PUBLIC CORRUPTION

To root out public corruption, Lucy will:

• Build a robust Public Corruption Unit (PCU) to proactively investigate criminal conduct by public officials and law enforcement. Under Lucy’s administration a standalone unit of full time lawyers and investigators will be dedicated to investigating and prosecuting public officials and law enforcement who violate the public trust. The unit will collaborate with federal and state agencies on these critical investigations, and will take a proactive approach by analyzing data from various public data streams to help identify corruption hotspots. This Unit will report directly to the District Attorney, and all decisions will be subject to a look- back by the DA’s general counsel as a check against subconscious bias.

• Invest in full-time legal staff within the PCU to oversee investigations into police misconduct and brutality, as outlined in Lucy’s plans for Police Accountability.

• Create a publicly advertised process for anonymous reporting of official misconduct. By its very nature corruption is a crime of power, and the people most aware of it may fear retaliation and alienation from entrenched officials, including law enforcement, should they attempt to address it. As DA, Lucy will build and publicise a secure process for whistleblowers to report corruption concerns.

• Focus on common practices within private industries where corruption can take root. The PCU will proactively monitor private sector practices that have high likelihood of public corruption incidents, and in such instances will share data and resources with the Economic Crimes Bureau. For example, officials who violate competitive bid processes by giving public contracts to specific private contractors leads to more taxpayer money spent, less qualified workers, and a disproportionately negative impact on minority- and women-owned contractors. The PCU will seek to effectively address wrongdoing by public officials that enables and encourages malfeasance in the private sector.