Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters has fired her top aide, Reggie Davis, over allegations that he and convicted sex offender Charles Pugh posed as part of the incoming team at the Office of the Ombudsman. The investigation began after an alert from a contractor who had previously communicated with Davis and Pugh, and was told they were representing the new staff.
According to the Detroit Office of Inspector General, Davis and Pugh contacted WingSwept, the vendor supplying software to the Ombudsman's office, posing as part of the team preparing to take over. This was done in an attempt by Davis to gain information for his potential role in the position, which requires approval from two-thirds of the City Council.
However, investigators found that Davis had "falsely presented himself" to WingSwept and had abused his position by using his title to improperly access sensitive information. The office recommended disciplinary action against Davis.
Pugh was previously convicted of child sex crimes and had served time in prison before resigning from the council in 2013. It's unclear why he worked with Davis, who has faced allegations of harassment in the past.
Waters said she acted after reviewing an Oct. 27 report that concluded Davis "abused his position" to obtain information from a private contractor. She stated her decision was based on her review of the OIG report and her independent assessment, and that Davis's conduct had "impugned the integrity of the Detroit City Council."
Davis will no longer work for Waters' office due to his actions, which have been deemed detrimental to the public trust held by elected officials.
According to the Detroit Office of Inspector General, Davis and Pugh contacted WingSwept, the vendor supplying software to the Ombudsman's office, posing as part of the team preparing to take over. This was done in an attempt by Davis to gain information for his potential role in the position, which requires approval from two-thirds of the City Council.
However, investigators found that Davis had "falsely presented himself" to WingSwept and had abused his position by using his title to improperly access sensitive information. The office recommended disciplinary action against Davis.
Pugh was previously convicted of child sex crimes and had served time in prison before resigning from the council in 2013. It's unclear why he worked with Davis, who has faced allegations of harassment in the past.
Waters said she acted after reviewing an Oct. 27 report that concluded Davis "abused his position" to obtain information from a private contractor. She stated her decision was based on her review of the OIG report and her independent assessment, and that Davis's conduct had "impugned the integrity of the Detroit City Council."
Davis will no longer work for Waters' office due to his actions, which have been deemed detrimental to the public trust held by elected officials.
, this is so obvious! I mean, it's like, basic human decency and ethics 101. Reggie Davis was totally in the wrong here 
. How could you even think it's okay to pose as part of a new team just to get info for your own role? That's not how things work, folks! And then to use his position to access sensitive information? Unbelievable 
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. He clearly abused his position and compromised the public trust. And honestly, it's about time something was done about his past behavior too... he should've been held accountable for those crimes a long time ago.
This is soooo not cool!!! 
Reggie Davis thought he was slick, posing with Pugh as part of a new team 
but ended up getting caught red-handed 
. I mean, come on, you can't just fake your way to a job and then abuse the trust people have in you 
. It's like, basic human decency 
. And what's even crazier is that Pugh has a history of super serious crimes 
. How did this happen? 
Anyway, glad Councilwoman Waters took action and showed the public she won't tolerate this kind of behavior 
according to data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, the Detroit metropolitan area has one of the highest rates of violent crime in the US. like, we need more accountability and checks on power, you feel? 
according to a study published in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, councils that adopt formal codes of ethics have lower corruption rates. so maybe this will lead to some changes? 
I gotta say, this is a total head-scratcher... Mary Waters is finally taking action against her own aide, Reggie Davis, but it's about 3 years too late 
. He was already accused of harassment back in the day, and now we find out he's been posing as part of the incoming team at the Office of the Ombudsman? That's just plain lazy 
. I mean, come on, Reggie, you should've known better than to try to play both sides against each other... or shouldn't you have? 
. Oh well, at least the public trust hasn't been completely broken... yet 
i feel bad for mary waters, she's gotta make tough decisions as a councilwoman but firing reggie davies seems harsh... like what if he didn't even know about pugh or something? 
and why did pugh even work with him again? that's some weirdo stuff... 
i hope davies gets the help he needs, but this kinda behavior shouldnt happen in any workplace... at all 
. And to think he was trying to get info for his potential role in the position... yeah right, like anyone really buys that