Restore Public Trust Ethics Complaint - DeKalb County Board of Ethics

Restore Public Trust Ethics Complaint

Dear DeKalb County Board of Ethics: 

I, Viola Davis with Unhappy Taxpayer & Voter, submit this ethics complaint to restore public trust against Kelvin Walton, Director and Chief Procurement Officer of the Department of Purchasing and Contracting and Nina Hall, Former Assistant to CEO Burrell Ellis, and currently Project Manager with Watershed Department.  

I presented evidence during an executive meeting of Restore DeKalb on Friday, March 14, 2014 which included the complaints of two vendors, one complaint by a disabled veteran, and a federal complaint filed September of 2013 to the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. 

I have received the full support of Restore DeKalb to submit a Restore Public Trust Ethics Complaint against Kelvin Walton and Nina Hall concerning the public corruption case related to purchasing and contracts within the Watershed Department. 

We agreed that the following actions need to be address to restore public trust in DeKalb County to include: 

A.   Demand Kelvin Walton and Nina Hall be reassigned to other departments until a full criminal investigation and forensic audit of the Watershed Department is completed.

B.   Demand a forensic audit of the Watershed Department due to a long history of complaints of criminal activity and systematic charges of thievery.

C.   Demand the GBI lead the investigation as an external neutral third party due to the fact that two-three independent Constitutional officers have made serious accusations against one another to include:

a.     CEO Burrell Ellis charges against DA Robert James and Interim CEO Lee May
b.     District Attorney Robert James charges under the RICO statue.
c.      Interim CEO Lee May’s statement of a need for additional evidence before removing Kelvin Walton from the Purchasing and Contract Compliance Department.

D.   Demand a federal investigation into DeKalb County’s Purchasing and Contracting and Contract Compliance departments and prosecution of people who are found to violate the local, state, and federal laws. 

If we are to restore public trust, we request that the DeKalb County Ethics Board examine the following evidence submitted and submit an opinion and/or board action to the necessary elected officials and department heads (local and state level) to complete this Restore Public Trust Ethics Complaint:
 
1.     Vendor 1 – Hopie Strickland with Strickland and Sons Construction
a.     
Unhappy Taxpayer & Voter filed a federal complaint with the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, September 2013 concerning a complaint by Hopie Strickland of bid rigging, kickbacks, and false documentation, etc. (See Documentation below)
b.     
Video titled, “DeKalb Corruption against LSBE Vendors” featuring Hopie Strickland.

2.     Vendor 2 – Alessandro Salvo with GS Construction
a.     Link to WSBTV story on Alessandro Salvo complaint
b.     Link to Video of FBI investigation of Watershed Extortion case (Documentation provided on request of Ethics Board)

3.     Private Citizen – Disabled Veteran complaint concerning tree removal demonstrates systematic problems and/or corruption that unfairly targets private citizens and lack of executive oversight.

4.     DeKalb County Special Purpose Grand Jury Report 2012-2013 … Civil Case #12CV1000. 

In the name of transparency, ethics, and accountability, we submit this ethics complaint to restore public trust. 

Sincerely,  

Viola Davis

Community Missionary

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