John Leopold, the disgraced chief executive of Anne Arundel County in Maryland was charged on Tuesday with misconduct in office. He has been suspended from his position after a judge found him guilty of using his security detail for campaign purposes and for forcing his secretary to empty his urine catheter bag up to three times a day for the better part of a year. His security team was used to put up campaign signs, pick up checks, and write up informational packets on Leopold’s political opponents while on duty as police officers. Requiring a secretary to perform the duties of a nurse was described by Judge Dennis Sweeney as overstepping the bounds of an employer/employee relationship.
The Anne Arundel County Council will meet next week to vote for Leopold’s dismissal from office.
