Immigration

Valley Media Continues to Report on Falsified Stats

On Monday Fabruary 28, 2011 Valley news outlets continued their reports on allegations of falsified statistical data on kidnappings being used in order to secure Federal grant monies.  At the present time the Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General (OIG) is continuing their investigation into whether the numbers were fudged.  PLEA has been told that a team of investigators recently assigned to PSB are working dillignetly to see if there is any conceivable way to make the numbers fit. It is highly doubtful whether any amount of fuzzy math thown at the problem at this stage of the game will make the square peg fit in the round hole.

Listen Now! to an audio clip of an interview with Phoenix Police Lt. Laurel Burgett stating that she and Commander Klima knew the kidnap numbers were exaggerated in the early phases of when the numbers were first being reported.

 

ABC 15 Reports on False Kidnapping Stats

Investigative news segments aired by ABC 15 on Feb 26th and 27th, 2011 probe deeper into whether PPD kidnapping numbers were falsified in order to gain federal funding.

PPD Confirms Federal Audit is Imminent

A recent news report by ABC News 15 confirms that an audit/investigation by Federal authorities into previously reported Kidnap numbers by the PPD will be in full swing by January 2011.  

PLEA meets with Buz Mills to Discuss Issues of Mutual Concern

On Tuesday September 28, 2010 PLEA Executive Board Members Mark Spencer, Ken Crane and legislative liaison Dr. Levi Bolton met with Owen "Buz" Mills to discuss areas of concern with regard to issues such as federal firearms legislation and border security issues.  Mr. Mills is the owner/operator of Gunsite Training Academy, a member of the NRA Board of Directors and is actively involved in the group "Border Sheriffs", an organization dedicated to raising funds to assist in the legal defense of Arizona Sheriffs who are being attacked for merely doing their jobs.  Recently, Arizona Sheriffs have been sued by the Obama Administration's Department of Justice as well as the ACLU in an effort to prevent them from enforcing the rule of law.  PLEA looks forward to partnering with and assisting Border Sheriffs in their efforts to thwart frivolous litigation and to work on issues of mutual concern with regard to border security.  PLEA is presently working with the Houston Police Officers Association to develop a Border State Coalition of rank and file police officers.  Mr. Mills expressed a strong desire partner with PLEA and other police labor groups in this endeavor.