Highway Department Dianne Benchcowski

[WNYresident]

res, it's time Dianne calls for an investigation into all the departments. fair is fair

The property/business owners need to call for an audit.

[jbird]

I know people that work for the town.

[4248]

When a person who is a tax funded employee lies about hours worked - or adds hours to gain unworked over time money - that's one form of "Double dipping on tax payers"

One example is this Max guy was using Town time to do personal/political business.

So every phone call or meeting he uses for personal/political business - he's not "working for the tax payer" - yet he's still getting paid his tax funded salary and tax funded benefits.

Now, add in "extra hours or over time" if he claims to work extra hours for because of his job duties - yet he's doing "personal/political business" he's again stealing from the tax payers. In this case he's getting time and a half - so he's actually steely more than normal.

Besides that he's defrauding tax payers and the New York State Pension system.

He steals from the tax payers by lying about his actual work hours - so he earns more tax funded pay. Then the Town pays more to the state because that inflates his eventual pension cost. - so he already hit tax payers twice - getting paid for time not performing his duties - then the extra cost for his tax funded pension.

Here's the hidden life time tax funded perk - when he retires, the state figures his three highest paid years to calculate his tax funded life time pension payout. So now the pay he already received under false pretense will inflate his pension for life - and its all tax funded!

Now some get even greedier - they retire - then take another tax funded position.

So they collect their full over time inflated pension and the new tax funded pay check from the new job/position. "Double Dipping" - if anyone needs info on how this is done - just ask Lancaster Town Councilman/Planning Board Liaison D. Stempniak - she has already admitted doing it.

People who do this should be prosecuted for pension fraud - it is illegal !

People who use or lend tax funded equipment should also be prosecuted because their stealing from tax payers - its illegal .

[SabreTooth]

ask Mary Holts about retiring from her job as town clerk and then running for town supervisor. she has been collecting her town clerk pension while collecting a salary as supervisor for almost 7 years now

[4248]

Did she steal money from tax payers ?

Did she lie about her work hours ?

[CheektowagaFan]

This is why the Situation this Community is in, We have allowed the POS Frank Max to turn all the Attention off the Fact he
has been allowed for many years from the way it looks to do as he wanted when he wanted and how he wanted. I can almost agree with the way it looks he has been taking this Overtime as he wanted along with doing Political Business on Taxpayer timewhen he wanted. With Hillbilly Jerry saying there was no proof of any wrong doing my question to Hillbilly Jerry would be are
you a Police Officer with training in Investigations? I am betting that would have been a no ! This should have all been
turned over to the NYS Police to Investigate this Jerk Off.

I and I suggest others on this site send off a letter to the Gov. Como and to the NYS Attorney General along with the State Retirement
disagreeing with the Piss Weasel Antics and Stealing. Im also sending a Letter to Gov. Como and to Attorney General with Astorino as well askingwhy Max has not been Investigated on these matters with his past Issues of doing Political Crap on Town Time as well. Lets just see if it sheds
light that Max has always been over looked from the Town Board and from High Political Figures

[WNYresident]

Why does Mary cover for these people?

[CheektowagaFan]

By the looks of it Res. Its not just the Supervisor its whole damn Board , The County and the State that has allowed him to do this. It as well seens the Local DA has allowed this as well. I am going to start today looking in Financial Reports to see just how much Mr. Max and his Piss Ants have donated to the District Attorney. Maybe its time to look further into this just see how much Max has bought his way out of Trouble. And report The Findings to high ups as well, These people meaning the Town Board thinks these things are allowed and that they are untouchable is my guess.

[4248]

The distraction tactic has been refined and used quite effectively with Local Dem Committee Players.

Many people mistakenly believe if a "Party Worker/Player" tells them some thing or if its printed in the bufnews or in a flier in their mail box - its gospel.

These people use this to shape others perceptions and justify their actions.

All along they play their control games by doing "favors" for party loyal - lending them equipment, flexible work hours, patronage jobs and in some cases its as easy as a few free beers.

Are we all really that easily bought - are we all that easily lead - it would appear so and has paid off handsomely for the new bread of Party Controllers.

I don't believe this is the Democracy our grand parents envisioned !

Many believe its the result of spoiled and entitled people we refer to as "Sons of Patronage". Their parents unknowingly set the ball rolling - they wanted to give them more - they wanted their young to have things they didn't.

They just forgot to teach them how to earn their own way.

Cheektowaga, Depew and Lancaster seem to share this Party Family driven entitlement system. Its so obvious that a hand full of families in these areas have built quite a tax funded network.

The County Dems don't get overly involved because these local Committees and their insiders push a good amount of money uphill. Lets face it - its all about feeding the upper level Players and their Committee needs.

No matter what Party label is used - its all the same game.

Politicians create nothing - they redistribute our tax dollars. Then act like their doing us a favor by giving some back to us ! While all along their just using our tax dollars to finance/subsidize their own lives.

Is that Democracy ?

[cheekman]

ask Mary Holts about retiring from her job as town clerk and then running for town supervisor. she has been collecting her town clerk pension while collecting a salary as supervisor for almost 7 years now

tooth .. then Proud Mary sets her friend Pat to be her own secretary another one retired from the rec.dept. then gets this job for the past seven years. these people good careless about the taxpayers of the town only themselves friends and family... you know how this town works.

[cheekman]

By the looks of it Res. Its not just the Supervisor its whole damn Board , The County and the State that has allowed him to do this. It as well seens the Local DA has allowed this as well. I am going to start today looking in Financial Reports to see just how much Mr. Max and his Piss Ants have donated to the District Attorney. Maybe its time to look further into this just see how much Max has bought his way out of Trouble. And report The Findings to high ups as well, These people meaning the Town Board thinks these things are allowed and that they are untouchable is my guess.

CF .. Number one thing CPD and Zack would never look into any wrong doings into this town because max was working to get zack the job as chief lots of politics going on for that job six years ago.. It is far worse now than in the late 70's when the town was under investigation by the NYSP and they busted dept heads for being crooks.. good luck on getting max looked at. remember you are dealing with the biggest politicial machine that takes care of each other over the years not the people that live in the town..

[WNYresident]

CF .. Number one thing CPD and Zack would never look into any wrong doings into this town because max was working to get zack the job as chief lots of politics going on for that job six years ago.. It is far worse now than in the late 70's when the town was under investigation by the NYSP and they busted dept heads for being crooks.. good luck on getting max looked at. remember you are dealing with the biggest politicial machine that takes care of each other over the years not the people that live in the town..

I think if they are asked to look into something they have to. Couldn't they be found guilty also if they didn't?

Accessory (legal term)

An accessory is a person who assists in the commission of a crime, but who does not actually participate in the commission of the crime as a joint principal. The distinction between an accessory and a principal is a question of fact and degree:

The principal is the one whose acts or omissions, accompanied by the relevant mens rea (Latin for "guilty mind"), are the most immediate cause of the actus reus (Latin for "guilty act").
If two or more people are directly responsible for the actus reus, they can be charged as joint principals (see common purpose). The test to distinguish a joint principal from an accessory is whether the defendant independently contributed to causing the actus reus rather than merely giving generalised and/or limited help and encouragement.

Turning a blind eye to a crime is allowing it to happen.

Knowledge of the crime

To be convicted of an accessory charge, the accused must generally be proved to have had actual knowledge that a crime was going to be, or had been, committed. Furthermore, there must be proof that the accessory knew that his or her action, or inaction, was helping the criminals commit the crime, or evade detection, or escape. A person who unknowingly houses a person who has just committed a crime, for instance, may not be charged with an accessory offense because they did not have knowledge of the crime.

This could apply to any board member.

[4248]

Sorry Westy - your again believing Politicians are judged or held accountable like normal citizens !

They are not - they even have tax funded insurance that pays for their bad acts. They receive free tax funded legal services all provided by the home owners.

Lancaster has had to change insurance companies a few time because they (insurance companies) got tired of paying off on claims.

Tax payers have no true recourse mainly because until recently they were kept completely in the dark. The Politicians use excuses like - "There's a legal action so we cant discuss it" - "Its a personal matter, we cant divulge the out come" - they misuse the laws.

What Politician wants to fight against a system that some day could be used to protect them ? They are like Lawyers, Doctors and Law Enforcement - they believe its them against us when it comes to lawsuits or legal accountability.

As I was told once - the Town(Government) has lawyers to protect the Town from lawsuits - not to protect residents ! That's the truth most people don't understand.

Why do you think their "Party Lawyers - who usually become Party Judges"

[cheektowaga]

I don't think he would have paid it back and prob would have continued to collect it for as long as he could have. That matter is now closed. He's off the board, the money was paid back and I think he has something on his permanent record. We no longer need to waste anymore time on it.

As property/business owners we need to focus on matters that are current.

I think if you look back into Charlie Markel paying back what he stole you are dead wrong! He never paid back the full amount, they may him a deal/closeout!

[4248]

I think Cheektowaga has a point - will Max be made to pay back the overtime he stole ?

Will he be made to pay for misusing the Towns phones and equipment ?

Cheek is correct - no deals - full restitution and reduce his final pension by the amount of money he took - no breaks - no deals !