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 A REPORTON THEPUBLIC INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION OF OXNARD CITY OFFICIALS
GREGORY D. TOTTEN  District AttorneyCounty of Ventura State of California April 18, 2012
 
 
 
REPORT ON THE PUBLIC INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION OF OXNARD CITY OFFICIALS
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Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 1The Investigation ................................................................................................................... 3Criminal Filing Standards ..................................................................................................... 4Misappropriation of Public Funds (Penal Code section 424) ............................................... 4Expensive Meals ................................................................................................................ 4Personal Purchases ............................................................................................................ 5Personal Loan .................................................................................................................... 5Retirement Benefit ............................................................................................................ 6Grand Opening Celebration and Contractual Impropriety ............................................... 6Failure to Declare Gifts (Penal Code section 118 / Government Code sections 87203 &87207) ....................................................................................................................................7Conflict of Interest (Government Code sections 1090 / 87100) ............................................7Deficiencies in City Policies and Practices ............................................................................ 8Responsibility for Employee Benefits ............................................................................... 8City Credit Card Usage ...................................................................................................... 9Excessive Spending on Travel Expenses ........................................................................... 9Failure to Report City-Expensed Travel by Elected Council ............................................. 9Failure to Use Competitive Bidding .................................................................................. 9Failure to Comply with City Ethics Standards .................................................................10Conclusion ............................................................................................................................10SECTION ONE - PURPOSE & SCOPE OF THE REPORT ...................................................... 12SECTION TWO - STRUCTURE OF OXNARD CITY GOVERNMENT .................................... 14SECTION THREE - GENESIS OF THE INVESTIGATION ..................................................... 16SECTION FOUR - EVIDENTIARY IMPEDIMENTS.............................................................. 24Inadequate Recordkeeping by the City ............................................................................... 24Travel Forms .................................................................................................................... 24Credit Card Usage ............................................................................................................ 25Computerized City Financial Records ............................................................................. 26
Officials’ Financial Records
............................................................................................. 26 Availability of Witnesses ..................................................................................................... 27The Passage of Time ............................................................................................................ 27
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