Just to bring you up to speed, you remember last month we pointed out a $610 donation that the Monmouth County Democratic Women’s Caucus reported making to the 2015 Nicolay for Council campaign. Not only was the donation unmentioned in Nicolay’s reports, a violation of state election law, the donation itself was also in violation of Belmar’s campaign finance laws at the time, which forbade candidates from taking committee money.
The following week the Coast Star ran a story about it. Both Ms. Nicolay and Rentha Onitiri of the Women’s Caucus claimed that the check was returned although the two gave two different reasons for the check being returned. Of course state campaign finance law states that any checks received must be put into the campaign depository…and reported…and then if the check can’t be accepted a refund check is to be written from the campaign depository…and reported. You are never supposed to just hand a check back to the donor.
In any case, Ms. Onitiri produced the “returned’ check for the Coast Star reporter. She said it had been lost and later found “buried in paperwork” and the fact that the check number on the check she produced was 1053, instead of 1056 which is the number on their report, was a mistake. She also said she would be filing an amended report showing the check as being number 1053 and also showing the check as having been returned. Below is the story, republished with the permission of the Star:
While we were waiting for the amended report, the $610 was found on a report from the Belmar Democratic Committee, contradicting the claims by both ladies that the $610 was returned to the Women’s Caucus.
Clicking on the image above will bring you to the post where I reported on this. Notice despite several commenters asking for Democratic Committee Chair Claire Deicke to clarify whether the money was returned to the Caucus or not, no answer was forthcoming.
The Monmouth County Democratic Women’s Caucus filed their amended report this week, as promised, and the state put it up on the ELEC website yesterday. They are still showing the check as being number 1056, not 1053 as they had claimed earlier. And they are not showing the check as having been returned to them, as Nicolay and Onitiri had claimed. Instead they are showing it as having gone to the Belmar Democratic Committee BUT FOR JENNIFER NICOLAY AND FOR THE NOV 3, 2015 ELECTION!!
First of all, what happened to the check being returned? And what happened to the check actually being number 1053? And they can’t earmark a contribution to a committee as being for a certain candidate and a certain election. They are trying to fudge it and have it both ways but it is not going to work. The donation was either to the Belmar Democratic Committee or it was to Jennifer Nicolay’s campaign. If it was to the Democratic Committee then all that stuff about returned checks was a lie. On top of that they have to be able to show that it was to the Committee from the start and not to Nicolay. This is serious stuff. You can’t simply sign donation checks over between committees and later change the report to the other committee.
If it was to Nicolay…and they are still saying that it was for her election…then we’re back to Nicolay voting to repeal an ordinance that she was in violation of at the time and still is.
They need to stop trying to paper over this mess and come clean about what actually happened. And they need to file a new amended report, this time one that is truthful and accurate. The more they try to hide whatever happened the more jammed up they are going to get.
Will keep checking the ELEC website and will report any developments.
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It’s easy Clair is a fraud, go write another letter blowing smoke and send it to the nearest paper. Can’t hide from the truth.
Now we may get a lecture about how hard it is to be a good bookkeeper, bureaucracy notwithstanding.
I make those types of mistakes every day. Duh???
Old man you don;t these kind of mistakes. Its a mistake because she got caught!!! If she has an expense account at the company she works for I hope she has legitimate receipts. This council is unbelievable there should be a movie made about this group.
#19-You ain’t seen nothing yet! Letters galore are waiting to be published!! thanks for noticing my zeal and commitment to all that’s right and good—also, Administrator-thought I had answered
If you did it wasn’t in the post about it and that people in the comments section of that post were asking you to.
#1-You ain’t seen nothin’ yet-letters galore waiting to be sent-recognizing all that is good about our community! I’m the fraud? You can’t bring yourself to use your own name…..afraid of a suit for defamation of character? Thanks for mentioning my letters-BTW I spell Claire with all of the letters-including an “e” at the end-Administrator-thought I had responded to questions about the donation you reference-it’s my understanding that the money was returned to the Women’s Dem Caucus-no money came to the Dem Committee-guess you’ll have to have me arrested……it’s serious stuff if you’re accusing me of something I had no part of…..Administrator-why are you attempting to besmirch my name? #1-If I’m a fraud, then you’re a fake-a faceless person with no identity and no integrity-#2-no such lecture coming-if you can’t understand that bureaucracy can hold up projects, the you aren’t in tune with the real world….administrator-I’d like to meet with you one-on one about your accusations -when can this happen? there’s no crime here-once again, the administrator and commenters wish to destroy reputations with unfounded accusations…..#1-there will be letters from me as often as the newspapers are willing to print them….thanks for spurring me on…..your comment made me more anxious than ever to extoll the good works of the Mayor and Council Why would you object to that? At the very least, I use my actual name-
Claire
I am getting tired of this. I tell you what if there are no ADA bathrooms at Maclearie Park by Memorial day (not a portable trailer either) then I can’t be held responsible for where I pee. I saw a boy the other day peeing on a tree boy that looks good from Rte 35. When asked by a judge why I will have to say there is no place to pee for a disabled person in all of the park and I think by law there has to be. I wonder what type of discovery that will open up. You just don’t see Nicolay broke the law and tried to cover it up, you could work for Billary.
Claire I don’t know what I hear more, the fact that you use your own name or how trump is going to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it. It’s getting old, sorry.
The more you write the more people realize your delusional. It a shame when always the same person writing the same letter kind of loses its value. But go ahead write away
Take a look at Claire’s statement, “it’s my understanding that the money was returned to the Women’s Dem Caucus”. This is not what the report says. Also, the return of that donation would have shown up on the Belmar Democrats report, it has not. Claire, this is serious because you, or Nicolay, or the Women’s Caucus can’t get your story straight. It’s serious because based on Belmar ordinance, Nicolay may have taken pass through contributions and thus was in conflict and should not have been allowed to vote on a plethora of items on agenda.
#8 Bill they need a cheerleader for the aprox 1000 Kool Aid drinking sheeple without that they would be gone, what a shame.
It is all in the wording – “It’s my understanding” is supposed to get her off the hook for misinformation, as ‘understanding’ can be faulty or incorrect. It is like when a person on the witness says, “I don’t recall.” Those concepts indicate something about a mental process. Now you can laugh…
Dave, has Claire hunted you down yet for that pep talk? Thanks for good reporting and keeping transparency alive.
#19-Thanks for bringing up my letter writing…readers have been reaching out to stating they agree with all of the positives about our town … They actually thank me for doing so… the more good things are pointed out, the more support for our excellent mayor and council. Thanks for giving me an opening here… The positives are endless…the letters will continue..Love being in a glorious, happy state of delusion …. Better than spending time creating scenarios that don’t hold water..for those of you who wish to dissect my words…”it’s my understanding “…that’s exactly right.. I understand that the donation was returned… I have a thing going about my name… Claire spelled with all the letters…several ways of spelling ….love explaining this to blog readers…administrator … Why bring up the women’s caucus donation…again? Is it because you didn’t have any other topic of hate… Or is it because you wish to discredit me due to my activism? Bill Straus.. Thanks for using your real name… but your message isn’t clear…peeing in the park and the donation “conspiracy ” in one commentary? Thanks for giving me direction for further comments/ideas to be posted… Stand by… When you folks “spill your guts ” about how delusional, boring and “old” I can get..it gives me incentive to keep on going…and offers food for thought as to what my next discussion will be for this blog…. LOVE IT! The more I irritate the merrier I become…Thanks!
Claire, I brought it up because the state released the Caucus’ amended report Friday and the amended report directly contradicts what the Caucus said they were going to amend when they spoke to the Coast Star last month.
14-I don’t have to hunt Dave down..no animosity here..if fact, we’re usually agreeable towards each other.. Just wondering why this topic ( of the donation) is being broached again… And that my name ( you remember…Claire with all the letters)
Was brought up in a disparaging way…basically Administrator and moi are on good terms…isn’t that so, Dave?
Yes, absolutely. I would add that anyone who is asked to sign any reports for the Belmar Democrats needs to be very careful about what they are signing.
Claire how is it you don’t understand my message? THERE ARE NO BATHROOMS AT MACLEARIE PARK! don’t bs but how about a direct answer? Why are there no bathrooms in the Park? Today there were dozens of people using the athletic field mostly young kids, nowhere to pee! Answer?
Probably an innocent mistake on their part… You have no idea that anything than a simple error took place… Why cause trouble? Dissection? You’re not that kind of a guy.. Are others pushing you to do this to smear my name? What’s the deal Dave? When can we meet to straighten thing out? You’re a reasonable person…how about this Thursday….April 21, at 7 pm at the Dunkin Donuts by the school? We can sort all of our differences out at that time…
Thanks, Claire but April 21 is Karen’s birthday. Maybe another time.
Thing is the state doesn’t require reports as some kind of academic exercise. The reports are required because the public has a right to see this information and scrutinize it. And the reports have to be accurate. There’s obviously some sort of problem with this report and if the report is not accurate then the public has been denied its right to know.
Yes…Bill..but what does that have to do with the donation topic? Confusing…I thought you are in Florida…when did you see the child relieve himself at MacClearie Park?
#19 Bill you are a nice guy why are you wasting your time get the info from the Mayor or council and if they don’t give you a straight answer let us know we can get anything with a foi request.
Judge: Mrs. Deicke, is it your understanding that everything in Belmar is fine and on the up and up?
Mrs. Deicke: Yes, Your Honor, that is what I understand.
Judge: And were you an English teacher?
Mrs. Deicke: Yes, that is part of my illustrious resume.
Judge: Was Colleen Connolly deemed an non-credible witness by Judge Gummer and you think she is just swell and upstanding?
Mrs. Deicke: Yes and yes, of course.
Judge: I suggest you brush up on your reading comprehension skills. Now, gedouttahere.
Again Ms.P well said! You can make up your own opinions but you can’ make up your own facts.
Ms. P you should be THE reporter for the Asbury Park Press but unfortunately they won’t pay you what you are worth. Great observation
Its funny that the Mayor and Council don’t have the courage to explain or apologize they have a patsy instead.
Now Claire, how could I have seen it all the way from Florida. You can be silly at times.
I left out the “arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable” statement by Judge Lawson in an earlier lawsuit. Yes, everything in Belmar is on the up and up. Some innocent bookkeeping follow-through matter – a mere bag of shells as Jackie Gleason would have said. Nothing by the party in power around here is innocent, I hate to say, in my opinion, according to my understanding, blah blah blah.
#25 and #26 Thanks. Just call me Lois Lane. Dang, another fake name. Sometimes all you can do is laugh.
Judge-Why do you use the name Ms Perspicacity?
Ms P-Because I’m clever, discerning and perceptive.
Judge-But what is your real name…the one you use in your professional life as social services director?
Ms P-I’d rather not say. I want to continue working under cover so that I can continue to bring down the community …attacking people, exaggerating, and remaining generally untruthful . I couldn’t accomplish any of this with my given name.
Judge-You are a person with no soul …and lack the ability to assess situations. You are determined to destroy the lives of very good people. your soulless self out of my court! No worse person has ever come before me
Exactly Bill-That’s my point…call me silly … But I didn’t know you were at home on Oakwood..
Dave-Happy Birthday to Karen! I’ll check my calendar and come up with another date….
#12-Love the image of me as a cheerleader for the great town leaders!The rest of your message is difficult to understand…Kool-Aid an steeple? Is this code for a message with deeper meaning?
#12 wrote: Kool Aid drinking sheeple
Claire read: Kool-Aid an steeple
Who has a reading disability?
btw, I love my fake name and I love being me. I shall stop wasting my time with someone who is somewhat illiterate. And I know, I know, you will not waste time with a coward, etc. You may have the last word, as usual. I can be polite. Be sure to get in a good jab.
Ms, P in her opinion even Jack the Ripper was a great guy, we all will just let her be in her own little world.
Latest Bernieism – “You cannot change a corrupt system by taking its money.” He was referring to big banks and billionaires, but the idea can apply to certain business interests in a town’s doings, known as contributions to campaigns to buy favors. He made sense, I admit that, but I am not a socialist or left-leaning democrat. I have common sense.
Hi Claire,
If you are meeting with folks to talk about the issues, I’d love to join.
#33 Flower Power you are correct. The problem is not that the Mayor and Council are Democrats, the problem is they are not honest,ethically corrupt, and looking out for their friends and donors NOT the residents.
#34-you never know-maybe Jack The ripper had some good qualities…Ms Prrspicacity-great of you to pick up on my typo… You are very skilled at picking up on people’s shortcomings…adds to your longest of qualities … Which include cowardice, close mindedness and being without a soul … Your haughty approach to life demonstrated the high opinion you have of yourself…you’re so correct.. I do have a reading problem… But found ways of compensating for my disability… You need to find ways to compensate for your unadulterated meanness, cowardice, and pride…but I have hope for you yet!
#Aileen-Thanks for your interest in what I have to say! I’ll check my calendar for a day to meet… And get back to you… Claire
How about April 21?
I think whoever is running the Belmar website can take down the Rebuilding the Pavilions section. Especially the end where it asks for feedback. They probably left it up on purpose to show how arrogant they are.
They should take down the Home by Summer page too.
Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I atone for being too insightful and being politically incorrect. The Devil made me do it.
Are there ever official independent audits of the organizations that handle campaign money? Might be time for that. Exposure here might not be enough.
Thanks Claire! I too am available 4/21 until 6:30. After that I have a meeting at school. I’ll look you up and call or email.
That was only my suggestion Aileen.
Dave
#34-Have you ever read the classic, Silas Marner by George Eliot? Silas was described as ” he was happy in his little world.”… Kind of reminds me of your description of me… I’m very happy in my little world …in a community where our leadership does an excellent job of running the town in a caring way…I LOVE my little world of family, friends, and residing in a well-run, successful community! Check out the book Silas Marner…you’ll learn much about life and those, like me, who are “happy in our little world…
#Aileen-Sounds great! How about 5:30 at Dunkin Donuts on the 21st? Any of the folks (even those who use false names) are welcome to join us… I’m excited to sit with you…Thanks for the suggestion, Dave…… Claire
#43-Glad you’re repenting..but you failed to include all of the errors of your ways… Try these words: mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa maxima… Might help to further examine your conscience…
Okie dok – Main St. Dunkin. See you then Claire
Looking forward to our meeting ….Aileen
#42 they cant take down the Home by Summer page cause they still need to the donations.
Vade retro satana.
If someone takes the money, one is accountable, one way or another. Let an independent audit proceed!
Hire Tim Gallagher or Mike Bascom to check the books before September, 2016.
52-Translated means… Step back Satan…Exorcist…reminds me of the movie where the girl vomited green and was possessed …aka Ms Perspicacity…this exorcism is for yourself, right?
What the heck! #54 Get over yourself and continue your charity work instead of picking on people who disagree with you at times. You take too much too personally.
#55-Are you saying that you have the right to post under an assumed name, but I shouldn’t respond using my actual name? What’s wrong with this logic? I will continue to post whenever I see fit…Get over myself?? I pick on people? What are you … A child ? Your comments are the weakest ever..immature and inane..
Maybe he had the same poor special education in BES that I did Claire.
Poor Richard’s Almanac was written by Ben Franklin. NJ and NY have anonymous phone tip lines. The practice of anonymity is ok with them.
Ms P promoting piqued posts purposely
Ms P promoting piqued posts purposely?
#58 – The following are some more of Franklin’s pseudonyms – Silence Dogood, Harry Meanwell, Alice Addertongue, Richard Saunders (Poor Richard’s Almanac), and Timothy Turnstone
#61 Ah, then “we” are in good company. The founding fathers were no saints, either.
#57-My students …the ones I hear from/about are doing well…
Hail, Hail Anonymity! Wonder if Ben Franklin used pseudonyms to say things … Like such a person is stupid, another person is a drunk, someone else is delusional? People using an anonymous tip line have information that could save lives . To bring this into. The discussion doesn’t fit here. People who post anonymously / with a false name do so to insult, degrade and demean others. You might not like what I post, but there’s no guess work here. People are afraid of retribution… But they’re are snickering behind their hands because they get away with slamming others. Are the anonymous post simply about town business? It is simply criticism of how an official did the wrong thing ? No… It’s about bashing people and getting away with it. Go ahead and justify reasons anonymous posters… Go ahead and present the historical aspects of anonymity …I know … We’re guaranteed freedom speech with the first amendment …
#64 – Go ahead and present the historical aspects of anonymity
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I just did (check out #61).
#64…You missed my intent…
#65 Joe Her only intent is to defend the Mayor and Council. You can criticize people who choose not use their name but you cannot make up your own facts. This Mayor and council has been sued and told by a Judge what the are trying to do in not legal.If you think they are the greatest that is your right. We also have the right to present FACTS.
“The more I irritate the merrier I become.”
Sounds devilish to me.
We never got a satisfactory answer about what happened to the $10,000 in missing Shoprite gift cards, also the requested list of recipients of the Belmar giveaway of post-Sandy money. Why is that a secret? Bad accounting is not acceptable in private business, especially in non-profit organizations. Why is it tolerated in Belmar?
Wonderful,67… Talk about missing my intent.. Joe missed the point I made about references to Ben Franklin..I was reacting to what was posted … He thought I was asking for a history of anonymity …when it was already posted..thanks for conceding that I have a right to support those doing an excellent job of running the town… Such is the way of the world .. Thanks to the administrator for allowing me to comment… Even though we don’t agree on topics pertaining to the community …he gets it … Most of you anonymous commenters don’t …#67-as usual, you always miss the boat…taking the word intent and generalizing it, when my sage was specific to a situation… Proof positive that you’re on the negative band wagon and will take pit shots whenever possible…
#69 Your praise of the Mayor and Council doing a great job in view of losing lawsuits and told by a Judge their actions are not legal is like you saying a driver who has numerous License suspensions is a great driver. I don’t know if you volunteered or were elected Chairperson as such you have made statements and opinions that have been challenged by various people who as residents and taxpayers have a right to . I am sure the Mayor and Council see these comments and choose to hide under the desk rather than explain maybe leaving It to you to respond I don’t know. I also know of no other municipality that has a representative as belligerent and bigoted towards people that disagree with them. You lack class and professionalism and that reflects to towards the Mayor and Council. I am sure Hillary and Obama get lots of “negative” comments show me one representative that acts like you!
Gee Ms Sarcastic- I only post when I am mentioned…your over-reaction ( using a false name) impact me not one bit. Yes-I respond when I am demeaned …but my comments about the mayor are always positive… Bigoted and belligerent ? Interesting take…my goal as Belmar Democrat Chair is to present local Democrats in a positive light … I get along with local Republicans… Including the administrator…so I believe that you dislike my positive approach and are getting ugly because you disagree with my tactics … But that’s your problem… Not mine.. People like you prove my point … You would never state these thought about me face-to -face…or would you? I probably know you… Why not meet with me? Let me know when this is possible ..let me help you deal with your negative thoughts about me…I think your answer will be is that you don’t want to meet with such a horrible person as me… But you do need help in sorting out your feelings … You are really in turmoil … What a shame ! Hope you seek assistance with anger
#70-Call me a bigot, call me belligerent , by don’t call me late for dinner!
#70-Ms Sarcastic-Am I to assume that you are turning down my request for a face-to-face meeting? I had planned to explain to you that personal attacks on me deserve a response. With such strong opinions, I would think that you’d want to speak with me personally-hoping to hear back from you soon-so that we can get together…I’m out there-you know who I am-don’t you think it’s a bit hypocritical on your part to call me names-very strong, negative names at that-and I don’t know who you are? You are under a protective cover…correction for my #72 comments:
Call me a bigot, call me belligerent, BUT don’t call me late for dinner!!
#73 I have no intention of meeting or Being or seeing anyone that lacks common sense no pun intended. You chose to be a public figure and make statements to try to put the Mayor and Council in a good light. I believe at least 99% of the readers of this blog do not agree with your views.
74-Of course 99% of the people affiliated with this blog disagree with me …that’s why I post my opinions … you don’t have to be a Mensa member to figure that one out….sorry we aren’t going to meet..Wanted to put a face to Ms Sarcastic ..probably know the face…
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