PART 4: The Whitewash—How the County's "Independent" Investigation Was Designed to Find Nothing

Whatcom County hired attorney outside attorney Kathleen Haggard to "investigate" the corruption allegations. But Haggard never interviewed key witnesses, lied about active county employees as being "former" staff to avoid questioning them, and concluded there was no evidence of wrongdoing—despite overwhelming documentation.

One such important fact, Tom Brissenden, the second corrupt Whatcom County Natural Resources Planner was the person approving the corrupt Whatcom County Natural Resources Planner Matt Mahaffie's permits.

On problem, Tom Brissenden WORKED for Matt Mahaffie's Skagit based company at the same time. He approved a wetlands mediation plan in 21 days! With a 4 bedroom septic design that was close to a stream!

Her investigation also ignored the smoking gun June 2021 email where the corrupt Whatcom County Natural Resources Matt Mahaffie personally coordinated septic design and wetland mitigation strategy to defer disclosure until after property sales. This wasn't an investigation—it was institutional cover-up.

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