Expanding out from the “Triangle of Corruption” Congressmen, we now hear that San Bernadino County Assesor Bill Postmus is under investigation. From the SB Sun:
San Bernardino County’s grand jury has opened an inquiry into the Assessor’s Office, sources close to the investigation say. The grand jury only recently began the investigation, said the sources, who asked not to be identified. It was not immediately clear what the particulars were behind the investigation.
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Questions have arisen about how the recent departure of one of Postmus’ top officials was handled.Jim Erwin told the county he was resigning from his post on Oct. 30, severing ties with the office that employed him at a salary of $63.61 an hour, or $132,308 per year. He declined to say why he left, but said the county offered him a six-month severance package after he announced he was severing ties with the governmental body. That would mean Erwin is receiving more than $60,000 for not working in a job he held for 11 months. The county Board of Supervisors approved the deal in a closed session the morning of Nov. 6. (SB Sun)
I suppose I should point out that Mr. Postmus has a whole mess of fans on the Flashreport, including his former CoS Brad Mitzelfelt, who used to post at FR. For some reason, I don’t see any information about the investigation on the FlashReport, an oversight, I’m sure. Kind of like the accidental dearth of coverage for the indictment of Fleischman’s old boss, OC sheriff Mike Carona.
Mr. Postmus also is the Inland Empire Chair of the No on Prop 93 Campaign. So, add that to the chairman of U.S Term Limits, Paul Jacob, who is under indictment in Oklahahoma, and you have a real winning team, don’t ya!