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Former Wayne County Employee Enters Guilty Plea on Charges of Stealing Over $4,000 In County Funds
DETROIT - Former Wayne County Roads Division employees Kevin Gunn, 64, of West Bloomfield and Jazmine Bass, 32, of Westland were charged on August 23, 2023, by Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy. It is alleged that they stole over $4,000 in County funds while they were employed by Wayne County in the Roads Division.
Kevin Gunn was the supervisor of Jazmine Bass when she worked in the Wayne County Roads Division in the Bridges Department. On December 5, 2022, it is alleged that Gunn diverted County workers who were paid overtime and took County-owned building materials to build out Bass' store, Romulus Nutrition, located in Romulus, MI. Romulus Nutrition is not a Wayne County enterprise.
For their roles in the fraudulent scheme, Gunn and Bass were each charged with one count of Larceny over $1,000 but less than $20,000.
On March 24, 2022, the Office of the Wayne County Executive sent WCPO an anonymous tip letter about misuse of taxpayer dollars at the Wayne County Roads Division in connection with Romulus Nutrition. They requested an investigation that was conducted by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Criminal Investigations Division, assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The investigation led to the current state charges against Gunn and Bass. **
Defendant Bass was arraigned on August 29, 2023, in 34th District Court and given a $5,000 personal bond. Defendant Gunn was arraigned on September 5, 2023, in 34th District Court and given a $5,000 personal bond.
On October 25, 2023, Defendant Bass pled guilty to Larceny - $200 - $1,000 and was immediately sentenced to one year of probation. She was also ordered to pay $1,182.74 in restitution personally, and $2,900 in restitution jointly and severally.
On December 6, 2023, Defendant Gunn pled guilty as charged with a sentence agreement of five years of probation to run concurrently with his federal sentence. He is also ordered to pay $2,900 in restitution. His sentencing is scheduled for January 24, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., before Judge Nicholas Hathaway.
Please request a photograph of the defendants from the Romulus Police Department.
**Gunn was also charged in a federal indictment based upon separate facts and allegations. On November 8, 2023, Defendant Gunn was sentenced on his federal court case to 32 months in prison. He was also ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution.
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