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Wife Of Wayne County Executive Resigns County Job After Questions Raised

DETROIT (WWJ) - The wife of Wayne County Executive Warren Evans has resigned her position within the county treasurer's office.

Citing a desire to remove the "mere appearance" of being unethical, Renata Seals McCord tendered her resignation to the treasurer's office -- a job she's held since Feb. 2016.

A local TV report had raised questions about McCord's hiring -- she's newly married to Warren Evans the county executive.

According to the Detroit Free Press McCord originally worked as a contractor making $60,000 a year while dating Evans and was hired full time in October with a salary of $70,000. McCord and Evans married in December.

In a written statement, she says "the mere appearance of being unethical, is not acceptable" -- with regret, there is only one choice to be made.

Evans called his wife's decision to resign the honorable thing to do.

 

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