| Show I t M Al face a felony fin- - misusing public money Former Auditor Craig Sorensen pleaded guilty last week to felony misuse of taxpayer money for using a county gas card to buy fuel for his personal Panel: Enough evidence against Workman 4 cars Worktnim's troubles come amid a spate of county scandals conincluding the vehicle-abustroversy that toppled Sorensen and two of the mayor's top aides The County Council may spell out a "plan of action" Tuesday in case the mayor is charged according Chairnum Steve Harms-eadding that county residents should still have faith in their government "The important thing to recognize is that the problems of the mayor's office are not the problems of the county" said Harms-ea Republican who notes he still backs Workman and believes she can rebound "These potential charges should not reflect a meltdown of the county" The bipartisan prosecution panel unanimously agreed there was enough evidence to warrant charges Continued from Al e "I have to tell you I'm surshocked beprised and may cause there was nothing there" she said at a news COTIIITenee "We did nothing Wednesday wrong" She vowed to continue her bid for a second term and stay in of fate If she is charged with a felony however state law would require the County Council to place her on paid leave and appoint an acting mayor "It was absolutely the right thing to do" Workman said "There was no benefit to me no benefit to my daughter" The mayor dressed in Was a and jeans and joking that she was wearing "horse snot" from a morning ride - acknowledged she may have made a paprwork mistake hut insists "We there was no cover-ushould have done it a little d ifferently" fler private attorney Ron Yengich one of Ittah's top defense lawyers said he mspects the panelists but they are "flat wrong" "I've looked at it and I don't think they can sustain misuseof public-monecounts" Yengich said noting the case if filed would go to a jury because there is little chance of a settlement "They've made the political point that was desired to be made at the beginning which is to investigate her and I think they should drop it because I disagree with their ability to convict her" Workman is personally paying for Yengich's services according to her office If the mayor is exonerated in court the county could end up footing her legal tab If charged Workman would be the second Salt Lake County officeholder in recent months to According to its "Findings of Fact" Workman told her chief administrative officer David Marshall in June 2003 that she wanted to hire Alma lorga as a "community liaison" with the Eastern European community on health issues She never mentioned the Boys and Girls Club the report says and Marshall believed it was a legitimate health-relate- d job lorga had been employed by the club as an accountant for six months prior She remembers doing some "translation work" after she WM hired but she was never assigned any county tasks and only did work for the club the report says lorga reported directly to Workman who also signed her time sheets When lorga left the position the club advertised for an accountant not mentioning any county liaison position the report says Workman's daughter hired Jennifer Aisza Wilde Schroder who responded to the it Volunteers of America Utah helps those most need through seven community enhancement programs Cy donating your car you show a commitment to investiSpecifically we find that Nancy Workman lied to gator Craig Watson and to the panel Her statements are inconsistent over time and her accounts are fluid to cover her own tracks Her acts of deception are calculated acts to circumvent the safeguards that were in place to prevent misuse Of public funds Excerpts from the panel's Find lags of Fact Nancy Workman circumvented legal safeguards by 1 Misrepresentation and omission of facts to county Chief Administrative doing falsely certifying the accuracy of the record on But for the County Attorney investigation the scheme would have been a third employee at the Boys and Girls Club perpetuated through — Panel members are Utah County Attorney Kay Bryson Davis County Deputy Attorney Brian Namba Weber County Chief Deputy Attorney William Daines and Summit County Chief Prosecuting Attorney David Brickey ad The county paid Schroder's salary but Marshall never was told of the new hire Health Department Executive Director Patti Pavey fired off an mail in May of this year to Human Services Director Kerry Steadman referring to Schroder as a "ghost employee" and pressuring Steadman to resolve the in issue Pavey also sent an June 2003 complaining about the hire while budgets for other programs such as breast-cance- r screening were being cut notiou cpo rA in tIr'- -' FinePix movies 4 T:1 -- through I Monday! 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Should Workman continue Glaucoma Ilot Flashes Pry Eye Disease niont171 Should Workman 1 - ) poll TILE REGROWING & CLEANING IMVP101110"014 1 V sociates Yes 26 percent Wo: 65 percent 4 t (THE STUFF BETWEEN THE TILES) wwwcarshelpingpeopleorg f a Schroder's position was transferred to the mayor's operations fund and subsequently eliminated from the county payroll The panel said "there is no evidence that either Iemployeel ever performed any work for Salt Lake County" County personnel !words Show the mayor's office was ready in June to use county money to hire a third employee Kim Henage to help at the club The investigation halted the action Instead Henage is working ERETawitaLwatuGIMAROU of America Vio1100P ci'1-0--8- basis a weekly A:zotintz 1 Dan Jones a rewlee feneslav 'I Officer David Marshall and Human Services Director Kerry Steadman leading them to believe the employees would perform legitimate Health Department functions Creating a fictional community liaison position that was never intended to exist Z Assuming responsibility to supervise the work and account for the hours of these employees when in fact she had no idea what the employees were 3 War lanan F:3 at the Club on the organization's payroll Utah County Attorney Kay Bryson said in an intellieW Wednesday that an offense "was committed" — essentially tapping Health Department funds to crean assistant for her ate daughter" Workman and other prominent Republicans previously charged that Yocom's investigation was "politically motivated" The mayor had backed away from that statement but restated it in a news release Wednesday is regrettable that so many precious resources would be used for someone's political agenda" she said in the release sent by her campaign on county stationery "It is sad that our legal system can be abused in this fashion but if the Democratic district attorney elects to press charges I take heart in the fact that my day will come in court and I will be fully vindicated" Bryson a Republican said "Politics just didn't play a part in it" Those who say otherwise be added "don't have the facts" Club Executive Director Bob Durm was surprised at the panel's decision but said he believes Workman's intent was to "help the kids" and the club Be pointed out that prosecutors said his nonprofit organization had done nothing wrong For her part Workman said she intends to keep working but her aides clarified later that she would follow the stale law that 601-355-24- 44 N17Volunteers I': 004 matter to strengthening our community Your donation is tax deductible to the maximum extent of the law and we'll even pick It up for free Call Soptembor 2 ThuNta Eased on our collective Experience as trial lawyers we conclude that there is a reasonable probability of success if the matter were to gic to trial and that the evidence is entirety consistent with Nancy Workman's guilt in the Oar! Don't trade COUNTY MAYOR Excerpts from the cover letter from the panel of county prosecutors investipting Mayor Macy Workman: r Bonate Si Lk1 r1tirw Salt !11 4 414 " PO o - 1711 |
