Small Town Mayor Resigns after Link to Brickstreet Bribery Scandal

The FBI on Tuesday charged Mayor Darrin McCormick of Williamson, W.V. with lying to a federal agent, the same day he announced he would be resigning at the end of this month, according to published reports.McCormick is the former manager of the Bank of Mingo’s Williamson branch. The FBI is investigating an alleged scheme that was aimed at lowering workers’ compensation premiums for coal-mining contract firms. The firms allegedly bribed a field auditor for BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. McCormick’s letter didn’t mention a reason for his resignation. Hours after he made...