from the frontpage (online) of the des moines register:
It was 3-1/2 years ago that someone inadvertently dropped a checkbook onto the floor of the men's room at City Hall in Spirit Lake, sparking a criminal investigation, a state audit and two federal lawsuits.
Today, former Police Chief Dan Thomsen faces theft and misconduct charges tied to three secret bank accounts he allegedly used that contained public funds. Thomsen resigned as chief in 2002 as part of what state officials have called a potentially illegal deal with Mayor Eric Nielsen. An arraignment on the criminal charges is scheduled for Monday.
so, we only get to hear about this 3.5 years after the investigation STARTED?
the media ... watchdogs? or lapdogs?
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