Ombudsman posts
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What’s So Great About an Ombudsman?
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104 months ago
NBC News The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is criticizing the appointment of a Citizenship and Immigration Services ombudsman who previously worked for a group that supports immigration restrictions as "offensive, insensitive and malicious"
Hispanic caucus calls for DHS to remove an immigration hardliner as ombudsman
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The caucus has called for the removal of Julie Kirchner, a former executive director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
106 months ago
TreeHugger Marianne Karth lost two daughters in a rear underride crash and wants something done about victim blaming.
Victims of underride collision demand Vision Zero and an independent Traffic Safety Ombudsman
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117 months ago
Lino Celle In the NEWS 6.16.2016 Edition New York USA
PH OMBUDSMAN PURSUES "PLUNDER CASE" VS DUTERTE AFTER JUNE 30, "READ MY LIPS," ACCORDING TO MORALES
The Office of the Philippine Ombudsman will proceed and take charge of the case that S Read more ... enator Antonio Trillanes filed against president-elect Rodrigo Duterte.
As an independent constitutionally-created body, the Ombudsman will proceed to process the complaint, according to Ombudsman Conchita-Carpio Morales, versus Duterte after he is sworn on June 30 2016. Morales added, "Read my lips !".
The rebel-turned Philippine senator had filed a "plunder complaint" before the Office of the Ombudsman against Duterte, accusing him of maintaining "11,000 ghost employees" in the Davao City government in 2014.
Trillanes claimed in his complaint that Davao City spent P708 million pesos to pay for the services of the alleged "ghost employees (people receiving salaries without working) and accompanied his complaint with a report from the Commission on Audit (COA).
This makes Duterte also liable for "malversation of public funds and graft."
117 months ago
Thello Dalanon BIR KIM HENARES AT ANG KANYANG MGA ALIPORES…HANDANG MANG-UNGGOY!!!
The formal complaint I filed with the Office of the Ombudsman vs Kim Henares and Estela Sales in connection with the P1.56-B tax case involving Golden Donuts, Inc. (GDI) includes, Read more ... among other issues, the following:
1. That GDI’s duly-registered books of accounts reflected a Net Income of P135.2-M while the tax return reflected a Net Loss of P44.9-M.
2. That GDI’s duly-registered books of accounts reflected higher sales than that reflected on the tax return.
Sales per duly-registered books was P1.928-B while per tax return was P1.031-B. A huge discrepancy (under-declaration) amounting to P897-M.
The SUPREME COURT ruled in the case of Paper Industries Corporation of the Philippines versus Court of Appeals, et al., 250 SCRA 434 that “where the books of accounts reflected a Sales or Receipts higher than that reflected in the return, the books of accounts should prevail. This is so, because the books of accounts are kept by the taxpayer and are prepared under its control and supervision; and they reflected what may be deemed to be admission against interest.”
3. Other independent relevant documents further revealed that GDI’s sales topped P2.366-B but the amount recorded in the duly-registered books was P1.928-B. A huge discrepancy amounting to P438-M.
Henares and Sales, in their counter-affidavits, and even the supporting affidavits of Atty. Romel Curiba, RATE Team Leader, and Mr. Wilfredo Reyes, the pioneer BIR CAATTs user, did not state any justifications or explanations to refute the above-enumerated issues.
The Ombudsman dismissed the case without investigating these issues scrupulously, and without discussing the same in the dismissal resolution despite glaring discrepancies.
The Ombudsman also did not secure GDI tax case docket from the BIR which is very crucial in the investigation.
No hearing was conducted.
Goodbye P1.56-B “Dunkin’ Donuts” tax…naging TAE na!!!
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124 months ago
NPR Our ombudsman takes a look at interviews with Palestinians and a report on fracking.
Mailbag: Strong Opinions On Two Hot Button Issues
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Listeners weigh in on reports about Israel-Palestine and fracking.
125 months ago
NPR The state didn't verify that insurers' directories of doctors were accurate, an audit found, or that the plans had enough doctors to meet patients' needs. And thousands of phone calls to an ombudsman's office — created to investigate complaints — Read more ... went unanswered every month.
California's Medicaid Program Fails To Ensure Access To Doctors
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The state is not monitoring its Medicaid managed care plans to make sure they have enough doctors to meet patients' needs, an audit finds. And thousands of calls to an ombudsman were never returned.
129 months ago
Gawker “We are deeply disturbed by the facts contained in the report of findings from the independent investigator,” Spokane, Washington's mayor and council president said in a joint statement. “The conduct is unacceptable and falls far short of the c Read more ... ommunity’s expectations of volunteers who sit on City boards and commissions.”
Report: Rachel Dolezal Acted Inappropriately as Spokane Police Ombudsman
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An independent investigation into Rachel Dolezal and two other members of Spokane’s volunteer Ombudsman Commission has found “behavioral misconduct during interactions with City employees,” according to WKHQ and WREM.
129 months ago
NPR NPR's ombudsman: "Listeners are mad, and rightly so, about Diane Rehm's Wednesday interview with the Vermont senator."
During the interview, Rehm said Sanders had "dual citizenship with Israel" -- which is not true.
"Rehm's apology later in the day Read more ... contained the jaw-dropping admission that she got the erroneous information from 'a comment on Facebook,' " writes our ombudsman.
Diane Rehm And A Bungled Interview With Senator Bernie Sanders
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The WAMU host used questionable sourcing for a topic that should never have been raised.
130 months ago
Rico Rivera The City of Spokane announced Thursday it's investigating whether the president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP violated the city's code of ethics in her application to serve on the citizen police ombudsman commission...
Did NAACP president lie about her race? City investigates
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The City of Spokane announced Thursday it's investigating whether the president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP violated the city's code of ethics in her application to serve on the citizen police ombudsman commission.
130 months ago