You can’t find beef at either place. Sorry. That came via text from a good friend.
We hear that SEBA president Bill “Beef” Abernathie is adamantly denying everything in my original story as “bullshit.” This is where we are at.
This comment just appeared on the “A Memo from Sheriff Rod Hoops” post and it says a lot. It is a point AntiCorruptionUnit has been trying to get across; however the comment did not come from him. Here it is:
What should be emphasized about San Berardino County Sheriff Rod Hoops is that he is the “Go to” guy for other chief’s of police throughout Southern California.
Since Hoop’s and S.E.B.A President/P.O.R.A.C. Legal Defense Fund Board Member Bill Abernathie have such a slobbering level of affection for one another, any chief that really wants an officer fired can contact Hoops, who will then tell Abernathie that “Officer John Doe” does not appear to fit into “Chief’s long term plans.
This is code for this officer not to receive a successful legal defense, or L.D.F. authorization for any future appeals. Since P.O.R.A.C. President Ron Cottingham is an appointed board member of Calpers, retirement of any kind for this officer will be denied.
Sheriff Hoops, and those before him also guarantee a ringing endorsement for themselves from police chief’s come election time with how the sheriff’s department handles officer involved shootings, and in-custody deaths for their department’s. Like former Sheriff’s Homicide Sergeant Bobby Dean would often say at an officer’s shooting scene; “All shootings are good, some are just better than others.”
As a token of their appreciation, these chief’s of police always provide an overwhelming endorsement to the sitting sheriff’s campaign, and (encourage) others to do likewise.
In internal affair’s investigations, hire your own labor law attorney. No attorney from S.E.B.A. or P.O.R.A.C. can any longer be trusted.
iePolitics is starting a series examining the influence of Indian gaming on politics and crime in San Bernardino County. We will detail its involvement with organized crime and the Mexican Mafia, the preferential treatment by San Bernardino County officials, and their political activities through political action committees, as well as report on some of the “incidents” involving the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians that go unreported by mainstream media.
Among the topics will be the relationship between Tribal Chief James Ramos and District Attorney Mike Ramos, the chaos with the tribal police whose captain happens to be the wife of Safety Employee Benefit Association President William Abernathie, and incidents with the Gaming Commission, most recently involving a physical assault by Tom Ramos, James’ brother.