Ending The Nittany Nightmare: Penn State Pre-Game Plea, An Open Letter To President Rodney Erickson
An Open Letter to Penn State University President Rodney Erickson
With much respect -Do what I say, and do it today.
Hire the best Public Relations firm in the country for PSU’s needs. I am redacting that recommendation for the publication of this open letter, but it is included in my email to you. Don’t spend the time or manpower to run through the approved vendor lists and bid it out- not that kind of gig. The Board of Trustees can WebEx if necessary and this is the kind of emergency proxy was invented for.
Once retained, have the agency facilitate meetings through their agents with Bill Parcells and Bill Cowher immediately. Specify no leaks to the press until after they occur and by mutual agreement. Cowher may be the low hanging fruit on this one, he is returning to CBS next year.
If neither is interested in a head coach commitment of an 8-1 Big Ten team, follow their recommendations about who to contact next and ask them; beg if necessary, if they would be willing to consider a consulting gig for the recruitment process. Urban Myer is a fine coach and leader, but regardless of who PSU ultimately chooses, efforts to rebuild the PSU brand must start with a nationally recognizable face of a trusted and respected winner, like yesterday.
Champions attract champions and without that, it is like asking collegiate coaching candidates to walk into the lion’s den (pun intended) wearing a raw steak necklace. You will not even get one to tour Lasche, trust me on this.
This strategy would likely also include a public facing spokesperson effort, and worth every penny if that is all you can get a commitment for from either coach.
Pay them to sit in the lobby. Pay them to ride the elevator a few times, but get them on grounds. Pay them to have a motivational meeting with the team.
If you have some strong players they could attach to quickly and produce an “I remember when I was a young fig on the tree” memory synapses, it couldn’t hurt.
Instruct all team members never to roll the eyes should the phrase “When I was your age we played ball with pads made of glass and never wore cleats in the snow”; if they told me that I would believe it.
This is the kind of benchmarking that will revitalize wilting spirits of a young athlete, and the parents with the trembling hand over the eject button.
Half the free world is digging old milk cartons out of the recyclables to see if they recognize any kids they may have seen with Sandusky or on the sidelines of a game- they need a new visual association.
As you already know, if you are lucky enough to get this far, they will advise you to release every staffer from the interim athletic director to the water boys that were ever part of Paterno’s camp or rolled up his pants before the game. Do it.
This might be a good time to allow a try before they buy scenario if either are willing, as “guest coaches” to finish the season.
While I am at it, I might suggest a reality miniseries of the process- I know some folks from HBO familiar with the Hard Knocks of football, I would be glad to make a connection.
Donate those proceeds to Coach Parcells or Coach Cowher’s disadvantaged children’s charity of choice which is vetted in advance by a specially appointed member chosen by the new Ethics officer.
Point is, you need immediate public support and that will require immediate damage control or your Titanic does not even have the measly lifeboat option.
The public perception is that there is more to this horror movie after the commercial, and the commercials are disappearing as well.
Your job is to employ the resources that can change the channel when the public is not looking, and forget what they were watching in favor of the new programming, which includes sponsors aligned with that audience.
It is about as transparent of a plan as I can offer- with hope and promise to the innocent victims of this tragedy.
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erose says:
December 8, 2011 at 2:57 pm
The resemblance is certainly there. Now, who is their father or maybe uncle?
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There father and stepmother both passed away, one a few years ago and one a decade before, in Oil City. Their father was a game commissioner.
Looks like we have (at least) 2 Terry Yocums. TEY, age 57, on the sex offender registry; Special Olympian; perhaps an easy touch for financial solicitations; brother (?) Scott.
Then, I’m guessing maybe the Yocum library endowment was made in memory of Terry L Yocum, Jr. Yes, lots of Yocums thereabouts. I’m looking for donors with money and a taste for young boys. I also bet that Jer was given an office and phone at Penn State all these years because he’s good at bringing in money. Although, in his writings he says he’s really bad and uncomfortable making the pitch.
To me, that means he needs something to sweeten the pot, with some donors (Penn State donors–I’m looking beyond Second Mile. Why should he limit his connections??)
Here’s picture a memorial stone for TLY,Jr.–the guys on the fishing forum mentioned it. And, separately, the Sentinel’s obit for TLY,Jr. with family names. Again, of no interest to me unless there’s a connection somewhere in the family to Jer’s pedophile activity.
Name Yocum, Terry L., Jr.
Age 48
Died 6/27/2007
Death Place Hershey
Birth Date 9/18/1958
Birth Place Lewistown
Father Yocum, Terry L., Sr.*
Mother Yocum (Secrest), Rosa S.*
Spouse Yocum (Skipper), Lori L.
Cemetery
Sentinel 6/29/2007
link:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/mifflin/obits/2007-6-sentinel.txt
link to memorial stone:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zFyWk1MjyyI/TLt1NzuRLYI/AAAAAAAAEc0/7PXYaPUQhGU/Erie,%2520Oct%252016%25202010%2520109.JPG&imgrefurl=http://forums.fishusa.com/fb.asp%3Fm%3D349181&usg=__kKrCamIHZOd9fGgg1jCE24hb0HU=&h=683&w=1024&sz=171&hl=en&start=1&zoom=1&tbnid=PeecsbdP-RTuDM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=150&ei=an7hTryDIcqEtgeTmMXDBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dterry%2Bl%2Byocum%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1
(stone inscribed from the FOT and PSA)
@beejay
Really strange, I’ve tried 3 times to post this and it’s not working, just disappears. I’m going to try without the link. John Stewart Reidell? Would he be 70ish?
/ John Reidell
John S Reidell
John Stewart Reidell
More Aliases
70 Ishpeming, MI
Glenmoore, PA
Webster City, IA
Cozad, NE
Ticonderoga, NY
More Locations
Benjamin D Reidell
Patricia Dieter Reidell
Sarah E Reidell
Blink,
Am I doing something wrong or being too trivial. I admit I cannot do the outstanding research some do/////but i love learning from Boc and occasionaly offering a little. My comment from yesterday still said in moderation yesterday and this morning and now removed. Just trying to find out so that i can remove my self if that is best in the groups interest.
Thanks, Gigi
My dearest Gigi, your comment from yesterday was posted yesterday, the thread moves pretty quickly, especially when I am time challenged and moderate a bunch at a time.
You are a beloved and respected contributor here, silly.
B
Genovese’s statement back in 2010 when Sandusky announced his retirement, when she apparently “expressed concerns to someone in authority” in 2008. No she is leaving in January. Looks to me like all she is leaving is a mess. And how will the soon to be cash strapped charity be able to afford to pay her a salary anyway?
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The Second Mile Executive Vice President Katherine Genovese said Sandusky’s retirement is a “natural evolution.”
She said over the years Sandusky has stepped back as long-time organization leaders stepped up.
“Given Jerry’s devotion to the organization this retirement is more than well earned,” she said, adding that they wish him the best and know they will see him around.
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/542384/Second-Mile-founder-retires.html?nav=742
Now here is a Nov. 2011 article
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STATE COLLEGE — One of the biggest questions surrounding the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal has been whether anyone at his charity, The Second Mile, suspected anything.
The Patriot-News has learned that, in 2008, Second Mile executive Katherine Genovese told a person in authority that the charity already had concerns about Sandusky and certain boys.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/11/second_mile_executive_katherin.html
December 8, 2011
snip>
Katherine Genovese, the second-highest paid Second Mile employee and the wife of ex-CEO Jack Raykovitz, will be leaving the children’s charity started by accused child molester Jerry Sandusky, according to a source close to The Second Mile.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/12/second_mile_exec_who_expressed.html
Correction: NOW she is leaving in January.
Let me bring just a tad of what erose referenced about Genovese’ notification to authorities over here. Note the coincidental dates with the 2008 event that actually put some movement into Jer’s investigation:
“The Patriot-News has learned that, in 2008, Second Mile executive Katherine Genovese told a person in authority that the charity already had concerns about Sandusky and certain boys.
That conversation is said to have occurred in late 2008 around the same time that a Clinton County boy came forward with detailed
allegations of sexual abuse. He became Victim One in the grand jury investigation.”
link:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/11/second_mile_executive_katherin.html
Reporting is by Ganim, the go-to local reporter at the Patriot-News.
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@T.Ruth: I think you’re finding the same doc, Reidell, that was with
near these situations. Looks like his house in Boalsburg is up for sale and he’s set up a practice in Cozad, Nebraska (IF that’s the same guy). Although, that 1220 addy in Boalsburg also brings up a couple who’re raising/selling goats. Their last name is Billy. (I’m not making that up. You don’t have to make up anything in this story; it’s all stranger than fiction).
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Now, if we could tie anything back to known pedophiles or child porn, we could make some progress. Ex: the 21 yr old Special Olympian I linked to earlier who assaulted his 8 yr old roommate at the June PSU event. Or Dr. Earl Bradley, the PA serial molester pediatrician who
has already been imprisoned. Or if we could find the emailer on the other end of matthew343@aim.com, which I take to be the email of Charney. One of the emails he received said: “Let me know if you ever want to make it happen with one of my boys, they’re always available,” said one e-mail sent to Charney, who used an alias screen name. {link is under an erose post here back around Dec 1 or so).
Or, remembering that LeRoy Zimmerman, who is/was a lobbyist for his lawfirm, with that registration listing GM as the client. Can we tie that to GM execs who Wantz photographed in compromising situations, for protection and/or blackmail purposes? (Wantz, of Schaad Detective Agency as well as several car dealerships that sold GM cars)
Or, do any locals going to all the links here recognize any names that rumor has it have some kinky sexual tastes?
There’s already SO much info in our posts here, and in the links. Lots of names when you go to the links. Might ring a bell with someone.
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BTW, has Dottie hired her own atty yet? Interesting comments on her current dilemma, including my favorite quote, “”You have a variety of flavors of denial,” Bursztajn said.”
link:
http://www.ncnewsonline.com/topstories/x1863528711/PSU-Scandal-Sandusky-s-wife-breaks-silence-but-accuser-raises-questions-about-her
One of the few things that gives me hope that some truly honest, capable, and well-intended people are trying to find ALL the guilty parties here is this: I love RICO!! I think I mentioned earlier that in PA the RICO statutes are even more broadly written than in other states, allowing more pursuit into corporations. My hope is that some of the time delay in these legal actions is truly necessary to round up all the villains. (We know there was foot dragging for political or other reasons.)
It might be that Jer is the access point into the entire network of conspirators. Conspirators including those who didn’t participate in the pedophilia, but colluded to conceal it for other reasons. Including institutions, public officials, and private corporations–as well as individuals. Jer, waltzing around in public holding hands with 10-yr old boys; putting his hands up their swim trunks in swimming pools. Even as flagrant as he was, prosecutors really, really needed to nail him. And make it stick, in order to have a chance in hell to get at the rest of them. Maybe.
Just ran across a great article that’ll explain more about why RICO laws are so terrific, especially in PA. Written by Wendy Murphy, a leading victims’ rights advocate and nationally recognized television legal analyst. She is an adjunct professor at New England Law in Boston.
Read more: http://www.tauntongazette.com/archive/x267837859/Wendy-J-Murphy-Prosecute-Penn-State-for-chain-of-command-cover-up#ixzz1g3HuoDGl
One more comment and then i’ll stop hogging the blog.
@rose: Been thinking about what you said about Jer not seeming to have the–whatever–to mastermind some pedophile ring. As we’ve seen him lately, I agree. But just maybe 20 yrs ago, or so, he could have had it more together.
But, more likely from my reading his own writings, his style is to sort of bumble through things to get to what he REALLY wants. Young boys. He found himself dealing with big college boys and, IMO, desperately wanted more access to young boys, because, ya know, he just loves kids.
So he bumbled around, found some people with better organizational skills and contacts, and got a legitimate charity started. I have no idea whether some of his early helpers were pedophiles, or just good people wanting to do something charitable for kids. The whole thing is probably most those good people. And then greedy people. With a few pedophiles thrown in.
As more stuff came out, and Jer paraded around in public (surely the “invisible people” knew–the hotel maids, bellboys, room service staff; golf course staff; etc) the enablers decided to ignore him, cover up for him, and try to protect their financial and political interests. Hoping he didn’t bring them down with him. A lot of people made a lot of money for a long time. Some of them will lose some of it now. But not enough to satisfy me.
@beejay. Totally agree with your take of 12/9 @ 928 am.
Also noting JR has been with TSM since 83 (media said 28 yrs) & his no. 2 since its 1977 beginning.
If it is a corrupt organization in its exploitation of some youth, look to its Directors low these many years, before focusing on dumkoff (or worse) Board policy setters. Operations trumped policy here.
Thanks for all your research to Beejay and Erose
Your posts are always interesting
I am just plain mad at Jerry and now Dottie
The nerve of these people
I am sure many people knew or suspected
And said nothing
For fear or money or had their own secrets
But I feel so mad at the Sanduskys
It is all just outrages
And now Dottie
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/jerry-sandusky-scandal-wife-issues-statement-says-hes-innocent/2011/12/09/gIQACKkJiO_blog.html
Someone with better access to records than my unpaid veromi? Publically associated there with John (Jack) R is Daborah of same name. Spouse 1? Publically associated there with Katherine Genovese is Richard (Spouse 1?) and Craig Bernecker & wife local residents (parents?).
I was willing to give Dottie a pass as not knowing
But now I have real doubts about her
A Guidance Counselor who referred kids to TSM?
http://www.basd.net/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=475&PageID=3592&ViewID=eb7e2801-43b3-4938-b9c0-f347ce332820&FlexDataID=5291
DR Is “Central Region DPS President”:
http://www.psea.org/pupil_services.aspx?id=2362
DR’s belief in value of small (5 person) “friendship group” for at risk 3rd grade boys:
http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1986-10539-001
Her bandwagon: motivating boys to attend school through organized friendship groups:
http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5512534
Someone auditing TSM records needs to find out how many times the public schools associated with DR referred 3rd grade (and el ed) boys to TSM.
I also want to know if there was a reward or point system for school guidance counselirs, formal or informal in effect at TSM?
Blink the Nittany Nightmare cannot end until all truth about TSM surfaces.
Personally I thought it an org that can & should be redeemed & go foward, and its D&Os be accountable though.
But WHY has any Court permitted KG -the lead since 1977, to remain in charge of the henhouse? She along with JR should have been barred from premises at the first question, forensic accountants (not only money, but operations) put on site, and a Court order all records be preserved.
Imo failure to do this by State AG, federal DOJ, IRS etcwill be the real PennGate.
IRS absolutely, I would suggest that TSM has been advised they are under investigation in this area.
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@Malty
Who do we think forties issuing a statement was a good idea?
Btw, someone should have her read the first indictment, there are direct witnesses. Wow.
Thanks for the link to the Wendy Murphy article beejay.
The last part of the article expresses my desires about how this criminal activity should be prosecuted.
I am sorry, but I believe there are other such schools around the country that have things they are covering for to protect a reputation. If PSU and the affiliated organizations are totally prosecuted under the Pa. RICO statues, it may make some of the others think hard about trying to hide criminal behavior.
The RICO statues may need to be considerably broadened in several states to make them more effective.
Some other names, out of the past, I’m waiting to see if there’s a reappearance and possible connection to Jer or other Penn State faculty.
Antonio Lasaga, who joined PSU faculty in 1977. For copyright reasons as well as brevity, I’ll paraphrase mostly; in quotes are snips from the article linked:
“In 1981, he was charged by State College police with inappropriately touching a 9-year old boy and an 11-year old boy at a local pool. Lasaga denied the charges, passed a lie detector and the charges were later dropped. At a pre-sentencing hearing nearly 20 years later (in 2000), evidence was given that the 1981 lie detector test was flawed.”
Lasaga took a visiting professorship at Yale in 1982, and a regular faculty post in 1984 there. He had a couple of complaints filed against him for touching boys inappropriately at a YMCA pool. (How cliched!) Nothing much happened.
Lasagna loved boys. He married and had 2 boys.
“In 1991, he volunteered for a mentoring program with the New Haven Board of Education. The Board does not appear to have done any background checks, reasoning that, if he was “good enough” for Princeton, Harvard and Yale, he would be good enough for the New Haven Board. The young boy so mentored was accompanied by Lasaga to many events. According to a 2004 judgement, at some time between 1992 and 1997, Phillip Ihinger, a junior Yale academic now in Wisconsin, observed Lasaga and the abused child in delicto but did not do anything about it”
Then, in 2002, he got a 20 yr sentence for possession of child porn and sexual assault against a minor. (the raid netted 150,000 porn images, including his assault of the boy he mentored) At his sentencing, two profs from Penn State spoke on his behalf (one was Hiroshi Ohmoto). He’s in prison, but has continued to publish academic articles with Ohmoto (and perhaps others).
Ohmoto & Lasaga were publishing together around 1979-early 1980s. And again, during his incarceration, in the early 2000s, at least one in 2011.
“Lasaga’s address for most of the period has been “State College PA 16801″. In one of his earlier papers, he was listed as “Geosolutions International”, a company owned by Ohmoto. More recently, he is shown as “Geokinetics, State College”.”
Do we wonder why there’s a investigation into child porn on PSU computers???
Here’s the compiler of all the above info; links to direct sources are there. Yale tried to hide all the Lasaga activity there, btw, initially saying he left “for personal reasons”. Is this like deja vu all over again or what??
http://climateaudit.org/2011/11/14/lasaga-yale-and-penn-state/
Genovese was a Bernecker and program director in 1994. She and Paterno were in a 1989 article and in 2009 when she was Genovese, there was a Samantha Bernecker writing articles and going to Penn State.
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Among the programs it offers are a foster home, a summer camp and the College Friends program, which unites children and college students in recreational activities such as sports and games, said Katherine Bernecker, Second Mile’s program director.
Children are enrolled in Second Mile programs through parents, social workers and school guidance counselors, Bernecker said.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu:8080/archive/1994/04/04-25-94tdc/04-25-94dnews-1.asp
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Holmes has also worked with the Special Olympics, which he called “one of the most exciting experiences I’ve ever had.” He has volunteered for The Second Mile, a program founded by Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky to help with the problems of local youth.
Katherine Bernecker, program director at The Second Mile, said Holmes worked with children whom counselors identified as needing additional support. When volunteering his time to local youth centers, Holmes often tries to help children through troublesome times.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu:8080/archive/1994/11/11-10-94tdc/11-10-94dsports-8.asp
1989 Bernecker & Paterno
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“Some of these children have experienced traumatic times. So anytime you can see them experience joy is very uplifting,” said Katherine Bernecker, program director for the Second Mile. “I know they’re looking forward to it. They were very excited to hear about it,” she said.
The Second Mile is involved with activities for foster children in nine counties across the state. One program is a television commercial to recruit foster parents featuring Joe Paterno.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu:8080/archive/1989/03/03-17-89tdc/03-17-89dnews-12.asp
This interview was conducted as part of
a class assignment for The Second Mile
and is reprinted with the permission of
interviewee, Avery, and of its author,
Samantha Bernecker, a Penn State
Schreyer senior majoring in psychology
with a neuroscience emphasis and
minors in biology and French
http://www.thesecondmile.org/pdf/MilestonesFall09.pdf
It’s hard to believe that
August 2009 marked my 25th
anniversary with The Second
Mile. I began my tenure with the organization
as a volunteer. In 1983, The Second Mile had
two programs and neither served girls, so Board
Member and fellow school counselor John
Sheridan asked if I would recruit female College
Friends and talk with area counselors about the
availability of the Friend Program for female
students. Soon, The Second Mile Friend Program
was mentoring girls as well as boys. Since that
initial task, my role has changed from volunteer
to part-time (in ’84) to full-time staff member as
the programs have expanded from two to nine,
providing me with many memorable experiences
with Second Mile children and teens.
so his
next words stunned me: “I’m calling to thank
The Second Mile for keeping me alive. I never
told anyone this at the time, but I was sexually
abused by my stepfather.
Katherine E Genovese
http://www.thesecondmile.org/pdf/MilestonesFall09.pdf
TSM info:
http://www.lead411.com/Katherine_Genovese_1107515.html
TSM holds a foster care license, has had no foster children dating to 1998 anyway:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11331/1192859-143.stm
Which to believe, this report to the press, or the “’08 report?”
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/542384/Second-Mile-founder-retires.html?nav=742
Note an 18 yo was referred to TSM by “his doctor” for “adhd”. I wonder if the doctor was a psychologist (ph pr psyd) at Mid- ? (the place JR is on leave from)
Imo the TSM program does not fits criteria for adhd supplemental aid or treatment for medical referrals there.
Seems like something a social worker would think of.
The Second Mile has three offices in Pennsylvania, with headquarters in State College, where Penn State is based. The charity’s revenue, primarily from donations and fundraisers such as golf tournaments, was $3 million in revenue in 2009.[10] Major companies and foundations that have given to The Second Mile include
Bank of America,
the Hershey Company,
State Farm,
U.S. Steel Corp.,
the University of Pittsburgh,
PepsiCo,
Frito-Lay,
local Walmarts and newspapers.
Penn State itself donated money to The Second Mile even after high-ranking university officials were told that Sandusky had been seen sexually assaulting a boy on campus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Mile#Revenue_and_major_donors
For those of you who have not read about the PSU child porn investigation, here’s a link:
http://www.wpxi.com/news/29804499/detail.html
Source: Child Porn Found On IP Addresses At PSU Campus
Media learned from sources “close to the Penn State University sex scandal investigation” that agents want to look at images and videos on those computers to see if there’s any connection to the Sandusky matter.
When they contacted the PA Atty General’s office, they declined to comment citing a Grand Jury investigation.
Um. Dominic Toscani, Sr is founder of the Paris Corp. His son Gerard M. Toscani is also in that business. And Dominic Jr. has been involved as well. Here’s a link to their 2002 Annual report. It shows Jer on the Board of Directors. The footnotes indicate on Audit Committee and Investment/Finance Committee.
link:
http://sec.edgar-online.com/paris-corp/10-k-annual-report/2002/01/17/section23.aspx
Dominic’s addy shows as same as The Caritas Foundation, 700 Hobbs Rd, Wayne, PA. In this link:
http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=loc&addr=700+Hobbs+Rd&zip=19087
And The Caritas Foundation here:
http://www.taxexemptworld.com/organizations/wayne_pa_19087.asp
Dominic Sr is on the Honorary Board of Second Mile, IIRC. Paris Corp fell on hard times, but in its go-go days was NASDAQ listed.
I found a 1988 newspaper clipping with Jer thanking The Caritas Foundation (presumably Toscani’s foundation) for funding the pilot program of the Nittany Lion Tips (the baseball cards). Paterno was quoted as well. As was Katherine Bernecker/Genovese.
Article’s headline: “‘Nittany Lion Tips’ Trading
Cards Highlight PSU Grid Program”
link (scroll down near bottom; is on the right):
http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=103199041
I didn’t look to see how much money the Toscani father, wife Nancy, and/or sons might have given to TSM or how much Caritas Foundation has. The Toscanis’ Paris Corp is in the printing/paper/greeting card business, so getting exact dollar amounts might be iffy, depending on how they worked it.
More inbreeding.
Excellent critique of the structure and operations of The Second Mile, which I originally found cited in The NonProfit Quarterly.
“Hot Topics & Recent Columns
The Second Mile – Lessons in Nonprofit Governance”
Author is a consultant who works with nonprofits. Jer could’ve used his help years ago. But, then, I’m not sure that “best practices” was what was sought by TSM’s founder.
Worth a read, partly for pulling together some isolated facts.
link:
http://www.sumptionandwyland.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=57&rid=76
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Did we talk here about the 1994 Christian Children’s Fund financial scandal? It lead that charity to eventually rename itself ChildFund International. Lots of easy to find info just googling these names. Graham Spanier was, IIRC, head of the Board of Directors of it and resigned in ’94-’95. That was while he was Chancellor at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The honest ones in the FBI have said that those on the outside have a better shot at bringing justice for certain crimes, and I do believe this board is part of that.
For me, well, I’m one of those who thinks it’s high time for a bit of Keyser Soze justice. I am beyond sick of all this, and I place Sandusky etc. in the exact same league as Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes – as we will never ever know the full extent of the vics, dead or alive. Violence breeds violence, rape is violence. Sandusky is no teddy bear, he is a serial child killer, killer of their souls anyway. IMO, Sandusky needs to be questioned over Ray Gricar.
Best go back to the 60′s and 70′s and look at ALL PA schools grooming teens for the olympics and other “big money” US sports athletes (tennis, golf, etc.) who were just entering their teens, to get the full high level pedophile org chart, over time. Then you’ll see the full extent of this organized perversity.
I completely agree that there are conspiracy levels we do not even know about, and as our technology progressed and our society better educated, it is going to be harder to peel that onion.
I maintain that I believe there is a connection in all this to Gricar, but I would be very surprised if Sandusky himself had any first hand knowledge of any of that.
Without wishing to sound unduly petty, the man is no brain trust and it is my opinion that whatever happened to Gricar, it was a well planned and executed strategy.
B
Behind every vicious pedophile man is a vicious woman, the Nancy Garrido’s of the world come in many flavors, Dottie Sandusky is just Nancy Garrido with a thicker coating of “I don’t smell and I don’t tell”.
Beejay, any idea why that RICO article is “no longer available” at the url?
Murphy’s same article in patriot ledger has been pulled too, but this one still survives. Take yr screenshot now.
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/opinions/columnists/x267837859/Wendy-J-Murphy-Prosecute-Penn-State-for-chain-of-command-cover-up
lol, I do not recall Paterno ever being paid by The Second Mile, that is a colossal fact to have wrong.
I like Wendy, but in the past year I have never read one piece by her that did not have major factual errors in it and I really wish she would get a fact checker.
B
Part of the delay in catching these predators, including Jer, is that the various agencies at ALL LEVELS do NOT share early enough. It’s not just the feds vs state agencies. Read the article I’ve linked (is this similar to erose’s earlier post? not sure) to see proposed PA legislation to FORCE PA Atty General (and others) to share and share timely.
snip:
[PA State Rep Dan] “Deasy said the main provisions of his proposed bill include requiring the Attorney General to report within 24 hours evidence of anyone trafficking in child pornography online and to assist state, local and federal law enforcement task forces with facilitating information and prosecution.”
Read more: Advocates: Pa. attorney general should send police leads on child porn traffickers – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_770113.html#ixzz1g8wCJBFK
Btw, Linda Kelly side-stepped the issue in her remarks there. The proposed legislation is to FORCE sharing, and within 24 hours. Yes, I know there will be issues of protecting their investigations. A lot of that is legit. Some of it is agency desire to control. But the delay and lack of transparency provides wiggle room to protect pals or people in high places.
In reality, unfortunately, if this proposed law is passed and were violated, going after the agency would be like trying to sue the government. But I repeat myself.
Best comment there is this:
“Camille Cooper of PROTECT said the state Attorney General, via child predator task forces, has information on child sex predators online and is not sharing it with local law enforcement agencies.
Cooper said anyone possessing or sharing child pornography online is automatically committing a crime and therefore local law enforcement has the right to intervene.”
Read more: Advocates: Pa. attorney general should send police leads on child porn traffickers – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_770113.html#ixzz1g8uBt4nM
A lot of these predators get caught only through investigations of others committing similar crimes, child porn sharing, etc. Jer seemed so busy in real life with his kids that I’m not even sure he had time to participate in online activities. Although I do wonder about camera work down in his basement.
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And love that Dottie’s statement addressed whether kids were fed at the table upstairs. And totally sidestepped the real issue. It’s like the hostess making polite conversation and refilling platters while her guests can hear screams and mayhem from another room. Totally disgusting; she just indicted herself in my mind.
Blink: do you have anything to share about Lanny Davis? Or do you need to “plead the Fifth”, so to speak on this?
Googling will net everyone his past client list. Good to know Erickson will have an experienced crisis management guy helping him to ensure transparency.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_771282.html
On this one I have a conflict of interest so no, I cannot comment, thank you for thinking that upfront.
B
@rose: trouble pulling up my link to Wendy Murphy’s story? If it’s the same one, it just came up for me. And the statement that Paterno received substantial payments from Second Mile is still there.
http://www.tauntongazette.com/lifestyle/x267837859/Wendy-J-Murphy-Prosecute-Penn-State-for-chain-of-command-cover-up#ixzz1g3HuoDGl
Beejay, when I tap your (new & previous) Taunton urls, “sorry that article is no longer available” comes ip, ditto for same author in patriot ledger. Would only come up in the 3rd newspaper. I assumed someone’s lawyer got it pulled
Lanny Davis: a FOB(ush)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/lanny-davis/farewell-to-bush-the-pres_b_157135.html
Davis–lone Dem., Bush appointee–on sensitive committee having to do with Homeland Security:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/lanny-davis/george-bushs-decision-poi_b_790738.html
I place a bet Tom Ridge recruited & recommended Davis for this role
Note his family’s credentials:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanny_Davis
Gee. Freeh & Ridge were penning joint lobbying articles as recently as 10/24/11:
http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/189495-how-to-beat-gambling-al-capones
both their firms can bill the client.
What Penn State Board member thinks Freeh independent?
Ridge & Davis are often talking heads on same TV panels.
I remain in awe of all the brainpower behind the research revealed in this blog. Great link to the Lasaga crimes; thanks, Beejay. I found in one of the responses an excellent understanding of academia’s attempt (as I’ve experienced it) to maintain control and cover up their dirty laundry.
I am quoting the response in full here; I don’t believe that is a copyright violation.
“Posted Nov 15, 2011 at 3:43 PM | Permalink | Reply
I see a common academic process, occurring almost instantaneously at the hint of trouble, involved in the PSU-Sandusky, PSU-Mann, UVa-Mann, CRU-Jones and Yale-Lasaga situations.
All 5 cases, it can be argued, indicate academia’s inherent desire to internally control all knowledge and discourse about situations which they expect to reflect negatively upon their institutions and faculty. They loathe any compromising public knowledge wrt university faculty misdeeds; even when there are possible violations of an academic institution’s legal obligations to report faculty misdeeds to authorities; and even to report when their faculty may have produced non-faculty victims. If there are directly victimized children it is sickeningly abhorrent.
Also, the academic administrations seemed consistently to expect the broader academic community to spontaneously step in to provide complete mitigation against external law enforcement investigations.
Do I detect an academic presumption of being held to significantly more lenient legal standard than is applied to the rest of our culture? Definitely.
John”
Again, the article is found at http://climateaudit.org/2011/11/14/lasaga-yale-and-penn-state/
snips>
“We are very concerned about the current allegations surrounding certain individuals at Penn State University but will continue to honor our longstanding relationship,” PepsiCo, which owns the brands Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Gatorade, and Quaker Oats Co., said in a statement.
“Our support of collegiate athletics is support for student athletes, both at Penn State and universities across the country,” said Tom Henderson, spokesman for Detroit-based General Motors. “At this time, we have no plans to pull our ads.”
http://articles.philly.com/2011-11-17/news/30410481_1_advertisers-penn-state-football-cars-com/2
Major companies and foundations that have given to The Second Mile include
Bank of America,
the Hershey Company,
State Farm,
U.S. Steel Corp.,
the University of Pittsburgh,
PepsiCo,
Frito-Lay,
local Walmarts and newspapers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Mile#Revenue_and_major_donors
If anyone wants to read a bit about organized crime in PA, here’s a link to a feature article triggered by the Sandusky situation:
http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_485.html
beejay
I just checked the piece by Wendy Murphy and found the statement about payment to Joe Paterno by SMF. It is the opening sentence in the 8th paragraph. While this may not be a true statement on the surface,unless one has access to the books for every year of the SMF’s existance, this cannot be a yes or a no.
Since that statement was a non-provable one, I just ignored it and looked at the general idea of the RICO prosecution.
The Wayland link exposes a lot of things that this non-profit did regarding organization and written by-laws that allowed a lot of people to have control in areas they should not. I personally believe that JS as a founder simply could not relinquish his position of control. It was an ego thing.
Thirty-six board members is totally unweidly and I know this from experience. The only way out is for an executive committee to do the actual management with confirmation by the whole board on things of general interest.
I don’t know if Lanny Davis’ efforts saved Bill Clinton or not. I always thought that enough of the Senate just could not vote to remove Clinton from office even though they did impeach him. Davis certainly may not have that advantage in this case.
Sweetie_Pi
I agree that the investigation needs to be broadened considerably and particularly in the areas you mentioned.
I also have to agree with Blink in regards to her statement about JS. This guy was not the smartest person in the room by any means. He IMO learned his technique of pedaphillia over many years. The only thing that saved him was the inability of the people in charge to do the right thing and expose him.
PepsiCo leader Nooyi to receive honorary degree from Penn State
Friday, March 19, 2010
University Park, Pa. — The woman who oversees the world’s largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Penn State. Penn State’s Board of Trustees today (March 19) approved Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, to receive the degree at a future University commencement ceremony.
Nooyi directs a corporation with 285,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue nearing $60 billion, generated from businesses including Frito-Lay, Quaker, Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana and Gatorade.
http://live.psu.edu/story/45336
Pepsi has had a major partnership with Penn State, including a $14 million 10-year deal from 1992 that named it the official beverage on campus. Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo CEO since 2006, gave the Penn State commencement address in August 2010 and was awarded an honorary degree. The company didn’t return a request for comment.
http://news.yahoo.com/penn-state-sponsors-anxiously-watch-events-unfold-university-202042163.html
April 1995
Penn State’s roughly $1 billion in investments include about $43,000 worth of Pepsico stock, chief university spokesman Roger Williams said.
http://www.burmanet.org/bnn_archives/1995/wn042795.txt
If I said I followed this to the White House, Yale, the Illuminati and Israel, what then? Not trying to be facetious, just trying to figure out the goal. I have been through corporate America, the Civil War blood lines, the south and north of Italy and their struggles for dominance and power between themselves and the Irish. The Bushes and the Rothschild’s and the Federal Reserve, why Warren Buffet didn’t speak up on the pedophiles that corrupted his state, the JFK conspiracy and the hijacking of our government since then up to an including the twin towers. Excuse my momentary sentiment of futility, but I imagine I am not the only one experiencing these thoughts.
Tsk tsk, erose. Definitely underinvested in Pepsi
@A Texas Grandfather says:
December 10, 2011 at 6:09 pm
beejay
I just checked the piece by Wendy Murphy and found the statement about payment to Joe Paterno by SMF.
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Yes, you’re right that her statement is unprovable. But short of her having not-published info, she still shouldn’t have made it. Probably was just careless. Like you, I ignore statements that are neither here-nor-there in terms of my interests.
However, as soon as Blink pointed it out, I emailed the news service that originated her article and asked for a fact check–or for more info about it. Haven’t heard back. Might not. But it’s the weekend.
Btw, I always read your posts carefully; they’re well-thought-out.
@rose: Sunday morning and I’m still able to click on that taunton gazette W. Murphy link from earlier and pull it up. Btw, the statement about Paterno getting $ from TSM has not been changed as of this minute.
It’s probably just that my IT guy has given my computer special powers. Lol.
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There’s so much I’ve read about the interconnections among these prominent TSM and Penn State employees, alumni, donors, and contractors. And the politicians. I was creating a Word doc, but there’s really no point in bringing it over here. It’s all out there already. Except for the criminal aspect. When we find something on that, we can progress. So far I, at least, only have suspicion and a rich context in which crime can flourish.
If anybody wants what I have on the Heims, donors to TSM, let me know. Otherwise I’ll trash that doc in the next couple of days. I didn’t go too far. Of course, what I was hoping to find, and failed, is any connection btwn that family and Larry Heim, notorious yapper atty related to York courthouse pedophile misadventure. Like ‘Yocum’, there’s lots of ‘Heim’ names around PA. Besides, am I my bio-brother’s keeper? even if we found that.
Here’s another unfinished piece of business for me, and I’m not going to pursue it, just for time reasons. Like Blink, I want names of GM execs that tie back to Russell Wantz. Wantz has owned a number of different car dealerships. He also has been the impound lot for local LE; an holds auctions of LE-seized property, esp autos. And provides cars for some folks to drive, for free, let’s say.
Then I’d like to connect LeRoy Zimmerman to either or both Wantz and some GM execs. Remembering that Zimmerman has long been a lobbyist for GM. Here’s a 2000 article about his work to help GM own a piece of PA car dealerships. Dealers don’t generally like that, so would that be why Wantz takes photos of GM execs in compromising situations? IDK
link; article is up top on right:
http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=110448819
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/11/3313881/ex-coach-sandusky-penn-state-police.html
Here’s an example of interesting items about LeRoy S. Zimmerman. And he’s quite interesting to me:
“Gaylor Dissinger, aide and campaign treasurer to the state attorney general
In the 1980s, controversies surrounding Pennsylvania Attorney General LeRoy Zimmerman and his connections with bribery scandals and organized crime figures made Zimmerman’s campaign contributions the subject of intense scrutiny. The man responsible for Zimmerman’s 1980 contribution reports, Attorney Gaylor Dissinger, died under mysterious circumstances.
The death of Gaylor Dissinger became one of the most enduring mysteries of Pennsylvania law enforcement. Dissinger worked for Zimmerman in various capacities, in the DA’s office, in the campaign, in the AG’s office. Dissinger died on October 18, 1983, at the age of 36. He was found in his bed, shot to death by what one reporter calls “an out-of-state gun.” The coroner ruled it a suicide. Yet no note was found, and the police report states, “there was no definite reason known at this time for the deceased to have taken his life.”
Long article, much about Gricar, but scroll down to find the Dissinger part.
Link:
http://www.yardbird.com/midnight_ride_another_missing_PA_prosecutor_1.htm
Don’t suppose anybody wants to explore The Hall Foundation? Robert Hall (who might have died in last couple yrs, IDK) is associated with LeRoy Zimmerman in their hometown Harrisburg. If you go to the link and word-search, or read, you’ll see more inbreeding. Hershey, all varieties, Zimmermans, Hall.
http://www.dauphincountyhistory.org/publications/newsletters/HSDC_The_Oracle_No_87_2009_March.pdf
Hall Foundation? With Keystone’s various services including human services, autism services. (Wanna see if old autism expert pedophile from PSU had any involvement with Keystone?) Here we go again:
http://www.keystonehumanservices.org/about-us/boards-of-directors/bios/hall-robert.php
FYI: if you’re research at PA Sec of State under corporate records and run across a “County Orphan” designation, it has nothing to do with children who are orphans! (As I thought!)
For ex, in searching under Keystone Real Estate, I found some “orphans” listed there.
link:
https://www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/SearchResults.asp
You can read the legal def of those “orphan” orgs at the link below. It has to do with, older I think, orgs that were organized/registered with govt entities other than Sec of State. More detail at the link.
“(d) Definition.–As used in this section, the term “orphan
corporate and business records” means corporate and limited
partnership filings and recordings which were formerly effected
in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas or the
office for the recording of deeds or an equivalent row office in
a home rule charter county and which are no longer effected in
such offices by reason of the enactment of…”
[I stopped here]
http://law.onecle.com/pennsylvania/corporations-and-unincorporated-associations/00.001.040.000.html
I promise to shut up, but I just have to do this. I think it’s been posted before??
“”It seems Dottie was always the one to bail me out when things didn’t go right,” Sandusky said in his book.
Read more: Friends’ fond memories clash with dark image of Sandusky – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/specialreports/pennstate/s_771483.html#ixzz1gFL3ABLo
Wyland may have a few things wrong, as the chicken and the egg of Raykovitz and Genovese, but an intereesting read.
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http://www.sumptionandwyland.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=57&rid=76