A question I have always had is how can we know that the huge payments for horton’s security detail and the massive payments to brightlift didn’t involve kickbacks of some kind? I know that sounds conspiratorial but at this point I really do think that the district needs to bring in a forensic auditor for transparency sake at the least a…
A question I have always had is how can we know that the huge payments for horton’s security detail and the massive payments to brightlift didn’t involve kickbacks of some kind? I know that sounds conspiratorial but at this point I really do think that the district needs to bring in a forensic auditor for transparency sake at the least and potentially to find some serious fraud that blew up the budget and stole resources from the children and the taxpayers of evanston.
I've dug as much as humanely possible into the security detail thing and come up empty. Doesn't mean there's nothing there but from the view I have, I found nothing interesting besides Horton wanting personal security. It's also worth noting in the security case, that he lived in Skokie - so getting an EPD detail in front of his house wasn't really an option.
As for the Britelift situation - stay tuned, I'm working on that story now. I have a copy of many months of bills that show some really extraordinary billing. I haven't found any malfeasance but I'm looking.
I would assume a forensic audit would also look at wages and taxes paid. I would hope that district 65 has the ability to look in to those matters with in a supplier agreement from any company working with the district but not my direct expertise with the way school districts work.
A question I have always had is how can we know that the huge payments for horton’s security detail and the massive payments to brightlift didn’t involve kickbacks of some kind? I know that sounds conspiratorial but at this point I really do think that the district needs to bring in a forensic auditor for transparency sake at the least and potentially to find some serious fraud that blew up the budget and stole resources from the children and the taxpayers of evanston.
I've dug as much as humanely possible into the security detail thing and come up empty. Doesn't mean there's nothing there but from the view I have, I found nothing interesting besides Horton wanting personal security. It's also worth noting in the security case, that he lived in Skokie - so getting an EPD detail in front of his house wasn't really an option.
As for the Britelift situation - stay tuned, I'm working on that story now. I have a copy of many months of bills that show some really extraordinary billing. I haven't found any malfeasance but I'm looking.
I would assume a forensic audit would also look at wages and taxes paid. I would hope that district 65 has the ability to look in to those matters with in a supplier agreement from any company working with the district but not my direct expertise with the way school districts work.
Oh yeah I just realized D65 paid sales taxes on a lot of these P-Card expenses 🤦