Day five in Swadley criminal fraud case

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:05]>> WELL, IT WAS A FAILED PARKS >> WELL, IT WAS A FAILED PARKS >> WELL, IT WAS A FAILED PARKS RESTAURANT PROJECT THAT COST RESTAURANT PROJECT THAT COST RESTAURANT PROJECT THAT COST THE STATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THE STATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THE STATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS LED TO THE TOURISM DIRECTOR'S LED TO THE TOURISM DIRECTOR'S LED TO THE TOURISM DIRECTOR'S RESIGNATION AND A MASSIVE RESIGNATION AND A MASSIVE RESIGNATION AND A MASSIVE LAWSUIT AND A 5 IN THE SWAT LAWSUIT AND A 5 IN THE SWAT LAWSUIT AND A 5 IN THE SWAT LEAST CASE TODAY. THE TOURISM LEAST CASE TODAY. THE TOURISM LEAST CASE TODAY. THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT IS TAKING THE STAND DEPARTMENT IS TAKING THE STAND DEPARTMENT IS TAKING THE STAND NEWS FOUR'S. DYLAN BROWN NEWS FOUR'S. DYLAN BROWN NEWS FOUR'S. DYLAN BROWN JOINING US LIVE FROM THE JOINING US LIVE FROM THE JOINING US LIVE FROM THE COURTROOM.

[00:00:22]COURTROOM.

[00:00:22]COURTROOM. >> FOR DAY 5 DE LA.

[00:00:28]>> FOR DAY 5 DE LA.

[00:00:28]>> FOR DAY 5 DE LA. >> ENTER KEEPS ON GOING. SO >> ENTER KEEPS ON GOING. SO >> ENTER KEEPS ON GOING. SO NOT ONLY THE TREASURY NOT ONLY THE TREASURY NOT ONLY THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, TIMOTHY HOOPER.

[00:00:30]DEPARTMENT, TIMOTHY HOOPER.

[00:00:30]DEPARTMENT, TIMOTHY HOOPER. HE'S ONE OF THE ALLEGED HE'S ONE OF THE ALLEGED HE'S ONE OF THE ALLEGED CO-CONSPIRATORS. HE ALSO TOOK CO-CONSPIRATORS. HE ALSO TOOK CO-CONSPIRATORS. HE ALSO TOOK THE STAND TODAY. BUT THE BIG THE STAND TODAY. BUT THE BIG THE STAND TODAY. BUT THE BIG THING I WANT TO TAKE FROM THIS THING I WANT TO TAKE FROM THIS THING I WANT TO TAKE FROM THIS IS THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT.

[00:00:36]IS THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT.

[00:00:36]IS THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT. CATHERINE NICHOLS TOOK THE CATHERINE NICHOLS TOOK THE CATHERINE NICHOLS TOOK THE STAND BECAUSE YOU GOT TO STAND BECAUSE YOU GOT TO STAND BECAUSE YOU GOT TO REMEMBER IN THIS CASE, REMEMBER IN THIS CASE, REMEMBER IN THIS CASE, INVOICES WERE APPROVED INVOICES WERE APPROVED INVOICES WERE APPROVED TECHNICALLY BY THE STATE.

[00:00:43]TECHNICALLY BY THE STATE.

[00:00:43]TECHNICALLY BY THE STATE. NICHOLS ON THE STAND, I GOT A NICHOLS ON THE STAND, I GOT A NICHOLS ON THE STAND, I GOT A QUOTE FROM ARENA SAINT. QUOTE, QUOTE FROM ARENA SAINT. QUOTE, QUOTE FROM ARENA SAINT. QUOTE, HOW THE BLANK DO I KNOW WHAT HOW THE BLANK DO I KNOW WHAT HOW THE BLANK DO I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING? IF I DON'T SEE MY I'M DOING? IF I DON'T SEE MY I'M DOING? IF I DON'T SEE MY INVOICES, VERY FRUSTRATED AND INVOICES, VERY FRUSTRATED AND INVOICES, VERY FRUSTRATED AND THAT WAS IN REFERENCE TO THAT WAS IN REFERENCE TO THAT WAS IN REFERENCE TO ALLEGED MILLIONS OVERBILLED TO ALLEGED MILLIONS OVERBILLED TO ALLEGED MILLIONS OVERBILLED TO THE STATE DURING THE FOGGY THE STATE DURING THE FOGGY THE STATE DURING THE FOGGY BOTTOM KITCHENS SCANDAL. SO IN BOTTOM KITCHENS SCANDAL. SO IN BOTTOM KITCHENS SCANDAL. SO IN COURT WE GOT A LOOK AT THE COURT WE GOT A LOOK AT THE COURT WE GOT A LOOK AT THE SMOKERS. THE STATE WAS SMOKERS. THE STATE WAS SMOKERS. THE STATE WAS CHARGED. IS IT BEING CHARGED. IS IT BEING CHARGED. IS IT BEING BRAND-NEW? BUT YOU CAN BRAND-NEW? BUT YOU CAN BRAND-NEW? BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY TELL THAT THEY THEY DEFINITELY TELL THAT THEY THEY DEFINITELY TELL THAT THEY THEY THEY WERE USED IS WHAT THE THEY WERE USED IS WHAT THE THEY WERE USED IS WHAT THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT SAID WAS TOURISM DEPARTMENT SAID WAS TOURISM DEPARTMENT SAID WAS THE VERY FIRST OF MANY THE VERY FIRST OF MANY THE VERY FIRST OF MANY DOMINOES TO END UP FALLING IN DOMINOES TO END UP FALLING IN DOMINOES TO END UP FALLING IN THE U.S. WHILE THE EXECUTIVES THE U.S. WHILE THE EXECUTIVES THE U.S. WHILE THE EXECUTIVES TO, IF YOU PRESENT SAID TO, IF YOU PRESENT SAID TO, IF YOU PRESENT SAID CURTIS, BROOKE LANDER, THEY CURTIS, BROOKE LANDER, THEY CURTIS, BROOKE LANDER, THEY PLEADED GUILTY THIS WEEK.

[00:01:15]PLEADED GUILTY THIS WEEK.

[00:01:15]PLEADED GUILTY THIS WEEK. PRINCE WIDELY, THOUGH, STILL PRINCE WIDELY, THOUGH, STILL PRINCE WIDELY, THOUGH, STILL MAINTAINING HIS INNOCENCE.

[00:01:21]MAINTAINING HIS INNOCENCE.

[00:01:22]MAINTAINING HIS INNOCENCE. >> WHAT IS THE STATE READ TO >> WHAT IS THE STATE READ TO >> WHAT IS THE STATE READ TO YOU WHAT YOU THINK TRYING TO YOU WHAT YOU THINK TRYING TO YOU WHAT YOU THINK TRYING TO PUT HIM IN PRISON AND THE PUT HIM IN PRISON AND THE PUT HIM IN PRISON AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WENT AROUND ATTORNEY GENERAL WENT AROUND ATTORNEY GENERAL WENT AROUND THE STATE RUNNING HIS MOUTH THE STATE RUNNING HIS MOUTH THE STATE RUNNING HIS MOUTH ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PUT ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PUT ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PUT HIM IN PRISON FOR 8 YEARS.

[00:01:32]HIM IN PRISON FOR 8 YEARS.

[00:01:32]HIM IN PRISON FOR 8 YEARS. >> AS VOTERS AND DIRECTOR AT >> AS VOTERS AND DIRECTOR AT >> AS VOTERS AND DIRECTOR AT THAT TIME, IF YOU RECALL THAT THAT TIME, IF YOU RECALL THAT THAT TIME, IF YOU RECALL THAT WAS JERRY WINCHESTER'S STILL WAS JERRY WINCHESTER'S STILL WAS JERRY WINCHESTER'S STILL APPROVING THE MILLIONS DESPITE APPROVING THE MILLIONS DESPITE APPROVING THE MILLIONS DESPITE STAFF QUESTIONING THE STAFF QUESTIONING THE STAFF QUESTIONING THE PURCHASES RESIGNED SOON AFTER PURCHASES RESIGNED SOON AFTER PURCHASES RESIGNED SOON AFTER THE STATE SCANDAL ENDED UP THE STATE SCANDAL ENDED UP THE STATE SCANDAL ENDED UP GETTING OUT TO THE COURT CASE GETTING OUT TO THE COURT CASE GETTING OUT TO THE COURT CASE IS MOSTLY RIGHT HERE. THIS IS IS MOSTLY RIGHT HERE. THIS IS IS MOSTLY RIGHT HERE. THIS IS THE BIG THING THAT TO THINK THE BIG THING THAT TO THINK THE BIG THING THAT TO THINK ABOUT WHO IS TO BLAME FOR ABOUT WHO IS TO BLAME FOR ABOUT WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THESE CHARGES. WHO IS TO BLAME THESE CHARGES. WHO IS TO BLAME THESE CHARGES. WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THIS THEY'RE TRYING TO FOR THIS THEY'RE TRYING TO FOR THIS THEY'RE TRYING TO DECIDE IN THE JURY TRIAL.

[00:01:52]DECIDE IN THE JURY TRIAL.

[00:01:52]DECIDE IN THE JURY TRIAL. ANOTHER PERSON APPROVING A 1.5 ANOTHER PERSON APPROVING A 1.5 ANOTHER PERSON APPROVING A 1.5 MILLION DOLLAR INVOICE WAS MET MILLION DOLLAR INVOICE WAS MET MILLION DOLLAR INVOICE WAS MET NOW THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AT NOW THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AT NOW THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AT THE TIME OVER $25,000 CHARGES.

[00:02:00]THE TIME OVER $25,000 CHARGES.

[00:02:00]THE TIME OVER $25,000 CHARGES. HE HAS TO APPROVE AN ICING HE HAS TO APPROVE AN ICING HE HAS TO APPROVE AN ICING QUESTIONS TO HIS OFFICE. AT 10 QUESTIONS TO HIS OFFICE. AT 10 QUESTIONS TO HIS OFFICE. AT 10 PEOPLE ARE ON TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE ARE ON TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE ARE ON TO TRY TO GET ANSWERS TO WHY HE APPROVED