Saturday, November 12, 2005
Free Steve Clark!!!
My friend Ray Lincoln has a theory that the really bad news often ends up in the Saturday paper. People are busy on weekends and the circulation is lower. Today's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is ample proof of Mr. Lincoln's theory.
There is a major story about corruption in Faulkner County. The sheriff, Marty Montgomery, was investigated earlier this year by a special prosecutor and no charges were filed. In light of today's story, that fact is nothing short of astounding. You need to be a subscriber, but here's the link.
Once upon a time in modern Arkansas, Attorney General Steve Clark was run out of office and criminality prosecuted for a similar offense.
The Democrat-Gazette further reports that an additional $15,000 remains unpaid by Montgomeryry and fellow county employees. Yet, amazingly, special prosecutor Stephen Tabor of Fort Smith says he found no evidence of a crime. In most businesses, such widespread financial misdoing would be taken as evidence of at least the possibility of a criminal conspiracy to defraud. Look up "do-nothing" in Webster's and you will find a picture of Stephen Tabor.
Faulkner County taxpayers have paid over $13,000 in questionable "jail food" expenses at Sam's, according to state auditors.
I am wondering how much better things might be for residents of Faulkner County if the regular prosecutor, H. G. Foster, spent less time prosecuting idiot radio personalities and more time looking into real crimes.
There is a major story about corruption in Faulkner County. The sheriff, Marty Montgomery, was investigated earlier this year by a special prosecutor and no charges were filed. In light of today's story, that fact is nothing short of astounding. You need to be a subscriber, but here's the link.
Once upon a time in modern Arkansas, Attorney General Steve Clark was run out of office and criminality prosecuted for a similar offense.
The Faulkner County sheriff's office made unauthorized disbursements of $23,006 to pay for personal charges on Faulkner County credit cards and for college tuition and unearned leave compensation in 2003 and 2004, a state auditor told lawmakers on Friday.
So far, $7,682 has been reimbursed to the county by Sheriff Marty Montgomery, a relative of Montgomery's and one other county employee.
The Democrat-Gazette further reports that an additional $15,000 remains unpaid by Montgomeryry and fellow county employees. Yet, amazingly, special prosecutor Stephen Tabor of Fort Smith says he found no evidence of a crime. In most businesses, such widespread financial misdoing would be taken as evidence of at least the possibility of a criminal conspiracy to defraud. Look up "do-nothing" in Webster's and you will find a picture of Stephen Tabor.
Faulkner County taxpayers have paid over $13,000 in questionable "jail food" expenses at Sam's, according to state auditors.
I am wondering how much better things might be for residents of Faulkner County if the regular prosecutor, H. G. Foster, spent less time prosecuting idiot radio personalities and more time looking into real crimes.
