Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Grandma holds fundraiser to pay the piper

From the Neighborhood Retail Alliance:

Tomorrow night over at CitiField there is a fundraiser scheduled to raise money that will be used to help Claire Shulman pay off her fine-the largest lobbying fine in city history-for failing to register as a lobbyist for her work on behalf of the Willets Point development. As the NY Times pointed out last year, Shulman's LDC was established, with money from the city's EDC, for the purpose of creating the impression that the Willets Point project had grass roots support.

When the controversy was uncovered, through the diligence of Willets Point United, Shulman was eventually fined over $59,000 by the City Clerk's Office. When it was pointed out that the funding for Shulman's group was overwhelmingly public money, a spokesman told the NY Daily News, "The fines will be paid from private donations, not city funds, Shulman's spokesman said."

Hence tomorrow's fundraiser headlined by, of all people, former Met Ed Kranepool. But the issue of the legality of Shulman's actions-and that of her Willets Point Flushing East Elmhurst Corona LDC-is still unresolved at this juncture; and we are awaiting the conclusion of an investigation launched by AG Andrew Cuomo.

Another interesting wrinkle in these machinations involving Shulman is the fact that she has apparently went back to her lobbying filings for 2007 and 2008, and has amended her compensation drastically downward-and has ceased to register as a lobbyist for the current year. Inquiring minds want to know why.

Our own supposition here is that the group's original lobbying work-which we believe to be the major purpose of both why the LDC was established as well as essence of most of its activities-was so extensive that it would run afoul of the IRS restrictions for not-for-profits. Hence here revisionist history with the past years, revisions that indicate misdirection after the fact; an attempt to claim that the group hadn't been the lobbying entity that Shulman herself admitted it was to the Times last year.

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

A fund raiser to pay for a fine (breaking the law)? What a novel idea, I will hold a fund raiser when ever I get a parking ticket and invite my neighbors to shoulder the costs. That will go over real well with them, they love me!

Anonymous said...

BITCH

Anonymous said...

There's no need for a fundraiser. Claire should just ask Wellington Z. Chen for the money. After all, she was representing the interests of his companies when she got caught.

Just a bump in the road. The creation of Wellington Pointe continues.....

Anonymous said...

put her in jail

The Ghost of Donald Manes said...

You took great class notes, Grandma. You aced all my tests.

Fed Up with Queens said...

Fuck 'em all! Crime DOES pay!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Get your tickets here:

http://www.queensalive.org/csnm/articlefiles/57-LDC%202010%20Cocktail%20Reception%20Invite.pdf

Anonymous said...

Hence here revisionist history with the past years, revisions that indicate misdirection after the fact; an attempt to claim that the group hadn't been the lobbying entity that Shulman herself admitted it was to the Times last year.
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Indict that bitch already. The orange jumpsuit awaits!

Anonymous said...

Crime DOES pay!!!!!

Ask any Queens politician. They're ALL on the take!

Anonymous said...

A fundraiser for a criminal. Why am I not surprised? All her criminal (politician)friends will show up. Birds of a feather flock together. When is this woman going to held accountable? I can't believe that this investigation is moving so slowly. The Feds should have been called in a long time ago. Nothing would make me happier to see this bitch behind bars. Unfortunately, she will raise the money, pay the fine and nothing will happen to her. So sick of all these politicians.

Fed Up said...

Maybe its an FBI sting?
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

Everyone knows how incompetent the FEDS are when it comes to Queens!

Anonymous said...

Belongs in jail and need to be relieved of duty's
FBI ARE YOU LISTENING ?? PLEASE COME HAUL THIS SHIT AWAY

Anonymous said...

Indict every asshole who voted for her over and over again!

The D.A. said...

What crimes?

Anonymous said...

Take a photos of everyone attending the fundraiser, post said photos on Queens Crap.

Anonymous said...

Take a photos of everyone attending the fundraiser, post said photos on Queens Crap.

Great idea! Let's see who the tweeders really are!

Where's the Justice? said...

Richard Brown---the D.A. without a clue. He thinks that the Queens Tribune whore ads don't impact the sex trade business and he has failed to investigate Shulman and her associates. Time for him to go as well!

Anonymous said...

That crooked cunt!

Fit her for an orange jump suit and toss her into a bull-dike prison where the "girls" can rip that malevolent bitch a new one!

Anonymous said...

Fit her for an orange jump suit and toss her into a bull-dike prison where the "girls" can rip that malevolent bitch a new one!

She'll earn the name Swiss Cheese...or Holey Crap!

Anonymous said...

“That crooked cunt!”

It’s funny, the things you remember. Years ago I remember a secretary for a well-known elected official refer to the Borough President as “the big C”. I thought it was because her name was Claire. Now, after reading “That crooked cunt!” - I realize what that secretary meant by “the big C”. Claire, "the big C", Shulman, it brings a smile to my face.

It is an appropriate name for that bitch.

Anonymous said...

Come on guys - I have the outmost contempt for this woman but enough.

I almost think its hacks trying to shut this board down.

Anonymous said...

Come on guys - I have the outmost contempt for this woman but enough.


Excuse me? We'll stop when she stops raping Queens!!! AND NOT BEFORE!

Anonymous said...

I'll stop when returns every penny of taxpayer money to us. Expect the assault to continue...

Anonymous said...

D.A. Brown
Isn't he the same guy that let a politician off for cutting up a girl face like a pumpkin ?

Anonymous said...

Yup. He's also the same DA that let the Granny Raper free.

Anonymous said...

Selective enforcement!

Clark Kent said...

We know that the media reads these comments. You'd think that they'd learn to report the truth by now. Oh wait. We're talking about Queens. Nevermind!

Anonymous said...

Contempt for granny Shulman you say?

Justice won't be served until that smelly old bitch's ass is reamed out with a corkscrew!

But a good "FF" in the prison shower room from a sister inmate will serve just as well!

Can't wait until the sod is finally laid over her bones!

Anonymous said...

If you don't like this hard edged board, then log off doofus!

Sounds to me like you need to grow a pair while you're at it!

Claire said...

Sounds to me like you need to grow a pair while you're at it!

I have a pair. I might have a pair to spare!

Helen said...

Interesting that the day after the Yankees celebrated their 27th World Series Championship in the new Yankee Stadium that at the Mets new showplace, honoring a taxpayer-funded bailed-out bank has a "fund-raiser" for a crooked politician.

Hands off Willets Point Businesses, Shulman!!! 250 Small businesses are better for New York than you or your elite sense of entitlement ever has been for the people of Queens. Go away