See the Video:
http://www.azfamily.com/video/?z=y&nvid=276789&shu=1
azfamily.com’s Ben Lemoine reports law enforcement officers from all over Arizona gathered to tackle other aspects of illegal immigration, but they say the plan does not involve going after landscapers or dishwashers.
Watch the Video Here:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6342633
According to ABC 6 in Philadelphia:
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - August 21, 2008 (WPVI) — It’s a real shocker from the Bucks County Fraternal Order of Police. The one-time treasurer of the FOP was arrested today and charged with stealing more than $85,000 from her own coffers. Also charged is the former FOP president who’s accused of stealing $5,500.
Both these suspects are former police officers, so this is not a pretty picture.
Veteran Falls Township police officer Katherine Leese, the former treasurer of the Bucks County FOP, tried to hide her face today, even as she denies allegations she stole over 85,000 dollars from the police organization & transferring funds into her own checking account.
District Attorney Michelle Henry says the misappropriation of funds was found by CPA audit. Leese, a 9-year police veteran who makes over $70-thousand a year, is formally charged with ripping off Lodge 53 of the FOP to the tune of more than $87,500 beginning a month after she took office in the winter of 2006.
Henry says, “(Leese) was interviewed by the county detectives. She told them that she took this money to pay her mortgage, to pay her credit card bills.” Also charged in this scandal is Lodge 53’s former president Gerald Conaway. He is charged with diverting a total of 5,500 dollars for his own personal use.
The D.A. says the former FOP leaders, elected by roughly 1,100 members, are starting to turn on each other. A spokesman Lodge 53 said they’ve started monthly audits in the wake of the scandal: “FOP Lodge 53 is aggressively pursuing all avenues to insure every cent is repaid. This will not happen again.”
The money allegedly stolen came from a pot created for very specific purposes.
The district attorney tells us, “That kind of fund is used to help pay for funeral expenses to help benefit the members of the family of the fallen officer. And that’s the fund that these two individuals stole from.”
Both suspects remain free on their own signatures. Conaway retired from the Upper Southampton force in 2006. Leese is now on paid leave from Falls Township pending the outcome of her trial.
August 11th
Membership/Board Meeting
MPA Office
August 25th- 27th
APA Immigration Conference
Phoenix, Arizona
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July 14th
Membership/Board Meeting
MPA Office
With the elections upon us, the Mesa Police Association is proud to give endorsements to:
Kevin Gibbons, District 18
Ed Hermes, Arizona County Supervisor, District 1
Dan Saban, Maricopa County Sheriff
Find endorsement letters and additional correspondence here:
VALLEJO POA NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!
Vallejo POA is in a battle that none of us ever want to be in, but the major question is; will your city or county try to do this to you?
The city fathers of Vallejo are using bankruptcy to break the contract with Vallejo POA, Vallejo Fire Fighters Association, and municipal employees. The bankruptcy is self-created by the city and after numerous rounds of negotiations these employee groups have offered contract savings totaling $10 million in savings to the city. THE CITY WANTS MORE. The city wants to break the contracts. Vallejo POA members alone have given up 6.5% of pay. The city is also using the self-created bankruptcy to void a bargained 4% pay increase. The city is using self-created bankruptcy to set aside payments due retirees for accrued leave balances. Next the city wants to use the self-created bankruptcy to void the collective bargaining agreements. If this works in Vallejo could other cities or counties use the same tactics to break collective bargaining agreements?
What can they do? Vallejo POA is doing the only thing they can do at this point; they are taking the city to federal court to try and prevent the bankruptcy. Vallejo POA members have been contributing 3% of their pay to this fight, but they are depleting the POA funds and the fight needs to continue.
What can you do? Steve Gordon, President Vallejo POA has asked for financial assistance to continue this expensive battle. The PORAC Executive Committee has committed $25,000 from the state office to assist Vallejo POA, but that will not be enough. We are asking PORAC Chapters and Affiliates to assist in this battle. IF we stop this in Vallejo it stops it for everyone. Please read the attached letter from Steve Gordon for more details.
SEND CONTRIBUTIONS TO: Vallejo Police Officers’ Association, P.O. Box 4218, Vallejo, CA 94590.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION GO TO: www.vallejobankruptcyupdate.com
