Article: EX-MAYOR OF ATLANTIC CITY ADMITS VIOLATING HATCH ACT

The Office of Special Counsel issued the following press release:

Yesterday, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel ("OSC") settled a complaint for disciplinary action filed against Lorenzo T. Langford, the former Mayor of Atlantic City, N.J. Mr. Langford left office on December 31, 2005, after being defeated in his re-election bid.

OSC's complaint, filed November 9, 2005 with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), charged Langford with violating the Hatch Act by asking several subordinate Atlantic City employees, mainly City Department Directors, to collect absentee ballots for a candidate for Atlantic City Council and by writing a letter of endorsement and signing it in his official ...

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