Berry's Inflation will come back to him... Again

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I Have Read the Available Investigation Reports on both Miller and Berry. I encourage everyone to read the reports and then ask if the charges or lack of charges fit the situations. Millers ask if this is a conflict do we un-conflict by paying back the money and Jim gets slapped with a Felony. Berry on the other hand, first denies, then changes story, then, finally admits to: Allowing Excessive Materials to be purchased and be possessed by a Work Release Criminal. Allowing other people do the work for a Work Release Criminal; Falsification of Official Documents; Failure to have a Total Open Bid on a Contract for Tinting; Failure to have a total price for purchases for the tinting job; Failure to stop the overcharging until after there was an official investigation.

He then contends that he wasn’t charged and not fired so it was no big deal. Perhaps he thinks if he repeats that enough he will make it true. IT IS A BIG DEAL.

Schwab squashed the investigation, with the collaboration of the Investigator and the Sheriff assigned to Grand Terrace. Schwab did this to manipulate or protect the election outcome that was underway, and to “save the city from a scandal”. In retrospect Schwab regrets the fact he squashed the investigation and he chose to retire soon after this as made public. Steve Berry on the other hand first denied the story as being lies and misunderstanding and a hit job being done by Schwab or the former Maintenance Manager who was recently laid off as a result of Berry’s Recommendation.

Then the need for a cover or diversion became evident. Steve Berry and Bea Cortez made it known that they had or have friends in the DA’s Office. They would put pressure or influence the DA’s Office to “Expose the Miller’s Conflict of Interest” if Margie ran the story on Steve Miller. This was at the same meeting where Bea Cortez reproached the San Bernardino County Sentinel Writer for Publishing Lies… (Read the report, he reported right off of the Reports).

The Blog picked up the story so it would have shelf life. The Sun and the Press both accessed the blog and read the story. The Sun was first to publish a story, then the Press and then the local GT City News covered the story, the week before it had allowed Steve Berry to address the SBCS article in his own words. He continued to say, if he had done something wrong he would have been fired or charged. Well the report as noted above was squashed by Schwab so the natural out come of the investigation was denied him and the community.

The Millers have never hidden from the question of their actions. They actually were waiting for a decision on how to rectify the issues raised and definitions made. This was not sufficient for a now Defensive, and Angered Berry. He and Cortez inflated the Miller’s question on protocol and practices and got “Friends in the DA’s Office” to go to the greatest extreme they could possibly do.

Well, it is time that Berry faces the same heat of fire that he has stoked for others. The Case of the Tint of GT and the Falsification of Documents, and the Collusion with Tom Schwab, the Sheriff’s who squashed the investigation should all be brought to the same level of heat the Miller’s are being subjected to. It is time that the staff that failed to inform the City Council that the Tinting Job was way over the materials needed and that other’s were working the job not the Work Release Convict, be held in account for not sounding the alarm early in the issue. It is also imperative to discover if Tom Schwab approved the application of tint on the windows and the “Contractor” or “Labor” that was supposed to apply it.

IF it is not wrong for Ms. Ferre approve the payment for the water bill.
It is not wrong for Mr. Miller to approve the payment for ads placed in his wife’s news paper as his “Interest” is Less than 10 percent…
If it is not wrong for Bea Cortez to approve a check register where Terra Loma is Paid for services as she is an Associate of that company doing business with the City.

Well less than 10 Percent is also ZERO. He listed it so that it was documented as being there. Like saying in a will, I purposely exclude Jon Doe from my will… If you don’t put Jon Doe in he can claim you meant to include him but didn’t by oversight. This is a statement the paper exists and there is a tangential relationship but not a financial, or policy interest in the paper.

Now if Berry and Schwab and the Embezzlement and Falsification Records Case is not brought to Court it proves the statement that Berry has friends in the DA’s Office. Or he has Friend with Friends… such as Council Member Cortez who has aligned herself with him in her attacks on the Sentinel. In addition the DA’s Office should include the crimes of the cover-up of the Embezzlement and Falsification of Records. These actions were done with intent. The cover up was done with INTENT.

The Millers have faced this situation with Honor.
Berry, Schwab, and Cortez…. continue to act with an attitude of entitlement and indignation at being held accountable for their actions.

Now the DA's Office is going to face Honor or DisHonor..... by their action or not acting.