Detroit — A city pension fund on Thursday fired its longtime lawyer, who was accused of soliciting large cash gifts for indicted ex-Detroit Treasurer Jeff Beasley and other pension officials months before getting a 33 percent pay increase.
The Detroit Police and Fire Pension Fund board voted 7-5 to fire Ron Zajac amid an investigation involving the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office.
"The board has taken this action after lengthy, careful and deliberate consideration," pension fund members said in a written statement. "Given that this is a personnel matter, we have no further comment at this time."
The move comes eight months after Zajac was suspended with pay following Beasley's indictment in federal court.
The lawyer's criminal defense attorney said he was surprised by the move because Zajac's contract doesn't expire until June 2014.
Defense attorney Christopher Andreoff said he believes the board needed a unanimous vote to fire Zajac, who was paid $425,000 annually to represent the Police and Fire and General pension funds.
By Robert Snell
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