Reporter Chris Graham at Augusta Free Press shared bombshell news Tuesday, the latest (see list of 34 links below) in a series of out-of-the-ordinary happenings surrounding the Augusta County Board of Supervisors (Criminal complaint: Two members of Augusta County BOS engaged in ‘malicious maneuver of retaliation [1]‘).
Graham wrote:
“A state employee alleges that two members of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors [2] criminally conspired to get her fired from her job because of her work with a third county supervisor to address issues with the decades-long illegal assessment of impoundment fees by the regional animal shelter.”
Serious charges but the state employee has receipts. Watch Graham on AFP’s Facebook page [3] (scroll to video from Tuesday, Oct. 31) as he walks through the charges, results, and where it goes next.
Update: Graham has a follow-up article to further explain details in the criminal complaint: Who should lead the investigation into the Augusta County conflict of interest case? [4]
Other AFP articles connected to this story….
–Who should lead the investigation into the Augusta County conflict of interest case? [4]
–Criminal complaint: Two members of Augusta County BOS engaged in ‘malicious maneuver of retaliation [1]‘
–Augusta County Republican mailer left out BOS member Scott Seaton: What gives? [5]
–Texts between Augusta County BOS members paint new picture of March 20 closed session [6]
–Judge rules in favor of Augusta County in FOIA case involving March 20 closed session [7]
–Analysis: Don’t forget that the Morelli resignation is at the heart of the Augusta County FOIA fight [8]
–Former Augusta County supervisor Steven Morelli breaks his silence: Analysis [9]
–Augusta County leaders continue to target Scott Seaton: It’s not working out for them [10]
–Augusta County BOS losing control of narrative that Seaton is alone in asking questions [11]
–District court judge delays ruling in Augusta County Freedom of Information Act case [12]
–Augusta County: Scott Seaton continues to push animal control issue [13]
–Augusta County, beginning Oct. 1, will be putting a price on government transparency [14]
–Augusta County tapping into state liability insurance carrier to pay for FOIA legal defense [15]
–Mailbag: What’s at stake in the fight over the Augusta County closed session recording? [16]
–Judge to decide Augusta County closed-session recording FOIA case on Sept. 28 [17]
–Seaton, in letters to FBI, DOJ, details ‘potential criminal activity’ in Augusta County government [18]
–All of the legal issues for Augusta County with the March 20 BOS closed session: Analysis [19]
–AFP is taking Augusta County to court to get access to March 20 closed session recording [20]
–Augusta County Board of Supervisors wants to counter ‘false information’ [21]
–Augusta County invokes seven-day extension to respond to FOIA request on Seaton tapes [22]
–Augusta County: Why was Gerald Garber talking about a 1947 Board of Supervisors meeting? [23]
–Seaton, Augusta County BOS raise the stakes in battle for government transparency [24]
–Explainer: The fight in Augusta County over closed-session recordings [25]
–Expert: Seaton not bound by FOIA to turn over recordings to Augusta County BOS [26]
–Augusta County leaders demand that Seaton turn over closed session recordings [27]
–Maybe the Augusta County Board of Supervisors should censure its chair [28]
–Augusta County supes call special meeting to, ahem, ‘request certain public records’ [29]
–Augusta County leaders want Scott Seaton to shut up already: Yeah, that’s not going to work [30]
–Augusta County leaders looking like the gang that couldn’t shoot straight [31]
–Augusta County leaders step up pressure on Scott Seaton, backing political challenger [32]
–Augusta County leaders censure supervisor, citing recordings: But is something else going on? [33]
–Update: Augusta County Board of Supervisors to meet behind closed doors on Friday [34]
–Augusta County leader: Animal shelter has illegally been assessing civil fees on pet owners [35]
–Augusta County Board of Supervisors opens process to fill vacant South River seat [36]
–Steven Morelli resigns from Augusta County Board of Supervisors [37]
–Augusta County residents demand justice after shelter euthanizes four dogs [38]