Rahm Lies
Elected on a platform of lies, along with a "wedding dress residency," is anyone actually surprised?
- In the wake of revelations about abuses in the city of Chicago’s fire and police disability programs, Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised reforms.
But two and a half years later, little has come of those promises, a Chicago Sun-Times examination has found.
Some injured cops, firefighters and paramedics have returned to duty or retired since Emanuel vowed to crack down on abuses in the wake of a Sun-Times investigation that found some of them were collecting tax-free disability checks even as they had gotten other jobs.
Everyone has a story about this, and it's abuses that may cost us down the road. One has to wonder if Rahm continues to permit the abuses in order to have a club to beat the membership with somewhere in the future. If we aren't policing our own house, you can bet Rahm will attempt to.
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posted by SCC at 12:11 AM
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Don't forget Rahm was WH Chief of Staff for years. He learned from the master.
Those cops working the square are awarded a cookie
If we aren't policing our own house, how true. The one guy got a law degree and went on a safari, no doubt shooting high powered rifles. This will be used as a club later.
The active membership elected a guy on the disability rolls for 9 years after a lost a FOP election that he was an officer holder in.
PO's are done. The majority that voted are easily mislead.
RHAM doubled our water bills. He raised all kinds of other so called fees.
Rham has to go.
Don't look now, but Chicago is going broke, and even the bankers are noticing it now.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/exclusive-chicago-rating-downgrade-could-end-swaps-deals-174532024--finance.html
Yep change is lack of Vri ..... Who we gonna support ??
I have no problem with disability getting extra scrutiny. As SCC says just about everyone of us knows of a scammer who probably shouldn't be on disability. The coppers who are on disability get paid out of our pension funds..... Rahm refuses to pay into that pension fund so we don't need any scamming leeches drawing from the drastically underfunded pension.
If you're legit, God bless you, and you should have no problem with the increased scrutiny. If, however, you're a scamming leech then you deserve what you get.
Overtime increases your pension in many many police departments but not in CPD.
But worse, Rahm and his lawyers chose to use a technicality to reach into lpolice officers wallets and deny them their overtime retro.
Anyone but Rahm.
Why hasn't he cracked down? Same reason why the department won't release the break down of medical roll use. It would reflect poorly on a particular demographic that the mayor needs to stay in office.
How about Disability Deano? No crackdown there.
No keeses anywhere.
Good morning ssc, I thought this was an interesting story regarding our wonderful state https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-had-record-mass-exodus-in-2014/?utm_source=outbrain
makes one go hmmmmmmm
Dean says he is still sucking disability money from pension fund but takes 100,000 from union and 54,000 from disability ok dean put up the fop tax returns like the ones from 2010 let's see the total sunshine! Crickets?
Like these just do it! Show us where our money goes sir;
http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/362/362467755/362467755_201012_990O.pdf
Here's my 2 cents. I was injured on the job over a decade ago. Very quick painless process. Ambo to E.R., Dr follow up appt in less than a week and at p.t. less than a week after that. Whole injury with recovery like 2 months! Fast forward to the present, everything's F*n outsourced (responses are not in in a timely fashion and not helpful) And, the chity Dr as he looked at the damage on the Xray and poked at me while I wailed in pain, said "you're good"
yeah, I'm good alright and instead of fixing what got broke the city will pay more to correct the compounding issues that will arise because idiot boy thinks "the city will keep me because I have a quick turn around" F*n retard! The city should audit the Dr's who have numerous patients who are still injured and are seen for second opinions and additional follow up care.
ANYONE RECOMMEND A GOOD ATTORNEY
P.S. thank you to my nurse and the sgts (no thanks to one f/1 working reception. Shamefully ignorant and you do not need to read through my papers to be copied. Also, do not forget I'm sure you are held to HIPPA laws as well as departmental laws prohibiting you from discussing any officer's and their health issues. Be forewarned!)
You can head up FOP but your still on disability? Hmm well dean lead by example, the others can also work if they work another job? Light duty like your doing dean? You say your taking $100,000 in the article and the rest from the pension (woefully underfunded your so quiet about it), why would you still take from the pension fund at all? Double dip style?
Now this may be the reason your not out in front of the media defending us, and talking about all the cities hidden money that needs to go to the pension! Maybe just maybe you should resign Dean!
Lastly where are the income tax forms from FOP, to show what you do with the millions we pay in? I think they are called 990's but not sure!
Hey, for years we had an alderwoman for Chicago living in D.C.
There is one officer in my district. He is constantly going on iod. The dude is a big man; 6'5 and 250 pounds of lean muscle. Yet he always seems to get himself injured while wrestling with the bad guys. I mean come on, he isn't fooling anyone.
Oh, don't get me started on this subject. The worst offender is teen wolf
Besides being an accomplished professional asshole Rahm is also a very well accomplished professional liar.
April 7th can't come soon enough.
He WANTS police on disability!!!
Police officers on disability DO NOT count for what the city has to pay into our pension.
The mayor's appointments, on our pension fund, continue to vote in favor for these dog assess with hang nails.
At least Mike was able to get Maria, the Greek cheat, off of her made up disability claim and out of our pockets.
Contrary to the story of public employees bleeding taxpayers dry, the Good Jobs First report proves that the slush fund is the root of the city’s true fiscal problem. As the municipal budget figures show, over the last 14 years Chicago refused to make its necessary pension contributions. Yet, at the same time, the city’s TIF-based “shadow budget” skyrocketed.
http://pando.com/2014/04/04/revealed-rahm-emanuel-cuts-public-pensions-diverts-money-to-benefit-campaign-donors/
How can you expect Rahm to fix disability abuse when his buddy Disablitly Dean who gave him the contract he wanted is "disabled?" The Chicago Way! #laughingstockofthenation
Talk about hypocrisy. Ahmer Ahmad who sat on the pension board pleaded guilty to bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery, money laundering and wire fraud. Fled the country on a false passport and is now in jail in Pakistan for entering on a forged visa. City spent close to a million on handpicked investigators who issued a report that he did nothing wrong here and Rham didn’t know about Ohio. Stephanie Neely who also sat on the Police Pension Board was similarly tasked with helping keep the City on firm financial footing. However, before resigning Neely made sure her own financial footing was secure – courtesy of taxpayers. Just days before stepping down to return to the private sector, Neely opted into a little-known government retirement plan that caters to politicians. Neely was unapologetic about the move, which is totally legal but illustrates not only the often-generous retirement benefits afforded to Illinois' political class, but how, at least in part, taxpayer-backed pension funds have fallen into such crushing debt. "I wanted to make sure I had the option to do whatever is in my best interest since I didn't contribute to Social Security," Neely said, "I didn't create the law" allowing this, she said. BGA Report.
This article is a little misleading. There have been a ton of POs that were on disability that have been brought back for a status of their injury and then put in a limited duty capacity if their limitations will allow.
The tremendous joke here is they forced the callback people on non iod medical to go to full duty or disability. Some were really sick or injured. They had to go. Yet they forced some off the disability. They too are extremely sick or injured. We call the hospital often for some while at work. Yes the fakers have hurt a system that helped us. I remember some girl who was dating Area Chief Guerrero and she hurt her shoulder and she got disability. Yet this guy wearing a drug bag attached to a tube in his body has to report to work.
Forensic audit
Anonymous said...
Why hasn't he cracked down? Same reason why the department won't release the break down of medical roll use. It would reflect poorly on a particular demographic that the mayor needs to stay in office.
3/01/2015 05:36:00 AM
There was a detailed and comprehensive study of medical roll usage and disability claims done at least twice that I know of. One was done in the mid 80's and another in the late 90's. The results were never released because they would have embarrassed certain demographics and would have been considered racist and sexist.
Policing our own house? We have a union presdient that has worked full time for years ever since he became "disabled" - the joke's on us.
Beware of "Chicago Blended Fixed" how the hell are they paying you over 4% return when you cant get 2% in a ten year treasury. You may be taking more risk than you realize.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Don't forget Rahm was WH Chief of Staff for years. He learned from the master.
3/01/2015 12:16:00 AM
That's true; he did work for Clinton. (That's what you meant, right?)
With the mayoral run off election coming up, CPD AND CFD, please keep in mind what Rham wants to do to our pensions and that he currently filed an appeal to the payment to be made in December of 2015. A vote for Rham is a vote to diminish your pension....why would you do that to yourself. Pass the word. Wake Up.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Why hasn't he cracked down? Same reason why the department won't release the break down of medical roll use. It would reflect poorly on a particular demographic that the mayor needs to stay in office.
3/01/2015 05:36:00 AM
Heh!
Heh-Heh!
ANYTHING...
But a prolonged and prejudicial, speculum-aided
look-see with hot, bright lights, up the asses of the
hiring, promotional, medical and disability procedures of CPD
Insert the nozzle and give a hard stomp on the rather large-ish red rubber bag to jar loose the clouted, privileged, those of whatever protected politically correct demographic of the moment and those who have bypassed every safeguard and firewall to game these systems and those who aided and abetted the gaming.
That's why these processes should be pure, pristine, beyond the fuckery/taint of clout, politics, privilege, birthright etc.
But then, the political powers would have no "control" over CPD. They would sooner destroy it than see their corrosive influence wane.
I for one would like anybody tapping the disability/pension fund falsely prosecuted. However it's the syatem that was set up by th city.
It could easily be fixed to cut down on fraud. A couple of answers would be, give the duty disabled other jobs, eg. call back, OEMC, or other inside jobs.
Also, require residency until you are moved from disability to pension, which happens at 63 yoa.
Just received a text from fop unit rep and he stated "the fop would like a survey of who they want the fop to endorse". Guess who the fop will endorse
Hey, for years we had an alderwoman for Chicago living in D.C.
3/01/2015 08:00:00 AM
Not fair. For years she kept her wedding dress somewhere in a seventh ward crawlspace, next to a mason jar containing her hubby's balls.
half the officers on disability could work in commanders office , police headquarters in records division , newly formed caps office ,chief of patrol , crime lab office and the list goes on . reason why they can't is all the eye candy with less than 10 years otj have these spots .
Anyone know what this ruling means?
http://www.progressillinois.com/news/content/2015/02/26/federal-appeals-court-wont-hear-chicago-pension-case
We can't go on workmanship comp. they don't mention that.
There's a huge difference in the physical requirements of a working policeman and someone that goes on a safari. Very poor choice for an example of a supposed pension scammer. Ps. Until I became disabled in the line of duty I felt the same way. Police Officers are expected to perform at 100 percent. Anything less puts their lives as well as their partners and the public at risk.
OT:
Rahm is flooding the 45th Ward with knuckle-draggers from all over the city ringing door bells.
Fuckers were out in force this weekend.
Don't listen to their bullshit and warn your neighbors.
He's scared.
Go Chuey!
J.C. From 012. Hope you get caught up in the net. Therapy for your heart is called exercise! Get back to work.
Why would anyone vote a disabled officer to be FOP president? Deano doesn't care about your pension -he gots his so F#/$ you! Man are you people soft
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Talk about hypocrisy. Ahmer Ahmad who sat on the pension board pleaded guilty to bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery, money laundering and wire fraud. Fled the country on a false passport and is now in jail in Pakistan for entering on a forged visa. City spent close to a million on handpicked investigators who issued a report that he did nothing wrong here and Rham didn’t know about Ohio. Stephanie Neely who also sat on the Police Pension Board was similarly tasked with helping keep the City on firm financial footing. However, before resigning Neely made sure her own financial footing was secure – courtesy of taxpayers. Just days before stepping down to return to the private sector, Neely opted into a little-known government retirement plan that caters to politicians. Neely was unapologetic about the move, which is totally legal but illustrates not only the often-generous retirement benefits afforded to Illinois' political class, but how, at least in part, taxpayer-backed pension funds have fallen into such crushing debt. "I wanted to make sure I had the option to do whatever is in my best interest since I didn't contribute to Social Security," Neely said, "I didn't create the law" allowing this, she said. BGA Report.
3/01/2015 09:37:00 AM
Could somebody please send a list of stuff like this to Chuy? His advisors seem to be unaware of the issues he should be hammering Rahm with.
Both police and fire that abuse the disability are allowed to move out of the city, hold other jobs, run their own companies and receive tax free income from disability. So why are we working? The same ones hit the MEDICAL when they want some time off and have no time on the books. Why can't they work the inside spots in the districts and at 35th street, that would free up hundreds of officers for the street. The officers we complain about making the same as the officers in squad cars for doing Secretary work! For all our most of their career.
I'm sure we all know someone claiming disability that can do a job in the department. And when they are forced inside, they are suddenly cured.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anyone know what this ruling means?
http://www.progressillinois.com/news/content/2015/02/26/federal-appeals-court-wont-hear-chicago-pension-case
3/01/2015 03:52:00 PM
It means the bozo lawyer that everyone gave their money to filed the lawsuit in the wrong venue. It is an issue of state law/constitution and not of federal law and seeing the issue hasn't played out in the state court system yet, there is no federal jurisdiction on the matter. Besides the fact that the initial complaint does not specify what applicable federal statute regarding contracts was violated. Wasted your money people.
Rahm is flooding the 45th Ward with knuckle-draggers from all over the city ringing door bells.
Fuckers were out in force this weekend.
Don't listen to their bullshit and warn your neighbors.
He's scared.
Go Chuey!
3/01/2015 06:06:00 PM
LIe to them. Mess up their poll numbers. Every time they call me, I go on about how wonderful he is. I've never voted for him EVER.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Beware of "Chicago Blended Fixed" how the hell are they paying you over 4% return when you cant get 2% in a ten year treasury. You may be taking more risk than you realize.
3/01/2015 12:25:00 PM
It is 2.98% there ace!
Anyone know what this ruling means?
http://www.progressillinois.com/news/content/2015/02/26/federal-appeals-court-wont-hear-chicago-pension-case
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It means that it goes back to the state. Feds say it's a state problem not a federal one.
Pension board should hire private investigators to follow the officers on duty disability around for a month or two . Phony back injury , knee injury , shoulder pain . When caught prosecute them for theft .
There's a huge difference in the physical requirements of a working policeman and someone that goes on a safari. Very poor choice for an example of a supposed pension scammer. Ps. Until I became disabled in the line of duty I felt the same way. Police Officers are expected to perform at 100 percent. Anything less puts their lives as well as their partners and the public at risk.
Go fuck yourself. Who is 100%?
There's a huge difference in the physical requirements of a working policeman and someone that goes on a safari. Very poor choice for an example of a supposed pension scammer. Ps. Until I became disabled in the line of duty I felt the same way. Police Officers are expected to perform at 100 percent. Anything less puts their lives as well as their partners and the public at risk.
Go fuck yourself. Who is 100%?
Couldn't agree more..I dont think I have been 100% since around year 6 or 7
Like Chuy wouldn't???????.......Sheytt!!!!!!!!!!.
I'm voting for the lesser of 2 evils. I'm voting for Jesus Garcia..
I may not be a hundred percent, but between my tax free pension and the salary from my full time job I'm pretty darn close!
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