New accusations have emerged against Macomb County Clerk Karen Spranger of registering her deputy clerk's son to attend a conference in Washington D.C. using a county-issued credit card.
An investigation into the allegations is underway. Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel said it is a criminal offense and a felony.
Hackel confirmed a receipt that shows the costs of registration for three people at a D.C. conference earlier this month - all allegedly paid for by Spranger.
The case has been turned over to the sheriff's department with criminal charges possible.
"It was without a question something that's inappropriate," Hackel said. "That's fraudulent activity."
Spranger's attorney, however, says the accusations are untrue.
"The barrage of false accusations are a smokescreen to obscure the enormous wasted taxpayer funds," her attorney said.
Editor's note:
An original version of this story reported that Spranger registered her own son. It has been corrected to say she's being accused of registering her deputy clerk's son.
