Who set up Deputy Chief Lupe Almaraz to take the fall on June 4th? Was it Greg Rupp, Anthony Mischel, or Robert Jones?

Greg Rupp got passed over for promotion & Lupe Almaraz got the job that Greg (probably) felt that he deserved. Did he secretly blame Lupe? Maybe. Was Greg upset that he was to remain an Asst. Chief until he put in his retirement papers? Probably. Was Greg frustrated that all of his years as the loyal DLSE disciplinarian (still) didn't get him the promotion? Perhaps.

If Lupe did not properly gaurd himself against such a subordinate's possible sabotage, then Lupe has much to learn about state service and those who master such games. Does Lupe not understand the Jose & David connection, the Susan and Roger connection, the Bill & Greg connection, the Abby & Greg connection, the Greg & Anthony connection, the Susan & Art connection, the Jose & Vicky connection, and the numerous other DLSE connections? These connections are called the SOCIAL NETWORK ORGANIZATION CHARTS.

Robert Jones enters the DLSE-not knowing the players, so who does he rely upon? Probably Anthony Mischel, who is the legal arm of the do-nothings. Who does Anthony Mischel pal around with? You guessed it, the enforcement arm of the do-nothings: Greg Rupp. Lupe Almaraz, having just been promoted from a DLC III, needs help. Who helps him? Greg Rupp, the DLSE disciplinarian. Since Lupe now has Greg's promotion, I'm sure that Greg didn't harbor any grudges! Greg doesn't hold grudges, does he?

Here's my theory: Greg Rupp's still licking his wounds from being passed over for promotion because they gave it to Lupe Almaraz. Robert Jones needs advice, so he turns to Anthony Mischel. Rupp does his bit on Almaraz while Mischel works on Jones. By the time Jones and Almaraz compare notes, the both of them are corroborating the same info spun by the experienced DLSE spin doctors. They have Jones & Almaraz believing that the blogger must be eliminated---at all costs! By the time the blogger's appeals are heard, Rupp & Mischel are retired & damage control remains for the lawyers who now must defend the DLSE's actions. Rupp & Mischel make the mess, and someone else cleans it up. Hopefully Jones and Almaraz were smart enough not to have been played like that.

Lupe Almaraz signs the memo that caused the current lawsuit naming him as the Defendant, but who really wrote the memo? Greg Rupp likes to imagine himself as someone important. To be considered "important," one must do more than take naps and stare blankly at a computer screen.