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Peter Hughes, who was pushed out as Orange County’s internal audit director following audits that impacted several top government officials, was appointed this week as director of the county’s much smaller performance audit department.
Peter Hughes, who has held the job for 16 years, oversaw audits that impacted several top Orange County government officials.
In a move that had come to be expected, Orange County supervisors fired Performance Audit Director Philip Cheng Tuesday. Supervisors’ Chairman Todd Spitzer said he had frustrations with Cheng’s work.
Orange resident Eric Woolery, who will be sworn in Monday, is warning county supervisors that he’s ready to head to court to enforce his elected mandate to audit agencies as he sees fit.
Supervisor Spitzer asks why the lowest bidder was not recommended, and Supervisor Moorlach asks why only two firms bid.
After investigation, county officials conclude that all sexual harassment and favoritism allegations against Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly are unfounded.
Voice of OC has obtained the original report that lit the fuse behind the Bustamante sex crime scandal. Female workers at the county don’t trust county Human Resources and want Attorney General Kamala Harris to step in.
Jess Carbajal was the direct supervisor of Carlos Bustamante, who has been accused by the district attorney of multiple sex crimes.
Allegations regarding Carlos Bustamante’s conduct toward women working under him in OC Public Works first surfaced in March 2011. Why did it take seven months for high-level officials to call in the DA?
County supervisors are considering whether to refer allegations of sexual harassment against Carlos Bustamante, a former top county executive and current Santa Ana city councilman, to the district attorney.