Superbowl Partying On Children's Trust Fund Fraud

They all have tiny human trust funds.

Sheriff: After thief's arrest for stealing $697,000, he planned to party at Super Bowl

Craid Maass

A scholarship fund set up by Oakland Hills Country Club to help young caddies with college expenses became too big of a temptation for the fund's president, who is accused of stealing nearly $700,000 from it, authorities say.

What's worse, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard added, when the 60-year-old Bloomfield Hills man was arrested and charged Friday with embezzling $697,000, he had a friend bring about $50,000 in cash to try to bail him out so he could celebrate at the Super Bowl in Miami.

"Obviously, it goes to a lifestyle he has obviously been subsidizing at other people's expense — mostly kids," Bouchard told the Free Press.

Moreover, the sheriff added, Craig Maass showed no remorse for his actions because after being charged, he planned to party. Instead, Bouchard said, Maass is being held in the Oakland County jail.

Magistrate Julie Nelson-Klein ordered a $700,000 cash surety bond.

Still, Bouchard said, the arrest is a sad reminder that organizations — businesses and nonprofits — must be vigilant when it comes to money because whether it is a small or big amount, thieves often steal when no one is watching.

Bouchard said Maass, the presiding officer of the Oakland Hills Caddie Scholarship Trust at the time of the embezzlement, managed to steal from the fund until "abnormalities in the accounting" were uncovered last July, adding that Maass had written checks out to himself and his contracting company, a violation of the organization's rules.

Two messages were left seeking comment at the club, Michigan's most prestigious private country club.

Maass, who does not appear to have a criminal past other than a drunken driving arrest and has been connected to the fund going back to 2012, was charged in 48th District Court on six counts of embezzlement by a fiduciary of more than $100,000, a crime punishable by up to 20 years and three times the amount of what was stolen.

The sheriff's office said in the past 40 years, the fund had awarded $1 million in scholarships.

Founded in 1916, the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township has a rich history and is known worldwide among golfers. Walter Hagen was a golf pro and honorary member of the club and Augusta National Gold Club founder Bobby Jones played at the U.S. Open held there in 1924.

The club now has two 18-hole courses and can boast it has hosted some of golf's most distinguished tournaments, including five more U.S. Opens, three PGA Championships and the Ryder Cup, a biennial men's golf competition between teams from the United States and Europe.

Bouchard said his office was tipped off to embezzlement by board members of the scholarship trust after the checks were uncovered, and what initially appeared to be accounting irregularities in IRS forms. A forensic audit later showed hundreds of thousands of dollars had been embezzled.

Maass is set to appear for a preliminary exam before Judge Kimberly Small on Monday.

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Michigan LARA & Its Secret Societies - Arbeiter Bunds & Detroit Fire Fighters Association

Ah, the joy of the backpack.

Backpacks are always the quickest money hustle cover up one can conjure in the flash of cash.

Yes, there is a network and it runs deep.

These children's fun fests are just that, a few moments of fun to feel all warm and fuzzy for helping a child go to school with some cheap ass backpack, filled with dollar store crayons and pencils, leftover from some other campaign of something or another.

No one cares about the children because if they actually did, we would not be questioning this amazing city leader of the Detroit Fire Department about stealin'.

I really do not know how this investigation is going to unfold, considering the fact that when people are stealin' and not even reporting the stealin' in some fake ass 990, or such signed IRS documents under penalty of law, that they were stealin' like the Detroit Land Bank Authority, but I bet it shall be fun!

I wonder if this is related to the Detroit Fire and Police Pension Fund?

She probably had no clue of what was going on because they give her some shiny trinket and set her up as the chosen spokestoken to get thrown under the bus so they can keep stealin'.

[End of dream sequence flashback with strumming harps].

Former Detroit Woman Firefighter of Year being investigated for stealing money

DETROIT (FOX 2) - Verdine Day was named the Detroit Woman Firefighter of the Year at the Detroit Public Safety Foundation's Women in Blue luncheon last spring. Now Day is accused of misusing union assets while she was the treasurer of the Detroit Fire Fighters Association.

The information was released in an internal bulletin on Wednesday. FOX 2 obtained a copy of the notice on Wednesday night.

Investigation begins into former Detroit Woman Firefighter of the Year
Verdine Day was named the Detroit Woman Firefighter of the Year at the Detroit Public Safety Foundation Women in Blue luncheon last spring

Meanwhile, Day spoke about becoming the first black female firefighter 33 years ago when she was honored in April.

"I took this job as a challenge because I did not know at the time there were women on the job, so I wanted to make a difference," she said at the time.

The Detroit Fire Fighters Association says it doesn't know how much money was misused or exactly when it occurred. The bulletin goes on to say a forensic audit of all the union's books and records is underway.

Day recently retired from the Detroit Fire Department. But prior to her retirement, she talked to FOX 2 on a number of occasions, whether it was at a back-to-school event or in response to then-Attorney General Bill Schuette saying firefighters were breaking the law while standing in the street collecting donations for charity. Day was always forthcoming with the media.

The union president declined to talk to FOX 2 about this, stating that it was an internal investigation that he can't comment to the media about.

FOX 2 also contacted Verdine Day, but she has not yet responded.

ID Number: 800865387    
Summary for:  DETROIT FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL NO. 344, I.A.F.F.           
The name of the DOMESTIC NONPROFIT CORPORATION:   DETROIT FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LOCAL NO. 344, I.A.F.F.
     
Entity type:   DOMESTIC NONPROFIT CORPORATION
Identification Number: 800865387 Old ID Number: 783008
 
Date of Incorporation in Michigan:   06/10/1935

Purpose:

Term: Perpetual
 
Most Recent Annual Report: 2019 Most Recent Annual Report with Officers & Directors:   2018
         
The name and address of the Resident Agent:
Resident Agent Name: MICHAEL NEVIN
Street Address: 333 WEST FORT STE 1420
Apt/Suite/Other:
City: DETROIT State: MI Zip Code: 48226
Registered Office Mailing address:
P.O. Box or Street Address:
Apt/Suite/Other:
City: State: Zip Code:
 

The Officers and Directors of the Corporation:
Title Name Address
PRESIDENT MICHAEL NEVIN 333 WEST FORT STE 1420 DETROIT, MI 48226 USA
TREASURER VERDINE DAY 333 WEST FORT STE 1420 DETROIT, MI 48226 USA
SECRETARY THOMAS GEHART 333 WEST FORT STE 1420 DETROIT, MI 48226 USA
DIRECTOR WILLIAM HARP 333 WEST FORT STE 1420 DETROIT, MI 48226 USA
DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER SMITH 333 WEST FORT STE 1420 DETROIT, MI 48226 USA
DIRECTOR DARNELL MCLAURIN 333 WEST FORT STE 1420 DETROIT, MI 48226 USA
DIRECTOR JOHN CANGIALOSI 333 WEST FORT STE 1420 DETROIT, MI 48226 USA
DIRECTOR ANTHONY MCCLOUD 333 WEST FORT STE 1420 DETROIT, MI 48226 USA
DIRECTOR RONALD JONES 333 WEST FORT STE 1420 DETROIT, MI 48226 USA
DIRECTOR ERIK CARRIGTON 333 WEST FORT STE 1420 DETROIT, MI 48226 USA
DIRECTOR LLOYD WATLEY 333 WEST FORT STE 1420 DETROIT, MI 48226 USA
   
Act Formed Under:   145-1885 Societies to Promote Interests of Trade and Labor

Of all the options, I picked this one!

Arbeiter Unterstützungs Verein

Arbeiter Bunds ............................................................................................. Act 42 of 1887

ARBEITER BUNDS (EXCERPT) Act 42 of 1887

454.101 Arbeiter bunds; incorporators.Sec. 1.   That any number, not less than 15, of workingmen's aid societies, otherwise called Arbeiter Unterstuetzungs Vereine, which have been duly incorporated under the laws of Michigan, may unite or form a union or bund, and become incorporated under the provisions of this act.

History: 1887, Act 42, Imd. Eff. Mar. 21, 1887 ;-- How. 3934j ;-- CL 1897, 7441 ;-- CL 1915, 9813 ;-- CL 1929, 10284 ;-- CL 1948, 454.101

The Arbeiter Unterstützungs Verein of Saginaw City was a working man's association and social club that assisted members with sick and death benefits. It was organized on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1871. On December 13, 1875 a hall was constructed on the corner of Adams and Oakley Streets. A woman's auxiliary was organized on July 28, 1898. In 1908 the society had 1,047 members, being the largest of any Arbeiter society in Michigan.

Well, the only thing I see is that LARA allowed the organization to improperly operate because it was incorporated under the wrong Act.

I really do not know what the problem is.

[Dream sequence with strumming harps for the visual transition]

I seem to recall a place called the Michigan Court of Claims where the former Michigan Attorney General, Bill *Smooches* Schuette had his minion Assistant Attorney General orally enter into the record that I was a public nuisance.....

[Shivering with a bout of Post Traumatic Fraud Disorder]

Anyway, *Smooches* filed some crap to dissolve my business, where my counterclaim just up and went poof! so I really do not know why there is such an uproar.

Everyone has a tiny humans trust fund.

Heck, Cox & *Smooches* allowed the Bush Haiti Relief Fund and the Detroit Land Bank Authority to continue to operate long after my business was dissolved, oh, and website taken down just because, where no one contacted me so I could even ask why.

I forgot to archive.

It was a really cool site because I actually had a structured administration you could run and access from your phone and would mesh with everything, but I digress because we are dealing with the Iron Curtain in Child Welfare, or rather, the Residuals of the Peculiar Institution.

Michigan LARA Secret Organizations & Societies by Beverly Tran on Scribd

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DOJ: Civil Rights 2.0 & The Quantum Renaissance - Asset Forfeiture Returns To The National Treasury - The Bernie Madoff Fund

The Original Robin Hood

Here is a history of the  U.S. Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund and Seized Asset Deposit Fund I like to so affectionately call a Conjugal Collaborative.

I believe Detroit will be made whole again.

I guess you can call this the modern concept of Robin Hood or what I prefer to call Civil Rights 2.0, the Quantum Renaissance.

The armies of the Attorneys and Auditors General seize the assets of those who made themselves rich by stealin' the children, the land and the votes, then return it to the people to rebuilt the kingdom.

Always remember, they take a village, then plunder its most precious treasures.

Department of Justice Begins Third Distribution of Funds Recovered Through Asset Forfeiture to Compensate Victims of Bernard Madoff Fraud Scheme

The Department of Justice today announced that on Nov. 29, the Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) began its third distribution of $695.4 million in funds forfeited to the U.S. Government in connection with the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) fraud scheme, bringing the total distributed to nearly $2 billion.  These funds will be sent to over 27,000 victims across the globe, bringing their total recovery to 56.65 percent. This distribution represents the third in a series of payments that will eventually return over $4 billion to victims as compensation for losses they suffered from the collapse of the BLMIS.  The MVF has received over 65,000 petitions from victims in 136 countries. 

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Assistant Attorney General Brian A.  Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman for the Southern District of New York made the announcement. 

“Bernie Madoff’s scheme devastated retirement and pension funds, charitable organizations, and thousands of individual investors spread across 49 States, the District of Columbia, and 121 other countries,” said Assistant Attorney General Benczkowski.   “The payments announced today could not have happened without the prosecutors’ relentless pursuit of proceeds of Madoff’s fraud through civil forfeiture—and, as a result of their efforts and those of the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, victims who would not have seen a dime in other compensation programs will now recover more than half of their losses.”

“Bernie Madoff committed history’s largest Ponzi scheme,” said U.S. Attorney Berman.  “This Office prosecuted Madoff and others who helped perpetrate his fraud, and we assisted in recovering billions of dollars in proceeds from the fraud.  Today’s payment of more than $690 million is this Office’s third installment in a series of distributions that represent our ongoing commitment to find relief for victims of Madoff’s heinous crimes.”

 “While today’s distribution of funds is indeed significant in scope, we understand no amount of money could ever restore the damage done by Madoff as a result of his selfish behavior and unforgivable financial crimes,” said FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney, Jr.  “To all of his many victims and their families, we realize this gesture may not provide the consolation necessary to remove the pain and suffering you have been brought to bear, but we are hopeful it provides some sense of relief, and we remain committed to achieve justice for all victims of inexcusable financial crimes.”

For decades, Bernard L. Madoff used his position as Chairman of BLMIS, the investment advisory business he founded in 1960, to steal billions from his clients.  On March 12, 2009, Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 federal felonies, admitting that he had turned his wealth management business into the world’s largest Ponzi scheme, benefitting himself, his family and select members of his inner circle.  On June 29, 2009, U.S. District Judge Denny Chin sentenced Madoff to 150 years in prison for running the largest fraudulent scheme in history.  Of the approximately $4.05 billion that will be made available to victims, approximately $2.2 billion was collected as part of the historic civil forfeiture recovery from the estate of deceased Madoff investor Jeffry Picower.  An additional $1.7 billion was collected as part of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and civilly forfeited in a parallel action.  The remaining funds were collected through a civil forfeiture action against investor Carl Shapiro and his family, and from civil and criminal forfeiture actions against Bernard L. Madoff, Peter B. Madoff and their co-conspirators.

The MVF’s payouts would not have been possible without the extraordinary efforts of the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, and the FBI in the prosecution of these crimes and the recovery of assets supporting the forfeiture in this case.  The MVF is overseen by Richard Breeden, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in his capacity as Special Master appointed by the Department of Justice to assist in connection with the victim remission proceedings.

More information about MVF and its compensation to victims of BLMIS is available on the MVF website at www.madoffvictimfund.com, such as eligibility criteria, process updates, and frequently asked questions.  Further questions may be directed to the MVF at 866-624-3670 or info@madoffvictimfund.com.

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