Gary Jenkins allegedly fired Julia Savel after she complained about his alleged failure to inform Metropolis Corridor about violating the shelter settlements.
William Farrington
Metropolis investigators interviewed the previous high spokeswoman for the Division of Social Companies for 3 hours Monday as a part of a probe into whether or not the company’s commissioner ordered a cover-up after migrants had been left to sleep on the ground at an consumption shelter.
The investigators quizzed the ex-aide, Julia Savel, over what DSS boss Gary Jenkins knew on July 18 after his company violated the “proper to shelter” court docket agreements for at the very least 4 households who arrived from Texas, a supply aware of the questioning informed The Publish.
The supply stated Savel was requested whether or not she thought “there was a canopy up” by Jenkins and to supply particulars in regards to the PATH consumption heart in The Bronx, the place the migrants had been stranded.
Savel offered texts, emails and different documentation to DOI investigators, the supply added.
The DOI launched the investigation final week after NBC 4 revealed Savel was fired for complaining internally about Jenkins’ alleged failure to inform Metropolis Corridor about violating the shelter settlements.
DOI didn't return a request for fast remark by The Publish.
Mayor Eric Adams informed reporters throughout an unrelated press convention in The Bronx Monday that nobody from Metropolis Corridor had been interviewed by DOI or requested to supply paperwork associated to the probe.
“I've the utmost confidence in him,” Adams stated of Jenkins. “I’m glad he’s a part of my workforce.”
The scandal comes at a time when town is struggling to accommodate an inflow of asylum-seeking migrants bused to the Large Apple on the route of Texas’ Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
The town has plans to open a 600-bed facility in Instances Sq. as early as subsequent month, The Publish reported completely.
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