Friday, November 16, 2012

A Soft Landing for Leitner Revisited

And speaking of Jim Leitner, apparently he just can't break away from Harris County.

An item on the Commissioners' Agenda for the Harris County Sheriff's Office for Tuesday is as follows:

Wow.  That's some pretty nice money there, Jim.  I'm guessing this cushy contract won't prohibit him from working on other cases as well.

No word yet on whether or not they will give him a badge to wear on his belt.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
What a joke on the tax payer. Sheriff Garcia will come to regret this decision. This deal was worked out some months ago. I'd hate to think I was paying that kind of money for the bad advice he'll be getting. The only good thing about it is Leitner is no longer screwing up the DA's Office.

Shame on you Adrian.

Anonymous said...

I can't wrap my brain around this, after Garcia fought so hard for re-election. Patsy must be more politically savvy than I thought, even in her defeat.

I am amusing myself thinking about the advice Leitner might give, given how many things this administration has handled with singular aplomb.

Anonymous said...

A simple public records search finds the following to anyone interested:



"Life At The Harris County Criminal Justice Center"

Type: DBA
Number: 1104470
Date: 1/10/2012
Owner: Rachel Palmer
Owner: Nicholas Cefaratti
Owner: Troy Scott

"Harris County Criminal Justice"

Type: DBA
Number: 1104471
Date: 1/09/2012
Owner: Rachel Palmer
Owner: Charles W. Johnson


www.rachelannpalmer.com
(website created on 1/08/2012)

hmmm....

Anonymous said...

I'm wondering if Steve Clappart will have a job there when he's released by Anderson in a couple of weeks. I'm sure Leitner will need his investigator to continue trying to get David Temple a new trial.

Anonymous said...

Anon 3:27 - I'm sorry, the public records must be wrong because Don Hooper recently made it clear that Rachel had did not own his blog.

Anonymous said...

anon 5:47
LOL!

Anonymous said...

Clappart is a good man and a damm good investigator!

Anonymous said...

Jimmy must be consulting HCSO re: his mad weight lifting skillz!!

Anonymous said...

Anon 12:54am,

Clappart might have been a good cop at one time but his association with Leitner has sealed his fate.

Anonymous said...

There goes the Sheriff's Department? It was gone the day Adrian took office. What a joke he has been. And then hiring convicted felons through ACORN to go out and campaign for him? Just further proof. Adrian doesn't belong in law enforcement, much less running the Sheriff's Department...

Anonymous said...

Clappart sold his soul. Can't trust a man with no integrity

Anonymous said...

Garcia should have better sense. He's paying Leitner to get Temple out of prison. wonder how much tricky Dick contributed to his campaign fund?

Anonymous said...

Please release this story to the Chronicle. Although, fewer people are reading the Chronicle and it unquestionably has lost much of its influence, this is still a good story.
If not the Chron, surely there are other news outlets that would love this story.
I don't blame Garcia, I blame the Comish's for not asking more questions. Consulting on what?
What a complete waste of money.

Anonymous said...

Another huge waste of money by Garcia. Seems he keeps hiring the leftovers of those individuals that lose. He did the same thing with several of the staff from Sylvia Garcia.

Anonymous said...

So when does the Transistion Team arrive at HCDAO and start trying reassemble the office? If I recall correctly, Leitner came in the last week of November 2008.

I'm sure Lykos will just love seeing the power pried out of her grimy little hands. Her transition team was given full access to office records. I'd be surprised if she is so collegial.

Anonymous said...

She'll be a pain until the very last minute....

Anonymous said...

"14. District Attorney
Request for authorization to enter into a local administrative agreement with The Constituent Agencies of the Texas Anti-Gang Center in connection with establishing the TAG Center facility for use by the agencies in combating the shared threat of criminal organizations operating in and affecting the region."

wazzup wit dis?

Anonymous said...

Psstt, Lykos wants to be TAG Director. She feels she has the perfect qualifications: former criminal Judge; Criminal Justice Policy Advisor to Eckels & Emmett and; (soon to be) former Harris County District Attorney.

Stay tuned folks.

Anonymous said...

6:17 pm

A little time in jail would round out her resume very nicely.

Anonymous said...

That badge on his belt was ridiculously stupid.

TimeToGetWiser said...

Hello there! Did you ever face such a position when a random person has stolen any of your articles? Can't wait to see your reply.

Murray Newman said...

No idea what you're talking about, dude.

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