WSI INVESTIGATION OF JIM LONG WHISTLEBLOWER CLAIM

"Jim Long's actions at the time of the alleged incident, coupled with his complete inability to produce any supporting records, lead me to conclude that his allegation, whether he believes them or not, are unreasonably made."

"Jim's refual to produce the list, leads me to conclude his claim for protection pursuant to NDCC 34-11.1-04 is disingeuous. To the extent an employee will not share information regarding what he believes are illegal acts, prevents an employer from taking any corrective action. As a result, I find this comprehensive allegation without merit."

WSI INVESTIGATION OF FLANAGAN WHISTLEBLOWER CLAIM

"In the voicemail, he (Riha) said that he is not aware of Bob Indvik attempting to influence the immunity situation one way or the other and that if I needed to inquire further, I could call him."

Sandy Blunt did not tell Romi Leingang that he wanted Romi and Todd Flanagan to know that as long as they said that he gave SIU only one name, everything would be okay, or anything to that effect"

WSI EMPLOYEE SOUNDS OFF

SANDY BLUNT IS A HUMAN!

I have found Sandy Blunt to be just what everyone I asked about him had to say, “a real good guy”. But when you ask the average North Dakota citizen all they seem to know is what they read in the papers. Some legislators and some in the local N.D. print media have helped to give some distorted image of a “corrupt tyrant”. I am quite sure that that image is entirely incorrect so here is the rest if the story. And I believe the real story.

THE EMAIL THAT ESTABLISHES BLUNTS' INTENT ON RETROACTIVE PAY

The crux of one of the felony charges against Sandy Blunt is that he gave "bonuses" to selected employees in a preferential manner. The following email firmly establishes as Blunt has always claimed, that after performance appraisals that people would be paid retroactively to December 2004.

GORDY SMITH FORGETS?

Email exchange where Barry Miller of WSI sends suggestions for Century Code based Performance Evaluation to N.D. Auditor's Office Auditor Gordy Smith who claims he did not receive but did.

WSI: BACK PAY AND BUREAUCRATIC HAIRSPLITTING

In the delicate minuet of state laws, consultant criteria, agency policy, bureaucratic double talk, perception that becomes fact, and preferential presentation of fact.

WS: PURCHASES AND FELONIES - SHORT VERSION

Blunt inherited procurement prcesses. Brent Edison made same types of purchases. Brady Martz and Associates: No Fraud

WSI: THE EMAIL INCIDENT AND FELONIOUS IMAGES - SHORT VERSION

NO NDDOT IMAGES EVER SHOWN! INVESTIGATORS VISIT MORTON COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY WHEN THE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE COMMITTING A FELONY!

WSI: AUDIT ODDITIES - SHORT VERSION

It was a Performance Audit like no other. No documented basis for spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars. Adversarial Auditors. Auditors as press go betweens.

PATRICK SPRINGER’S FIRST 24 FARGO FORUM ARTICLES ABOUT WSI

These articles appeared over a two month period just before the session. Was that an accident? Was their some purpose to drive the demand for some legislation? Ask yourself if they are neutral or agenda driven. Ask yourself if they accusatory or balanced.

NO REASON AUDIT

What was the basis for the fi rst N.D Performance Audit in history that was initiated not by the state legislature or the Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee? Why did the citizens of taxpayer of N.D. pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for this audit? There was no reason. None anyway that the N.D. State Auditor’s Offi ce could supply.

ANOTHER DISREPUTABLE N.D. OSA AUDIT

The North Dakota Office of the State Auditor has a reputation of slanted and biased methods of oversight. Like the methods of inference becoming extrapolation, extrapolation becoming assertion, and the totality of assertion becoming fact, agencies being audited seem to have similar reaction to the techniques, tactics, and misrepresentation of fact and selective ignoring of fact. Testimony given on March 13, 2006 to the Information Technology Committee by Dr. Greg Gallagher, Director of Standards and Achievement at the Department of Public Instruction is illuminating in the parallels with the claims of unfairness by the management of Workforce Safety and Insurance.