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Now I haven't checked every posting in every thread, but I'm reasonably sure that there is no mention of the the subpoena issued to Kenny McD anywhere on DD...I could be wrong...it could be burried in a reference somewhere.

I mention this because it shows just how just how transparent most of the posters are at DD; if it's not something they can use to bash Doherty (or anyone else they dislike or if it reflects positively on people they don't like), then by and large it's not anything they are interested in talking about.

Oh, and a special "shout out" to Nelson, as he pubically proclaimed that he gets all his news from DD.com. I guess then that he hasn't heard about this recent event.

Anyway, I'm glad that Konsil acted on this...while I highly doubt it will lead to any revelations, it's at least an important symbolic act. Why? Because in the "Kenny McD is either a shrewd crook or grossly incompetent" contest, I'm still betting on "grossly incompetent".


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I believe now it is somewhere in between "shrewd crook" and "grossly incompetent", enough to potentially bring Kenny's political career to a premature halt. It will not be what he did, it will be what he knew.

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I disagree Glenn...a shrewd criminal wouldn't have left $12mil just sitting in a bank account, as if it were some kind of unresolved account discrepancy that would simply be reconciled the next month. You could blame that on arrogance I suppose, but $12mil? Nope. Now could there be other things at play, say related to the FBI, Grand Jury, etc.? Definitely, but outside of watercooler rumors, no one really knows what that's about...yet.

You are right about his future in government service though...the guy is toast, and rightfully so. Regardless of his intentions, it's very clear that he wasn't capable of running the Single Tax Office. It's also patently clear that any kind of system for checks and balances was non-existent. The blame for that gets spread all around in Scranton (from Chris Doherty as Mayor to Janet Evans in her capacity as Finance Chair), which is maybe why this one doesn't get a lot of taction around DD.


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Now I haven't checked every posting in every thread, but I'm reasonably sure that there is no mention of the the subpoena issued to Kenny McD anywhere on DD...I could be wrong...it could be burried in a reference somewhere.
Now Ag ... if they mentioned it they would be shouting from the rooftops ... I have not had time for the newspaper lately ... and I really have not had the patience for reading much on DD ... but who asked for the subpoena?  Because you see if it was anyone other than Janet then they wouldn't care ... nor would they make reference to it because that would be giving credit to someone other than their queen?  So who made the motion to send the subpoena?



I mention this because it shows just how just how transparent most of the posters are at DD; if it's not something they can use to bash Doherty (or anyone else they dislike or if it reflects positively on people they don't like), then by and large it's not anything they are interested in talking about.
See now you are not getting what that site is all about ... they are about bashing ... they are not however about giving any kind of credit when they feel the right thing is being done.  Hell one can't bitch about that now can they!!


Oh, and a special "shout out" to Nelson, as he pubically proclaimed that he gets all his news from DD.com. I guess then that he hasn't heard about this recent event.

Oh and he's quite proud of this isn't he ... this isn't the first time he's publically proclaimed that DD is the only source of real news in this town ... hell I could scoop them myself on stories (if you want to call it a scoop) if I went to the website and read the breaking news stories ... or read everything that they have on the site before the printed version hits the street and then rushed to put up a thread(s) about it before the paper gets to the stores ... hell any one of us can do that it takes no special talent ....









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Anyway, I'm glad that Konsil acted on this...while I highly doubt it will lead to any revelations, it's at least an important symbolic act. Why? Because in the "Kenny McD is either a shrewd crook or grossly incompetent" contest, I'm still betting on "grossly incompetent".

Grossly Incompetent .... is where I would put my money ... I don't think that he intentionally broke the law ...


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::: ... Oh, and a special "shout out" to Nelson, as he pubically proclaimed that he gets all his news from DD.com. ... :::

Nelson doesn't seem the type to do anything PUBICALLY. And since our Nelson is a numbers man, he could only be able to count to 'one'.

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I believe the main reason the DOlts at JOey LAnD haven't jumped on this is because council unanimously passed the resolution to have a subpeona issued for Ken's appearance before them.

They couldn't single out QuEEn JaNut as their saviour or bash the 'Doherty Three' as they call them, so they're caught between a rock and a hard place.

Just goes to show their true colors. QuEEn Janut Good, everyone else EViL and let's bash the mayor or anyone else who supports him because JOey told me so.


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Did Kenny intentionally break the law concerning the $12 million? Let's see.

Did he plan to steal it? No. Was his intention to "hide it" for future use? Sounds a bit farfetched, so I'll say no. Did he commingle funds in direct violation of state law? Yes. He admitted as such. Was he writing checks against the tax account for items not related to taxpayer business? Yes. Was it only once? No. Was there a list of people who were allowed to skate by and pay no taxes? Yes.

His "gross incompetence" violated several state statutes on how to run the office, and his "negligence" may have caused not only a 25% tax increase but also several instances of fraud and conspiracy.

I cannot see a way for him to remain in office, especially overseeing a nine-figure county budget. He is incapable of adult work and shows no desire to do anything but collect his paycheck. I thought a higher-profile job would cause him to bring about the "substantial changes" he promised. But...nothing.

Does the blame go everywhere? Damn right. Council was aware of the problems but chose to do nothing.

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Glenn I agree with your post 100%. I believe that once all the dust has settled from this debacle that we'll no longer see certain individuals working in the government sector ever again and a tighter reign on the leash of whomever is the next overseer of the tax office along with possibly tighter controls and laws from either the state or federal government on how the office should be run.

I also hope that once all the $12M has been properly dispersed that the city will take a hard look at the city budget and reduce the taxes by 25% as quick as possible.


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