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I didn't even have to look to know who would be getting the money. It's money laundering, plain and simple.
Delgaudio given $6,000 for Sterling district newsletter
http://www.loudountimes.com/news/article/delgaudio_given_6000_for_sterling_district_newsletter543
Delgaudio's initial recommendation included in Wednesday's board packet called for more than $3,700 of public funds to go to the communications firm of Donald Ferguson for graphic design work. Ferguson is a staunchly conservative former staff aide to Delgaudio.
Delgaudio: “I’ll be more careful” ( for two days)
http://realloudoun.com/2013/09/06/delgaudio-ill-be-more-careful-for-two-days/#more-1310
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One thing the Board did not mention among Delgaudio’s many misuses of funds was the tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money he routinely handed over to his former aide Donny Ferguson — ostensibly for “graphic design” services for his “news(sic)letters” and other mailings, but at rates that should have raised the eyebrows of any sentient human being — $750 to design a postcard, thousands of dollars for each “news(sic)letter.”
in fact, as any sentient human being in Loudoun politics knows, the very fetching Donny in fact runs one of the ugliest political hit and dirty trick operations around. During the last campaign he carried out robocalls smearing lies about Malcolm Baldwin, the candidate running against Republican Geary Higgins for supervisor of the Catoctin District. (Though supposedly an “educational” activity uncoordinated with any candidate, in fact Donny was overheard at a GOP event discussing this very robocall plan with Higgins. Which may explain why Geary tried to block the Board’s punishment of Delgaudio, specifically oposing the takeover of his office budget by the full board.) Back when he worked as Delgaudio’s aide, Donny was so blatantly using his office in the county building for political operations that the board had to install new locks to keep him out of there after hours.
anyway, Eugene this week submitted his first request for approved funds for his office budget. suitably chastened by his censure for misappropriating public assets for political activity, Delgaudio asked for $17,000 to publish three “news(sic)letters” … With $3,700 of that going to Donny, as usual.
plus ca change!
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