Mazeppa man seeks investigation of public officials
By John Weiss, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. | |
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Peplinski, who said he's a former insurance fraud investigator and owns a trucking company, also complains that the
One allegation has to do with what he calls a cover-up of a drunken driving offense by a prominent
Nordstrom said in an interview that Peplinski has filed complaints with several agencies, but "everything he has alleged was thoroughly investigated and was found to be totally unsupported by facts. There is no cover-up going on here, never has been."
Bartsh said his office has about 100 documented calls or contacts with Peplinski. He said it all started with Peplinski getting into a zoning problem with the city of
Peplinski, who has lived in the
On that, the sheriff agrees with Peplinski. "This thing just snowballed and started rolling down the hill faster than anything I have ever seen," Bartsh said. "We could do anything he asks, and it won't be good enough."
Bartsh said he stopped a conversation between Peplinski and a deputy on one occasion because his office has given him too much time already.
"There is no fix for this in what he wants," he said.
Bartsh also noted that from 2011 to 2013, Peplinski had at least eight restraining orders filed against him in
Peplinski said he has informed the
Peplinski also has filed a claim of employee misconduct by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent
"The Internal Affairs Division of the
"I am not sure what else I can do to represent him," she said. "I do not have the authority as one commissioner to do anything. It takes a voting majority and I don't sense from the board majority that they are interested in helping this man."
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