Lina Hidalgo’s indicted chief of staff is now being accused by prosecutors of violating his bond conditions.
Alex Triantaphyllis is one of the three Hidalgo staffers accuse in a bid rigging scheme to award an $11 million contract to a longtime Democrat operative.
“In a court document filed on May 4, prosecutors say a judge ordered four bond conditions for Triantaphyllis, chief of staff for Judge Hidalgo.
One of those conditions set at a hearing on April 12, included that he "not serve on any procurement or contract evaluation committees or in any similar role during the pendency of this case," according to the May 4 filing, which was made public on Wednesday.
The next day, he "represented the Office of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on the American Rescue Plan Act Steering Committee Teams meeting, and voted to approve the procurement guidelines and scope of work for the Child Care Capacity: Contracted Slots RFP."
A source familiar with the meeting told 13 Investigates, that during the one-hour meeting, a five-person committee discussed an approximately $48 million program aimed at expanding free childcare for Harris County residents by renting out space in existing childcare facilities.
Triantaphyllis was among the five committee members who voted on April 13 to approve the scope of work for the project and the methods by which it would be scored, which uses COVID-19 recovery funds.
In its motion to report bail condition violations to the court, prosecutors are urging the judge "to determine whether the current bond conditions are sufficient."”
The ruling class made it very clear during the pandemic that the rules don’t apply to them.