Unmasked "Redactions" Reveal Butler Fraud & McEwen Involvement in Secret PAC Activity Inside City Hall?

[Brian Essi]

The two documents below are really the same public record.
The Red print in the first document/"Here Comes the Calvary" was "unmasked" to show metadata that Kevin Butler and the City concealed from me when they produced the second record.

The Public Records Act required Butler and City Hall to make redactions "plainly visible", but they proactively concealed the redactions by "masking" them.

A public official failing to reveal something that the public official is bound by law to reveal intending the other person to rely upon the concealment meets the legal definition of "FRAUD." In this case, there was is a pending lawsuit when Butler responded to PRR 214:
“All correspondence and communications – electronic or otherwise – between Colin McEwen and any member of the Lakewood City Council from December 1, 2015, through December 22, 2015.”


What political activity between Colin McEwen, Tom Bullock and Jay Carson (Treasurer of the Build Lakewood PAC) was discussed with the rest of City Council on public emails? What are they hiding?

How many other public records have Butler and City Hall "masked" to hide redactions?

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The following pdf is the Public Record that Records Custodian Butler sent to me redactions proactively "masked"

Fw_ Amicus brief from Build Lakewood.pdf

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These documents relate to a post I made on March 17, 2017 under this topic: http://lakewoodobserver.com/forum/viewt ... =7&t=23869

[quote="Brian Essi"]"Here Comes the Calvary" Jay Carson wrote to Tom Bullock at 2:49 PM on the afternoon of December 21, 2015-- the same time of the Skindell v Madigan hearing where O'Leary and Butler combined to mislead the Court.

Carson was sending Bullock an Amicus Brief that Carson was submitting on behalf of Build Lakewood and the "Man" fighting a Sunshine Laws.

Was the "Calvary" Carson another "new and exciting" way to destroy the Little Guy and behalf of the Man?


Here are the public records of an email that was produced during the pending public records case:

From: Bullock, Tom
To: Summers, Mike; Strachan, Shannon
Cc: Swallow, Jennifer; Hagan, Mary; Bach, Maureen; Smith, Monique; McEwen, Colin; Eileen Korey

Subject: Fw: Amicus brief from Build Lakewood
Date: Monday, December 21, 2015 3:09:55 PM
Attachments: BL motion for leave and amicus.pdf
BL motion and brief Skindell case.pdf
_________________________
Tom Bullock
Lakewood City Council at Large
216-395-7LWD (-7593)
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From: Bullock, Tom
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2015 3:05 PM
To: O'Leary, Sam; Marx, Cynthia; Nowlin, Ryan; Madigan, Mary; Juris, Shawn; Anderson, David;
Butler, Kevin; Cathryn.Greenwal; Smyers, Robyn Minter

Subject: Amicus brief from Build Lakewood
_________________________
Tom Bullock
Lakewood City Council at Large
216-395-7LWD (-7593)
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From: Jay R. Carson
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2015 2:49 PM
To: Bullock, Tom
Subject: FYI-- here comes the cavalry
Jay R. Carson
Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

[Michael Deneen]

At least McEwen was doing something.
Based on the fact that Jen Pae spends all day handling spin control, I always wondered what the heck McEwan was getting paid to do.

It's interesting to see allegedly "Progressive" city council members like Bullock and Marx conspiring with such unsavory conservatives as Jay Carson.
I'm sure they won't mention that in their election campaigns.

[Bridget Conant]

Brian Essi

Are you saying that Kevin Butler, acting as the Records Custodian of the City of Lakewood, redacted information from a Public Record without indicating that redactions were made on the document?

I believe that is ILLEGAL.

Am I correct?

Perhaps Mr Kindt can weigh in on this.

At this point, it is perfectly clear that Butler is subverting the intent of the law.

A lawyer and public official subverting Ohio law.

That calls for jail time

[Brian Essi]

At least McEwen was doing something.
Based on the fact that Jen Pae spends all day handling spin control, I always wondered what the heck McEwan was getting paid to do.

It's interesting to see allegedly "Progressive" city council members like Bullock and Marx conspiring with such unsavory conservatives as Jay Carson.
I'm sure they won't mention that in their election campaigns.

Mr. Deneen,

I trust you are not defending Mr. McEwen. It was McEwen who appears as the reference for Rick Uldricks in the "Uldricks Files" at City Hall. I am very busy with turkey hunting, but when I get around to it I will add to the evolving "McEwen Files"--including more "unmasking"

Recall that Sam O'Leary tipped me off to an initial indoctrination meeting of Build Lakewood in the cellar of Mr. McEwen's bar.
Initially McEwen's employees characterized the cabal in the basement of the bar as a "City Hall" function. I watched as McEwen ushered the City Hall and Dark Money insiders into the basement--he was rattled about my presence sitting in the bar--nervous like Fredo Corleone in Havana with the suitcase of money he brought for his brother Michael.

After the event I met and had a beer with "Honest" Dru while Uldricks played Luca Brasi getting in my face. McEwen looked on glassy eyed with a continued nervous twitch.

The next moring, O'Leary called me and made a plea for me to not write about McEwen's role in Build Lakewood cabal. "Colin's my good friend." O'Leary said.

So, O'Leary=Uldricks=Carson=Bullock=Build Lakewood=City Hall use of public servers for political activities?

[Brian Essi]

Brian Essi

Are you saying that Kevin Butler, acting as the Records Custodian of the City of Lakewood, redacted information from a Public Record without indicating that redactions were made on the document?

I believe that is ILLEGAL.

Am I correct?

Perhaps Mr Kindt can weigh in on this.

At this point, it is perfectly clear that Butler is subverting the intent of the law.

A lawyer and public official subverting Ohio law.

That calls for jail time

Whether intentional violation of one's official public duties is criminal is for someone else to decide.

But materially violating the public trust by intentionally wrongdoing should be cause for dismissal.

If the public official entrusted to supervise, investigate, discipline and/or terminate a violation of official public duties fails to, it presents a serious problem of accountability and could undermine the functioning of the government.

I am told that the lack of accountability at City Hall has created a morale problem.

Perhaps a taxpayer lawsuit or a mandamus action could be initiated to have someone removed from office if the Human Resources Director or Mayor fail to perform their supervisory duties.


http://lakewoodobserver.com/forum/viewt ... estigation

[Michael Deneen]

Mr. Deneen,I trust you are not defending Mr. McEwen. It was McEwen who appears as the reference for Rick Uldricks in the "Uldricks Files" at City Hall. I am very busy with turkey hunting, but when I get around to it I will add to the evolving "McEwen Files"--including more "unmasking"

I'm not defending at all. I'm just amazed that he has drawn a City Hall paycheck over the years despite the fact that Jen Pae has been actually been doing his job.
I've always had a mental picture of McEwen sleeping under the desk all day, a la George Costanza.

[cmager]

Pity. Maybe Butler is overwhelmed with that Brooklyn job, or maybe he is overwhelmed by the position of president of the Northeast Ohio Law Directors Association. Or maybe he hits delete on a new batch of records every 24 hours. Or maybe he's just going through a bad patch...

Lakewood Law Director Kevin Butler was named the 2015 General and In-House Counsel Award recipient in the government category.
http://www.onelakewood.com/lakewood-law ... sel-award/

[m buckley]

At least McEwen was doing something.
Based on the fact that Jen Pae spends all day handling spin control, I always wondered what the heck McEwan was getting paid to do.

It's interesting to see allegedly "Progressive" city council members like Bullock and Marx conspiring with such unsavory conservatives as Jay Carson.
I'm sure they won't mention that in their election campaigns.

Mr. Deneen,

I trust you are not defending Mr. McEwen. It was McEwen who appears as the reference for Rick Uldricks in the "Uldricks Files" at City Hall. I am very busy with turkey hunting, but when I get around to it I will add to the evolving "McEwen Files"--including more "unmasking"

Recall that Sam O'Leary tipped me off to an initial indoctrination meeting of Build Lakewood in the cellar of Mr. McEwen's bar.
Initially McEwen's employees characterized the cabal in the basement of the bar as a "City Hall" function. I watched as McEwen ushered the City Hall and Dark Money insiders into the basement--he was rattled about my presence sitting in the bar--nervous like Fredo Corleone in Havana with the suitcase of money he brought for his brother Michael.

After the event I met and had a beer with "Honest" Dru while Uldricks played Luca Brasi getting in my face. McEwen looked on glassy eyed with a continued nervous twitch.

The next moring, O'Leary called me and made a plea for me to not write about McEwen's role in Build Lakewood cabal. "Colin's my good friend." O'Leary said.

So, O'Leary=Uldricks=Carson=Bullock=Build Lakewood=City Hall use of public servers for political activities?

Mr. Essi,
I trust the Turkey hunt is going well.
I remember Mr. McEwan from the Drug Mart days. He had an uncanny talent for parroting Mike Summers and "Honest" Dru Siley when he reported for The Lakewood Patch. When things crapped out there, and who didn't see this coming , he ended up working for City Hall.
O' Lucky Man!

Looking forward to " The McEwan Files".

[Lori Allen _]

Mr. Essi,

Thank you for this post.

Without thread-drifting too much, I will expand on the points raised on this thread regarding Mr. McEwen. Mr. McEwen lives in my neighborhood, and appears to be at home much more than at work. I am glad to see he is at least accomplishing something.

In regards to the redaction of redactions, this definitely raises suspicions, especially if it was done intentionally. If they have to redact redactions, and keep covering up for lie after lie, what in the hell are they hiding? What could possibly be so damming that they go through all of this trouble and time to continue covering up? That is a serious question that I would like answered.

Mr. Essi,

I feel it is necessary that you put this in the print version of the LO. The public needs to know not only the fact that City Hall & Friends appear to be campaigning using taxpayer-owned equipment and bandwidth, but also the fact that these cover-ups appear to be continuing. Let people draw their own conclusions.

What kind of deal (s) was/were made? What other deals may have been made that we don't even know about? What did they do to our hospital and our city? Lakewood residents need to wake up. It is time to take our city back.

City Hall: If you are so proud of your work, why not let everyone see it?

[Brian Essi]

At least McEwen was doing something.
Based on the fact that Jen Pae spends all day handling spin control, I always wondered what the heck McEwan was getting paid to do.

It's interesting to see allegedly "Progressive" city council members like Bullock and Marx conspiring with such unsavory conservatives as Jay Carson.
I'm sure they won't mention that in their election campaigns.

Mr. Deneen,

I trust you are not defending Mr. McEwen. It was McEwen who appears as the reference for Rick Uldricks in the "Uldricks Files" at City Hall. I am very busy with turkey hunting, but when I get around to it I will add to the evolving "McEwen Files"--including more "unmasking"

Recall that Sam O'Leary tipped me off to an initial indoctrination meeting of Build Lakewood in the cellar of Mr. McEwen's bar.
Initially McEwen's employees characterized the cabal in the basement of the bar as a "City Hall" function. I watched as McEwen ushered the City Hall and Dark Money insiders into the basement--he was rattled about my presence sitting in the bar--nervous like Fredo Corleone in Havana with the suitcase of money he brought for his brother Michael.

After the event I met and had a beer with "Honest" Dru while Uldricks played Luca Brasi getting in my face. McEwen looked on glassy eyed with a continued nervous twitch.

The next moring, O'Leary called me and made a plea for me to not write about McEwen's role in Build Lakewood cabal. "Colin's my good friend." O'Leary said.

So, O'Leary=Uldricks=Carson=Bullock=Build Lakewood=City Hall use of public servers for political activities?

Mr. Essi,
I trust the Turkey hunt is going well.
I remember Mr. McEwan from the Drug Mart days. He had an uncanny talent for parroting Mike Summers and "Honest" Dru Siley when he reported for The Lakewood Patch. When things crapped out there, and who didn't see this coming , he ended up working for City Hall.
O' Lucky Man!

Looking forward to " The McEwan Files".

Mr. Buckley,

So, McEwen wrote favorable stories for City Council and was hired as a result?

BTW, the Turkey hunting has gone sideways. This was a jake that my late friend's shot on Pelee Island.

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Two more weeks of gobbler season left--much should start happening shortly thereafter.

[Jim O'Bryan]

Mr. Buckley,

So, McEwen wrote favorable stories for City Council and was hired as a result?

Two more weeks of gobbler season left--much should start happening shortly thereafter.

But that is only the tip of the iceberg. Mayor Summers, starts using the Building Department to stash political operatives and friends.

Colin and Mayor Summers then bring in Rick Uldricks both knowing his past, as Colin, a close friend had eagerly brought him into AOL/Patch when it launched, and into the City Hall cabal. After a police investigation that finds him trying to "intimidate" residents and reporters that will write anything in opposition to the Mayor and Hospital Deal. Today he is back at AOL/Patch reporting "FACTS" for City Hall.

This is yet another reason why City Hall will not produce the documents every judge and mediators have said, "They are public records. The public has a right to them. PRODUCE THEM NOW!"

Last night I watched "All the President's Men" again, and smiled when Deepthroat whispered,
"Then there must be something, mustn't there. Look, forget the myths the media's created about the White House--the truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand."



If you haven't watched it lately, set aside a couple hours and watch it. Timely for so many reasons.

.

[Bridget Conant]

Forget the sycophants and enablers surrounding him.

The person responsible for this is KEVIN BUTLER.

Kevin Butler knows full well his duty as a public official yet he continues to impede the production of documents in a willful manner.

Ask yourself WHY?

[Michael Deneen]

But that is only the tip of the iceberg. Mayor Summers, starts using the Building Department to stash political operatives and friends.Colin and Mayor Summers then bring in Rick Uldricks both knowing his past, as Colin, a close friend had eagerly brought him into AOL/Patch when it launched, and into the City Hall cabal. After a police investigation that finds him trying to "intimidate" residents and reporters that will write anything in opposition to the Mayor and Hospital Deal. Today he is back at AOL/Patch reporting "FACTS" for City Hall.

The "revolving door" between City Hall and some of the other alleged Lakewood "news" sources exemplifies all that is wrong with this corrupt regime.
It also demonstrates why the Observer is vitally important to this community.

[Nadhal Eadeh]

Jim/Brian,

1. Given the deceptive practices of city hall and the loss of our largest employer, is it time for candidates running for city council to sign a "Sunshine Pledge"?

Sunshine Pledge

The "Sunshine Pledge" asks for accountability, transparency and calls for a third party independent investigation of all deals that pertain to Lakewood Hospital.

2. Reviewing the current landscape of healthcare spending, one might ask how any council member was duped into believing the false narrative that "healthcare is changing". Especially given the fact that healthcare spending accounts for nearly 20% of GDP.

Was the closing of Lakewood Hospital a money laundering scheme?

A third party investigation is needed.

Nadhal

[Mark Kindt]

My general impression is that sooner or later all of this is going to blow-up in their collective faces. I'm looking forward to seeing the next annual audit report for the City to see how they finesse the false affidavit filed in Skindell v. Madigan. They are now stuck between the proverbial rock and the hard-place.