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It’s a building taxpayers bought and paid for, so why did Wayne County officials put up so many roadblocks when Channel 7 asked to see their new headquarters? Action News Investigator Heather Catallo has more on the lengths one county will go to to keep public information private. Read more
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Some of Wayne County's top officials are traveling the world to promote trade, but who's picking up the tab for these junkets? And what are they spending the money on when they land overseas? Action News Investigator Heather Catallo went to the county executive looking for answers. Read more
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It’s a distinction Wayne county officials aren’t very proud of: the worst roads in the state. But has the county been diverting millions of dollars that could have been used to help fix those roads? Read more
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Are Wayne County road dollars being misused by the millions? That’s the allegation made by a former top county official, and you saw it in scott lewis’s latest investigation. And now, some county commissioners are taking notice and demanding answers. Read more
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Facing a $160 million dollar deficit, Wayne County officials are slashing their upcoming budget and everything is on the table. But while he demands sacrifice, is the county executive hiding his highly-paid staffers? Read more
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Wednesday night, Scott Lewis and the Action News Investigators exposed what insiders call a Wayne County shell game: county executive employees and salaries hidden in budgets where they do little to no work. Read more
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Wednesday night, Scott Lewis and the Action News Investigators exposed what insiders call a Wayne County shell game: county executive employees and salaries hidden in budgets where they do little to no work. Read more
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We may be on the verge of another recession, but for at least one Wayne County employee, it feels like the good old days. Read more
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It’s the talk of the town: the sweet golden parachute given to a top Wayne County official, just for voluntarily leaving her job. Now, Turkia Mullin is responding to the Action News report that sent shockwaves throughout the county. Read more
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Turkia Mullin is finally turning over documents Action News has been asking for since last week. They have legal experts and county officials scratching their heads and us asking: Has Wayne County been giving us the straight story? Read more
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n Action News Investigation triggered a special hearing at the Wayne County Commission today. The commissioners are demanding to know how the county’s economic development chief walked away with $200,000 in severance just for taking a higher paying job at the airport…Read more
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For the first time since the Action News Investigators broke the story of a pricey payout to one of the Wayne County Executives top appointees, Robert Ficano faced questions today. Read more
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One Wayne County Commissioner says suspensions just aren’t enough in the county's widening severance scandal. She says the county made decisions to deceive taxpayers and she wants heads to roll. Read more
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Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano announced at a press conference Friday that his second in command and the county's top lawyer will be suspended immediately over the $200,000 severance scandal. Read more
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The Wayne County severance scandal is prompting protestors to call for Robert Ficano to step down. Read more
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State legislators and protesters have been calling for Michigan’s Attorney General to investigate Wayne County in the wake of the severance scandal first exposed by Action News but now the Attorney General confirms he won’t be taking the case because the FBI is already investigating. Read more
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he Action News Investigators have learned that three teams of agents for the FBI showed up at the Wayne County headquarters in downtown Detroit Wednesday afternoon. Read more
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The FBI has subpoenaed records focusing on suspended Wayne County Deputy CEO Azzam Elder, former economic development czar Turkia Mullin, information technology chief Tahir Kazmi and companies associated with the non-profit Wayne County Business Development Corporation. Read more
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Under scrutiny from every news organization in town, a probe by the Wayne County Commission, and now the FBI, Bob Ficano didn’t need any more bad news - but he got some. Read more
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Attorney Tom Cranmer has been hired to represent Wayne County during the FBI investigation into some of Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano’s executives and the non-profit Wayne County Business Development Corporation. Read more
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The severance scandal will be the subject of another special meeting this Thursday. Read more
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Wayne County Commissioners will be asking tough questions at Thursday’s special meeting to get to the bottom of a scandalous severance payout. Read more
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Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano just announced that Turkia Mullin paid back $135,900 to Wayne County. Read More
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Wayne County Asst. CEO Mike Grundy has been suspended by County Executive Robert Ficano, it was disclosed today. Grundy will be paid while on leave. Read more
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The 7 Action News Investigators were the first to report on the controversial non-profit fund that is now subject to an FBI probe. Now, 7 Action News Investigator Heather Catallo has uncovered new details about another non-profit with ties to the Ficano Administration. Read more
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In an upate to a story the 7 Action News Investigators brought to you Thursday night , a spokesperson for Wayne County says Turkia Mullin was paid $16,500 for her work as the Executive Director of the Wayne County Regional Jobs and Economic Growth Foundation. Read more
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Drama erupted at a special meeting of the Wayne County Airport Authority where the Airport Board voted to terminate CEO Turkia Mullin. Read more
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Turkia Mullin has issued a statement regarding her termination as CEO of Metro Airport. Read more
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A former Wayne County economic development employee who worked for Turkia Mullin says he was pressured to funnel money meant for a federal program into a non-profit fund that, in part, paid Mullin $75,000 in salary. Read more
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Turkia Mullin’s firing comes after a month of controversy about one of Wayne County’s most powerful women. And while Mullin may now be out of a job – she could have much bigger problems on the horizon. Read more
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The next step for Turkia Mullin is likely arbitration. Her contract as CEO of Metro Airport calls for arbitration in case of termination. Read more
