REP. CALVERT REFUTES MEDIA STORIES
Washington,
Monday, October 19, 2009 -
Today Rep. Calvert (R-CA) issued the following response to the Associated Press story (“SoCal congressman probed over land deal,” 10/17/09):
“The Associated Press story is wrong. It was rehashed and extrapolated from a single-sourced, reckless story by the Riverside Press Enterprise (10/17/09, p.1).
“I am not under investigation by the FBI.
“A 2007 final report by the Riverside County Grand Jury found no wrongdoing on the part of the buyers, of which I am a silent partner, in the sale of a 4.3 acre parcel of land to Stadium Properties by the Jurupa Community Services District.
“Neither I nor my partners were ever contacted by the FBI, then or now. Neither I nor my partners were ever contacted by the Grand Jury. My name does not even appear in the Grand Jury report.
“The Grand Jury primarily and properly focused on the illegal actions of the Jurupa Community Services District which failed to provide advance notice of the availability of public land for sale to other government agencies. The Grand Jury found sole fault with the JCSD and recommended they turnover the $1.2 million in proceeds to the Jurupa Area Parks and Recreation District.”
The Grand Jury report is attached.
