Meet  Tom Owings.  He’s the Mayor of Moreno Valley, CA, a city of approximately 195,000 people just east of Riverside, CA.

Here’s how Mayor Owings publicly addressed his constituents who disagreed with him at the April 23 city council meeting.

And here was Mayor Owings’ morning wakeup call on April 30 courtesy of the Inland Regional Corruption Task Force, which includes the Riverside County district attorney’s office, FBI, IRS and U.S. attorney’s office .  Also receiving similar wakeup calls were four members of the Moreno Valley City Council and the offices of a major local developer.   Here is some background on those who were served with the search warrants. (more…)