Tuesday, March 31, 2015

[Tulare County] Grand Jury didn’t receive Richgrove complaint until ’13


It would sure be nice if Ruben Macareno could have checked with the grand jury on what is going on and get a few facts straight. He said we need to be more diversified, well, Mr. Macareno, we can be no more diversified then we are now. We have a cross section of Tulare County citizens.
The Tulare County Grand Jurors’ Association has been recruiting for the grand jury for a couple of years now. They do an extremely good job at speaking to clubs in Tulare County, recruiting live on Central Valley Talk and speaking on the radio.
Mr. Macareno states he recognizes some names on the grand jury that have served for 20 years. I have yet to find anyone who has been on the grand jury for 20 years. I hope he will provide us with those names so I can check it out. I would like to know where Mr. Macareno got his facts.
Now let’s put the report “Chaos and Confusion in Richgrove” straight. You say we were four to five years late, well we did not receive a complaint until the jury term of 2013-14. The grand jury needed more time to fully investigate this complaint, to speak to witness and receive documents, so they decided to hold it over for another year. Unfortunately, Alex Hernandez was not cooperative in our investigation, even trying to fire the certified public accountant who was trying to put in all the safety stops to keep embezzlement from happening again.
The grand jury is aware that the Richgrove board is trying now, but should have done it years ago. But Mr. Macareno, if you want more on the “Chaos in Richgrove,” just call the grand jury office for facts.
March 27, 2015
Visalia Times-Delta
Letter to the Editor
Chuck White, Foreman, Tulare County Grand Jury

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