Flint Mayor Accused Of Stealing Charity Money For Political Ends

The allegations are the latest of their kind to come out of the troubled Michigan city. Before Weaver was accused of misappropriating charity funds for her own personal purposes, two state officials were arrested and charged in connection to Flint’s water contamination.

On a side note, it’s going to be a lot harder for liberals to pin Flint on Republicans, considering that not only is Weaver a Democrat, but an especially prominent one as well:

“Weaver is extremely popular in Flint, widely praised by fellow Democrats at the state and federal levels. She’s been to the White House on behalf of the city, and hosted President Obama during his visit to Flint last week.

Henderson started working for the city in early 2015 and was an integral part of Flint’s crisis recovery, her attorney Katherine Smith Kennedy told CNN. She was brought on ‘to be part of the solution’ and had been a key player in getting the state of Michigan to give the full $6 million needed for Flint to switch its water source back to Detroit water in October 2015, Kennedy said.

Henderson pledged full support to Weaver when she worked for the city, Kennedy said.

‘It was not until this report that there was any discussion of her being fired,’ Kennedy said. ‘My client was brought in to help the City of Flint. She did a very good job in that regard. She did the right thing here to report this red flag, and she was punished for it.’

Henderson says she raised concerns to the city attorney and was promised ‘prompt action’ and that ‘this was a very serious matter,’ according to the lawsuit.

On February 12, 2016, she says Weaver unilaterally fired her, even though her contract stated any termination required ‘mutual agreement between the Mayor and city council’ or the receivership transition advisory board. The lawsuit claims Henderson was fired in retaliation for her voicing concerns.

Henderson’s termination meeting was closed to the public, in violation of the state’s open meetings laws, the lawsuit alleges.”

Source: CNN

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