What Happened to Downtown Brown?
- A top Cook County official was fired last month because of his work as a Chicago police commander, WBEZ has learned.
County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Nov. 18 that Ernest Brown was no longer the executive director of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Preckwinkle has remained tight-lipped about why Brown left, but sources close to her say she dismissed him after reading an article that argued a code of silence protected corrupt cops working under him.
Brown commanded the Chicago Police Department’s Public Housing Section from 2000 to 2002. During that time, there were several investigations of his officers.
"several"?
Dozens. Not to mention the endless parade of sexual harassment beefs. But somehow, all of these red flags were missed by the background checks Prickwrinkle had done before she hired Downtown.
What? She didn't do any background checks? What kind of government is this, not checking on who is being hired? Is this some sort of den of cronyism and phone-call-hiring where there are no standards?
Oh wait.....yeah it is. Sorry.
Dozens. Not to mention the endless parade of sexual harassment beefs. But somehow, all of these red flags were missed by the background checks Prickwrinkle had done before she hired Downtown.
What? She didn't do any background checks? What kind of government is this, not checking on who is being hired? Is this some sort of den of cronyism and phone-call-hiring where there are no standards?
Oh wait.....yeah it is. Sorry.
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
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She knew. He obviously did something more recent that pissed her off.
It's the Chicago way.
Executive Director of Homeland Security for Cook County is a Patronage Scam job that should be eliminated like all of the Cook County Board.
We'll hire Brown to water the saguaro cacti for $18K per annum. Just as long as he stays away from our women folks.
No background check on an person in charge of county homeland security? What kind of crap is that? My bad cook county chicago shit.
Toni "Sir Ma'am" Prickwrinkle says peoples
and folkses of color shouldn't be expected to
be held accountable for their actions...
Unless said non-accountability directly
affects her.
>Standing-Room only as them "Blue-Birds"
crap their questionably human contents
at County Jail intake.
Same scene as Toni waves them through the
front door...<
What's her shit-head-in-training son
been up to lately?
Have to wonder how much street money was kicked up to EB while he was in charge of Public Housing?
The government wants to talk about things ! Time to get on the front seat of the bus
No worries, his newest conquest was just promoted to lieutenant. Still loving the ladies in blue.
I'm no fan of Dirty Ernie but I don't believe for a minute that his firing had anything to do with something that happened fourteen years ago. I think Ernie was caught doing Ernie things again.
SCC, don't discount the other exempts who were named in the Whistleblower lawsuit;
Kirby, Rivera, O'Grady, Salemme, and a slew of lesser ranking supervisors.
Brown isn't exactly clean in this, but neither are the others. Just keeping it real.
Brown was doing what bosses have done for many, many years: protecting other
bosses from public scrutiny when a scandal arose. Doesn't make it right, but it
does make it The Chicago Way.
What's scarier might be who she intends to replace him with
What? She didn't do any background checks? What kind of government is this,
He's black. It's cook county. What else do you need?
You could tell the last few years the DTEB was assigned to 35th street.
He would wander the halls looking for people he knew to talk to.
He was always hanging around IAD and Inspectional Services.
But he was just burning time to leave with Pension.
How other Departments hired him was amazing they all were blind.
The article that sank Ernie was in a publication called Intercept.com. Much of the article was based on depositions from the case and statements made by the two Whistle Blowers, who received over $2 Million in settlement money in their suit against the City. Also mentioned, and also a sudden "Departure" was Juan Rivera, who was in charge of IAD when the Whistle Blowers were hung out to dry. Once again, IAD shows their ass. I can remember years ago, when the guy in charge of investigating coppers living outside the City was found to himself be living outside the City! Tina Skahill and Cmdr. O'Grady also got soiled in the article just to mention a few. Read the article and you will see how the Exempt take care of each other at the expense of working cops. Punitive damages should have been sought from the bosses. The arrogance of these anointed leaders is disgusting. Even now, consider Sgt.Franko and the others being suspended over the McDonald Incident. Didn't the Entire Command Staff see the video the next day? Yet, it took them a year and a court order to suddenly figure out something wasn't right! Van Dyke needs to subpoena McCarthy, Rahm and every member of the Command Staff for his trial. They fall on the sword for each other, but Blue Shirts are disposable. IF ANY BOSS "Directs" you to take specific police action, make sure you document his/her name, rank and star number. Do not let any supervisor tell you NOT to do so. Every Blue Shirt is on his/her own. Be careful, and watch out for each other. Baby"G"
Umm, nope. She dismissed him after she was visited by the FBI. Missing HS funds.
True
SAD. and i am not talking about PRICK-wrinkles hair style.
No background checks for a HEAD of Homeland security (county). Any ever work a case with any asshats from The county homeland security?
Do you see a phone number to call these ghost pay-rollers in the FOP phonebook?
It is a scam!
As an Alderpig, the community activist and ethics champion PrickWrinkles once called 012 desk to get her daughters Moving Violation to disappear. Who does that?
DTEB was launched for personality conflicts and a well known hidden skeleton.
A real trusted PrickWrinkles Partner will be named.
Wouldn't the County have been better off just propping up and rolling in ol' man Stroger ?
At the very least, the jails would have certainly been held to capacity with plans for taller buildings.
Who does the background checks for Bullweinkel? The same people that do it for rahm? How many people did he hire without doing a background check?
Executive Director of Homeland Security for Cook County is a Patronage Scam job that should be eliminated like all of the Cook County Board.
Not if you hear MastersMastersMasters and RayRay tell it!
Someone should ask why DTEB sent all that homeland security money to fund the Helicopter over at Chicago Executive Airport. You know, the one that is not run by a Police or Fire agency? The state wont even let these clowns get radio licenses for Starcom!
Yet, our PH1 and PH2 doesn't get shit in terms of homeland dollars.
His chief of staff Gino got launched too. Wonder what his vibe was all about?
While we are are asking, how about the clubhouse out at Oak Forest Hospital? Enough stuff out there to equip a small army. And equip it well! Even more stuff in Schaumburg at the highway Dept and a few Forest Preserve spots. You can invade Poland with all the crap they got.
Then, why are they going to Springfield to try to obtain LE status for their employees? Doesn't the County already have a couple of LE agencies (Sheriff and Forest Preserve)?
Why were these DHSEM guys running around Union Station in black BDU's and M4 carbines, scaring the shit out of the passengers?
While inquiring minds want to know, what about the flood disaster relief money? One word: Squander!
Why was Mike Masters Masters Masters walking around with a Chicago Heights PD Star? Rumoured to still have it, yet he is in private industry. He was supposed to go into the Clinton administration, but that never happened. Go look at his wikipedia page. Fact. He has one. How many of us have our very own wiki page? DTEB didn't.
--From someone who knows....
What dollies did he date?
What happened to the Federal Investigation about the 10 million dollars that was passed out to friends and family of the Cook County Board by David Ramos.
MMM South Chicago Heights Poleece. Ps. Check out website of Chicago Heights Park District Police Department.
MMM South Chicago Heights Poleece. Ps. Check out website of Chicago Heights Park District Police Department.
Get the cheaters my lord!
She's a nutt case anyway
Anonymous said...
No worries, his newest conquest was just promoted to lieutenant. Still loving the ladies in blue.
12/04/2016 04:48:00 AM
Initials, please.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Umm, nope. She dismissed him after she was visited by the FBI. Missing HS funds.
12/04/2016 09:15:00 AM
DTEB Was Dismissed for REVEALING THAT THERE ARE MISSING HS funds. The looming scandal implicates Toni and some close allies. DTEB was expected to keep a lid on this, that is why was appointed by Toni
Anonymous said...
What happened to the Federal Investigation about the 10 million dollars that was passed out to friends and family of the Cook County Board by David Ramos.
12/04/2016 09:03:00 PM
An underling took the fall and Ramos, who, according to Precwinkle,ran "the most corrupt department in county government." What's Ramos doing now? He's an investigator in the Public Integrity unit of the city's Corporate Counsel's office. Only in Chicago.
That account by WBEZ is bullshit. Some of your readers already caught on. Brown was ousted because of a pending serious investigation stemming from a recent arrest of some PO .Preckwinkle heard about it and went ballistic.
Wbez and and Mitchell strikes out again.
Why was Mike Masters Masters Masters walking around with a Chicago Heights PD Star? Rumoured to still have it, yet he is in private industry. He was supposed to go into the Clinton administration, but that never happened. Go look at his wikipedia page. Fact. He has one. How many of us have our very own wiki page? DTEB didn't.
Wow...just read MastersMastersMasters' Wiki page...looks like it was well put together...obviously by a PR firm! So much BS in there...
You'd think Masters had gone off to Afghanistan to rescue an American hostage during his time in the military, when nothing could be further from the truth. I'll give his father credit, he sent the snotnosed punk to the best schools to get his educations...degrees from U. of Michigan, University of Cambridge (U.K.), a Harvard law degree...all of that, no wonder his head was so full of hot air when he was the Chief of Staff under Supt. Gotta Run!
Unfortunately, with all of the education he had, he still wanted to shortcut around learning how to be the Police...Thanks RayRay!
Masters ,masters ,masters
Known among many CPD fishermen as a master baiter
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