Following is a text message sent from Colleen McAleer to me on the evening of 1/9/17, the day of the executive session where Goschen and Nutter’s testimony revealed Burke said the Port could play a “shell game” with the financial discrepancy I reported. This seems to say a lot about the Port’s leadership, and what Burke meant when he said the Port could play a “shell game” with the money. 

1/9/17, 6:19PM
CM wrote: "Hi Danny - what did you think of today? I hope I didn't come across as critical in the ex session. I know my fellow commissioners were in a big rush to get out of there and steve was unhappy about hearing we would have to charge them full bore on rent (Tanya or Ken or Jennifer's lack of attention to detail - none of whom are with the Port). I thought it best for me to point out what the commissioners were looking for before someone else did. I know no ones prepped you on what level of detail we want - especially at end of day. Hang in there. Colleen”