Herald-Trib, Gondo whitewash Levine arrest
City initially hid audio of Levine's arrest, accused Levine of being violent; ex-mayor Calamaras is now the good guy after his "Anybody else wish to come forward and get arrested?" joke costs the city $35,000
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 12/02/09
Charges dropped in airport manager Watts' arrest
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 12/02/09
Multi-million dollar legal malpractice lawsuit filed against Boone law firm
Orthopedic surgeon J. Fred Miller accuses the Boones of costing him millions in judgments due to their repeated failures to show up in court to represent him
-- Patten, the blog, 11/18/09
Batshiat Crazy Harry on losing: "The horror," the horror, the horror
The man with the heart of darkness faces his own political apocalypse and the results are not pretty
-- Patten, the blog, 11/16/09
Niemoth files new set of papers in federal court to quash sale of Jet Center
Sarasota resident and spurned buyer Earl Niemoth accuses Nadel receiver Burton Wiand of falsely inflating the Jet Center's value; according to Niemoth, Venice Jet Center has been steadily losing money in six digits for the last three years
-- Patten, the blog, 11/12/09
Attorney cat-fight -- Anderson to Wiand: DIAF, you lying sack of protoplasm
City attorney's letter to Nadel receiver Burton Wiand is short, sweet, and to the... no actually, it avoids the point
-- letter from Bob Anderson, posted to the blog on 11/12/09
Press release from Wiand's approved Venice Jet Center buyer -- full text
Knowing who is making the offer leads to more questions -- like who is really putting the money up for the purchase?
-- Patten, the blog, 11/12/09
Hizzoner to Wiand: Thank you for adding more bulls**t to the pile
Wow, the mayor almost gets angry
-- Patten, the blog, 11/08/09
Nadel receiver Wiand to city: I have a buyer, now FOAD; Mayor, Wiand exchange accusations of bargaining in bad faith
-- Patten, the blog, 11/06/09
Election 2009: Batshiat Crazy Harry nearly pulls it off, Bennett barely stumbles into office; Thuggery beats incompetence in Carlesimo win
-- Patten, the blog, 11/04/09
An open letter to Earl Midlam
Dear Earl Midlam, you reeky boil-brained maggot-pie
-- Patten, the blog, 11/04/09
Herald-Trib takes money, fail to run Bennett / Koszarski ads
-- Patten, the blog, 11/03/09
Walia, Carlesimo supporters dog Koszarski, con cops and Hackett at Herald-Trib
Patten, the blog, 11/03/09
Republican Walia supporter issues death threat to Venice Florida! dot com's Patten
Meet Dr. Ken Hansraj, the latest retard to climb aboard the crowded Walia special bus
-- Patten, the blog, 11/02/09
This just in: Public records paperwork on Walia's campaign treasurer has arrived - Mausser nailed for securities fraud by SEC in 1995
Sentencing paperwork indicates Walia's campaign treasurer, Candia Lynch-Mausser, was a ringleader in a Cincinnati securities fraud ring in the early 1990s; she was ordered to pay $6,000 in fines, her company was ordered to pay $30,000, and Mausser was barred from selling stocks and securities again
-- SEC Investigation and Rulings, public records, received by Venice Florida! dot com on 10/31/09
OUR STORY:
Police not charging Walia, Crowe with filing false police reports because of Walia's connection with Attorney General Bill McCollum
Despite Walia receiving obvious special consideration, both the Attorney General's Office and Police Chief Williams deny giving a pass to the Republican fundraiser and city council candidate
-- Patten, the blog, 10/29/09
Batshiat Crazy Harry's industrial odor solution and other great insights from the candidates
-- Mary D., the blog, 10/28/09
Herald-Trib [finally] nails Batshiat Crazy Harry for being batshiat crazy
Carlesimo won't openly endorse or denounce Walia, refuses to admit or deny that he voted for Walia
-- Patten, the blog 10/28/09
Readers submit their own Walia scandal stories to Gondo, Herald-Trib, are told to go away
-- Patten, the blog 10/26/09
Herald-Trib joins the Gondo in cover up of Ahluwalia's past and present shady deals
-- Patten, the blog 10/24/09
Gondo's Greg Giles covers for Walia, picks up where Cynthia Crowe left off
-- Patten, the blog 10/23/09
Walia's campaign finance deputy Mausser update -- SEC fraud investigation records sought by Venice Florida! dot com
-- Patten, the blog 10/22/09
Batshiat Crazy Harry at VASI: "If you don't like me, move out of my town!"
-- Patten, the blog 10/22/09
Walia's executive assistant, Candia Mausser, accused of securities fraud in 1994
-- Patten, the blog 10/21/09
City to Gondo: One more time on that Sharky's story, eh?
-- Patten, the blog 10/21/09
Batshiat Crazy Harry: City should pull out of United Nations, gays need to talk to God
-- Patten, the blog 10/21/09
How to write your own Harry Walia scandal story
It's fun for the whole family; even if you work for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune or the Venice Gondolier, you can play along and pretend you are a big-time reporter with an actual bona-fide nose for news
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 10/19/09
So, an Ahluwalia walks into a doctor's office
In 2006, city council candidate Harry Walia (aka Harbhajan Singh Ahluwalia), tried an old check swapping scam on Healthpark Surgery Center -- the physician's office sued and won, while Ahluwalia is very lucky that they never tried to file a criminal charge for fraud
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 01/17/09
Harry wept -- Harbhajan Singh Ahluwalia's DUI arrest report
-- Patten, the blog 10/16/09
Ahluwalia's campaign meltdown -- Three Mile Island comes to Venice
A look at some of the new scandals to be unveiled in days to come
-- Patten, the blog 10/16/09
Ed Taylor and his burglar ex-girlfriend on Ahluwalia's campaign payroll
On probation after being arrested for burglary and exploiting the elderly, Heather Skeffington was parking cars of Ahluwalia supporters at a fundraiser for the shady politician
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 10/15/09
Ahluwalia, Crowe accuse Patten of mayhem and attempted murder and yelling and stuff like that
Apparently unaware that video cameras can actually record video, this pair of idiots file accusational papers with police; police review the video, determine that Ahluwalia and Crowe are lying, and promptly deep-six the paperwork -- sorry Harry (nice try, though)
-- Patten, the blog 10/14/09
Ahluwalia hides behind his women -- now with video goodness
Harbhajan's bodyguard posse on the Venice campaign trail is a geriatric version of the SuicideGirls -- formerly beautiful, now just brainless and hostile
BONUS FUN TIME GOODNESS: There's a new construction lien on Ahluwalia's house because the candidate is stiffing a landscaper who was hired to spruce up the place for a fundraiser
-- Patten, the blog 10/13/09
Yo Chief, it is irrefutable -- you lost
Chief Williams still gnawing on Frassetti's leg
In a 28-point memo that she states is irrefutable, Williams spells out why she thinks the arbitration officer and this web site are full of crap; meanwhile, she has just created the perfect storm for a hostile workplace lawsuit
-- 4-page PDF memo dated 10/08/09, posted to the web on 10/14/09
Ahluwalia denies being Ahluwalia for the last 17 years... it's not true, but you have to wonder why
Is the city council candidate trying to run away from the truth and his own past, or does he simply think that Venice voters are dumb?
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 10/13/09
The firing of Michael Frassetti, in 3 acts
Act I ||| Act II ||| Act III
City Attorney Bob Anderson and Police Chief Julie Williams team up to accuse a police officer of willful destruction of electronic police records; problem: the proof doesn't add up, although Anderson's legal bills do
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 10/08/09
From the You-Gotta-Be-F**king-Kidding-Me Department:
Behrens walks in state DBPR investigation
According Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the way Behrens runs the city's building and permits department is perfectly normal for the state of Florida; OK, well the DBPR does have a point there -- this is Florida, after all
--DBPR ruling, dated 08/25/09 (PDF, 2 pages)
Judge Bennett on Moore's alleged conflict of interest: There is none (PDF file -- pops in new window)
In Moore's dismissal, Bennett wrote: "Moore does not have a conflict of interest or voting conflict by reason of the court's maintaining custody of copies of the computer hard drives pending resolution of this lawsuit against all remaining defendants"
-- court order dismissing with prejudice the lawsuit against John Moore, ordered in court on 02/24/09
The Vicki Taylor No Show Show, not starring Vicki Taylor (VIDEO)
A single elected official holds the entire city hostage by refusing to attend council meetings until she gets her way -- this can only end in flames
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 02/27/09
Hizzoner on Maxine: "I hope people will say one day 'I wonder who Maxine Barritt was that this park was named for?'" (VIDEO)
Mayor Ed Martin's eulogy for Maxine Barritt
-- Venice Florida! dot com, posted 02/22/09
That wacky Uncle Winnie does it again: "In my career, I have been insulted by experts"
The Janis Fawn for Council Campaign kicks into full gear as the planning commissioner's husband, Winston Wilmore, tries his hand at pre-campaign skullduggery; note to Winston: Don't try this at home without parental supervision; remember, we are trained professionals
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 02/18/09
And now, for something completely different... an extremely rude message from our publisher
Recall elections? What the hell good would that do? Have you all lost your fucking minds? That would still leave an incredibly inept and corrupt staff in place, who would be free to stab the next batch of elected officials
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 02/06/09
Dan Boone's Last Stand (for Art Nadel) (video)
On the very day before Art Nadel and a whole lotta cash disappeared, attorneys Jeff and Dan Boone were shaking their angry fists at city council, demanding that Nadel be allowed to build two new hangars at the Venice Airport
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 01/29/09
Hizzoner can't take the heat (video)
Even loons have First Amendment rights
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 01/29/09
Latest batch of legal filings in Sunshine Law / public records lawsuit (PDF files)
-- compiled by Venice Florida! dot com, posted 01/16/09
Stelzer, Heiss named in spoliation accusation in Sunshine Law lawsuit; FDLE investigating city officials
City's I.T. director and city clerk accused of failing to maintain public records in latest lawsuit filings
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 01/15/09
FAA to VABA's Carlucci: FOAD (2 pages, PDF)
Video trickery didn't go far with the FAA, but the VASI and VABA member is hoping for better luck with that Sue Lang is firing surface-to-air missiles at training flights ruse
-- letter from FAA dated 08/28/08, withheld by city until recently
Venice Taxpayers League newsletter - January 2009 (6 pages, PDF)
Winston Wilmore, Greg Shanika, and Emilio Carlesimo are this month's recipients of the Golden Shaft
-- full newsletter, posted January 1, 2009
Latest batch of legal filings in Sunshine Law / public records lawsuit (PDF files)
-- compiled by Venice Florida! dot com, posted 01/16/09
Stelzer, Heiss named in spoliation accusation in Sunshine Law lawsuit; FDLE investigating city officials
City's I.T. director and city clerk accused of failing to maintain public records in latest lawsuit filings
-- Venice Florida! dot com, 01/15/09
FAA to VABA's Carlucci: FOAD (2 pages, PDF)
Video trickery didn't go far with the FAA, but the VASI and VABA member is hoping for better luck with that Sue Lang is firing surface-to-air missiles at training flights ruse
-- letter from FAA dated 08/28/08, withheld by city until recently
Venice Taxpayers League newsletter - January 2009 (6 pages, PDF)
Winston Wilmore, Greg Shanika, and Emilio Carlesimo are this month's recipients of the Golden Shaft
-- full newsletter, posted January 1, 2009
