Viola Davis
Restore DeKalb Public Corruption Unit
Restore DeKalb Public Corruption Unit
Time for Transparency, Ethics, and Accountability
Time to contact Interim CEO Lee May and the Public Safety Director, Dr. Cedric L. Alexander, to demand DeKalb County restore the public corruption unit. We must restore public trust.
Contact Interim CEO Lee May: 1300 Commerce Drive, 6th Floor, Decatur, Georgia 30030.
Phone: 404-371-2881
Fax: 404-687-3585
Email: ceoleemay@dekalbcountyga.gov
Why? View this video for one of many examples of public corruption cases that place a cloud over DeKalb County.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/whistleblower-against-dekalb-employees-believes-he/nYyxx/
Time for Transparency, Ethics, and Accountability!
Were Commissioners Informed of P-Card Policy? You Be The Judge.
TIME TO HOLD OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE WHO VIOLATE “PUBLIC TRUST”
It is important to increase transparency, ethics, and accountability in DeKalb County Government. Since Commissioner Elaine Boyer has claimed that she was not aware of doing anything wrong, we must search for documentation to verify if her statement is in fact true.
Crosswords Newspaper article: “Boyer Uses County Card For $12,000 In Personal Expenses” by Ken Watts (3/28/2014), reported the following quotes from Commissioner Elaine Boyer:
• “It never dawned on me that what I was doing
was wrong.”
http://crossroadsnews.com/news/2014/apr/11/boyer-facing-ethics-probe-over-debit-card-use/
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution article: “DeKalb Official Spent County Funds On Herself” by Johnny Edwards (3/22/2014), reported the following quotes from Commissioner Elaine Boyer:
• “I was never informed that what I was doing was in violation of any county policy.”
http://legalpronews.findlaw.com/article/22082f625614e6f3810cfff376dbde72#.U0rRSiiKV6U
It is paramount that we increase “Public Trust” in DeKalb County. We must hold our elected officials accountable if they knowingly lie or misrepresent the truth to the public.
View the answers to Open Records Request on DeKalb County Commissioners Deficiencies below…
You be the judge:
1. Purchase Card (P-Card) Comprehensive Audit Review – BOC/Central Staff/ County Clerk to CEO & BOC (Scan 2): http://www.scribd.com/doc/218008597/Purchase-Card-P-Card-Comprehensive-Audit-Review-%E2%80%93-BOC-Central-Staff-County-Clerk-to-CEO-BOC
2. Internal Audit of P-Card transactions for period October 2009 through February 2010 (Scan 6):http://www.scribd.com/doc/218013456/Internal-Audit-of-P-Card-transactions-for-period-October-2009-through-February-2010
3. Internal Audit of P-Card transactions for the period December 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011 (Scan 7): http://www.scribd.com/doc/218014020/Internal-Audit-of-P-Card-transactions-for-the-period-December-1-2010-through-May-31-2011
4. Commissioners Cardholder User’s Agreement and Purchasing Card For Travel Agreement Form (Scan 5): http://www.scribd.com/doc/218014552/Commissioners-Cardholder-User%E2%80%99s-Agreement-and-Purchasing-Card-For-Travel-Agreement-Form
5. Commissioner Elaine Boyer and Bob Lundsten Ethics Complaint (Scan 4): http://www.scribd.com/doc/218015213/Commissioner-Elaine-Boyer-and-Bob-Lundsten-Ethics-Complaint
6. P-Card Review Lunch and Learn with Commissioners Attendance Record (Scan 3): http://www.scribd.com/doc/218015808/P-Card-Review-Lunch-and-Learn-with-Commissioners-Attendance-Record
7. DeKalb County Commissioners Chief of Staff Morris Williams P-Card Activity (Scan 8):http://www.scribd.com/doc/218016234/DeKalb-County-Commissioners-Chief-of-Staff-Morris-Williams-P-Card-Activity
DeKalb Corruption Against LSBE Vendors
DeKalb Corruption against LSBE Vendors
Published on Sep 29, 2013
DeKalb Corruption against LSBE Vendors
Dear Local Small Business Enterprise Vendors,
We ask that you join Hopie Strickland with Strickland and Son Construction and Unhappy Taxpayer & Voter to call for a federal investigation and forensic audit of the Local Small Business Enterprise (LSBE) program to include:
• DeKalb County Government
• Contract Compliance Division
• Purchasing and Contracting Department
We strive to expose:
• Bid rigging
• Kickbacks
• False documentation to secure funding
• Stealing
• Extortion
• Etc.
We demand transparency, ethics, and accountability from our elected officials and government agencies. Help us ensure our tax dollars are used for the best interest of the public.
If you have experienced any corruption while doing business with DeKalb County, please send an email to unhappytaxpayers@gmail.com or phone 770-256-0034.
Viola Davis with Unhappy Taxpayer & Voter files ethics complaint – WSBTV and AJC
Ethics complaints have been filed against two DeKalb County staffers, including the star witness in the pending political corruption trial of suspended CEO Burrell Ellis.
County resident Viola Davis, who has pushed for more openness in county government, said her complaints against Purchasing Director Kelvin Walton and former Ellis assistant Nina Hall are based on their testimony before a special grand jury investigating corruption. The testimony was first reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution earlier this month. Continue reading story in AJC online at WWW.AJC.COM
Restore Public Trust Ethics Complaint – DeKalb County Board of Ethics
Restore Public Trust Ethics Complaint
Viola Davis
909 Rays Road
Stone Mountain, Ga. 30083
March 17, 2014
DeKalb County Board of Ethics
Clark Harrison Building
330 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue
Decatur, Georgia 30030
Dear DeKalb County Board of Ethics:
I, Viola Davis with Unhappy Taxpayer & Voter, submit this ethics complaint to restore public trust against Kelvin Walton, Director and Chief Procurement Officer of the Department of Purchasing and Contracting and Nina Hall, Former Assistant to CEO Burrell Ellis, and currently Project Manager with Watershed Department. I presented evidence during an executive meeting of Restore DeKalb on Friday, March 14, 2014 which included the complaints of two vendors, one complaint by a disabled veteran, and a federal complaint filed September of 2013 to the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.
I have received the full support of Restore DeKalb to submit a Restore Public Trust Ethics Complaint against Kelvin Walton and Nina Hall concerning the public corruption case related to purchasing and contracts within the Watershed Department. We agreed that the following actions need to be address to restore public trust in DeKalb County to include:
A. Demand Kelvin Walton and Nina Hall be reassigned to other departments until a full criminal investigation and forensic audit of the Watershed Department is completed.
B. Demand a forensic audit of the Watershed Department due to a long history of complaints of criminal activity and systematic charges of thievery.
C. Demand the GBI lead the investigation as an external neutral third party due to the fact that two-three independent Constitutional officers have made serious accusations against one another to include:
a. CEO Burrell Ellis charges against DA Robert James and Interim CEO Lee May
b. District Attorney Robert James charges under the RICO statue.
c. Interim CEO Lee May’s statement of a need for additional evidence before removing Kelvin Walton from the Purchasing and Contract Compliance Department.
D. Demand a federal investigation into DeKalb County’s Purchasing and Contracting and Contract Compliance departments and prosecution of people who are found to violate the local, state, and federal laws.
If we are to restore public trust, we request that the DeKalb County Ethics Board examine the following evidence submitted and submit an opinion and/or board action to the necessary elected officials and department heads (local and state level) to complete this Restore Public Trust Ethics Complaint:
1. Vendor 1 – Hopie Strickland with Strickland and Sons Construction
a. Unhappy Taxpayer & Voter filed a federal complaint with the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, September 2013 concerning a complaint by Hopie Strickland of bid rigging, kickbacks, and false documentation, etc. (See Documentation below)
b. Video titled, “DeKalb Corruption against LSBE Vendors” featuring Hopie Strickland.
2. Vendor 2 – Alessandro Salvo with GS Construction
a. Link to WSBTV story on Alessandro Salvo complaint
b. Link to Video of FBI investigation of Watershed Extortion case (Documentation provided on request of Ethics Board)
3. Private Citizen – Disabled Veteran complaint concerning tree removal demonstrates systematic problems and/or corruption that unfairly targets private citizens and lack of executive oversight.
4. DeKalb County Special Purpose Grand Jury Report 2012-2013 … Civil Case #12CV1000.
In the name of transparency, ethics, and accountability, we submit this ethics complaint to restore public trust.
Sincerely,
Viola Davis
Community Missionary
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