Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The Sun Post Ben Marrone Is Onto Something BIG!

My best goes out to the Sun Post's Journalist Ben Marrone for last Friday's article regarding the 'Mantecans for Safer Streets' group pouring money into the DeBrum and Snyder campaigns. Ben, keep it going.

Here is what I know to be the truth about Carol Davis and her relationship with Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder. I'm not too sure about her personal relationship with Jack Snyder, but they both belong to THE CLUB, Kiwanis.

Carol Davis and Steve DeBrum both belong to the Manteca Sunrise Kiwanis. They meet every week. Carol Davis is the executive director and/or President of Give Every Child a Chance. Steve DeBrum has been on her board of directors at one point or another.

GECAC receives money from the Kiwanis every year.

Now, let me get this straight. Steve DeBrum and Jack Snyder both did not know about this? They had no idea money was raised for them? I find this difficult to believe. I personally received two of the same cards, one with the postal fee printed on it and the other without it including NO ADDRESS for Steve DeBrum and yet it was identical to Steve's mailer. There had to be some sort of transfer and use of the same printer who would probably have records of transactions including emails, invoices, payments and various online data that could possibly give relationship between the two.

Manteca Police PR Rex Osborn did not even know about his picture being used on the mailer. The same with detective Van Clei DeFreitas. I find this difficult to believe, too. Why? Because there are too many connections here of who knows who. Chuck Crutchfield served as Steve DeBrums campaign treasurer and is the vice president of GECAC. He also is a member of the Manteca Sunrise Kiwanis. Sources tell me that there was a meeting long ago of one of the councilman's homes regarding running for another position on the council and one of the men on the picture was present.

How on earth can anyone believe that Carol Davis and Chuck Crutchfield who work very close on a daily basis and meet once a week minimum with Steve DeBrum and during this election Chuck was the treasurer did they not know about all this money and planned mailers? I just can't believe this. I don't believe Rex Osborn and Van Clei DeFreitas not knowing about it.

I think there needs to be more investigating into this and an official filing of complaint to the election committee. Money has been poured into this election and the secrecy surrounding it is in question. I sincerely believe this warrants a grand jury inquiry.

Ben Marrone cracked open a good one this time. Keep it going!

1 comment:

noisemaker said...

The word on the street is that someone other than Ben has to carry the investigation forward. FPPC, here we come!

It's really weird - but not surprising - that everyone associated with this skulduggery knows nothing about it "at this point." Will there ever be a point at which these allegedly intelligent people can figure out how to do things right?

The Fair Political Practices Commission will provide copies of organization papers and contributions filings under California's Freedom of Information statutes.