The general counsel for a county information technology department in Cleveland has stepped down after being placed on unpaid leave during a corruption investigation centered on government contracts and conflicts of interest.

Emily McNeeley resigned Jan. 2 from her in-house position for Cuyahoga County, which paid her $95,000 a year, Cleveland.com reported. She joined the county as its assistant law director in 2014 and was promoted to IT GC and director of special initiatives in June 2016, according to her LinkedIn profile. Prior to her county position, McNeeley worked as an in-house lawyer for two Ohio-based software companies.