TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
Two former
city Transportation Department employees suspected of using city materials and
equipment on private construction jobs will enter guilty pleas next month,
attorneys announced Monday.
The plea
agreements will be finalized once city officials determine how much restitution
should be paid by Kurt Hough and Robert Palomarez, Assistant Arizona Attorney
General Michael Jette told Pima County Superior Court Judge Michael Miller.
Jette did
not reveal the exact terms of the agreements. A hearing was set for Feb. 19.
Hough and
Palomarez were among five transportation supervisors and workers who resigned
or were fired on Sept. 6 after an investigation revealed that several private
construction jobs were done by city workers on city time.
Hough and
Palomarez are both charged with conspiracy and illegal control of an
enterprise. In addition, Hough is facing four counts of theft, and Palomarez is
facing seven counts of theft.
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