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Feeding at the Public Trough

By Shari Allison

US v. Baldridge, 2009 WL 692107, No. 07-5121 (10th Cir. 3/18/09) (published): The Tenth affirms the convictions of a local (former) politician for conspiracy, fraud and misapplication of funds by a local government official, mail fraud, money laundering and corrupt persuasion of a person to obstruct a federal investigation. Basically, as a county commissioner, Baldridge schemed to file false claims with the county for payment. In one case, he got a county employee (Bentz) to do road work and then arranged to have payment made to a friend of the employee's. In another incident, he hired the husband (Brian Rash) of a county employee (Cindy Rash) to do contract labor at his sister's house and paid with county funds. The county employee prepared the invoices arranging payment to her husband...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tenth Circuit Blog on March 20, 2009 (boomark / email).