MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 - DECEMBER 30, 2012
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VOLUME I, NO. XXX
San Gabriel Controller Finds Payroll Process at Department Man Fails to of Parks and Recreation Violated State Policy Appear for Chiang Finds Serious Abuse, Fraud and Overpayments in Parks and Rec Sentencing; Wanted by FBI
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A San Gabriel man who was scheduled to be sentenced on Monday but failed to appear in court is being sought by the FBI, announced Bill Lewis, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field State Controller John Chiang has found numerous errors and potential fraud in the state Parks and Recreation Dept. -Photo by Terry Miller Office, and André Birotte Jr., the United States Attorney in State Controller John overpayments. abuse of public funds.” cific number of days and Los Angeles. Chiang said a review of “The deliberate disreMuch of the DPR’s with documentation supDavid Kaup, 29, was the California Department gard for internal controls payroll problems were re- porting the additional pay. scheduled to be sentenced of Parks and Recreation’s along with little oversight lated to “out-of-class” com- The review, which looked Monday, December 17, in (DPR) payroll process re- and poorly-trained staff re- pensation (OOC), which is at DPR’s payroll processUnited States District Court vealed managers and em- sulted in improper payouts a type of pay for employees es for the period of July in Los Angeles. Kaup pled ployees violated state poli- to Parks’ employees,” said who perform duties far out- 1, 2009, through June 30, guilty to two counts of wire cies and keyed in payroll Chiang. “When security side the scope of their posi- 2012, found that managefraud on April 9, 2012. without proper documenta- protocols and authorization tion. This type of pay may ment circumvented rules tion or authority, creating requirements so easily can only be used in limited the risk of abuse, fraud and be overridden, it invites the circumstances, for a spePlease see page 3 Please see page 7
HSI’s National Search for ‘Jane Doe’ Ends with Arrest of Florida Woman
Baldwin Park Projects $1 Million Deficit Police Dept. May Be Next on Chopping Block According to Baldwin Park administrators, the city spends $19.5 million on its police department. A contract with the Sheriff's Department contract would come at an estimated $14.8 million price tag. As a result the city of Baldwin Park may contracting with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Council voted 3-2 in October to proceed with a second, more comprehensive evaluation of the potential change. That evaluation comes with a $90,000 price tag. Council members Susan Rubio and Ricardo Pacheco voted against the move. They questioned the potential savings that staff presented in the initial study. Officials have expressed concern about Please see page 2
Operation Polar Wind Brings Joy to Pediatric Patients at Huntington Hospital
Minor Victim Identified, Woman Faces Federal Child Pornography Charges The nationwide search for a “Jane Doe” suspected child pornographer, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), ended with the arrest of an Okaloosa County, Fla., woman on federal charges for child pornography production. Corine Danielle Motley, 25, was arrested by HSI Pensacola special agents and Northwest Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force members late
Wednesday evening, hours after HSI issued a public appeal for assistance to identify “Jane Doe.” “The quick identification of the victim and suspect in this case demonstrates the power of the press, social media and the general public in helping solve these cases,” said ICE Director John Morton. “Literally hours after we asked the public for their assistance in identifying Jane Doe, a tip came in that led to her identification and arrest. There is nothing more
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satisfying than knowing that, due to these efforts, a child is Please see page 7
The Pasadena Police Air Operations Section and the Foothill Air Support Team (FAST) \ to conducted their 7th annual Christmas Toy Drive at the Pedi-
atrics Ward of Huntington Memorial Hospital. Pasadena Police Chief Phillip L. Sanchez escorted Santa Clause and his flight suit clad “elves” bearing
gifts and holiday cheer after arriving atop the hospital in their own special rotorequipped sleigh which douPlease see page 4