Pat Santeramo
Posted on 07/10/2012 8:45:44 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Pat Santeramo
....The Broward State Attorney’s Office has charged former Broward Teachers Union President Pat Santeramo with racketeering, theft and campaign fraud.
....Among the charges: that Santeramo diverted about $165,500 in union funds to himself between 2001 and January 2012 through an "invoice-kickback" scheme with a construction company....
In one instance, Santeramo had the construction company bill BTU $89,295 for repairing the BTU building elevators. The company gave $20,000 of the union’s payment back to Santeramo in cash....
Santeramo is also accused of making a series of illegal campaign contributions by having 25 individuals, including BTU members, make donations to a variety of candidates for which he then reimbursed them with BTU funds. Santeramo also improperly collected more than $121,848 by claiming false sick time and vacation....
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
Good job Mr. Prosecutor. The charge that interests me is racketeering. This pretty much describes any union. We can only hope that this “donation scheme” grows legs.
Democrats - Thieves, Thugs, Thralls and Thickheads
If you’re a Democrat, you’re at least one of these.
Old Mafia tricks never die.Wonder if anything like that is going on with the high speed rail system in California?.
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