CANTON, Ohio -- A prosecutor says no charges will be filed against the mayor of Canton, Ohio, who had been investigated over allegations he had an improper relationship with a teenage girl. Stark County Assistant Prosecutor Chryssa Hartnett said Friday her office made the decision after reviewing a sheriff's investigation. Mayor William Healy II says he's happy that justice prevailed. His attorney, Richard Blake, says the mayor is the victim of an orchestrated smear campaign.
Blake says the mayor received anonymous letters containing the allegations and went to the FBI in January for help. The FBI reviewed the allegations and closed its case, saying it couldn't corroborate a claim of an improper relationship or anything that was a federal crime. It's not clear if the identity of the letter-sender was ever uncovered.
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