Gloucester Officials Ignore Freedom Of Information Requests.

Gloucester Officials Ignore Freedom Of Information Requests.

Since March of this year, 2012, we have been filing with Gloucester County, requests for information under the Freedom Of Information Act. To date, we are being ignored and are now on our third request for the same information. The information being sought regards a search warrant that was issued in Gloucester County back during the month of May of 2010. Here is a jpg image of the search warrant as given to the defendant. What is also interesting is that the Daily Press on Sunday, April 29^th did a story on an Author Stonewalled On Court Records Request in the Crime and Legal Issues Notebook section of the paper.  This story is reprinted here under the fair use doctrine.

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To be 100% fair. Our first request was in writing at the Gloucester County courthouse with the Gloucester County clerks office. We requested the affiant affidavit because the defendants state they never received this with the copy of the search warrant. If this is true, the search warrant was invalid and the search is considered an illegal raid. Please see VA Code Ann 19.2-56 below. Also requested was any and all calendar schedules for and or showing any scheduling of the search on the search warrant in question. The written request was for a search warrant File Number 10.45. I knew that the search warrant file number was not valid but this is what Gloucester County had written in the File Number section of the search warrant. I wanted a letter showing that this file number was invalid.

By the way, I had to hand write the request and was not given the usual form for this request. The filing of this request was witnessed. On the date this request was filed, one of the clerks who only had a couple of minutes to look up information before leaving told me that there were 3 pages of affiant information and two affiant's. I already knew this but was not sharing that part of the information. I was later told that the county had 10 days to respond to this request and asked how I wanted it sent. I requested that the information be sent via US mail. 

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After 5 days of the written request, I did get a phone call from the Gloucester County clerks office where this request was made. I have a time and date stamped recording of the phone call along with the message that was left. The message was to call the clerks office and the phone number to the clerks office. I wanted a letter so I did not call back.

After 14 days had passed, allowing for extra days for mail delivery, I had no response on this request at all other than that one phone call. So then I went on line and filed the FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act) form at the Gloucester County web site. The form if filled out on line will not retain the information typed in there for the requested information. It boots that part out. So I had to create my own form using theirs. I sent it via email that gives a digital time and date stamp, to the person listed as the main contact for these forms. Christi Lewis is the Gloucester County contact person. I filed this pretty late at night and it was received and responded to on April , 2012. Here is a jpg of the email I received. .

And Who Received This Copy?

Here is a copy of the form I sent requesting said information.

County of Gloucester

Request for Public Records Pursuant to the

Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

In order for the County of Gloucester to accurately process your request for public records under

FOIA, please provide the following information to help us assist you.

Date of Request: _April 11th__________________ Time of Request: ___N/A____________

Person Submitting Request:

__Chuck_Thompson____________________________________________________

Mailing Address: Removed for privacy.

______________________________________________________________________________

City Hayes State VA Zip Code 23072

Telephone Number(s) for Contact: Removed for privacy._ ____________

 I understand that I will be charged for copying costs and may be assessed for the administrative time

utilized to search for the documents or data requested. A current schedule of costs is available upon

request. (Agreed)

 I request that all charges for supplying the records I have requested be estimated in advance. I also

understand that if charges are expected to exceed $200, I will be required to pay estimated charges in

advance. (Agreed)

Description of Public Records Requested:

Any and all affiant information in regards to a search warrant, file number 10:45 signed by one Gloria

Owens. Said search warrant is against one (Removed for Privacy) dated May 3rd, 2010 in regards to a criminal

case. Any and all documentation regarding any and all evidence of each affiant of which there are two,

Any and all evidence to include any and all digital and or other forms of photography, any and all

video, and any and all voice recordings. Any and all calendar schedules of advance notice for said

search to take place whether from Gloucester County Sheriff's office, Animal Control and or from any

said court.

Any and all meta data and or meta tags showing date of creation in the county court computer systems,

date of creation, time of creation and by whom created and in what office for said search warrant.

Said request is made this 11th day of April, 2012 in the County of Gloucester and is filed via email to

the address listed below to one clewis@gloucesterva.info . Said request is the second request made for

said information with a waiting period of over 12 days with no response. 1st request was made at the

Gloucester County Court house and was in writing at said location and dated March 23rd, 2012.

RETURN COMPLETED FORM TO:

Freedom of Information Compliance Officer

Gloucester County Department of Community Education

P.O. Box 1306, Gloucester, VA 23061

Telephone (804) 693-5730 Fax: (804) 693-0509 Email: clewis@gloucesterva.info

RECEIVING DEPARTMENT/OFFICE

Person & Department Receiving Request: ___________________________________________

Request Received: ___ In Person ___ By Phone ___ In Writing (includes e-mail & attach to form)

FOIA OFFICER USE ONLY

Date Request Received by FOIA Office: ________________

Response Type: ___ Granted ___ Partial ___ Denied ___ Extension Requested & Date:

__________

Response Sent/Provided Date: _____________________

Specific Information Provided: _____________________

Specific Charges and Payment: _____________________ Revised 9.08

As of today, May 1^st, 2012, I have now filed a 3^rd request for this same information. 

County of Gloucester

Request for Public Records Pursuant to the

Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

In order for the County of Gloucester to accurately process your request for public records under

FOIA, please provide the following information to help us assist you.

Date of Request: _May 1^st, 2012 (Third Request)________________ Time of Request: ___N/A____________

Person Submitting Request:

__Chuck_Thompson____________________________________________________

Mailing Address: _

______________________________________________________________________________

City Hayes State VA Zip Code 23072

Telephone Number(s) for Contact: _ _____________

 I understand that I will be charged for copying costs and may be assessed for the administrative time

utilized to search for the documents or data requested. A current schedule of costs is available upon

request. (Agreed)

 I request that all charges for supplying the records I have requested be estimated in advance. I also

understand that if charges are expected to exceed $200, I will be required to pay estimated charges in

advance. (Agreed)

Description of Public Records Requested:

Any and all affiant information in regards to a search warrant, file number 10:45 signed by one Gloria

Owens. Said search warrant is against one dated May 3

rd

, 2010 in regards to a criminal

case. Any and all documentation regarding any and all evidence of each affiant of which there are two,

Any and all evidence to include any and all digital and or other forms of photography, any and all

video, and any and all voice recordings. Any and all calendar schedules of advance notice for said

search to take place whether from Gloucester County Sheriff's office, Animal Control and or from any

said court.

Any and all meta data and or meta tags showing date of creation in the county court computer systems,

date of creation, time of creation and by whom created and in what office for said search warrant.

Said request is made this 11

th

day of April, 2012 in the County of Gloucester and is filed via email to

the address listed below to one clewis@gloucesterva.info . Said request is the second request made for

said information with a waiting period of over 12 days with no response. 1

st

request was made at the

Gloucester County Court house and was in writing at said location and dated March 23

rd

, 2012.

This is a third request for the above information and is dated May 1^st, 2012. To date all requests have been ignored.

RETURN COMPLETED FORM TO:

Freedom of Information Compliance Officer

Gloucester County Department of Community Education

P.O. Box 1306, Gloucester, VA 23061

Telephone (804) 693-5730 Fax: (804) 693-0509 Email: clewis@gloucesterva.info

RECEIVING DEPARTMENT/OFFICE

Person & Department Receiving Request: ___________________________________________

Request Received: ___ In Person ___ By Phone ___ In Writing (includes e-mail & attach to form)

FOIA OFFICER USE ONLYDate Request Received by FOIA Office: ________________

Response Type: ___ Granted ___ Partial ___ Denied ___ Extension Requested & Date:

__________

Response Sent/Provided Date: _____________________

Specific Information Provided: _____________________

Specific Charges and Payment: _____________________ Revised 9.08

The second request was given 12 days for a response along with extra days for last minute mailings. In other words, I gave Gloucester County the benefit of the doubt. This was not ignored by one party in Gloucester County, but instead it has been ignored by multiple parties in Gloucester County as evidenced by Christi Lewis' email to me on who she sent my requests to. One has to assume at this point that maybe there is something to hide here? In upcoming stories on this case, we will show that there is in fact a lot to hide, in our opinion. We have a lot of questions and now we are producing a lot more questions and so should you. Our next article is going to deal with the actual search warrant itself and we are going to go over the Virginia laws as it applies to search warrants and in particular this search warrant. We think you will agree with our opinion that the search warrant issued was totally false, misleading and illegal. See our story, Gloucester County Producing False And Illegal Search Warrants?

A Grand Conspiracy In Gloucester County Law Enforcement and The Courts?

A Grand Conspiracy In Gloucester County Law Enforcement and The Courts?

Today we are kicking off what will become a very long story told over the upcoming months with more twists and turns than you could ever imagine. We have been and will continue to invite members of the press and other law enforcement agencies to follow these stories as they are all intertwined together and will prove to shake the very foundations of Gloucester County and eventually, our nation. This is a story that we have been working on for the past two years and have interviewed numerous people, put together a huge database of information and evidence to include pictures, court documents, recordings, videos, testimony, digital data and more. We have hundreds of pages that we will be presenting and it is just way to much to cover in one or several articles.

Some of what will be presented can only be stated as opinion because we are being blocked from receiving information that may or may not say otherwise. So it is only fair to report on what the opinions are and support those opinions with as much fact as we have on hand. Other areas will be based on fact of evidence that is undeniable. We have also been putting together facts of Virginia law to show we are not making anything up at any time nor are we spouting opinion of our own interpretations of the law.

We will do everything in our power to be as fair as possible as much as possible in bringing you these stories. At the present moment, it is our opinion that there is in fact a grand conspiracy here in Gloucester County with our law enforcement and in our court system to manipulate and to deceive the public and we have had inside input on such. A deputy inside the Gloucester County Sheriff's office has come forward and given deep detailed information on where to look and what to look for in order to present the stories along with what transpired in given events that we will be bringing you. Now with all of this said, we will now present you with our first case and the first section of the story on this case that begins after this opening. Please see Gloucester Officials Ignore Freedom Of Information Requests.

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Jamie Fresh Updated For 2012 - The So Called Story of Rick Nelson

Because we still have people looking up information on Jamie Fresh we see that our old friend is still probably up to his old tricks trying to get people to invest in a book that has no proof or solid background and is full of so much misinformation and out right lies that it could never be widely published by anyone. In the past TTC Media had a site up on Wordpress and we tore every part of Jamie's book apart for the lies and complete fabrications that it was loaded with. Jamie made a bunch of threats towards us and we kept asking him to please follow through.

At one point, Jamie had a very tiny storage shed in California loaded with pictures and various copies with numerous versions of his self publishing book claiming to once been friends with Rick Nelson. Jamie also claimed to be friends with Elvis. Only thing he didn't tell you was that he had met someone named Elvis Merna and not the person who he leads you to believe was Elvis Presley. If you should be foolish enough to even consider investing in his hair brained scheme, I have to caution you that you would then be open to numerous lawsuits. He claims that a member of the Beach Boys killed his child and also killed others. It's in his book. Jamie has made wild claims to having wrote songs with the Rolling Stones which I had proved was not true on the Wordpress site.

His story how Rick Nelson was killed, that is in his own words in his so called book, was proven wrong by the Nelson Family themselves which pretty much ended the entire Wordpress site. My advice to anyone would be to look at his so called book and ask for evidence that I have proven he does not have. I met Jamie Fresh in Gloucester, VA as his mother lives in the county. He comes to Gloucester from time to time but not very often. He is the black sheep of his family.



He set up his girlfriend to handle illegal activities for him and she was sent to jail for it. All of it tied to his wild fantasy for the production of his book. He talks a good talk the first time you meet him, but do not be fooled. He is slick. Just do your homework and you will quickly learn that nothing he says adds up and there is no proof in what he tells you.

I worked with insiders from all around the nation exposing every level of fraud he was perpetuating. How he remains on the streets is beyond any of us. If you need help getting rid of this guy should he attach himself to you, you can contact me through this site and I can assemble the team once again to stop him in his tracks. He also uses numerous names such as Jamie Furst, James Furst and others. There is no movie, there is no real book, and there are no contract deals. He will tell you how I set up hundreds of web sites to knock him out and how I hacked his site. Sorry, I never had that kind of time nor interest.

Last I knew, he was a street bum with no place to live. I hope he at least has a roof over his head these days as I do not wish that kind of life on anyone. So if you are doing your research based on a meeting with him, this is the latest update.

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It's Now Official, TC Walker School Is Closing

As of last night, Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 in an official Gloucester County meeting, it was determined that TC Walker school will be closing it's doors as a school for good. A few things to keep in mind when trying to reason why the county would act in this manner. One. When dealing in a government setting, one is judged for success by the budget one controls, not how much money one makes or how much money one saves. Government is not in the business of making a profit nor is it in the business of saving money on anything. Therefore, what makes business sense to anyone outside of government does not make any sense to anyone inside of government. It then makes sense to do what is going to create the highest level budget you can control than to determine what makes sense for those you have been elected to serve.

What all of this means is we are headed for higher taxes. A natural disaster is great for politicians as it always raises the budgets of someone somewhere. As your budget goes up, so does your value and your pay. With the higher pay, you can now afford the extra taxes you helped bring about. But do not look at it as having to pay higher taxes for the increased budgets our officials burden us with. Think of it as increasing the value of the resumes of our elected officials instead. Yeah, that should help you sleep better at night now.

So what is the county going to do with the empty school? The inside track says that they are already looking at the property as additional office space. Expanding government with higher costs and higher budgets meaning higher taxes. Wait, I mean value added resumes for those in charge.



What I would like to see is the county turn one of it's buildings into a homeless shelter. The county has ignored this problem way to long. What the county does with the homeless of this area other than ignore them is to send them instead to places like the homeless shelters over in Newport News and Hampton that are already way over burdened. Just last night I was communicating with a family via email that has a serious homeless problem through no fault of their own. They were residents of Gloucester and have a long history here. They have been forced across the river because Gloucester does nothing about these issues. By the way, that ploy is over 100 years old and is very effective at shifting the burden from one area to another.

The recent figures here in Gloucester is that we have 54 babies that are presently homeless. The overall figures of actual homeless in Gloucester are staggering with nothing being done about it. These are not your normal hopeless drunks or junkies either. These are hard working people that lost their jobs and then their homes. People when you look at them and talk to them, you would never know their issues. I know of one reverend who has been doing everything he can to try and help but has been getting almost no help from anyone anywhere. When we have approached churches, organizations and local government, they all have the same answer, we have no answer nor do we plan on putting anything together any time soon. Well here is a great way to put together a new budget and expand local government and create new jobs helping people who have been victimized by the new economy.

Virginia State Legislators Smoking Dope?

Virginia State Legislators Smoking Dope?

By; Steve Klein

Okay, let's look at whats going on in the world around us. We are clearly in a shrinking economy. It's not going to get better any time soon and everyone knows this, yet our state legislators are sitting in Richmond planning on the largest budget in the history of Virginia. All I can ask, are they all smoking dope in Richmond? Where is it that they are planning to get all the funding for this new massive cash cow from? We the people? Are you kidding? Who has it? You folks have already taken it. Ain't nothin left thar, Jeb.

Maybe the legislators in Richmond have found a new money tree? They need to share that. New businesses coming into Virginia that we are not being told about? Massive new plants coming into the state? Are we the new China manufacturing machine? Get real. Our politicians need to stop playing games with the money that obviously isn't there and come into real life. I know where they can get a lot of their money from. Do not take any pay for the work you are all doing in Richmond and do not take any write off's for all the travel you have to do to the state capital either. Pay for that out of your own pockets. Pledge your pay to help fund the new budgets. Won't do that? Don't do it with our money either then.

In fact, all you legislators should sell all your assets and pledge them to the new budget to show how serious you all are to the health of the state and the people. Sell your cars and take public transportation to the next meeting in Richmond. Can't afford a room there? Go to one of the homeless shelters for the night. Have other income from other businesses? Donate 100% of it to the state budgets. In fact, just donate your entire business to the state and sell off all the assets. Liquidate all your holdings and add it into your new budgets. Show us how serious you are about your plans. Lead by example.

Maybe we can get a loan from China for the new state budget. Wait, let's just sell the state capital to the Chinese. I bet we can get a barrel of oil for it. Let's also sell route 95 to the Arabs. Maybe we can also sell 64 to the Russians for some Vodka. Let's also sell the Chesapeake Bay to the Germans and let them worry about cleaning it up. We can also give Mathews county away to anyone willing to put up with the new UN rules and laws. Let someone else deal with that headache. Wait, let's open a bunch of casino's and meth labs. We can use all the old schools for the new meth labs. Who cares if they blow up then? Legalize dope then we can tax the hell out of it and the legislators won't have to worry about getting busted.

Okay that was purposely absurd. But then again, so is putting together the biggest budget in the history of the state of Virginia during a shrinking economy. That is if our legislators are planning on funding the budgets through new and or increased taxes. Maybe the state should just take it's excess holdings and fund everything that way instead? Ya think? Nah, they are not going to admit they have it. If that were to happen, a lot of people would get awfully mad once they found out about it.

California Prop 8 Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional?

California Prop 8 Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional?

By; Steve Klien

A judge in California who is now retired has made a decision that any ban on gay marriage in the state is unconstitutional. After he made that decision, he retired and then announced he was gay. He refused to announce that life style choice before being called on to make the constitutional decision. Hence his decision was biased. He was also very wrong on his call on the constitutionality of that decision. He showed he knows very little about the US Constitution whatsoever.

“The US Constitution was written for a Christian people and will serve no other”. John Adams. Throughout history, Christianity has never supported gay relationships and is against the Christian bible. Our founding fathers were Christians and would never have dreamed of allowing gay marriages. I myself do not care, but do not force it down our throats and ask us to accept it especially under any form of religion. I have a zero sum issue with states allowing state sponsored gay marriages as long as religion is kept out of it and not asked to ever recognize it under any form. A ban on gay marriage is not unconstitutional but instead it keeps within the Constitution. The judge in California should be disbarred for life and fined very heavily for his decision and deliberate failure to disclose his own preferences in this matter. Any time he wants to debate the US Constitution, I will be happy to teach him what he obviously fails to understand.

Also, the media forcing this down every American citizens throat throughout the day was a very clear propaganda ploy to get ,“We The People”, divided on this issue. It was deliberate to force everyone to deal with it. Divide and conquer. Makes no difference what the issue is, just get people divided on it.

If we are to accept this, why not accept child porn as a life style choice? Human sacrifice for the soon to be departed against their will, for religious freedom? Free opium for everyone so we can all trip the light fantastic? Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds anyone? Let's distribute pot in the schools so all the children know and understand what it is. It's all in the Constitution. The right of freedom of choice you know. The Freedom to be happy. For that matter, let's all just go out and take everything we want from anywhere we want and never pay for any of it. It's freedom of choice to do so. Rape should also be legal too since it's a freedom of choice life style. Legalize anarchy as it's our constitutional right to be happy.

Time to call ridiculous what it is.

Sheriff Steve Gentry Steps Down And The Real Reason Is?

As of Friday this past week, Sheriff Steve Gentry stepped down from his recently elected position to spend more time with his family. Well anyone who looks at the facts knows that you do not spend a great deal of time and energy as well as those who invested in getting you re elected into your post and then just step down a few months later. The official reason reported in the papers is because Mr Gentry wants to spend more time with his family. The unofficial reason that has already been made public is sexual harassment or sexual misconduct. I will not defend that but I do question it.

I have a number of years of experience dealing in that area of law. From what I have seen in the public posts about this issue, this is something that has been going on for a long time. Inexcusable as it may be, the legal precedence in this type of situation where sexual harassment has been going on for an extended period is hard if not near impossible to prosecute. The reason as I have seen in the past is because a precedent was set and no early charges were filed. Even where multiple charges are filed through a number of employees, if it has been going on for some time, the precedence has been set. Again, I am not defending what he did if he is in fact guilty of this.

What I am saying however, that the chances of the charges actually going all the way through are not in favor of those making the charges. I am not blaming them for making them either mind you. I just do not see sheriff Gentry stepping down because of these charges. I think it might be some other reason. What that reason is I do not know at this time. But I do know that we are now looking at an all new election for sheriff. It takes a very special kind of individual to fill those shoes. It's a rare person who has the stamina both physically and mentally to handle such a job. You have to play politics at the local, state and federal level. Then you have to deal with all the issues in and around the county. Everything from those who want to argue a ticket to the street criminal and everything in between.

Either way, things are rather interesting to watch right now. This should prove to be an interesting year.

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Gloucester To Waste $70,000.00 of Tax Payer Funds?

Back in October of 2011 the majority of Gloucester supervisors voted to spend about $35,000.00 per year over two years on a Pictometry tool for use in aerial photography. Guess no one on the board of supervisors ever heard of Google Earth? A free tool that even the federal government uses? Will show all the aerial photography anyone in the county can use for planning. $70,000.00 can be put to better use in many areas. School funding is cut yet the county has money for a fancy aerial camera that they do not need?

More of your tax dollars working against you. We spend a lot of time criticizing the county on many areas, the objective being to help make Gloucester a better place to live. It is always possible that there are very sound reasons for all the folly we presently are reporting on. Then again, it might just very well be folly that needs to be pointed out and something done about it. There are plenty of families in Gloucester that need help so spending $70,000.00 over two years on an expensive aerial camera in this economy when there are free tools already in place makes no sense. We would like to hear why the county can not use free tools in place of expensive tools. What about the possibility of hiring an outside contractor to take the aerial photography needed at a much lower cost where Google Earth might have some unknown shortfall for county assessments in certain areas?

Gloucester County Court House Circle A Disaster

New Court House Circle A Disaster

by; Steven Klien

Anyone who has had the privilege of driving around the new court house circle will note that the width of the street has been considerably cut down from it's previous size. This has been done in an effort to spend state and federal money or lose that money. Engineering was not well thought out as the new street width is cut down considerably. When parking now occurs on the side of the street and traffic has to get around the new circle, the area is much tighter. Complaints are already coming in that trucks are having a very hard time navigating the area and are driving across the grass and the curbing. I won't say the area did not need some work, but not the total make over that the county has implemented. In a county meeting it has been admitted that the new design was made with the intention of curbing traffic through the area.

Why not put up worthless stop lights to make it very clear to everyone they are not wanted? If you are trying to improve business on Main Street, you do not block or curb the flow of people moving through the area. I have a question here, if you are going to cut down the amount of people coming into an area and there are people who have substantial investments in local businesses and you are hurting those businesses because you have purposely restricted traffic to them, are you going to compensate those business owners or just feel sorry for them when they close shop because they can no longer afford to sit in their shops doing nothing and not making any money?

Why didn't the county wait to start working on the roads and bridges by the library on 17 business until after the court house circle was completed? Now traffic is a major nightmare trying to get to any business on Main Street no matter which direction one takes. Once it's all done it will be nice, no question about it. But at what cost? The sheer lack of planning by those in charge of doing the planning is a nightmare.

Politicians Unresponsive To The Masses

Politicians Unresponsive To The Masses

by; Steven Klien

In TTC Media polls, 96.7% of the people polled said that they believe elected officials should answer to the people who voted them in. 100% of the people answered however that they do not believe that our elected officials actually do answer to those who voted them in. 25% of the people did however feel that once in a while, elected officials make somewhat of an effort to seem like they do care about what their constituents issues are.

Commentary from those polled believe that politicians instead answer to the bankers and wherever the money is flowing from. The statistics do not speak well at all on the current state of political affairs as the polling made no distinction between democrats, republicans or any other political party. Finger pointing from one party to another can not be done here.

The statistics would suggest that the system is now so corrupted that it no longer matters who you vote for or who gets in. Politicians are going to do whatever they want despite the promises and it's for the power and the money, not for the people they are supposed to represent.

The death of the American system as we have been taught from early childhood has been long held by many with more people adding their names to the list. The future isn't looking very bright when it comes to politics.

TC Walker School To Close

In a meeting held for teachers of the TC Walker school here in Gloucester this past week, it was announced that the TC Walker school would be closing it's doors to students for good. The results of a meeting held behind closed doors on Tuesday evening last week? Yet the speculation continues that Gloucester is planning on building the new middle school replacing the damaged Page middle school just across the street from TC Walker? Gloucester is looking at an 18 million dollar loan to finance the construction of the new middle school across from a school they are now closing. Anyone mad about this yet? The 18 million dollar loan is coming from the tax payer pockets mind you, not from out of thin air.

Now I have some questions here that I am sure will not be addressed unless the county officials are forced to address them, as they should be. For a county that makes a lot of noise about being part of the green environmental movement, (just go to the official Gloucester County Gov site and you get inundated with messages about how the county has been going green), why would the county close one school and build another across the street instead of recycling a school they are planning on closing? For that matter, why not rebuild Page middle school right where it has always been? There is still a perfectly usable shell there in place with all the land already cleared. Why is the county going to destroy forests, killing trees and shrinking the wild life in order to build a new school when they already have the land and a partial building still in place? Or another school they are closing and will not be filling for the much needed replacement of Page middle school?

This is not at all green but instead, hypocritical. One must ask if the real motive for these acts is just a way of some seeking to maintain their positions and try to increase their value in a governmental system? Further questions to explore, we understand, that students at TC Walker produce the highest grades overall in the county. That would make TC Walker the model school of the county and not the one you would think any sane body would dream of closing, unless of course you are seeking to lower the overall value of education throughout the county for some reason.



What TTC Media has always said about those who claim to be green not really believing what they preach is self evident throughout the county anyway. Anyone traveling along the 17 business corridor by the public library can clearly see that EPA violations seemingly are taking place except when done by either the county or the state of course. Then no violations exist. If that were you or me disturbing the wetlands the way that are being done by the library, we would be forced to pay massive fines and also pay to restore everything we disturbed. We would probably end up with jail time to boot. Anyone still see any value in green environmentalism or is it just a way of controlling the masses against their will?

Further questions to ask is why is the county holding closed door meetings while planning on spending tax payer money without any input from those they are going to be taking the money from? That is government by the government for the government. Not government for the people who elected them. But then again, many people still believe that the US Constitution is still in place somewhere.

It's easy to criticize the county and those in charge. In these areas the criticism is needed. There are other areas that the county excels in and I do not take the position that the county officials are always flawed. We have some very outstanding people doing a superb job and we are blessed to have them. Many buildings along Main Street have been saved from demolition and have been restored. They are not eye sores and there is a lot of community involvement here in Gloucester that you do not find in other areas of the nation. Cities and towns have deserted Main streets that look horrible, yet our own Main street is in great comparative shape and we are blessed with the Gloucester Main Street Association that works very hard at attracting new business to the area and also maintaining high standards for the area. They work closely with the county and it all works to the benefit for all of us.

Warren Domangue A Lakewood, CO Lawyer, Believes In Little Green Men From Outer Space?

Warren Domangue, Jr.
(wdomangue06@law.du.edu)
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The evidence is overwhelming in support of the existence of extraterrestrail life and their visitation to Earth. EVERYTHING will change once their presence is known and acknowledged by all. I believe the change will be for the better and benefit humanity. It is time we grow up, collectively, and stop allowing fear to rule our lives. This is the biggest story in the history of humanity, and it is the greatest hope ever presented to us.

http://www.petitiononline.com/petitions/D4CCC/signatures?page=4 This is the link where Warren Domangue a Lakewood Colorado lawyer made the above public statement. So he believes in little green men from outer space? Guess if you get into a UFO crash and need legal representation then Warren is the man to see. Wreck someone's property because you crash landed in their field with your space ship? Call Warren. Have military personnel flying after you? Call Warren, he should know what to do.

By the way, we all need to grow up and believe like Warren does. I thought lawyers were supposed to be objective?

MS Media Document Showing Deceptive Practices, Mymsmedia

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19 pages of documentation are all right here in this file showing all kinds of issues surrounding MS Media. Sad part is I can produce a lot more. These guys do not know when to quit harassing me but then again, this is why. Read the 19 page PDF file we put together here.

Update based on local search.  The MS Media business in our story above went out of business days after this report.  Other companies and websites are presently up using the MS Media name that have nor had anything to do with the above company.  Please do not confuse these companies.

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Up On The Rooftop, Reindeer Pause, Out Jumps Good Old Counterfeit Clause.

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Brent Lorentz

People obviously purchase substantial volumes of products over the holiday season. As much as this is a boon for legitimate retailers and manufacturers, it is also a boon for those unsavory Scrooges that choose to operate on the wrong side of trademark tenets. Let’s call them Counterfeit Clauses.

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Warranty Facts, What You Need To Know

Warranty Facts

This topic is based on facts on warranties for consumers from the Federal Trade Commission;

(http:/www.ftc.gov). Before you make a major purchase, there is an important promise you should read. It is called the warranty: the manufacturer's or seller's promise to stand behind a product. Warranties vary in the amount of coverage they provide. So, just as you compare the style, price, and other characteristics of products before you buy, you also can compare their warranties.

The Magnuson-Moss Act of 1975 requires that warranties be available for you to read before you make a purchase.

(What retailer is in compliance with this law)?

Something to take into consideration, if you are returning a product back to a retail store and they charge a restocking fee, you may be able to get them to drop the restocking fee because they were in violation of the above act. It's one way to fight back when dealing with unfair policies, but that is assuming what you are taking back normally would have a warranty such as electronics. This will not work with clothing.

Written Warranties

Written warranties come with most major purchases, although this is not legally required. (In other words, a manufacturer is not required to provide a warranty on their product('s)). The protection offered by written warranties varies greatly, so it is important to compare warranties before making a purchase. Here are some questions to keep in mind when comparing warranties.

·What parts and repair problems are covered by the warranty?

·Check to see if any parts of the product or types of repair problems are excluded from coverage.
·Are any expenses excluded from coverage? Some warranties require you to pay for labor charges.

·How long does the warranty last? Check the warranty to see when it expires.

·Does the warranty cover "consequential damages"? Many warranties do not cover consequential damages. This means that the company will not pay for any damage the product caused, or your time and expense in getting the damage repaired. For example, if your freezer breaks and the food spoils, the company will not pay for the food you lost.

·Are there any conditions or limitations on the warranty? Some warranties only provide coverage if you maintain or use the product as directed. For example, a warranty may cover only personal uses _ as opposed to business uses of the product. Make sure the warranty will meet your needs.

·Who do you contact to obtain warranty service? It may be the seller or the manufacturer who provides you with service.

·What will you have to do to get repairs? Look for conditions that could prove expensive, such as a
requirement that you ship a heavy object to a factory for service.

·What will the company do if the product fails? Find out if the company will repair it, replace it, or return your money.

Spoken Warranties

Sometimes a salesperson will make an oral promise, for example, that the seller will provide free repairs. However, if this claim is not in writing, you may not be able to get the promised service. Have the salesperson put the promise in writing, or do not count on the service.

Billing Errors on Credit Cards, Gloucester, VA News You Can Use

Now that Christmas is over, it's that time of year that credit card bills are now starting to come in showing you what you spent. We strongly advise you to look over your bills closely and make sure that there are no billing errors. Errors do happen and you do not want to be stuck paying for something that isn't yours. You have a limited amount of time to do so, so please look over the following with care to know your rights and responsibilities.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advises you to review your billing statements with care.

Credit card billing errors do occur, but they are simple to resolve if you know how to use the Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA). Under this law, you must send the creditor a written notice about the problem to avoid paying for any charges you dispute. Many consumers forfeit their rights under this Act because they rely on calling the company to correct a billing problem. You may call if you wish, but phoning does not trigger the legal safeguards provided under the FCBA.

To take full advantage of your rights under the law, this is what you need to do. Write to the bank, the financial institution, or retailer who issued the card. Your letter must be received within 60 days after the issuer mailed you the first bill containing the error. In your letter include: your name and account number; the date, type, and dollar amount of the charge you are disputing; and why you think there was a mistake.

Be sure to send the letter to the special address for billing inquiries, as designated by the card issuer. You frequently can find the proper address on your bill under a heading such as "send inquiries to." Do not put your letter in the same envelope as your payment. To be sure the card issuer receives your letter, you may wish to send it by certified mail.



This is what the creditor is required to do.

· Acknowledge your letter in writing within 30 days after it is received, unless the problem has been resolved within that time.

· Conduct a reasonable investigation and, within no more than 90 days, either explain why the bill is correct or correct the error.

· Include documents showing that the charge was correct, if the creditor states the bill is correct and you asked for "proof" in your letter.

· Under the FCBA, the card issuer cannot close your account just because you disputed a bill under the law.

· If you continue to have problems with the card issuer, you might wish to seek legal advice or contact your local consumer protection agency.

Consumer Handbook to Credit Protection Laws

Introduction

The Consumer Credit Protection Act of 1968, which launched the Truth in Lending, was a landmark piece of legislation. For the first time, creditors had to state the cost of borrowing in a common language so that you,the customer, could figure out exactly what the charges would be, compare costs, and shop around for the credit deal best for you.

Since 1968, credit protections have multiplied rapidly. The concepts of "fair" and "equal" credit have been written into laws that outlaw unfair discrimination in credit transactions; require that consumers be told the reason when credit is denied;

Let borrowers find out about their credit records;
Set up a way to settle billing disputes.

Each law was meant to reduce the problems and confusion surrounding consumer credit which, as it became more widely used in our economy, also grew more complex. Together, these laws set a standard for how individuals are to be treated in their financial dealings.

The laws say, for instance:

·That you cannot be turned down for a credit card just because you're a single woman;

·That you can limit your risk if a credit card is lost or stolen;

·That you can straighten out errors in your monthly bill without damage to your credit rating;

·That you won't find credit shut off just because you've reached the age of 65.

But, let the buyer be aware! It is important to know your rights and how to use them. This handbook explains how the consumer credit laws can help you shop for credit, apply for it, keep up your credit standing, and, if need be, complain about an unfair deal. It explains what you should look for when using credit and what creditors look for before extending it. It also points out the laws solutions to discriminatory practices that have made it difficult for women and minorities to get credit in the past.

The Cost of Credit

You get credit by promising to pay in the future for something you receive in the present.
Credit is a convenience. It lets you charge a meal on your credit card, pay for an appliance on the installment plan, take out a loan to buy a house, or pay for schooling or vacations. With credit, you can enjoy your purchase while you're paying for it--or you can make a purchase when you're lacking ready cash.

But there are strings attached to credit too. It usually costs something. And of course what is borrowed must be paid back.

If you are thinking of borrowing or opening a credit account consumer leasing disclosures can help you compare the cost and terms of one lease with another and with the cost and terms of buying for cash or on credit.

The Finance Charge and Annual Percentage Rate (APR)

Credit costs vary. By remembering two terms, you can compare credit prices from different sources. Under Truth in Lending, the creditor must tell you, in writing and before you sign any agreement, the finance charge and the annual percentage rate.

The finance charge is the total dollar amount you pay to use credit. It includes interest costs, and other costs, such as service charges and some credit--related insurance premiums. For example, borrowing $100 for a year might cost you $10 in interest. If there were also a service charge of $1, the finance charge would be $11.

The annual percentage rate (APR)is the percentage cost (or relative cost) of credit on a yearly basis. This is your key to comparing costs, regardless of the amount of credit or how long you have to repay it:

Again, suppose you borrow $100 for one year and pay a finance charge of $10. If you can keep the entire $100 for the whole year and then pay back $110 at the end of the year, you are paying an APR of 10 percent. But, if you repay the $100 and finance charge (a total of $110) in twelve equal monthly installments, you don't really get to use $100 for the whole year. In fact, you get to use less and less of that $100 each month. In this case, the $10 charge for credit amounts to an APR of 18 percent.

All creditors banks, stores, car dealers, credit card companies, finance companies-must state the cost of their credit in terms of the finance charge and the APR. Federal law does not set interest rates or other credit charges. But it does require their disclosure so that you can compare credit costs. The law says these two pieces of information must be shown to you before you sign a credit contract or before you use a credit card.

A Comparison

Even when you understand the terms a creditor is offering, it's easy to underestimate the difference in dollars that different terms can make. Suppose you're buying a $7,500 car. You put $1,500 down, and need to borrow $6,000. Compare the three credit arrangements on the next page.
How do these choices stack up? The answer depends partly on what you need.
The lowest cost loan is available from Creditor A.

If you were looking for lower monthly payments, you could get then by paying the loan off over a longer period of time. However, you would have to pay more in total costs. A loan from Creditor B--also at a 14 percent APR, but for four years--will add about $488 to your finance charge.

If that four-year loan were available only from Creditor C, the APR of 15 percent would add another $145 or so to your finance charges as compared with Creditor B.
Other terms--such as the size of the down payment--will also make a difference. Be sure to look at all the terms before you make your choice.

Cost of Open-End Credit

Open-end credit includes bank and department store credit cards, gasoline company cards, home equity lines, and check overdraft accounts that let you write checks for more than your actual balance with the bank. Open-end credit can be used again and again, generally until you reach a certain prearranged borrowing limit. Truth in Lending requires that open-end creditors tell you the terms of the credit plan so that you can shop and compare the costs involved.

When you're shopping for an open-end plan, the APR you're told represents only the periodic rate that you will be charged--figured on a yearly basis. (For instance, a creditor that charges 1% percent interest each month would quote you an APR of 18 percent.) Annual membership fees, transaction charges, and points, for example, are listed separately; they are not included in the APR. Keep this in mind and compare all the costs involved in the plans, not just the APR.

Creditors must tell you when finance charges begin on your account, so you know how much time you have to pay your bill before a finance charge is added. Creditors may give you a 25-day grace period, for example, to pay your balance in full before making you pay a finance charge.
Creditors also must tell you the method they use to figure the balance on which you pay a finance charge; the interest rate they charge is applied to this balance to come up with the finance charge. Creditors use a number of different methods to arrive at the balance. Purchases are not counted. This is called the adjusted balance method.

Another is the previous balance method. Creditors simply use the amount owed at the beginning of the billing cycle to come up with the finance charge.

Under one of the most common methods-the average daily balance method--creditors add your balances for each day in the billing cycle and then divide that total by the number of days in the cycle. Payments made during the cycle are subtracted in arriving at the daily amounts, and, depending on the plan, new purchases may or may not be included. Under another method, the two-cycle average daily balance method, creditors use the average daily balances for two billing cycles to compute your finance charge. Again, payments will be taken into account in figuring the balances, but new purchases may or may not be included.

Be aware that the amount of the finance charge may vary considerably depending on the method used, even for the same pattern of purchases and payments.

If you receive a credit card offer or an application, the creditor must give you information about the APR and other important terms of the plan at that time. Likewise, with a home equity plan, information must be given to you with an application.

Truth in Lending does not set the rates or tell the creditor how to calculate finance charges it only requires that the creditor tell you the method that it uses. You should ask for an explanation of any terms you don't understand.

MS Media aka North American Bancard Potential Scam Alert

MS Media aka North American Bancard aka ??

Recently I put my resume up on a number of sites including Linked In and have since been bombarded with a number of questionable business proposals. The most outstanding one is by people claiming to be MS Media aka North American Bancard. First I want to point out that what I have been able to trace so far is that North American Bancard is a legitimate company but has recently been hijacked by some very clever scam artists. I'm going to detail all the information here and I want to point out that the CEO, Mike D Menzel also from the legal department by the way, (Yeah, sure why not), has threatened to sue me if I write this article. I'm sending him a link now that this is posted.

Here is the deal, someone named Skyler Weitzel, aka Jason Troup contacted me via a phone call, his phone number is 303-219-6399 and was pitching me about selling merchant card services. The claim that this person made was that MS Media was contracted by Wells Fargo Bank as Wells Fargo Bank's only contractor and provider of of merchant credit card services. He claimed that Wells Fargo was not handling their own merchant accounts. I sent him a screen shot photo of the Wells Fargo Bank's merchant services credit card processing systems and the tune changed to that the contract was that MS Media aka North American Bancard had an exclusive contract from Wells Fargo Bank on the nation's lowest rates.

(Let me interject that the potential scam here is that they try to collect a $500.00 fee for training, 1,000 leads and back end support. I offered them a 24 hour 2 new accounts in exchange for the $500.00 fee. Nope, they needed the $500.00 fee. So then I offered them a 24 hour 2 new accounts plus 4 days to add 5 more new accounts in exchange for the fee. Nope, they tried to get me to pay at least $250.00 up front).

When I explained to him that I had a friend at Wells Fargo Bank and wanted to verify the claim that MS Media aka North American Bancard was making, the conversation got real ugly real fast. (Not a good sign). He hung up on me after calling me a few choice words. Thinking that this may be a legitimate company yet, someone higher up in the company would surely want to know about how rude one of their sales people was to me. I sent an email to the company complaining about this guy and that if I were to do a story on this, it would not look good for them.

Then I received the voice mail message, (CLICK HERE to download the actual message from the CEO) threatening me with a lawsuit if I actually post a story on this. He then called me a second time and threatened me yet again saying that it would cost me at least $20,000.00 to defend myself against his lawsuit and that he would take me for everything. I told him to go ahead. I'm saying it here as well, go ahead. I have filed complaints with the Virginia Corporation Commission, the FTC, and the USA Better Business Bureau. Then I contacted Wells Fargo Bank's national headquarters. Gee, to my surprise they never heard of MS Media or North American Bancard. Neither was listed as a partner, a 3rd party vendor or any type of corporate relationship.

I went back to the site for MS Media. The first page is still the same but they have changed the look of their secondary pages that look stolen from a legitimate site. (It's easy to do, you just have to bounce a web page and copy the code, then re post it on your hosting site). The site no longer matches up. These guys are running ads over on Sales Gravy and I have contacted a friend over there to report a potential fraud from these guys.
Here is a list of email addresses and names as well as phone numbers from these guys. I am also sending this info to the FBI next. I am 90% convinced that this is a scam. Not 100% convinced as I do not have all the details yet. On my last check, I called one of their phone numbers late at night and got a generic answering service.

info@mymsmedia.com
sweitzel817@gmail.com Skyler Weitez aka Jason Troud
mikedmenzel@gmail.com (CEO and Legal Department)
James@multi-merchant.com James Shepard phone 814-515-9526 and 814-217-6795

Now even though that Mike, the CEO also from the legal department said that he was from the legal department and also the CEO??????, He also told me that I would be hearing from his attorney, Warren Domanque. A cross reference of attorney's throughout the nation did not yield one result for any attorney with that name. Another surprise. Now take a look at the above email addresses, do these look like email addresses that professionals would use in business? The Info at mymsmedia is very generic, so again, no it does not.

Other phone numbers for this group;

303-219-6392
303-219-6366
303-570-0478 Skyler Weitz Cell Phone

Again, I am 90% convinced that this is a scam, there is still a 10% chance that maybe it isn't, so I am continuing my research and following up on all the complaints to get to the bottom of all of this. I do not want to see people being burned on well crafted scams, so I will report on anything that really stinks. This one sure smells nasty too.

Gloucester VA Social - New TTC Media Site Preview

http://gloucestervasocial.blogspot.com/
Click the link to see a preview of our newest site now under construction. This is a preview and we are not done with all of the design work yet or the uploads of free stuff we are offering to everyone. The official launch is coming in 2012. But we are happy with where we are that we are ready to let people start viewing the site now. We will be adding more games, software downloads, video downloads, apps, tools for your cell phones and more. We are working at designing the future site for Gloucester's social media. These two sites will be cross linked and between these two sites, you will get more than you could ever hope for. Cool stuff for free and more cool stuff for free. We hope you enjoy the new site.

Gloucester, VA Best Christmas Eve Entertainment

We have put up the best Christmas Eve entertainment for you here on Gloucester Links and News. Santa tracking, Trans Siberian Orchestra and Jeff Dunham videos for your entertainment. We could do this all night but it's time to go spend time with our own family. Merry Christmas everyone.

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Jeff Dunham Holiday Tips For Gloucester, VA

Merry Christmas.  Enjoy the Jeff Dunham Video Gloucester.

Jeff Dunham and Bubba J Christmas Carols For Gloucester, VA

Taking Christmas to an all new level right here in Gloucester, VA.

Achmed The Dead Terrorist, Christmas Song, Gloucester, VA

Achmed The Dead Terrorist sings Christmas songs for us.

David Bowie and Bing Crosby, Little Drummer Boy

I hate to age myself, but I remember the original broadcast airing of this piece. It' still tugs at my heart every time I hear this version.

Joan Jet, Little Drummer Boy

Always liked this version of the Little Drummer Boy, by Joan Jet. Very hard to impossible to find. Glad someone posted it on You Tube.

Gloucester, VA Trans Siberian Orchestra Live Concert Footage, 2011, Christmas Canon Rock

Christmas Canon Rock is the title of this song. This is not one of our videos, but it's worth sharing during this festive season.

Wizards In Winter, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Gloucester, VA Christmas

A great number by the Trans Siberian Orchestra. Wizards In Winter is a major hit. One of the many songs we enjoy during the Christmas Season.

Trans Siberian Orchestra, Faith Noel, Gloucester, VA Christmas

The Trans Siberian Orchestra is amazing and here is some live footage of them playing Faith Noel. Enjoy and Merry Christmas.

Gloucester, VA Santa Tracking Live Video, Covering The World

As usual every year, we are bringing you the most Christmas spirit we can put together for you to enjoy. More ways to track Santa than any other site on the Internet.

Santa Tracking For Gloucester, VA And The Rest Of The World, 2011

Welcome to the Santa Tracker for 2011. Each year we help you to track Santa's location so that the children know when they had better get to bed or possibly miss getting presents from Santa. Merry Christmas.

Poll Results Show Elected Officials Should Answer To The People

These are the results from the poll we had hosted here for about a year. We are now conducting a follow up poll both here on this site and other sites to get a broad picture of the American political landscape. Thank you to all who previously participated and thank you in advance to all present participants. We appreciate your feedback.

Social Media Issues Segment 2

Social Media Issues, Segment2

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Here we are presenting segment two of Social Media Issues. What you as a small business can do to start tracking your presence on the web.

Social Media Issues, Segment One

We are launching a new series on social media issues and the first segment is being posted here.

Crany Creek Christmas Lights A Bust This Year As Is Franktronics Christmas Light Show

We recently learned that there will be no grand lighting displays this year at the Joyce residence on Crany Creek. The Joyce family sent a letter to the Gloucester Mathews Gazette Journal back in November stating that due to health issues, they were not going to set up the lights. They expect to set up the lights again next year but this year is a bust. We still have a few videos from last year's event that we have not posted in here, so we will get them up soon for everyone.

Also, Franktronics will not be putting on the Christmas lights show at the campgrounds this year either. Instead Franktronics is only doing a small display outside of their retail location on route 17. Either way, their lights make a very strong showing on 17. They are hard to miss. Gloucester Main Street is a major pain in the you know what with all that construction so visiting the Christmas tree at the circle is very difficult.

Also with the weather having been as warm as it is, few people have caught the Christmas spirit. With the drop in the above circles of what many people looked forward to this time of year, it's going to be a tougher season here. I used to be amazed at all the people who did NOT put up Christmas lights in the past. This year I am amazed at all the people that have put up lights. We put up ours as both my wife and I come from families that have always done so. It's just part of our tradition. We just scaled down how much we do now.

While I have you reading, check out the Gloucester Mathews Gazette Journal web site. Updated and upgraded and looking very nice. More professional with a lot more information. Well done.
http://www.gazettejournal.net