SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE OMAR MCDOWELL CONSPIRES TO DEFRAUD $100M FROM MOUNT VERNON TAXPAYERS

Educational Genocide In The City of Mount Vernon

CURRENT CORRUPT BUSINESS MANAGER
KEN SILVER

Educational Genocide has been happening in Mount Vernon for the last 19 years and the perpetrators are wearing robes and suits.  It is clear that securing jobs and contracts are more important than educating children in Mount Vernon’s School District.  Valhalla’s Prison is full of past Mount Vernon students who have been robbed of an education. The same people who are supposed to pray for us continue to prey on us.  Since 1997, when Mount Vernon’s black churches and politicians orchestrated a takeover of Mount Vernon’s school board, our district went from blue ribbon status, to one of the worse school districts in the country.

POVERTY PIMP
W. FRANKLYN RICHARDSON

Who is responsible for former Mount Vernon students being unemployed, imprisoned, having substance abuse issues, or no longer being alive? Is there no shame in this city when it comes to our clergy and politicians? It is painfully clear that some in our district are more interested in the Architect that will control a proposed $100 million bond than it does on test scores and graduation rates.

School Board Trustee, Omar McDowell is the new anointed point man for Rev Richardson and the meddling churches. Richardson led the group that is responsible for destroying the Mount Vernon school district. McDowell, the only Trustee who owns no property in the City of Mount Vernon and who pays no property taxes, has taken the baton and is pushing the church’s agenda. The District is trying to pass a $100 Million bond and McDowell wants Richardson’s personal architect, Fuller and D’Angelo to secure a no bid contract without any oversight whatsoever on how our money will be spent.  Where are the feds?

CORRUPT SCHOOL TRUSTEE
OMAR MCDOWELL

$43 million of the $100 million will be spent on Longfellow and Grimes Elementary schools which were built only 10 years ago.  These schools were so poorly constructed that they are falling apart. The $100 million dollar bond used to construct these schools was stolen. Longfellow and Grimes have massive construction issues and are falling apart. These schools were built with crooked architects and contractors and no oversight. Instead of investigating previous bonds to determine who is responsible for this crime, the district wants taxpayers to pay for repairs.  Where are the feds?

The meddling churches are now up in arms because there is a call for a bid process for the bond architect. They demand that Fuller and D’Angelo control the proposed $100 million bond and they absolutely do not want oversight. It is Trustee McDowell’s job to deliver for the churches and he is hell bent to do just that.  Where are the feds?

Joining in on the architect scandal is past Board Member Lenny Sarver, and past Business Manager, Tim Costello. Current Business Manager, Ken Silver has been a disaster because he is not his own man. He has allowed Costello and Sarver to set the financial agenda for the district. Sarver had such a close relationship with Fuller and D’Angelo that he had to recuse himself from voting on their resolutions while he was on the board. Reports say that Sarver and Costello are financially benefiting from the architect firm and are pushing Silver to favor Fuller and D’Angelo.  Where are the feds?

CORRUPT FORMER TRUSTEE
LEN SARVER

In the past 5 years, The Mount Vernon City School district has paid more money to Fuller and D’Angelo than they spent for vocational training or many other needed services. The firm has raked in tens of millions of dollars, taking away from vital children services. One issue troubling Ken Silver is that Fuller and D’Angelo came up with the figure of $100 million needed for the bond. Our guess is that another architect firm would come in with a price tag of $50 million for the bond performing the same work. If this happens, this will expose the planed rip off of taxpayer money. Look for Silver and McDowell to make sure Fuller and D’Angelo receives the contract.

McDowell has two allies on the Board, Darcy Miller and Charmaine Fearon. The trio was elected in 2014, and appears to be puppets to Delia Farqueson, Elias Gootzeit and the blood sucking churches. Mount Vernon Exposed would bet that neither Fearon, McDowell, nor Miller would sell out the children of Scarsdale or Eastchester by robbing them of an education.  It’s easy to beat up on black and brown children.  We  also doubt that Sarver, Silver or Costello, would bring the same pain to Yeshiva students and Jewish taxpayers as they do to the poor people of Mount Vernon. A federal investigated is needed.  Where are the feds?

CORRUPT FORMER BUSINESS MANAGER
TIM COSTELLO

Where are the good Clergy Members? Why has the only mobilization of our religious and political officials been over the control of this proposed bond. When was the last time our churches and leaders galvanized to bring an end to the educational genocide that has occurred in this city? Where is the outrage about our imprisoned and uneducated former students? Why don’t churches open their doors to help school children and other youth stay out of trouble? What are our churches doing besides lining up to get their hands on bond money? Trustee McDowell should take time out of his day to visit Valhalla’s jail so he can learn that almost all inmates from Mount Vernon are former dropouts. He also needs a history lesson to learn why so many former students are in jail.  

CORRUPT FORMER TRUSTEE
ELIAS GOTZEIT

Prior to the Black Church takeover in 1997, Mount Vernon had one of the best vocational programs in the country. Academically challenged students learned carpentry, plumbing, auto repair, cosmetology, etc., which kept them in school. As a revenge pay back to Italian Civic Association member Ralph Tedesco, the church controlled board eliminated the entire vocational program, which Tedesco ran. Once the program was gone, academically challenged students dropped out in record numbers and ended up in jail.  Where are the feds?

Mount Vernon Exposed looked up The Scarsdale School District’s Mission Statement. It is as follows:

The Scarsdale Public Schools seek to sponsor each student’s full development, enabling our youth to be effective and independent contributors in a democratic society and an Interdependent world. To this end, we endeavor to help them to think and express themselves clearly, critically and creatively; to understand themselves and others within the broad fabric of human experience and the natural universe; to appreciate their rights and responsibilities as citizens; and to become people of integrity, maturity and generous spirit. A measure of our success is the degree to which they fulfill their potential for the common good. Valuing our individuality, we unite to keep the flame of learning.

Unfortunately, The Mount Vernon School District’s mission statement can easily read as follows;

The Mount Vernon School District seeks to make Political and Religious leaders happy by giving them full control of contracts and jobs.

Sad but true, educating children is not a priority of our district. The Mount Vernon School District should be embarrassed at what they have done to the children of this city.  Parents who are fortunate enough, send their children to private schools. They can look forward to double taxes, by paying property taxes as well as tuition. Unfortunately, all others are forced to send their children to a district that sends more children to prison than to college. What we need is the district to call in the feds to investigate the district finances. We also need the Clergy, Political leaders, former board members, and former employees, to stop beating up on minority children.

Almost every school board candidate in the past 3 years promised an audit. Where is it? History will not be kind to people who are responsible for Mount Vernon’s Educational Genocide. Everyone who has sat quiet while it took place is just as responsible. Where are the so-called good board members? Open an investigation. No Audit, No Bond.  Bring in the Feds.

SCOOL BOARD ATTORNEY ADMITS TAMPERING WITH SUPERINTENDENT HIRING PROCESS; BOARD MEMBERS WANT FEDERAL INVESTIGATION

CORRUPT SCHOOL BOARD ATTORNEY
GUS MOUNTANOS

CORRUPT SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT
LEN SARVER

CORRUPT SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
JUDITH JOHNSON

Mount Vernon Exposed has learned that a complaint was filed with the United States Attorney’s office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 2^nd Department Grievance committee regarding corruption and criminality involving school board attorney Gus Mountanos. 

Gus Mountanos is an unscrupulous attorney that works for the law firm Ingerman Smith, LLP.  Mount Vernon Exposed previously revealed that Gus Mountanos in cahoots with school board President Len Sarver and Interim School Superintendent Judith Johnson, intentionally tampered with the hiring and contract negotiations of Superintendent of Schools and Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds.  These three individuals, through a series of manipulative events, tainted the process so they can bring in persons that were favorable to them and their political allies.  The strategic placement of central office personell by these three individuals would ensure that millions would continue to flow from the school district and into companies and persons of their choosing. 

News of tampering with the hiring for key positions at the Board of Education came to light last week during an executive session meeting with Board members.  Gus appeared to try to get ahead of the scandal by coming clean with board members, but it was already to late as some board members had already contacted law enforcement authorities demanding an investigation into Gus Mountanos and the law firm Ingerman, Smith, LLP. about the way contract negotiations were handled for the Superintendent of Schools and the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds positions. 

Gus Mountanos has been covering up the corruption in the Mount Vernon School district on orders from Interim School Superintendent Judith Johnson and School Board President Len Sarver. 

Taxpayers are also on the hook because the law firm of Ingerman Smith has been recklessly billing taxpayers for fees that  are totally unnecessary.  To add insult to injury Ingerman, Smith and Gus Mountanos is refusing to turn over documents in response to F.O.I.L. requests, a violation of New York State law.  It is standard practice for Ingerman Smith to send a team of 3-4 attorneys to everyboard meeting.  Taxpayers are billed at a rate of close to $300 per hour per attorney.  Board meetings typically last anywhere from 4-8 hours,  3-4 times per month. 

The reckless billing of Mount Vernon taxpayers by Ingerman Smith began when they took over the F.O.I.L. process from central office, a moved that has angered School Board Trustee Brenda Crump.   Trustee Crump is a victim to the shenanigans of Ingerman Smith. 

The takeover of the F.O.I.L. process by Ingerman Smith ensured that the money would continue flowing out of the door and into the pockets of unscrupulous cronies.  Ingerman Smith would also use legal tactics to refuse to hand over public documents that shows how taxpayer’s monies are spent. 

School Board Trustee Brenda Crump was repeatedly told that as a sitting Trustee that she could not have direct access to documents.  Trustee Crump was told that she had to file a F.O.I.L. request with the school district for the documents she was seeking.  It would then take months before Trustee Crump would receive said documents and not before having to address the board as a member of the public at a public school board meeting. 

Gus Mountanos and Ingerman Smith saw the takeover of the F.O.I.L. process as an additional revenue stream.  There would be additional man-hours needed to handle the voluminous F.O.I.L. requests.  The additional hours would be billed to taxpayers at a rate of $250.00 per hour. 

There were four candidates for superintendent that made the final cut.  Out of those candidates, board members voted to hire Mr. Robert Wayne Harris as the next Superintendent of Schools.  Gus Mountanos was then ordered to send out a contract and start the negotiation process.  Gus Mountanos started the process out with bad intentions. 

Gus Mountanos offered Robert Wayne Harris $230K for the job.  Interim School Superintendent Judith Johnson currently rakes in $265K per year.  Why would Gus Mountanos offer a new candidate a much lower salary than what is currently being paid?   This is just one of the tampering tactics that Gus Mountanos used to try to get Robert Wayne Harris from taking the job in the district. 

The status quo, Interim Superintendent Judith Johnson, School Board President Len Sarver, Mayor Davis and others want Richard Tomko as the next Superintendent.  Having Tomko is place would ensure that the gravy train would continue to run without any detours. 

Just last month School Board Frances Wynn suffered a stroke and was hospitalized.  Sources have told Mount Vernon Exposed that Wynn’s family members having been putting pressure on Wynn to resign citing her health issues.  Wynn is the sister-in-law of Mount Vernon Mayor Ernie Davis. 

While Wynn may not becoming back because of her health issues, Gus and the Ingerman Smith law firm issued an opinion and gave a directive that it is ok for Trustee Wynn to vote via Skype.  How is that for ethics? Trustee Wynn may not be of sound mind but Gus feels the need to ok her to vote via Skype.  The corruption never ends. 

Gus admitted to Board members that he “told” Robert Wayne Harris’ attorney about “Mount Vernon Exposed” and “Samuel L. Rivers”.  Just exactly what Gus “told” Mr. Harris’ attorney is unknown, but sources familiar with the investigation told Mount Vernon Exposed that Gus mentioned that Mr. Harris is going to be written about on the blogs, so therefore he shouldn’t take the job.  This was all done to keep Mr. Harris away and get Gus’ guy Tomko in the door.  Sources have told Mount Vernon Exposed the Mr. Tomko was seen in recent at central office walking around with Judith Johnson as she was introducing him as the next Superintendent of Schools.

Gus has subsequently been removed from all future negotiations with any Superintendent candidates, however the damage has already been done.  Taxpayers cannot be made whole until Gus and his law firm Ingerman Smith is prosecuted for the crimes they committed against the City of Mount Vernon taxpayers.

All of these events could not be possible without a majority of the Board of Trustee voting in favor.  Trustee Rosemarie Jarosz, who is considered a swing vote on the Board, appears to be heading in the direction of School Board Trustee Len Sarver and his corrupt cronies.  Trustee Jarosz admitted publicly that Trustee Sarver called her and tried to get her to change her vote to approve a position for Renee Davis, daughter of Mayor Ernie Davis.  It was later discovered that Renee Davis was not even qualified for the position and a subsequent investigation revealed that Renee Davis has issues with her temper and lost cost several times in the classroom in front of students. 

It is appears that Sarver is up to his old tricks again.  Sarver has been bragging to members of the public and fellow board members that Trustee Jarosz is in his pocket and she will vote whatever way he tells her to.  It is appears that Trustee Jarosz is rapidly loosing her creditability as an independent thinker. 

To be continued……….

SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT LEN SARVER SEEKING SUPPORT FOR RE-ELECTION

CORRUPT SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT LEN SARVER

Mount Vernon Exposed has learned that acting School Board President Len Sarver is seeking to run for re-election.  Sources have also informed Mount Vernon Exposed that Sarver has been meeting the black churches on the southside and also meeting with members from Concerned Property Owners from the North Side.

The election this year is also shaping up to be a showdown that will go down in the history books.


To be continued........

ACTING SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT LEN SARVER INVOLVED IN RACIST EMAIL; INVESTIGATION DEMANDED

CORRUPT AND RACIST ACTING SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT LEN SARVER

POVERTY PIMP
REV. W. FRANKLYN RICHARDSON

MAYOR ERNIE DAVIS

Acting School Board President Len Sarver involved in Racist Email

Two weeks ago, a racist email was sent out to the community accusing some members of the board, as well as other individuals of trying to bring back the Italian Civic Association (ICA). The ICA has not been in existence for 20 years. Every year, this race card is used by Ministers and Political leaders to scare the black community into voting for their candidates.

A reliable source which is a member of the Clergy informed Mount Vernon Exposed that Lenny Sarver started the ICA rumor because he was afraid that The Board was going to vote him out as President a position his fellow Board Members never properly voted him in.

The racist email listed current Board Members Michelle Walker and Rosemarie Jarosz as ICA Members. Lenny Sarver is the only Board Member who was a School Board Trustee in the 90’s during the ICA regime. However, Sarver’s name was conveniently left off the racist email as an ICA member. Coincidence?  Lenny Sarver, who is now teaming up with The United Black Clergy and Mayor Ernie Davis, is now secretly playing the race card as a way to stay in power. He should be investigated just like the people in Mahopac and he should be removed from office. Lenny Sarver should also apologize to Board Members Rosemarie Jarosz and Michelle Walker for using their names in this racist fashion.

  Len Sarver-racist Email