Computers, Blackberry devices seized from Alvarado council office
KHOU-11 reports that computers and Blackberry communicators have been seized from Carol Alvarado's district council office:
With subpoenas in hand, officials with the Harris County District Attorney's office removed at least six computers and six Blackberrys from Councilwoman Carol Alvarado's district council office Friday afternoon.This marks a change in the investigation because prior to Friday, the focus had been Alvarado's mayor pro tem office, not her council office. The D.A.'s general investigation into the pro tem's office is broader than the previous Office of Inspector General review and includes current and even previous mayor pro tem office procedures.
Assistant Chief Mike Dirden who is also the inspector general said the search was initiated because the grand jury wanted more information. "We're not looking for anything specific, we're responding to a request from the grand jury."
Carol Alvarado's spokesman Joe Householder said the councilwoman expected the computer seizure.
With regard to the second bolded excerpt -- maybe Alvarado's hiring of one of the best defense attorneys in the city was an indicator? Just a thought.
KHOU also reports that all four employees fired from the Mayor Pro Tem's office have appealed their firings, which will provide a nice test case for our ongoing quest to find any fireable offense at the City of Houston.
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Posted by Kevin Whited @ 03/17/06 06:19 PM | Print |
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