LAPD chief Beck is a lying liar who lies
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/08/06/la-times-report-chief-beck-approved-sale-of-daughters-horse-to-lapd
Chief Beck: I Was Mistaken To Deny Involvement In Sale Of Daughter’s Horse To LAPD
August 6, 2014 9:40 PM
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — LAPD Chief Charlie Beck says he was “mistaken” in his initial comments denying involvement in the sale of his daughter’s horse to the department.
Beck came under fire after a memo released Wednesday appeared to contradict his previous comments that the $6,000 sale of the animal, owned by his daughter, LAPD officer Brandi Scimone, “steered around” him.
The document (PDF) from the L.A. Police Commission obtained by CBS2/KCAL9 shows Beck signed a grant request from the commanding officer in charge of the LAPD’s Mounted Platoon for the purchase.
In a statement issued Wednesday evening, Beck said he realizes now he should have been more transparent about his relationship with the owner of the horse.
“Yesterday, I stated that the paperwork for the donation of a horse originally owned by my daughter, LAPD Officer Brandi Scimone, and purchased with private funds ‘steered completely around me.’ Since that time, I reviewed the file and realized that I had signed the LA Police Foundation’s Grant Request after the donation had been evaluated and approved by the Office of Special Operations and had also signed the Intradepartmental Correspondence to the Board of Police Commissioners to approve of the donation. Therefore, I now realize that my comments were mistaken,” Beck stated.
“After evaluating the circumstances of this donation, in retrospect, I should have ensured that the Department had formally transmitted to the Commission the additional documentation on file which identified the original owner of the horse. I will continue to work with the Commission to increase the Department’s transparency.”
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