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Former Summit County Council member Bill Roemer sat next to Tamela Lee when he was on council.

He says though the indictments handed down Thursday were no surprise, given the raid of her home earlier and other news about the FBI probe that came out earlier.

But reading the indictment, Roemer wonders if another shoe is going to drop in the case against Lee.

"I see there are mentions of a Judge 2 in the indictments and things like that," Roemer tells WAKR.net. "Are there other people that are associated with this, or is this the final situation. Is this the tip of the iceberg, or are these the final indictments."

Roemer says it's difficult to see how Lee can serve on council after this.

"I would expect that Ms. Lee would resign or in some manner step down," Roemer says. "because it would be very hard for her to meet her duties on county council, given the extensive indictments against her."

Roemer says he didn't see anything at council directly, because the indictments involve Lee's personal relationships.

He says with news of public corruption, other officials have to work "above and beyond" to overcome such things.