City inspector, contractor indicted in bribery case

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Updated: 4/14/2011 9:38 am
SAN ANTONIO -- A Bexar County Grand Jury recently indicted a former city building inspector and the contractor who admits to paying him thousands in bribes.

Ernest Martinez was chief building inspector for San Antonio's Planning and Development Department. But according to recent indictments, Martinez he was 'on the take.'

The News 4 WOAI Trouble Shooters have been following this since we broke the story last year. CLICK HERE to watch Trouble Shooter Brian Collister's update.
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jefsr - 5/16/2011 11:19 AM
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The public corruption/cover-up scandal involving San Antonio, Texas City Attorney Michael Bernard’s illegal efforts to hide decades of fraud/theft is officially called “BernardGate”. ………. President Obama has been sent a letter asking if White House Social Secretary Jeremy Bernard (brother of City Attorney Michael Bernard) has any involvement in the ongoing illegal scheme to protect the City Attorney and others from exposure and prosecution. The President has been asked to direct ALL federal officials to cease and desist all actions to stymie the investigation into the theft/misuse of probably hundreds of millions of public dollars since 1982. ………. “We still have an open investigation on this” – email of 4-19-2011 –Bexar County Texas Constable Mark Vojvodich…….

LindaB - 4/27/2011 7:39 AM
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I have ALWAYS known city inspectors are crooked..no surprize. Just glad he was caught...

busmom1 - 4/27/2011 6:42 AM
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ALL voters/citizens need to read the comments on this report of public/police corruption. http://www.ksat.com/news/27677835/detail.html

jefsr - 4/24/2011 8:10 PM
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Pct 3 Bexar County Police Constable Mark S. Vojvodich has “an open case” and is investigating public/police corruption, Texas Open Meetings Act violations and the ongoing cover-up being financed with tax dollars by the City of San Antonio, Texas........................ S A Current Editor Greg Harman confirmed these facts and will follow up on the investigation............................. “I did confirm with Bexar PD that they have an open case and will be following up with them in a month to check the progress of that case. The lead investigator is out on medical leave.” - email- Greg Harman - Editor - San Antonio Current – April 21, 2011............................. We have requested that the SA Current “follow up” BEFORE the election so that voters may make informed decisions when they go to the polls.................................

ketchum1 - 4/23/2011 4:59 PM
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Citizens shouldn’t be forced to post information proving public corruption, an illegal cover-up, illegal use of tax dollars, perjury by public officials, police corruption, official oppression, etc. more than once. Journalists should take the information, research the allegations and write the story – just as Woodward and Bernstein did. I read their original articles in the Post……..Collister is no Woodward or Bernstein………..

ketchum1 - 4/23/2011 2:45 PM
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Richard " I am not a crook" Nixon and his staff covered up the Watergate bread-in until they violated enough laws to transform the cover-up into a history changing event- the resignation of a President....... Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein were not whining but were alerting our citizens to the corrupt, unlawful actions of our government. http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/web/woodstein/

sapguru - 4/23/2011 8:37 AM
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TMClunk;------- I see you have the number memorized. Been a patient long ? ----------- Without citizens standing up to injustice we would still be a colony of the British Isles.

jefsr - 4/22/2011 7:12 PM
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capcwfa@swbell.net will send you a CD showing that the Rangers know about the crimes.............. Texas Ranger Hank Whitman, CIO Richard Varn and others lied under oath in court. The DPS/Rangers were provided with a sworn affidavit in 2009 to that effect. They refuse to acknowledge the affidavit and refuse my request for an interview and a polygraph exam…............ They pretend that the trial in February 2009 never happened as they can’t refute the proof outlining the “fraud upon the court”…………........ They promoted Whitman up to Chief knowing that he committed aggravated perjury and obstructed justice in February 2009……….......… One day a defense attorney will use Whitman’s lies to get a murderer, drug lord, rapist, etc. released. Innocent blood will be on the hands of people like you who scoff and poke fun…............

jefsr - 4/22/2011 5:34 PM
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SA Mike;...............City employees went behind YOUR back and illegally spent money set aside by YOU to support YOUR telephone and E911 systems…………………. The E911 and phone systems failed so that ONE OUT OF FOUR calls to E911 did not get to a call taker. (internal city audit by City Auditor Pat Majors on file) ……………… Due to the decades of fraud/theft there was no funding to repair the failing E911 system. (audio recording available)…………………….. YOU, YOUR family, YOUR neighbors and every person in San Antonio had their lives put in jeopardy because corrupt city employees violated the law and stole YOUR money………….. Sculley, Castro, the Council, Bernard, McAnus, Reed, Ortiz, etc. use YOUR tax dollars to hide the theft of YOUR money from YOU……………. If you find this boring then you deserve to get a busy signal or dead air when you call 911………….

jefsr - 4/22/2011 3:46 PM
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Precinct 3 Constable Vojvodich vowed to enforce the law when crooked SAPD Chief McAnus “ripped up” police reports and helped cover-up the long term fraud inside our City. Members of Citizens Against Public Corruption, Waste, Fraud and Abuse are posting internet notices and mailing certified letters to the media in numerous cities across many states in an effort to stop the ongoing illegal cover-up by corrupt Bexar County and City officials and law enforcement personnel…………… Dedicated journalists exposed the Watergate Scandal decades ago and changed history. If not for their efforts our government and law enforcement officials would have hidden the criminal activity and illegal/unconstitutional cover-up………….. We are searching for a dedicated journalist to expose the decades of fraud/theft/corruption inside our City and to make our citizens aware that their hard-earned tax dollars are illegally being used to finance the illegal and ongoing cover-up………………... capcwfa@swbell.net will mail CD with copies of documents, audio recordings, transcripts, etc. to all.
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