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Grand jury: Commissioners betrayed public trust
Judge unseals investigative panel’s report, which blasts county officials’ secretive handling of Conestoga View sale.
Lancaster New Era
Jan 10, 2007 15:11 EST
By Jack Brubaker

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QUOTE(SouthfortheWinter @ Jan 13 2007, 10:10 AM)
Time to call for the newspaper Editors' resignation. They are zero for three in false criminal claims.


Seconded with one correction.

The newspaper is zero for four in false criminal claims.

Revelation
Not only have they toppled Watt and Shand; they are now working to topple elected officials to better have the chance to install their own puppets.

As long as WalMart can fill bellies and provide payment plans for 42" widescreens, why should people even care and the general populace won't know what it had until it was gone...
harv1
My understanding of this grand jury investigation is that they subpoened anybody and everybody to appear and on more than one occasion. While it's been as pleasant as watching the butcher make sausage, it has the potential to clear the air around Lancaster county. There were suspicians that were unfounded! Even the commissioner's guilty pleas shouldn't be seen as bona fide "gotchas." How many of us go to traffic court to fight fines? This isn't made for television drama. It's rather ordinary and boring.

My wife got on my bad side a quite a few years ago when she paid a steep speeding ticket (first time offense) before I got home from work. My brother was accused by a motorist of startling her (she's left lane, he's right lane) in construction on Rt 30. She braked and a guy following her hit from behind and the police gave my brother the ticket. He didn't bother to question that in traffic court.
I know more detail then I've read in the paper on just how the guilty pleas came about and as I read the grand jury report, I reached the conclusion that Totaro is quite capable of bluffing. Which is in contrast to the assumption that he had the goods on them so they pled guilty to avoid jail. If you're familiar with the report you'll be able to make a really good guess at what went down because it's all there. (That would make for better television )

I'm not for a grand jury investigation of the LCCCA. But they do need to allow the media and public timely access to their books. I think we know all we need to know to support the elected officals who are working for US.

Nativeson
QUOTE(Nativeson @ Jan 13 2007, 11:50 PM)
I know more detail then I've read in the paper on just how the guilty pleas came about and as I read the grand jury report, I reached the conclusion that Totaro is quite capable of bluffing. Which is in contrast to the assumption that he had the goods on them so they pled guilty to avoid jail. If you're familiar with the report you'll be able to make a really good guess at what went down because it's all there.....


The sum total of the amatuerish Grand Jury report is "he said, she said."

Only one witness provided legitimate testimony which could be used as an "anchor point" to gauge other testimony.

There is no discussion in the report regarding the "money trail."

Likewise, testimony from some witnesses is completely missing.

Pay special attention to what is not said.

The TRUTH is hidden in plain sight.

Revelation
"There is no discussion in the report regarding the "money trail."

By that do you mean the Stevens and Lee connection? Would that be because they are the legal firm of record on the Convention Center?
harv1
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