A top Montgomery County, Maryland, official has resigned after it was found he violated the county’s ethics laws.
Andrew Kleine, who served as the chief administrative officer, stepped down Tuesday.
The news came in a message to employees from County Executive Marc Elrich, who had selected Kleine as the CAO.
In July, Kleine admitted to making “careless errors in judgment” in connection with his business interests in two different companies and a book he wrote.
The county’s ethics commission found that county money was used to buy Kleine’s book, which was then given to county employees.
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