He likes to call NAACP Wendell "Swindle" Anthony a boot licker because he says the NAACP has done nothing but enrich themselves.
Yes, that is correct.
Bankole is giving his public testimony on the 2016 election fraud by letting the public witness his plans to take over Detroit and Livonia by enriching himself.
The case was a mockery to the entire body of civil rights laws, but, that is not the point.
Bankole refuses to speak upon the Detroit Land Bank Authority because, he knows, when he does, he has to say my name, and he does not want to say my name because he will have to say my Sweetie's name.
I used to live in Livonia and learned how to swim as a very young girl at Clarenceville School, so I take this as another personal stab whenever I hear the afrocentristic war drums, knowing very well of the impending, foreign funded #coloredrevolution invasion of a municipality, for the simple fact that Bankole had the audacity to posthumously drop my Sweetie's name when they were all uber mean to my Sweetie, to simply make some money.
That vile creature needs to go back to Africa.
Yes, I am proclaiming that Bankole, and his tribe of "Legal Geniuses" (trademark pending) are about to topple the City of Livonia in major federal litigation because there are no officers of the darker persuassion.
Why not step out there, onto the international stage, and ask Bankole, and his merry band of #coloredrevolution buckaneers, to provide the universally accepted framework in legal and genetic class based animus designation for black people-z, said with a 'z' because it is difficult to understand Bankole's foreign accent in his english, at times.
City of Livonia Police Department tool
to decide whom to pull over and ticket,
according to the #coloredrevolution psyop
of The PULSE Institute of Bankole
You should ask Bankole if his #coloredrevolutionary crew uses the brown paper bag test, or do they strictly go on proficiency tests in ebonics.
Seriously, someone should ask Bankole the magic question of how he determines who is eligible to bank at his fantasy black bank.
I mean, will he be using the Peter Griffin color coded race card or will the human asset property management re-segregation categories be based upon arbitrary and capricious decision making on who gets to live in his magical kingdom once he topples the City of Livonia.
Bankole is so very considerate to provide for the public record that propaganda was promoted through our higher institutions of learning, which will then, profess in the community, the policy of which the black peoplez shall be indoctrinated through federal funding.
I do not know whether to call this sedition or treachery.
Gotta spend some time with a few bottles of Merlot to construct this matrix.
In 2006, I wrote this book on the media's culpability on race, underscoring why black lives matter long before the term became fashionable. Veteran journalism educator @charles97564117 used this book then for his classes at @EasternMichU.14 years later, media is even more guilty. pic.twitter.com/bXPbCK9wmz
I know Bankole is using the internet to promulgate an insurgency against the City of Livonia.
I also know Bankole is still, at this very moment, plotting and scheming to become a king, because, he has nothing else to live for, for he knows, in some vague shape or form, that we are in Detroit.
In 21 days, the world shall experience Kwame and the tales of what really happened in Detroit politics, elections, Bankruptcy, Grand Bargain, Detroit Land Bank Authority, City Council, Detroit Economic Club, Emergency Manager.
DETROIT – Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick looks likely to receive an early compassionate release from prison because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but so far, no definitive decision has been reached by the Department of Justice.
Kilpatrick’s family had lobbied President Donald Trump for a commutation of his sentence, but now they are attempting a compassionate release because of COVID-19.
Other federal prisoners, such as Paul Manafort, have been released from their sentences because of the pandemic.
Federal officials are considering letting Kilpatrick out, and he has been moved into the pipeline that would allow that to happen.
Reports started surfacing Thursday night that a Kilpatrick release from federal prison was imminent, not the original commutation of the sentence from Trump.
Multiple sources close to the Kilpatrick family have confirmed that the Department of Justice was on board with considering a compassionate release.
Sources said Kilpatrick had been placed in a 21-day quarantine in preparation for release, and the family was hopeful that he would get out June 10.
On Friday morning, an email was sent out from the Ebony Foundation, congratulating Kilpatrick on his release from federal prison. It doesn’t mention how the foundation knows that the release has been granted.
To be clear, there is no indication from the Department of Justice that it has signed off on Kilpatrick’s release, nor that all the details have been worked out.
But the process for a compassionate release is in the works and appears probable.
There are various standards Kilpatrick has to meet in order to be let go, and one is whether he has served at least a quarter of his total sentence. Kilpatrick meets that standard.
If Kilpatrick is given a compassionate release, he would go through a period of home confinement, and then supervised release.
In order to be granted a compassionate release, there’s usually an underlying medical issue that would make the prisoner more susceptible to the coronavirus. The argument for Kilpatrick is that he’s asthmatic and pre-diabetic, and that he’s been in close contact with prisoners who have died from COVID-19.
Kilpatrick’s conviction
Currently, Kilpatrick is an inmate at the Oakdale FCI low-security prison in Louisiana. His sentence is scheduled to end Jan. 18, 2037.
Kilpatrick served as mayor of Detroit from 2002 to 2008. He resigned in 2008 following a corruption scandal.
Kilpatrick was convicted in 2013 on 24 federal felony counts, including mail fraud, wire fraud, and racketeering. He was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison.
7 years ago: Kwame Kilpatrick convicted on 24 federal felony counts
Kilpatrick was ordered on Dec. 17, 2013 to pay $4,584,423 in restitution. That number was later lowered to $1,520,653.50 but eventually set at $1,637,087. In 2018, Kilpatrick told the court that he didn’t believe that he should have to pay the restitution because it’s impossible to calculate the amount of money he took from taxpayers.
Asking for freedom
In 2018, Kilpatrick wrote a letter to President Donald Trump, asking for his sentence to be commuted.
“I pray that I will receive the opportunity for pardon/clemency from the President of the United States as well,” Kilpatrick wrote.
At the time of his blog post, Kilpatrick had just been moved to a prison in Philadelphia. He wrote that he had been “punished severely."
"I have been chained like a wild animal, shackled around my ankles, waist and wrist.”
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick appears before Judge Thomas Jackson for an Aug. 8, 2008, emergency appeal hearing in Wayne County Circuit Court. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick appears before Judge Thomas Jackson for an Aug. 8, 2008, emergency appeal hearing in Wayne County Circuit Court. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) (2008 Getty Images)
READ: What’s the difference between a pardon and clemency?
He said he was mentally, emotionally and spiritually ready to go home.
"My family has forgiven me," Kilpatrick wrote. "I have asked the people of the city of Detroit for forgiveness many times, and most Detroiters have forgiven me, as well."
He was eventually moved to a low-security federal prison in New Jersey, and then again to Oakdale FCI.
In February 2020, Detroit State Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo attended the national African American History celebration at the White House after discussions with President Trump’s team on the Kilpatrick issue. Gay-Dagnogo brought a letter signed by politicians and pastors across the state requesting commutation of sentence.
“None of us are arguing he’s innocent,” Gay-Dagnogo said. “If that was the case we’d be asking for a pardon, we’re not, we realize during his leadership he did some things that were wrong and impacted the city negatively and pretty much scarred us for a very long time. But we also realize this is an act of mercy and a second chance.”
More controversy
Before the federal corruption charges and trial ever started, Kilpatrick quit office in 2008 because of a different scandal involving sexually explicit text messages and an extramarital affair. He ended up pleading guilty to perjury.
Kilpatrick was forced out of office while the auto industry was nearing collapse and Detroit’s unstable finances were deteriorating even more.
The city was then run by a state-appointed emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, who took Detroit into Chapter 9 bankruptcy as a last-ditch effort to fix billions of dollars of debt. The city emerged from bankruptcy in 2014.
“Kilpatrick is not the main culprit of the city’s historic bankruptcy, which is the result of larger social and economic forces at work for decades," federal prosecutors said. “But his corrupt administration exacerbated the crisis.”
His defense team asked the court to give some credit to Kilpatrick for the 2006 Super Bowl and 2005 MLB All-Star Game in Detroit, as well as 75 new Downtown Detroit businesses.
Agents who pored over bank accounts and credit cards said Kilpatrick spent $840,000 beyond his salary during his time as mayor. His trial attorney, James Thomas, tried to portray the money as generous gifts from political supporters who opened their wallets for birthdays or holidays.
Mikey Cox is back and reporting has failed to mention that he was former Michigan Attorney General under Governor Jennifer Granholm who failed the children of the state who cried out to him when it came to drugging, rape, torture and death in the child welfare system.
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the restructuring of the School District of the City of Detroit by creating a new district to deliver public service free of debt service burden, while stranding the debt with the old school district;
the restructuring of the school districts of the City of Highland Park and the City of Muskegon Heights where we created temporary new operating systems to deliver educational services while the old school districts pay off the debt;
the annexation of the financially-distressed Albion school district by the neighboring Marshall school district;
the dissolution of the Buena Vista and Inkster school districts with the assumption of educational functions by neighboring districts without legacy debts or costs; and the creation of consent agreements for the school districts of the City of Benton Harbor and the City of Pontiac where we developed a collaborative agreement involving locally-affected stakeholders and the State for the operation of the entity and repayment of the debt.
In 2008 and 2009, Dykema lawyers drafted and assisted in the enactment of legislation enabling the successful regionalization of the City of Detroit’s convention center, insulating it from city liabilities. This legislation was significantly based on legislation Dykema had drafted in 2002 creating a new independent authority to operate the State’s largest airport.
Tax and Revenue Solutions
Dykema assisted with the conversion of the State of Michigan's business tax model, initially in 2007 from a value-added tax to a hybrid income tax and modified gross receipts tax, and subsequently in 2011 to a corporate income tax model that substantially altered tax credits. We have secured legislative enactment of a new process for the collection of delinquent property tax (Public Act 123 of 1999) and advised county treasurers, municipal treasurers, and land title professionals on the implementation of the tax collection and foreclosure process. In 2014, our lawyers conceptualized and authored legislation eliminating taxes on business equipment while holding affected local governments harmless from lost revenue and assisted in securing legislative approval, and approval by Michigan voters in a statement referendum.
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In 2007 and again in 2009, Dykema helped the State of Michigan secure much needed-transportation funding by financing in anticipation of federal funding through the issuance of GARVEEs and BABs. In 2009, we worked with the Michigan Finance Authority to restructure its over $1 billion student loan portfolio following the collapse of the auction rate market, eliminating significant contingent liabilities in the process. In 2011 and 2012, we worked with the Governor’s office and various departments to refinance $3 billion in unemployment trust fund loans from the federal government, eliminating an unsustainable federal liability. In 2013, we assisted the State of Michigan in amending the Emergency Municipal Loan Act to provide new forms of financing for distressed municipalities. At the same time that we advised on the restructuring of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, we helped create the first-of-its- kind debtor in possession financing (DIP) and secured exit financing for the City of Detroit.
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ANN ARBOR, MI — A former University of Michigan wrestler has filed the first lawsuit against UM alleging sexual abuse at the hands of late athletic doctor Robert Anderson.
Livonia attorney Mike Cox said Wednesday he has filed the first of 11 planned federal lawsuits against UM and expects to file the rest through Wednesday evening.
“My 20 or so clients, who are all ‘Michigan men’ and bleed maize and blue, found out two weeks ago that weird acts by Dr. Anderson were in fact motivated by his deviant sexual desires, No. 1,” Cox said. “No. 2, that the University of Michigan foisted this sexual predator.”
Former NHL, UM football athletes among victims of late doctor Robert Anderson, lawyer says
A majority of the former students he is representing attend UM under athletic scholarships and were forced to see Anderson “and endure the exact same assaults that the young ladies in the (Larry) Nassar case endured.”
According to the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit, the plaintiff, who remains anonymous, received a wrestling scholarship in 1984 to attend UM. When seeking medical care, Anderson “sexually assaulted, abused and molested plaintiff by nonconsensual digital anal penetration and excessive genital fondling and manipulation under the guise of medical treatment.”
Lawyers of Larry Nassar victims hired in University of Michigan doctor sexual misconduct case
The plaintiff filed the suit anonymously because of the extremely sensitive nature of the case, Cox said.
The lawsuit alleges Anderson abused the wrestler on at least 35 occasions, "or 70 total acts of nonconsensual anal penetration and genital fondling, between 1984 and 1989.
The wrestler was between the ages of 17 and 22 at the time, according to the lawsuit.
Anderson worked at UM from 1968 to 2003 and is now being investigated after a 2018 letter from former wrestler Tad Deluca detailed sexual abuse in the 1970s, which included unwarranted hernia and prostate checks during medical exams.
Three former UM wrestlers speak out on sexual abuse allegations against late doctor
Other students and athletes endured similar abuse, which included instances described as fondling, and Anderson exposing himself during examinations, according to an extensive police report compiled by UM police. The Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s office declined to issue any charges in the case, noting that Anderson died in 2008.
UM announced a hotline for victims to report any abuse on Feb. 19 and has received more than 100 calls as of Feb. 28.
The lawsuit is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, as well as attorney fees and corrective actions by the university “to ensure something like this never happens again,” Cox said.
Multiple UM staffers heard rumors of abusive doctor, including one who thought he fired him
UM President Mark Schlissel last month apologized on behalf of the university to those who were harmed by Anderson and created a hotline for victims to report their abuse. The university is also offering free counseling to those affected by Anderson or Provost Martin Philbert, who is on administrative leave amid an investigation into separate claims of sexual misconduct.
The university encourages anyone who may have been affected by Anderson to call the hotline at 866-990-0111 or the Steptoe & Johnson law firm at 202-419-5162 or UofM@steptoe.com.
The Steptoe & Johnson law firm was retained not to defend the university, but to conduct an independent, external investigation, UM spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald said.
“We recognize the enormous strength and courage it takes for survivors to come forward and share their stories,” said UM spokesperson Kim Broekhuizen after the lawsuit was filed Wednesday.
“The university continues to encourage those who have been harmed by Robert E. Anderson or who have evidence of his misconduct, to come forward. It’s important that the University of Michigan hear your voices."
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When a youth would file one of those Recipient Rights Complaints, it was always tossed.
I know.
I used to talk to them.
Then I would file a grievance with Michigan, strictly for documentational purposes, only, because all they did was toss, or send me a gratuitous phone call, or dismissive missive, letting me know everything was status quo.
See, there are no civil rights in child welfare because it is all privatized under foreign corporate shape shifters who like to use LLCs because it is easy to dissolve, or bankrupt, or sell, gift, trust or something, right after you get the state grants. contracts and the fake ass Medicaid cost reimbursements because, more than likely, they took out some mortgages, DLA Small Business loan, TARP, then quiet titled, then mortgaged again, or some stealin' like that.
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All they ever want is to turn a profit.
How is it one can turn a profit when engaging in the healing of a child?
Medicaid Fraud in Child Welfare, of course.
Oh, there are so many fraudulent billing scams that go on in child welfare.
I used to let them take me in their offices and show me everything, including voicing their grievances that Michigan will not do a damn thing for these children.
Remember, there are no civil rights in child welfare because it is privatized, where the foreign entity comes up with its own, self-reporting, of all the wonderful things they do for kids.
Lawmakers call for more review of post-release deaths
Notification of Death Report
LANSING (WXYZ) — Since 2017, at least four patients have died within two days of being released from StoneCrest Hospital, a private inpatient psychiatric facility in Detroit. Despite being notified of each of the deaths, state officials never investigated.
Officials with LARA, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, say they’re not legally required to follow up on deaths like these, nor are they empowered to by statute. Today, in response to an investigation by 7 Action News, two state senators are calling for changes to ensure that post-release deaths are investigated.
RELATED: A Detroit psychiatric hospital released him Thursday, he took his life Friday
At 162 beds, StoneCrest is one of the largest private psychiatric facilities in the state. 7 Action News first investigated the hospital earlier this year, after one of its patients, Joe Sadlak, admitted to murder only two days after he was discharged.
He had been treated at StoneCrest for less than a week.
“You put my son on four different kinds of medication and knew his drug history,” said Pamela Rowley, Joe’s mother, “and you let him go.”
In Michigan, when a psychiatric patient dies within two days of being released from a hospital, the state requires the hospital to report it. Those reports come to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
In September 2017, StoneCrest reported that a patient came to its hospital after stating he “was not happy in his life and wanted to die.” After treatment, he was released and died shortly thereafter. StoneCrest reported the death to the state, listing the cause as “not known.”
Less than a month later, another patient came to Stonecrest after saying he wanted to “jump off a bridge.” Within 2 days of release, he was found dead in his bathtub with his throat cut. State officials from LARA didn’t investigate.
A third death would be reported the following July. A woman came to Stonecrest with a history of suicidal behavior. She was treated, released and—the next day—found dead in a river. The cause of death was listed as “unknown.” Again, state officials didn’t investigate.
Then, this past June, a 29-year-old Detroit man came to Stonecrest after displaying severe psychotic behavior. He was deemed well enough to be released, but took his life the next day.
“Did your office ask any questions about that?” asked Channel 7’s Ross Jones.
“Again, we’ve been doing our statutory requirement,” said Larry Horvath, the Director of the Bureau of Community and Health System at LARA
“Did you ask any questions about that?” Jones asked again.
“We required the report to be filled out,” Horvath said.
“And that’s it,” Jones replied.
“Yes,” Horvath said.
Officials asked no questions, according to a spokesman, because “LARA is not by law or rule required to follow up on these reported deaths,” nor—they say— does the law give them the express authority to. State watchdogs are empowered to investigate only deaths that occur in restraints, Horvath said.
The death reports are reviewed during regular inspections, but no investigations are launched. Horvath said he hopes hospitals use the reports to guide their treatment.
"If they're starting to notice a pattern with a cause of death that occurs have discharge, hopefully they're starting to work with their medical directors, their nursing staff, their social workers to put corrections in place to address it," he said.
“It’s inexcusable,” said Mark Reinstein, President and CEO of the Mental Health Association in Michigan. “To hide behind, ‘It’s not our legal responsibility.’ Well then whose is it?”
By law, LARA is required to report all psychiatric deaths reported to them to the state legislature. But they haven’t been, 7 Action News has learned, for at least the last three years. In August, prompted by our reporting, the state submitted reports for 2016, 2017 and 2018, though they did not include post-release deaths.
Following our questions, LARA changed the reporting requirements for post-release deaths—no longer requiring that deaths occurring within 48 hours of discharge be reported. Spokesman Jason Moon said changing the policy aligns LARA with state law, which doesn’t require notification of post-release deaths.
The decision stunned multiple mental health advocates, including Andrea Rizor, the Director of Advocacy for Michigan Protection and Advocacy Services,.
“It looks like they don’t want to know if it’s a suspicious death or not,” she said. "It doesn't make sense."
This week, in response to 7 Action News' findings, the Democratic leader in the state senate is calling for changes.
“Stories like these are deeply concerning, and as a state we should be doing all that we can to help stop these preventable deaths,” said Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint). “The department should have the ability to identify concerning patterns, and if it requires a legislative fix to make sure they are empowered to do so, we will write the bill.”
Eric Sabree has disqualified himself from making public comment on the property tax debt of "The Poors" for breaching the duties of his office in the administration of the public trust.
To begin, the Detroit Land Bank Authority, in conjunction with the City of Detroit, has participated in a fraudulent property tax operation which has resulted in gerrymandering and forced migration, resulting in election interference.
Yes, the Detroit Land Bank Authority has been filing quiet titles to even wipe out mortgages.
And, for those who would like to view the actual documents to support my allegations that Eric Sabree breached the public trust, and dare I say crimes of of a bloodless war, for his failure to report these property tax fraud schemes, because the Detroit Land Bank Authority never incorporated.
You may find multiple attestations of the geographic real property fraud schemes in PACER or here:
Eric Sabree does not support the Wayne County Land Bank quiet title action for "The Poors" because he knows what will be found once the proceedings commence, and it will not be pretty.
The Wayne County Land Bank Corporation was formed in 2006 through an agreement between the Wayne County Treasurer and the Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority. Prior to the formation of the Detroit Land Bank Authority (DLBA) in 2009, the WCLB held in its inventory all Wayne County properties that were neither sold at foreclosure auction nor acquired by the state, city, or county through the right of refusal process. Since the formation of the DLBA, the WCLB holds all of these unclaimed properties with the exception of those located in Detroit. Currently, the WCLB holds title to over 1,000 properties throughout Wayne County. The mission of the WCLB is to return tax-foreclosed and abandoned properties to productive use, contribute tax revenue to Wayne County, and promote community rehabilitation across its municipalities. Three main objectives drive the WCLB’s operations: Preserving or increasing property values throughout Wayne County by actively developing vacant, under-utilized, and blighted properties. Engaging in economic development projects that create or preserve jobs and increase tax revenues. Preserving real estate for public purposes, e.g. public transportation, public parks, green infrastructure, and to support humanitarian initiatives. Working with state, local, and non-profit partners to dedicate land bank properties for public use.
124.773 Intergovernmental agreements. Sec. 23. (1) An authority may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Michigan economic development corporation for the joint exercise of powers and duties under this act, of the powers and duties of the authority and the Michigan economic development corporation, and for the provision of economic development services related to the activities of the authority. (2) An authority may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Michigan state housing development authority for the joint exercise of powers and duties under this act, of the powers and duties of the authority and the Michigan state housing development authority, and for the provision of redevelopment services related to the activities of the authority. (3) A county, city, qualified city, township, or village may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the state authority providing for the transfer to the authority of tax reverted property held by the county, city, township, or village, for title clearance, for the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of the property, and for other activities authorized under this act, including the return or transfer of property under the control of the authority to the county, city, township, or village. An intergovernmental agreement under this subsection may not provide for a separate legal or administrative entity to administer or execute the agreement under section 7 of the urban cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124.507. (4) A county foreclosing governmental unit may, with the approval of the board of commissioners for that county and, if that county has an elected county executive, with the concurrence of the elected county executive, enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the state authority providing for the exercise of the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of an authority under this act and for the creation of a county authority to exercise those functions. If a county authority is created under this subsection, the treasurer of the county shall be a member of the authority board. (5) A qualified city may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the state authority providing for the exercise of the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of an authority under this act and for the creation of a local authority to exercise those functions. (6) An intergovernmental agreement under subsection (4) or (5) shall provide for all of the following: (a) The incorporation of a county or local authority as a public body corporate. (b) The name of the authority. (c) The size of the initial governing body of the county or local authority, which shall be composed of an odd number of members. (d) The qualifications, method of selection, and terms of office of the initial board members. (e) A method for the adoption of articles of incorporation by the governing body of the county or local authority. (f) A method for the distribution of proceeds from the activities of the county or local authority. (g) A method for the dissolution of the local or county authority and for the withdrawal from the authority of any governmental agencies involved. (h) Any other matters considered advisable by the participating governmental agencies, consistent with this act. (7) If under the charter of a qualified city the qualified city collects delinquent city real property taxes and does not return the delinquent taxes to the treasurer of the county in which the qualified city is located under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.157, any of the following property held by the qualified city may be transferred to a local authority: (a) Tax delinquent real property for which a lien has been deemed sold to a city department director under the charter or ordinances of the qualified city, except for property that was deeded to a department director less than 2 years before the proposed transfer to the local authority. (b) Tax delinquent real property held by the city that has been foreclosed by the qualified city and for which title has vested in the city pursuant to procedures established under the charter or ordinances of the qualified city. (c) Any tax reverted property owned or under the control of the qualified city. (8) A qualified city may authorize the transfer with or without consideration of any real property or interest in real property to a local authority including, but not limited to, tax reverted property or interests in tax reverted property held or acquired after the creation of the local authority by the qualified city, with the consent of the local authority. (9) A qualified city and any agency or department of a qualified city, or any other official public body, may do 1 or more of the following: (a) Anything necessary or convenient to aid a local authority in fulfilling its purposes under this act. (b) Lend, grant, transfer, appropriate, or contribute funds to a local authority in furtherance of its purposes. (c) Lend, grant, transfer, or convey funds to a local authority that are received from the federal government or this state or from any nongovernmental entity in aid of the purposes of this act. (10) A local authority may reimburse advances made by a qualified city under subsection (9) or by any other person for costs eligible to be incurred by the local authority with any source of revenue available for use of the local authority under this act and enter into agreements related to these reimbursements. A reimbursement agreement under this subsection is not subject to section 305 of the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2305. (11) A local authority may enter into agreements with the county treasurer of the county in which the qualified city is located for the collection of property taxes or the enforcement and consolidation of tax liens within that qualified city for any property or interest in property transferred to the local authority. (12) Unless specifically reserved or conditioned upon the approval of the governing body of a qualified city, all powers granted under this act to a local authority may be exercised by the local authority without the approval of the governing body of the qualified city, notwithstanding any charter, ordinance, or resolution to the contrary. (13) Prior to its effectiveness, an intergovernmental agreement under this section shall be filed with the county clerk of each county where a party to the agreement is located and with the secretary of state. History: 2003, Act 258, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 2004 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties relative to land bank fast track act, 2003 PA 258, performed by Michigan strategic fund to Michigan state housing development authority, see E.R.O. No. 2013-3, compiled at MCL 125.1393.
Now, that we have established that the Wayne County Land Bank Corporation never incorporated, hence the lack of a D & B number or DLA CAGE number, we have a situation where Eric Sabree seems to understand the process of law, readily understood as my Post Traumatic Fraud Syndrome with the Detroit Land Bank Authority, because I know who he talks to in real life.
See, if Wayne County files in actions in quiet title, in rem, in the court, guess whose name is going to be the Plaintiff?
Go ahead, you can say it.
Eric Sabree.
Yes, Boys & Girls, we shall sit back and wait, with cocktails in hand, to see if Eric will allow Wayne County Corporate Counsel to file these fraudulent actions en masse.
Yes, it is a wonderful idea to apply the quiet title process to "The Poors" because it is done every single day, all the time, but it is mostly done through fake LLCs.
Eric knows about LLCs because he has one, also, which owns Wayne County properties, but I do not know if the LLC has ever executed a quiet title action because I never looked it up...yet.
I wonder if Eric is going to reach out to Butch Hollowell for legal advice.
So, here we sit, with cocktail in hand, waiting to see if Eric is going to fight with Warren Evans and the Board of Commissioners, who are now, put on notice that the world is watching to see if Corporate Counsel is going to commit fraud upon the court because there does not exist a Wayne County Land Bank Corporation and the taxes are fake, anyway.
How can Eric collect on a fraudulent debt through a commission of fraud upon the court?
I bet Eric needs an icy cocktail because DOJ is not just watching, but so is the U.S. Treasury, Department of Homeland Security and FBI.
I bet there are a few other foreign intelligence agencies watching, too.
Of course, I shall not leave everyone is mindnumbing awe of how our county government administers the debt, because it seems we may also be looking at some SEC bond issues and grant issues with SIGTARP.
Here is my solution to address property tax delinquencies and foreclosures in Wayne County:
Wayne County is considering forgiving the delinquent tax bills of poor Detroit homeowners under a new program, but the county's chief debt collector said Thursday he's opposed to the idea and it might be illegal.
The Quiet Title Exemption Program would have low-income Detroiters give temporary ownership of their homes to the Wayne County Land Bank, which would then file a court case that would wipe away the debt and return the homes to their owners.
The Quiet Title Exemption Program would have low-income Detroiters give temporary ownership of their homes to the Wayne County Land Bank, which would then file a court case that would wipe away the debt and return the homes to their owners.
The Quiet Title Exemption Program would have low-income Detroiters give temporary ownership of their homes to the Wayne County Land Bank, which would then file a court case that would wipe away the debt and return the homes to their owners. (Photo: Joel Kurth)
But one of the main obstacles appears to be whether it is legal. The land bank's staff members said they have an opinion from county lawyers who blessed the idea, but Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree said he doesn't believe judges can erase the debt.
At a land bank board meeting Thursday, Sabree said he's consulted with attorneys, including those who work with land banks and other experts.
"Not one of them have any support for something like this," said Sabree, who chairs the land bank. "The judge cannot extinguish taxes."
The goal is to help struggling owners keep their homes, giving them a "fresh start," said Wayne County Land Bank Executive Director Daniel Rosenbaum.
Foreclosures are down 5% this year, but close to 34,000 properties are on repayment plans, according to the treasurer's office.
Low-income Detroiters who qualify don't have to pay property taxes at all, but critics have argued the yearly application process for the property tax exemption is cumbersome and many don't realize it's available. The ACLU of Michigan sued the city of Detroit over the process in 2016, arguing it was also overtaxing owners with admittedly inflated assessments.
The household income of a family of four needs to be below $26,104 to qualify for the tax break. Detroit would be the only city in the county to qualify currently because it is alone in giving a 100% poverty tax exemption.
Under the proposal, owners who currently have a tax exemption would be forgiven for past years they owe, with the county accepting that they would have qualified in the past. If approved this year, the land bank hopes to start with a group of about 80-90 homes, which officials estimated would mean erasing about $150,000 in debt. It would cost owners $500 to file the court case, called a quiet title.
The land bank board members tabled the proposal Thursday and hope to call a special meeting in the next few weeks for further discussion.
"It makes sense to me," board member Tony Saunders said.
Sabree had other concerns, arguing that other taxing jurisdictions, such as the school district and library, weren't consulted. And he questioned whether the county would have to give refunds to low-income owners who had the exemption but were able to pay their past tax bills.
County Executive Warren Evans is supportive.
"We think it’s a good avenue to help some residents break the poverty cycle and keep them in their homes,” Evans said in a statement.
Rosenbaum said it's a temporary program aimed at helping homeowners until Lansing lawmakers change the law to allow retroactive property tax exemptions. That effort has stalled in recent years. Sabree said he's supportive of the legislation but said Thursday that he believes it has stalled because the city of Detroit hasn't weighed in.
A spokesman for Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said they were reviewing the Quiet Title Exemption Program and a possible retroactive tax exemption.
"We are committed to reducing the financial burden on these individuals in order to keep them in their homes and are working hard to develop the best solution," John Roach said in a statement.
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