Friday, July 1, 2011
Olson's supervisor OK'd part-time job at car dealership, despite the conflict of interest.
A Golden Valley official says Courtney A. Olson's supervisor approved her request to work at a car dealership, even though the action was a violation of city policy. City Manager Tom Burt told the Star Tribune that Golden Valley has a clear policy that employees' supervisors must agree to all requests for outside employment. Those jobs, however, cannot be conflicts of interest. "Burt said he did not learn until the investigation began that Olson's supervisor, Steve Dahlberg, had approved Olson's work at Quality Auto even though it violated city policy," wrote Star Tribune reporter Tasnim Shamma. "He said he could not publicly discuss what happened to Dahlberg, but he said that employment violations can result in a range of discipline, …
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Former city employee is charged with skimming fees and falsifying documents.
GoldenValleyPatch.com continues to cover the case of Courtney Allyn Olson, 35, of Maple Grove. Olson, a former Golden Valley motor vehicle licensing employee, has been charged with three felonies — theft by swindle, theft of public funds and failure to pay over state funds — and two gross misdemeanors of misconduct of a public officer or employee. She is accused of skimming vehicle fees and taking money from a car dealer to falsify title and registration documents. Golden Valley Police arrested Olson on March 28, and the city terminated her employment three days later. Golden Valley’s Motor Vehicle Licensing Department closed April 1 to allow investigators and and independent auditor to dig into the allegations. Here are the stories we …
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Prosecutors say Courtney Allyn Olson worked with an auto dealer to falsify registrations.
A former Golden Valley motor vehicle licensing employee is accused of skimming vehicle fees and taking money from a car dealer to falsify title and registration documents. Courtney Allyn Olson, 35, of Maple Grove, faces three felony charges—theft by swindle, theft of public funds and failure to pay over state funds—along with two gross misdemeanor counts of misconduct of a public officer or employee. Golden Valley Police arrested Olson on March 28, and the city terminated her employment three days later. Golden Valley’s Motor Vehicle Licensing Department suddenly and mysteriously closed on April 1 to allow investigators and independent auditor to dig into the allegations. The reasons behind the closure only came known Wednesday, when …
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Details of an independent audit have been kept private since the DMV closed in April.
The Golden Valley Motor Vehicle Licensing Department remains closed after two months due to an independent audit--implemented in response to the discovery of problems with "accounting and procedures." The city has kept details of the audit private. But when asked for an update Tuesday night, Mayor Linda R. Loomis said she hopes that the internal reviews can be made public this week. "There's nothing we can say publicly now," she said. The city had asked the Department of Public Safety to close the Golden Valley DMV to conduct the audit. Mayor Loomis told Patch that the city is not intentionally hiding details. Irregularities had been found, she said, and an investigation was ongoing. The city hired the auditor to review policies, …
Monday, May 16, 2011
The city says the DMV had "issues," but won't say what those issues are.
The doors Golden Valley's Motor Vehicle Licensing department will remain closed indefinitely, and so far the city is staying quiet about why. In a statement released on its website, the city says it "takes the public trust and public service very seriously," and goes on to say the city took action after "issues" were discovered. The DMV announcement first read "Closed Until April 18." Then that date was extended by a week. But when the sign outside the DMV in city hall said the department was closed indefinitely, people started asking questions. City manager Tom Burt says around the first of April, the city asked the Department of Public Safety to close the DMV in order for an audit to be conducted. “It’s something we wanted to happen…
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