A Passel of the F-Word in OC Politics, more popular than in Rap "Music"

A Passel of the F-Word in OC Politics, more popular than in Rap "Music"



December 22, 2007

The F-word in Orange County politics seems to be more popular than ever before. More popular than the F-word used in Rap Music or the F-Word used in the recent mortgage meltdown.

In the article titled Fraud Seen as Driver in Wave of Foreclosures published in the December 21 issue of the Wall Street Journal, Michael Corkery asserts that “skyrocketing foreclosures are a testament to how easy it was to borrow money from mortgage lenders in recent years”. He describes how criminals obtained some $6.8 million from Bear Stearns Cos., “including a $1.8 million mortgage to Calvin Wright”, a phone technician who told “the investment banker he and his wife earned more than $50,000 a month”.

In Orange County, there is Treasurer-Tax Collector Chriss Street, who nearly tripled the county's stake in controversial securities, other local governments avoid, bringing back memories of the recent county bankruptcy. We recall that a few months back, Nick Berardino, General Manager of the Orange County Employee’s Association called for a non-partisan effort to Recall Street. That was followed by Supervisor Moorlach’s,- Street’s long-time friend- request for Street to step down, or be stripped of investment authority. The DA recently issued subpoenas specifically asking if the Board of Supervisors was asked to approve any of the spending, perhaps looking into how Street and the facilities department skirted state and county bidding rules by splitting Street's remodel job into dozens of small jobs.

Then there is the sexual harassment lawsuit against supervisor Chris Norby. A state appellate court recently overturned a jury's finding, but ordered a new trial to determine how much in damages the alleged victim should get for being wrongfully terminated. "While we do not condone Norby's improper behavior, Mokler failed to present sufficient evidence of acts 'sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of her employment and create an abusive working environment," the justices wrote.

Weeks earlier, however, Norby was providing uncalled for advice to Sheriff Mike Carona: “The federal criminal indictment against Sheriff Michael Carona has placed a cloud over Orange County’s largest department. Only the Sheriff can lift this cloud by resigning his position and allowing the Board of Supervisors to appoint new leadership. So far he is seeking vindication through the looming trial, but the judicial process may take many months and will, at the very least, reveal serious issues in the department’s leadership.”

Even earlier, the Orange County Board of Supervisors had settled on a “no-confidence vote”, calling for an oversight board to reign in on the Sheriff. "Specifically, what the Sheriff and Sheriff's command staff objected to was the tact and the direction Supervisor Moorlach was taking to move his proposal forward…. based on what was said during the discussion in May, it appears that Supervisor Moorlach's original proposal for law enforcement oversight was created in secret, with little discussion or participation from members of the Board and the law enforcement officials his proposal would effect”, reads an entry in the OC Sheriff’s blog

Just this week, The County of Orange paid $7 million to the federal government to settle allegations that the county’s Health Care Agency (OCHCA) submitted false bills to Medicare for mental health and drug addiction services from 1990 to 1999. According to the settlement, the OCHCA improperly billed Medicare for psychiatric evaluations that were not performed by doctors, clinical psychologists or licensed clinical social workers, engaged in a billing practice where brief office visits were described as more lengthy, intensive office visits in order to receive higher compensation. Still incredulous, we decided to prove that the OCHCA’s actions were an isolated instance. To our surprise, this seems to be a daily occurrence as documented in the website Medicare’s Most Wanted. Here are just a few of the entries we found, without really trying:

· December 10. 2007- Arthur Pilavyan, of Altadena, CA, gets 10 year prison sentence & was ordered to pay $7 million in restitution to the federal health care program.

· Monday, December 17, 2007 - Dr. Jose Joaquin Rodriguez has been arrested by law enforcement investigators with the attorney general's Medicaid fraud control unit in Miami.

· Monday, December 10, 2007 - New Jersey Hospital to Pay US $7.5 Million to Resolve Medicare Fraud Allegations.

· Friday, December 7, 2007 - Christian Onwuegbusi, 56, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for stealing more than $900,000 from the Medicare program.

As if all this was not enough, Phillip Greer, a Lawyer to key Orange County Republicans was disciplined by state bar, according to an article published December 21, 2007 in the Los Angeles Times. According to the article, “Greer, who advised a county official to set up a secret fund later ruled illegal, had twice been ordered to take ethics classes. Janet Nguyen was barely losing the February election for county supervisor…. she did what many Orange County Republicans do when they need election law advice. She hired Philip Greer”



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