PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – The body of a former county commissioner who vanished a day before he was to be sentenced on corruption charges was found beneath the home of a man who once worked for him.

The remains of Escambia County Commissioner Willie Junior were discovered Thursday evening in a crawl space. Authorities identified the body Friday using dental records and fingerprints.

An autopsy revealed no obvious signs of foul play. Officials were awaiting results of toxicology tests before determining a cause of death.

Along with the body, investigators found an empty pill bottle without a label, three empty beer bottles and one that was unopened, Police Chief John Mathis said.

“We’re leaving all doors and avenues open,” Mathis said.

Junior, 62, disappeared Nov. 9 before he was to be sentenced on bribery, extortion and theft charges. Among other allegations, he was convicted of accepting bribes to vote for the purchase of a defunct soccer complex for $3.9 million.

Authorities were uncertain how long the body had been under the home of Ben Dudley, a former employee at Junior’s funeral home.

Dudley told police he did not know about the body until a neighbor reported a foul odor. He called police, who found the remains.

Junior was one of four Escambia County commissioners suspended by Gov. Jeb Bush in May 2002 after they were arrested on corruption charges.

He could have faced up to 125 years in prison, but prosecutors promised him no more than 18 months in exchange for a no-contest plea and his testimony against other defendants.

Two months before the bribery trial of another commissioner, Junior was hospitalized, apparently after suffering a reaction to anxiety and depression medication, a doctor said.

His funeral home had been struggling when he was arrested and later closed. It was notable because it featured a drive-through window where mourners could view a body without leaving their cars.

Junior had also lost his job as director of a county poverty program when the federal government ruled that an elected official could not serve in that position.

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