Craig Smith Tag

26 Jan “Walking Conflict of Interest”

Posted at 20:54h in Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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The ongoing saga surrounding the actions of Chris Patrick and the meaning of Conflict of Interest My sources at the state level have confirmed that numerous issues are being addressed and as soon as our FOIA request is fulfilled we will provide those documents and share...

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20 Jan Oh How The Plot Thickens for Chris Patrick

Posted at 12:56h in Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Oh How the Plot Thickens in Edgar County, and the ongoing issue of a reported Conflict of Interest concern from the State to Chris Patrick. I have covered it at length with updates as often as they come in but I think what we have now...

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17 Jan Now From the United States Supreme Court!

Posted at 14:06h in feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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In commenting on a Federal penal statute in which a contract was declared unenforceable the following text was expressed by the US Supreme Court, emphasis added! "The statute is thus directed not only to dishonor, but also at conduct that tempts dishonor.  This broad proscription embodies...

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06 Jan Is It All About The Beaver?

Posted at 16:58h in Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - I have come to the conclusion that either the people in charge can't read, or they can't comprehend what they read, assuming they have read anything.  The more we dig the more we uncover and to date not a single person has...

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22 Dec Does Someone Have a Problem with the Truth?

Posted at 12:49h in Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - During the last county board gathering at the highway department, I was asked that instead of throwing rocks I should come up with some ideas that help the county.  Those brilliant instructions came from the current County Board Chairman Chris Patrick. I guess...

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09 Nov Public Funds for Private Gain- Mayor Craig Smith

Posted at 11:36h in City of Paris, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Update: We previously covered in detail, to include the entire record pertaining to Craig Smith's use of public funds with the city credit card for a seminar that provided personal gain and was invoiced to his private law firm.  Past Article. Considering the...

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27 Oct Mayor Smith – Do As I Say, Not As I Do!

Posted at 11:10h in City of Paris, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Cover-up, hide, lie and deny, it's apparently the path chosen by a select few public officials in many places.  Why is it so hard to simply do the right thing? Many locals may recall the former Paris Fire Chief, Steve Wirth.  Paris Mayor...

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19 Oct Dept. Of Revenue: Tax the Transfer Station!

Posted at 11:18h in City of Paris, Edgar County Assessor, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - This article will explore our local property tax system, and the efforts our local elected and appointed public officials and former public officials go to in order to conceal information detrimental to their plea for 100% property tax exemptions. The taxpayers of...

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09 Oct Kevin Trogdon Ousted from Mass Transit Board

Posted at 20:08h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 14 Comments

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EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Monday morning, during a county board study session, Kevin Trogdon was asked by the chairman to resign from the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District Trustee position. The reason for the request was because that position is statutorily incompatable with the county board position. He did resign...

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07 Oct More illegal use of Public Credit……Covered up?

Posted at 12:31h in City of Paris, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." - Benjamin Franklin Step 1.  Elected officials take an oath of office!  An oath to follow the laws of the state to include our State Constitution!  Why does that matter? Article VII of our...

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