Image via WikipediaThe boyz and girlz at the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office of Public Integrity have a new "public official felon" this morning in ex-Vernon City Manager Donal O'Callaghan. I have been following this crime wave over in Vernon for eons. RrELOS ANGELES – Vernon’s former city manager pleaded guilty today to a felony conflict of interest charge for hiring his wife to do work for the City of Vernon, the District Attorney's office announced.
Daniel Vincent O’Callaghan, 55, also known as Donal O’Callaghan, was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and one year summary probation by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Craig E. Veals.
Deputy District Attorney Max Huntsman of the Public Integrity Division said that as the director of Light and Power for the City of Vernon, O’Callaghan participated in the making of two contracts between the city and his wife, Kimberly O’Callaghan. Conflict of interest laws prohibit public servants from participating in decisions that could give them a personal financial benefit.
A Grand Jury indictment returned Oct. 18, 2010, charged him with two counts of conflict of interest and one count of public officer crime and included an excessive taking allegation that the loss exceeded $65,000. The remaining two counts and the allegation of excessive taking were dismissed as part of his plea.
Kimberly O'Callaghan was initially hired through Project Labor, a third-party company that provided jobs to a number of relatives of Vernon officials. She was tasked with handling bookkeeping duties. The contract ended two years later and her husband then directed that she be hired by the city.
O'Callaghan resigned in October just prior to the indictment being returned.
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District Attorney MAX HUNTSMAN is a STUD! OMG. Rack up another one!
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