Remember – we broke the cheating scandal 1/22/2018, several weeks before the Desert Sun Did. See a follow up piece here on 2/12/2018 related to the scandal.
I read the entire 80 page report. Some 26 employees of the department are named. About half straight out admitted fault. The half that did not used hair-splitting nuance to try and dance around what they did. If I was their boss, I’d have all of their files flagged for a moral hazard and would be documenting them for termination (Lt. Mark Bostrom would have more work than he knew what to do with). It is clear that almost everyone involved (there are a few people in this report that appear innocent of cheating) knew what they were doing and that it was wrong, whether they admitted it or not.
I have also noticed that a lot of the people that work for PSB, aka the “Rat Squad” have since been promoted. It is clear as I have been learning about Sheriff Stan Sniff’s department that he uses the scum of the earth (most of whom are from the sewer of the Rat Squad) as a breeding ground for ethically-challenged butt-monkeys to promote to senior management. The more ethically flawed and easy to control, the better. The honest ones are usually terminated with extreme prejudice.
Please note that Katheryn Quezada, who was the original whistle-blower has been promoted twice since she rolled over on her fellow deputies. Promoting self-serving whistle blowers is a standard procedure within the department furthering the decimation of morale. It is reputed that Quezada’s reasons for coming forward were not reasons of conscience, rather that her promotions were the primary nexus.
Several people stick out from the report I received:
Based on what I read, Lance Colmer got thrown under the bus and made to take the fall, contrast this to Cornett another central figure, who has since been promoted. It is clear to this blogger that Colmer tried to help a colleague and got turned in to the central figure in order to whitewash the scandal. Of interest is that John Anderson, of Gabe Dennington fame hated Lance Colmer and wanted to destroy him, it is reputed that Brandon Ford and John Anderson worked that angle hard in this case.
Joshua Hephner – guilty as sin, yet was combative and uncooperative with the investigation. The investigators added dishonesty to his investigation file. If I was his boss, I’d have given him max punishment and lined him up for termination. If I was a defense attorney, I’d toss him around like a rag doll. Note that the investigation added lying as a cause for action against Hephner.
Saykham Iemsisanith and Kent Eckenrode – their stuff was forwarded several times to several people. I am sure they got some sort of discipline, but their names are dotted all over this report.
David Komins – guilty as sin, yet called Kent Eckenrode a liar in a lame attempt to save his own skin. See my comments about Hephner.
Please click here for Page 1, then Page 2 and Page 3 of Jason Gore’s Interview.
Cole Simon – got caught in more than one lie. His name appears repeatedly in the report as a central figure. This guy should not be on the force anymore, period.
Cole Simon called the investigators liars, and earned a notation that his investigation was expanded to include dishonesty.
You can read about Cole Simon Page 1, Page 2, Page 3 (where the dishonesty notation is) and Page 4 where he emailed following the interview to apologize for his outburst.
Why the Desert Sun ignored Cole Simon and Jason Gore is beyond me. I’ve been told that the Desert Sun warned Sheriff Stan Sniff that the article was coming out and some sort of deal was made specifically to keep Jason Gore out of the story. SO, even after the cover-up was unraveled, the attempts to contain the damage continued.
It is also clear from reading the report that several leads were not followed up on, (As I counted far more than 26 names) giving complete credence to speculation that the investigation was halted before it ran its’ course. Even worse is that it is also well-known that Undertaker Diyoyo wrote the reports on behalf of the investigator whose name is on them. (Lacy Stutler) Skilled observers will notice that none other than Captain Leonard Purvis signed off on the report. This is extremely unusual and is actually unheard of. No one I have talked to in the department has ever had a report signed off on by a Captain. It is the job of a Sergeant. Understanding the significance of this is a key to understanding the levels of control and cover-up. Captain Leonard Purvis was involved in the cover-up up to his spindly neck. I also take note that then Captain Brandon Ford is the most senior member of the Rat-Squad listed on the report. (Remember Ford appears in stories about the corruption of the department regularly)
Beyond the laundry list of ethical and management failures that have characterized the Stan Sniff tenure as Riverside Sheriff – the cover up of this cheating scandal would be reason enough by itself to fire Stan Sniff.
Thanks to the honest employees of law enforcement, the truth is coming out and people are reading this blog in record numbers. We will continue writing the stories until Stan Sniff is reduced to a political footnote.
I’m sure Inv. Colmer wishes he could take his actions back that day but he got hosed whilst those who benefited from this scandal were quietly redacted from the investigation or removed several degrees to keep the 2nd Floor from the drama.
Any other department would have fired these clowns simply because the first thing any cop learns is, “you lie, you die.” Integrity is everything and to read how several danced around the questioning makes me sick to know they have rose up the ranks and/or were not even touched.
But rewarding those who do wrong is just what this administration’s policy is all about. Look at the ass clowns on that floor!!
Good luck trying to convince a jury you’re on the up and up, cheaters! In today’s climate, cops are thugs and you just proved to the public they can add dishonest to the list of reasons to hate us.
Sniffcompoop kept this investigation under wraps and had his marionettes control it, again, to distance himself from the drama. But guess what, buttwipe? This scandal has come back to haunt you and the department in a big way. Rather than taking out the ahit, you let it lay on the floor and now it stinks!
But morale is good, right? That’s something that’s brought out when there is nothing left to talk about, correct?!?
Wrong!! There’s more to discuss, Sniiffles and you cannot contain it all!! It’s all coming out and you have a lot of splaining to do.
VOTE FOR BIANCO!!
BIANCO FOR SHERIFF – 2018!!
The more I read this story, the more I shake my head in disbelief. Although I am having second thoughts on my opinion of the second floor. Maybe I don’t give enough credit to the Undertaker DiYorio, Peckerhead Wood, Jughead Vest, or even J.J. Maybe they allowed this charade to occur in order to hasten the demise of the Sheriff. They are educated men that have numerous years of experience in management matters. They knew, or should have known (in legalese terms) this would not play well for the Sheriff, yet they still allowed Sniff, with the help of Lieutenant Bostrom no doubt, to deliberately whitewash this investigation as they sat by and did nothing to protect the Department from embarrassment. So the question for Sniff is, how much do you trust your executive staff now? Food for thought Stan.
@Homer Pyle, I appreciate your optimism,but the executive staff stood by to protect themselves. They weren’t trying to let Stanley crash and burn. They didn’t care about the Department, or the public perception.
Instead they did what they weren’t appointed to do, make things disappear. They cared about what was good for them and Stanley. If they cared about the ethics, integrity, honesty, policy, then heads would have rolled for the cheating scandal. Instead they made it go away. Or at least they thought they made it go away. They never saw the tornado of truth coming in the form of a little blogger from Nor Cal named @ Aaron F. Park.
The right thing to do would have been to terminate everyone who was found guilty in the cheating scandal. It would have demonstrated that integrity matters, and unethical dishonest behavior has no place in RSO. This administration did the exact opposite and promoted liars and cheats to supervisor positions. Where their behavior will influence the next generation of deputies in RSO. The cycle will continue.
Thankfully this administration has been exposed. The truth torpedoes hit the S.S. Scratch and Sniff, and it’s sinking faster then the Titanic. All they can do is try and save what little dignity they have left and abandon ship. Or stand by and wait for the inevitable. Some will do the right thing and leave, others will try and hold on to Stanley’s inflated ego, or Vest hair piece.
Thankfully this administration’s days are numbered. Look at a man’s deeds and I’ll show you his character.
Bye Stanley, hope you can live down what you’ve done. It’s on the internet forevermore. And you know what they say, “If it’s on the internet, it must be true.”
Does anyone know if there is a lawsuit being put together for the blatant civil rights violations some of us have suffered at the hands of Sniff and his loser lapdogs or a DOJ investigation. If so it will show a clear pattern of civil/criminal violations