Democrats have absolutely no shame. None at all.
Fired St. Louis DA (backed by George Soros) Kim Gardner is proof of that.
Former St. Louis DA Kim Gardner
From the Daily Mail:
“St Louis’ former DA took nursing classes during her taxpayer-funded working hours before being fired over soaring crime.
Former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who was backed by progressive billionaire George Soros, spent 34.5 days attending classes at St Louis University in Missouri over two years instead of doing her public sector job. That’s according to a state audit released on Tuesday by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick in a damning 71-page report.
The review also found widespread staff turnover, misuse of public funds and a large drop in the number of cases filed, referred and closed before she resigned in 2023.
Gardner quit after Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey took steps to remove her from office after she let too many cases, including homicide, go unpunished.
She told auditors she had been pursuing a family nurse practitioner post-master’s certificate ‘to improve the office and bring mental health awareness’ to the office.
Other issues cited in the audit include $58,000 being spent on flowers, a DJ, car detailing, an office picnic, a chili cookout and her own legal expenses. Auditors also found difficulty in obtaining information from her office while she was in charge.
Employees denied or delayed requests by auditors for two years until they had to respond due to court subpoenas. The audit said that ‘full access to documents, personnel, and the office itself was only given after the new administration took over’.
An additional $1.9 million was found to have been used to pay contracts for outside legal representation, new software, consultants, and office equipment.
She told auditors that some of the purchases, which also included $5,180 at a bar and grill and $2,585 in pizza were to ‘boost morale’, according to the St. Louis Dispatch.
Under her watch, murder in St. Louis hit a 50-year high and the city saw fewer and fewer felonies prosecuted.“
Read the whole story here.
None of this should shock any one. Garner was crooked from day one. One look at the long list of controversies on her Wikipedia page should tell you how rotten she was.
Dont hold your breath that she’ll be held to account for her reckless actions. In October of last year, Gardner was accused of misappropriation of funds by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In a pretrial diversion agreement, Gardner formally admitted to the misappropriation of funds, agreed to remain crime-free for a period of 18 months, reported to a pre-trial services officer, and has to repay the misappropriated funds.
Sure is good to be a demorat.
DCG
