This has been an interesting week in Albuquerque and we don't really know where to begin. First we had the bizarre story of APD's kinda-of-investigation-but-not-really of District Attorney Brandenburg. Our Eyes are telling us things inside APD, that is the high command, are scrambling to explain how exactly a detective on his own refers a case to the Attorney General's office without there being any statement by APD brass nevermind the detective's sergeant? Are we really to believe this Detective took it upon himself to send the case across the street on his own? Like her or not, Ms. Brandbenburg is the top cop in the county and this whole matter smells much like the Judge Murdoch affair. Except this time instead of sex we've got guns and money in play. Weird.
Then we saw this little article:
No sooner is David Tourek out the door then are the replacements lining up. One name however jumped out at us: Erica Anderson. You see, Ms. Anderson has been busy defending Perry/Berry/Schultz in the lawsuit brought against them by the family of the "departed" civil rights attorney Mary Han. (It's been a while since we reported on that case but you do remember that one right? You know, the suspicious death scene where virtually all of APD and City's brass arrived at a crime scene and said "nothing suspicious" and left possibly with diamond rings, computers, cellphones, pictures, and files.) Funny, Ms. Anderson has been very busy over the past year outside of her representing the squad of crime scene contamination experts:
First she tried to run for a judgeship last summer:
And when she failed at that (it seems that even though she has been carrying water for the Republicans, she is in fact a Democrat, and we know Martinez doesn't like such creatures) she started her own law firm:
But what's even weirder is that apparently she's also working for Tourek's brother in law, attorney Stephen French still:
So we're not sure what's going on there but, either way it stinks.
Looks folks, it seems doing business at the speed of Albuquerque means..."kinda." Get in or get out. If you're gonna charge the DA with a crime then step up with department leaders leading the way, not some poor detective that is going to get left holding the bag to explain why the department fully complied with a IPRA request (when it rarely does) and did so when there was a clear exemption to the request (how often have we heard APD use the "on-going investigation" excuse?)
Add to that a clear scheme where an attorney who appears to have the inside track for the city's top legal position is working for the the retiring city's attorney's brother-in-law but also has her own practice on the side? And really, chasing after the Han family for legal fees. How 'bout you produce the cell phones and articles that were taken from the scene first? And Ms. Anderson, don't think for a minute we aren't aware of your interaction with Ms. Han....
We don't like the look of things to come and the year is all but over yet this mess keeps moving forward....
48 comments:
Business as usual.
When was this position advertised? The Mayor cost us $30,000 with that charade hunt for a Chief.
The Chief is important but with everything coming to the legal department, both from APD and all the personnel who are suing from across the City, it is worth it to properly advertise. Then we can get a city attorney who knows how to actually follow not just the letter of the law but the intent as well.
Someone ask the unions how many cases they all have in court and how many grievances are at their final stages?
Steve French supposedly was interested in being appointed head of State Risk Managemet by Martinez when Ned Fuller resigned and was appointed District Judge by Martinez back in July. French wants to close his practice and Erica Anderson works for French and she is in desperate need of a job. Anderson wanted to run for District Judge against Ned Fuller, but lost her bid at the Democratic State Central Committee in August. Erica is a big opportunist and has always helped Republicans, even though she was a Democratic Party State Central Committee member. She is not to be trusted.
Ned Fuller has the inside track on becoming the next City Attorney. He was appointed Director of Workers Compensation by Martinez, then appointed head of State Risk Management by Martinez. Fuller then was appointed District Judge by Martinez. Fuller was a strong supporter of Berry when Berry ran the first time and was always down at City Hall. Fuller has always been a big Republican political operative. He was a Workers Compensation Judge appointed by Gary Johnson and then fired by Bill Richardson. Fuller sued the state when Rischardson fired him as a judge and Fuller walked away with a $300,000 cash settlement. Berry will take care of Fuller before he would ever take care of Eric Anderson.
Does anyone know anything about the rumor that PERA is NOT going to figure the rentention bonus into our retirement calculations? Stephanie is this true? Will someone tell APD officers soon? We have to decide if we are retiring this year and if it is not going to add to my pension I am leaving. Can someone post something?
Thursday January 1st 7pm the governor will hold her swearing in ball not in Santa Fe but at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
Tickets can be purchased on the new mexico true website.
The website does not say how much they are.
It does not say where the money from ticket sales will be going. It does not disclose if the governor is paying fair market prices to use the convention center. It does not say how many officers will now be on overtime to cover her political cronies.
If you ever cared about this city show up ready to protest and equipped with cameras. Lets photograph every single car and person going to this event. Tickets or not you can only keep it private if you do not hold it at a public building.
We need cameras at the parking garage entrances on MLK, the entrance trucks use on first street, all sides of the hyatt, the galleria, city hall, the plaza garage,the police station, the courthouse, the old jail, and any other building downtown with an underground tunnel.
You can go celebrate your buying a politician but we have every right to photograph every person walking in and out. Eye, we will send you the pics and you tell us what odd bed fellows show up when Mayor Berrys wife hosts the governors hooray for us grand ball while the homeless five blocks away go hungry.
i wonder when the tent city between the two will be secretly demolished so the party goers dont risk seeing it.
While I am no fan of Brandenburg, this case reminds me of when APD tried to frame Judge Murdoch for rape in order to distract from Darren White's problems. Seems like these things happen whenever APD is getting too much heat. Why is APD trying to distract the public. It looks like amateur hour the way the department conducts its business.
The retention bonus will NOT be figured into our income for retirement pension amounts. PERA and city are about to be in a huge fight and we get the shaft. Again.
And no, this is not Stephanie or Shawn. But they know this.
I guess Roseman isn't the pension expert he told the city council he was! APD and this city are run be idiots, what was wrong with the retention bonus we had back in 2009? I know Roseman wanted to spike his pension but now he fucked all of us. And since the MOU says "retention bonus" we are going to be taxed at the highest rates, thanks Berry and Eden! Maybe next time they will ask PERA for their input before they start making changes.
Can't you call pera or benefits @ city? Myself, i can't figure any of it out. Its like going down the rabbit hole and ending up in a massive pile of paperwork that needs to be filled out. so 20th century..we should be able to do all this online.
I wonder if they include longevity?
The entire issue of the retention bonus is because Berry didn't put it into the regular contract that was approved this summer. Berry decided to do an MOU instead and this MOU says "bonus" with an end date of June 30 2015. That is why the law does not allow PERA to calculate it into your pension, it is called pension spiking and it ruins pensions funds and is illegal. Berry and Eden were warned and they did it anyone. What a bunch of fools. Thank God we have people protecting PERA from these idiots.
12:01 Money is the root of all evil and hypocrites abound on this blog. You being one of them...sad.
Murdoch went down for reasons other than "distracting" from White.
Don't deny "The Gang".
Getting back to Erika Anderson.....she laughs like a cartoon creature and will do anything for a paycheck obviously.
to 12-11 @ 8:21 geez why so hostile guy was just askin a question. Maybe YOU need to retire now.
10:02,
What are you talking about? I simply asked a question that others have now answered. In your wacko world you start listening to the voices in your head. And money is not the root of all evil, that is simply a lie so that the rich get richer and the poor feel better about it.
12.11@8:21. You are one sick loser in need of a psych. eval.It's not too late to get help. You have been broken by someone you trusted and the anger is sweating out your pores..you are angry at someone in particular, most likely a cop since they carry glocks as department issued sidearms. You are someone in a higher position than the cop you slight for crying over what you perceive to be a few measly bucks. I would say you are an admin or a Lt . or higher and you resent them being concerned about getting screwed over. Unlike you who will go out with your high 3 & still make more than the peons as you think of them so far down the chain than you are, you miserable, greedy, overpriced man -whore.
Even the United Nations is condemning the tactics of U.S. Police and demanding a nationwide review of police policies and procedures. It is apparent that the " I Can't Breathe" movement is gaining WORLD-wide momentum. I recall when excessive violence and abuse by the authorities was only subject to happening in the barrios and ghettos. More recently, overall violent crime is down (http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/violent-crime/violent-crime-topic-page/violentcrimemain_final), more metropolitan/states/cities are banning guns/firearms (NY & Chicago come to mind), more young minority men are imprisoned (http://sentencingproject.org/doc/publications/inc_Trends_in_Corrections_Fact_sheet.pdf), but yet Police violence is up? Any thoughts and/or opinions?
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/05/un-human-rights-experts-end-racial-profiling
The UN? Hahahahahahahahahah Um, ok moron.
So the claim is overall crime is down but police violence up. Hmmm.
"Hands up, don't shoot" "I can't breath" how bout shut the hell up and obey instructions. And OBEY the law. Try that for starters.
It's happy hannakuh to you hippie at 12:00!
APD, pants down. Nature at play.
Wnen you read the overwhelming majority of the comments on the Eye, you can tell most are cops or retired cops, or cop family members or wanna be's who live in their own self centered, slefish little world, with nothing more to contribute than smack on each other and no usefull information. The Eye really needs to screen the comments or not publish the comments at all. The comments are becoming more of distraction to what the Eye is trying to accomplish.
Hey 9:47,,,Why iz yous all wounded ese? Take a chill pill broooo,,,,and speaking is different from typing joto,,,,
1:22pm - Spoken like a true wannabe Storm Trooper Rambo, demanding respect because he/she/it belly-crawled through an ocean of tears to pass a training program which any military personnel (past, present, future) would equate to a Girl Scout troop feeling a sense of high accomplishment and totally unreal entitlement because they had to march to the Circle K for Twinkies, rather than ride. The only thing you have going for you with your demand to "OBEY" is your gun. Your Academy = zero respect. Your badge = zero respect. Your uniform = zero respect. The piece of shit inside your uniform = less than zero respect. Try that for starters.
This blog is getting more juvenile as it goes. I really think most of these posters need to grow up and/or get psych evaluations. Internet warriors!!
I am starting to believe the admins of this site are doing it. They have no inside sources anymore, the site has nothing to report on because they don't know anyone @ APD. The info here is just network news stories changed up. Along with disgusting sexually perverse scenarios mostly gay because these guys are all in the closet.
The Eye should just post stories and not allow comments.
6:49,
Glub glub glub glub glub glub glub glub glub.....
How was that bottle of Scotch you fat little un-undowed Leprechaun? The fact is that this site does matter. It matters, because blowhards like you have to come on here and say that it doesn't. If what you said were the case, you would not even be taking time to check and read it like you do every day. Wolf Fat Boy TJ and you have been seen with it on your computer screens all the time. How's that for inside information you donkey?
Stick to petting puppies, you Joe Pesci knockoff.
@ 10:29.....
I think if you don't like it, you should just not read it or take your happy ass elsewhere. How's that sound?
What a bunch of whiney little crybabies....
Oh. They cuss on the Eye.
Oh. The Eye hurt my feelings.
Oh. The Eye shouldn't have comments.
Oh. My virgin little ears.
No wonder why you pussies get walked all over. God forbid you get your hands dirty doing something when you can't even tolerate some profanity and confrontative behavior. If the juvenile behavior as you call it, has your ass up on your back this bad, how in the hell do you expect to deal with corrupt criminals who operate on a level you couldn't even comprehend? Please explain that.
Please go get the boo boos in your ears tended to by someone over at the pediatric hospital. Maybe you can have a lollipop too.
Bonuses, like retention bonuses, have never been a factor in pera. They will not count here because it is not a raise in base pay. This is the Mayor up to his old tricks again.
Retention bonus does NOT count towards pera.
Never ask the city either. They are not the final say. Do not trust your unions to know the right information. Your pension is too important to leave in the hands of someone who may be wrong. Only get your information about pera from pera.
Remember this is the Mayor who thinks the only reason you could possibly have for leaving is pera.
Murdoch was way dirtier than just this case. Ask yourself why the media never reports the really big stuff for more than a day?
Ice House, West Mesa, Murdoch, Brandenburg
Good point. I didnt know. I knew the retention bonus would not factor into pera. I did not realize, since it is a bonus, it is taxed higher than my income. I think the rate is 40% but can someone advise?
I completely agree. Eye if you don't have the time to screen out the post that have nothing to do with anything but name calling get stealth or whoever to help again.
Many great point keep getting lost behind fake posters and 1040s
I can't wait to see Eden on the witness stand pointing the finger at the DOJ for forcing the department to require 9mm Glocks because they thought 1911 style 45's looked too "aggressive" and where just "status symbols"...
Yea, i agree. This topic is not about PERA so please delete all the bullshit posts crying over the bonus and pera.
Allow comments but only ones relevant to the mission of the eye. Comments that reveal fraud and lies. Not the go swallow your gun or ones that do nothing but reveal personality conflicts within apd but do not show wrongdoing.
Like this - the mayor collected his paycheck like normal but his staff spends most of their time not knowing where he is. Rumors are flying that someone else answers his email and send instructions via text. We can't prove it but we suspect someone else is really running the city and it is not rob perry either.
Hey Stephanie, the email about the Santa stuff was really great. I mean I found it so much more informative than anything you could've told us about PERA and our pension. God forbid you show any leadership about that. Worthless on the street and even more worthless now.
PERA sent the city formal notice last week that they will not include the retention bonus in pension calculations.
The retention bonus will be taxed at 39% federal and 8% state. It is viewed the same way as capital gains.
So if you thought you were getting an extra $1,000 each month, that figure is actually $1,000 minus 47% ($470), or $530.
That's the real story, if you stay for this you need to have you head examined.
5:15 AM,
Good ole surveillance of these fools is what's needed.
This is being carried over from some comments on the previous eye story regarding the APOA and the lack of planning by the President and the clown Vice President. In the last two meetings they have focused most of the time worrying about Christmas and blowing a huge amount of money on a PR firm. Danny Klein is wise and a much needed voice of reason right now, he's trying to show the APOA leadership that they are walking into a trap and they're helping Berry do it. First, the mayor swapped the retention program for the take home cars. Terrible move by the APOA. So here we are with an opportunity to engage the administration yet Stephanie and Sean refuse to adopt a strategy of any kind. They have sat back and pushed the mayors agenda. Why not tell the city we will give the cars back for a substantial retention raise?? And please read between the lines, if they are going to make ridiculous offers we can counter with our own. Why wouldn't you seize the opportunity to gain some foothold?? If PERA is a bridge too far with respect to the retention bonus then take the city head on with the issue. Stephanie instead chooses to do media stories about how great her family life is and how she's such a good cop. Tsk tsk, wink wink. Nothing like having your own media handlers paid for by working cops.
More importantly, the APOA failed to act on the mayors subtle move to reinstate the RTW program to combat the dwindling staffing levels. Stephanie and Sean immediately threw support behind it, but the mayor hinted that he will decide the shape and scope of the legislation, this is not good:
1. They will be forced to work patrol
2. There will be a sunset on the program
3. The city will decide who gets in
These stipulations mean two huge issues must be addressed. How will you classify these employees and will they be unionized? If the APOA doesn't get ahead of this, the city can take either side of the issue and use it against us. The city has moved themselves into a position to create a "right to work " group of 34's. Those two will refuse to accept any responsibility as usual. They will use the " It's your union" excuse to sit back and wait. So this is really for the rest of us who need to be informed about what may be coming. There are way more serious issues pending than Christmas toys. They said it right in front of us at the meeting, they were going to focus on image issues. Meanwhile, the city is gift wrapping a turd for the APOA toy drive.
Stephanie and Willoughby will not make a move against this administration because Ray had dirt on them both. The kind of dirt that has no statute of limitations.
We need cops on the street. Take my dues to pay one of those east coat union thugs. Tell the city since they are used to paying over 100k for these two to ride a desk we want 80k to pay a private person like the other unions have. Some out of town staffer who answers to our board.
Then we can hire someone with zero connection to us and show this Mayor what it is like when you do a nationwide search and hire the best applicant, versus some crony.
This administration wouldn't last a day outside new mexico. Imagine what they would do if we brought the outside to them.
12-14, 10:39am; 6:49pm; 9:19pm
12-15, 1:36pm
12-16, 12:44am; 5:15am:
All of you losers have something in common; each of you has an ego self inflated beyond the limits of your intelligence. You each live in a fantasy land, feeding on self created delusions of superior mental capacities that empower you to explain (and complain) to the rabble that you should be acknowledged and listened to as an unquestionable source of wisdom.
Advice from one of the rabble: #1 - Do a reality check and concede that your vision of yourself is self inflated and undeserving.
#2 - Pull your head out of your ass to leave enough room for you to fuck yourself.
#3 - Fuck yourself.
#s4-9000 - Repeat #3.
@7:55, glad you at least left 12-16 4:33 out because what was posted couldn't be any truer. While Olivas was leaking information about cops to the media Steph and Shawn were buying him drinks and suits.
Is Sean Willouby TJ Wilham's twin?
12-17, 5:35am - My comments were directed only at those who appeared to think that they had this "omnipotent wisdom" and unfounded ego to presume to be in a position to "advise" the Eye on which comments were justified to print and which ones not. Kind of like saying "Hey, Eye - just do it my way and I assure you it will be much better, because I have this superior intellect that KNOWS ALL".
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