Los Angeles — Below is a statement from Wendy Greuel's consultant, John Shallman, on baseless attacks by Eric Garcetti's campaign regarding Greuel's record of uncovering waste, fraud and abuse:
"Mr. Garcetti’s attacks on the Controller are nothing more than a reckless disregard for the facts. It’s clear now why Mr. Garcetti has failed to stop the wasteful spending in City Hall—he’s not reading the Controller’s audit reports. If he had, he would know that the Controller has identified more than $160 million in waste, fraud and abuse."
For a detailed accounting of Greuel's audits, click here: http://www.wendygreuel.org/160-million-reasons/
"Moreover, Mr. Garcetti falsely states that our commercial claims Wendy 'recovered' the money. That’s FALSE. Our ad is accurate - it states that she 'found' the waste. Unfortunately, when the Council flushes money down the toilet, you can't unflush it. Rather than spending time attacking the messenger, Mr. Garcetti should consider reading the reports and stop wasting taxpayer money.
"$160 million would put more cops and firefighters on the streets, provide job creation tax credits for small businesses and expand after school programs.”