Quit Stalling Russell! Give Us The Names!
Sen. President Ronald Russell
It’s hard to understand how the Senate President can talk out of one side of his mouth about preserving the integrity of the Senate and out of the other side refusing to identify the Senators who are complicit in the $6.9 million in stolen funds identified in the most recent Legislative audit – unless they say’s it’s okay.
After months of dodging the issue, now that it’s long past time for the “voluntary reconciliation” for those Senators who misused the funds; after several promises that “at the appropriate time” and “after the Senators have had a chance to address questions about their expenses” – now we hear that the only way the names of those Senators implicated in the theft will be released is if they give their permission.
So exactly how would that conversation go?
“Good morning Senator X.” Russell would say. “You know they people they are clamoring to know who spent this $6.9 million of their money and I’ve run out of excuses not to tell them – but I don’t want to release your name unless it’s all right with you.”
Our money says we won’t know any more after those conversations than we do right now.
Sen. Louis P. Hill
The fact is, disclosure shouldn’t be optional. This should have been made public when the audit was released and not after months of vacillation about who did it and what actions were being taken.
But the attitude toward disclosure has been discouraged throughout this administration, and particularly during the past few weeks when everyone from the Governor and Attorney General, through those implicated in this lingering audit issue, have faced the public demands about coming clean.
Remember what Senator Louis Hill had to say last week to those who called for a recall of the Governor and the disclosure of the names of those Senators named in the audit that Russell refuses to identify.Â
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Well it’s difficult not to draw that conclusion, when public evidence confirms that criminal activity has taken place and, by all appearances, is being covered up.
We invite Sen. Russell to take the action that Hill (sarcastically we think) threw out during that session – call his bluff and clear the air.Â
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Russell, you’ve got the evidence. Now come out and tell the people what it is.
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The senators who voted against the recall either have tax liabilities or misused legislative funds and are subject to arrest by the governor’s attorney general. Only one of the prodejongh senators Sanes has family members/in laws who are in the body guard service. Chuckie and Ronnie have tax liabilities. And Recon read out the names of Hill White Williams Sprauve Wayne and others who were involved in fraud. No wonder they blindly support him. CIF can you get Recon’s information?
And ps senator Malone, the senate has the right to hire a special prosecutor to investigate so that the courts can then act.
Jamila on air now defending her uncle and earning her contract money. I hope Reef Broadcasting is getting some of her contract money.
Jamila was just annoying…she is so obviously bought off by her uncle to try and spin the naming of the senators in the audit away from being his responsibiity.
Therein lies the problem in this community, too many of these elected officials have a bunch of yes men around them.
Craig is a sellout….
Her uncle doesn’t have to buy her out
This should be a no-brainer for any senator that has nothing to hide. (IF there is such a thing). I call on every current and former senator to make a public statement denying any involvement in the audit wrongdoing and DEMANDING that the Senate President confirm that they are not one of the senators involved in stealing seven million dollars. Show some integrity you cowards.
Stop begging for melle
You can beg all you want. I’m demanding one senator stand up and show some pride, integrity and guts. Is that so much to ask for? I am registered to vote and will be at the polls come November.
Thiefing and misuse of taxpayers hard earn money is melee, since when. These islands got some ignorant fools that tolerate anything people do them then even back them up with all kind of booty licking will they get shaft. I see it in Hovensa all the time, the locals doing all the work and get pay peanuts while the out of towners make all the money with per diem and housing, but they to coward to speak up or seek representation. Jamila is a bias fool and sound like she been in special ed. Her uncle is the real A** licker in there, and does get pay off from Plaza Extra to feed his gambling habit.
You’re still begging?
What is melle? Perhaps Melee?
I bet that woman who bawling bout melee is that woman what does call Alma Francis show every morning to defend Dejongh and he crookedness. She need a bull bud.
maybe she is the one that was with john in UVI parking lot. she need more than a bull bud.
Everbody knows that is was Donastorg who stole the office equipment they talk about in the audit. A lot of them running and hiding.
More cover-up and protection of those who thieved………..Russell hit the airwaves again this AM talking about his ‘press conference’ to nowhere.
Supposedly an ‘outside investigation’ not named of course by Russell, is being conducted. He bloviated about how the money was not misspent but on legislative repairs. Gee Russell, where were the RFP’s for those projects? You really need marble and mahogany for your buildings? How about the multi-million dollar renovation on a leased building on STJ owned by an ex-senator? How did that happen?
More smoke and mirrors and no names will be revealed. But that is to be expected by a mis leader as you.
Remember in November.
Leave Donastorg alone. Stop it. If this were true, he would already have been arrested by that psychopath and his AG.
My thoughts exactly, Vegan. If Foncie hadn’t been the one that originated the audit, then they would be saying he went with the whole 6.9 mill.
nothing is going to happen to any ah dem. The islands are full of weak, lazy, ignorant people who are too lazy to stand up to anybody, about anything. Is it because of everybody is either on the take, by way of family relations, or are the Masons so deeply entrenched that nobody dares speak out against them, except those few who aren’t members, or don’t have family members working for one of the s/elected? I can’t figure it out. There is wholesale ongoing criminal activity being perpetrated upon the citizens of the Virgin Islands, and with few exceptions, nobody does anything. Oh, I see, maybe it’s just a wait and see thing. Whatever happens (and nothing will), everybody will proudly speak up and say, “see I tol ya so”. Bull$hit. All all you is jus gutless and wortless. But don worry, pretty soon the big FBI, ATF and DEA boys from up north going come an haul all your sorry a$s tiefin’ relatives away to babylon, and put some fire in their ass for a long long time. So watch it, ’cause they watchin’ you.