We'll be sitting on the edges of our seats waiting to find out whether Boss Godfrey-style crony capitalism will remain a feature of Ogden City government under Mike Caldwell's new administration
Thanks to a tip from another sharp-eyed and alert Weber County Forum reader, we're reminded that the final 2011 Ogden City Municipal Elections financial disclosure statements were due for filing on December 8, 2011. We've accordingly updated our archives pages to reflect these new filings, which are now available online. You can view these documents here, imbedded within each individual candidate page:
Among these document there is one which we found to be particularly interesting, which reports a total of $3,000 in last minute donations to Mayor-elect Mike Caldwell from two Gadi Leshem-controlled entities in Chatsworth, California, i.e., Riverwalk Company LP and Ogden Riverfront Development Company LP:
Although we're aware that Mr. Leshem may have recently fallen upon difficult economic circumstances, it's also apparent that Mr. Leshem recognises that the name of the political game in Ogden City may very well remain "Pay to Play," even upon the departure of Mayor Godfrey.
Will Boss Godfrey-style crony capitalism be a feature of Ogden City government under Mike Caldwell's new administration?
We'll be sitting on the edges of our seats waiting to find out.
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3 comments:
Isn't Gadi Lesham in bankruptcy? Is he allowed to spend money on political contributions without court approval. The money he spent could better be used to settling his debts.
Off-topic. I was googling on the internet, and I found this great picture of Boss Godfrey:
Mickey Rat
Kinda tells the whole story of the Godfrey administration, dunnit?
Caldwell is "owned" by the very same people who owned Godfrey. If you think this will change with a mere change of administration, you're "nuts," Rudi.
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