By Antonio D. French
Filed Monday, January 16 at 4:30 AM
Former 22nd Ward Ald. Kenny Jones is accusing the ward's current alderman of conspiracy and fraud. But it is Jones, along with another former 22nd Ward alderman, Jay Ozier, that many suspect in the failed recall attempt that is now in the hands of Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce.
Officials with the St. Louis City election board recently announced that numerous fraudulent signatures were found on a petition submitted to seek the recall of Ald. Jeffrey Boyd. Last week, the Circuit Attorney's office subpoenaed the election board's records on the matter. Jones and Ozier, longtime foes of Boyd, were the central figures behind the recall attempt and suspicion had quickly turned to them as possible targets of future indictment.
But this week, Jones told reporter Denise Hill (a pseudonym), of The St. Louis Argus, that it is Boyd who is the criminal.
"Jeffrey Boyd [and others] conspired to violate state chapter 115.631, which is a Class 1 election offense," said Jones. He said that Boyd and his supporters "misrepresented themselves as notary publics and convinced people to sign the affidavits [saying that they never signed the recall petition] when they're not legally notary publics."
Jones said Boyd committed a felony and should resign from his office.
He also said Mayor Francis Slay is part of the "conspiracy" to cover up these alleged acts. "Slay is utilizing crooked public relations firms to place a distorted illusion before the community," said Jones.
2 Comments:
I saw Wagman's story in the Sunday paper. It was full of spin against activists' paying recall petition gathering, but no spin against elected officials' paying PR firms with Public monEy(e)!
10:49 AM, January 16, 2006
The Post is not known to bite the hand that feeds it.
10:26 AM, January 18, 2006
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