Mayor Leighton and "JJ" Murphy: Tapping the general fund at
will:
It behooves us all as hard working citizens of Wilkes Barre to
keep the heat on these two thieves. And that's what they are. Thieves.
Anyone
whom has the unmigated nerve to arbitrarily access a "city's general
fund" to gift themselves and in secret no less; is a
thief.
Recall; we were never to know about the purchases. Our
mid 2011 - RTK city hall request exhibited the theft.
And bear in mind that the one invoice
for "JJ" Murphy's home security systems was purposely altered
to mislead inquiring minds the actual destination of his...security
system.
JJ Murphy actually signed "his" own invoice that
stated that his security system was going to be installed at
the Wilkes-Barre Police Dept.
That's outright theft and fraud and falls under the
criminal law catagory of "Tampering with Public
Rcords."
What else have these two weasels taken while no one
was aware or watching? Or, as our esteemed elected at city hall and employee's
knew about?
To defraud the Commonwealth of PA -
Dept. of Revenue for the applicable 6% PA Sales & Use Tax that WE would have
had to pay under the same circumstances is tax fraud.
Torbik Safe & Lock Co., S. Main St WB is also a
cohort as he dam well knew that the systems were not covered
(lawfully) under the TAX FREE certificate that is reserved for city hall
direct use purchases.
We the taxpayers do not own Leighton's or Murphy's
homes and neither of their homes are city property so technically speaking;
theft and tax fraud is evident to all of us.
The issue of whether Leighton and JJ the
weasel Murphy claimed the pricey "gifts" on their appropriate federal tax
year's is also a question that needs to
addressed.
We improved the value of Leighton's and Murphy's homes
without our knowledge or permission with general fund monies.
- How gracious of
us.
- Should we file a lien in order to retreive
our money? Yes.
- The financially strapped citizens of Wilkes-Barre, our
Commonwealth, and the federal government (IRS) lost out.
- How do these men of which one Leighton being an
elected official skates laws and the PA tax laws?
If it's not questionable credit card
purchases made by "JJ" Murphy, council, or controllers, free gas fill ups at the
city garage pumps for them and their kin/friends; it's a pricey home improvement
"project" of security systems happening.
Where and when will the powers that be of PA
act and demand retribution both criminally and financially with these two men
and others like them at our city hall?
There isn't any reason on God's green earth for us to
shoulder Leighton's and JJ Murphy's costly personal desires on our dime. Or, anyone else's at city hall for that matter.
We all know that city hall elected and staffers et al
cover for each due to their genetic - friends employment habits or pay backs for
other reasons.
Justice wasn't ever meant to be selective and
to allow one infraction after another robs everyone of us of ethical
government.
- Our demand for full reimbursement of the entire cost
of the security systems stands as well as PA and the feds getting their cut.
I won't let this issue of outright theft of city
taxpayer monies and tax fraud rest until justice is served on the
criminal side as well as demanding full monetary retribution for
all involved.
Accessing a city's general fund for "personal
home needs" hands down is theft. And illegally USING a city's tax
exemption certificate for an elected officials HOME or 'JJ's" personal home
purchasing - needs thereby skating the PA 6% applicable tax is tax fraud.
Linda Urban
Board Member - Wilkes-Barre Taxpayers Assn.
2012
Wilkes-Barre
Wake Up Wilkes Barre
