One of the FBI concerns is emergency sewer work done by United Gunite, one city official said. The mayor could not be reached for comment Thursday. The day before, he said he knew neither what the FBI was investigating nor where the probe was headed. He said he had done nothing wrong. Politics is politics.
Business is business.
I'm sure this is political. Questions were raised about that program over whether the city had awarded grants and loans to property owners with city ties. Among them was Barnes, who at the time was a councilman. City residents and leaders have reacted with shock, sadness, and satisfaction to the new round of subpoenas. Critics of Barnes, such as Councilman Thomas C. Rooney Jr., welcomed the investigation.