DETROIT - A grand jury has indicted a former chief financial officer, county attorney and contractor in a mismanaged Wayne County jail project.
Prosecutor Kym Worthy says Monday ex-chief financial officer Carla Sledge and chief assistant corporation counsel Steven Collins are charged with misconduct and neglect of duty. They are accused of giving false or misleading information on the project's cost.
Contractor Anthony Parlovecchio is charged with neglect of duty and accused of not fully informing officials about the project.
Construction has been halted on the 2,000-bed jail which was more than $90 million over-budget.
Sledge's attorney Harold Gurewitz says she is innocent of the charges. Parlovecchio's lawyer Ben Gonek says the project was within budget when his client was running it.
The Associated Press left a message seeking comment from Collins.
