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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

MORE ON "HOW TO BEAT HARTFORD'S HIGH TAXES ARENA STYLE"




Apparently Hartford's high taxes aren't the only thing Sean and Ralph Arena have figured out how to beat. As I first posted here, Hartford's Democratic Town Chairperson Sean Arena and his brother, 4th District Town Committee member Ralph Arena have apparently been registering and having their cars taxed in New Canaan. New Canaan has a mil rate of 13, compared to Hartford's much higher mil rate of almost 74 mils. Read the previous posting and view the Arena's New Canaan tax bills here.

Now, after obtaining the Arena's vehicle registrations from the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicle's, it appears that the Arena's have found another way to beat the high cost of living in Hartford.

As you can see on the registrations, both brothers share an insurance policy from AIG, using the false New Canaan address. This apparently serves a dual purpose in beating Hartford's high cost of living. Insurance rates in New Canaan are much lower than in Hartford, and by claiming to live together, the brothers are only using one policy rather than the 2 separate policies they should have.

Only in Hartford I guess. Leadership by example.

And as you may or may not recall, our current Mayor Eddie A. Perez pulled the same scam during his first term as Mayor. Perez registered his cars and had them taxed in Bloomfield until the Hartford Courant picked up on it and exposed his activity.

In their registrations below, I redacted out their date of births and operator license number
Arena Registration Redacted

5TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE LAWSUIT FILED

Apparently the ugliness known as Hartford politics continues. The original allegations of tampering with Democratic Town Committee petitions was first detailed here, click here to read the original posting.

Democratic Registrar of Voters Olga Vazquez chose not to take the advice of the Secretary of the State and her legal staff. Attorney Ted Bromley from the Secretary of the State's office outlined the steps that needed to be taken in an e-mail from himself to Hartford City Clerk John Bazzano. That e-mail is below. In the e-mail, Bromley states that if the petitions were not completed and submitted in accordance with Connecticut law "the petition pages would have to be rejected"

DTC Petition SOTS E-mail

Since Vazquez wouldn't take the proper steps, the 5th District Democratic challenge slate, the "Kirkley-Bey" slate, is hoping that a superior court Judge will take the correct steps to rectify the situation. A hearing in Superior Court on Washington Street has been scheduled for Friday morning at 10:00am

5TH DISTRICT PETITION COMPLAINT

IT LOOKS LIKE OLGA VAZQUEZ MAY NOT LEARN FROM THE PAST


Apparently the post from a couple weeks ago regarding Democratic Registrar of Voters Olga Vazquez and her alleged altering of primary petitions wasn't the first time she was accused of such activity.

It seems that Vazquez was the subject of a State Elections Enforcement Complaint filed in 2004 alleging essentially the same behavior in falsifying signatures on petitions. Vazquez admitted her wrongdoing, according to the stipulated agreement, and paid a $500.00 fine.

THE SEEC AGREEMENT IS BELOW

OLGA+VAZQUEZ+2004+SEEC+FINE[1]

Saturday, February 13, 2010

THIS WEEK ON "1 HARTFORD"


On this weeks program, February 13, 2010, we spoke with Hartford Attorney Bruce Rubenstein. We questioned him regarding his challenge for the Hartford Democratic Town Committee Chairpersonship and his vision for Hartford.

The current Democratic Town Committee Chairperson was also invited but did not attend.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PROGRAM

Thursday, February 11, 2010

HARTFORD MAKES ANOTHER TOP 100 LIST

After making Time's top 12 mugshots of 2009 featuring our Mayor Eddie A. Perez, I had hoped that would hold us over for a while as far as notoriety.

Nope, once again we are able to show our pride as a city as we place number 68 on a top 100 list. Just a hint, it is not for the most increased corrupt municipal government.

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Monday, February 8, 2010

5TH DISTRICT "GILES/VAZQUEZ" SLATE UNDER SCRUTINY, OR TO BE CORRECT, MORE SCRUTINY

Apparently the actions of the "Giles/ Vazquez" 5th District Democratic Town Committee in altering a federal Census brochure is drawing attention from at least three government agencies. Two of those agencies could potentially bring criminal charges against those involved.

The attached documents are copies of a complaint filed today with the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) by Hartford Attorney Bruce Rubenstein.Rubenstein has publicly voiced his intentions to challenge for the Hartford Democratic Town Committee Chairpersonship in March.

According to Rubenstein's complaint, the altering of the US Census brochure began to draw the attention of both state and federal investigators late last week when the altered brochure was reported. Sources are also confirming that the brochure is under scrutiny by both investigators from the State's Attorneys Office and the US Attorney's Office.

While the intent of altering the brochure by the 5th District "Giles/Vazquez"slate is unclear, it seems to imply that individuals looking for a census job should contact the 5th District slate.

To view the original post regarding the altered brochure, click here

More to come on this issue I'm sure.

Rubenstein SEEC Complaint