Delgaudio Attorney Responds to Grand Jury, Recall Reports
While an investigation moves forward, political opponents plot campaigns and one group organizes recall, Delgaudio defiant.
During the past year, Sterling Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R) has come under fire from multiple directions, with the heat building during the past week.
A special prosecutor investigating an aide’s accusation that the supervisor asked her to do campaign work on county time appears to be assembling a grand jury to consider an indictment, while a new group calling itself Sterling Deserves Better organized to push for the supervisor’s recall.
In addition, an opponent has already launched a campaign against Delgaudio for the 2015 election. Although, he opposes the recall ... at least or now.
In the past, Delgaudio’s attorney, Charles L. King, has called for critics to allow the investigation to run its course. In Tuesday’s message, King suggested the investigation would clear his client, reiterating Delgaudio’s assertions that the only fundraising his aides performed was for a youth sports league.
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Here’s the full message issued Tuesday by King.
Regarding grand jury:
It’s sad the political climate in Loudoun County is so toxic we now have a special grand jury to investigate three meetings to raise money for kids in Sterling to play football.
Impaneling a special grand jury tells me Ms. Stamos wants to use all the tools at her disposal to do a thorough investigation.
Since there is a complex fact pattern and large number of documents involved, I wasn't terribly surprised a special grand jury was seated.
Special grand juries are used primarily to investigate and make confidential reports rather than return indictments. Evidence of wrongdoing found by a special grand jury is usually referred to a regular grand jury for action.
A skilled prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich, but there are serious practical problems with a prosecution based on Donna Mateer's allegations taken at face value.
I repeat my previous request for everybody to wait and let Ms. Stamos do her job.
During the last four months, I have reviewed what I suspect are the documents Donna Mateer took from Supervisor Delgaudio's office and distributed, not only to Chairman York, but to dozens of political activists she hoped would support her. I have also reviewed other documents provided by Supervisor Delgaudio. After reviewing this material, my opinion is when this is over, Supervisor Delgaudio will have been found to have done nothing wrong.
Regarding the recall petition:
The Code of Virginia allows the Circuit Court to conduct a trial over the removal of an elected official after the filing of a petition signed by a number equal to ten percent of the total number of votes cast in the last election. Unlike other states, there will be no recall election.
Supervisor Delgaudio has been elected four times in the most liberal, diverse and necessitous part of Loudoun County.
Why does somebody known for their conservative views and national opposition to the gay and lesbian political agenda continue to win reelection in a district where, demographically, he should not?
If there is a pothole on the street in front of their home, most folks are more concerned about having it filled quickly with Supervisor Delgaudio's help than with his opposition to gay marriage.
Of the almost eighty elected officials serving Loudoun County, in this economy, why is Supervisor Delgaudio the only one who has regularly held a job fair?
Supervisor Delgaudio's opponents may find the residents of Sterling are not enthusiastic about receiving the assistance and advice of political activists, many of whom live outside Sterling, Loudoun County and even Virginia?
Satchmo
4:22 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Mr. King, if Supervisor Delgaudio was really concerned about Sterling Park he would by-pass the ubiquitous pot hole and start calling for action about a violent home invader roaming Sterling.
According to Delgaudio he was recently attacked by a person who broke into his home, covered him with a blanket and beat him over the head with a rock. Luckily a volunteer was near by and chased the goon away. Add to this Delgaudio's revelations that he and his family are subject to death threats, It certainly is fortunate Delgaudio survived this violent attack but why has there not been a concerted effort to track this thug down? Especially if this thug is also making death threats. What is the Sheriff's department doing about this?
See Eugene's email for reference: http://www.scribd.com/doc/65690815/DelguadioEmail
Of course none of this matters if Supervisor Delgaudio is again making things up.. According to his own statements he tends to favor hyperbole. So which is it Supervisor, did you get attacked or do you make the story up to create sympathy and for your own financial benefit? Similarly, did you really raise money for a youth football league or is that also something you made up for your own benefit?
Supervisor Delgaudio, your own words do nothing to help your good attorney create credibility in your defense.
Myth Buster
6:35 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Frankly, I'd like to know who leaked the details of the Special Grand Jury and why none of the potential jurors were not informed about the confidentiality of the subject matters discussed during the one on one interviews. The fact these details and names of at least one juror were released to the media, tells me that the Court Clerk failed to properly disclose the "confidentiality".
joe brewer
7:05 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Stevens is putting his usual rubbish out about now. He is the Last American Hero saving all the victims of the world and protecting our pocketbooks from the evil one.
Satchmo
9:48 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Joe, do you really think this all about Stevens and not about Eugene?
joe brewer
8:15 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Satchmo I believe Stevens is a publicity house and is using Mateer as a foil the subplot being the gay activism of Real Advocate and it’s officers Stevens, Liz, Jonathan and David.
There is a history of conflicting views and votes between Stevens and Eugene whenStevens was a Loudoun County Supervisor. Feelings abound that he did not run for re-election because he would have been trounced at the polls.
The so-called watch dog website Real advocate has a heading “Persons of Interest” and the only one listed? You guessed it Eugene Delgaudio, makes you wonder does it not?
The money, 15k for investigators, the Commonwealth Attorneys time, the Grand Jury's time are considerable and someone needs to go down at the end of CA Stamo’s investigation be it Eugene Delgaudio or Stevens Miller and the Real Advocate site.
It’s my opinion that Stevens is a narcissist, a show boater who wants his name out there publically in case he decides to run for office again to answer you question.
Satchmo
9:36 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Joe, Stevens has his agenda, and it provides a convenient diversion for Eugene from what is really happening here.
I am certain Stevens had very little effect, if any, on 9 Republican Supervisors including Eugene agreeing to pulling Eugene off of committee assignments. If you'll recall the reason given by York and others was that the documents reviewed justified the removal, not Stevens' website.
Further, I am certain Stevens' website or organization is having no effect on Stamos and her investigation.
I can understand Eugene wanting to leverage Steven's concern to his benefit. If that is all he has for a defense I'd say he's pretty nervous about the outcome of Stamos' investigation.
Myth Buster
11:40 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
But if you read Liz or Steven's blog didn't you know they are the only ones responsible for exposing the Delgaudio issue, they have a bat-line to CA Stamos' office. They are also responsible for Vice-Chair William's facebook post, where he wanted to strip Delgaudio of his committee assignments & the board take a public vote on centuring him. And for that matter Liz Miller is solely responsible for Obama winning many areas of Eastern Loudoun, again according to her blog because she is the Super-hero Door Bell Queen. SMH.
The Millers are raging carpet bagging ego maniacs...it's Miller Time and not in a good way. Their constant self-promoting could drive a sane person to drink.
David Weintraub
1:28 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
It is Caitlin Gibson of the Washington Post, and the three former aides who shared their stories with her, who are responsible for exposing Mr. Delgaudio's misconduct. If not for them, none of us would have the information we now have.
Attacking the aides, attacking their attorneys, attacking private citizens who dare to speak up about misconduct, childish name-calling - when this is the content of your comments it only draws attention to how desperate you must be to divert attention away from the facts of the case.
Mr. Delgaudio is entitled to due process and to representation by his attorney. However, when his attorney represents him by making demonstrably false public statements about a witness, those statements must be publicly corrected.
David Weintraub
1:28 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Two things Mr. King said are true: There are a large number of documents involved, and he only suspects he knows which ones Ms. Mateer provided to Chairman York. I imagine that he would like very much to *know* rather than to *suspect*, but he doesn't.
In the meantime, Mr. Delgaudio has made *some* documents public - right after the first Washington Post article was published, in fact - in an effort to bolster the claim that he was only having his aides set up meetings with potential donors to the LLBFL. Take a look and decide for yourself if this claim seems plausible, or if it seems more like an explanation that was hastily assembled *after* he realized what the reporter had discovered: http://www.realadvocate.org/blog0/the-letters/
Barbara Munsey
4:32 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Interesting, David--do you know or suspect what Mr. King knows or suspects?
I see some of the data from the notorious "Igor List" has made it on to the blogs, posted by someone who states they were sworn to secrecy on where they received it.
Would that be someone from the county, someone from your pac, someone from Arlington? I know your pac has the documents from Ms. Mateer, but has yet to publish them as you have not also received them through FOIA (unless you have submitted another FOIA and received them, in which case no doubt they will be published on the pac blog soon).
Very odd that material the grand jury that is in the process of being selected has yet to see is being advertised on local blogs.
joe brewer
7:26 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
If you'll recall the reason given by York and others was that the documents reviewed justified the removal. I do not recall this statement Satchmo can you direct me to the piece where York and company said this?
Very odd indeed! You could not be suggesting that the Real Advocate people are spreading innuendo around like I spread manure on my lawn.
Wasn't the first FOIA request by Real advocate incomplete or something?
joe brewer
7:17 am on Saturday, March 9, 2013
@ Satchmo, your answer please?!
Diana Corley
11:34 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2013
I have known Eugene for 30 years or more and know him to be a fine honest man. Enough said. I don't stand up for liars ever!! It is nearly impossible to find someone that cannot be bought off these days and Eugene is one of the few that is NOT for sale. His honor alone should command respect. You don't have to agree with his point of view, but don't speak ill of a man that stands with his convictions.
joe brewer
6:49 am on Sunday, April 7, 2013
CA Stamos was brought in to take care of this issue early in November. A Grand Jury was formed early in February. After having the paperwork for 3 months then seating a Grand Jury for 2 months more you would hope this is coming to a end. Either bring charges against Eugene or give us a overdue explanation why not.