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Council releases outside legal review; police say no prosecutable fraud in Homewood Suites incentive case
Summary
After public controversy over an altered PowerPoint slide in the Homewood Suites Type B incentive review, the City Council authorized release of an outside counsel executive summary and governance appendix. Outside counsel and the Corpus Christi Police Department reported the record did not support criminal fraud or forgery charges, though they recommended administrative reforms.
Mayor Paulette Wejardo and the City Council on Feb. 24 authorized public release of an executive summary from the city-hired outside counsel about the Homewood Suites Type B incentive, while retaining privilege over draft materials.
The outside firm, represented by Daniel Ray, told the council the team had reviewed thousands of pages of documents, numerous depositions and interviewed witnesses over a five-month inquiry. "The evidence does not establish the elements required to sustain a criminal charge of forgery or fraud," Ray said, summarizing the report's core finding. The report concluded the disputed PowerPoint screenshot appears intentionally altered but that the legal elements for criminal prosecution were not…
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