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AACOG SCANDAL

The mission of the Alamo Area Council of Governments is to enhance the quality of life of all residents of the Alamo 
Region in partnership with elected and appointed officials, funders, community partners and beneficiaries. Defined as a
 political subdivision of the State of Texas, the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) was established in 1967 
under Chapter 391 of the Local Government Code as a voluntary association of local governments and organizations 
that serves its members through planning, information, and coordination activities. AACOG serves the Alamo Area/
State Planning Region 18, which covers 13 counties and 12,582 square miles.  Comprising the area planning region are 
Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, McMullen, and Wilson 
counties. Hundreds of millions of dollars pass through AACOG in support members over the years.  AACOG has an 
operating budget of $42 MILLION for 2016. 
 
For many years, AACOG Directors Dean Danos, Mike Quinn , Grant Gaul and others concealed an ongoing criminal
 conspiracy inside AACOG, local government and law enforcement in an effort to keep the money flowing and keep 
criminals on our public payroll out of jail. While Quinn and Gaul were concealing the fraud/theft from inside AACOG, 
their spouses were concealing the criminal activity from inside City government and our Judicial System. City of San 
Antonio Municipal Integrity Manager Virginia Quinn published fraudulent investigative reports and lied under oath in 
official documents and in the 57th District Court to cover up the crimes. Attorney Malinda Gaul participated in a criminal
 scheme to defraud the 57th District Court, to conceal material evidence including CIO Varn’s deposition, Administrative 
Directive 6.12, a search warrant for the bank records of City IT Manager Jose Medina, records showing how Medina and
 city vendor Isabel Gonzaba ( IG Communications) stole upwards of $200,000 via the City’s Avaya Telephone Contract, 
records of  illegal no-bid contracts steered to friends , grant fraud, municipal bond fraud and other criminal activity. 
In 2014, when JPMorgan Bank discovered money laundering inside AACOG violating State/Federal law Kevin Wolff, a 
Bexar County commissioner, began writing glowing press releases stating that ALL the criminal activity had been 
uncovered while concealing the widespread , longterm criminal conspiracy before the ink was dry on media reports 
of the Jackqueline Cooper / TriHM fiasco. Wolff appointed himself the AACOG Director in May 2014 in an effort to block
 information , halt any additional investigations and cover up criminal activity. Wolff said the agency is “bleeding,”
 thanks largely to Cooper, who has cost AACOG about $250,000 in taxpayer money but secretly participated in 
ongoing efforts to hide the many, many years of corruption for his friends in local government , law enforcement and 
our Courts involving tens of millions of tax dollars.   

In 20132014  JPMorgan Chase Bank flagged suspected money laundering activity inside Alamo Area Council of 
Government – AACOG accounts and demanded that all accounts be closed as the transfer of funds in and out of the 
bank involving Jackqueline Cooper / TriHM violated federal and other banking regulations. Evidence shows that AACOG 
Deputy Executive Director Quinn used his personal credit card and AACOG equipment to register the dummy 
corporation and then approved the movement of funds that were “laundered” via AACOG bank accounts. Quinn and 
Executive Director Dean Danos illegally executed a lease for this illegal, dummy corporation but also failed to collect 
payments totaling about $180,000. Danos ignored warnings provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank over many months 
and concealed the illegal activity from everyone…..including Board members and taxpayers.   
 
The criminal activity uncovered inside AACOG in 2014 is but a minor scheme in a much larger criminal conspiracy to 
defraud state/federal governments, grantors, taxpayers and other AACOG members. Many of the same names in the 
AACOG scandal have been submitted to Federal investigators in the parallel criminal investigation being conducted by 
US Attorney Steven YarbroughNew Mexico District into Courthouse Corruption. Many persons representing Bexar
 County – San Antonio TX  participating in the criminal investigation are actually participants in the criminal activity as
 they have been involved in hiding the fact that tens of millions of dollars have been secretly siphoned from AACOG and
 other accounts for decades. Citizens can show that nor ALL the facts were reported in official investigative reports and
 that the criminal conspiracy  continues. 
 
John Clamp is AACOG’s CFO. Clamp played a major part in helping conceal the criminal conspiracy inside City / County 
government while serving on the San Antonio City Council. Cliff Herberg is AACOG’s counsel . Herberg conspired with 
former DA Susan Reed, Texas Ranger Hank Whitman, SAPD Chief McManus, city attorney Bernard , 57th District Judge 
Arteaga and others to conceal the criminal conspiracy, the fraud upon the 57th District Court, the theft of $200,000 by 
Medina and Gonzaba, aggravated perjury, falsification of government documents , the theft/misuse of tens of millions 
of tax dollars and other crimes.  Calvert, Gallagher, Nirenberg, Miller, Puente, Rodriguez, Uresti and others sit on the 
AACOG Board, know of the ongoing criminal conspiracy but do nothing. Bexar County District Attorney Nico LaHood 
conspires with other officials to conceal the 45 months of TOMA violations, the Judicial fraud and the other criminal 
activity inside local government and law enforcement. ( see page 3- DA LaHood cover-up) 

AACOG Board Members hired a local firm to investigate the criminal activity. To date representatives of Penden 
Investigations have NOT replied to any correspondence. Taxpayers paid  $6,000 for an “investigation report”  that 
County Commissioner Kevin Wolff and others “bought” to expose just a sliver of recent criminal activity and help 
conceal the longterm widespread corruption inside AACOG. Taxpayers were duped out of $6000 in addition to all the 
other money lost to corruption. 
 
Peden Investigations 
11765 West Avenue # 309
San Antonio, Texas           78216
 
The Texas Rangers opened a criminal investigation   sort of.  Texas Ranger Bradley Freeman contacted former 
City Telecommunications Manager John E. Foddrill Sr via email on April 8, 2014 asking for access to information
 concerning Danos and Quinn. Freeman and his superiors were provided with information detailing how AACOG
 Directors Mike Quinn, Dean Danos and Grant Gaul ( along with spouses Malinda Gaul and Virginia Quinn)
 helped conceal longterm corruption, theft, fraud, “cooked” books, illegal meetings, grant fraud, Judicial fraud and other
 crimes for AACOG, City and County officials.  Freeman and his superiors refused to interview witnesses 
to the criminal conspiracy and took no steps to expose and prosecute the crimes. 
 
Bradley M. Freeman
Texas Rangers – Company F
6502 South New Braunfels Ave
San Antonio TX 78223
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Kevin Wolff and others conspired to cover up as much criminal activity as they could leaving taxpayers and AACOG
 members asking for answers that never came. A search of Mike Quinn’s office turned up gifts from Jackqueline Cooper
 including gift cards for massages and colon cleansing sessions. Mike’s wife, Virginia Quinn probably had many questions
 as did AACOG members. “I'm trying to figure the motivation on each of these guys' parts, other than a gift card for a 
colon cleansing,” said board member Tom Schoolcraft, mayor of Helotes. “There's just so much that leads to so many 
questions.” 
 
BACKGROUND: 
Eyewitness reports indicate that Texas Rangers carried computers, filing cabinets, boxes, etc. out of AACOG 
headquarters. The San Antonio TX Express News Editorial Board on April 7, 2014 published a call for a full audit of 
AACOG financial records entitled:   Housecleaning needed at AACOG.  The Editorial Board wrote: “ Firing Danos was the
 right move. Quinn resigned, but AACOG's board correctly rejected his request for severance….With such troubling 
details about something so minor, we urge the AACOG board to conduct a full forensic audit of the agency to ensure
 other funds haven't been misspent.” On June 19, 2014 AACOG announced that an internal audit deemed the agencies 
books to be sound and all the criminal activity had been uncovered….a LIE. 
 
A forensic audit MUST be conducted by OUTSIDE auditors…An audit of AACOG books will show that EVERY grant/contract/agreement awarding funds to the City of San Antonio,
TX since 1982 containing a communications budget has been systematically plundered by corrupt City / County 
employees and officials.  This includes grants/contracts  awarded by AACOG. Numerous Bexar County, City of San 
Antonio TX and AACOG officials have helped conceal the crimes. The names Quinn and Gaul show up on both grantor 
and grantee rosters. AACOG officials Mike Quinn and Grant Gaul concealed the criminal activity from inside the 
organization while their spouses Virginia Quinn and Malinda Gaul concealed the fraud/theft for the City / County. City
 and County officials sitting on AACOG boards and committees knew of the longterm criminal conspiracy BUT ignored
 their fiduciary duties and the law when they conspired to conceal the crimes 
and keep the money flowing.    
  
Every month since 1982 when corrupt city employees and officials secretly  (via the telephone variable billing account 
and other means) used funds set aside by law, budgets, grants, etc. to support communications and  911 for other than
 their intended purposes or to fuel criminal schemes the City Charter, the Local Government Code and the Law were  
violated.  Taxpayers are not responsible for the expenditures that were never approved via a public Council vote, were 
never published in any ordinance, were never expended via competitive bidding, were not included in approved 
budgets, were used to fuel criminal schemes, etc. It is the duty of the City Attorney to enforce these laws but instead 
city attorney Michael Bernard and his successors have orchestrated a 10-year cover-up financed with tax dollars.  
 
In 2009 attorney Malinda Gaul (wife of AACOG Quality Director Grant Gaul) and City of San Antonio Municipal Integrity 
Manager Virginia Quinn ( wife of AACOG Director Mike Quinn) conspired with city attorney Michael Bernard ( brother of 
White House Social Secretary Jeremy Bernard) , Judge Antonia Arteaga, attorney Deborah Klein, attorney Mark
 Kosanovich (Fitzpatrick & Kosanovich), IT Director Hugh Miller , IT Manager Diana Gonzalez, CIO Richard Varn and others
 to defraud the  57th District Court and hide the theft/fraud. City Municipal Integrity Manager Virginia Quinn (wife of 
AACOG Executive Director Mike Quinn) published fraudulent statements and lied under oath in court with the expert 
coaching of asst. city attorney Deborah Klein, attorney Mark Kosanovich and city IT Director Hugh Miller.( fraud upon the court financed with tax dollarsKosanovich paid almost $60,000)   ( “Fraud Upon the Court” detailed on
 page 5) 
 
 
SAPD Chief McManus / city attorney Bernard / City Manager Sheryl Sculley / Mayor Julian Castro / the Council  banned 
whistle-blowers from City Hall and public meetings , confiscated evidence and swore everyone to secrecy to conceal the
 crimes. From July 2009 to April 2013 City officials knowingly participated in illegal meetings in violation of the Texas 
Open Meeting Act and other laws. ALL city business conducted during the illegal meetings is void/null. The City 
 awarded Michael Cuellar a $90,000 settlement to avoid a public trial and numerous depositions that would reveal the 
longterm criminal conspiracy. In 2013 US District Judge Rodriguez, attorney Joe Hoelscher , attorney Dan Moore , the law
 firm of Fitzpatrick & Kosanovich , SAPD Chief William McManus, city attorney Michael Bernard and Mayor Julian Castro
 for the City defrauded the Federal Court and concealed the ongoing criminal conspiracy because former 
Telecommunications Manager refused to hide the corruption and demanded his day in Court.   ( “Fraud Upon the Court”
 detailed on page 5 , Federal Courthouse Fraud detailed on page 10) ) 
 
 
City officials, auditors and underwriters defrauded bond investors and financial institutions when material 
misstatements were published in official statements citing the safety of funds while information concerning decades 
of fraud/theft, years of Open Meeting violations and the ongoing criminal conspiracy was deliberately withheld.  City 
auditor Kevin Barthold and his predecessors have published fraudulent official statements/ audits for many years. In a
 letter of May 9, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission assigned case # FWRO 302036 to an investigation into 
the longterm bond fraud committed by City of San Antonio auditors / officials who provided misleading statements
 to bond underwriters, financial institutions and investors while deliberately omitting material information in an effort
 to conceal the ongoing RICO-like criminal conspiracy.   
 
In 2010 City officials submitted known false statements to federal investigators in HUD case hl-10 0465 hiding
 three decades of grant fraud and the theft / misuse of tens of millions of tax dollars.  A redacted report 
obtained from  former Congressman Ciro Rodriguez’s office after he left office leads taxpayers to believe that HUD-OIG agent Marquez deliberately mislead Congressman Rodriguez, Senator Lamar Smith and others in the federal 
government allowing them to believe that only $648 was misused when she had proof that millions went missing from 
City, State and Federal programs via phone budgets/the “variable” billing account.    ( HUD Fraud detailing on page 8) 
 
Correspondence and emails prove that AACOG Director / County Commissioner Kevin Wolff, AACOG Director Danos, 
Executive Director Mike Quinn, Quality Director Grant Gaul , Municipal Integrity Manager Virginia Quinn, attorney 
Malinda Gaul, Judge Antonia Arteaga, AACOG officials, AACOG members and many others knew of the criminal activity 
but REFUSED to call for a criminal investigation and  to audit contracts/grants awarded the City / County that would 
expose the  “cooked books” covering up DECADES of fraud/theft involving tens of millions of tax dollars.  
 
 
 
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On 4/8/2014 Texas Ranger Bradley Freeman sent an email requesting information concerning AACOG Directors Danos and Quinn. Reams of documentation, CDs, etc. were forwarded to the Texas Rangers BUT they never followed up , never called, never set up any meeting, never responded to correspondence and never prosecuted the criminal activity described in the evidence.
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On 4/15/2014 citizens replied to Ranger Freeman's email with a certified letter, an overview and 26 exhibits of evidence detailing the ongoing criminal conspiracy inside AACOG that Danos, Quinn and others were concealing from law enforcement, auditors, taxpayers, AACOG members, grantors, etc. ...This was the first of many, many certified letters and CDs delivered to Ranger Freeman and his superiors at DPS. ....No further contact was made by Freeman and the reports of criminal activity were ignored.
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This three page overview and one page of evidence shows how many millions of dollars a year since 1982 have been stolen and misused by City / County officials.
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This page from a grant documents shows the line item concerning telecommunications funds. Funds like these were secretly siphoned from grant budgets since 1982 by City / County officials.
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On 4/30/2014 Ranger Freeman, Commissioner Wolff and two auditors were presented with PROOF of the ongoing criminal activity inside AACOG, the City of San Antonio and Bexar County. ....citizens received no response
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On 4/4/2014 San Antonio Councilpersons Krier, Viagran, Gonzales, Nirenberg and Gallagher were provided with PROOF of the ongoing criminal cover-up inside AACOG, the City , SAPD, our Courts, the DA's office and the County . ..they ignored the certified mai..as usual. ..the cover-up continued.
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JPMorgan Bank closed ALL AACOG bank account due to the money laundering by Danos , Quinn and their associate handing our gift cards for massages and colon hydro-therapy
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On 3/10/2014 Penden Investigations was provided with one of many documents detailing the criminal activity inside AACOG, the City and the County....They ignored ALL the correspondence.
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On May 4, 2014 Commissioner Wolff received yet another certified letter detailing the ongoing criminal conspiracy...Wolff refused to respond and continued to conceal the RICO-like criminal conspiracy .
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On 6/24/2014 AACOG CFO Rainey-Hinojosa, Ranger Freeman , CPA Fraga, attorney Rodriguez and Bank chairman Agather were provided with additional information about the ongoing criminal cover-up....citizens received no response.
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On 4/1/2014 Attorney Clarissa Rodriguez was provided with PROOF of the ongoing criminal conspiracy involving AACOG, the City of San Antonio and Bexar County....She refused to respond ..the cover-up continued
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On 4/22/2014 Ranger Freeman, us attorney Yarbrough, AACOG Director Rainey-Hinojosa, LT governor Dewhurst, Senator Leticia Van De Putte, state auditor Keel, TCEQ auditor Contreras, CPA Fraga, CPA Boswick, and others received PROOF of the ongoing criminal coverup.....citizens received no response
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Enclosed in the correspondence was an email from Senator Van De Putte who had been contacted by the LT Governor about the corruption and cover-up.
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Enclosed in the correspondence was a letter from worthless Senator Leticia Van De Putte who said show would do nothing...VDP made it appear as if citizens asked her to intervene on their behalf ..a LIE. VDP was contacted by the LT Governor about efforts by state auditor Keel to help conceal the criminal activity, grant fraud, "cooked" books, bond fraud, theft, etc. by City, County and AACOG officials...nothing more....An hour long recording of a meeting with VDP will show that she and her staff reviewed proof of the criminal cover-up involving state and federal funds and other criminal activity.....VDP will be exposed on page 13
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On May 13, 2014 Congressman Smith, Senator Cruz and Senator Cornyn were contacted concerning the ongoing criminal coverup and efforts by Senator Van De Putte to conceal the corruption for her friends.....only Cruz replied saying he could not help
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Way back in 2012 AACOG Board Member / Rep. Doug Miller was alerted to the ongoing criminal conspiracy inside AACOG....Miller ignored us...the criminal cover-up continued
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On 4/18/2014 TCEQ auditors and CPAs from three separate firms were provided with additional information concerning the criminal cover-up at AACOG...we received no responses
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Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff was arrested for DUI on Sunday, July 31, 2016 after rear-ending two vehicles.
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Judge Garrahan and law enforcement have been asked to intervene in the DUI case against Commissioner Wolff. They have been provided with PROOF that Wolff, SAPD Chief McManus, DA LaHood and others are conspiring to conceal YEARS of criminal activity inside local government and law enforcement. ..They have been told that McManus. LaHood and Wolff cannot be trusted to follow the law and NOT put together s special deal In this high-profile DUI case .
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  • Mission Statement
  • DA LaHood cover-up
  • The "VARIABLE" billing account
  • Fraud Upon The Court
  • Texas Open Meetings Violations
  • 911 Failure Scandal
  • HUD Fraud
  • Theft of Public Funds
  • FEDERAL JUDGE XAVIER RODRIGUEZ SCANDAL
  • SEC - Municipal Bond Fraud
  • AACOG Scandal
  • SAPD Raid - July 4, 2011
  • Leticia Van De Putte
  • Audio / Video Recordings
  • FBI & DOJ cover-up
  • County Courthouse Probe
  • COUNCIL ON POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS
  • Murder in the Bexar County Jail
  • MALINDA GAUL
  • FAKE NEWS
  • HUGH MILLER
  • RICHARD VARN
  • MICHAEL ARMSTRONG
  • DEPOSITIONS - kept secret
  • Peter Zanoni
  • Michael Bernard
  • Hank Whitman