Nancy Cardone Was "Reprimanded" by the State Commissioner of Education in October for Ethics Violations. Of Course Her Settlement and "Reprimand" Were Hidden from the Public.

 

Link to Nancy Cardone’s “Reprimand”:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OKa4bPgsNWuv3fcFSJnT60WdkaaMav-7/view?usp=sharing

Nancy Cardone used thousands of Lodi tax dollars for an attorney to represent her only to turn around, admit guilt, and settle.

Nancy Cardone has committed a lot more serious offenses than those listed in the above settlement so you can understand why she would be so happy admit guilt in this situation.

How could a Board President believe that it was okay to appoint the people negotiating her son's contract?

Nancy Cardone has the worst conflicts of interest.  She has corrupted the Board for too long.  Lodi deserves better.

Although I did not file the complaint against Nancy Cardone, I had posted about her abuses over the years in which she was reprimanded (linked below):

Lodi By The Numbers: Nancy Cardone Personally Handpicked the Committee that Negotiated Her Son's Contract (Scheduled To Be Voted on This Week)... (lodioverhaul.blogspot.com)

Lodi By The Numbers: Nancy Cardone Made Herself the Chair of the Personnel Committee and Has Been Discussing Middle School Personnel With Douglas Petty for Years (Including Involuntary Transfers)...... (lodioverhaul.blogspot.com)

Post Date: December 12, 2023

Was Sharon Salvacion Offered a Financial Benefit to Herself or a Family Member to Resign from the Lodi Board of Education Just Months Shy of Her Term's End?

The timing of Sharon Salvacion’s resignation is very suspect.  She and Nancy Cardone have conflicts of interest that bar their vote participation in many matters.  Sharon’s resignation allowed Nancy Cardone to appoint another controlled puppet that can vote on matters the same way Sharon would if she could.

Sharon is still employed by the Borough of Lodi.  She never gave the residents of Lodi a reason why she resigned just months shy of her term’s completion from Lodi Board of Education.

Sharon Salvacion abused her position on the Board of Education in the worst way when she voted to take away our right to vote in November Elections.  She voted to spend tens of thousands of Lodi tax dollars to ensure less people vote for BOE.  She extended her term for four more months.  Then she resigned.

More and more people are claiming that Sharon resigned in return for a very near financial benefit for a family member.

Sharon should address this claim immediately because the residents of Lodi will learn for themselves soon enough whether or not this is true. 

If Sharon was offered something, who did the offering?  How many people were involved?   Did it come from Nancy Cardone?  Was it influenced by anyone from the Mayor and Council?

Post date: December 4, 2023

November Payroll and Bills for the Lodi Board of Education....

 

Link to November Payroll:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_BlqSqT8Hg830K1z-p58VFvK6QttfBC/view?usp=sharing

 

Link to November Bills:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qYxDJQ7slg4GTjIokrhXhd2iqEjjTMCQ/view?usp=sharing

Third Payments in the Amount of $3,660 Went to Two Members of the Same Family on November 30, 2023.

 

Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey Releases New Report: NJEA LEADERSHIP'S SCHEME TO HIDE THE FACTS FROM TEACHERS

 

Link to report:

NJEA-Hides-Facts-from-Teachers-Dec-2023-FINAL.pdf (sunlightpolicynj.org)

The State Comptroller's Office Highlights Public Officials Taking Illegal Payments. And Then There Are No Consequences...

 

Link to story:

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/westfield/sections/union-county-news/articles/union-county-paid-top-officials-without-public-process-state-agency-says

In the real world, people can't steal hundreds of thousands of dollars just to be told to work on a corrective action plan.

November Payroll for Lodi Borough Hall...

 

Link to November 15^th Payroll:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xv_3wN1Xd2QhhEMtpqve9F27J8LoF4H5/view?usp=sharing

Link to November 30^th Payroll:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QeAVoRj-MhjEa7BBGWJhnoncfPxYqzaE/view?usp=sharing

November Bills and Resolutions of the Lodi Mayor & Council...

 

Link to November Bills:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZlvpvvBau1KxvfG5Upe7kenAwAqlgW7m/view?usp=sharing

 

Link to November Resolutions:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1061NSp0TMVqF7wSkKGVsOeGnQD_CN0Wg/view?usp=sharing

Charles Cuccia and Mary McDonnell (Wrongfully Paid with Lodi Tax Dollars) Lost Their Appeal. Cuccia is Still Found Guilty of Ethics Violations and Still Fined $1200. Somehow the Decision Was Kept from the Public and Only Received Today Via an OPRA Request.

 

Link to final decision and actions leading to it:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f6ly4d2ankgfYbLLWuwIwVsnizmovqtc/view?usp=sharing

Julio Morejon is same ALJ that covered up for Tony Luna:

njlaw.rutgers.edu/collections/oal/html/initial/cfb01867-19_1.html

Tony Luna was more guilty in the matter than Charles Cuccia because as Borough Manager, he was in the position to make it happen. 

Julio Morejon should be investigated and questioned as to why he had completely different approaches and decisions for the same case with the same players.  Who influenced him to cover up for Tony Luna?

After finding Charles Cuccia guilty of ethics violations, he deemed him credible later on during the Luna hearing, to cover for Luna.  Something is seriously wrong.  Did Julio Morejon even write the decisions?  

 

The President of the NJEA is a Thief and Phil Murphy's Attorney General, Matt Platkin, is Protecting Him...

Link to article on nj.com:

Part-time officials, full-time perks - nj.com

Good Reporting Today on NJ.com...

 

Link to article on nj.com:

Part-time officials, full-time perks - nj.com

This isn’t a grey area.  Part-time politicians are breaking the law, robbing the taxpayers, and getting away with it. 

Phil Murphy protects lawless politicians.  Chris Christie did too.

This blog has been reporting on this abuse for ten years beginning with Marc Schrieks in 2013.

Two Florida Teachers Fought Back Against Teacher Union Harassment in the Workplace...

Link to story:

https://nypost.com/2023/12/03/news/florida-teachers-union-accused-of-pushing-educators-to-join/amp/

Phil Murphy’s Attorney General, Matt Platkin, Resides in Montclair and Attended Sean Spiller’s Swearing In. Matt Platkin Indicted Part-time Officials in Wildwood for Fraudulently Enrolling in the State Health Benefits Program but Has NOT Indicted any Part-time Officials in Montclair for Doing the Same.

This northjersey.com from July 1, 2020 should explain everything for you as to what you see unfolding today:

Gov. Phil Murphy swears in Sean Spiller as Montclair NJ mayor (northjersey.com)

The Murphy Administration has weaponized and politicized every State department from the Office of Attorney General to the Department of Education.  It has weaponized all State agencies and commissions from the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission to the School Ethics Commission.  It has politicized and corrupted the State’s supposed watchdogs like the Comptroller’s Office.

State tax dollars are now collected to fund a bloated, corrupt and ineffective State government that spends its time covering up for crooked politicians instead of enforcing laws.

In New Jersey, there are different standards for different people.  A two-tiered justice system.  The Murphy administration is not serving the public.  The Murphy administration has violated all public trust and has zero credibility.

Matt Platkin Covers Up Real Corruption for Murphy Allies but Wrongfully Indicts Others and Withholds Exculpatory Evidence. All Politically Motivated.

 

Link to story:

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2022/11/04/lawmaker-calls-for-review-of-state-office-that-prosecutes-public-corruption-cases/

Bob Menendez, Who is Alleged to Have Met with and Received Special Favors from Phil Murphy’s Previous Attorney General, Gurbir Grewal, Really Wanted Matt Platkin as New Jersey Attorney General and There is a Reason Why:

Matt Platkin has only recently come out against Bob Menendez because Phil Murphy’s wife wants his seat.

Matt Platkin said he is opening a review into Nadine Menendez’s car accident from 2018.  Is he kidding? Total charlatans.

Link to statement that was too little too late:

Statement of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on the Federal Indictment of Robert Menendez: - New Jersey Office of Attorney General (njoag.gov)

The last line from Matt Platkin is really striking: “Public corruption at any level will not be tolerated by me or my Office. We remain steadfast in our commitment to root out corruption wherever it occurs.”

Matt Platkin and his office have not and will not root out corruption even after it is dropped on their laps with a big bow.   In fact, he and his office have worked to cover up public corruption and even encourage it.  They have worked to reverse penalties for public corruption when the beneficiaries of those actions are friends and supporters of Phil Murphy.

Matt Platkin, how did you address Lodi corruption?

How about Montclair corruption?

How about corruption in every State department and agency?

 

 

Matt Platkin is a Political Hack that Took Time off From Phil Murphy’s Administration to Work on the Baseless First Impeachment of Donald Trump…

 

Link to story:

Senior Murphy official will have role in Trump impeachment trial on team Cory Booker - nj.com

Matt Platkin is a biased, partisan, political hack occupying the Office of Attorney General.

He spends his time suing school districts that inform parents when schools transition their children.

He worked on the Senate’s failed effort to convict Trump for the charge of President Trump exposing the Biden crime family’s corruption in Ukraine.

Matt Platkin is incapable of administering a fair and unbiased enforcement of law.

 

Phil Murphy's Attorney General, Matt Platkin, Has a Conflict of Interest in Suing School Districts to Support His Woke Indoctrination...

Matt Platkin, seated next to Sean Spiller in the center, is a woke activist working to implement his agenda in our public schools. He is an NJEA tool and puppet.

Why hasn't Matt Platkin indicted anyone in Montclair for fraudulently enrolling in the State Health Benefits Program? 

Matt Platkin and Sean Spiller are a lot closer than the public is aware.

Matt Platkin Has a History of Covering for Phil Murphy and Those Close to Him. Laws Don't Apply to Them.

 

Link to story:

https://www.nj.com/politics/2022/08/murphy-ag-nominees-mishandling-of-rape-claim-should-not-be-forgotten-at-his-hearing-today-these-women-say.html

Matt Platkin, Overseeing the Investigation of Sean Spiller and Montclair, Sits on A Board with Him. Both Appointed by Phil Murphy. What Could Possibly Go Wrong with Having an NJEA President Involved with the Formation of a Public Bank?

 

Nobody from the NJEA should be allowed anywhere near a public bank.  For the obvious reasons.

CAC Presents Nancy Cardone's Double Standards and Hypocrisy. And Nastiness.

Link to video:

www.SaveLodi.com Do What I Say, Not What I Do! Lodi Board President Nancy Cardone's Hypocrisy Knows No Limits for Her Friends or what She Needs! Watch... | By Citizens Against Corruption | Facebook

Dirty money leaves people very miserable as illustrated by Nancy Cardone.  

Charles Cuccia’s “Treasury Services” Didn’t Even Exist Until Tony Luna Set Up the Corrupt Arrangement for Lodi in 2012. Current Paid Borough Employees/Contractors Alan Spiniello, Frank DiMaria, and Marc Schrieks Really Need to Provide Some Evidence at this Point to Show that they Didn’t Perjure Themselves in Return for Luna Employment...

 

There were no job postings.

There was no procurement process.

The Luna administration only considered and accepted one proposal in 2012.  Luna only received one proposal because he only sought one proposal- from his close personal friend and mentor of his daughter. The one proposal came from Charles Cuccia’s Treasury Services LLC which was just formed for the sole purpose of cashing in on Lodi.  It was a way to pay Tony Luna’s daughter as Treasurer through an LLC because she was not qualified to be Treasurer at the time.  It was a way to pay Charles Cuccia’s wife to do his job because he was too busy in Saddle River and everywhere else at the time.  

It's amazing to see the revisionist history 11 year later.

I attended every council meeting in 2012.  Tony Luna was the lead on the matter.  The Lodi mayor and council argued that they did not have to post hirings (Charles Cuccia and Sherri Luna) and other public information provided by other towns because in Lodi’s form of government the Manager, Tony Luna, was responsible.  Never once did Tony Luna state that he was recusing himself when the subject came up.  In 2012, he wouldn’t even disclose that his daughter was being paid by Lodi. 

For current paid Lodi employees/contractors Marc Schrieks, Alan Spiniello and Frank DiMaria, if Tony Luna was not involved in the awarding of the contract and the hiring of his daughter, the matter can easily be settled right now.  All you have to do is produce one audio tape from any meeting where Tony Luna recused himself in any manner in which either of you testified under oath.  I attended every regular meeting at the time and many work sessions.  It never happened.  If it happened during at any closed session, that is not confidential and should be made public.

Nepotism Nancy Cardone Has Moved the Board Backwards in Every Way, Including the Filling of Board Vacancies.

 

Link to video:

Citizens Against Corruption | Facebook

Nancy Cardone has the worst conflicts of interest in the State of New Jersey for any board member.  She should not be dictating any policy.  She doesn’t even belong on the stage.  She has trampled on the public’s right to transparency and fairness time and time again.  Not only is she corrupt- but she is also nasty, disrespectful and arrogant as shown in the video.  Then she wonders why people are calling her Nancy Pelosi.

The new interim business administrator, Michael Rinderknecht, has already proven to be a terrible choice for Lodi.  A decent BA would not be interfering with the role of board members in order to assist Nancy Cardone in an unfair process of hand selecting Nancy Cardone’s neighbor.  These paid hacks need to understand their roles and stay out of politics while on the taxpayers' dime.

Matthew Giacobbe has once again shown that he is not a Board Attorney but rather just a prostitute.  He is doing anything that Nancy wants because Nancy pays him whatever he wants.  Throughout New Jersey, good government advocates are now shining light on Matthew Giacobbe’s abuses.

Sean Spiller is Compensated Hundreds of Thousands from the NJEA. News Reports Imply He Was Either Stealing Health Benefits or $5,000 Annual Waivers from Montclair as a Part-Time Elected Official. If True, How Can He Not Possibly Be Charged by Murphy's Attorney General Matthew Platkin?

 

Link to story:

Health insurance payments for Montclair councilors may have run to six figures - Montclair Local

The NJEA spent six figures filing frivolous complaints against this blog and my first amendment rights while it appears its President is committing crimes against the State’s taxpayers.

 

Alan Spiniello Is Paid Over $237,000/year for Part-Time Legal Work by the Lodi Taxpayers Without Submitting Invoices for Hourly Billing. Alan Spiniello Was Called as a Witness for the Luna Family to Lie for the Luna Family.

 Alan Spiniello

Alan Spiniello (Spiniello) is an attorney and was the Borough attorney during the relevant time herein. Spiniello testified that as Borough Attorney he has been Borough attorney since 2009, and regularly attends mayor and council meetings for the Borough. He stated that he was familiar with the circumstances leading up to the Borough appointing Cuccia and the contract with Treasury Services. Spiniello testified that Cuccia was well known in the municipal finance community as he had a CPA and had been chief financial officer for several other municipalities in New Jersey. Spiniello further testified that Cuccia had been borough manager for the Borough in the past.

Spiniello stated it was his professional opinion that the Borough’s contract with Treasury Services was not subject to competitive bidding because it involved professional services and computer software upgrades. Spiniello also testified that he was responsible for negotiating all of the contracts with Treasury Services, Cuccia and Biondi in 2012 and subsequent contracts with Treasury Services in later years, and that Luna did not participate in the Borough meetings concerning the same. He stated that Luna did not want to be involved in any Borough discussions regarding Treasury Services and Cuccia because his daughter, Biondi had worked for them. Spiniello stated:

Q: Do you recall Mr. Luna excusing himself during -- at any point when the mayor and council discussed these proposals?

A: Yes, from the very inception -- when the proposal came in, the first time Mr. Luna had an opportunity to speak about it he immediately mentioned that, you know, “I just want to let you know that I have a potential conflict, I’m not going to take part in this discussion. My daughter, Sheri Biondi, has done some part time work for Mr. Cuccia,” …

Frank Dimaria- Hired by the Luna Family, Called as a Witness by the Luna Family, and Lied for the Luna Family...

 Frank DiMaria

Frank DiMaria (DiMaria) testified on behalf of Luna. He stated that he has been a certified public accountant (CPA) for over forty-years, and has an accounting firm, DiMaria and associates. DiMaria testified that he is a registered municipal accountant and a public school licensed public accountant. He stated that he specializes in providing accounting services to public sector clients. DiMaria has been the public auditor for the Borough since 1999.

DiMaria testified as to the events that occurred in 2012 when the Borough CFO and Budget Officer retired. As explained by DiMaria, the retirement of both individuals in 2012 resulted in the Borough appointing Cuccia and Treasury Services to resolve the issue of not having a CFO and Budget Officer. DiMaria stated that the Borough Council had no concerns working with Cuccia giving his strong reputation in the municipal finance community. On direct examination DiMaria answered as follows concerning Cuccia:

Q: Okay. And based on your decades in the business, what is your -- what is his reputation ?

A: Charles Cuccia?

Q: Yeah.

A: Charles Cuccia has been known as a top notch --official, administrator and CFO, auditor, accountant, manager, he serves (out of microphone range) -- reputation for many, many years. I have a lot of respect for him and he’s very well respected in the finance community.

[1T:134:5-18]

DiMaria stated that in addition to Cuccia he helped with the search for a CFO, but Cuccia and Treasury Services proved to be the “best fit” for the Borough. DiMaria further confirmed that Luna played no role or part in the engagement of Treasury Services or appointments of Cuccia to CFO and Biondi to Treasurer, having recused himself from all matters before the Borough Council relating to same.

DiMaria stated the following on direct examination:

Q: To your knowledge did Tony Luna recommend that the mayor and council hire Charles Cuccia as CFO?

A: No.

Q: To your knowledge did Tony Luna recommend that the mayor and council appoint Sheryl Biondi as treasurer?

A: No. Understand, these council people knew Charles [Cuccia], they were working (out of microphone range) they all knew how long he’s been around. He was not a stranger to the council, so it’s not like he needed an introduction or couldn’t speak with the council one on one, or -- or not show up at a council to explain some-thing. He’s -- he’s already in the circle of these people so it’s not like a stranger was being brought in, they felt, as I did, that “Listen, if we could get a guy like this to oversee this transition we’d be lucky.” So he didn’t need a recommendation, he spoke for himself.

Q: Was Tony Luna present for any of the votes? Let me rephrase that question. Do you recall if Tony Luna was present for any of the votes that contained Mr. Cuccia’s services?

A: He -- I remember between the work sessions and the public meeting he would recuse himself when the discussions would start talking about this and Sheri was part of it.

Q: Did he say why he was recusing himself?

A (Out of microphone range) -- he just said, “I’ll let you guys talk this out, I’m going to step back.”

Q: Everybody knew what?

A: Everybody knew why he would step out, he was recusing himself so we could talk about dealing with the contract -- that his daughter was part of it and it would -- confidence, so he stepped out, voluntarily. It was a regular thing twice a month.

[1T:138:5-25; 139:1-14]

On cross motion, DiMaria testified that in 2012 the Borough search was a “combination” of the CMFO, treasurer and Budget Officer. DiMaria stated:

Q: In 2012 was there also a search for a company other than Treasury Services to perform the financial tasks for the borough?

A: Was there a search for -- I don’t think so, Idon’t remember. We would’ve entertained anything, though, any -- any combination of qualified people the borough was opened to, any combination.

When Will Scott Luna and Vinny Martin Be Endorsing Tammy Murphy for US Senate?

 

More Corrupt than Bob Menendez

Lodi Deputy Mayor Vinny Martin is listed as the owner of a strip club that was busted multiple times for prostitution/cocaine, etc.

Lodi By The Numbers: This Isn't a Re-Post: Vinny Martin's "Business" is Back in the News Today for the Exact Same Thing from One Year Ago... (lodioverhaul.blogspot.com)

Vinny Martin has not been charged, his name has not made any papers, and he still sits as Lodi Deputy Mayor.

Can Phil Murphy or his Attorney General explain?

The Luna family just had someone from Phil Murphy’s Office of Attorney General sabotage the State’s case against Tony Luna. Tony Luna had already been found guilty and fined in 2018.  Scott Luna misappropriated tens of thousands of Lodi tax dollars to pay his father’s attorneys for appeal.  Murphy’s Office of Attorney General rigged the hearing to benefit Luna and undermine the former Local Finance Board.  Read the decision for yourselves.  Look at the State's witnesses and the transcript of questioning.

Can Phil Murphy or his Attorney General explain?

Phil Murphy corrupted our State Government in ways unimaginable.  He has intervened on behalf of corrupt Lodi politicians time and time again. 

Phil Murphy’s blatant corruption makes him a lot worse than Bob Menendez.

So, when will Vinny Martin and Scott Luna be endorsing Tammy Murphy for US Senate? 

Phil Murphy’s Appointees Stepped in And Saved Tony Luna from His $1,000 Ethics Fine. The Worst Form of Blatant Corruption. Tony Luna, Marc Schrieks, Charles Cuccia, Frank DiMaria, and Alan Spiniello All Perjured Themselves. Nobody Should Every Again Trust or Believe Anything Said By Any of Them.

Past post on the subject:

Lodi By The Numbers: Tony Luna was fined $1,000 by the State of New Jersey for multiple violations from when he hired his Daughter, Sheryl Luna Biondi, as Lodi Treasurer... (lodioverhaul.blogspot.com)

An ALJ decision recently posted on-line (although dated August 22, 2023) shows that Phil Muphy’s Office of Attorney General worked on behalf of Tony Luna instead of the former Local Finance Board.  The State only called Dana Jones and Sheryl Luna as its witnesses.  Sheryl Luna was asked only one question.  Dana Jones is new to the job and had nothing to do with the previous investigation, decision , and fine.  The State did not call one person from the Local Finance Board that was part of the investigation that found Tony Luna and Charles Cuccia guilty of ethics violations.  The State did not call one investigator as a witness from the New Jersey Comptroller’s office that triggered the initial investigation.  The State did not call me as a witness when I have all of public records posted on this blog proving blatant ethics violations.  Prior to Murphy becoming Governor, I had State investigators from the Comptroller’s Office calling me and emailing me for years about records I had posted on this blog.  A few years ago, an investigator with the State called me about a post and told me that Tony Luna and Charles Cuccia should not be using Lodi tax dollars to fund their appeal after being fined $1,000 and $1,200 respectively.

Please read this crooked decision from Julio Morejon:

njlaw.rutgers.edu/collections/oal/html/initial/cfb01867-19_1.html

Meeting minutes, residents attending council meetings at the time, the former Comptroller’s Office, the former Local Finance Board, and others can all prove that:

Tony Luna perjured himself.

Marc Schrieks perjured himself.

Alan Spiniello perjured himself.

Frank Dimaria perjured himself.

Each that was called as a witness for the Luna family and lied for the Luna family is paid by the Luna family with your Lodi tax dollars.

Tony Luna never recused himself from anything regarding this matter.  I attended every council meeting at the time in question.  I was the first person to expose the corrupt arrangement at a council meeting after someone from Borough Hall tipped me off that Luna and Marc Schrieks were intentionally hiding it from the public.

Residents of New Jersey should never trust Phil Murphy’s Attorney General to fairly investigate anyone or anything.  Phil Murphy and his AGs Office are as corrupt as they come as illustrated in the proceeding above.

 

 

Charles Cuccia is Just So Credible, He Had to Change His Story on a Cross Examination. What a Joke!

 Cuccia provided the following testimony:

Q: So back in the early 2012 time frame, were you otherwise employed elsewhere?

A: Yes. In 2012 I was employed as the administrator and CFO in the Borough of Saddle River and part time CFO in Maywood and part time CFO in (out of microphone range).

Q: And were you looking initially to take on another position?

A: Initially, yeah.

Q: Did you solicit the borough manager to hire Treasury Services?

A: I did not.

Q: Did you solicit the borough manager to hire you as the CFO?

A: No.

Q: At some point in time did you eventually submit a proposal to the Borough?

A: Yes.

Q: And to whom did you submit a proposal?

A: The proposal went to the borough clerk to be reviewed by [the] mayor and council. It’s the manner in which Treasury Services functions. It’s been my policy in that business that we don’t do any work without a proposal.

Q And why did you submit a proposal?

A Because I knew that the issue that they were having trying to fill the CFO’s position and the problems they were having with the planning system needed a bigger program in order to correct it and get it back on track.

[2T:16:21-17:25]

As to Biondi’s involvement with Treasury Services and her appointment by the Borough in 2012, Cuccia testified that he had a long-standing professional relationship with Biondi since 2005, and she was not “just brought in” for purposes of the proposal. Cuccia denied any “quid pro quo” arrangement with Luna regarding the Treasury Services proposal,(and stated that Luna had “no involvement” with the proposal. (2T:21:1-12).

Cuccia also testified that Luna recused himself from Borough matters involving his daughter and/or Treasury Services, and Luna did not negotiate the contracts, did not sign the contracts, and otherwise was not involved with Treasury Services, Cuccia’s engagement or the appointment of Biondi by the Borough.

On cross examination, Cuccia was presented with his answers in a certification (J-27) and Interrogatories (J-25) which stated that the proposals were presented to Luna and then the mayor and council. On redirect, Cuccia then testified that presenting the proposals to Luna meant Luna agreed to receive them for submission to the mayor and council to be placed on the meeting agenda.