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RACINE, Wis. (AP) -- A judge on Tuesday dropped a felony charge against the former chairperson of the Wisconsin Parole Commission.
Racine County Circuit Judge Eugene Gasiorkiewicz dismissed the case against John Tate II on Tuesday, the Racine Journal Times reported.
Prosecutors charged Tate on April 18 with using his public position as a Racine alderman for his private benefit, online court records indicate.
According to a criminal complaint, Tate unlawfully negotiated the terms of his employment for Racine's new violence interruption coordinator position after approving the creation of the job as Common Council president. He then applied for the position, and city officials offered it to him.
Tate initially announced that he would resign as an alderman to begin his role as the coordinator in mid-November. However, he didn't resign until his term finished April 17 after he said he had been advised that state law prohibits sitting local elected officials from taking positions that were created during their term of office.