administration today is set to ask county commissioners to consider a $350,000 contract with Thomas Cranmer and his colleagues and Miller Canfield to gather materials sought by a grand jury through eight subpoenas.

An incredulous Commissioner Laura Cox, R-Livonia, said that's atop almost $50,000 the county has paid Cranmer — so the scandal that has swirled around Ficano since September is impacting taxpayers.

"Why do we have to pay a criminal defense attorney to do this is beyond me," Cox said.'

http://www.detnews.com/article/20111...O01/112140355/

**Scottathew** · December-15-11, 09:06 AM

Utter horse-sh!t.

They don't need a lawyer to fully cooperate with the investigation. We don't need taxpayer funded lawyers telling them what evidence they can and cannot destroy.

F#ck Ficano.

**Vic01** · December-15-11, 12:22 PM

Need info... Does anybody have an update on the petition to recall Ficano? When and where can we sign it?

**gnome** · December-15-11, 12:29 PM

good question, i wrote that lawyer guy, Covertino [[sp) who was behind the recall. Got a note back saying "stand by".

That was early November.

**Islandman** · December-15-11, 12:43 PM

Well, they unanimously denied it, even when he lowered the amount to 150K. Kudos to them.

**Hypestyles** · December-15-11, 01:37 PM

interesting.. I wonder when any indictments, if any, will come out of this.. hopefully it happens sooner than later..

**Danny** · December-15-11, 02:55 PM

I'm not paying that wife cheater my hard earned tax money. Ficano has his own money. Why not pay his legal fees iwith it.

**Zacha341** · December-15-11, 10:22 PM

The request was denied thank goodness!

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news...ed-20111215-ms

**JBMcB** · December-15-11, 10:31 PM

If/when he's indited does the county have to pay his legal fees then? Lord I hope not.

**Zacha341** · December-16-11, 07:09 AM

Wayne County rejects legal contract fee

From article: "Commissioners rejected a $150,000 contract for outside legal counsel – and they’re calling this a victory for the taxpayers"

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/...l-contract-fee