Weak excuses give 'scam artists' a pass
Well, gee. That was easy. So, Homestead gets off scot-free for bilking the citizens of Guilford County and the homeowners they pretended to assist. Wow. That's some district attorney we've got. Let's see, his excuse for not prosecuting was, "well, uh, there really was, like, nothing we could trace because, you know, like, they didn't keep good records." Well, duh.
Have you ever heard of scam artists, Mr. District Attorney? That's what they do so well — confuse holy heck out of inept DA's offices by authorizing illegal activities after the fact and just not keeping good and accurate records — on purpose — while buying tons of bling and escaping from the toils of exploiting the impoverished and underprivileged.
Hello. Honestly. What on earth do the municipal officers in this county really, really do?
Lonnie Groendes
Greensboro
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"What on earth do the municipal officers in this county really, really do?"
Same as a good number of municipal offocers in other counties across the nation do. Stuff their own cookie jars with public funds that are stolen from the taxpayers.
Posted on March 17, 2006 5:47 AM
The main culprit, Rev. Dr. Michael King, proved his "high character" by choosing the cowards way out. Rather than face up to what he was in some way responsible, he chose rather to take his own life. What a tragic ending to millions of taxpayer dollars. Very sad indeed.
Shalom
Posted on March 17, 2006 9:19 AM
I agree with the writer. It is ashame that DA's can pick and choose who they want to go after and for what crimes. Might have alot to do with the over crowding of the jail, I dunno. Maybe if we really looked into what the majority of the inmates were "in" for, I bet ya it would not be for something much more than a tiny bit of pot, or maybe something even less.
The point is, with or without Rev. King, the DA should be able to put a case together or at least put a case together, make Skip and his buddies pay to defend themselves. Why not, they disrupt poor people's lives every day with less charges.
Posted on March 17, 2006 10:34 AM
I agree. What a lousy excuse. I'll have to remember that if the IRS ever decides to audit me. I'll just say "Oh, you can't prosecute me. I didn't keep any records. Ha ha!"
Posted on March 17, 2006 2:08 PM
I agree wid' ya', Lilly, especially about the inmates. My guess is there's one or two of the "working poor" doing time for "Contempt of Court" cuz' they couldn't (NOT wouldn't) pay their alimony. Potheads and Po' Folks. What a horrific and dangerous threat to our community.
More dangerous, even, than elected officials who cover for self-serving "Community Leaders" that enrich themselves at the expense of the citizenry. Another victim of Homestead was the City of Goldsboro. News Argus ... see for yourself.
Wait! ... Is that Rev. King laughing from the grave?
Posted on March 18, 2006 9:38 AM