Integrity cannot be purchased, nor
can it be sold to the highest bidder.
Caveat Emptor
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Integrity cannot be purchased, nor
can it be sold to the highest bidder.
Caveat Emptor
Kurt Hoffman received:
- 45 corporate campaign checks from one address at 4054 Sawyer Rd.
.- 75 corporate campaign checks from five addresses.
.- Etc.
Two questions for you:
- Does corporate money represent your choice for the office elected sheriff of Sarasota County?
.- Is the office of sheriff for sale to the highest bidder?
Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dZL...ew?usp=sharing
Paul Fern is a genuinely nice man. He is down-to-earth and is not conceited. If God wills him to win, then it will be a nice change. Very nice. His experience is primarily in street-level work ---- and not politics and favors.
Sheriff Tom Knight said he promoted John Walsh as part of his “succession plan” for the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office. Knight’s “succession plan” includes the following promotions into his command staff:Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered
- Captain John Walsh, who lied under oath and then encouraged another deputy (Mark Macale) to lie under oath for him during an official internal investigation. The Sarasota-Herald Tribune article is scrubbed from the Tribune website, but it is still posted at the above link at news.google.com.
.- Colonel Kurt Hoffman, who lied under oath during an official lie detector test.
.- Lieutenant Dan Tutko, who as a supervisor, asked a subordinate deputy to lie during a K9 sniff at a traffic stop (link to memorialized article is available upon request).
Knight’s “succession plan” comments are scrubbed from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune website. However, to see a memorialized copy of his comments, click on this link and scroll to the bottom of the page:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xuH...ew?usp=sharing
Here is the original Sarasota Herald-Tribune link that is scrubbed of Knight's "succession plan" comments. But beware – the H-T link has previously had vicious malware attached to it – so click on it at your own risk:
http://crimeandcourts.blogs.heraldtr...eriffs-office/
Knight’s “succession plan” involves promoting vetted liars who have documented records of lying. You cannot make this stuff up.
As a Sarasota County Sheriff’s employee, the Hatch Act prohibits Kurt Hoffman, from seeking public office in a partisan election (such as a Republican Primary). To be in conformance with the law, Hoffman should have asked Sheriff Tom Knight for a “leave of absence” – but he did not. As an attorney, Hoffman should have known this basic legal information.
Here is a copy-and-paste from the Supervisor of Elections in Pinellas County (from Ms. Julie Marcus):
- How does the “resign-to-run” law relate to the “Hatch Act?”
The state resign-to-run law is entirely separate from the federal “Hatch Act.” The federal Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §§ 1501- 1508) applies to executive branch state and local employees who are principally employed in connection with programs financed in whole or in part by loans or grants made by the United States or a federal agency.
The Hatch Act prohibits executive branch state and local employees covered under its provisions from being a candidate for public office in a partisan election, i.e., an election in which any candidate represents, for example, the Republican or Democratic Party.
For example, if an employee works for a state agency and his or her principal work is in an area which is funded in part by a federal agency, then the Hatch Act would prohibit that employee from running for a partisan office. Law enforcement officers seeking to run for public office should be aware that if their law enforcement agency receives federal funding (e.g., Department of Homeland Security grants), then their candidacy for a partisan office may be subject to the Hatch Act prohibitions. The Hatch Act would not prohibit the covered employee from being a candidate in a nonpartisan election; however, an employee’s conduct is also subject to the laws of the state and the regulations of the employing agency, so the employee should check with his or her supervisor, personnel office, or the agency’s general counsel to determine what state or local law or agency rules or policies may apply regarding political activities.
The Hatch Act prohibits state, county and municipal employees seeking public office in a partisan election.
Questions about the Hatch Act may be directed to:
Hatch Act Unit
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
1730 M Street, N.W., Suite 218
Washington, D.C. 20036-4505
Tel: (800) 85-HATCH or (800) 854-2824
(202) 254-3650
Website: http://www.osc.gov/pages/hatchact.aspx
Source:
https://www.votepinellas.com/Candida...ign-to-Run-Law