Exonerated, but “angry as Hell.”
An Oakland County jury today found a demolition consultant not guilty of attempting to overbill the Detroit Land Bank Authority of about $6,300.
An angry Barry Ellentuck said after the verdict was read that he still hasn’t been vindicated because the corruption he reported in Detroit’s demolition program is still being investigated.
“I’ve been exonerated but I haven’t been vindicated,” he said outside of Oakland County Circuit Court. “We’ve reported $37 million in public corruption and collusion and it’s not over yet. So I’m angry as hell.”
Ellentuck’s attorney, Joe Lavigne, said they will now weigh their options, which include a lawsuit against the state for malicious prosecution. During the five-day trial, Lavigne portrayed the attorney general’s investigation into Ellentuck as hasty and superficial.
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