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EDA in Focus8 months ago

Supervisors explore budget carryover process and new software prior to light meeting agenda – THEN there was the closed session

A Tuesday evening, October 18, work session of the Warren County Board of Supervisors began with Finance Director Matt Robertson’s explanation of his recommendation for a...
Crime/Court10 months ago

EDA Board Chairman Jeff Browne reacts to July civil litigation results ordering total of over $13.35 million paid to the County Economic Development Authority

As noted in our lead story on the “Warren Economic Development Authority” (EDA) versus Truc “Curt” Tran and his ITFederal LLC company civil liability case result...
Crime/Court10 months ago

Jury awards WC EDA $11.9 million-plus in civil compensatory claims against ITFederal and Truc ‘Curt’ Tran

After five hours of deliberation beginning shortly after 9 a.m., at 3:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon, July 28, a Warren County Circuit Court civil case jury awarded...
Crime/Court10 months ago

EDA civil liability defendant ‘Curt’ Tran on witness stand for over 4-1/2 hours as trial heads into final day

Tuesday, July 26, the third day of the “Warren Economic Development Authority” versus Truc “Curt” Tran and ITFederal LLC civil liability and counter-suit case was highlighted...
EDA in Focus10 months ago

EDA vs. Tran/ITFederal civil liability and counterclaim trial heads into third day with defense poised to call final series of witnesses

On Monday, July 25, the plaintiff “Warren Economic Development Authority” (aka EDA, WC EDA, FR-WC EDA) completed presentation of its case for liability for both compensatory...
Crime/Court11 months ago

First day of $11-million EDA vs. ‘Curt’ Tran civil liability trial concludes

Following opening arguments and the start of the plaintiff’s case, including presentation of its paper trail of nearly 50 Exhibits, we counted 48, it contends will...
EDA in Focus11 months ago

EDA counsel accuses Tran/ITFederal defense of withholding requested documents – But motion for immediate production of missing material denied

A motions hearing in the civil liability case of the “Warren Economic Development Authority” versus Truc “Curt” Tran and his ITFederal company began Monday afternoon, July...
EDA in Focus11 months ago

Judge takes dueling evidentiary objections ‘under advisement’ in EDA vs. ‘Curt’ Tran/ITFederal civil case and counterclaim

Attorneys for plaintiff “Warren Economic Development Authority” (EDA, WC EDA, FR-WC EDA) and civil case defendant Truc “Curt” Tran/ITFederal argued motions filed in objection to some...
Crime/Court2 years ago

Little civil consequence of more criminal prosecution delays in EDA case

Contacted about the new dates in late 2022 of trials in the now federal prosecutor-handled criminal indictments against former Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority (EDA)...
EDA in Focus2 years ago

County Supervisors change November meeting date – stay mum on Closed Session EDA litigation discussion

The only open session action taking by the Warren County Board of Supervisors at a Special Meeting of Tuesday, October 26, was authorization to change the...
EDA in Focus2 years ago

‘Ghosts of EDA Loans Past’ come back to haunt county supervisors

The most interesting part of Tuesday evening’s Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting was likely behind closed doors after the board adjourned to Closed/Executive Session for...
EDA in Focus2 years ago

EDA gets McDonald company property as part of settlement agreement

On Wednesday, October 20, Warren County Economic Development Authority Board of Directors Chairman Jeff Browne verified the EDA’s acquisition of the 41-acre “Happy Creek Road” parcel...
EDA in Focus2 years ago

EDA Finance Committee scrutinizes FY-22 Budget proposal, dynamics

Friday morning, July 9, the Finance Committee of the Warren County Economic Development Authority met to discuss the EDA’s Fiscal Year-2022 Budget proposal. In addition to...
EDA in Focus4 years ago

I’ll see your $12 million dollars, and raise you another $1.5 million

On October 9, attorneys for ITFederal and its principal Truc “Curt” Tran filed a $13.5 million countersuit in response to the Front Royal-Warren County Economic...
EDA in Focus4 years ago

EDA moves on legal representation, loan accounts – addresses indictments

At the Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority monthly meeting on Friday, September 27, a four-person quorum, plus one (Greg Harold) by phone connection for a...
Crime/Court4 years ago

Roles of McDonald, EDA Board & Goodlatte described at EDA hearing

The level of authority given former Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Jennifer McDonald to pursue client contact leads and a consequent lack of...
EDA in Focus4 years ago

Tran defense motions echo earlier filings, cite vague summary of allegations

On May 2, the attorney for ITFederal and its CEO Truc “Curt” Tran followed attorneys for the other seven defendants in the EDA civil suit of...
EDA in Focus4 years ago

EDA civil complaint details allegations surrounding key projects

While attorneys for defendants in the EDA civil litigation have focused on what they contend are vagaries in details of the cited misdirection of EDA assets,...
EDA in Focus4 years ago

Tran credited McDonald with saving ITFederal project – but what was saved?

Contacted by phone on April 20, ITFederal principal Truc “Curt” Tran said he was limited in what he could say about his plans for his 30-acre...
EDA in Focus4 years ago

Documents indicate Goodlatte pushed for $10-million EDA loan to Tran and ITFederal

FRONT ROYAL – Questions about the EDA audit and what it reveals are swirling around Front Royal and Warren County , and the enormous increase in...
EDA in Focus4 years ago

County breaks silence on EDA functions, oversight and alleged criminality

The nine-defendant, 199-point civil suit filed Tuesday, March 26, on behalf of the “Warren EDA” as it is referred to in the lawsuit has broken the...
EDA in Focus4 years ago

No ITFederal at Royal Phoenix, no need for infrastructure either?

How the Town of Front Royal should react to the news of an abrupt change of plans at the Royal Phoenix Business Park site – news...
EDA in Focus4 years ago

Follow the money: EDA-ITFederal financial roadmap tricky to navigate

FRONT ROYAL – Nearly four years ago, on June 12, 2015 former Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) announced an economic development agreement that would bring ITFederal, LLC...
EDA in Focus5 years ago

Town, ITFed’s Tran remain at odds over drainage system costs

An impasse between the Town of Front Royal and ITFederal principal Truc “Curt” Tran over financial responsibility for installation of a drainage line through Tran’s Royal...
ITFederal5 years ago

Town draws ‘line in the mud’ with ITFederal on stormwater drainage costs

As noted in the lead to Royal Examiner’s accompanying September 17 Front Royal Town Council work session story on pedestrian-safety plans, This Related Story also discussed...
EDA in Focus5 years ago

As Town ponders costs, ITFederal breaks ground at Royal Phoenix

At the January 18, Front Royal-Warren County Liaison Committee Meeting Town Manager Joe Waltz reported on two projects impacting the start of the long-dreamed about commercial...
EDA in Focus6 years ago

EDA announces changes to ITFederal’s Royal Phoenix agreement

Following a closed meeting on Friday, February 24, the Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority announced extensions and alterations to its deed of trust contractual agreement...
EDA in Focus6 years ago

Royal Examiner responds to Berdyck denial of Tran e-mail

On January 20th and 21st respectively, this reporter’s Opinion piece “In Defense of Jennifer McDonald and the EPA” and follow-up story “Superfund ‘watchdog’ reached out to...
EDA in Focus6 years ago

Superfund ‘watchdog’ reached out to ITFed owner prior to attack blog

Less than a month prior to his circulation of an aggressively personal blog attack on EDA Executive Director Jennifer McDonald, accompanied by corresponding swipes at the...
EDA in Focus6 years ago

In defense of Jennifer McDonald and the EPA

I for one was somewhat taken aback when I saw an online blog identified as SuperfundResearch.org widely circulated in this area on January 18. The blog...

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