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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Pottergate Updates

Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Pottergate Updates:

Pottergate Updates

Here's are some notes from the press conference and follow-ups from it.

Press Conference

As I noted elsewhere, Board President Steve Sundquist was yet again AWOL from a public event. Standing in was Vice-President DeBell.

King County Prosecutor Satterberg addressed the press first (the room was full, mostly with reporters from the TV stations and their camerapeople). Mr. Satterberg read his statement in a neutral tone but his words were anything but. He used phrases describing Potter like "helped himself" in explaining the loss of district funds. He said that Mr. Potter liked to deal in cash and there were frequent large cash withdrawals made by his alleged co-conspirator, David Johnson, that were passed onto Mr. Potter. He said that Potter had no bank account and