Posted on 2/21/19
A letter to the Editor that the Arizona Republic
chose not to publish. Submittted on or around 01/21/19.
State Attorney General Brnovich, claims to be for government
transparency and accountability. In a recent KJZZ interview, he said, “Especially in the Attorney General, you want
someone who is going to hold people accountable… When it comes to public
dollars, people want accountability and they want transparency.” So why is the Office of the Attorney General
itself utterly opaque? It shares almost no information with the citizens it
purports to protect and defend – even when it acts on their behalf.
In 2014, your paper reported extensively on
allegations against Camelback Consign and Design for fraud. In 2015, the AG’s
office won multiple suits against the owner. Just weeks before the last
election, 43 months later, the AG’s office sent me $9.06 restitution on my
$27,000 claim against that firm. The AG’s staff didn’t share how much was
collected, how the restitution was calculated, or who got how much. It didn’t
explain why the AG didn’t act against the firm’s long-time employees, or how
many people submitted complaints and claims.
Why not?
Where there is no light, there can only be festering
darkness. Especially in government.
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