ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A criminal investigation into the Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority has nabbed another board member.
State Attorney Jeff Ashton said Tuesday that former board member Marco Pena has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and is cooperating with investigators.
Pena was expected to enter a guilty plea on Wednesday to one count of violating Florida’s Sunshine Law. Prosecutors won’t ask for jail time but the decision is up to the judge.
Pena was appointed to the board last year by Gov. Rick Scott.
Pena resigned last month, a short time after another board member, Scott Batterson, was indicted by the grand jury on felony bribery and two felony counts of solicitation for receiving unlawful compensation.
Online court records didn’t list an attorney for Pena.
