Today in the El Paso Times it was reported that my opponent, Jaime Esparza, went to El Paso City Council to ask for a special prosecutor to handle a disorderly conduct case against County Commissioner Luis Sarinana. Esparza said he needs a special prosecutor because he goes before commissioner's court on different issues. City Council sent him packing.
The question that Mr. Esparza's conduct begs is if he needs a special prosecutor for Commissioner Luis Sarinana how could he have prosecuted, just last summer, former County Commissioner Betti Flores? According to his argument for needing a special prosecutor for Sarinana, ethically Esparza should have washed his hands of the Betti Flores case as well. Therefore, the logical conclusion is, has Esparza committed an ethical violation in prosecuting Betti Flores? What Esparza doesn't want the public to remember is that instead of seeking a special prosecutor in the Flores case, he in fact specially assigned his First Assistant, Marcos Lizarraga, to prosecute Ms. Flores on 18 counts. Betti Flores was found not guilty on all counts. Mr. Lizarraga has a mostly administrative position in the office and rarely, if ever, tries a case. (Mr. Lizarraga is the prosecutor who tried and convicted Brandon Moon for a rape he did not commit. Mr. Moon went to prison for 17 years before DNA evidence was unearthed proving his complete innocence. Mr. Moon is suing Jaime Esparza, et. al. See Blogs on Brandon Moon at tc4da.com).
This is an example of the situational ethics practiced by my opponent and this is exactly why I am running against him. He follows no ethical principles. He either needs a special prosecutor for commissioners or he doesn't. Could the difference be that Betti Flores challenged his budget numerous times and in one hearing it became public that he pays his personal secretary, Amy Lujan, over $25,000 above her salary. Esparza then sics his first assistant on her all the way to a jury trial?
Who wants a DA who plays these kinds of games? Who wants a DA who ends the story with "Now I've got to decide what to do?" The answer is he has aready said he has a conflict of interest and he needs to disqualify himself, PERIOD. There is no rocket science to being ethical and honest.
The question that Mr. Esparza's conduct begs is if he needs a special prosecutor for Commissioner Luis Sarinana how could he have prosecuted, just last summer, former County Commissioner Betti Flores? According to his argument for needing a special prosecutor for Sarinana, ethically Esparza should have washed his hands of the Betti Flores case as well. Therefore, the logical conclusion is, has Esparza committed an ethical violation in prosecuting Betti Flores? What Esparza doesn't want the public to remember is that instead of seeking a special prosecutor in the Flores case, he in fact specially assigned his First Assistant, Marcos Lizarraga, to prosecute Ms. Flores on 18 counts. Betti Flores was found not guilty on all counts. Mr. Lizarraga has a mostly administrative position in the office and rarely, if ever, tries a case. (Mr. Lizarraga is the prosecutor who tried and convicted Brandon Moon for a rape he did not commit. Mr. Moon went to prison for 17 years before DNA evidence was unearthed proving his complete innocence. Mr. Moon is suing Jaime Esparza, et. al. See Blogs on Brandon Moon at tc4da.com).
This is an example of the situational ethics practiced by my opponent and this is exactly why I am running against him. He follows no ethical principles. He either needs a special prosecutor for commissioners or he doesn't. Could the difference be that Betti Flores challenged his budget numerous times and in one hearing it became public that he pays his personal secretary, Amy Lujan, over $25,000 above her salary. Esparza then sics his first assistant on her all the way to a jury trial?
Who wants a DA who plays these kinds of games? Who wants a DA who ends the story with "Now I've got to decide what to do?" The answer is he has aready said he has a conflict of interest and he needs to disqualify himself, PERIOD. There is no rocket science to being ethical and honest.
on February 14, 2007, 3:32 pm
The question I want answered is how much did Jaime the idiot spend to LOSE in traffic court.
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