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Friday, July 13, 2012

John W. Scott, Inspector GeneralOffice of the Inspector GeneralOne North University Drive, Suite 111Plantation, FL 33324

Timothy "Chaz" StevensMyActsOfSedition.comMAOS Media Partners LLC1600 S. Dixie Highway #300Boca Raton, FL 33432

Dear Sir:

On July 11, 2012, Ryan Hagen of The (San Bernardino County) Sun wrote:

Evidence of budget falsification given to other agencies

SAN BERNARDINO City Attorney Jim Penman said Wednesday that evidence ofsuspected wrongdoing has been turned over to the appropriate government agencies.

Penman said little else in a phone interview and news conference the day after heannounced that Interim City ManagerAndrea-Travis Millerand Finance DirectorJasonSimpson had discovered that balances in each of the 13 years which were presentedto the public and City Council as surpluses were deficits.

Enclosed below, I have included several pages from the City of Lauderdale Lakes Fiscal Year2013 Proposed Budget.

Upon close review of same, I discovered the fraudulent accounting practice of double entriesfor the CRA TIF. We noted a reduction of $771,160 from the property tax collection, while atthe same time, that same amount being budgeted for General Administration debt expenses.

From your own agencys report, OIG Final Report Re: Gross Mismanagement of Public Fundsby the City of Lauderdale Lakes, Ref. 0/G 11-017OIG:

The OIG investigation also substantiated allegations that the Citys CRA funds were

improperly used to pay City operating expenses, a practice which the Chairman of theCRA Boardwho was not aware of it at the timedescribed as a shell game. The Citynever paid the tax revenues owed to the CRA in 2010, and used a non-existent servicesagreement to budget for $800,000 in revenues from the CRA in 2011.

I opine the City of Lauderdale Lakes, in particular City Manager Jonathan Allen and FinanceDirector Marie Elianor, are intentionally providing false budgetary information to generalpublic.


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The shell game that started in 2010 continues unchecked to this day.

Therefore, I respectfully request the Broward Office of Inspector General thoroughlyinvestigates this allegation and to the extent permitted by State or local law or regulations, anyand all penalties, sanctions, or other disciplinary actions for violations of such standards beapplied forthwith.

I have also filed a complaint with the Broward State Attorneys Office.

Happy hunting;

Timothy Chaz Stevens818-468-5433

Enclosures: (1)

I. OIG Final Report Re: Gross Mismanagement of Public Funds by the City ofLauderdale Lakes, Ref. 0/G 11-017OIG


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