It took several days but it was strong and clear. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno issued a statement on Monday calling the allegations of money laundering and misappropriating funds made by his political opponent all lies.
Former deputy Mike Hollow, who’s running against Marceno for Lee County Sheriff, is pushing the allegations. On his Facebook page, Hollow played a recording of a local jeweler who claims he was paid thousands of dollars every month by Marceno to be an honorary deputy. The jeweler, Ken Romano, claimed on the recording that he would use some of the money to help pay off Marceno’s father’s new car.
Marceno batted down the claims in a statement Monday afternoon: “It’s unfortunate that politics have reached this level. These politically-motivated and baseless claims from a disgruntled former employee are obviously untrue. It’s sad that some people would engage in such vicious personal attacks for political purposes. I’m proud to be the Sheriff of Lee County. We provide an outstanding level of service to the great residents of the county and will continue to do so.”
Marceno is expected to win the upcoming election in a landslide.
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