IT’S OPEN SEASON ON THE PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW WITH THIS MAYOR
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New criminal complaints have been filed today against Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, and here is a real shocker. It’s his simple refusal to follow Texas law on your right to know.
Wonder why?
The latest round of sworn complaints from Dolcefino Consulting deal with the Mayor’s communications with his lobbyist pal Cindy Clifford. You often see her fingerprints on big city contracts these days.
Clifford claims she hasn’t spent a penny trying to influence the Mayor and his family, but her boasts on Facebook prove that’s not true. Clifford has hosted more than one event for First Daughter Ashley Turner.
We complained to the City Attorney Ron Lewis. He obviously doesn’t care.
The other e-mails Turner is hiding involves Bobby Singh, a board member of the Houston First Corporation and the beneficiary of city business from Mr. Turner. The Singh family has given Turner nearly $20,000 in campaign contributions. Singh has gotten more than $2.2 million in city contracts.
Nice.
Here is the really sad part.
If history is any judge, the Harris County District Attorney will send these complaints to a black hole.
“The DA Kim Ogg has proven absolutely useless in prosecuting public corruption cases,” says Wayne Dolcefino, president of the Investigative firm Dolcefino Consulting. “So, I wouldn’t be shocked if this complaint gets flushed down the toilet like all the others about Mayor Turner. By protecting Turner, Ogg turns the other cheek to the pay to play nonsense going on.”
Want a case in point?
Last May, Singh refused to turn over his phone records detailing his calls about Houston First Business. We filed a criminal complaint on what is a clear violation of the law. The case has still not been presented to a grand jury.
The criminal complaint against CCEMS for withholding charity records has been reset more than 25 times. Other criminal complaints against the Mayor have never been sent to a grand jury.
“If Ogg can’t protect the public’s right to know, then she ought to find a new line of work,” says Dolcefino. “My company helped her in good faith to win the election but based on her refusal to do the right thing for taxpayers, we regret supporting her and will work to find a District Attorney who respects public integrity.”
We will keep you posted on the latest complaints.
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