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TOOK OFF IN A NISSAN SENTRA.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION SHOULD
CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT 305-471-
TIPS.
TO MAKE A DEVELOPING STORY WITH
A FEDERAL CORRUPTION PROBE. A
CITY MANAGER HAS TAKEN A LEAVE.
WE ARE THE ONLY STATION TAKING
YOU INSIDE THIS GROWING SCANDAL.
WE ARE HERE WITH THE LATEST
SHAKEUP AT CITY HALL.
REPORTER: THE CITY MANAGER
WHO IS UNDER FEDERAL
EXAMINATION FOR SOLICITING
BRIBES FROM A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN
HAS PLACED HIMSELF ON A
TEMPORARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
IN A MEMO TO MAYOR TAYLOR
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT AS OF
TODAY MAY 18, 2016 I WILL BE
TAKING A TEMPORARY LEAVE OF
ABSENCE FOR MEDICAL REASONS.
ALTHOUGH THE MEMO WAS DATED
YESTERDAY MOST OFFICIALS
LEARNED ABOUT IT TODAY.
THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HAS
BEEN NAMED ACTING CITY MANAGER.
SHEPPERTON IS ONE OF SEVERAL
OFFICIALS FEATURED PROMINENTLY
IN A NEWS SERIOUS ABOUT THE
FBI'S INSIDE MAN WHO WORE A
WIRE AND CAUGHT OFFICIALS
SHAKING HAND DOWN FOR PAYMENTS
TO GET A BUSINESS LICENSE.
DID HE EVER ASK YOU FOR
MONEY?
YES.
I GAVE FOR PAYMENTS.
REPORTER: SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY, THE POLICE CHIEF
DOBSON SAYS ABSENCE WILL NOT
EFFECT OF THE CITY.
EVERYONE IS STILL COMING TO
WORK AND DOING THEIR JOBS.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
REPORTER: AFTER GRANTING
HIMSELF $40,000 IN UNUSED SICK
TIME AND VACATION PAY ALL THE
CITY CONTINUES TO TEETER ON THE
VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY.
WHERE DOES THE INVESTIGATION
STAND?
THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION IS
MOVING ALONG AT A SLOW PACE.
IT'S FRUSTRATING BECAUSE GIVEN
ALL THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE
COLLECTED OVER THE PAST THREE
YEARS THE STATE ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE IS NOT INTERESTED IN
