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Mayor of Put-in-Bay resigns

Posted at 4:22 PM, Feb 14, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-14 16:22:48-05

PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio — Put-in-Bay's Mayor Bernard McCann has resigned.

McCann, 83, was indicted by a grand jury in September for two counts of having an unlawful interest in a public contract and three counts of conflict of interest.

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He turned in his resignation letter on Feb. 13.

Jessica Cuffman-Dress, the President Pro-Temp, will be taking over as mayor until the end of the year, according to Put-in-Bay officials.