Monday, February 24, 2014

Judge gets the Lieutenant's attention

Update: Case goes to trial in May. 

Special Circuit Judge Henry Lackey scheduled a hearing last week to ask Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham why he had not complied with any discovery requests in a civil lawsuit filed by the state. The State Auditor and Attorney General sued Mr. Graham in February 2012 seeking repayment of  $23,818 they claim he bilked from the city of Jackson while he worked at JPD.  Hizzonour must have gotten his attention because the responses to discovery were served the very next day.


JJ reported on March 2, 2012:

Attorney General Jim Hood and State Auditor Stacey Pickering filed suit accused Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham of fraud in a lawsuit filed yesterday in Hinds County Circuit Court. Mr. Graham is the President of the Board of Supervisors and owner of Professional Dispatch Management. The company provides training in 911 services. Mr. Graham was a dispatcher and spokesman for the Jackson Police Department until 2006.

The complaint charges Mr. Graham with using the city to copy Professional Dispatch training manuals. It is alleged Mr. Graham claimed they were used to teach classes for JPD personnel when in reality he was copying them for is own company. The company also used JPD to purchase 25 manuals for his business. Only 12 of the students who used those manuals were JPD employees. It alleges the rest of the students were not employees of the city of Jackson. The complaint does not stop with training manuals but also claims Mr. Graham taught classes for his company while "on the clock" for the city of Jackson. The AG and Auditor provided several exhibits composed of dozens of pages of time sheets and payroll records.

The complaint charges Mr. Graham with using "fraud and false representation" to defraud the city of Jackson to benefit himself and Professional Dispatch Management. The state claims he is personally liable for the repayment of the money and the investigation expenses. Mr. Pickering made a formal demand on May 25, 2011 for repayment. No repayment has been made. The suit asks for $23,818 to be repaid to Jackson, $10,008 in interest, and investigation costs of $11,909. The total amount claimed is $45,736. it should be pointed out this is a civil suit, not a criminal complaint. Rest of post





13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Snooker interpreted this as a request only, and believes applicable laws do not apply to him, as he doesn't consider himself a common citizen.

Anonymous said...

fyi, lieutenant ... see headline

Anonymous said...

I would rather he throw him in the slammer for ten days than give him another chance. Graham obviously thumbed his badge at the judge and at justice. What's up with asking him to explain himself?

Anonymous said...

the "show cause" hearing satisfies due process.

making the responses is not responsive to the order. Even if he supplied complete answers to discovery, the judge could still grant a default judgment.

Anonymous said...

Stowers and Hargrove have their phones auto-forwarding to voicemail.

Anonymous said...

They're climbing towers, working. You can't answer the phone when you're really, really busy durin' dangerous stuff.

Anonymous said...

All over box of paper?

Anonymous said...

Coulda been a box of pencils. Theft is theft.

He hasn't been charged yet with stealing paid hours from his employer while also doing contract work supposedly training dispatchers and getting paid as an independent contractor at the same time.

WOE is the Lieutenant's ass.

Kingfish said...

Even if it was one minute or one sheet of paper the case should be prosecuted. The law is the law. The law forms the foundation for civilization. If someone is allowed to break the law and get away with it, society is harmed. It will teach others that respect for the law is permissible. It teachers there are no rules, no standards, no penalties for breaking the law. Public morals are necessary for a strong civilization. If someone is to violate them, he must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law or else society faces a slide into self-destruction. The case of Mr. Graham merits a full and vigorous prosecution for those reasons.

Anonymous said...

The moment he is charged with a crime that stems for the use of his office,he be must give up that office..

Burke said...

Thank you, Kingfish. It's encouraging to be reminded that we are a civilized primarily by the rule of law. Were Mr. Graham of a like mind, he would have moved timely to have his day in court. Why would he not welcome it? (A rhetorical question.)

Anonymous said...

When will the O.S.A. go after the $189, 000.00 a C.O.J. vehicle management superintendent stole in fraudulent overtime

Anonymous said...

JPD executed a search warrant 2-18-2014 @ a home in south jackson. Items listed: napa air tank, 2 large kits, 3 boxes blue paper towels, Roll of garbage bags, phone books, Old files, all pens, safety gloves, tools, aluminum siding, and three ring binders. Kingfish I can show you the search warrant.


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