I swear, I’m not making this shit up. But I am swearing. Because it’s been a long time since I’ve encountered a piece of investigate journalism of this caliber. Do I need to set it up more than that? Nah. Let’s consider this part of the story hors oeuvres. “After the announcement, a brunch was served that included shrimp cocktail. John McCullough, executive director of the not-for-profit agency picked to administer the [SNUG] program, wasn’t sure who was paying for the buffet, but suspected it was his agency, New Justice Conflict Resolution Services. Valesky’s office confirmed it was New Justice, but that funds from the grant were not used for the buffet.” Well what a relief. We wouldn’t want anyone to think this half-million dollar “anti-violence” boondoggle grant was wasted on shrimp cocktails. Let’s see what else Syracuse.com has unearthed.