commissioner elaine boyer and bob lundsten ethics complaint:

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DEKALB COUNTY BOARD OF ETIDCS clo Clerk of the Governing Authority \~ IE.O 111 Manuel J. Maloof Center of.C~\~ '/I' 1300 Commerce Drive t" !)~\ ~ Decatur, Georgia 30030 ~~ <J ~ \... ~ O~~O COMPLAINT e1~\CS 6 The Board of Ethics is authorized to receive and hear complaints of alleged. . ns of the matters set forth in Section 22A of the DeKaIb County Code of Ordinances, known as the Code JfEthics. Persons alleging a violation of the Code ofEtbics should complete the following information, sign. and deliver in person, or by U.S. Mail, or by . overnight delivery service to the Clerk: at the above address. Complaints received by the Clerk at least ten (10) days prior to a scheduled meeting will be considered at that meeting. 1. Name of the individual filing the complaint: Name: 7kirnAO!J ;f.iWu.1/ {Ja;e~ Address: 2& 7-7 D 0a.t<Orl < Eh~~ Ilf(a.da_ 1 bpLX€P'O< ,I03(~O Daytime phone number: ('ttfJ 9f?Lf - 70-05: Evening phone number: ( ) _ E-mailaddress:IJ&.Z7(J7((QLya~I)O.Ci)\1j 2. Id~:eC::,~::;J~;6;;::lM1:;dJ~ POSitionlDepa-.nUBoard:;J91I~dCo~/l.. Ex ~it;LJb>5/~t 3. Identify the section of the Code of Ethics you allege is being violated. State with specificity the acts or omissions you allege constitute the violation. (Attach additional pages as necessary) I hereoy request that the Board of Ethics consider this complaint. 1 certih that the above information is true and ~~rrectto the ~bestOfmYkn~OWledge and belief. . Signature: \ . Received bY~~ J32C ==- , Clerk

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  • DEKALB COUNTY BOARD OF ETIDCSclo Clerk of the Governing Authority \~ IE.O 111

    Manuel J.Maloof Center of.C~\~ '/I'1300 Commerce Drive t" !)~ \ ~Decatur, Georgia 30030 ~~

  • DEKALB COUNTY BOARD OF ETHICSc/o Clerk of the Governing Authority

    Manuel J.Maloof Center1300 Commerce DriveDecatur, Georgia 30030

    COMPLAINT

    The Board of Ethics is authorized to receive and hear complaints of alleged violations of the matters set forth inSection 22A of the DeKalb County Code of Ordinances, known as the Code of Ethics. Persons alleging a violationof the Code of Ethics should complete the following information, sign, and deliver in person, or by U.S. Mail, or byovernight delivery service to the Clerk at the above address. Complaints received by the Clerk at least ten (10) daysprior to a scheduled meeting will be considered at that meeting.

    1. Name of the individual filing the complaint:

    Name J;?c:.ej'/ &'es2: ~wh4Address:/?) /C &r/7 L~~Ay 12r:.

    /A:l2rcrCJ~s Ger. ~Soo9:s:.?

    Daytime phone number: ([/70 ~ '/ 2- - f) :S y-:-K'Evening phone number: ( ) _

    E-mail address: 'IOe W /7 eW -/-td/l@ CO ~c.a. s 7f /?e. -/-

    "2. Identify the member of the governing authority against whom the complaint is being filed: /(0k/"-/- c-1d/7 (~ /(t:!i/(o/s-ny c )/eF-

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    I hereby request that the Board of Ethics consider this complaint. I certify that the above informationis true and cor ct.to the best of my knowledge and belief.

    Date:

    Date:

  • MEMORANDUM

    TO: DEKALB COUNTY BOARD OF ETHICS

    FROM: THOMAS MITCHELL O\v'ENS

    SUBJECT: ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST COMMISSI NER ELAINE BOYER AND BOB LUNDSTEN

    DATE: 4/2/2014

    CC: RESTORE DEKALB,]OELEDWARDS, VIO . DAVIS,]OE NEWfON AND ALL APPROPRIATEPARTIES

    ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST COMMISSIONE ELAINE BOYER AND BOB LUNDSTEN

    t this ethics complainte following violations:

    againstI, Thomas Mitchell Owens, subCommissioner Elaine Boyer (District 1) for

    (1) Violation of the Code of Ethics

    (2) Violation of Oath of Office

    (3) Violation of the public's trust

    (4) Violation of the law (alleged)

    I also submit this ethics complaint against ommissioner Elaine Boyer's top aide,Bob Lundsten, for violations of the DeKalb ounty government's Code of Ethics.

    The conduct prohibited by the De alb County Code of Ethics thatCommissioner Elaine Boyer and Bob Lundste violated include:

    Directly or indirectly request, re eive, or agree to receive anything ofvalue which may influence or b perceived to influence, the member'sofficial actions.

    Use his/her position to secure warranted privileges for himself orherself;

  • Engage in any activity or transaction that is prohibited by a law that isapplicable to him/her by virtue of being a member of the governingauthority;

    Etc. (Any other violations that the Ethics Board may find)

    I have asked for the support of Restore DeKalb which includes Joel Edwards andViola Davis in this complaint to ensure there is transparency, ethics, andaccountability. We have joined as a coalition to hold elected officials accountable forviolating the public's trust.

    I will use the following documentation and video as evidence:

    1. The AJC article, "DeKalb official spent county funds on herself',by Johnny Edwards (March 22; 2014) - Mr. Edwards did an excellentarticle in the AJC which provided the following evidence todemonstrate Commissioner Elaine Boyer violated the code of ethics:

    Elaine Boyer personal card purchases

    Elaine Boyer card holder agreement

    Elaine Boyer P-card travel agreement

    e Audit of District 1 p-card use

    2. Commissioner Elaine Boyer used her p-card or purchasing cardsfor personal use which is prohibited to include:

    Boyer spent $800 of taxpayer money on two flights to Phoenix,one for her daughter and one for herself.

    Boyer purchased $1,000 in airline tickets for one of her,.l". -h"'~"c and ....Y.~pC~_l~ ~t...~ identified "" Y'oun- ~~~ and nersonalU4Ubl~LCl." d U LWV VplC "ilL l \..U 4" Y b Ul\..ll 4U P -1. il4lfriends.

    Boyer used the card to pay thousands of dollars in advancecosts for a trip to two Colorado ski resorts in December.

    Bever s...pnr $1") nLi7 ;"., nersonal .--l",.r>-p

  • others. These charges have no relation to county business and are notauthorized for county business.

    Meals Charged on DeKalb's card by Elaine Boyer and top aideand chief of staff, Bob Lundsten, spent more than $11,000 forrestaurant meals at taxpayers' expense. (See article attachment by theAJC titled, "Meals charged on DeKalb's card by Elaine Boyer and topaide"). http://www.myajc.com/news/boyer-card-meals/

    Etc. (please refer to other additional media reports)

    3. Elaine Boyer and Bob Lundsten have a pattern of misuse of theP-card;

    4. Elaine Boyer and Bob Lundsten used taxpayer money as a bankfor bridge loans;

    5. Boyer did not repay 11purchases totaling more than $2,600until the AJe filed an open records request for the receipts.Lundsten cannot substantiate his purchases as appropriate forcounty business;

    6. Boyer and Lundsten failed to account for the manner in whichshe used the p-card or provide receipts for thousands of dollars inpurchases which appear to have no legitimate DeKalb Countybusiness use.

    7. Crossroads Newspaper Article, "Boyer uses county card for$12,000in personal expenses", by KenWatts (March 28, 2014)

    8. Commissioner apologizes for using county card for personalcharges by Jodie Fleischer (March 25, 2014)(Video). Lundsten hasshown no remorse and has failed to show any justification for hisconduct;

    9. DeKalb County Commissioner's credit card use questioned byDevin Fehely of Channel 11Atlanta (Video);

    10. County leaders calling for change after commissioner foundspending county money on herself bv Erica Byfield (Video):..... J J \ /J

    "Red Flag": Comrrdssioner Rhine Boyer deliberately andH";llfpl1., 'Y';'''-'~er1 h-o. ... card dating back "0 ]-Il ..."" 1 ')nH evidencedv.!.!..!..!..U.i...) ..!...s..!.l.~!..l;:t U _.lL.!. P-lLd..1.iU. Ual. i..J. va..n.. I.. ..i.H....., .v.!....!. \...V.!UL .i.U"""\,,,Uby:

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  • 1. Elaine Boyer was formally notified about her misuse of thep-card in a document from Internal Audit & Licensingdated November 15, 2011. She was notified by CorneliaLouis, the Acting Deputy Director of Finance and thedocument was sent to Kelvin Walton, Richard Stogner,Joel Gottlieb, and Dale Dague. Boyer's Office of BOCDistrict 1 did not comply with DeKalb County P-Cardpolicies and procedures.

    2. The Internal Audit & Licensing document noteddeficiencies that include a) Out of 50 transactions, 12receipts were available, b) The transaction logs (logs) werenot approved by card holders Manager or Director, c)During the audit period, 60% of all transactions were forfood related purchases.

    3. Cornelia Louis gave three recommendation in theNovember 15th document to include all P-Cardtransactions should be limited to business-related goodsand services, and efforts should be made to reduce thefrequent use of the P-Card at restaurants. This was alsomentioned in the last P-Card audit report, dated April 2,2010. Since Boyer and Lundsten signed the P-CardAgreement, they both deliberately and willfully violatedthe terms of the agreement.

    4. Boyer and Lundsten conspired to carry out this pattern ofimproper and/or alleged illegal conduct with fullknowledge of the agreement. Elaine Boyer has misled thepublic once again on this issue of P-Card by implying shedid not know about the misuse.

    As a coalition, we call for an action plan to hold elected officialsaccountable and ensure their aides uphold the law. I, along with my otherparties, demand elected officials uphold the law to include:

    Request a 5-10 year audit (2003-2013) of Commissioner Elaine Boyer'sp-card use to evaluate if this was truly a mistake or a pattern of misusewhich substantiates a violation of the law. If the evidence show apattern of abuse, we demand Commissioner Elaine Boyer and othersbe held accountable to the fullest extent of the law;

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  • Require Boyer and Lundsten repay all monies for inappropriate chargeson the p-card and/ or charges reimbursed by the county.

    Request the p-card use of every County Commissioner and their aidesto evaluate if these actions are a systematic problem that extend tomore than one or two commissioners (please include the Interim CEOLee May and his aide as they represented Commission District 5);

    Request the information be forwarded to the District Attorney forprosecution if the Board of Ethic determines a violation or violationsof the law;

    Request the policy for p-card use be revised to include theCommissioners and all Board of Commissioners' staff;

    Remove Elaine Boyer and Bob Lundsten from their employmentwith DeKalb County and bar them from ever working for DeKalbCounty in the future.

    I, Thomas Mitchell Owens, submit this ethics complaint with thesupport of Restore DeKalb to hold Commissioner Elaine Boyer, and hertop aide, Bob Lundsten, accountable.

    Sincerely,

    Thomas Mitchell Owens

    Taxpayer and Voter in Commission District I

    Confidential

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    TO:

    FROM:

    SUBJECT:RE:

    Internal Audit & LicensingCornelia LouisActing Deputy Director of Finance

    CbicfEImrtivCl Ofl"lCerW_BwrelI Ellis.Ir.

    Board ofCoJDlDissioBenDlsttict 1

    Elaine Boyer

    DistrictllcffRodar

    DiatrU:t3I..my Johnson

    Dislrict4Sharon Bames Sutton

    November 15,2011

    Kelvin Walton, Director of Purchasing & Contracting

    Acting Deputy Director of Finance, Internal Audit &: Licensing

    Purchasing Card (p-Card) AuditOffice of Board of Commissioner (BOC) - District 1

    DIsttict5I.eeMay

    District 6Kathie Gannon

    District?S1anWatllon

    GeDerai InformatioDOn November 15',2011 Internal Audit (IA) conducted a P-Card compliance audit of the office ofDOC -District 1. Internal Audit reviewed P..card transactions for the period December 1, 2010through May 31, 2011.

    Purpose aDd ScopeThCpurpose of this audit was to determine if the Office of BOC- District 1 complied with DeKalbCounty P-Card policies and procedures.

    We reviewed cardholder transactions, signoff reports, purchase comments and invoices todetermine that:

    (1) The P-Card Administrator maintained the transaction log on a monthly basis.(2) The cardholder attached applicable receipts to the monthly transaction log.(3) Transactions were appropriate for the department'S business.(4) Individual transactions did not exceed the amount specified by County P-Card policies and

    procedures (Sl,OOO maximum per individual purchase).(5) Total monthly transactions did not exceed amount specified by the County P-Card policies

    and procedures ($2,000 maximum per month).(6) Cardholders were not using the P-Card for non-business related goods and services.(7) The transactions were approved. (Manager and/or Department Head)

    OpiniogIn our opinion, Office ofBOC-District 1 did not comply with DeKalb County P-Card policies andprocedures.

    Deficiencies1) Out of 50 transactions, 12 receipts were available.2) The Transaction Logs (Logs) were not approved by cardholders Manager or Director.3) During the audit period, 60 % of all transactions were for food related purchases.

  • BOC-District 1P-Card Review

    Page 2

    Res;ommendations1) All P.Cardtransactions should have supporting documentation. Adequate documentation

    ensures ~expend.itures incurred are in compliance with the P-Card policy.2) To ensure management's review of compliance with the P-Card policy, completed Logs are

    to be reviewed an.dapproved by the Cardholder's Manager or Director. Cardholders shouldnot approve their Logs. Approvers should be higher-level employees than the Cardholder. employee; this allows the approver to challenge transactions when the business purpose isnot readily apparent .. .

    3) All P-Card transactions should be limited to business-related goods and services, andefforts should be made to reduce the frequent use of the P-Card at restaurants. This wasalso mentioned in our last P-Card audit report, dated April 2. 2010.

    CommentWe reviewed the corresponding general ledger accounts for each transaction. Several operatingsupply related expenditures were charged to "other miscellaaeous charges." These transactionscould be misclassified, The following general ledger account may be more appropriate for thetransaction type.

    ObeetCode531101

    Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns relating to this audit report.

    ~2dSCornelia Louis

    CUAW

    cc: Richard Stogner, Chief Operating Officer I Executive AssistantJoel Gottlieb, Chief Financial OfficerCommissioner Elaine Boyer. District 1Dale Dague. Purchasing Card Administrator

    1300 Commerce Drive 14th Floor IDecatur, Georgia IP: 404-371-2639 F: 404-371-2055www.dekalbcountyga.gov

  • ~. Th e. At1.~.." '.. - -- -..- -DeKalb offici-al spent county funds on-herself..~Journal-C~!.~!!2!. Updated: 5:37 p.m. Saturday, March 22, 2014 IPosted:

    .. . 12:00 a.m, Saturday, March 22,2014

    June 12, 2012-Oecatu,..."The commission Is the D!"Ily authorttyto~ ~~';';'" ~ . cO.mn~or ~ Boyof, who Io1In>

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    No opewIth the ';"unty l!~V~~t has ~ monitoii~~her spending~';'" under DeKalb's current structure, commissionera run their offices autonomously. They can runup thousands of dollarS o~thell"Visa cards and answer to no ODebutthemseIves. .Their "P-cards," or purchasing cards, function like debit cards, drawing money directly out of a county account.

    Boyer, a Republican who is the commission's longest serving member, could not provide receipts for more than 70 transactions that the AJe questioned in spot checks of herVISapurchases In 2012 and 2013. Sbe says ahe lost them.

    Elaine Boyer pe[Jon" card PUrch85u

    Boyer cardholder agreement

    pCBtd travel agreemenl

    AudIt of DIstrict 1 Pcard uHShe denies using the county to float her own travd costs, attributing her pattern of personal charges to sloppy record keeping and turnover among staffers who help her keep upwith her own apending. She said she could not explain why she has repeatedly pulled out her county Vlaa card to pay for flight tickets, rental car charges and a ski resort stay, allof which had nothing to do with county busin .

    "I don't have a reason," Boyer said. "I've never had any intent of doing anything (wrong). , have been totslJy bonest and trying to be transparent in returning the funds.

    "I will advocate a stronger policy," she said, Oland I won't let it bappen again."

    Boyer baoknJQtcy filing.But legal experts say using a govenunent expense card for personal purchases coold be a crime.

    "It do...,'t look good, put it that way" Brung J. Pek, a former federal prosecutor and a white-collar aimiDai defense attorney, said. At the very least, Ira a breach of fiduciaryduty hy an elected official. At worst, it could be crimiwll. .County records ahow Boyer signed an ~ that stipulated the cards could not be used for personal purchases and that such misuse could result in civil action or criminalprosecution ..

    Her signature is also on an ~ to maintain a file of all receipts.

    "I don't believe that I actually read it," the commissioner said. "But when my assistants band me stoff ... Unfortunately, there's a few things like that that happen."

    A Dacula city councilman wu charged with theft by taldng earlier this month for allegedly running up thousands of doDars In personal charges on his city credit card. Criminallaw experts said repeated reimbursements would make a criminal case more complicated, with the question ultimately boiling down to whether the public official intentionallytook public money fur personel use.

    Told of the AJC'. findings, DeKalb County District Attomey Robert James said he Deeds to see documents before deciding whether to investigate.

    "I wouldn't call it an investigation; Jam said, "but it's something that' definitely need to look at'

    Pattei'll of misuse

    Boyer's V1Aa card misuse has been going on for years, made possible by DeKalb'slack of oversight over elected officials' spending, The AJe examined about two years' worth ofrecorda and found that at least six times she or her husband bave repaid the county for expenses put on her county card. In other instances, she paid for multiple airline ticketsat the same time.

    But none of that r~luodN!dfl.g. blH"l1lIo tho only pmlon monitoring Boyor' pal1c!lIsg ia Boy.

    Elected officials function as their own department heads, and each department oversees its own receipt files and ensures charges are legitimate, according to spokesman BurkeBrennan. The county bas a purchasing card poli~ that forbids personal usage, and records shew Boyer signed a statem.ent asreews to abide by that pchcy.

    But Brennan said the policy doesn't apply to commissioners, only employees who fall under the chief executive officer. Boyer said she will now seek to change that.

  • "There is no process or procedures that I violated,' she said ." And no one pointed it out to me. I would be happy to change my WllyS.and I appreciate you bringing this to myattention.'

    But someone brought problems to her attention years ego - an intem.al auditor. Commissiouers had their own P-card usage examined by the DeKaIb Finance Department in:l010 and In 20~1.

    Boyer's office was one of three cited for being out of compliance with county policy. Her 2011 deficiencies including having only 12 receipts out of 50 tranBactiOQ8.

    "Adequate dncumentatlon ~ that expenditures incurred are in compliance with the P-card policy; the auliit stat~

    Boyer said she tried to do better after that audit, bat aleo said of receipts, "I'm sorry. I just don't keep them.'

    She slid her Cardhahits ~ nothing to do with personal fln.,,'Cial issu"; reflected fn federal court records. which show she and her husband have each filed twice forbankruptcy in the past three years. However. they did not complete the filings and their bankruptcy petitions were ~ each time.

    The ~onu said there has been no ~Ptcy and shewasn't tunili,g to her P-card for luxuries she "';"Idn't afford.

    "You are trying to create a picture that I am not going to agree to.' she said. "You are tJying to spin it that I bad intent, I hid no intent.

    "I will confess to sloppy procedures," she said. "I will conf thlt WI! don't have a uniform policy f~~P-card 'use, and 1would be more than happy to comply and promote one.

    A bankruptcy attorney said the Jk,yers appear to have,been using the bankroptcy filings 88 a legal tactie to stall ~ on theh- home near Stone Mountain.

    Scott Rlddl." who wasn't involved in the cases hut examined public records for theAJC, pointed to the commisoioner'. Sept. 3, 2012. filing. Foreclosure day was Sept. 4.

    "The original petition was a 'skeletal petition: which meana it was the hare minimum paperwork to start a (bankruptcy) case; Riddle wrote in an email.

    Skeletal petitions often are used to halt the foreclosure proc huying more time for the owners. Then the bankruptcy cases are dropped, as happeued with the Boyers.

    Up, up and .~.YDespite any financial cbalIenges. Boyer and her family members continued to fly. with help from DeKalb County.

    In the summer of 2012. Boyer .peat $800 of taxpayer money on two tlighu to Phoenix, one fo~her and one for her daughter. She said she went there on behalf of DeKaIbfiref!gblml to look into problems with Draeger Safety alr packs. which both Phoenix and DeKalb firefighters claimed were malfunctioning.

    Boyer said she didn't vo:antto travel alone. But she didn't reimburse the $400 for her daughter'. tlight until earlier thia month, .;au the AJC requested the receipts,Later that year, she returned to Phoenix for what she described as a vacation. She charged the county $5'3 for a rental car. but didn't pay that back either until the AJC beganasking questions.

    Even though in znn she questioned why commissioners spent money traveUng to. National Asaociattonof Counties confl!rence in Washington, D.C.in 2013 Boyer attended.NACO conference in Fort Worth. Texas. She used her P-

  • It started with missing records.

    The Atlanta JoumaI-Constit\ltlon bas spent months scrntlnizing elected officials' discretionary spending, and reporter Johnny Edwards found that DeKalb CountyCommissioner Elaine Boyer wasn't maintaining transaction logs ofber county Visa card usage. County policy mandates cardhOlders keep the logs, and most DeKaibcommissioners keep up with them even though they say they don't fall under the policy.

    Boyer instead produced spreadsheets ofher VISa usage, and Edwanla noted several high-doUar charges that she reimbursed months later. The com:miBsioner'J chief of staffexp1ainedllllUlY of the expense!. But when EdwanIs requested receipts and back-up documentation for those and other purchases, Boyer'. office responded thst it could notlocate them. .. .

    The AJC began drilling into those charges, deciphering such entries all $1,400 charged to SUDlmitCove.com in October. That turned out to be a ski resort booking for a bip thatIncluded her daughter and two friends.

    Edwards also checked federal records and found thst Boyer Md her husband bad initiated bankruptcy filings multiple times in recent years but didn't proceed with the cases.Other publie records showed that the couple'. home was heading to foreclosure.

    When Edwarda pressed for receipts on dozens more expenses, such as plane tickets. rental cars. meal. and phone billa, Boyer could only produce two. Then, on March '3. Boyersent the county lists of other porch es sbe needed to repay and provided checks (or more than $4.000,

    Boyer told the.AJC last week that she may need to repay more, including T-Mobile bills that have funded two cells phones for ber.

    About Elaine Boyer

    She is the longest-serving member of the DeKalb County Board of Commission ers, first elected in 1992.

    Her base pay is $38,375. but with her longevity supplement for being a "certified commissioner." she made $41.764 in 2013. according to that year's aonual budget

    Her campalgna have stressed tax relief. and she has drawn support from soda! conservatives such as officers of Georgia Right to Ufe, ChristIan Coalition and Eagle Porum, She baa long touted her record a fiscal conservative, voting against tax increases and criticizing other county ofIlciala for spending. Says her website: "While politics in the

    ~ounty may change, Boyer bas remained true to her ideals and continued to crusade for the basic tenets of conservatism: Iimitiog the tax burden, reducing the sl2e ofgovernment, fighting for constituents. and keeping families sate."

    She had a $742.16 garnishment for 2004 federal incomes taxes. This was satisfied in 2009. She had said the debt stemmed from a busineas disagreement between herhusband and a former business partner.

    Also in 2004. the state ethics commission sought informatlen from Bayer in an investigation into her fund-raising activities. Boyer later agreed to pay $800 for not properlydocumenting contributions and expenditures. An allegation that sbe made loan repayments to herself for above the amount due was dismissed. as was an allegation thst sheaccepted excess contributions, according to state records. .

    In 2004. Boyer filed a complaint with Decatur police accusing former CEOVernon Jones ofinteotionally bumping her shoulder as they passed each other. Jones denied theaccusation but publicly apologized for using inappropriate language. No eriminal charges resulted,

    In 2011. Boyer questioned travel by now-suspended CEO BnrreB Ellis and five eommissioners, At the time, the county was trying to cut $33.6 milUon from iIBbndget. Boyersaid travo:! needed to be one of the first things cut from every department budget "We have a limited budget as commisstoners," she said, "and I prefer to spend mine forother stuff in my district that directly helps my constitueDIs."

    In 2011. when DeKalb approved a 26 percent tax hike, Boyer criticized Ellis: "Weare all cutting our budgets. yet the county has refused to embrace layoffs or significantbudget reductions.' In 2012.Boyer was critical of county spending, calling for 5percent budget cuts In every department.

    In 2012. Boyer and commission ers Chief of Staff Morris WIlliams asked compaoies thst do work for the county to help defray the costs of feeding commissioners duringmeetings. CH2M' Hill, Jacoba Engineering Group and Brawn &: caldwell spent at least $500 per working lunch for commissioners' meals, records showed. Boyer said shesaw no problem with it because ..it's All open process, aU seven commissioners are always present and staff are running in and out."

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    Subject: pcard prosecution

    Date: Mon. Mar31. 201411:31 pm

    FWIW, I have no idea where exactly the Lewis/Pope case is in the court docket but I found an article about a, : .similar case online. People do get convicted for misusing a government credit card.

    Tuesday, September 8,2009

    Fonner Perimeter College Student Life Director Pleads Guilty In P-Card Case:. .

    Patrice Wright, aformer Student Life Director at the Clarkston campus of Perimeter College,pled guiltythis morning inDeKalb Superior Court over her misuse of her state-issued purchasing card (Pi-card). Wrightentered a guilty plea to ten counts of theft by taking, and she was sentenced by Judge Robert Castellani toten years intensive probation and 160 hours of community service. In addition, restitution in the amount of$3,463was ordered to be repaid to the state.

    Part o[Wright's duties atPerimeter required her to make certain work-related purchases, including thepurchase of gift cards for use by the school. OnJanuary 22,2007, Wright used her P-card to purchase fourmall gift certificates with aface value of $500 each which she used to make payments on her car loan. OnFebruary 7,2007, Wright purchased several gift cards with aface value of $340, one of which sheappropriatedfor her oW,nuse to reserve a hotel room in Hawaii. In addition, the state investigationdiscovered that Wright had used her Pi-card to make personal purchases while on a trip toDisney inSeptember 2006 and while on a trip to Las Vegas in over the New Years holiday in 2006-2007. The totalamount of Wright's thefts totaled $3,463.25.

    The case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney GeneralLaura Pfister, and the case was investigatedjointlyby the State Audit Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

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  • Restore DeKalb is a coalition of private citizens with a mission to hold elected officialsaccountable and restore public trust. We join private citizens that step out on thefrontline to ensure transparency, ethics, and accountability.

    We join Thomas Mitchell Owens and Joe Newton in their attempt to restore public trust.We strive to hold elected officials accountable.

    Viola Davis - Restore DeKalb

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  • Restore DeKalb is a coalition of private citizens with a mission to hold elected officialsaccountable and restore public trust. We join private citizens that step out on thefrontline to ensure transparency, ethics, and accountability.

    We join Thomas Mitchell Owens and Joe Newton in their attempt to restore public trust.We strive to hold elected officials accountable.

    Thomas Mitchell Owens - Taxpayer and Voter in Commission District 1