Newton County Fire Chief Mike Conner has been placed on paid administrative leave after a FOX 5 I-Team investigation revealed one of his firefighters made tens of thousands of dollars selling dive equipment to the county.
A Covington scuba store sold equipment and training to Newton County's fire department dive team, even though the store's owner, Glenn Mikos, is a fire inspector and dive team member. The county has suspended payments to the store amid FOX 5's questions about a potential conflict of interest.
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