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NICHOLSON: I am looking at the letter dated May 4, 2007, which I think is the wording <br />that Mr. Cole is concerned about, when he says to take no action on a complaint filed <br />against him. And this is a letter from to you from the deputy corporation counsel. So it <br />says it does not appear that the department needs to respond to this notice. However, we <br />are asking for your assistance in reviewing the documents. So you did respond to that. <br />ASHIDA: I had no contact with the Police Department concerning any allegations or <br />complaints of criminal misconduct against me. <br />NICHOLSON: So this is from the Police Department, though, to you. <br />ASHIDA: It's addressed to me, but a lot of correspondence and things are addressed to <br />me, but they get assigned out to the assigned attorneys who represent the departments. <br />NICHOLSON: Okay. So I'm trying to get at Mr. Cole saying that you that you said <br />that there should be no action, but in fact you did not get this stuff. <br />ASHIDA: I don't believe so. And in any event, I had no contact with the Police <br />Department with respect to this particular his particular allegation. <br />NICHOLSON: Thank you. <br />CHAIR: This allegation of a directive towards the Police Department urging no action, <br />that's what you're referring to? <br />ASHIDA: Yes. I never told the Police Department take no action or do this or do that. <br />LCM: I don't see in the papers Mr. Cole submitted anyplace where anybody says to take <br />no action. <br />CHAIR: I'm sorry, what was that? <br />LCM.• I don't see in the papers submitted to us by Mr. Cole any place where anything <br />says to anybody to take no action on a criminal complaint. <br />CHAIR: Well again, just to reiterate, I'm still confused on where the conflict of interest <br />lies, Mr. Cole, and which provision you're specifically citing in this Code of Ethics <br />Section 2 -84, conflict of interest. Again, this is an informal hearing and what we vote on <br />is not set in stone. It just comes down to whether or not we feel that this is in our <br />jurisdiction, if there's enough back -up documentation, and I'm strictly going on your <br />petition and what you submitted now, okay? <br />COLE: It's in the petition, yes. <br />CHAIR: So I'm having trouble finding a clear -cut violation or clear -cut case of conflict <br />of interest outside of the hypothetical realm. <br />COLE: Okay <br />25 <br />