MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Pamela J. Laffitte, candidate for Sheriff of Mobile County on Wednesday called on Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis, the Mobile City Council, and the city officials responsible for managing and authorizing reserve funds to immediately halt any transfer or use of reserve funds intended to replace the reported $14.7 million lost in what was reported by the city as a criminal financial scheme, until the independent investigation and all related federal, state, and local investigations are completed:
“Taxpayers deserve answers before public money is moved—not explanations after the fact,” Laffitte said. “I am calling on the Mayor, City Council, and responsible financial officials to take immediate action within their legal authority to preserve these reserve funds while the investigations proceed.”
Laffitte is urging city officials to preserve all relevant financial records, provide a public accounting to the extent legally permissible, and clearly explain who has authority over any proposed transfer, what oversight applies, and what steps are being taken to recover the reported funds.…