Houston : Ethics investigation says councilwoman Jones acted ‘unlawfully’

by Gabe Gutierrez / KHOU 11 News

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Posted on June 9, 2011 at 9:53 AM

HOUSTON – City council member Jolanda Jones used her position as a city official to solicit clients for her private law practice, according to an investigation by the Office of Inspector General.

The investigation into conflict-of-interest allegations launched after Jones and her volunteers passed out  fliers at a town hall meeting in February. The fliers urged attendees to "never speak with the police" unless they talked to a lawyer first. Jones' phone number was listed for legal services. The ethics probe found it was a city-issued number, making its insertion on the flyer "unlawful."



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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mechelle Phillips, 832-393-3006
June 8, 2011
Statement of Council Member Jolanda Jones
(Houston, TX) “I have just received this report and will comment further once I have reviewed it. I hold myself and my staff to the highest ethical standards.
I look forward to clearing up any misunderstandings with respect to this report as expeditiously as the process permits.”