Former Milwaukee city attorney Tearman Spencer guilty of misconduct

The Brief

  • Former Milwaukee city attorney Tearman Spencer was found guilty of felony misconduct in office on Friday, July 31.
  • Prosecutors said Spencer directed staff to draft a legal memo to stop city property inspections and avoid thousands in fees on a building where he stored personal cars.
  • Investigation records show Spencer misled investigators and personally emailed the memo to the property owner.

MILWAUKEE A jury on Friday, July 31, found former Milwaukee city attorney Tearman Spencer guilty of felony misconduct.

The jury also found Spencer not guilty of resisting or obstructing an officer, a misdemeanor.

Jury selection began on Monday with the jury trial beginning on Tuesday. The jury reached a verdict in the early afternoon on Friday.

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