Here Comes the Cover-Up

Jim Backstabbitch sent out an email to all the Unit reps (click for larger view):

 

You mean these charges? (summarized for clarity - we have multiple copies from multiple sources)

1. Misappropriation of funds: On or about 08/13/2021, the president mishandled the expenditure of funds earmarked for a 2021 National FOP Presidential campaign and did not deposit funds into a campaign fund;
2. Misappropriation of funds: Between 08/2024 and 03/2025, the president refused to reimburse the Lodge for funds used for the 2024 Christmas in July Party;
3. Misappropriation of funds: On or about 2/12/2025, the president admitted to putting the 2023 Vision and Voice campaign funds into an interest-bearing CD;
4. Abuse of Authority: On 08/06/2025, the president unilaterally purchased a painting for a total of $10,809.85, contrary to established Lodge procedures;
5. Misappropriation of funds: Between 08/05/2025 and today, the president used cash owed to the Lodge for the 2025 National Dinner Cruise for other purposes, which includes cash tips and dinners.

There's also a list of receipts submitted into evidence backing the charges - we'll guess it's only a matter of time before someone forwards those to us, too.

We read over the By-Laws, and guess what doesn't appear? 

• anything forbidding the membership from being informed of the charges
• anything forbidding the posting of said charges on bulletin boards in non-public areas

We're also told that the Courts have often recognized that union leadership will claim "confidentiality" as a pretext to conceal wrong doing and malfeasance, which it seems might be happening at this very moment. 

In any case, if the Board is attempting to keep the membership in the dark, rest assured we'll do what we can to drag them back into the spotlight.