Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Johnny gets away with it

From the NY Post:

A judge has tossed nearly $400,000 worth of viola tions slapped on Comptroller John Liu's campaign for illegal postering because of a minor -- but critical -- goof by a Sanitation Department enforcement agent.

There's no question that thousands of "Liu for Comptroller" posters were plastered around the city during the election campaign last year, violating the law that prohibits such signs from being attached to city property.

Each violation is punishable by a $75 fine.

Facing an enormous penalty, Liu hired one of the savviest election lawyers in town, Marty Connor, to defend what seemed like an open-and-shut case.

Connor earned his fee.

He discovered that instead of sending more than 5,000 summonses to Liu's campaign office by certified mail, the Sanitation Department had a campaign field worker pick them up.

Connor dug into the legal books and argued that only Liu's treasurer, Mei Hua Ru, could accept such personal service.

Administrative Law Judge Neil Tolciss read the law the same way. He ordered the 5,330 violations thrown out.

Liu, the city's chief fiscal watchdog, had just saved his own campaign committee $399,750.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

is not progressive/liberal/democrat dictatorship law grand?

Anonymous said...

So an administrative law judge who got his job thru the Party machine rules in favor of a Party favorite. Why is that a surprise?

Babs said...

Absolutely - if it were you or me - they would have doubled the fines.

What do you call a lawyer with the I.Q. of 60?

Answer: Your Honor.

Anonymous said...

Did he use Tommy Huang's lawyer?

Anonymous said...

HaHaHaHaHaHa HA!

Anonymous said...

Is not Republicans doing the same thing grand? If they regain control of the State Senate, will they do anything to change the law?

Anonymous said...

WADDA YA EXPECT FROM TOMMY HUANG'S COUSIN?

WAIT UNTIL LIU RUNS FOR MAYOR.

HE'S ALREADY EXPRESSED HIS INTEREST IN BECOMING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND WITH ALL OF THAT (H-M-M-M ILLEGAL?) CAMPAIGN MONEY "FILTERING" IN FROM TAIWAN.....WHO KNOWS!

"PRESIDENT LIU".....NOW THAT"S A TRULY FRIGHTENING THOUGHT.

I'M SURE THAT CONGRESSMAN (ASIA COMMITTEE) ACKERMAN WILL HELP OUT JOHNNY BOY IF HE'S STILL AROUND BY THE TIME THAT LIU RUNS FOR OFFICE.

GARY'S LOOKING LIKE CRAP LATELY AND LIU AIN'T GETTING ANY BETTER LOOKING EITHER.

HIS BABY CHEEKS TURNED INTO TO JOWL JAW AND HIS HAIR LINE IS RECEDING EVEN FASTER.

HE'S BEGINNING TO RESEMBLE AN OLD CHAIRMAN MAO TSE TUNG.

NO MORE "LOW FLYING" FOR LIU AS HE AGES.

P.S.
I WONDER IF CECILIA CHANG (THE "DEAN OF MEAN" AT SJU) HELPED "FILTER" CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TAIWAN ALL THESE YEARS.

THAT CHANG KAI SHECK MEMORIAL THAT SHE (AND WASN'T IT TOMMY HUANG?) RAISED MONEY FOR COST FAR LESS THAN THE $$$$$$ THEY COLLECTED!

WHERE DID ALL THE SURPLUS $$$$$$ WIND UP?

C'MON YOU FBI BOYS....STAY ON CHANG'S CASE AND DIG A LITTLE DEEPER.

FOLLOW THE MONEY TRAIL AND STAY TUNED TO "QUEENS CRAP" FOR CONTINUING GOOD LEADS!

Anonymous said...

kaps lock klowns hurts my eyes

Anonymous said...

kaps lock klowns hurts my eyes

Sometimes you have to shout to be heard! DON'T YOU GET IT YET? Maybe you're one of those who have something to hide? Hmmmmm..........

Gary the Agnostic said...

I think that's the problem. Everyone wants to SHOUT. No one wants to talk.

Anonymous said...

Throw the bum out! Why isn't the media creating a fuss? Bought and sold media. Stick a fork in this Republic. It's over!

Anonymous said...

RE-ELECT JOHN LIU!

Loo Liu said...

Do as I say...not as I do!

Anonymous said...

Gee, I guess that puts him in good company with Rangel, Crowley, Quinn and all the other thieves who break the law, but get to stay in office

A Better NYC said...

Holy crap...

One time I mistakenly threw an empty milk carton out with my regular garbage and got $25 fine from the Dept. of Sanitation.

Maybe if I would have called Judge Neil Tolciss, he would have helped me out too.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...!

Yeah, and maybe a monkey will fly out of my ass!

I forgot, I'm just a lowly taxpayer.....ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Anonymous said...

Didn't Liu's dad get away with ripping off a bank a few years back? anyone recall that?

Joe said...

That was no goof the dept of Sanitation Department workers love Liu
Last year was duped into I playing a concert in a Whitestone park to raise $$ for a kids baseball team called "Patty Mac".

Turn's out were were duped it was for a Sanitation Department ball team run a fellow named Pat McChutchen (spelling).
Johnny showed and all them Whitestone & Flushing Irishmen were thanking and worshiping Liu like he was some kind of god.
Dollars to donuts that was all well planned and CALCULATED to come off like this.
A Mexican woman with 4 kids won the raffle 2 times, she had what looked like 1/2 a spool raffle tickets in her bag (rigged)
I sent crappy photos of this fiasco with Liu.

Bunch of a'O's all with hands in each other's laps.

Anonymous said...

SO...."KAPS LOCK KLOWNS" HURT YOUR EYES?

IS THAT WHY YOUR ALWAYS ARE ALWAYS LOCKED ON SQUINT....UH COMPTROLLER LIU (LOL)?

Anonymous said...

H-m-m-m....methinks somebody has found a "chink" in Liu's armour!

Anonymous said...

The Stavisky trolls are perusing this site as usual.

Did sonny boy make you a grandma yet Moby?

(Evan will shed his "beard" one day and come out).

Anonymous said...

Not to worry "Gary"...some people are "talking" to some federal agents as you post!

No need to shout very loud in Federal Plaza!

Anonymous said...

Johnny's in the Liu,
Johnny's in the Liu,
Hi Ho Hillario,
Johnny's in the Liu!