You gotta give a lot of credit to Cathy at New Hartford Online for persistence in tracking down the whereabouts of New Hartford's official license plates . . . and then explaining to us the significance.
It seems that the Town has been selling "surplus" vehicles, with at least one sale made following questionable procedures. But the license plates from the vehicles have not all been turned in . . . Eagle-eye Cathy spotted one on a former-Town vehicle parked at the mall. When Cathy FOILed the receipts for the plates for vehicles sold, she got 29 -- all indicating that plates had been surrendered in March '07-- for vehicles supposedly sold as far back as 2003!
If the plates were not turned in until March '07, it raises the question whether or not the town has been insuring the vehicles attached for years while in private ownership.
Read all the details in "Case of the Missing FS-6T Receipts . . . contd." An amazing story!
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Ummmmmmmmm......
....isn't this insurance fraud, and isn't that illegal?
Chief Philo, Roger Cleveland, Gail Wolanin-Young should be INDICTED for dereliction to duty and MALFEASANCE and abuse of office.
The above and others have turned to the "dark side."
As a former sales tax auditor I am curious why no mention has been made of the failure of the town to collect sales taxes due (9%) for the benefit of Oneida County residents. The dollar amount is staggering when you look at everything the town has sold to people who appear to be close friends within a select group.
It does appear to this reader that a massive scale of sales tax FRAUD has been going on and fully endorsed by Town Officials.
Who is INVESTIGATING this FRAUD?
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