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A former Milwaukee police officer whose case was at the center of a failed proposal to pay fired cops' salaries while their appeals were pending has given up the fight to get his job back, according to Fire and Police Commission records.

James Morsovillo was fired in May after he was involved in an off-duty car accident and failed to notify a supervisor about it, according to the records.

A month later, while trying to drum up support for a provision in the state budget that would pay officers' salaries until their appeals were exhausted, state Rep. Robin Vos (R-Rochester) referenced Morsovillo's case - without using his name. Based on information from the police union, Vos claimed Morsovillo was unfairly fired after a fender-bender.

The bill had passed both chambers of the Legislature and was awaiting Gov. Scott Walker's signature when the Journal Sentinel reported Morsovillo's disciplinary history, which included suspensions for incidents involving domestic violence, hit-and-run and drunken driving.

Within a week, Walker had vetoed the provision.