Rosado to step down for October Meetings.
Rosado made statements to the press today that he would in fact stay absent from his seat for the remainder of the October meetings. It’s not the best answer, but it’s better than the alternative of Rosado remaining on council, and voting on ordinances with the specter of potential conflict of interest.
In addition, the State’s Attorney was quoted today, stating that their top investigator would be looking into the changed date on the check.
Rosado’s legal defense tried again to limit the investigation, by submitting a personal request to the State’s Attorney, asking them to look into whether or not the real estate license was necessary on the Westphal deal. I believe they are pressing this one investigation point, because they feel they have enough proof to block this one case.
These continued attempts to limit the investigation, however, are the real red flag. Why is Rosado so driven to stop deeper digging? If you are willing to take on the responsibility of public office, you gain the rights, but you also gain the consequences. Mr. Rosado is apparently looking to limit the exposure to the consequences. That is unfortunate, but it is also not very likely to succeed.
