The auditor found the former mayor violated the Code of Ethics for Municipal Officers when he created the position and benefits for a job he was later appointed to fill.
Two of the lawsuits were filed by former Wapato Police Chief Dave Simmons and Trent Wilkinson claim the city didn't follow the rules under the public records act which requires a city to respond no later than five business days after receiving a request.
Most recently 3 Wapato Police officers resigned for personal and ethical standards. And former employees of the Wapato Police Department recently wrote a letter to the citizens of Wapato.
After Orozco resigned Wapato council member Dora Alvarez-Roa was sworn in as the new mayor. But then after she was sworn-in as the new Mayor Alvarez-Roa then appointed Orozco as the new Wapato City Administrator