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Riverside County Grand Jury Exposes Fraud and Deceit In CFD Bonds
The 2018/2019 Riverside County Grand Jury has released a Report titled: “Community Facilities District Bond Funding in Riverside County Perpetual Debt Under CFD and Service Area Taxes.” CFD Bond Fraud is rampant throughout Riverside County, but nowhere are the Mello Roos State Laws more violated than in the City of Beaumont.
Former Beaumont Officials Guilty in Corruption Case – Admit Engaging in Fraud
Four former Beaumont officials accused of corruption pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 19, to charges including embezzlement, misappropriation of public funds and conflict of interest, and agreed to pay a total of $8.1 million in restitution.
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Beaumont Budget: Departments – In the last year Employees have decreased from 204 to 152
By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Budgeting is the allocation of money to the different departments. The City of Beaumont has released their 2015/2016 Budget listing some departments t … more
Forbes: A Cautionary Tale For Bond Buyers & Beaumont Special Tax municipal bonds
By: Marilyn Cohen | Original Article at FORBES.com We are all aware of sticker shock. We are aware of those pesky gummed price stickers on things we buy. Your kids and grandkids grew up with stickers … more
No Action Taken By Beaumont Council – The Five Hour Closed Session Resulted in Kicking the Can Down the Road
By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com After a five hour Closed Session Beaumont City Council emerged with the announcement of ‘No Action Taken’. Item d: Evaluation of City Manager will be … more
BEAUMONT PROBE: In Inland cities, consultants bring benefits, concerns
By: Stephen Wall and Alicia Robinson | Original Article at PE.com When Menifee became a city in 2008, a consultant ran the show. A firm, Winzler & Kelly, hired experienced managers to make decisio … more
Blast From the Past: Beaumont Electric
The City of Beaumont Can Not Claim the Bidding Process is Fair when The City is Bankrolling Contractors. By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Beaumont Electric is portrayed as a private-s … more
Where in the World is General Government Management Services?
Beaumont City Manager Alan Kapanicas’ Private Special Tax Consulting Business Has Vanished Off the Face of the Earth. I Wonder Why? By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com General Government … more
Govt Employees are Civil Servants, Not Civil Masters
Written By soon to be Beaumont City Attorney John Pinkney By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com THE HISTORY OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS In a democracy, government employe … more
Contractors Must Name Subcontractors to Qualify for Government Contracts
By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com The April 23, 2015 Beaumont Council Meeting had three (3) contracts on the Agenda regarding work on the Sewer Plant which created a discussion regardi … more
Council Transcript – Ten hours Before the Raid Kiernan McKiernan Stood before Council
By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com Ten hours before the office of Urban Logic Consultants was raided by the FBI and Riverside D.A.’s office Kiernan McKiernan stood before Council and pr … more
In the wake of FBI raids, critics call for firings, resignations
By: Craig Shultz and Erin Waldner | Original Article at pe.com In their first gathering since a regional corruption task force raided City Hall, Beaumont city leaders were hit with calls for firings a … more