'The full scope and cost of the work — and whether any special treatment played into it — remains unclear,' writes AleneTchek. 'I’ll keep reporting.'
Some digging into the tip about the security cameras turned up enough evidence to prove the basics: The security company had done some work for the station and Murakami knew it. But there were many details to uncover: How much work had been done and when? Did Murakami’s son, who shares his father’s first name, get his job before or after the company did the work? How much was the company paid?
They included an email that Murakami sent in November 2017, when he was the captain overseeing the Industry station, to alert staff that the “station security surveillance system is maintained by AM TEC Security.” He included a telephone number for the company. “This process of yours will not speed up answers, on the other hand; it will delay the Department from responding to you because our Executives are extremely busy managing the Department and ensuring the safety of our residents,” Martinez wrote.
“Am-Tec did do the original installation of the cameras at Industry Station,” Martinez said. “However, the station has not done any additional business with the company.”I knew from documents I received from the City of Industry through a public records request that in March 2019 Am-Tec had done another small job for the Industry station. And I knew Murakami had been involved in the matter even though he’d already left the station after being promoted by Villanueva.
“I already answer your questions,” Martinez wrote. “You can contact the County as they are the ones who did the work. The Department did not contract with this company.”I called the younger Murakami. He told me the work the company did with his dad occurred before he was hired in 2015. According to his LinkedIn profile, he’s worked in various roles, including equipment installation, sales and project management.
I submitted a public records request to a separate office in the county’s massive bureaucracy for documents related to Am-Tec’s work for the county.
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