DETROIT (AP) - A former head of Detroit's information technology services office has pleaded guilty in federal court to accepting more than $29,000 in bribe payments.
The Justice Department says 46-year-old Charles Dodd Jr. made his plea Tuesday.
Authorities say in a release that bribes were accepted between 2009 and this year from two information technology companies doing business with the city. In return, preferential treatment was promised to both companies.
The Detroit News says online records show Dodd, of Canton, Michigan, earned more than $142,000 annually from the city.
Detroit Corporation Counsel Melvin Hollowell told the newspaper in a statement that Dodd resigned Monday. Hollowell said the city's law department is "reviewing all possible legal remedies against the vendors."
Dodd's sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 9.
Published: Thu, Sep 29, 2016
