Utica Common Council member Joe Marino is questioning a release sent out last week by Mayor Palmieri in which it was stated that a Utica firefighter was punished after an investigation into an allegation by a prospective recruit.
WIBX's Bill Keeler was unable to hold back the emotion and anger over the latest case at the Utica Fire Department in which a young prospective recruit's text messages reveal a world of alleged masturbation, porn movies and sex games. Listen to audio below.
The fallout continued on Monday over the lurid charges against the acting Utica Fire Chief over his relationship with a young prospective fire recruit. Samantha Colosimo-Testa made public a letter she sent to Mayor Palmieri on Monday demanding details on the accusations and how the matter was handled by city hall.
Utica Councilman Joe Marino over the weekend Tweeted out that the city made a $700,000 mistake in their numbers and is trying to pass it off as pension costs and make the taxpayer foot the bill.