The city's pension fund for police and firefighters Thursday fired its longtime lawyer, Ronald Zajac, who was accused of soliciting large cash gifts for indicted ex-Detroit Treasurer Jeff Beasley and other pension officials months before getting a 33 percent pay increase, Robrt Snell reports in the Detroit News.
The Detroit Police and Fire Pension Fund board voted 7-5 to fire Zajac amid a federal investigation.
"The board has taken this action after lengthy, careful and deliberate consideration," pension fund members said in a written statement. "Given that this is a personnel matter, we have no further comment at this time."
The move comes eight months after Zajac was suspended with pay following Beasley's indictment in federal court.
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