Then Sergeant Javier Rodriguez, was assigned to the Narcotics Field Unit. Corporal Reinaldo Peluzzo was also assigned to the Narcotics Field Unit.
While Peluzzo was in Florida, sunning and funning, he was supposed to be running and gunning, at least according to the Philadelphia Police Department’s Daily Attendance Record or (DARS).
Apparently, in the Narcotics Field Unit (NFU), it’s alright if the taxpayers pay cops who aren’t working. Moreover; they get overtime. This is the game now-Lieutenant Javier Rodriguez and Corporal Reinaldo Peluzzo were playing. Stealing was apparently alright. They were disciplined and both were suspended.
Javier Rodriguez was kicked out of NFU and put in the 25th District. Peluzzo was kicked out of NFU and put in the 15th. But apparently, stealing from taxpayers is okay for some people. Instead of getting charged with a crime, they both received days. It should be noted that Javier Rodriguez has a wife, Maria Ortiz Rodriguez who was in Internal Affairs.
Rumor has it that Ramsey was going to fire him, but he cried his kid is disabled. Rumor also has it that Peluzzo, who was told to report to Internal Affairs, spoke with former Commissioner Charles Ramsey, when given the chance, and he too was spared.
Why didn’t the District Attorney’s Office charge them? Why didn’t they charge Detective Richard Brown? Detective Richard Brown paid back $92,000.00 of stolen money. Why wasn’t he charged. Moreover; the city recently paid a huge $300,000.00 settlement to a female police officer whom he allegedly harassed and retaliated against. Her attorney, Brian Puricelli, (yes that one who also works for the FOP at times), received over $150,000.00 from the suit in fees.
Rodriguez allegedly aspires to be the first Latino something in the Department, which is a lofty goal, but you can’t get your goal if you are stealing.
Meanwhile, Sergeant Tyrone Cooke, was terminated. His alleged crime, being late to work. By the way, his lateness occured in 2002, but he wasn’t fired until 2010.
Javier Rodriguez went on to get promoted to Lieutenant. Rodriguez is also still testifying in court. This admitted thief, who wasn’t formally charged, but it attests to his character and his credibility on the witness stand.
In fact, his testimony was recently used at Court in the appeal of a man who was convicted and given a 15-40 year sentence in a homicide trial. I’m sure the defense attorney’s were unaware of his past.
Lieutenant Jonathan Josey can’t seem to get promoted for the life of himself, for a punch. And because of that punch, the Police Department really doesn’t want to promote Josey. Maybe he can use this when and if Rodriguez tries to effortlessly climb the ladder if his theft isn’t called into question.
Recently promoted Captain Jamil Taylor can attest to that. Captain Taylor didn’t steal, nor is he a woman beater. But he was skipped. Then-Sergeant Nashid Akil had a hard time trying to get promoted, and when he did manage to get promoted, the media had this to say about him. Does anyone remember one peep about the theft of Javier Rodriguez at his promotional ceremony? Ironically, his wife was quoted in the same article about now Lieutenant Nashid Akil.
This is what needs to come to the fore-front. Double Standards. The Defense Attorneys need to know also about the background of admitted thieves and liars.
Jefferson Hospital fired a Jefferson Health employee for a racist, hate filled post that went viral. The employee was identified as Diane Amoratis. A Jefferson spokesperson said the employee was not a nurse, but declined to identify her job duties.Jefferson fires employee over racist rant.
Diane Amoratis 53, of Bridesburg, an area of with a history racism in the City of Philadelphia, didn’t bite her tongue. Now it has cost her a job. Bridesburg was one of the areas in the past where minorities were unable to peaceably walk through without being assaulted. Racism in Bridesburg.
Amoratis wrote the inflammatory Facebook post following Saturday night’s Black Lives Matter protest in North Philadelphia in front of the 24th and 25th Districts. This is where resident racist Corporal Robert Pawlowski is currently assigned.
Amoratis stated she is proud to white and wants black people to get an “honest job”. Well now she needs a job.
According to the Philadelphia Daily News, “The diatribe, which also praised police restraint at the protest, smoldered unnoticed for a day before it was shared tens of thousands of times by outraged Facebook users across the nation. Many who read the post directed their anger at Jefferson, demanding Amoratis be fired.” And Jefferson obliged.
Jefferson posted on it’s Facebook page “”Hate speech of any kind is unacceptable at Jefferson and is not consistent with our values, policies and the culture of inclusiveness, dignity and respect we continue to build here.”
Dr. Brian H. Williams, the trauma surgeon who tried in vain to save some of the five police officers who died after the hate crime perpetrated against them by Micah Johnson.
Dr. Williams, who was visibly upset lamented “Hate speech of any kind is unacceptable at Jefferson and is not consistent with our values, policies and the culture of inclusiveness, dignity and respect we continue to build here”, he expressed to CNN’s Don Lemon.
Amoratis has since deleted her racist Facebook diatribe. There is another screenshot where another person who says she also called black people moneys and animals.
There is a pattern here. Frank Fina, Pat Blessington and Mark Costanzo also posted racist, homophobic emails that morphed into what became known as “Porngate”. It should have more appropriately be monikered, “Hategate”.
Two of the racist procecutors, Pat Blessington and Mark Costanzo are still with the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, while a third, Frank Fina, recently resigned. Racist Prosecutors Transferred by DA.
The announcement only came after a Philadelphia City Council resolution passed on calling for Frank Fina, Mark Costanzo and Pat Blessington to be fired. District Attorney Seth Williams have steadfastly supported the three prosecutors. Defying numerous groups, besides Philadelphia City Council, demanding their ouster. The Pennsylvania National Organization for Women sent to open letter to Williams who still refused to terminate the trio. Calls for an independent prosecutor to look into the racist, homophobic and sexist emails went unheeded by Williams.
Porngate bought down two Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices, Seamus McCaffery, who was once a Philadelphia Police Officer and J. Michael Eakin who resigned after the emails, which included ridiculing African Americans, women and homosexuals.
Corporal Robert Pawlowski received a 30 day suspension after referring to black officers as “niggers” and “banana eating monkeys” inside the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5.
Philadelphia has big problems. And when you have individuals who hold the positions such as Judges, Police Officers and Health care professionals, there is little wonder why the minority communities are suspicious of law enforcement.
In America, African Americans are more likely to have people in these positions making life and death decisions concerning them.
Enough is enough. Jefferson Hospital ensured this person will have no power over black people who may come across her in their hospital. Although Jefferson has stated Amoratis is not a nurse, allnurses.com has identified her as a nurse. Amoratis, Nurse or Not a Nurse. A LinkedIn profile also lists a Diane Amoratis as a Registered Nurse whose specialty is critical care. A scary thought, especially since black police officers who are shot in that area could end up requiring her help.
Thank you Jefferson Health. Continuing your position as a world class hospital and employer.
The baffling part is a racist website used by Philadelphia Police officer, moderated by a white Philadelphia Police supervisor, Fredric McQuiggan was allowed to exist for years without the supervisor being disciplined, nor any attempt to stop it by a sitting black police commissioner.
Three white prosecutors, who left the State Attorney General’s Office under dubious circumstances, was hired by a black sitting District Attorney. The District Attorney then protected the prosecutors even when it the offensive racist emails were disclosed. This is the public sector. Fortunately, the private sector, had no such qualms and terminated the racist poster.
Racist Police, racist Prosecutors, racist Judges, racist medical professionals, documented incident after documented incident, but many whites get upset and calls out anyone who is bold enough to challenge the ways things are, “race baiters”. In Philadelphia, and in Pennsylvania, it is rearing its ugly head, thanks to the advent of cellphone and social media, more than ever. It can no longer be denied.
How can black and brown people trust a system where some of its members either verbally, or write their racist views or share racist views? There is a problem right here in Philadelphia City. It resonates with the song from the Music Man called “Ya Got Trouble”. The song goes, ”
Well, either you’re closing your eyes
To a situation you do now wish to acknowledge
Or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated
By the presence of racist in your community . Well, ya got trouble, my friend, right here,
I say, trouble right here in Philadelphia City.
Yup. Anyone who has ever seen the play the Music Man, can see where the words have been altered to point out the issue in this story.
There has to be a dialogue in America regarding race. The first thing that has to happen occur is the acceptance there is a problem. Especially in policing, where racism can cost lives.
This is the quote from Dr. Brian Williams of Parkland Hospital in Dallas Texas. Yes, that Parkland Hospital. The same one where President John F. Kennedy died after being assassinated on November 22, 1963.
Dr. Williams is a Trauma Surgeon. Dr. Williams tried in vain to save the lives of the five Dallas Police Officers who were killed by Micah Johnson on July 8, 2016.
Dr. Williams is a black man. Dr. Williams broke down in tears as he begged for an end to racial violence. At a news conference on Monday afternoon he declared “This killing, it has to stop”. He went to state that “black men are dying and being forgotten. People retaliating against the people that are sworn to defend us. We have to come together and end all of this.”
Dr. Williams expressed pain at the killing of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile in Louisiana and Minnesota earlier in the week. However; he was further sickened by the killings of the cops in his city. Cops he tried in vain to save.
Dr. Williams stated that he “understand the anger and the frustration and distrust of law enforcement, but they are not the problem,” his voice quivering. He believed “the problem is open discussions about the impact of race relations in this country”. Williams declared also that “black men dying at the hands of police officers affected me. I fit that demographic of individuals. But I abhor what has been done to these officers and I grieve with their families.”
Dr. Williams said he has a young daughter is is teaching her how to interact with the police. He says he often pick up the tab when he sees cops in restaurants and want his daughter to see a different purview of the police than he did.
“I want my daughter to see me interacting with police that way so she doesn’t grow up with the same burden that I carry”.
Dr. Williams advised the Dallas police to as a black man, he supports them. However; it “doesn’t mean that I do not fear you.” He further stated he would worry about his personal safety and have a “visceral reaction” and fear if he is approached by the police.
The problem is that an open dialogue about race has to happen. It cannot be hampered by whites infusing “race baiting” and the “race card” into the equation. Nor can it be hampered by blacks infusing the “victim” mentality and “all police shootings upon black men are bad shootings”.
This experience also exists within the ranks. There are double standards. It is apparent when it comes to discipline. It is apparent when a cop perceives mistreatment in a district or unit. It is apparent that black cops and black supervisors are not supported, by and large. It is apparent that when an accusation is made against a black supervisor, the FOP immediately respond to the complaints made by officers. However; when multiple complaints are made against supervisors who are a non-minority, the same service isn’t as swift.
There is less respect and more of a conspiracy, almost a “mutiny” mentality when it comes to black supervisors. Especially when they are tasked to supervise in the less than minority friendly districts.
Double standards are pervasive. And it has no place in policing. There isn’t a justification for allowing cops who have committed crimes, like Lieutenant Raymond Murphy, where there is compelling evidence to suggest that he committed a crime, to remain in his position and not be accordingly charged. Nor when you have groups of Police Officers committing other crimes and are only disciplined internally as opposed to being charged with theft of services.
Conversely, a black former police officer, Andre Boyer, who has been adamantly gathering and releasing compelling evidence to prove the theft, is now, according to Boyer’s writings, is getting attacked by the Fraternal Order of Police, or more specifically, according to Boyer, the Vice President of the FOP, John McGrody.
Boyer had been fired under dubious circumstances and is now suing the Fraternal Order of Police and it’s Vice President John McGrody, as was former Sergeant Tyrone Cook.
Meanwhile, Corporal Robert PawLOWski, makes offensive and racist comments at the FOP Lodge 5 headquarters, and are reported by other officers, there is no public rebuke of the behavior by police union.
When you have a police officer with the mentality of Corporal Robert Pawlowski, who was recruiting other officers to adopt his racist beliefs as exhibited by his racist behavior, in, of all places, the Fraternal Order of Police lodge, it has to end.Police Corporal Make Racial Slurs At FOP
Double standards when you can have a black supervisor, Sergeant Tyrone Cook, fired and loses his arbitration for being less than 15 minutes late. Double standards when you have Police Officer John Hargraves, who was charged and his charges dismissed, but he loses his arbitration. If this only involved John Hargraves, who is black, it wouldn’t raise any red flags. But there are many officers who are alleging that black cops are losing their arbitration hearings and having to wait for a much longer time than white officers.
The standard many black officers have been using is Officers Thomas Liciardello, BrianReynolds, Michael Spicer, Perry Betts, Linwood Norman, and John Speiser, who, after being acquitted of serious charges, are alleged to have received their jobs back and arbitration dates, at warp neck speed. Ironically, one of them, former Officer Perry Betts, failed the drug test, and was promptly fired again. One of Narcotics Six To Be Fired Again For Failing Drug Test
Double standards when you have Ray Evers, accused and charged with rape of a Temple student, charges were later dismissed at a Temple University frat house. It was an alleged “gang bang”. However; Evers called the encounter consensual. Sexual Assault at Temple Frat: Police Officer Evers Accused
Then DA Lynne Abraham said the victim didn’t lie, “she didn’t have enough evidence to give us.” Yet, Evers went on to be in the national spotlight by being given a police spokesman position, and was involved in a highly publicized bar fight in Avalon. Even though the video surveillance, didn’t back up his version of the events in Avalon, he was never disciplined for his less than stellar behavior according to the cops in that jurisdiction. Ray Evers Avalon Brawl
Double standards with Detective Kenneth Rossiter is only fired, as opposed to charged with stealing from the city coffers.Philly Cop fired for theft of OT Double standards when ow retired Police Lieutenant Richard Brown is only required to pay back the money from his retirement funds when he retired as opposed to being charged.Cops Net Big Bounty with OT And to add insult to injury, his black supervisor, Sharon Seaborough is disciplined because of his theft.
When you have cops doing mock hangings of black baby doll’s in Highway Patrol’s parking lot hanging from a ladder of a truck owned by Philadelphia Police Officer Michael Kelly. When Police Officer Lonnie Adams and Brian James complained, they was retaliated against and ostracized according to their lawsuit. Black Lynched Rag Doll Lawsuit
When you have cops having racist and offensive KKK related stickers on their lockers “Blue by Day, White by Night” and “White Power” and the Officers, Scott Schweizer and Eric Dial(now deceased), get suspended, but they land back in the 24th District. A district where resident racist Corporal Robert PawLOWski, also landed after his 30 day suspension. A district that is allegedly one of the most racist in the department. A district where perhaps they will feel comfortable with their overt racist actions.
Double standards when a white officer, Anthony Magsam, allegedly steals hundreds of gun parts.Anthony Magsam Resigns The white supervisor of Magsam, Lieutenant VinnieTestaLieutenant Under Investigation Found Dead (who later commits suicide on the eve of the arrest of Magsam) not only protects him, but purportedly retaliates against the black supervisor, Sergeant Andrew Little, who has a duty to report the thefts. Sergeant Little and Internal Affairs Lieutenant Leonard Logan, both filed a lawsuit regarding retaliation concerning this case.Whistle Blowers Who Report Theft Get Punished Files Suit
Simply put, this case reeks of a double standard, white supervisor protects white cops, black supervisors are punished and an attempt is made to cover up the crime. Cop Protected: Bosses Cover Up
These kinds of double standards within departments, which isn’t exclusive to Philadelphia, contributes to the distrust in police. The scandal plagued San Francisco Police Department has recently been found by a report as having “institutionalized” bias. Blue Ribbon panel find pervasive bias in SFPD This after many incidents of cops within the department sending racist and homophobic text between cops and supervisors. Institutionalized Bias Says Report
When racist website are allowed to exist, until a black police civic association sues, there is a problem. Black Police Sue Over Racist Website The white supervisor who was the “moderator” then-Sergeant Fredric McQuiggan was never disciplined. McQuiggan continually was promoted with no fan-fare. Yet a black supervisor, now Lieutenant Nashid Akil, made headlines over his promotion, because he was fired before.Once Fired Cop to be Promoted. The media should have been notified of the promotion of Fred McQuiggan on at least two occasions.
Double standards when you have Charlie Green, then a Lieutenant, get disciplined for an entire squad of police officers assigned to the Vice Unit, stealing from the city, and he is transferred to Internal Affairs, of all places. Green is then promoted and put in the Range. No mainstream media coverage, no outrage. Nothing.
Greg Riley, a white supervisor, is found guilty of egregious, arguably, crimes, and demoted, but sent back to the Impact Unit, and is summarily re-promoted. Yet a black Lieutenant, Jamil Taylor, is skipped.
Former Police Officer Christopher Hulmes, was charged with perjury. It took years, and the efforts of an ADA AJ Thomson, who stood up, and many concerned cops to continually report Hulmes lying in open court and admitting it. Lying Cop Charged.
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office was well aware of the perjury, yet they continued to call Hulmes to testify. And all the while, never notifying the defense attorney’s of his background, even though they had previous knowledge about his lack of credibility. This is a violation of the Brady rule. Defense attorney’s had to find this information out on their own, well, with the assistance of a few whistle blowers.
In Brady, The United States Supreme Court placed a duty on prosecutors to turn over all evidence favorable to the accused in a criminal trial. When asked why this wasn’t a Brady violation, the DA stated it was because the officer who saw the exchange of money wasn’t the officer in dispute and therefore not relevant. Lawyers take DA to Task for Protecting Lying cop
Yet his was given a perjury pass by the Assistant District Attorney Terri Domsky. ADA gives Lying COP ARD Moreover; no one challenged Hulmes getting his pension. Under civil service regulations, his crime occurred while he was working, thus, his pension should be forfeited.
We have to end all this. Both inside the department and it will have a ripple effect outside the department. If minorities have to live by double standards within police organizations, there is little wonder why they are doomed to live by double standards outside of them.
Everyone weeps when a police officer is killed in the line of duty. It is at that time when police organizations become one. There is a deep pain in the hearts of everyone about the heroes in Dallas. It really hit home for us as a nation. Americans were also outraged at the aftermath shooting of Philandro Castile that was streamed live by his girlfriend. It was in our living rooms, like television did during the Vietnam War and radio did for World War II. It was inescapable.
There is a travel advisory for Caribbean people visiting the United States because of these series of events. The Bahamas, a Caribbean nation where most people identify as being of African heritage, issued this warning to it’s citizens on Friday to be careful when visiting U.S. cities rocked by “shootings of young black males by police officers.” Scary.
As President Obama exclaimed today in Dallas, “our righteous anger can be transformed into more justice” and more peace. But we have to begin by having real meaningful dialogue. Acknowledge there is a problem. And begin to administer the same standard to all cops, regardless of their color, gender or creed.
Robert PawlowskiRaymond Murphy
Vincent TestaKenneth RossiterRetired Lieutenant Richard BrownRay Evers
Things are heating up in Internal Affairs. It has been reported for years about the goings on in the unit that is supposed to oversee the Philadelphia Police Department.
It has been reported that there will be a major shake-up within “Inept Affairs”. Inept Affairs has always had a reputation for protecting bad cops, and retaliating against whistleblowers who make their job more difficult.
Unfortunately for the good cops who work there, they have often been transferred and end up being disciplined for not going along with the official “conclusion”, or story that Internal Affairs higher-ups designate for each case. If the officer doesn’t want to go with the “official” story, then he or she will have pay the price.
Bad cops in Philadelphia know there is little chance of being bought to justice by Internal Affairs. They have enjoyed solitude and silence from the Bureau. The cases of ThomasLiciardello and his crew, Jeffrey CudjikCujdik Fired-Not Charged and his crew, HaroldLloyd and his crew, Christopher Hulmes Hulmes Arrested Jeopardizes Numerous Narcotics Cases and Raymond Murphy is proof of this.
The cases of Liciardello, Cudjik and Lloyd, in which IA had received many complaints about their misdeeds, and basically failed to take action. In the matter of the latter, Lloyd did receive a suspension for the LIHEAP theft. Christopher Hulmes was only prosecuted many years after his crime of perjury, after a whistleblower bought his criminal conduct to the attention of the mainstream media. Internal Affairs Knew About Allegations Against Narcotics Cops
Liciardello and his five co-defendant were acquitted by Federal Jury. Cudjik was reinstated to the Police Department by an arbitrator as was Liciardello and four of his co-defendants. Perry Betts, the sixth, was fired again because, according to sources, failed the drug test to be re-hired by the department. Acquitted Cop To Be Fired Again
As of this writing, despite compelling evidence against Raymond Murphy, he has yet to be charged with theft of services for the money he stole from PECO. Unlike Aisha Perry at her private residence, Murphy had a device on his meter. Also unlike Aisha Perry, who has maintained her innocence and provided her PECO bills as evidence, Murphy had single digit bills, while Perry had higher than normal bills.
What is the difference? This is proof Inept Affairs protect the crooked and persecute whistleblowers. Perry had been known to report misconduct.
Hulmes walked away from felonies with an ARD.Disgrace in Philadelphia; Lying Cop Gets ARD The District Attorney’s Office continued to call an admitted liar, who lied in front of a sitting Judge in open court, even though they knew he was a liar. One brave ADA, AJ Thomson, who stood up, was fired. His then superior, was Jackie McCauley, who was married to a Narcotics Officer, Joseph McCauley. DA Reports Lying Cop
Murphy and Lloyd haven’t been prosecuted, despite Lloyd’s guilty plea on his disciplinary charges. Murphy continues to work as if nothing happened. It should be noted that the ADA in the Hulmes case and Doug DiEmido case had the same prosecutor, Terri Domsky, as Aisha Perry. The contrasts in the outcomes of the cases are startling. DiEmedio was subsequently charged in a multi-million dollar insurance scam. DiEmedio was given probation in the PECO theft, in which PECO had him on film stealing electricity. DiEmedio Arrested Again For Insurance Scam
Officer Edward Sawicki was immediately charged for having an argument off-duty that allegedly had a racial component to it.Cop Charged with Terrorist Threats One has to wonder why?
Cops get into off-duty arguments everyday and even if he did call someone a name, should he be arrested for it? Adding insult to injury, it was just decided last week, he would not be retried. Resident Racist John Pawlowski wasn’t prosecuted, and shouldn’t have been either, but he should have been fired. But Sawicki was charged and fired. A Common Pleas jury acquitted the officer earlier this year. Cop Acquitted
Fredric McQuiggan, the webmaster of the racist and alleged defunct website,Injunction-Read Lawsuit Here “Domelights.com”, was never disciplined for allegedly using city computers on city time to mediate his forum of intolerance. Racist Police Website Shut Down
Vincent Testa, who recently committed suicide one day before he was allegedly to be arrested and in which Officer Anthony Magsam was arrested, enjoyed the protection of IA. Once again, whistleblowers, who went outside the department, bought these two alleged crimes to light. But Leonard Logan and Andrew Little paid a steep price. They have filed a whistleblower lawsuit. Top Cops Punish Whistleblowers
The irony in the Testa case is the boldness in which he used his rank to intimidate anyone who even thought about reporting the stolen gun parts that Magsam had taken, and was later found in his home after a search warrant was issued. Magsam was subsequently charged, despite IA’s refusal to charge him.Cop Arrested For Gun Parts Theft
It took years. And during the investigation, even after Testa embarrassed the Police Department, he was merely kicked out of the Firearms Unit and put in a district. He was only put in DPR after six years, when his arrest was imminent. Testa took the easy way out, he killed himself. Testa Commits Suicide
One has to wonder what Sawicki did to deserve such treatment for an off-duty argument. At least his life will not be further interrupted and he can return to his job. Maybe Sawicki should have started a “love” affair with the amorous city prosecutors.
Under the previous administrations of John Norris, Steve Johnson and Pat Fox, it had long be rumored bad cops were taken care of. Norris and Fox it was rumored, actually went out of their way to get cops they disliked, while Johnson was called “Nero”, because he did nothing to stop it. From most sources, Johnson was a genuine nice guy. Maybe too nice.
Rumor has it that toward the end of Johnson’s reign at the helm of IA, the facade began to disintegrate. Johnson began to see what was going on around him and the last days at IA was uncomfortable. Allegedly, Fox had an all out war with Denise Turpin. Turpin was constantly being disrespected by Mark Everitt, who, as only a Captain, allegedly decided he could disrespect Turpin because she didn’t count. It was reported that Johnson, who told Turpin he would not remove Everitt from her command, lost the battle. Sources in IA has reported their opinion is that Everitt is a racist and it is alleged he has a long history of being confrontational with minority officers. Under that guise, it is apparent why he experienced difficulty working under Turpin and wanted to get away.
Shortly thereafter; Fox moved Everitt to another squad, even after Johnson promised the move wouldn’t occur. Johnson was reportedly furious, but failed to stop the move. Ouch!
Therefore; Laverne Vann should understand how George Fuchs felt comfortable enough to become confrontational with her. If a subordinate, as in the case of Everitt and Turpin, could blatantly disrespect a superior officer, understandably, peer-to-peer, all bets are off. Professionalism is out the window. White male ego supersede common sense and professionalism.
It was a big story when now Lieutenant Nashid Akil was promoted in the media. Controversial Cop Gets Promotion. Where was the media story when Charlie Green, who was disciplined after several cops in the Vice Unit stole thousands of dollars from the city and was disciplined, not charged, and ordered the repay the stolen money to the city from their pension plans. Green was transferred to Internal Affairs after his misdeed and then promoted to Captain. There was no mainstream media coverage.
What is amazing about Patricia Giorgio-Fox, she sat in judgment of cops and never worked the streets and knew nothing about policing, according to many sources. Yet she was never stopped.
Now working as Chief of Cheltenham Township, John Norris
Rumor has it there will be a major shake-up in Inept Affairs. It’s long overdue.
Admitted perjurer former Officer Christopher Hulmes has been the sweetheart deal of the century. Since when does the District Attorney’s Officer offer the first time offender program to people charged with felonies? And when is a first time offender still a first time offender, even though Hulmes was arrested for DUI earlier in the year. This is outrageous.
As a result of his arrest, hundreds of cases are in jeopardy of being tossed. Lying Cop Could Void Arrests This guy denied being a liar to the end. Hulmes Insists he was truthfulHulmes, who admitted in open court to a sitting judge, that he falsified paperwork, continued working on the street for many months after the transgression. This case, which resulted in another black eye for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office after Philadelphia City Paper did a series that exposed the facts the DA’s office continually called the cop to testify, after knowing he was a liar. Furthermore, the Police Department failed to remove him from the street. Cop admitted to Lying in Open Court
Even after this Officer embarrassed the District Attorney’s Office DA’s Black Eye over One Lying Cop and the Police Department, the DA’s office took the “unusual” step of giving this liar a sweetheart deal.
This officer was only arrested after the expose’ of the City Paper. Officer Arrested After City Paper Investigation It was rumored that many other officers reported this cop to other law enforcement agencies for years, regarding this matter, to no avail. It was finally taken to the media.
An honest former ADA, AJ Thomson, was terminated because he was suddenly producing substandard work after refusing to put this lying cop on the stand and questioning the reasoning behind the DA’s office continuing to call him to testify. DA vs Lying Cop Thomson really did battle with his then supervisor, ADA Jackie McCauley, who also happened to be married to a Narcotics Officer, Joseph McCauley, who was friends with Hulmes. Many have asserted that Hulmes was very confident, almost cocky about the outcome of this criminal case.
The problem is this officer, like many others who have been similarly situated, allegedly has had multiple affairs with various ADA’s. One has to wonder if this is why this guy gets the break of the century. Especially considering he has been arrested multiple times in the last year. Isn’t it the “first time” offenders program? Unless DUI’s don’t count.
This is the same ADA, Terri Domsky, who has prosecuted many other white cops, including former Officer Doug DiEmedio, among other, who all got sweetheart deals. One has to wonder why? What is the commonality? Prosecutors protect corrupt cops Once again, it comes back to double standards. This entire situation should be investigated.
This goes back to the theft by Lieutenant Raymond Murphy, from PECO who continues to work and have not been charged. Double Standards. In the Murphy case, there is compelling and overwhelming evidence that Murphy committed a crime. Everyone else involved in the scheme, has been arrested in the suburbs.Philadelphia Man Arrested In Bucks County For Stealing Electricity in 5 Counties The same with theft of LIHEAP funds by Lieutenant Harold K. Lloyd. City and State Workers Arrested for LIHEAP TheftsThe DA arrests 18 public servants, but surgically removes the police who were involved. This is outrageous.
This entire incident reeks to high heaven. This is an outrage. Defense attorney’s all over the city should be inquiring about first time offender programs for their clients who are facing felonies. Lying Cop Gets Sweetheart Deal
Officer Thomas Vitanovitz, of the 24th District was charged with extortion for allegedly theft from a drug dealer while he was working in the 24th District.
It has been alleged that Vitanovitz took pills from the drug dealer and failed to place them on a property receipt. The incident happened last July.
The officer has told a reporter from the Daily News that he had a drug problem. The officer said he has been clean for a year. According to the article, the ex-officer said getting arrested saved his life. Although the drug dealer had money on him, he only took the pills, he says, to feed his addiction. Officer says he had a drug problem
Vitanovitz also says he was ashamed he was a cop. This officer sounds like he is caught up in the substance abuse crisis our nation is experiencing.Presentment of Indictment
The disciplinary action received by a band of police officers who stole federal funds from the Li-Heap program is heating up. Pun intended.
As is the worst kept secret in the Philadelphia Police Department, disciplinary action was issued to police officers for the theft of federal funds that was earmarked for the neediest of citizens.
The disciplinary action for the involved officers is well documented. There were many arrests made as a result of the theft, yet Police Officers were never charged criminally. This has been in the case in many theft cases where police officers have committed various thefts and have not been prosecuted.
Secret Society believes there should be justice evenly distributed. If any of the officers deny their involvement, it is our duty to relay this information as well.
Policing, as in all professions, have a subculture. That subculture often is permissive of certain cops engaging in misconduct and corruption. In the current environment, it is foolish for cops to continue to engage in behaviors that is corrupt and/or unethical. Part of the problem is that when certain cops engage in unethical behavior, they are celebrated and protected. However; when their co-workers report that behavior, they are maligned and targeted.
In this vein, one of the officers that is in the disciplinary paperwork regarding the LIHEAP theft, Officer Nadine Ector, is maintaining her innocence. For the record, it was not asserted here that Ector was indicted, that’s the problem. Anyone who was involved in this scheme, should have been. If the disciplinary paperwork is to be believed, this matter should have been prosecuted.
There are many other formal disciplinary paperwork against Police Officers where the Police Department uses verbiage such as “defrauded”, “engaged in a series of conduct that resulted in your receiving XXXXXX dollars in which you were not entitled to receive”. These words should never appear in formal disciplinary paperwork, but on a warrant for probable cause or an indictment.
Although Ector has violated city policy by sending personal messages through the City of Philadelphia email servers, this is a small transgression. To be fair and objective please read Ector denial:
“I am contacting your website in reference to the “It’s Raining Double Standards/LIHEAP article posted May 18, 2016. It has a picture of me, my full name and it states, that I was one of the Officer involved in the LIHEAL case. I am not the Nadine that was involved in the case. I knew nothing of the LIHEAP case until I read the LIHEAP post. I downloaded the Grand jury investigation-#0003211-2007 and my name is not listed because I was never involved in the LIHEAP case. This post as caused someone to copy the picture, alter it with a PPN and the word SLUMBAG typed on it and reposted. I am not one of the Officer that was involved with the LIHEAP case and I am being defamed by your website post. Also, I did not give any written or oral permission for anyone to utilize my Facebook picture, especially not for a crime/criminal case that I was not involved with at all. I requesting that your website retract the post with my picture, name and any statement that involves me with the LIHEAP case expeditiously or I will seek Legal Actions this afternoon. To defame one’s character is grounds for legal actions Criminal or Civil. Please respond by12:00pm today”
Officer Ector has the right to assert her innocence. While working in ex-Deputy Commissioner Kevin Bethel’s office, it is simply not plausible that Ector “knew nothing of the LIEAP case” until reading about it here.
However; if the disciplinary action was altered, to include Ector with the rest of the thieves, Secret Society would like to allow a police officer to deny their involvement on this forum.
Officer Ector may be a police officer, but apparently Ector know as little about the law as she does about grammar, spelling and punctuation. And even less about city policy regarding the use of city email. This is unethical. Even the time of the email is dubious. Perhaps Ector was on lunch or break when she wrote the emails from the city email.
Secret Society welcomes any legal challenges Ector may assert. Ector’s legal actions will bring more attention to the fact that some members of the Police Department was involved in collusion to prevent the prosecution of its’ members for the theft of federal funds. The public has the right to know. Defense attorney’s have the right to know in the event these cops are called to testify. The other 18 people who were arrested and prosecuted has a right to know as well. 18 Arrested for LIHEAP thefts
Secret Society is not a forum to bash cops, but to bring to the light the double standards, such as in the LIHEAP case, to both, the Department of Justice and the public.
Ector isn’t the only officer who denies their involvement in the LIHEAP matter. And that is her right. A retired officer denied involvement and pled guilty because they were allegedly threatened. There is a presumption of innocence in our justice system.
It is simply not believable that Ector worked in the Commissioner’s office and has never heard of this scandal, when cops in other jurisdictions have been talking about it. Maybe working in the Commissioner’s office have made Ector comfortable enough to send an email from a city server of a personal nature, without thinking about the consequences. But then again, that’s another calamity from working in certain positions.
Some cops have never performed one a day of real policing and have even less interest in real policing. That kind of officer also believe their own hype, often believing they are untouchable. But those fallacies must be dispelled. That’s the purpose of this forum.
But if that is the story Ector is telling, she should stick with it. Secret Society would like to ensure her side of the story is told.
Secret Society would love to hear from Lieutenant Harold Lloyd and Lieutenant Raymond Murphy. That should be very interesting. Especially for the latter since we have the warrant.
Just as someone did last month to expose the racist antics of Philadelphia Police CorporalRobert PawLOWski Racist Cop Disciplinary Action, to the citizens of the 24th and 25th districts, this time they went to the bastion of justice itself. Racist Cop Rants Exposed
The flyers were distributed at 13th and Filbert Streets in front of the Criminal JusticeCenter. The flyers depict just two of the numerous cops who allegedly stole federal funds from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program or LIHEAP as it is commonly known. One of the flyers also depict the Lieutenant from the PECO theft.
According to the Mainline Media News, “Basically, the defendant was going to several businesses and homes and manipulating the meters and tampering with the meters so that the meters would read less, or at times nothing at all, and in return the homeowners and business owners would pay him to do so,” alleged Assistant District Attorney SophiaPolites. This statement was made in reference to the guilty plea of the Philadelphia man,
Marcelino Cuadra Jr., 46, of Aramingo Avenue.
Cuadra pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to charges of corrupt organizations, theft of services and conspiracy to commit theft of services in connection with the meter tampering incidents that occurred in Montgomery, Chester, Bucks, Delaware and Philadelphia counties between December 2009 and October 2012. Cuadra received probation and restitution to the tune of almost $350,000.00. Electric Thief Generates Probation and Restitution
One of those involved was Lieutenant Raymond Murphy of the Philadelphia Police Department. Affidavit if Probable Cause
No one in the Philadelphia Police Department in the LIHEAP matter was criminally charged. Officers received suspensions with Lieutenant Harold K. Lloyd receiving a twenty (20) day suspension. They were required to make restitution to the Federal program.
Officer Tonetta Dawson and Nadine Ector along with Lieutenant RaymondMurphy are depicted on the fliers. Retired Corporal Angie Brookins and RetiredLieutenant Stephen McCollom were involved as well. All were allegedly departmentally charged as opposed to being criminally charged. Officer Tonetta Dawson works in the office of Chief Inspector DanMcDonald and Nadine Ector worked for former Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel. This is why they were surgically removed from the LIHEAP indictment.
It is apparent that the prosecution of the individuals in both indictments were carried out but glaringly missing are the police personnel involved in the schemes. LIHEAP Indictment – Less Cops
These cases are poignant inasmuch they provide compelling evidence that the Philadelphia Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office cherry pick whom they decide to prosecute and/or fire. Often protecting the corruption, misconduct and criminality of police officers. When the corrupt officers work for high-ranking officials, it becomes more dubious when they aren’t criminally charged and held accountable for their criminal behavior. Below is a paragraph in the LIHEAP information packet.
What do I do if I think someone is wrongly taking advantage of LIHEAP or breaking the rules?
The state, territory, or tribe’s main LIHEAP office should have a process for reporting cases of fraud, waster, and abuse. If you don’t feel comfortable calling that office or if you want to report something suspicious happening at the main LIHEAP office, we have an anonymous Fraud Hotline. You can call the hotline at (800) HHS-TIPS (800-447-8477) or submit a report online. You can also fax or mail your complaint, or call a TTY number if you are hearing impaired. That information is on the Fraud Hotline website.
This kind of the blatant double standard causes mistrust in the criminal justice system and provides a deep mistrust between the police and the citizens they are entrusted to protect.
In today’s segment of Double Standards, we will examine how the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office often contributes to the Double Standard phenomenon. When it comes to retaliation and retribution against whistleblowers, the District Attorney’s office is part of the problem.
Assistant District Attorney’s and police officers, much like nurses and police officers, often engage in relationships. Most of the time, not lasting relationships, but nonetheless, relationships.
Many cops who are always in court, can attest to just how many ADA’s have been “smashed”(sexual relationship) by cops. This becomes an issue when the cops doing the “smashing” are engaging in corrupt behavior both on the street, and sometimes in court, and the “smashee”, is either handling the case, or gets a “heads-up” of impending trouble for the officer, and the lines get blurred. Because of this, prosecutors often protect bad cops. Prosecutors Protect Bad Cops
Cops who are engaged in misconduct on duty, have little to worry about from the ADA’s as a result. The District Attorney’s Office maintains a list of officers who are not allowed to testify in court because of perjury allegations. Many of these officers, are not terminated, but are simply, not permitted to testify. Nicholas Schneider, now a Police Lieutenant, is one such officer. Former Police Officer Christopher Hulmes, is another.
Ex-Police Officer Hulmes was arrested many years after the District Attorney’s office was well aware that he perjured himself in court. Hulmes admitted he was a liar in open court, in front of the Judge and the Assistant District Attorney in 2011. The prosecutor reported the liar, however; Internal Affairs did not sustain the job. Hulmes continued to testify in court and remained unleashed on the citizens of Philadelphia.Admitted Liar In Open Court
There was no consequence for Hulmes until four years later, after many whistleblowers, after discovering that Internal Affairs refused to take any action, reported him to both the Department of Justice and the Attorney General’s Office. Hulmes was romantically involved with an assistant district attorney.
One brave ADA, A.J. Thomson, who opened a file and discovered the lying cop, was astonished that he was still being called to testify. When Thomson reported it to his superiors, one then-Assistant Chief District Attorney, Jackie McCauley, who was married to a Narcotics Officer, JosephMcCauley, who was once partnered with ChrisHulmes, fell on deaf ears.
According to the now defunct City Paper, “Thomson says that he later insisted that Hulmes be taken off the street, and that( Assistant District Attorney) Flores and JackieMcCauley laughed. Clark’s case was postponed and then reassigned to another prosecutor.”
In July 2007, former ADA Kelly Surrick reported that Hulmes perjured himself on a case they she handled. Surrick reported to Internal Affairs that Hulmes admitted to her that he lied because he tried to protect a source. In that case, Hulmes lied about the locations of where a gun was located during an arrest.
The paper went on to state that “Internal Affairs did not sustain the allegations because it was Surrick’s word against Hulmes’ — and other officers backed Hulmes’ account. They returned Hulmes and Officer Mark Bates, who claimed to have discovered the gun in the alley, to the street.” Officer Bates has not been charged.
In January 2012, Common Pleas Court Judge James Murray, rebuked the District Attorney’s Office when he discovered Hulmes transgresstions.
“You cannot put an officer on the witness stand who is going to say, ‘I lied to an issuing magistrate [who signs off on search warrants],'” “You cannot do that.”, screamed the Judge from the bench. DA Keeps Calling Liar Cop To Testify
None of the other officers involved were disciplined. Hulmes was finally charged with perjury and is awaiting trial. Cop Arrested for Perjury Prior to being charged, the Police Department finally, after many years and many reports later, took Hulmes and Officer Patrick Banning off the street. Banning has not been charged. Hulmes was charged with perjury and numerous counts of falsification of records and false swearing. Hulmes Docket Sheet
Thomson was later fired from the District Attorney’s Office. It seems Narcotics Strike Force Officer Joseph McCauley’s wife, then Assistant Chief Jackie McCauley, didn’t think it was so funny after all. A spokesperson for the District Attorney’s Office claims Thomson was fired for “substandard” work. Thomson provided an earlier relatively good evaluation to the City Paper reporter.
Jackie McCauley fought hard to prevent defense attorney Guy Sciolla from having access to Chris Hulmes records. Sciolla was finally successful and Hulmes was charged with perjury.Lying Cop Charged With Perjury
Former-Assistant District Attorney Jackie McCauley probably isn’t laughing anymore. Rumor has it there is a grand jury investigation into her actions. Rumor also has it that since she has left the District Attorney’s office, she too, is involved with another ADA, and is no longer with McCauley. There is a very contentious relationship between the two former spouses because of Jackie McCauley’s new relationship with Assistant DistrictAttorney Lou Tumolo. Because Tumolo handles Narcotics jobs, there is little wonder why Joseph McCauley is so upset over the relationship.
Gwendolyn Cudjik, Deborah Naish, Elizabeth Kotchian, Kirsten Heine, Jackie McCauley and Jennifer Mitrick are Assistant District Attorney’s who it is well known have relationships (the first two are married) with cops. Seth Williams did adopt a fraternization policy, but it is common knowledge that Hulmes had more than one Assistant District Attorney. DAs must disclose Sexual Relationships
No one can legislate the behavior of whores, however; when it impacts the successful prosecution of corrupt cops, it must be addressed. There has been over 1,000 jobs dismissed because of the recently acquitted six Narcotics cops, and another 500 cases are in jeopardy because of Hulmes.
ADA’s, or “All Day and All Night” as they are often referred to in the Police Department, must be held accountable because of the caustic and corrosive effect it has on the criminal justice system, when they refuse to disclose misconduct that is well known to them.
And worst yet, when they fail to disclose this information to defense attorney’s and continue to call these cops as witnesses. That is a blatant violation of the Brady rule.Violation of Brady Rule
In our segment called Double Standards, we’d like to bring attention LieutenantHarold Lloyd and his band of merry thieves, stole from the most vulnerable Philadelphians. Those who are eligible for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program or as it is called, the LIHEAP program.
Lloyd and his crew stole thousands from the LIHEAP program.
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as LIHEAP, is a federally funded program that helps low-income families pay their heating bills. LIHEAP is a grant that offers assistance in the form of a cash grant, sent directly to the utility company, or a crisis grant for households in immediate danger of being without heat.
How can police organizations, as in Philadelphia, in conjunction with the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office, decide that it is acceptable to arrest a large group city and state employees for theft of federal funds. 18 City & State Workers Charged With Theft of LIHEAP Funds While the large number of Philadelphia Police officers and and Philadelphia Police supervisors, are conveniently not prosecuted? This allegedly happened in the Philadelphia Police Department. Some says because many of the alleged involved officers and civilians work in the Philadelphia Police Commissioner’s circle on the 3rd Floor of Police Headquarters. One of the officers, Tonetta Dawson works for then Captain DanielMcDonald, now Chief Inspector, and the other worked for ex-Deputy Commissioner KevinBethel, Nadine Ector. Corporal Angie Brookins retired shortly afterwards.
Could this be why they were only departmentally disciplined. Why were everyone else criminally charged and arrested. They also attend CommissionerRichard Ross’ church. These were federal funds they stole.
DAWSON
TONETTA
POLICE OFFICER 1
$70,222.00
$0.00
ECTOR
NADINE
POLICE OFFICER 1
$70,575.00
$0.00
Read the grand jury presentment against these individuals. LiHeap Indictment Conveniently left out are all the Philadelphia Police officers and Philadelphia Police supervisors who benefited from the theft of federal funds. One of the leaders,Philadelphia Police Lieutenant Harold Lloyd, or “Butchie” as he is known, received a $5,000.00 benefit, even though is made over $90,000.00 that year. One of his relatives, “Precious Lloyd” is mentioned in the presentment. Along with LieutenantLloyd, who was a liaison for other officers who stole these federal funds. There should be federal charges for all these individuals, including the police officers.
The District Attorney’s Office meticulously removed all the Police Department employees from the indictment. This is why the State Attorney General’s Office must prosecute this case.
Above is Lieutenant Harold Llloyds’ salary according to City Records.
Here are the income guidelines to be eligible for LIHEAP assistance.
INCOME GUIDELINES 2015 – 2016 LIHEAP
(For Homeowners and Renters)
Household Maximum Size Income
1 $ 17,655
2 $ 23,895
3 $ 30,135
4 $ 36,375
5 $ 42,615
6 $ 48,855
7 $ 55,095
8 $ 61,335
9 $ 67,575
10 $ 73,815 Each Additional Person
According to the city records, none of these individuals meet this criteria. And they each paid Lt. Lloyd a “kick-back” for the hook-up.
Lieutenant Harold Lloyd received a 20 day suspension for the theft. Twenty days, yet not charged with a crime for the theft of federal funds. All the others in the indictment were criminally charged with the exception of the several police officers. I bet the others in the indictment wish they were so lucky.
Lloyd, who is an aspiring novelist, named his book “Crooked Timber”, maybe it should be “Crooked Cops”.
Lieutenant Raymond Murphy, the electric thief, also still enjoys employment after stealing electricity in part of a grand scheme in which everyone else in Bucks County, including the ring leader were arrested. I bet Aisha Perry wishes she were so lucky. And Aisha Perry denied stealing anything, Lloyd plead guilty to his departmental charges and Murphy is paying back PECO. The others in his scheme received criminal records. Raymond Murphy Co-Conspirator Arrested
Marcelino Cuadra Jr., 46, of Aramingo Avenue, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court on Monday to charges of corrupt organizations, theft of services and conspiracy to commit theft of services in connection with the meter tampering incidents that occurred in Montgomery, Chester, Bucks, Delaware and Philadelphia counties between December 2009 and October 2012. Cuadra and every customer in Montgomery and Bucks County were charged.
You decide. How could the Police investigate and refer for prosecution, this case, while selectively leaving out their own? This is why an outside agency should have handled this matter.
This kind of the blatant double standard causes mistrust in the criminal justice system and provides a deep mistrust between the police and the citizens they are entrusted to protect.
Gwendolyn Cudjik, Deborah Naish, Elizabeth Kotchian, Kirsten Heine, Jackie McCauley and Jennifer Mitrick are Assistant District Attorney’s who it is well known have relationships (the first two are married) with cops. Seth Williams did adopt a fraternization policy, but it is common knowledge that Hulmes had more than one Assistant District Attorney. 
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