The probe by an outside attorney retained by city officials, Rob Larkin, looked into allegations that Cosson is responsible for a personal website that criticized opponents of Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, among others. But the inquiry essentially cleared Cosson, the mayor's former press spokesman. Larkin's report states that although Cosson was responsible for the website, called Dick's Blog, there's no evidence that he posted the criticisms or operated the blog on city time.