THE LEGACY OF SENATOR GEORGE MAZIARZ

From the desk of Carl Paladino~

KING GEORGE’S FRIENDS AND FAMILY CLUB --- CRONYISM AND NEPOTISM IN NIAGARA COUNTY


GEORGE HAS BEEN TAKING CARE OF HIS CLOSE ASSOCIATES AND FAMILY
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Brother: Edmund P Maziarz Jr., Town Justice Pendleton. Former Niagara Community College Board of Trustees is married to Marian Louise Maziarz, an employee of North Tonawanda School District.

Brother: Marvin Maziarz works at Niagara County Community College, Former Member of the Niagara County Community College Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor.

Nephew: Stephen Maziarz, arrested in 2003 while working for the Peace Bridge Authority, concocted a scheme to smuggle unknown items. George’s chum and Chairman of the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency Henry Sloma got him a job at the NFTA working in Accounts Receivable in 2011, making $40,975.

Brother: Paul Maziarz is City of Tonawanda Director of Facilities and Operations

Brother: David C Maziarz works at the City of Tonawanda Engineering Dept. and his wife Dora Maziarz is Sr. Acct Clerk Typist at the North Tonawanda Fire Dept.

Nephew: Matthew Maziarz, 29 years old. Employed at North Ton Water Department; former North Ton Parks and Recreation employee, former Department of Corrections employee.

Wife: Beverly Maziarz is the Secretary to Hon Richard C Kloch Sr., Acting Supreme Court Justice, Niagara County (appointed by Governor.) Her first marriage was to Mel Denny.

Step Son-In-Law: Devin Ginty, Kristina’s husband, is a New York Power Authority employee and former AES employee

Step Daughter: Tricia Denny is employed by the City of Lockport Police and was on Senate payroll: 2008- 2009.

Cousin: Jessie (Granchelli) Haley- works at the New York State Power Authority at $84,294/ year.

Sister-In-Law: Molly White works at the New York State Power Authority at $79,573/ year

Sister-In-Law: Mary (White) Boudeman works in the Record’s Department at Eastern Niagara Hospital.

Brother-In-Law: Scott Boudeman is the Newfane Town Justice (ran unopposed)

Brother-In-Law: Michael White is the Treasurer, City of Lockport and Former Deputy County Treasurer under Broderick.

Friend: Marcus Hall- works in George’s office and is a Councilman in Newfane and his wife Heather Palmer Hall is the Secretary to the Supervisor of Newfane. Heather’s mother and father live next door to Beverly & George.

Friend: Malcolm A Needler- is on the Niagara Community College Board of Trustees, Financial Secretary and a former County Legislator.

He currently works at the New York State Power Authority. He formerly worked at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and Computer Task Group.

Friend: Henry Wojtaszek was appointed Legal Counsel to the State’s Off Track Betting Board.

He is former North Tonawanda City Attorney, 1998-2004, Partner Harris Beach 2005-2010, which firm has taken hundreds of thousands

in fees from various government and quasi- government entities in Niagara County. He was Chairman of the Niagara County

Republican Party 2000-2009.

Friend: Kathleen Wojtaszek-Gariano, Henry’s sister. She was Assistant Niagara County Attorney from 1999-2001. In 2001 Kathleen was appointed to that bench by Mayor Mary Irene Elia. She later lost the election to Bobby Restaino. Kathleen was later appointed to Niagara County Family Court.

Friend: Caroline Wojtaszek, Henry’s wife, was Assistant District Attorney for 14 years before resigning earlier this year to become

Confidential Law Clerk to County Judge Sperrazza.

Friend: Henry (Mickey) Sloma is Chairman of the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency and is Vice Chairman (and former Acting Commissioner) of the NFTA Board of Commissioners.

Sharon M. Sloma –is Henry’s second wife and is the Appointed Niagara County Deputy Social Services Commissioner. Their daughters Holly Sloma and Heather DeCastro are both employed by the Niagara County DA Violante’s office as Assistant DA’s. Heather DeCastro’s ex-husband, Daemen DeCastro, was a City of Niagara Falls Attorney until he was fired after they divorced. In 2008 Henry Sloma’s girlfriend Bonnie Gifford was appointed Chair of the Niagara County Community College Board of Directors. Sloma is responsible for the appointment of current NFTA Executive Director Kim Minkel. She was appointed December, 2010

Over the years NCCC has served largely as a jobs program for various friends and family members of the Maziarz political elite.

Friend: Judge Richard C Kloch Sr: is an Acting Supreme Court Justice, Niagara County, Appointed by Chief Admin Judge Jonathan Lippman, 2001 to present. He was appointed as a Court of Claims Judge by Governor George Pataki in 2001 and was reappointed 2005-2013. He was an elected North Tonawanda City Court Judge from 1986-2001, was Commissioner, US Selective Service 1977-2002 and is a Director, North Tonawanda Housing Development Corp, A Buffalo News Article from 6/14/2001 quote by Kloch: “George Maziarz has worked unendingly, tirelessly, to get a Court of Claims judgeship appointment for his district,…my family and I will be eternally grateful.”

Kloch is the godfather of a son of Henry Wojtaszek.

Friend: Ron Winter is Judge Richard Kloch’s Clerk. Ron’s wife, Joan, is a school teacher in Lyndonville.

Friend: Mike J. Norris is current Chairman of the Niagara County Republican Party; is the City of Lockport Attorney and State GOP Committeeman for the 142nd Assembly District. He is a former District Aide for Assemblyman David E. Seaman (R) Lockport, former Vice Chairman of the City of Lockport GOP Committee; former Elections Commissioner 1999-2002 and former Staff member in Senator Maziarz Office.

Friend: Jim Ward; Former County Legislator; Executive Advisor to George since 2003 is a former Niagara Falls Bridge Commissioner. In 2000/2001 Ward was involved in a scheme to conceal from the Legislature’s Administration Committee, which he headed at the time, the fact that a 10% pay cut the Legislature had voted for the election commissioners the previous year had never materialized in their paychecks. He is a former Niagara Falls Bridge Commissioner.

Friend: Patty Weiss- George Maziarz’s pit-bull. Her husband, Wally Weiss, is an employee of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). George Maziarz is Chairman of the State Energy Committee. Patty’s son, Dan Weiss, is the Chairman of the Niagara County Conservative Party and is a teacher in the Niagara Falls School District. Dan’s son Michael allegedly works for the Niagara County Water Department.

Friend: Mike Carney- Deputy Elections Commissioner; Former Deputy County Treasurer under Broderick, (appointed). He resigned as Deputy Treasurer to take a job as Grant Director for NCCC. He is the former Clerk of the Niagara County Legislature, former North Tonawanda City Councilman and former North Tonawanda School Board Member.


WOW it's like a self serving kingdom! Carl is correct follow the yellow brick road.
Regards, BPB

NY pistol permit data base bill needs support

Okay, here ya go you stomped and cried now make those calls. BPB

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As you know, an individual accessed legally licensed pistol permit owners’ names and addresses from the New York State Police and then put the information out to the public on a website.  The NYSCC has FOILed the NYS Police to find out who is responsible for this inappropriate action.  We are seeking legislation to close the gap to an existing law amended in 1994 (subdivision 5 of section 400.00 of the Penal Law) which allows disclosure only of the name and address of the approved applicant.

Senate Bill 8456 introduced by Senator Joseph Griffo would help correct this atrocity.  On October 4, 2010 President Cushing got Senator Roy McDonald to also sign onto this landmark legislation.  Senator McDonald issued the following statement:  “Due to the reckless and short-sighted actions of websites on the Internet, everyone has the ability to access the New York State Police pistol or revolver permit registry and all of the names and addresses of legal firearms owners.  Police agencies across the state are powerless to prevent criminals from utilizing this information for their own purposes.  Criminals can now tell whether a household is protected or not.  Most disturbing is what the exposure of this information does to individuals who may have been victims of spousal or sexual abuse.”

The NYSCC urges you to contact the following legislators and thank them for their support; hopefully we can get more legislators to sign on.  The work has only begun; we need a compatible bill in the Assembly and then must have it signed by the Governor.  Contact and say “thanks” to the following for sponsoring S 8456:

Senator Joseph Griffo     518/455-3334 phone       griffo@senate.state.ny.us

Senator William Larkin   518/455-2770 phone       larkin@senate.state.ny.us

Senator Betty Little        518/455-2811 phone       little@senate.state.ny.us

Senator Michael Nozzol   518/455-2366 phone       nozzolio@senate.state.ny.us

Senator Roy McDonald   518/455-2381 phone       mcdonald@senate.state.ny.us

Regards,

Howard O. Cushing, Jr., President

NYS Conservation Council

Phone 518/674-2961

Email ccshng3@aol.com

SSDD concealed carry in New York

Here is a question that comes up from time to time at various sportsmen meetings across the state.
It has been beat to death with varing degree's of agreement.
BPB
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Couple questions came up at our monthly meeting last night and no one was really sure of the answers - appreciate some input.

I thought that if licensed to carry in NY you must carry concealed. Open carry is not permitted other than in a hunting situation.

Again, given a carry license, if your handgun is in the vehicle must it be on your person if loaded?

Thanks
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BPB reply:
Ken ,(scopeny.org); is correct!
Concealed means concealed! [bpb]A gun case, jacket pocket or locked container for transportation.
Quote:
"Open carry is not permitted other than in a hunting situation."+++
I'd like to see that in writing. We discuss this issue every year.

When I was attending the hunter education instructor classes back in the 90's there were 50 different arguments and this was from law enforcement in the class as well. At that time I had asked for a definition for hunting from the state DEC. I'm till waiting & I figure I'll be dead before a WRITTEN reply is made.

A few years back an eager ECO was handing out tickets for hunters carrying their pistols on the outside of their clothing.

During the same time frame a DEC LEO put out a memo to arrest fathers for "endangering the welfare of a child" for having children a field. This was spurred by a pissed off EX-spouse causing trouble against the old man.

A friend was at Sears in Greece and a clerk spotted his pistol under his jacket. Security was called and he was detained and arrested. He had forgotten his permit & wallet at home. It cost him $1,000.00 in attorney fees , of which the atty. did nothing for the payment.
My friend got his stuff in order after I became involved.

I had a phone call once where 2 guys were discussing firearms at a store checkout counter. The clerk called the police and reported them. They were stopped while driving, detained, searched & harassed.
No charges were ever made, even though the cop at the scene was trying to come up with some.
Oh yea and the real kicker, they had no firearms on them or in the truck! I told them to file official complaints in writing.

It only takes one butt hole to ruin your day!

Remember my saying; You're already a criminal, you just haven't been arrested yet.

Regards BPB