Brynn now floating on the Bay...
on a foggy day.
Saturday, November 30, 2024
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Monday, November 25, 2024
More politics...is Liz a Republican or a Democrat? It does not say...
49,000 people live in her County in Arizona & it took 10+ years to realize there was $38 million dollars missing? Imagine what is going on in Washington, DC.
Incumbent Treasurer Liz Gardner Gutfahr, bottom, second from left, and her friends and family celebrate Gutfahr’s primary election victory Tuesday, Aug. 30 at the Santa Cruz County Complex.
A former county treasurer pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of embezzlement by a public official, money laundering and tax evasion after stealing more than $38 million in county funds between 2012 and 2024 to renovate her ranches, buy at least 20 cars and pay for personal expenses for herself and her family.
Elizabeth Gutfahr served as the elected treasurer of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, from 2014 through April 12, 2024.
During some of that time, she transferred funds from Santa Cruz County bank accounts to her personal Wells Fargo Bank account and a Bank of Montreal account, according to court documents.
“I wire transferred the Santa Cruz County funds from the County’s Savings Account and Checking Account for the purpose and as an essential part of carrying out the scheme to defraud to fraudulently obtain the funds for my personal use, all without authorization,” Gutfahr said, according to court documents. “I agree I owe restitution in the amount of $38,712,100.00.”
Gutfahr also used fake business accounts to help conceal the transfer of funds from the Santa Cruz County bank account.
“These account names were materially false and fraudulent representations to intentionally conceal the fact that I was wire transferring Santa Cruz County funds to my Wells Fargo and BMO Accounts to embezzle the County’s funds,” Gutfahr said, according to her plea agreement.
Gutfahr’s attorney said in a statement Gutfahr wants to “to take responsibility for the harm she has caused to Santa Cruz County.”
“She knows that by pleading guilty, and accepting the punishment she will face as a result, she is taking a step in the right direction to be accountable for her actions,” Joshua Hamilton said. “She will work to remain on that path for the rest of her life.”
Gutfahr’s plea shows the Justice Department’s commitment “to rooting out public corruption at all levels of government,” Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri said.
“We expect public officials to serve as stewards of the government … not to loot it,” Argentieri said.
Gutfahr, who has been released and had to surrender her passport, is scheduled to be sentenced on February 6, 2025. She could face up to 35 years in prison as well as paying restitution to Santa Cruz County and federal taxes in the amount of $13,143,526 for the tax years 2014 through 2023.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/elizabeth-gutfahr-guilty-embezzlement-arizona.html
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Friday, November 22, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
The Donald nominated Matt Gaetz to be the US Attorney General
A seemingly silly nomination that the Media immediately jumped on!
Gaetz pulled his nomination, citing difficulties with the media &
Republican Senators...
A few hours later, The Donald nominated
Pam Bondi for Attorney General...
Is The Donald playing 'rope a dope'?
I'm thinking Gov DeSantis could name Gaetz the
Senator to replace Marco Rubio who has been nominated to be
Secretary of State.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
We need a Wilt back in Philadelphia...
“Who is the greatest player of all time?” asked Chamberlain’s longtime friend and fellow Philadelphia native Sonny Hill, who grew up playing against Chamberlain in church leagues and high school before becoming the founder of the Baker League, a summer pro league in Philly, and a pioneering Black broadcaster for CBS Sports in the early 1970s.
“It didn’t say, ‘Who is the greatest winner of all time?’” Hill said. “You never hear that phrase. Well, if you’re saying, ‘Who is the greatest player of all time?’ and the man, to this era today — at one time, he controlled over 100 records in the record book. Right now, he controls somewhere around 35. And still, nobody can even get close to it. So if you’re saying, ‘Who was the greatest player?’ you have to say Wilt Chamberlain, based just on his accomplishments.”
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chambwi01.html
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Warwick Field Hockey Team are now State Champions!
Number 23 is Maeve Zee
Today the team won the State Championship- 4-0!
Aunts, Uncles & cousins were cheering Maeve on...
Maeve & her Coach
Congratulations Warwick!
& congratulations Maeve!!!
Friday, November 15, 2024
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Sunday, November 10, 2024
Remember this Obama guy from 2016? I do, & I saved the quote for eight long years!
What he said in 2016...
I wonder what his 'cut' was of the $billion
raised & spent in 107 days?
He was part of Kamala's campaign...
Where in the world did a $billion dollars go in 107 days???
If you spend a billion dollars in 107 days, you would be spending approximately$9,345,794.39 per day.
Guess what?
Trump is President-elect for two days:
- Stock market hits record high
- Migrant caravan at our border dissolves
- Hamas calls for end to war
- Bitcoin hits record high
- Putin ready to end Ukraine war
- Qatar kicks out Hamas leaders
- EU will buy U.S. gas not Russian gas
- Putin will sell oil in U.S. dollars
- Zelenskyy phones Trump & Elon
- NYC Mayor ends vouchers for illegals
- Mexico to stop migrants at U.S. border
- China wants to work peacefully with us
- Big U.S. company to move out of China
I repeat: Trump has been President-elect for two days.
Saturday, November 9, 2024
The four most populated States in the USA are:
- California (39 million people)
- Texas (31 million persons)
- Florida (23 million living there)
- New York (20 million currently residing)
Each of the 50 states have two (2) Senators in the US Congress. Can you name the current Senators from these most populated states?
Friday, November 8, 2024
Interesting...
For my British and European friends who are "shocked" and "surprised", here are 10 reasons you didn't see this coming.
1. Americans love their country and want it to be the best in the world. America is a nation of people who conquered a continent. They love strength. They love winning. Any leader who appeals to that has an automatic advantage.
2. Unlike Europeans, Americans have not accepted managed decline. They don't have Net Zero here, they believe in producing their own energy and making it as cheap as possible because they know that their prosperity depends on it.
3. Prices for most basic goods in the US have increased rapidly and are sky high. What the official statistics say about inflation and the reality of people's lives are not the same.
4. Unlike you, Americans do not believe in socialism. They believe in meritocracy. They don't care about the super rich being super rich because they know that they live in a country where being super rich is available to anyone with the talent and drive to make it. They don't resent success, they celebrate it.
5. Americans are the most pro-immigration people in the world. Read that again. Seriously, read it again. Americans love an immigrant success story. They want more talented immigrants to come to America. But they refuse to accept people coming illegally. They believe in having a border.
6. Americans are sensitive about racial issues and their country's imperfect history. They believe that those who are disadvantaged by the circumstances of their birth should be given the opportunity to succeed. What they reject, however, is the idea that in order to address the errors of the past new errors must be made. DEI is racist. They know it and they reject it precisely because they are not racist.
7. Americans are the most philosemitic nation on earth. October 7 and the pro-Hamas left's reaction shocked them to their very core because, among other things, they remember what 9/11 was like and they know jihad when they see it.
8. Americans are extremely practical people. They care about what works, not what sounds good. In Europe, we produce great writers and intellectuals. In America they produce (and attract) great engineers, businessmen and investors. Because of this, they care less about Trump's rhetoric than you do and more about his policies than you do.
9. Americans are deeply optimistic people. They hate negativity. The woke view of American history as a series of evils for which they must eternally apologise is utterly abhorrent to them. They believe in moving forward together, not endlessly obsessing about the past.
10. America is a country whose founding story is one of resistance to government overreach. They loathe unnecessary restrictions, regulations and control. They understand that freedom comes with the price of self-reliance and they pay it gladly.
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