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Thursday, November 29, 2012

PAC Denied Delgaudio Documents

Thwarted by attempts to obtain materials through FOIA, the group plans to appeal.

A group of local Democrats – all former members of the Loudoun County Democratic Committee – have vowed to press on with the pursuit of information they say they was wrongly withheld regarding the investigation of Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling). A special prosecutor is investigating allegations by a former Delgaudio aide that the work he asked her to perform violated the law. Delgaudio has denied any wrongdoing. Real Advocate PAC – an apparent play on the name of the organization Delgaudio works for in his private time, Public Advocate of the United States – contends that the Loudoun General District Court should have turned over documents related to the case following a previous Freedom of Information request. The county failed …

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Barbara Munsey

2:13 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012

Sarah, please show me where I said research via FOIA is an exclusive right? The pac already has the documents in question, and I have already also said that I can see the benefit of using FOIA to compare what they were given by the pac director's client, and what Ms. Mateer gave to Scott York, etc. You and David are engaging in some (usual) gymnastics of your own (indeed), by claiming I am …   more ›

Friday, October 19, 2012

New PAC Sues for Delgaudio Documents

Former supervisor, wife team up to gain access to information regarding the board’s investigation into usage of board of supervisors aides.

With the goal of finding out what Loudoun Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott York knew regarding complaints about from an aide in Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio’s office, a local political action committee has filed a lawsuit for Delguadio’s records. Real Advocate, a group headed by Elizabeth Miller — the wife of former Democratic supervisor Stevens Miller — announced the move Wednesday. The Washington Post reported on the complaint in September, which suggests Delgaudio asked his aide to perform campaign work and report to a colleague at his private job with Public Advocate of the United States. York initiated an investigation of the allegation, acknowledging it was initially brought to his attention earlier this year. Democrats in Loudoun …

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