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Cooke needs more time on travel docs
Submitted by mbieseck on 07/18/2008 - 16:27
Wake Manager David Cooke needs more time to send documents related to excessive spending and travel by county solid waste employees to District Attorney Colon Willoughby for possible criminal prosecution.
Cooke had pledged to get the materials to Willoughby’s office by Friday, but county spokeswoman Marshall Parrish said the effort has been hampered by staff being out for vacations and other delays.
Parrish said the documents will be sent to the DA by the end of next week.
Former Solid Waste Management Division Director James Reynolds resigned last week in the wake of public outcry over the spending of fired recycling manager Craig Wittig. In the little more than two years he worked for the county, Wittig took at least 50 out-of-town trips — an average of two a month.
He and five subordinates racked up $161,233 in travel costs and other expenses to credit cards issued by Wake County and paid for with public money.
Parrish said Friday that Cooke is still considering personnel action against other employees involved in the scandal.
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Travel Docs
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 13:34 — shank56Any update on the documents?  An additional week has passed.
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