According to NBC-2 and a number of other sources a top Lee County elected Republican is calling on Sheriff Carmine Marceno to resign or be removed from office by the governor amid an FBI investigation into the sheriff.
State Committeeman Mick Peters sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis and county commissioners saying the sheriff should step aside or be removed.
“This is specifically regarding the chief law enforcer of the county and he needs to be above reproach,” Peters said.
He said in his letter he believes the allegations against the sheriff are hurting the Republican Party.
“We’re talking about integrity, reliability, accountability. Our party being above reproach,” Peters continued.
His comments came nearly a week after Marceno admitted he was subpoenaed by the FBI and that the agency requested documents and supplied them and moved on.
But Peters said the taxpayers are not moving on so easily amid the black cloud over the department.
“This has been a drip, drip, drip, like Chinese water torture, since September. I don’t know why everyone else isn’t calling for the same thing,” Peters said.
The sheriff is accused of money laundering after NBC2 confirmed the FBI subpoenaed documents regarding his office and home.
