DETROIT — Ex-Macomb County, Michigan, Public Works Commissioner Anthony Marrocco received an unusual sentence last month in a yearslong, widespread federal corruption probe.
U.S. Judge Robert Cleland sentenced him to three months in prison, 450 days of home detention at his Ray Township residence and a $50,000 fine after Marrocco pleaded guilty to one count of attempted extortion.
The twists come in the conditions of what Cleland called at sentencing a “blackout” while Marrocco, 74, is in home detention — no entertainment and other conditions “intended to replicate the conditions of confinement.”
The seven-page judgment in Marrocco’s case, filed March 24 in federal court, yielded a few other interesting tidbits for when he is on home detention in a list of “special conditions of supervision.”
Marrocco is not permitted to use the golf-related facilities nearby his residence.
He may not host any meals, parties or celebratory events of any kind. No streaming TV. Visitors — who must be approved by authorities — are prohibited from bringing into his home any entertainment facilities or equipment.
Robert Sedler, a retired law professor at Wayne State University for more than 40 years, said home confinement is “very different than imprisonment.”
“It is a break,” he said.
‘Special conditions of supervision’
The order includes a full page of “special conditions of supervision” with details of home detention.
During the first 450 days of supervised release, Marrocco is restricted to his Michigan residence except for scheduled religious services, preapproved medical or mental health treatment, preapproved attorney consultation, court appearances, court-ordered obligations or other preapproved activities.
The document states home detention is intended to be “sufficiently punitive.” That means the home must be “rendered devoid of entertainment facilities. Such facilities include television, ‘smart’ or ‘streaming’ TV. Reading materials are not prohibited entertainment facilities. You are not permitted to use the golf-related facilities nearby your residence.”
When Marrocco was seeking reelection in 2016, he was part owner of two golf courses.
While on home detention, Marrocco will be monitored by GPS for 360 days and per the judgment: “you must not access the internet or use or possess any electronic devices capable of connecting to the internet. This includes any broadcast television or on-line…
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