GROSSE POINTE WOODS, Mich. (AP) - A newspaper has dug up an old high school yearbook to counter claims by a corrupt trash hauler that he was unpopular and shunned as a teen.
The Detroit Free Press says Chuck Rizzo was voted “most attractive” in the class of 1989 at Grosse Pointe North. The newspaper quoted classmates as saying Rizzo seemed like a popular guy.
Rizzo will be sentenced next Monday for bribing suburban public officials and stealing $900,000 from the company, formerly known as Rizzo Environmental Services. Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of more than six years in prison.
They call Rizzo the “epitome of a ruthless CEO” thirsting for business. But Rizzo’s lawyers say he was manipulated by officials in Macomb County communities. They say he should get less than six years in prison.
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Information from: Detroit Free Press, http://www.freep.com
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