In the wake of the dismissal of former Police Chief Kelvin Sewell, a routine audit conducted by the Department of Justice looking into how particular grant funds were dispersed became more than it was, according to City Manager/Attorney Ernie Crofoot.
Crofoot’s tenure began after the July firing of Sewell. The former City Manager of Pocomoke for 40 years, Russ Blake, retired shortly after the dismissal.
“Like so many things, it was misunderstood. It was branded as a ‘DOJ investigation’ with the idea being we did something wrong,” Crofoot said. “We could have done some things better or differently, but this was not an investigation.”
The letter, received by the town earlier this year, makes no mention of Sewell but does exonerate the town from any wrongdoing with regards to a Community Oriented Policing Services grant awarded in 2011 and intended to cover the cost of a single officer for three years.
“The COPS office has completed its review of this matter and has determined that while the City should have requested a grant award modification … to reflect actual salary and benefits costs paid … the City’s actions substantially complied with the Federal regulations, terms and conditions of the grant program,” the determination letter reads.
The letter was signed by Nakita Miller, grant monitoring specialist, and Marsha Samuels Campbell, assistant director of the grant-monitoring program at the DOJ.
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They were only investigated because they had the audacity of being white.
ReplyDeleteWas eric holder the obama lover incharge
ReplyDeleteMore egg in the face for JT and his merry band of simpletons. This all had something to do with the former disgraced chief who many believe dropped the allegation to the DOJ. BWT the disgraced former chief now works for Liar Mosby as an investigator in the SA's office. He must have reminded her of her family of disgraced cops.
ReplyDeleteThere will still be racist grumbling coming from certain race-baiting individuals and politicians.
ReplyDeleteNow the police need to look real deep into the former police officers past and the case will be over. No money
ReplyDeleteFunny how JT was all over this like a fly on crap when he could accuse Pocomoke of wrongdoing. Now when it turns out Pocomoke did nothing wrong just like I tried to tell him he won't post about it. I tried to warn the dummy that lies were being shoved down his throat by the shovelfuls and he was a fool to believe them.
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