11-13-2016, 01:34 PM
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Originally posted by HiloPuna
Chunkster
I've read your opininions on the likelihood that internecine warfare amongst party factions was what likely led to the leak from the Finance Dept to Cook Lauer.* I agree this is a distinct possibility, and it surely had an effect on the subsequent prosecution of the case. Ultimately truth won out but at what cost to each of the factions (3, in my opinion)?
However I disagree on the value of lelanidudes point;
"My only wish is that the exposing of the unpaid, personal charges had not been brought forward until after he was out of office. That would have made it extremely unlikely to have any sort of innocence proved. As it were, 15 months to pay back personal charges should have been reason enough to prove guilt."
I believe that what came out in the testimony is that all of the charges paid well after the normal period (seemingly 30-90 days) were the result of excessive caution by the Mayor. Testimony from Bill Takaba was that those charges were appropriate as far as the Mayors public use of his account. He advised the Mayor not to pay them. Billy (or his attorney ) overrode the former Finance Directors position and advice.
Remember it was Takaba who established the Pcard rules during the Kim administration and who was also Billys Managing Director who oversaw the initiating of Pcard practices by that incoming administration.
#criticalreading #analysis
*the other possibility (probability?) was a retained loyalist from the previous, and returning, administration.
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