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STAMFORD, Conn. The investigation into illegal sale of scrap metals will not be pursued any further, Stamfords Board of Finance decided Thursday. The board voted down a motion to have its corporate counsel makes a complaint to the Board of Ethics during its meeting Thursday.
We cannot police everything, but some on this board would police everything if they could, finance board member Scott Mirkin said in voting against the motion.
Board member Bob Kolenberg made the motion and spoke with corporate counsel about the next step to make sure the proper discipline is handed out. Kolenberg felt the need to keep pursuing the investigation further after holding a public hearing in August in which residents expressed displeasure with the outcome of the probe.
Why drop the ball now? Kolenberg said, hoping to change the minds of the other board members. Mirkin pointed out that only 20 people attended the previous informal meeting members of the board held with the public.
The results of investigations held by the Stamford Police Department and Kroll, a team of private investigators hired by the administration, were presented to the Board of Finance at the end of July. The probes found that about $15,000 over the past five years had been diverted to petty cash for a variety of operations uses. The investigations were sent to the state attorney general, who decided not to prosecute the case.
Mayor Michael Pavia disciplined three Operations Employees. Director of Operations Ernie Orgera went three weeks without pay beginning Aug. 1. Pavia's office is also looking to initiate disciplinary hearings for former operations foremen and supervisors Doug Hoyt and Peter Iannacone.
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