He's On His Own, With This One

I should have wrote this blog earlier in the week, being that there's a new development in the case. I have never thought this was the right thing to do ethically. It was obviously a case of backscratching and doing favors. Like in most cases concerning city officials. Once again the law hasn't been broken here. They are smart enough to cover their tracks. The President of MLGW "Joseph Lee" is on his own this time. The mayor refused his resignation the last time he tried to quit. I just think the mayor refuses to let him be intimidated. Sticking to his in-your-face demeanor. "If you haven't done anything wrong. Let them cry all they want". That gameplan has worked for him all these years.

I think the CEO may have stepped outside the mayor's protection this time. I don't think he had the mayor's approval on this one. This is something him and Robert Spence worked out on the side. With the help of the in-house council Odell Horton Jr.'s approval. He was the one who gave Lee the letter of engagement. Stating criminal law wasn't his specialty. Since Mr. Lee was facing criminal charges. He was entitled to a criminal attorney. Obligating MLGW for Mr. Lee's attorney fees. Which I have no problem with. It's the manner in which it was done. They structured it so no one would have to give approval. Neither the city coucil or the MLGW board. Allowing attorney Spence to bill unchecked. That bill could have gotten really big. I can tell by Mr. Lee's look on this picture. He knows he has crossed the line this time. He's on his own with this one.