Posted 3/17/2011 6:17 PM PDT on news10.net
http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=128876&catid=2
Ok people, I will keep this brief. WTF.
Pardon the acronym.
Since when does the Attorney General's Office bring criminal charges against Bell City Council for misappropriation of tax money and there is no civil recovery?
This is not rocket science. It is a matter of civilian tax collections and misappropriations. If you are telling me that recovery of money from thieves is not the occupation of the courts, than I am certain the judge is a rookie! Madoff did not getoff buddy.
Enough venting. The misappropriations of funds with civil penalties does not just apply to CEO's, or Investment Bankers, the rule applies to everyone. That includes public officials. Should the judges ruling be used as a benchmark for future ethical conduct of public officials, it is clear that there will be little if any accountability. This is not appropriate. This judge may feel that "it is not the business of the court" but the fact is that it is the business of the court to perform their fudiciary duty.
"The word itself is of Latin origin from the noun fiducia meaning "trust" which is related to the noun fidelitas from which we derive the word "fidelity" through, if not a common descent, then association with the word fides (faith) which turns up in the phrase bona fide and which itself is closely linked to the word fidere (to trust), which brings us back to fiducia.
"Every servant and every agent owes to his master or principal duties of good faith and fidelity. He owes those duties because the law imports those duties as a contractual term or because the contract contains an express term to that effect or because a court of equity would have imposed an obligation of good faith and fidelity as a matter of conscience."
http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/F/Fiduciary.aspx
Should the Attorney General Appeal?
Appeal Attorney General! I say Appeal!
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