8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (7)
#15923299 at 2022-03-23 03:44:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20136: Night Shift At The Ready Edition
https://krdo.com/news/2022/03/22/entire-city-council-resigns-in-protest-of-colorado-corruption-scandal/
Entire City Council resigns in protest of Colorado corruption scandal
The entire Florence City Council resigned leaving the mayor as the only elected official in the Fremont County city.
Three Florence City Council members submitted their resignation overnight amid a growing corruption scandal. The remaining three submitted theirs throughout Tuesday.
Councilwoman Melissa Hardy, Councilman Brian Allen, Councilwoman Kristal Wood, Councilman Anthony Esquibel, Councilman Mike Vendetti, and Councilman Allen Knisley all resigned.
These resignations come after Monday night's council meeting where a citizen called for the Florence Mayor's resignation. During the meeting, Mayor Paul Villagrana said he won't resign because 500 people elected him in.
The six resigned members all tell 13 Investigates they quit their jobs because they did everything they could to find the truth and address corruption and were rejected.
Hardy and Allen have been pushing for answers and taking action to address issues exposed by 13 Investigates.
Those issues uncovered include a pattern of abuse by former City Manager Mike Patterson that spanned several years, former and current city employees saying they were forced to take off COVID-19 sick time when they weren't ill, and missing taxpayer money.
"The stress I have endured in the last 6 months has begun to take a toll on my health and my ability to be the kind of wife and mother my family deserves. I believe that I have worked diligently to find the truth and pursue every avenue I could towards fixing what has gone so terribly wrong in the City of Florence. At this point, under the scope of my authority, I do not believe I am able to be of further assistance to the citizens. The council can only give so much direction and if it goes unfulfilled there is little recourse. We can try to set the example and expectation of the change we are seeking but that too can be rejected. We are also subject to making decisions with the information that we are provided, whether it is accurate and complete or not. I hold out hope that things will continue to improve and wish everyone that continues to move toward that goal the best. I was so proud to be elected for this job last fall and it has been an honor serving as a representative for the community. I am truly sorry to anyone that feels I have let them down by this choice but I can no longer serve on the Florence City council," Melissa Hardy told 13 Investigates.
Hardy led the council to fire its city attorney earlier this month. She is also heard in executive session tapes pressing for the truth and action on alleged wrongdoing in the city.
Brian Allen called for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look into the city's missing taxpayer money and other money woes in an open meeting a few weeks ago. The Florence city management did not follow his direction and only asked the CBI to investigate a 2019 severance package of the former Florence police chief.
#13489143 at 2021-04-22 21:35:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #17085: Emergency Bake Edition
>>13489124
>whitehouse
BRIEFING ROOM
Nominations Sent to the Senate
APRIL 22, 2021 - STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
Christopher A. Coes, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Carlos A. Monje, Jr.
Jen Easterly, of New York, to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, vice Christopher Krebs.
Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, vice John Barsa.
Michal Ilana Freedhoff, of Maryland, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Alexandra Dapolito Dunn.
Evelyn M. Fujimoto, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 7, 2022, vice James T. Ryan, term expired.
Beth Pritchard Geer, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2026, vice Kenneth E. Allen, term expiring.
Gwen Graham, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education, vice Peter Louis Oppenheim, resigned.
Benjamin Harris, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Michael Faulkender.
Jill Hruby, of New Mexico, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, Department of Energy, vice Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, resigned.
C.S. Eliot Kang, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Security and Non-Proliferation), vice Christopher Ashley Ford.
Mara Elizabeth Karlin, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Victor G. Mercado.
Robert P. Klein, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2026, vice John L. Ryder, term expiring.
Kimberly Caudle Lewis, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2025, vice Richard Capel Howorth, term expired.
J. Nellie Liang, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Mary John Miller, resigned.
Pamela A. Melroy, of New York, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, vice James Morhard.
Anne Milgram, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, vice Michele Marie Leonhart.
L. Michelle Moore, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2026. (Reappointment)
L. Michelle Moore, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of the term expiring May 18, 2021, vice James R. Thompson, III.
Lori Peek, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 7, 2022, vice Joseph Byrne Donovan, term expired.
Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Brian Allen Benczkowski.
John K. Tien, of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Elaine C. Duke.
Taryn Mackenzie Williams, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Kathleen Martinez, resigned.
Eugene S. Young, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of the Congo.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/22/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-12/
#9662242 at 2020-06-18 21:18:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #12367: All Gets Eerily Quiet In OPs Mode Edition
>>9662143
>Brian A. Benczkowski
Oh, it's him, but he's stepping down in July.
He's the scumbag working with Eric Ciaramella in the Ukrainian "whistleblower" bullsiht.
Brian Benczkowski - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org > wiki > Brian_Benczkowski
Washington University (JD) Brian Allen Benczkowski (born October 1, 1969) is an American lawyer who currently serves as the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice. Prior to assuming his current role, he was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis.
Legal career · Assistant Attorney …
Brian Benczkowski to Step Down as Head of DOJ's Criminal …www.law.com > nationallawjournal > 2020/06/10 > Brian-benczkowski-t…
Jun 10, 2020 - Brian Benczkowski, the Trump-appointed head of the Justice Department's criminal division, is stepping down in early July, ending a two-year …
Head of Justice Department's Criminal Division to Step Down …www.nytimes.com > U.S. > Politics
Jun 10, 2020 - Brian A. Benczkowski's tenure is marked in part by the department's handling of a whistle-blower complaint into the president's dealings with …
#8810636 at 2020-04-16 07:52:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11280: Graveyard Boogie-Woogie Edition
Rams Brian Allen first NFL player to test positive for coronavirus
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/rams-Brian-Allen-first-nfl-player-test-positive-coronavirus
Why did it take so long for one of these to catch it?
#7848371 at 2020-01-18 21:22:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10045 Gotta have moar sauce! Edition
LAPD Officers Faked Reports, Added Innocent People To Its Gang Database
Sure, gang databases seem like a good idea. Intel on known criminals is important and can help law enforcement keep tabs on the most problematic people in their patrol areas.
Like many things that are great in theory, gang databases are awful in practice. The criteria for being "nominated" is vague and the people doing the nominating – police officers – aren't detail-oriented or too worried about tossing innocent people into the virtual clink.
In Chicago, this has led to 15,000 people being (permanently!) listed in the PD's gang database despite there being no gang affiliation named and no reason given for the person's addition to the database. In Boston, wearing certain clothing items (like Nike shoes) or being assaulted by a gang member is enough to get a person added to the PD's gang database.
The databases are so ridiculously inclusive cops have found themselves listed as gang members. One cop became a "gang member" simply because his family car was spotted on the same street as two motorcyclists wearing supposed gang t-shirts.
Given this history of lousy gang databases run by people who display an almost-sociopathic desire to punish innocent people, it comes as no surprise the database the LAPD uses sucks just as hard.
More than a dozen Los Angeles police officers with the elite Metro Division are being investigated on suspicion of falsifying information they gathered during stops and wrongly portraying people as gang members or associates, according to multiple sources.
The officers, assigned to special patrols in South Los Angeles, are suspected of falsifying field interview cards during stops and inputting incorrect information about those questioned in an effort to boost stop statistics.
Just a little standard police misconduct with bonus lifetime repercussions for those falsely added to CalGang, the LAPD's gang database.
In these cases, body camera recordings undercut police reports and narratives, resulting in the removal of "some" officers from active duty. This is good news because it means someone's looking at recordings for something other than footage that might assist prosecutors.
The bad news is everything else. Cops don't do this sort of thing unless they feel comfortable doing it. The snowball effect of lax oversight and toothless discipline long ago reached terminal velocity. Cops falsifying reports and padding stop stats even though they know their actions are being recorded makes it clear the LAPD's accountability efforts have had almost no deterrent effect.
Then there's the database innocent people are being fed into. There are currently 90,000 people in the LAPD's gang database. The database did not implement removal procedures until 2017, 20 years after its debut. The LAPD, which shares this database with seven other law enforcement agencies, did not remove a single person in 2018.
The LAPD handles its nomination process just as cavalierly as the departments in Chicago and Boston. Cops added Larry Sanders, a gang interventionist, to CalGang after hassling him and few other people in a park, demanding they lift their shirts and show officers their tattoos. (The officers claimed they were answering a call about public drinking, but the people drinking in public were never approached by the officers.) Sanders, who has lived in the area his entire life, has never been arrested or a member of a gang.
Another man, Brian Allen, was added to the database just because he lives in an area where gang activity is prevalent. Allen was told he was added for "associating with gang members," which is vague enough to encompass simply making small talk with anyone in his neighborhood.
This latest news is more of the same: people being added to the gang database because they're minorities and because cops can nominate anyone they want to without really having to worry about being held responsible for their actions.
Meanwhile, the "removal from active duty" suggests suspension or desk work, rather than termination, which makes this statement by LAPD Chief Michel Moore especially ridiculous:
"An officer's integrity must be absolute. There is no place in the Department for any individual who would purposely falsify information on a Department report," Moore said in a statement.
Great, but these officers are still "in the Department." Maybe that will change once the investigations have concluded, but termination seems unlikely. There will be a place in the LAPD for these officers once the news cycle ends and their union has applied pressure. And, if the LAPD can actually get rid of them, they'll just end up violating citizens' rights at some other law enforcement agency.
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200109/09210943706/lapd-officers-faked-reports-added-innocent-people-to-gang-database.shtml
#6305809 at 2019-04-25 05:12:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8064: That Is Not Going To Age Well Edition
Resignations in the news today
Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge resigning
https://www.wcjb.com/content/news/Eighth-Judicial-Circuit-Judge-resigning-509027171.html
Hanan to retire
https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2019/04/leaving-an-impression-hanan-to-retire/
Three members of Sudan's military council resign ahead of major protest
https://www.dw.com/en/three-members-of-sudans-military-council-resign-ahead-of-major-protest/a-48470516
New Sparks Police Chief named to replace Brian Allen who is retiring
https://foxreno.com/news/local/new-sparks-police-chief-named-to-replace-Brian-Allen-who-is-retiring
UT Tyler track & field, cross country coach to resign after season
https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/ut-tyler-track-field-cross-country-coach-to-resign-after-season/501-d6326141-e72f-4a95-8628-20484e2024bb
Zanesville City Official to Retire
https://www.whiznews.com/2019/04/zanesville-city-official-retire/
Edna football coach subject of criminal investigation, submits resignation
https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/local/edna-football-coach-subject-of-criminal-investigation-submits-resignation/article_fdb12d0c-65f8-11e9-9bef-6bb83df48251.html
Character Counts Elaine Butler to retire May 1
https://www.myeasternshoremd.com/qa/community/news/character-counts-elaine-butler-to-retire-may/article_23b4f68a-fe6a-5f93-b253-2249e771f256.html
Nelson resigns from FDCS Foundation
http://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2019/04/nelson-resigns-from-fdcs-foundation/
Providence Journal publisher Janet Hasson is retiring
https://www.westernmassnews.com/news/massachusetts/providence-journal-publisher-janet-hasson-is-retiring/article_f2809de1-9c62-52b1-881b-fcb9e978a01f.html
Shelley Broader resigns as CEO of Chico's FAS
https://www.naplesnews.com/story/money/business/local/2019/04/24/chicos-fas-get-new-ceo-after-shelley-broader-resigns/3560472002/
Bishop of Chester announces plans to retire from role
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/bishop-chester-announces-plans-retire-16175253
GI City Council approves resignation of City Administrator
https://foxnebraska.com/news/local/gi-city-council-approves-resignation-of-city-administrator
Downtown Lincoln Association President Uland to retire
https://journalstar.com/business/local/downtown-lincoln-association-president-uland-to-retire/article_e61e03e8-4a2e-50b6-919a-26b3c01c9316.html
Hall of Famer Jim Martinez resigns as CDS wrestling coach
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/sports/hall-of-famer-jim-martinez-resigns-as-cds-wrestling-coach/article_be3d97f2-65f6-11e9-b5c8-b30413baeeb7.html
Broadcasting and Journalism professor to retire after 30 years
https://westerncourier.com/44492/news/broadcasting-and-journalism-professor-to-retire-after-30-years/
Harney County Sheriff Who Led Community Through Malheur Occupation To Resign
https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-harney-county-david-ward-resigning/
Eureka High Coach Fired
https://kymkemp.com/2019/04/21/eureka-high-coach-fired-yesterday-during-winning-streak/
Arndt to resign Ohio House seat
https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2019/04/24/steve-arndt-port-clinton-republican-to-resign-ohio-house-seat/stories/20190424172
Butte native presides over final naturalization ceremony before retiring
https://www.kpvi.com/news/regional_news/butte-native-presides-over-final-naturalization-ceremony-before-retiring/article_f89f2e3e-2d0a-566b-ad98-ecd317e2a3c7.html
#2118761 at 2018-07-11 20:07:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2671: Watch The Helicopters Edition
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Welcomes Brian A. Benczkowski as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
Attorney General Jeff Sessions today welcomed the confirmation of Brian Allen Benczkowski as the Department of Justice's Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division.
"Brian is an outstanding lawyer with a diverse public service and criminal law background spanning over 20 years," said Attorney General Sessions. "This will be the sixth senior position Brian has held at the Department, and we are fortunate to have someone with his breadth of experience and strong leadership skills willing to serve again. At a time like this-with surging violent crime and an unprecedented drug epidemic-this position is especially important."
Mr. Benczkowski's diverse legal background including over 10 years of public service experience in the federal government in key leadership positions. He previously served as the Chief of Staff for the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General from 2008 to 2009. As the principal legal, policy and political advisor to the two senior leaders of the Department of Justice, he played an integral role in overseeing the overall direction of the Department, including operational, policy and public relations efforts. Mr. Benczkowski, 48, has also served as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, where he managed the Department's relationship with Congress. During that time, he was responsible for directing the Department's response to congressional investigations and requests for information and documents, and preparing numerous witnesses and nominees for testimony before Congress. Mr. Benczkowski also served as chief of staff at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and staff director and senior counsel to the Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy.
Prior to his nomination by the President to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Mr. Benczkowski served as a partner in a large Washington, DC law firm where Mr. Benczkowski's practice focused on white-collar criminal defense as well as government and internal investigations. Mr. Benczkowski received his J.D., with high honors, from the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, and his B.A. from the University of Virginia.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-welcomes-Brian-benczkowski-assistant-attorney-general-criminal