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Resident urges probe after public comment questions missing $1 million
Summary
At a Hampton City Council public hearing, resident Edwin Boone said reported figures on a past matter shifted and asked why a million dollars remained unaccounted for, urging accountability ahead of upcoming elections.
Edwin Boone, a resident of 48 Snow Street, told the Hampton City Council during the public comment period that he is worried about how past incidents were handled and wants an independent inquiry. "As a concerned citizen, I'd like to know what happened to the other million dollars that's missing," Boone said.
Boone cited shifting totals in prior reports — "1st, it was 3,000,000, then it's 4,000,000" — and said the lack of apparent accountability has eroded public trust. He also said he brought a Daily Press article to the meeting showing a photograph he identified as "Will Moffitt" (Daily Press, 04/03/2013), and called referrals to investigators a "photo op" that produced no arrests or clear outcomes. The council did not respond on the record to Boone's request during the session; the meeting was adjourned after public comment.
