Sullivan County, NY – Monticello Mayor Gordon Jenkins on Friday said he would not resign his position and vowed to fight a felony charge that he sold counterfeit merchandise from his store on Broadway.
He called the charges trumped up.
�I am not going anywhere,� Jenkins said. �I am not going to resign. I am going to fight for the people in the village and be honest.�
On Thursday afternoon, troopers arrested Jenkins, 49, and his domestic partner, Rochelle Massey, 49, on charges of trademark counterfeiting, criminal possession of a weapon and possession of marijuana. Troopers say they have been investigating Jenkins for four months on suspicion of selling knock-off shoe brands, such as Nike and Timberland Boots, at G-Men Beauty Supplies.
Jenkins is also a NYS Prison Guard.
The two were arraigned and released on a $2,500 bail.
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