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Louisville police release body camera footage of officers ‘unintentionally’ shooting 2 teenagers

By |2023-03-05T23:21:47-05:00March 5th, 2023|Breonna Taylor|

Kentucky police released officer body camera video on Friday showing a Louisville Metropolitan Police officer shooting at two teenagers during a trespassing call.In the footage, released more than a week after the 20 February incident, officer Brendan Kaiser can be seen approaching the garage of a vacant property in Chicasaw with his gun drawn.“They could hear movement inside of the garage and had drawn their weapon because they did not know who was inside, how many people were inside, and whether the individuals were armed,” the department said in a news release accompanying the video.He realises there are people inside the building, and calls for an additional officer to arrive to the scene."They just tried to get out,” the officer says on his radio. “We’re going to have multiple people. I just shut the garage door on them. I got them trapped in. I think they’re probably trying to get out the window.”Suddenly, the doors of the garage fly open, and two teens begin to run away. As officer Kaiser approaches the pair, his gun goes off.The two youths at the scene say they were injured in the shooting and checked in at local hospitals. The LMPD, meanwhile, said there is reason to doubt this claim.Neither the officers nor the individual detained were hurt during the incident,” the agency said. “Also there were no evidence present at the scene that would’ve indicted that anyone had been injured.”Mr Kaiser, hired in 2016, is on administrative leave while the LMPD conducts an investigation of the incidentAttorneys for the injured teens say the officer has a long history of excessive uses of force."This officer has a history of red flag behavior," attorney Sam Aguiar told the Louisville Courier-Journal. "The department needs to explain immediately why his prior incidents didn’t prompt corrective action and training."In 2018, Mr Kaiser was exonerated for fatally shooting a man who, according to the LMPD, threw a knife at the officer, according to the paper.He was also admonished multiple times, including a brief suspension, for violating department policies are de-escalation and “innappropriate force” on a juvenile.In 2021, the Department of Justice announced an investigation into the Louisville police department, following outrage at the 2020 shooting of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot during a no-knock police raid.

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Meet D’Corey Johnson: ‘Old soul’ Louisville 10-year-old with a big voice and bright future

By |2023-03-03T20:24:58-05:00March 3rd, 2023|Breonna Taylor|

D'Corey Johnson believes he has talent that can take him far. Now, he's taking steps to get there.The 10-year-old has performed the national anthem at NFL games. His song "Breonna Taylor," about a fellow Louisville native, is on streaming services, and you can see him on the stage this spring in a musical touring the country before he pursues a professional career.Before the world heard his voice, though, D'Corey — who also goes by D.C. — was just another 4-year-old singing in his church choir in Louisville, where his talent first stood out. He can remember testing his range, he said, and realizing he had the potential to go places."I was like 'Oh my Jesus, did I just really hit that high note?'" he said, looking back on his time in the choir. "I was like 'Yeah, I believe that I'm going to be a star.'"'Our park':For 100 years, this Olmsted park fostered generations of Black LouisvilliansD'Corey's mother enrolled him in theater classes at the Louisville Central Community Center, a West End organization that helps people develop skills in fields including arts and academia. He earned a place in the program after performing "Who's Loving You" by the Jackson 5 for LCCC President and CEO Kevin Fields, who said the then-6-year-old's audition "knocked my socks off" and earned a standing ovation.The LCCC founded the Tiny Tykes, a performing arts program for preteens, to support D'Corey, who was too young to join other groups, and before long he was playing roles locally in musicals like "Aladdin," "Cats" and "Annie." Erica Denise Bledsaw, the LCCC's manager of youth education and fine arts between 2014 and 2019, said when she heard him sing, she saw the "old soul" shine."He sang with so much passion, so much conviction, like he'd been here before," she said. "And I had never seen anything like it in such a small body and in such a small package."His first big break came during morning announcements at Bates Elementary. The principal of his school asked him to sing the national anthem on the intercom for the school one day and posted the video online with his mother's permission.The clip went viral, and soon, pro teams and others came calling. He sang the anthem at Nissan Stadium in Nashville before a 2022 game between the Tennessee Titans and the New York Giants, for instance, and performed "Lift Every Voice And Sing" in honor of Black History Month at state Capitol last year. He got a legislative citation by Sen. Gerald Neal when he sang in the Kentucky Senate."It is overwhelming, but it's fun. It's exciting. It's new," Nakia Johnson, his mother, said. "D'Corey, once he sung at school and he went viral, we haven't been on a slowdown since. He's been in great demand."Fields said D'Corey is "probably larger than life" and expects to see him on the big stage someday. He's already had a few brushes with fame, meeting Mario Lopez at a boxing match in 2021 and meeting Nick Cannon the same year at Globe Life Field in Texas.His chance could be coming soon, with a key role this spring in Hits! The Musical, which features music from different eras with Dionne Warwick as executive producer. He'll be back in his hometown on April 8 for a show at the Brown Theatre along with fellow Louisville native Karsen Taylor, who also has a role in the show.Plan ahead:Sewer work will close several road blocks by NuLu and downtown Louisville until summerD'Corey has big plans for his future. He said after the tour his family is planning to move to California, where he hopes his budding career takes off. Someday, he wants to perform on Broadway and in movies for platforms like Disney+ and Netflix."He's always been hungry for entertainment and for performing," Bledsaw said. "And so as long as he stays focused, and continues to get the training, necessary to hone his craft, and continues to work hard at it, the sky's the limit for D.C."And through enrolling him in classes to moving to Los Angeles for movie and TV auditions, his mother said she's committed to helping him reach that potential. His voice, she said, is "always for all people.""D.C. is always for all people. And when he open up his voice, you see no color. D.C. brings everybody together," Johnson said. "You have a 10-year-old child they can make grown men cry, and this says a lot."Reach Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez at [email protected]; follow her on Twitter at @SoyAnaAlvarez.

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Louisville Metro Council to hire outside attorney to investigate councilman’s actions | News

By |2023-03-03T20:22:04-05:00March 3rd, 2023|COVID-19|

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Council plans to hire an outside attorney rather than use its own Ethics Commission to review the actions of one of their own.At issue is a $40 million grant from the city to the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council. Metro Councilman Anthony Piagentini, R-19, initially sponsored the measure. Louisville Public Media reported that Piagentini removed himself ahead of the vote, only to later be hired as a consultant by the group that got the money.The same week LPM's report came out, Metro Council filed an emergency resolution asking the Ethics Commission to look into Piagentini's involvement with the grant. A process already launched by the councilman himself."I think solving the issue expeditiously is of the most importance," said Metro Council President Markus Winkler, D-17, said.However, the Ethic Commission replied by saying they are empowered to do "two things: (1) issue advisory opinions to Metro Officers regarding contemplated future actions; and (2) investigate adjudicate complaints regarding completed alleged actions of Metro Officers."The Ethics Commission could have given an opinion on the matter beforehand but was not asked. Now, it won't investigate without a formal complaint."It is a sworn complaint that I believe this individual has violated the law," Winkler. "I think that's an extremely tall bar."At this point, no one has filed a complaint.It's frustrating for people like Kevin Fields, the CEO of Louisville Central Community Centers, who applied for money from the round of COVID-19 funding, a request that was denied."Nobody likes red tape. But we do like justice," Fields said.There was a resolution on Thursday evening's Metro Council meeting agenda directing Winkler to take all of the steps needed to initiate a complaint, but it was never called."It reeks of potential cover-up if there was some misgivings," said Fields.But Winkler said "that's absolutely not the case," adding that an outside attorney would be hired next week to help with the review."I think this is the legal remedy to get the people the answer that they want," he said.That's all Fields wants — answers amid the disappointment of not receiving the grant he said Louisville Central Community Centers needs.Meanwhile, Winkler said he doesn't believe Piagentini broke the law, and he will not submit an official complaint.Democratic Caucus Chair Paula McCraney told WDRB News she was disappointed Winkler didn't sign the complaint. She says she hopes that someone will file an official complaint with the Ethics Commission to trigger the investigation.Piagentini included the following statement regarding the issue in his Feb. 17 newsletter:"There have recently been media reports questioning my role in a vote that was taken in December of 2022. As a result, I decided to ask the Ethics Commission to review my actions, which included abstaining from a vote on this particular budget amendment on December 1st of 2022. Although I believe my abstention and actions were in line with our ethics ordinance, I look forward to a review by the Ethics Commission and I am committed to fully complying with their review.During last nights Metro Council meeting a Resolution was passed that mirrored my call for an official ethics opinion. This Resolution supports my efforts to seek a quick and clear opinion to this matter. I am hopeful this process will be completed quickly and will refrain from making additional comments at this time."Thursday, he told WDRB News he can't comment on the review at this time.Related StoriesCopyright 2023 WDRB Media. All Rights Reserved.Piagentini 

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17 FEMALE ACTIVISTS WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT – Her Campus

By |2023-03-03T20:25:00-05:00March 3rd, 2023|Breonna Taylor, Election 2020|

The opinions expressed in this article are the writer’s own and do not reflect the views of Her Campus. When considering the concept of activism, I believe it is something that only works when activists have a platform for their voice. Therefore, it was such a powerful moment when Lizzo, at the People’s Choice awards back in December 2022, accepted her ‘People’s Champion’ award by bringing out 17 female activists to celebrate them, their voices, and their work. Lizzo wanted to use her platform to ‘amplify marginalised voices’, admitting that she didn’t believe she deserved a trophy for championing people. Instead, she believes, ‘these are all activists and people that deserve this spotlight’, before shouting ‘I’m gonna say all of their names!’: Amariyanna “Mari” Copeny– ‘better known as Little Miss Flint, she spent the past eight years fighting to ensure everyone in Flint and in communities across the nation has access to safe drinking water, she’s only 15 years old.’ Following the Flint water crisis of 2014 (in which the city’s drinking water was contaminated with lead and potentially deadly bacteria), Mari sent a letter to President Obama that prompted him to visit the city and ultimately approve $100 million dollars in relief. She made a significant impact on the dialogue around environmental racism, due to Flint being a predominantly Black area, and has since continued her activism through many projects such as: Raising over $600,000 for her Flint Kids projects that includes giving out school supplies and Christmas presents to children in the area. Becoming a national youth ambassador to the Woman’s March. Partnering with company Hydroviv to produce her own water filter that can be shipped all over the country to help those with toxic drinking water. Shirley Raines– ‘through her organisation Beauty 2 the Streetz, she makes the human connection with the unhoused people of Los Angeles, and makes them feel loved, and love what they see in the mirror.’ Beauty 2 the Streetz services Skid Row, Los Angeles (a neighbourhood containing roughly 9,200-15,000 homeless people, one of the largest populations in the US) by providing not only hot food but, makeup, showers, hair washes, colour, and wigs for homeless people. Shirley documents her work to her over 100k Twitter followers to bring awareness to the epidemic of homelessness, but most importantly to demonstrate the valuable human connection that can be made with everyone regardless of circumstance as, after all, Shirley reminds us that ‘the people of Skid Row are just like everyone else, they are people who have fallen on hard times who didn’t have that lifeline to pull them out’. Yasmine Aker– ‘she’s an Iranian-American grassroots activist, she is a voice for the voiceless and works with various organisations supporting the Iranian women, and people’s fight for freedom and democracy.’ Yasmine is an actress and alongside her activism for the Iranian people she has also spoke openly about her struggles with poverty, homelessness, childhood trauma and sexual assault and about struggling to find her ‘value’ as a result of this. She writes on her Instagram: “I need to find a way to be able to say that I am proud of who I am. I don’t want to have any more shame left to hide. I am a bisexual woman from the Middle East, and was born without a citizenship, but I am not unwanted. I am not landless. I am a citizen of this world. And I am going to find my worth and unearth my value”. Emiliana Guereca– ‘if you’ve been to a woman’s march, she’s probably behind it, as the founder of the Women’s March foundation, she helps amplify our voices.’ Emiliana devotes most of her time to women’s rights advocacy, Latino education and gender equality. She has also worked on the Feminist Street Initiative that endeavours to rename  streets across the US (a country in which 5,000 streets are named after George Washington alone) after women who have ‘paved the way and earned their place in history’. Esther Young Lim– ‘she’s the author of the booklet How to Report a Hate Crime, and seeks to eradicate barriers and empower the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community.’ Esther is a second-generation Korean American who witnessed ‘blatant Anti-Asian racism’ following the classification of Covid-19 as a pandemic along with microaggressions that ‘made [her] feel uneasy to be in [her] own skin’. She also noticed that the lack of resources in native Asian languages meant that it may be hard for some people of the Asian community to report hate crimes, so she created booklets in 13 languages (originally distributed to her local Los Angeles communities but now available as e-books across the country) that trained her community on how to recognize & report these crimes. Felicia “Fe” Montes– ‘she’s a Chicana indigenous artist and activist, co-founder of the groundbreaking women’s collective Mujeres de Maiz. She has created a safe platform for indigenous women of colour to express themselves.’ Mujeres de Maiz works with artists, performers, educators and organizers to create community spaces with the overall goal of bringing together and empowering diverse women and girls and promoting the importance and value of multicultural communities in society. Jayla Rose Sullivan– ‘a professionally trained dancer who is making sure there is space for transgender and non-binary performers in the dance community, watch out for that big girl!’ Jayla is a trans woman who competed on Lizzo’s Emmy-winning reality competition series Lizzo’s Watch Out For the Big Grrrls and advocates for more inclusivity in performing and dance- fields that are typically very body-image focused. Kara Roselle Smith– ‘a member of the Chappaquiddick Wampanoag Tribe, she works tirelessly to seek justice for Black and indigenous communities and is fighting for Land Back and reparations.’ Land Back is an organisation that aims to return ‘Indigenous Lands back into Indigenous Hands’. For example, places like Mount Rushmore, carved with the faces of four US presidents that is therefore ‘an international symbol of white supremacy and colonization’, is actually located in the heart of the Black Hills, a sacred place for Indigenous people. Maggie Mireles– ‘her sister Eva Mireles was a teacher and a hero who lost her life protecting her students during the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Maggie is continuing her fight against senseless and despicable gun violence that has become far too common.’ In a year where America had a record high 300 shootings on school grounds with over 6000 children killed by gun violence, the Ulvade school shooting on the 24th May 2022 killed 19 children and 2 adults, one of them Eva Mireles. Her sister Maggie Mireles has been campaigning since, for example by giving a talk at the March For Our Lives rally, to end gun violence in America. Amelia Bonow– ‘co-founder of Shout Your Abortion, who is working to normalise abortion and increase awareness of abortion pills and motivate people to work and support abortion access in their communities.’ Following the U.S. Congress’s 2015 efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, Amelia shared her unapologetic personal abortion story that led to a viral outpouring of other stories on social media via the hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion. This hashtag was first developed into an organisation and then into a book of the same name made up of other people’s stories that aimed to present abortion in a more positive light. These were types of conversations that have never happened before on this scale and, according to the SYA website, following the overturning of Roe vs Wade are now ‘needed more urgently than ever before’. Odilia Romero– ‘an advocate and translator for the Indigenous peoples from Mexico and Central America who are now living in the United States. Her women led organisation CIELO brings daily relief to her community in Los Angeles.’ Odilia is the co-founder/ executive director of Comunidades Indigenas en Liderazgo (CIELO) and has over 10 years’ experience in organising and helping Indigenous migrant communities. Her work and knowledge have led to multiple academic publications, awards, and lectures in universities across the United States. Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh– ‘she is committed to building a bridge between Jewish people of all colours and backgrounds, and as an Iranian-American she is fighting to amplify to plight of the Iranian people.’ Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh is the director of student life at The University of California, Los Angeles and is the Vice President of Jewish Engagement who aims to ‘engage and educate a diverse group of students on a Jewish journey’. Sahar Pirzada– ‘who is working on behalf of Muslim women here in America to advance reproductive justice and protect the community from gendered violence and oppressive systems.’ Sahar passionately believes that Islam is a sex positive religion that supports healthy sexual relationships and therefore works with Heart To Grow where she ‘explores the intersections of homophobia and gender based violence and supports survivors of sexual assault in the Muslim community’. Chandi Moore– ‘who works as a community health educator at Children’s Health Hospital in Los Angeles, giving trans and gender non-conforming youth the tools they need to live their lives as their authentic selves.’ Chandi is a HIV and trans rights activist who works at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Center for Trans Youth and Development with years of counselling experience. She also advocates for those in her community to get tested for HIV and to know their status. Crystal Echo Hawk– ‘a member of the Pawnee nation of Oklahoma who seeks to amplify native voices through her organisation IllumiNative. She disrupts the invisibility of Native peoples here in America.’ Crystal founded IllumiNative, an organisation that investigates public opinion research on Native Americans. This data concluded ‘that pop culture, media and K-12 education drive and perpetuate the negative stereotypes and myths and has led to the erasure of Native peoples’. Therefore, theirmission is to tackle this erasure by amplifying Native voices through re-education in America which should ‘mobilise support for key native issues’. Reshma Saujani– ‘who is advocating for the moms as a founder of the Marshall Plan for Moms, she fights for paid family leave, affordable childcare and equal pay for all.’ Marshall Plan for Moms aims to support all moms by creating ‘sweeping cultural change to value women’s unseen and unpaid work and rebuild our broken system to make it possible for women to work and have kids’. Tamika Palmer– ‘she fights in honour of the memory of her daughter Breonna Taylor- say her name! – who was killed in an act of police violence. The Breonna Taylor Foundation has and will continue to focus on pursuing justice for Breonna.’ On the 13th March 2020, Breonna Taylor, who was an award-winning EMT and first responder in Louisville Kentucky working on the front lines of the pandemic, was killed by police who shot 20 rounds at her house, shooting her 8 times while she slept- despite the person they were actually looking for already being held in police custody. The Breonna Taylor Foundation therefore continues to fight for justice for Breonna from the Louisville Metro Police who have not taken any accountability for her murder. Lizzo concluded her speech with the powerful instruction ‘Give them their flowers!’, urging everyone to ‘follow and support’ these women, as well as reminding us all that any platform, big or small, can be used as an opportunity to support and amplify other valuable voices. See the full speech here: [embedded content]

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Customs agents seize $1M foreign Viagra shipment in Louisville – The Center Square

By |2023-03-03T20:22:06-05:00March 3rd, 2023|COVID-19|

(The Center Square) – Federal customs officials confiscated more than $1 million worth of pills labeled as Viagra that arrived in Louisville from Hong Kong.In a statement from Customs and Border Protection, in a search Wednesday night, agents noticed labels on the 500 bottles of the prescription drug in the package indicated the medication was manufactured in the U.S. even though it was shipped from the Chinese administrative region.“CBP will continue to investigate and take action against counterfeit and misclassified goods that post a threat to our economy and our citizens,” Louisville Port Director Thomas Mahn said.The purported erectile dysfunction pills were addressed to an individual in Brooklyn, New York. The bottles contained a total of 15,000 pills.According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the value of counterfeit pharmaceuticals traded globally was $4.4 billion in 2016, and the number of bogus drug shipments discovered more than doubled from 2014 to 2018.And that was before the COVID-19 pandemic that led to an explosion in online sales.However, CBP notes the concerns about counterfeit drugs extend beyond economics. Just 3% of online pharmacies reviewed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy comply with federal laws and practice standards.Any prescription drug sold in the U.S. needs to meet Food and Drug Administration standards. CBP agents work with the FDA and other federal agencies to keep counterfeit drugs from entering the countryLaFonda D. Sutton-Burke, CBP’s director of field operations for the Chicago office, said that means individuals play a “dangerous game” when they seek prescription drugs online.“Consumers are purchasing these prescription medications from other countries thinking they are getting them at a discount, when in fact they are purchasing an inferior product with unregulated ingredients,” Sutton-Burke said.Customs agents in Louisville, where the UPS global air hub is located, seized more than $265 million in counterfeit products, including clothing, jewelry and other items, during the 2022 fiscal year. Officials also prevented more than 21,000 pounds of illegal narcotics from entering the country.

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Mayor Greenberg: City ‘evaluating’ policy for officer-involved shootings amid multiple investigations

By |2023-03-02T19:41:48-05:00March 2nd, 2023|Breonna Taylor|

The community is awaiting the release of body camera footage, after LMPD says an officer "unintentionally" discharged his gun -- one bullet hitting two teenagers. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An issue currently garnering some of the most attention from the Louisville community is the shooting of two teenagers in the Chickasaw neighborhood from last week. The community is awaiting the release of body camera footage, after Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) says an officer "unintentionally" discharged his gun -- one bullet hitting both the teens. The shooting happened on Feb. 20 around 6 p.m., but details from police into what happened weren't revealed until the following day just after 3 p.m. The now 9-day wait for body camera footage has left many in the community frustrated. WHAS11 asked both Mayor Craig Greenberg and Interim Police Chief Jackie Gwinn-Villaroel about this during a news conference on Thursday, when they revealed new investments into the police department. At one point during former Mayor Greg Fischer's administration, prior to the death of Breonna Taylor, it was common practice for LMPD to release body camera video within 24 hours, so WHAS11 asked them to explain to the public why that's no longer the case in situations where the department has opted to investigate its own officer-involved shootings -- most notably the one from Chickasaw and another at Shawnee Park in July 2022, which also took multiple days for the video to be released. "Let me put emphasis on [the fact that] that was the previous administration. Now, we have this administration," Gwinn-Villaroel said. "We want to make sure that we have received all significant actuarial statements from officers being involved in that incident." Greenberg went a step further. "The chief and I -- and other members of her team, of my administration -- we've already had conversations about evaluating this policy. We're evaluating the policy for how we move forward in the future," he said. The mayor said the release of body camera footage in the Chickasaw neighborhood shooting is expected to be released on Friday. A Fischer administration policy instituted back in 2020 set a precedent where LMPD would ask Kentucky State Police (KSP) to investigate all LMPD officer-involved shootings where someone is hurt, with goals of increasing accountability and transparency. WHAS11 asked KSP if a backlog in cases across the state has forced them to deny requests for certain investigations out of Louisville. This is the response WHAS11 received on Monday: KSP cannot direct a local law enforcement agency on any matters. KSP spoke with LMPD shortly after the shooting occurred on Monday. Based on the preliminary details presented by LMPD to KSP it was mutually agreed upon that LMPD would handle the investigation. KSP works with local law enforcement departments to provide assistance when requested. A decision is made after a discussion between the two agencies and based on many factors including the details surrounding the incident, the number of open cases currently being investigated by CIRT or the local post, personnel availability, and services being requested. [embedded content] Make it easy to keep up-to-date with more stories like this. Download the WHAS11 News app now. For Apple or Android users. Have a news tip? Email [email protected], visit our Facebook page or Twitter feed. 

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Former Arizona AG Found No Evidence of 2020 Election Fraud. He Kept Quiet.

By |2023-03-01T19:20:44-05:00March 1st, 2023|Election 2020|

Former Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich declined to publish investigative findings by his office that disproved 2020 election fraud claims, according to documents released February 22 by his Democratic successor, Attorney General Kris Mayes.  Mayes, who assumed office in January, released three documents: a previously unreleased "interim findings summary," a draft with staff comments of a published "interim report," and a September memo summarizing the investigation's conclusions. Brnovich's team did not draft a final report, a Mayes spokesperson told The Washington Post. According to the memo written by Reginald Grigsby, a senior agent in the Arizona attorney general's office, Brnovich's investigators assessed 638 complaints, opened 438 investigations, and as of September 2022, submitted 22 cases for prosecution. Though his team identified supposed structural and operational flaws in the state's election procedures (outlined in the interim report), its unpublished findings debunked each theory that alleged significant—let alone potentially outcome-shifting—election-fraud theories tied to the state's 2020 presidential election. "Agents and support staff have spent more than 10,000 hours investigating allegations of voting irregularities and reviewing alleged instances of illegal voting submitted to our office by private parties.…In each instance and in each matter, [Cyber Ninjas Incorporated, True the Vote (TTV), Verity Vote, and elected officials] did not provide any evidence to support their allegations," reads the memo. "The information that was provided was speculative in many instances and when investigated by our agents and support staff, was found to be inaccurate." State lawmakers who had publicly alleged fraud recanted when questioned by investigators. "In interviews with the various media outlets, Arizona State Senator Sonny Borrelli alleged there was a cover-up with regards to election irregularities," reads Grigsby's memo, which also adds that "In an interview with agents, he did not repeat that allegation." Similarly, the memo says, then State Representative Mark Finchem publicly alleged more than 30,000 fraudulent votes. Speaking to Brnovich's office, however, Finchem said "he did not have any evidence of fraud and he did not wish to take up our (investigators') time." The memo also targets supposed proofs of fraud supplied by private entities Cyber Ninjas and TTV (the latter's "evidence" was central to Dinesh D'Souza's debunked documentary, 2000 Mules). "Our comprehensive review of CNI's audit showed they did not provide any evidence to support their allegations of widespread fraud or ballot manipulation," the memo reports. "Based upon our review of CNI's audit, we identified 1 instance of deceased voting, which was not prosecuted as it was accidental. There were 2 instances of double voting that were submitted for prosecution." Instead, Cyber Ninjas' allegations relied on inaccurate databases, fabulist interpretations of routine events, and baseless accusations, Brnovich's office found. TTV simply declined repeatedly to provide to investigators its purportedly conclusive evidence of fraud—despite myriad promises to do so. Further, at various intervals, TTV asserted that it had already disclosed the evidence to Brnovich's team or to the FBI, claims Grigsby disputes. "TTV says they gave the information to the FBI's Phoenix office, while also saying they were informants for the FBI office," he wrote. Having never provided the information to us as promised, TTV said we should contact the FBI to obtain copies of the information they had provided to them. Checking with the Phoenix FBI office, they tell us they met with TTV but they never received any such information from TTV. TTV also reported giving the information to the San Antonio office of the FBI; we have not been able to verify this assertion. The Phoenix office says (TTV representatives) Ms. (Catherine) Engelbrecht and Mr. (Gregg) Phillips are not informants for the FBI; they also said they were told by both of them they had provided the information to our office. This is patently false. Here is Grigsby's account of investigators' attempts to obtain that evidence: Immediately after Election Day, 2020, Brnovich forcefully and publicly rejected allegations of election fraud. "It does appear that Joe Biden will win Arizona," he told Fox Business host Neil Cavuto in an interview on November 11, 2020. "There is no evidence, there are no facts that would lead anyone to believe that the election results will change."  Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbes has advocated an ethics investigation into Brnovich's conduct, The Post reported Saturday.

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