lotstodo date=1436907846 said:
ShoeDiva date=1436907351 said:
lotstodo date=1436905227 said:
I really wish that Sheriff Gulledge would ask the FBI to investigate. he can't do it properly without the appearance of some kind of conflict of interest regardless of the outcome. But bottom line, somebody needs to investigate the entire matter, including the $50k deal between Austin and Jones. I would really like to see somebody do jail time for their wrongdoings. I'm tired of the crap in this county. I really am looking forward to eventually moving to the mountains where the biggest bruhaha is about who pays for a 500 ft water line extension, what date to open the cannery, and how much to donate to the 4H and the volunteer fire department. This place here reminds me of Boss Hog and his gang of merry idiots.
I know that there are many things many of us dislike and do not agree on when it comes to the county, but what illegal wrongdoings are we speaking of that would involve actual jail time?
Do you think it is legal for the chairman to give his buddy a $50k gift when he finds out he is going to have to quit his job to avoid potential prosecution for using government resources on a personal vendetta? I don't, and I'm reasonably certain that any real investigation would find both of those things to have occurred. That's why we need an investigation, you know to uncover the facts.
Well, to be honest, I am unsure of what is just wrong and what is actually illegal. I do not believe he should have used the company accounts for his personal use, though I do believe many people do things of that nature. (Use stuff available to them on company time.) I do not know if that would have been an offense with the county that would have caused termination or just a write up and having to pay back fees since it was on a per person fee basis. I have heard that Jones was leaving prior to some of this and was offered the consult job because his work was liked. I have also heard that it was just basically a "gift" from others, though if he is working for the county the money would be earned. I do not know, but I do not see illegal, but that is why I was asking.
This whole thing has just become insane, all starting because of the airport. Do I think the FBI needs to investigate? No, I actually think they have better and more urgent things to handle, but that is just my opinion.