TAYLOR, Mich. – A former employee and campaign manager for ex-Taylor Mayor Rick Sollars was sentenced for his role in a bribery conspiracy.
Jeffrey Baum, 49, of Allen Park, received 18 months in prison.
According to the U.S. Attorney‘s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, Baum was the manager of Taylor’s Community Development Department and was tasked with overseeing the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) program. With this program, the city acquired tax-delinquent homes and selected developers to rehabilitate and then purchase the homes…