LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the fallout of Metro Councilman Anthony Piagentini's ethics trial, eight people have lost their job.
Piagentini was found guilty of six ethics code violations on Oct. 19.
He's accused of using his power to leverage a job with the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council.
As a result of the Ethics Commission findings, which included a recommendation to remove Piagentini from Metro Council, Mayor Craig Greenberg pulled the organization's $40 million grant in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding.
The Healthcare CEO Council agreed with the Greenberg's decision to retract the funding, as well, the mayor said.
According to a spokesperson for the group, as a result of losing the funding, they have had to cut their Healthcare Career Lab.
The lab was created to solve problems within the healthcare industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It sought to address the healthcare workforce crisis and create a stronger, more equitable healthcare economy, according to the group's website.
Officials said the ARP funding was being used to pay the lab's eight employees.
Effective November 3, those employees will be out of a job.
Piagentini has maintained that the ethics trial was politically biased and plans to challenge the ruling in court.
This story may be updated as more information becomes available.
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