His cousin is Mitch Skandalakis, a former county commissioner who was imprisoned for corruption. Mitch Skandalakis used to work Pat Swindall's law firm. Swindall was later a Congressman who was imprisoned for perjury related to drug trafficking.

So, very yes.

Fired for misspelling overt?

i wish my brain weren't so broken that every mention of this type of thing reminds me of Alan Partridge.