Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante, who was arrested earlier this month on a plethora of felony sex crime and public theft charges, is out on bail now and according to a city hall insider he is allegedly planning on attending closed sessions of the Santa Ana City Council, but he won’t be attending public sessions.
My source reports that Bustamante wants to keep getting his Council stipend, his car allowance, and his health benefits, but he does not want to face the music by putting himself in the public square.
Perhaps Bustamante is afraid that he might get censured at an upcoming Santa Ana City Council meeting? When Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez compared landlord/developer Irv Chase to Adolf Hitler, Bustamante joined with Council Member David Benavides in an attempt to censure her. Now you have to wonder who on the Council will file an 85A agenda item and try to censure Bustamante? And which way will Benavides, a longtime Bustamante ally, go?
Benavides is now ripping Alvarez on Facebook because a friend of hers, Max Madrid, filed suit this week to compel the Santa Ana City Attorney to issue nomination papers to Alvarez, for this November’s Council elections. But no word at all from Benavides about Bustamante…
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While I hope Bustamante is defeated in November, I think it is likely he will, like former Councilman Moreno, run again and win. Why would he resign and allow the current council to appoint another Council puppet so they can have a 4th vote to trash him and his legacy before, during, and after his trail? Bustamante has served on the Council for 8 years and there have NEVER been any complaints against him from Santa Ana employees. Not one employee of the city of santa ana is included with his current issues with the county. In fact, Councilmember Martinez was proud to post Bustamantes endorsement on her mailers and web site and post her sign in his front yard! There are many photos of Bustamante and the current council arm in arm enjoying each others company. Councilman Bustamantes wife, the person with the most to lose in all of this is standing by him as is his family. Let's let the courts decide who is right. Bill Clinton did much the same thing to a young Monica Lewinsky and lied about it and yet was allow to serve out his term and run again for President. Some even think he was a good President.
Councilman Moreno took bribes of cash and gold coins and yet he was allowed to serve out his term and let the courts decide he should spend 4 years in State Prison. That's the American legal system. Innocent until proven otherwise.
San Fernando councilman who admitted affair resigns
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0711-councilman-resigns-20120711,0,2589234.story
Stephen,
Let me help you with some historical facts. Ted Moreno never won an election while under indictment. He ran for Mayor and lost after his arrest. He was arrested 2 years after he was reelected for a second term.
Ted was charged with non-violent white collar crimes and that is a far cry from the violent sexual based felonies that Bustamante is facing. I guess you were okay with Penn State allowing Sandusky access to their facilities even though his innappropriate behavior was known and had been reported. After all Sandusky hadn't been convicted, right?
Carlos is looking at 6 times the amount of prison time that Ted served. As far as his legacy goes he trashed it himself. His legacy will consist of all the lives and careers he forever damaged and all the despicable crimes he committed...allegedly.