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Waiting for the Jennifer Raymond Netflix documentary. She’ll be like the lady who single handedly took down Sam Bateman while law enforcement kept failing his victims.

Last I saw, he was out in Las Vegas living in a fancy mansion he just bought a few months ago with blood money. It’s his staff and volunteers that …

No…A&M is part of the GRTA and no longer being built by CalTrans

Fewer

730 in just 16 months, and let’s give him the benefit of the doubt, which he doesn’t deserve, comes up to 45+ dogs per month, times 156 months (2012 first …

maybe they fixed it already? That was the easiest one to do

Miranda’s charges for adoptions,or least they did. This was a real money making scheme.

Well stop payment can always be put on a check……just saying.

I have so much respect for the people who had investigated and called in complaints over the years. If not for their persistence, this investigation would not be happening today. …

I think if we all advocated for regulations and inspection of animal shelters and these shelters became under strict laws that maybe something like this won’t happen as easily again. …

That’s the one that stood out to me over and over- that person also stated it was years ago.

Have you actually read a grand jury report? They do an excellent job of interviewing multiple individuals and citing various statutes and local ordinances to support their findings. The reason …

Boycott his shitty thrift stores.

These things don’t happen in a vacuum. This wasn’t random it was allowed. It was cultural. And people knew he was a PREDATOR. THEY HIRED HIM ANYHOW. How does a …

Then there is Patrick William Francis McTigue, whose misconduct was even more blatant. While employed as a County building inspector, McTigue used his position to solicit more than $120,000 in …

That moment was humiliating, infuriating, and deeply unsettling. I wish people understood how messed up it was to have to deal with him, knowing now that the County had every …

My own experience with him shows exactly why this was so dangerous. He was incredibly unprofessional and aggressive. When I wasn’t compliant he attempted to charge me twice for the …

Robert “Chad” Pasquini Sr. had already been the subject of serious allegations before Humboldt County ever hired him. Public reporting documents that he previously worked as a Building Inspector for …

What people don’t understand, and what I wish they did, is how deeply messed up it was to have to deal with some of the people the County put in …

“The current level of executive compensation is not sustainable given Humboldt County’s fiscal condition.” — Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury, 2023–2024, “The Mis-Fortunes of Humboldt County,” Findings Section.

Humboldt County’s executive management saw unprecedented pay increases in those years where cash wasn’t accounted, with many classifications receiving 20–40% raises. The County Administrative Officer is now compensated at $369,915.50 …

Why didn’t anyone get fired for these discrepancies. IMPROPERLY HANDLED CASH RECIEPTS FOR YEARS.

“Significant deficiencies remain unresolved, including unreconciled accounts and inadequate documentation of cash handling.”-From the 2019 Follow‑Up Review (CLA):

“Material weaknesses exist in the County’s internal control environment, including failure to perform timely bank reconciliations.” -From the 2017 Audit (CLA):

“The County has not reconciled several treasury accounts, and in many cases, supporting documentation is missing or incomplete.”“Cash receipts could not be traced to deposits, and the County lacks a …

When a county department chooses to charge one segment of the population higher fees simply because they live outside city limits or participate in a disfavored industry, that is not …

“Perception of Unequal Treatment The Grand Jury heard from different sources that there is a perception of unfairness or disparity in that some rural communities appear to be treated less …

Some of y’all have never been investigated by the United States government and it shows.

Here lemme paraphrase this for you all.Shannon Miranda needs therapy and is wasting the county and tax payers resources. While the local police department is scrambling to try to make …

I’m sorry but like did it really take a grand jury to figure this out? A simple brief observation of this community and its spending is really all it takes. …


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