How do you know Albuquerque Public Safety Director, Darren White is lying? His lips are moving! It has become common place to hear of another White lie from the “Burro” Award recipient, Darren White. City Councilor Ken Sanchez called White out in public on his lies. In the opinion page of the Journal (read it here), Sanchez blasted White for repeatedly lying to the public. The Eye has done several stories documenting other lies that White has told.
Sanchez in his open letter to the Journal set the record straight. According to the letter, White lied when he was interviewed on KOB-TV; White said that voters were assured that Public Safety Tax money would not go to salaries and benefits. Sanchez stated clearly, “That is absolutely not true.”
Sanchez went on to chastise White and the Berry administration (and rightfully so) for diverting 3 Million dollars per year for up to thirty years “in order to borrow money to pay for boutique capital projects that the city may not be able to afford to operate.” That same money could have purchased new police and/or fire vehicles.
Sanchez also stated, "In the same Journal article, White asserted that the city has not followed the five-year expenditure plan that I referred to earlier. Once again, that is simply not true. In fact, through fiscal 2009, the last year of the five-year plan, the Public Safety Quarter Cent Tax had purchased more than $34 million in public safety equipment, including nine fire engines, six rescue vehicles, one command vehicle, 32 sedans, one brush truck, one SUV and dozens of police vehicles. In addition, the city used Fire Public Safety Tax money to renovate the Fire Academy, to renovate fire stations 2, 15 and 18, and for miscellaneous maintenance and capital equipment." This was simply another one of White's lies.
Sanchez backed up his claim by stating, “It’s important to point out that since the inception of the Public Safety Quarter Cent Tax, the city’s Office of Internal Audit has conducted a management audit and a follow-up audit on the use of the proceeds of the tax. One of the purposes was to determine whether Public Safety Tax dollars were being used in accordance with the law. Both the management audit and the follow-up audit found only minor technical issues, but absolutely no misuse of the funds.”
Kudos to Councilor Sanchez, thank you for educating the public and setting the record straight. Oddly enough, if you or Eye lied the way White does, we would be fired. White lies constantly and nothing is ever done. Maybe fibbing and being a tattletale is truly Darren Whites job because that is all he seems to do. It is no wonder the culture of corruption thrives in the City.
It is time for new leadership. When election time comes, please vote your conscience.
15 comments:
Ask Mrs. White #2 about Darren's lies, self absorption and the (under seal) RO she has. Sanchez went easy compared to what the bloated gasbag deserves.
The public is tired of hearing you disgruntled little coppers cry about White. Let's hear about Dwyer coppers? For starters, the guy is former Auto Theft and a VIN from an old truck of his ends up in Levi's truck? Come on guys, pull your head out of the sand on this one...coincidence? I doubt it....that's enough PC to effect an arrest or at minimal a summons eh? Now his rants on MySpace, etc....enlighten the public coppers?
White sets the example. Seems Yoki Maurx thought he could lie too. Of course lying is normal for APD even on the stand. Officer Maurx problem was getting caught. Collaborated testimony with his partner too. Result: guilty of contempt of court. White does it but then he's untouchable.
Councilor Sanchez: I appreciate your efforts on behalf of the taxpayers of Albuquerque. I am employed by the City, and it is refreshing to see someone stand up to Goliath and all the forms he takes. Thank you again.
When is APD going to fire Schultz and hire a new chief? This department is a mess. The guy at the top is to blame. Time to send Schultz packing and bring in an outside chief. APD needs to be cleaned up, the public has lost confidence in them. The officers have lost confidence in their command staff. Is Mayor Berry even running this?
Believe me I am no fan of Schultz, but the problems started when White took over as public satefy director. It is true the rank and file has no respect for anyone above the rank of sergeant or lieutenant, and only a few of them. Now there is a rumor that Sal Bargiola is going to be appointed chief. My God ! This department will really sink to the bottom of the tank if that happens. White and Bargiola screwed up the sheriff department, now they will run A.P.D.!
I DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MAURX BUT I HAVE SEEN OFFICERS LIE ON CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS AND THOSE LIES MUST BE VERBALLY SAID IN GRAND JURY OR METRO COURT.
I hear we might be saying "Chief Baragiola" very soon.
June 17, 2011 8:07:00 AM MDT
Us "Coppers" don't give a rats ass as to what you have to say. Dont like it? Tough. What are you going to do? Bitch on this blog? HA! Better yet, why don't u go out and protest. Ya, the 50 warm bodies you get in the crowd will surely change the world! Bottom line is, is that you are an ignorant SOB. You wouldn't know PC if it turned around and smacked you right between the legs. Don't speak of things you know very little about. Better yet, stop getting your info from the news. When you repeat what they say, it shows nothing more than your brain washed ignorance.
RE: copper @ 7:32 PM
Feelings hurt much? You know what most of your psych profiles say about you guys? What do they say about little boys with Big Ego's? My video is filming copper....with your attitude, it will only be a matter of time. In fact, maybe you should reach out to EAP to help you out. What's wrong...mommy didn't give you unconditional love and Daddy was drunk? Typical PIG rhetoric....try again PIG. Me-1 You-0. Another question..without your badge and gun, what are you?
The cover-ups and lies are nothing new...this stuff dates to the Kaitlyn Arquette case and beyond..
RE: Angry copper @ June 19, 2011 7:32:00 PM MDT
Your "rant", and calling it that gives it more credit than it deserves, clearly demonstrates your "coppers" mentality of you vs. Joe Public. You ask..."what am I going to do"? HAHAHA! Three letters...DOJ! My letter to Thomas Perez at DOJ is complete and thanks to coppers like you, I showed him (screen prints, links to blog comments/articles, NMAPOA forums, Fans of APD FB, etc) of APD's thug mentality, as you so eloquently demonstrated. Coppers like you will soon get OWNED by DOJ and your little leash will soon shorten copper. Believe me, the last laugh will be on thug coppers like yourself. Guess who will be shortening your leash...White? Schultz? What a burn...my money is on White, he is already throwing you under the bus....
poster June 17; 8:07 -
Are you labloring under some grandiose delusion that you represent "the public", or do you just believe that YOU ARE "the public"?
RE: Another angry PIG @ June 21, 2011 1:29:00 PM MDT
The public = non boot licking, non badge bunny public
Make sense PIG?
RE: June 21, 2011; 4:13 pm
Apparently (with your PIG reference) you assume that I am a Police Officer. I'm not. I'm a member of that "public" you claim to represent. A member of that "public" who refuses to be represented by someone with the IQ of a cinderblock. Yes, that's you.
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