Friday, August 30, 2024

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Lodi Mayor Scott Luna Should Disclose How Much "JMP" Paid His Father and During What Time Period...


If Alan Spinello is the one putting together these special "settlements" resulting in huge tax reductions and payments, can he disclose how much former Borough Manager Tony Luna has been paid by JMP? Wasn't Tony Luna Borough Manager when Alan Spinello was hired to be Lodi Borough Attorney (Alan Spiniello is paid hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for very limited part-time work without submitting any invoices for payment)? Alan Spiniello doesn't represent Lodi's interests. He serves those that set up this pay scheme for him.

Since the Lodi Mayor and Council are voting on these "settlements", can any one of them address this glaring conflict of interest?

Can anyone in Lodi give a defense to what we are seeing unfold?

The Lodi Mayor and Council are raising your taxes as they continually lower JMP's.  They are shifting the tax burden to those struggling the most.


JMP Appeared on the August 20th Agenda for Receiving More Tax "Settlements". Is JMP Still Paying Scott Luna’s Father?

 


Link to past posts on the subject of Tony Luna being paid by JMP as JMP was receiving special tax reductions and settlements from Lodi:

Lodi By The Numbers: Search results for jmp luna (lodioverhaul.blogspot.com)



Evidence that Tony Luna Was Influencing the Lodi Mayor and Council on Behalf of Joseph Marino/JMP Holdings...

In March 2016, then Borough Manager Bruce Masopust provided the email response below, stating: "It is my understanding that Mr. Luna is working for Joseph Marino/JMP Holdings and other entities where Mr. Marino is principal (Marino & Companies). The Borough is in receipt of a letter from Mr. Marino's attorney dated March 17, stating that Mr. Luna will not represent their firm in any activities in Lodi but will do so in other communities". 


Over a year after that admission, Vincent Caruso was Lodi's Borough Manager, and he was meeting with Tony Luna on behalf of the "Redeveloper".  So much for Tony Luna not representing the firm for any activities in Lodi.


Over the years, JMP has been receiving huge tax reductions and payments from the Borough of Lodi.  
It's some coincidence that Tony Luna just happened to be a paid lobbyist for them.

How much has Tony Luna been paid by Joseph Marino & Companies over the years?  Is he still being paid by them? 



Our Federal Government is Institutionalized Corruption. No Consequences for Perjury.

Link to good video:

https://twitter.com/atensnut/status/1828890844486623579/mediaviewer



Wednesday, August 14, 2024

How Embarrassing for Saddle River. They May Have Chosen the Wrong Superintendent. And they Certainly Chose the Wrong Board Attorney. Districts Represented by Matthew Giacobbe Delve into Chaos and Controversy.


Link to article:

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/saddle-river/2024/08/14/saddle-river-nj-school-super-retires-suspension-credentials/74799062007/

Link to order of suspension:

https://nj.gov/education/legal/examiners/2024/1718-226.pdf

Matthew Giacobbe really likes Superintendents that approve payments for work not rendered. He also really likes when people sign important documents on behalf of others without their consent. Where have we seen this before?

The County Executive Superintendents are useless political appointees that rubber-stamp everything that BOEs send to them.  Matthew Giacobbe failed to guide the district so he passed the buck as usual. 




Sunday, August 11, 2024

Not One Article about "AJ's" Mentions Any Change in Ownership Between all the Prostitution/Cocaine Busts in Recent Years. Lodi Deputy Mayor/Planning Board Member, Vinny Martin, Should Be Forced to Disclose Any Current Involvement with the Prostitution/Cocaine Business.


Secaucus Chief Calls for Closure of AJ's Go-Go Bar (hudsonreporter.com)


While Vinny Martin was filing to run for Re-election in May 2023, multiple people told me that Vinny Martin was telling them that he was trying to get his name off of the prostitution/cocaine business.  Not one recent news article mentions any change in ownership from the 2021 bust, 2022 bust, and 2024 bust.  I cannot locate any public notices showing the liquor license being transferred from Vinny Martin to a different party.

What is the truth?  Vinny Martin is public official and must answer to the public.  Why hasn't he had to answer to one reporter beginning with the 2021 bust?  

Vinny Martin is raising Lodi taxes.  Vinny Martin is approving overdevelopment as a Planning Board member.  Vinny Martin is executing and signing Lodi contracts when Scott Luna has conflicts of interest.  Vinny Martin is voting on ordinances.  Vinny Martin is voting on Donald Scorzetti's contracts.

Lodi residents have the right to know if the person governing them is still involved with prostitution/cocaine sales.



July 2024 Bills Approved by the Lodi Mayor and Council...

 


Link to July Bills:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZDXrsfHjK96qlpRsJrBMWtMmpPbURpDY/view?usp=sharing




July 2024 Resolutions and Attachments Approved by the Lodi Mayor and Council...

 Please download these attachments from the links below:

Scott Luna Should Disclose Why He Abstained from the "Florio" Contract. Is It Because He Used Lodi Tax Dollars to Have the Firm Represent HIs Father? Are There Additional Conflicts of Interest that Lodi Should Know About?

 




Resolution for the Mayor's Sister Approved at the July Council Meeting...






The Lodi Mayor and Council Approved the Same Set of Bills for "Giacobbe" Two Months in a Row. Why?

The Lodi Mayor and Council approved this set of bills at its July meeting:




The Lodi Mayor and Council approved this set of bills at its June meeting:



Wednesday, August 7, 2024

July 2024 Payroll for Lodi Borough Hall...


Link to July 15th Payroll:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ail9le2-s0eoYmH4Yi8Jy8O_LyXpMezB/view?usp=sharing

Link to July 30th Payroll:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fGJFvfKSk3aJ3hkzDxsT6hhzQd4xU2EE/view?usp=sharing





The Lodi Mayor and Council Approved $22,172.50 in Legal Bills for “Giacobbe” in July. The Bills are Over-Redacted Because “Giacobbe” is Milking the System and Cannot Justify its Bills. Even With the Excessive Redactions, You Can Still See Such a Level of Redundancy and Dishonesty.

 


Link to “Giacobbe”s invoices approved in July: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PlyX5v-YgumKNh5Mzm_lgk35wgBDH5RR/view?usp=sharing

Its time for the Lodi Mayor and Council to put up or shut up. Justify the bills or don’t make the Lodi taxpayers pay for them.

Reminder: the Lodi Mayor and Council pay Alan Spiniello hundreds of thousands of tax dollars each year to be a part-time "Borough Attorney" that doesn't submit invoices.  The Lodi mayor and council have awarded multiple contracts to campaign contributors to be "Special Labor Counsels".  "Giacobbe" is just one of them and look at how much it bills on a daily basis to correspond with Marc Schrieks.  How does Marc Schrieks find the time in his short workday to correspond with all the other leaches?




Sunday, August 4, 2024

Lodi Deputy Mayor, Vincent Martin, Had His Strip Club Spotlighted on News 12 Last Month...

 


Link to video:

https://newjersey.news12.com/secaucus-nj-go-go-bar-prostitution-drug-investigation-nets-one-arrest-police-say



Vinny Martin's Strip Club Continues its Prostitution. The Secaucus Police Chief Has Been Pleading with the State to Revoke its Liquor License...

 


Link to patch story:





Former Lodi Cop/Current Lodi Deputy Mayor, Vincent Martin, Has Spent a Life Time Associated with “Vice Crime" Businesses and Organized Crime.

 

It is unbelievable that not one news article or video has mentioned the owners of AJs after multiple prostitution/drug busts in recent years.

It is unbelievable how the Phil Murphy administration protects “vice crime" businesses owned by political endorsers and allies.

It is unbelievable how Vinny Martin has not had to answer one question publicly about his involvement in this business that is constantly in the news and has been for years.

It is unbelievable that the Secaucus Police Chief has to fight on his own to protect his community without any support from the State.

It is unbelievable that Vinny Martin is still the Deputy Mayor of Lodi and member of the Lodi Planning Board.



"The “world’s oldest profession” appears also to be the most difficult to give up, at least at one club in Secaucus."

Link to nj.com article about Vinny Martin's Strip Club:

https://www.nj.com/hudson/2024/06/secaucus-police-make-another-prostitution-arrest-at-ajs-go-go.html



On April 12, 2024, Lodi Deputy Mayor Vincent Martin Certified that He Held a Financial Interest in and Received Income from "See Entertainment LLC" for the 2023 Calendar Year. He Further Confirmed that My Past Posts about Him Were Truthful. (Post Date: April 25, 2024)

Link to Vinny Martin’s financial disclosure statement dated April 12, 2024:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12OfSW0Q0pQrjAceDBT7jtkvmXc_OUDsn/view?usp=sharing

Vinny Martin self-disclosed that he was an “Owner” of this business during this news story in 2021:


Vinny Martin self-disclosed that he was an “Owner” of this business during this news story in 2022:


Vinny Martin self-disclosed his financial interest in that same business for the 2023 calendar year.

Can Vinny Martin explain why he had an attorney send me this letter in January 2023? 

Lodi By The Numbers: Open Response to the Threatening Letter I Just Received from Lodi Deputy Mayor Vincent Martin and His Attorney Thomas Brogan… (lodioverhaul.blogspot.com)

In New Jersey, elected officials whose lips are attached to Phil Murphy’s behind and get away with anything.  





Seven Years Later, Nobody Knows What Vinny Martin's True Involvement Has Been with the Lodi Business Because Lodi Police Chief, Donald Scorzetti, is One of Vinny Martin's Best Friends and Has Been Greatly Enriched by Vinny Martin's Official Actions as Lodi Deputy Mayor.

 

Link to northjersey.com article from 2017:

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/lodi/2017/12/29/satin-dolls-j-s/990977001/

"Lodi Prima Facie" was the first to report on Vinny Martin's new business venture in 2017 (before northjersey.com and nj.com). The blog author posted a public notice showing a change in ownership of the liquor license.


I cannot locate any public notices showing any changes in the ownership of the liquor license since Vinny Martin attained ownership in December 2017.