The 5-square-mile city of Vernon was incorporated in 1905 under the slogan "exclusively industrial." The Los Angeles County district attorney's office is conducting an investigation into public corruption in the city.
Posted on 09/08/2010 9:59:14 PM PDT by Libloather
Top officials in Vernon traveled lavishly at city expense
The officials, among the highest-paid in the state, billed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the city for first-class flights, luxury hotels and limousines between 2005 and 2010.
By Sam Allen and Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times
September 9, 2010
Top administrators in Vernon, already among the highest-paid local officials in the state, racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in city-paid expenses on first-class flights, luxury hotels like the Ritz Carlton and limousine service, records reviewed by The Times show.
The records, which cover 2005-2010, detail lavish travel expenses billed to the city by its top executives, including then-city administrators Donal O'Callaghan and Eric T. Fresch. Some of the trips occurred as recently as this year, when the city laid off employees and canceled the life and health insurance benefits of city workers' spouses and children because of budget problems.
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When asked to explain the expenses, Vernon Interim City Administrator Mark Whitworth issued a statement to The Times saying that he had directed his staff to review whether a new expense and reimbursement policy is need to "govern staff travel."
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All of these idiots assets should be seized and they should be in prison for the rest of their lives.
Heavily black area.
The people of California are getting what they vote for.
And it will continue when they re-elect all of these losers.
Only 90 people live in Vernon. It’s a warehouse/industrial area. They only had to fool 90 people. How many people really know what their city government is doing?
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