Another Repocon Ethics Violation

Wow, right in the "heart" of the most consertive county in Texas, Collin County!

How anyone can think it is fine to give people time off to campaign for you is beyond stupid!

13,000 pages of evidence filed in case against Collin County District Clerk supervisors

11:28 AM CDT on Sunday, August 15, 2010

By ED HOUSEWRIGHT / The Dallas Morning News
ehousewright@dallasnews.com

Collin County prosecutors have filed a barrage of evidence – more than 13,000 pages – in their case against six district clerk supervisors indicted on felony charges of engaging in organized criminal activity.

The volume has stunned some attorneys and raised questions about whether prosecutors are trying to secure plea bargains before Jan. 1, when a new district attorney takes office.
"I've never seen anything like it in my life," said George Milner III, who represents defendant Lorrie Robertson. "It's very strange."

A CD filed with the district clerk's office – the typical paper filings were bypassed because of the volume – covers a wide range of evidence, from the women's personal calendars to hours worked to campaign efforts for Patricia Crigger, the incoming district clerk.
"I'll have to go through every single page," said attorney David K. Haynes, who represents defendant Marcia Simpson.

Crigger, Robertson and Simpson, along with Sherry Bell, Rebecca Littrell and Amy Mathis, are accused of falsifying time and attendance records to show employees were working when they were not. Prosecutors allege the supervisors pressured employees to work on Crigger's campaign during county time in violation of county policy.

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