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massdee
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Posted - 04/19/2007 : 2:44:08 PM
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| I just got off the phone with the IG's Office. A copy of this letter is on it's way to me. When I receive it, I will try to post it in it's entirety. I hope others have made the call to get their own copy so the IG's Office knows that the residents of the City of Everett are concerned. |
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massdee
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Posted - 04/20/2007 : 2:01:47 PM
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| I received my copy of the IG's letter today. The packet is 10 pages long. I have not read all the way through it yet. I will try to scan it and post it. It will take some time to do it. |
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massdee
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Posted - 04/20/2007 : 4:25:32 PM
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| I've been trying to post the letter for a while. I am having no luck. I need help but I have to go out for a few hours, when I get back I will try again. |
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justme
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 Posted - 04/20/2007 : 5:55:12 PM
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| Maybe you can just give us the highlights? Is it damaging to Hanlon? FFF? Alaconda? |
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Charles
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Posted - 04/22/2007 : 11:17:54 AM
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| It's been 2 days since your claim. Somehow, I think that if you actually recieved this letter, you would be talking about it's content and not just making excuses about how you can't get it posted. |
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justme
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Posted - 04/22/2007 : 5:45:48 PM
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Charles; massdee has been a member of this board since it started and there's never been a time he wasn't straightforward & honest. It appears he has not posted since Friday afternoon. Has it occurred to you he may have gotten tied up with other things?
Believe it or not........ some people do have lives. |
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Citizen Kane
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Posted - 04/22/2007 : 7:16:58 PM
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Well said, justme.
Charles, justme is absolutely correct. Massdee has always "called it like it is." If he hasn't yet posted additional information, it's because he has other things going on.
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Charles
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Posted - 04/22/2007 : 8:16:52 PM
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| Then I'm sure she'll supply details to the content of the letter as soon as she returns. |
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massdee
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Posted - 04/23/2007 : 8:22:15 PM
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| Sorry guys, my daughter-in-law went into premature labor and I have been out of state. I will try to post it now. |
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massdee
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Posted - 04/23/2007 : 8:27:09 PM
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GREGORY W. SULLIVAN
INSPECTOR GENERAL
.JOHN W McCORMACI,
STATE OFFICE BUILDING
ONE ASHBURTON PLACE
ROOM 1311
BOSTON, MA 02108
TEL: (617) 727-9140
FAY.: (617) 723-2334
December 4,2006
Mr. Robert J. Alconada, Chairman
Everett School Committee
121 Vine Street
Everett, MA02149
Re: Superintendent of Schools Frederick Foresteire &Everett Public School
MaintenanceManaqerLonaDeFeo .
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Dear Chairman Alconada:
. As you may know,this Office investigated allegations that led to the indictment of
Everett Public Schools(EPS) Superintendent, Frederick Foresteire and several felony
convictions against maintenance manager, Lona DeFeo. This Office has investigated
additional actions related to Mr. Foresteire and Ms. DeFeo's conduct. The information
chronicled below details matters of public interest. I am providing you with notice of the
findings.
Ms. DeFeo along with Superintendent Foresteire ordered EPS maintenance
employees and EPS contractors to perform plumbing, construction, "go for" services,
holiday decorating, and landscaping duties for and at Mr. Foresteire's home from 1998
to 2002. Mr. Foresteire received such services at his home paid for by the tax dollars of
Everett citizens. These activities were not highlighted in the previous court cases
against Mr. Foresteire or Ms. DeFeo. In addition, several EPS contractors performed
blue board (a type of sheet rock) installation, plastering, tiling, carpeting and other
related construction work at Mr, Foresteire's home from 2000 to 2002, while these. same
vendors received no-bid contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Removal of EPS Funded Plywood
Evidence was uncovered indicating that in the fall of 2002, an EPS employee
was ordered by Ms.DeFeoto pick up $234.00(taxfree) worth of plywood, cut and drop
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massdee
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Posted - 04/23/2007 : 8:35:55 PM
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any documentation which indicate that Mr. Foresteire paid or reimbursed the EPS for
the cost of the plywood.
Specifically, in October 2002, an EPS carpenter was ordered by Ms. DeFeo to
drive an EPS truck and pick up twenty six (26) sheets of Luan 'Y-t"plywood at Burnett &
Moynihan,Inc. located in Revere, MA; sign the order; and bring the plywood back to the
EPS Maintenance Shop located at Everett High School.
Once the EPS carpenter returned to the school, he was ordered by Ms. DeFeo to
cut the plywood into 2' by 8' pieces and stack it. The pickup, cutting and stacking
process by the EPS carpenter took several hours to complete. This work was
performed by the EPS employee during the regular workday. When the EPS carpenter
returned from lunch that day, he noticed that the piles of the Luan plywood were gone.
Unbeknownst to the EPS carpenter, another EPS employee was instructed by
Ms. DeFeoto load the cut and stacked plywood into an EPS truck and deliver it to Mr.
Foresteire's house. This EPS employee advised that he took the plywood to Mr.
Foresteire's home. Mrs. Foresteire instructed him to unload the plywood and stack it in
the back hallway of the house'. The EPS employee stated that it took him approximately
one half (1/2) hour to unload and re-stack the plywood in the back door hallway of Mr.
Foresteire's home and several hours to perform the entire delivery. The EPS employee
advised that he did this during his normal working hours. Mr. and Mrs. Foresteire did
not pay him for performing this service. Attached are the copies of the Burnett &
Moynihan, Inc. invoice # 98069 and the EPS purchase order #861 showing the
ordering, pick up and the EPS purchase of the plywood.
Use of EPS Plumber for Extensive Kitchen & Bathroom Renovation
During the 2002 remodeling of Mr. Foresteire's home, an EPS plumber was
ordered by Ms. DeFeo to work approximately twenty (20) full and part time days at the
Foresteire home from April to November 2002. The EPS plumber worked on
performing all the plumbing work for two bathrooms and the kitchen at Mr. Foresteire's
house which included disconnecting all of the plumbing fixtures in the home as well as
reinstalling new fixtures over this time period. The EPS plumber stated that he
performed the majority of Foresteire's plumbing work during his regular workday. The
EPS plumber stated that he was paid by Mr. Foresteire via personal checks totaling
$1,800.00for this work. The EPS plumber advised that out of this amount, $400 was
paid toward plumbing supplies for Mr. Foresteire's remodeling projects. The EPS
plumber stated that there were no negotiations involved in his payment and that Mr.
Foresteire simply decided what he should be paid. During his work at Mr. Foresteire's
house, the EPS plumber informed Ms. DeFeo that he was sick and tired of working at
Mr. Foresteire'shome. Ms. DeFeo responded to the EPS plumber that Mr. Foresteire is
the boss.
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massdee
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Posted - 04/23/2007 : 8:39:02 PM
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EPS Plumber Ordered to Hang Christmas Lights
In addition to his plumbing duties for Mr. Foresteire, the EPS plumber was
ordered by Ms. DeFeoto hang Christmas lights at Mr. Foresteire's house in 1999 and
2000; install a garbage disposal; and fix a heating problem. The EPS plumber stated he
took vacation days to hang the Christmas lights and was paid $125 each time by
personal check from Mr. Foresteire..The EPS plumber also advised the he was told by
Ms. DeFeo to use vacation days to hang the lights. The other jobs he did during his
normal EPS work day and was not paid by Mr. Foresteire.
Other EPS employees Tapped for Personal Services
The EPS plumber was not the only EPS employee that was ordered by Ms.
DeFeo and/or Mr. Foresteire to perform menial tasks for him. Several other EPS
employees were also instructed by Ms. DeFeo or Mr: Foresteire to hang Christmas
lights at his house in various years; use an EPS "rack" body truck to pick up and deliver
an EPS thirty (30) foot extension ladder to Mr. Foresteire's house so that other EPS
employees could hang the Christmas lights; pick up and deliver food to the Foresteire
house for a party; pick up tiles for the remodeling of the Foresteire house at a local tile
business and then return the unused tiles; mow Mr. Foresteire's lawn; build and install
molding around one of the stolen air condition units found in his home1;and assemble a
treadmill. Each of these tasks was, for the most part, performed during the EPS regular
work day. Several EPS employees told investigators that they felt uncomfortable doing
these tasks, but felt obligated do them in order to keep their jobs.
Removal of EPS Funded Blue Board
In the case of the blue boarding, it was revealed that a contractor removed
several sheets of blue board from an EPS construction project and installed the blue
board in the upstairs bedroom of Mr. Foresteire's home. Shortly thereafter, another
EPS contractor plastered the blue board. This Office found that the blue board was
removed and the installation was done without compensation by Mr. Foresteire.
EPS Contractors Worked on Mr. Foresteire's House
As mentioned above, several EPS hired contractors worked on Mr. Foresteire's
house while receiving no bid EPS contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
1 The EPS employee built the casing around one of the two stolen air-conditioning units that Mr. Foresteire was originally indicted
on by the Attorney General's Office in March 2004. On October 10, 2006. Mr. Foresteire was placed on one year of probation by
Middlesex Superior Court Judge Cernoff and ordered to pay $2,090 in court fees after Judge Cernoff found that there was evidence
against Mr. Foresteire sufficient to warrant a jury finding of guilty concerning the installation of two air condition units in his home
that were purchased with school funds and earmarked for the EPS.
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massdee
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Posted - 04/23/2007 : 8:43:19 PM
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Below is a chart which discloses the identity of these contractors, the type of work
performed at Mr. Foresteire's house, and the total amount EPS contracts received from
1998 to 2002.
Work Performed at Foresteire's Home from 2001-02
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Contractor Work Preformed 1998-02 Amount of EPS Contracts
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S. Grande Construction* Oversaw the remolding work $250,124.00
Bradford Carpet One** Installed $6,285.32 of carpet $107,754.95
Arctic Engineering Co., Inc, Installed a $919.45 vent system in kitchen $61,754.77
Steven Eldredge Construction Performed various handymanjobs in the house $56,650.00
DiFlumeri Imported Tile Performed tiling throughout the house $31,185.25
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total $507,468.97
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*Indicted on several counts of procurement fraud; conspiracy to commitment procurement fraud; larceny; submitting
false claims; .
** The owner and salesman were placed on pretrial probation for procurement fraud and conspiracy to commit
procurement and ordered to pay $4,451 each in restitution to the City.
This information is being sent to the State Ethics Commission. However, the
date of the acts may have an effect on the Commission's ability to pursue any violation
of M.G.L.c. 268A. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Sincerely,
Gregory W. Sullivan
Inspector General
cc: The Honorable Tom F. Reilly, Attorney General
The Honorable Martha Coakley, Middlesex District Attorney's Office
The Everett Retirement Board
The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission
The Honorable John Hanlon, Mayor, City of Everett
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massdee
Moderator
5299 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2007 : 8:44:47 PM
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City of City of Everett PURCHASE REQUISITION
Suggested Source Requisition Numher 127300A
Vendor StilI/her 2503 Sn h-lIllll/her 1 Re(flli.\-ilirinDalC 10/30/02
Vel/dor :\'ame BURNETT&MOYNIHANINC EI/tered By jack
Street Address 43 FOSTER ST
Cit)' REVERE
Requested Defh'er)' Date
State MA
Zip Code 02151
CO/llments
- - Sole Source
School Maint.Req.#M1 85
High School
- Free Freight
- Itc/IIi:ed List
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Account :\umber
i\ame
Description
Item Quantity Cnit Price Extended Cost
0-1-300-11-350-5785
Misc Other Exp-Maintenance& Cust
Materials as per Invoice #97376
1 S26.35 S26.35
01.300-11-350-5785
Mise Other Exp-Maintenance& Cust
Materials as per Invoice #9806
1 S234_00 S234.GO
Total Requisition Amount: $260.35
Bill To:
School Department Administration Bldg.
Ship To:
School Administration Bldg.
121 Vine Street 121 Vine Street
Everett MA 02149 Everett MA 02149
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massdee
Moderator
5299 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2007 : 8:48:50 PM
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City of City of Everett
484 Broadway
Everett Massachusetts 02149
Phone (617)394-2290
Tax Exempt Number
Vendor:
Number 2503 Sub-number 1
BURNETT& MOYNIHANINC
PURCHASE ORDER
Fax (617)387-5770
Purchase Order Number 861
PurchaseOrder Date 10/30/02
Created By jack
Requisition Number 127300A
Requisition Date 10/30/02
Requested Delivery Date
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43 FOSTER ST
~ School MainLReq.#M185
1 High School . -
REVERE MA 02151
Phone 7812840055
Sale Source [I Free Freight
Fax
[J Itemized List Attached , ...-........... ,
DUPLICATE DELIVERY SLIPS MUST BE LEFT WITH ALL DELIVERIES. MAIL INVOICE AND
STATEMENTS IN DUPLICATE PROMPTLY
Line Account Number
Name
Description
Item Quantity Unit Price Extended Cost
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1 01-300-11-350-5785
Mise Other Exp-Maintenance & Cust
2 01-300-11-350-5785
Mise Other Exp-Maintenance & Cust
Materials as per Invoice #97376
1 $26.35
Materials as per Invoice #9806
1 $234.00
$26.35
$234.00
lithe materials all tltis order are subject to a Federal Excise Tax, bill tlte items lor the gross al/lOU/lf,a1lddedllct all the face olthe bill the
amoullt oltax. TlteCity willprovide a Tax Exemptioll Certificatefor the amolillt oltax deducted.
Total Purchase Order Amount: $260.35
Authorized By: ¥ em ,k<VVU"-
Note to Vendor - This form requires twosignatures. The City of Everett will not be responsible for payment without these
signatures. -
Authorized By:
RECEIVED
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MAR -. 4 ?[J[J5
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OfIICf Of
INSPECTORGENERAl
All bills to the Cityof Everettmust be fully itemized by number of units, unit price, and total charge.
Everett MA 02149
Ship To: -
School Administration Bldg.
121 Vine Street -
Everett MA 02149
Bill To:
School Department Administration Bldg.
121 Vine Street.
Wednesday, October 30, 2002 Printed by: jack Page 1 |
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