City Council members are seeking a meeting with the city’s legal leadership to seek a court order compelling Mayor Joe Ganim to call a special
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Federal Probe Into Top Cop Test Swells Legal Fees
In March OIB reported that federal investigators are probing allegations that AJ Perez received an unfair advantage in the police chief testing process such as
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Police ‘Birthday Bash’ Hits Taxpayers In Pocket, More To Come
A couple of ways to examine this: it’s never a good look when abusive cops at a birthday party cost taxpayers more than $340,000. But
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Here Comes The Sun–Pereira, Judge Lopez Cast Bright Light On Mounting Taxpayer Legal Bills Amid Federal Probe
More than $300,000 in legal/consulting bills and counting. Over the past 12 months the city has issued pricey payments, at taxpayer expense, responding to federal
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Legal Bills Mount In Federal Probe Of Police Chief Selection Process–Cop House Leadership Riven By Personality Conflicts–Did Perez Receive Insider Test Advantage?
March 2, update: The city’s response to a summer 2019 federal subpoena centers on an investigation into the selection process that led to AJ Perez’s
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City Mum On 2019 Federal Subpoena, Hiring Of Lawyer
The city has retained a former federal prosecutor to serve as its point person in response to the issuance of a federal subpoena last summer
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How Does $75K Become $150K For Compliance Officer To Review Purchasing Procedures? No Disclosure From City
One year ago OIB wrote this: A former federal prosecutor will conduct a review of city policies and procedures and recommend corrective action on the
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Joe’s Political Cheapness: Most Of Ganim’s Higher-Paid Appointees Have No Vote Base, Check Out Salary Ranges
A few weeks ago OIB published a list of the top 100 municipal wage earners historically dominated by Board of Education employees, as well as
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