Monday, October 17, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
How Richard Legree went from " Biggest drug pusher in Chester County"to CCRC Area 14 Chair
I re-read my blog post " Short history of the CCRC" and realized I gave it the wrong title.
Sometime in 2006 I told my uncle John, who at the time was registered as a Republican, "You know the Chair of Area 14 of the Chester County Republican Committee is Richard Legree", he said, "That can't be he's a drug dealer." Let's be clear I don't think that Richard Legree was a "drug dealer" but that is the impression that many, many people had of him.
I think the blog post below should have been named "How Richard Legree went from 'Biggest drug pusher in Chester County' to CCRC Area 14 Chair.'
Sometime in 2006 I told my uncle John, who at the time was registered as a Republican, "You know the Chair of Area 14 of the Chester County Republican Committee is Richard Legree", he said, "That can't be he's a drug dealer." Let's be clear I don't think that Richard Legree was a "drug dealer" but that is the impression that many, many people had of him.
I think the blog post below should have been named "How Richard Legree went from 'Biggest drug pusher in Chester County' to CCRC Area 14 Chair.'
Quasi organized crime CCRCchair/trash hauler (put the money in the drawer) Teddy Rubino convicted of extortion and dies just before entering prison
Period of Reform-Independent Republicans
Now the CCRC appears to be morphing into an extremist organization, great.
DiGiorgio elected Republican county chairman Saturday
Published: Sunday, October 09, 2011
By JIM CALLAHAN
jcallahan@dailylocal.com
OK, it was not a complete transition away from the Rubino era. After all, Richard Legree became a big wheel in the CCRC and chair of Area14 of the Chester County Republican Party.
For a very brief history see below:
Reading Eagle June 23, 1977
Mystery Still Prevails-Informant's Death Probed
Daniel Joseph was a witness in the prosecution of Lawrence Palmer and Gordon Roberts two Reading based agents with the PA Bureau of DrugControl. More importantly Daniel Joseph was a witness in the prosecution of many of the drug suspects arrested in the Drug raid of April 1976.
Richard Legree was one of the people arrested in April of1976.
“Daily Local News
Pusher called "danger to community',
Friday, September 10, 1976
By BRUCE MOWDAY (Of the Local News Staff)
Richard "Stretch" Legree of Coatesville, named as the number one drug pusher in Chester County by District AttorneyWilliam H. Lamb, was convicted last night of selling 145 bags of heroin to an undercover agent in January.”
Richard Legree had a new trial and was released from prison after serving a year and a few months. Later in life he became the Chairman ofArea 14 of the Chester County Republican Committee.
SEE:
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009
All of this was back in the "French Connection" days. President Carter ordered a special investigation of the FBI in the Delaware Valley area.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
MATT BAKER RESIGNS FROM COATESVILLE RDA
Matt did more for the RDA and Coatesville than any RDA
member since John Pawlowski and Paul Givler.
I would much rather have seen the resignation of Coatesville
City Manager Gary Rawlings than see Karl Marking and Matt Baker go.
I warned them that I thought Rawlings was not tough enough for
Coatesville. I know what name Karl has for Gary Rawlings.
Raj (Dharmesh Kalaria) resigned and left for India on the
same day. Will Niki Oxendine, who was also involved in the City Finance Department resign too?
The Codes Department is actually much better than during the
Walker Administration. Back then we had Coatesville Codes officer and crack
cocaine dealer John Tinson patrolling the streets of Coatesville. SEE:
The Daily Local (dailylocal.com), Serving Chester County, PA
News
Probation for legislative aide involved in illegal drug transaction
Coatesville leaders seek leniency for Lisa Johnson
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
By MICHAEL P. RELLAHAN, Staff Writer
WEST CHESTER — A former legislative aide to state Rep. Tim Hennessey and member of a well-known Coatesville political family was sentenced to five years' probation Monday for her role in a drug-related transaction involving her former live-in boyfriend...When the informant visited the house, Tinson was away. So Johnson took the $3,000 from him but the informant did not ask for any drugs and was given none. Later, when Tinson delivered the drugs to the informant, Tinson said Johnson would have given him the half-ounces if he had asked.
The Daily Local (dailylocal.com), Serving Chester County, PA
News
Coatesville official resigns in dismay
Redevelopment Authority member Matthew Baker says he simply ran out of time and energy
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
By ERIC S. SMITH, esmith@dailylocal.com
COATESVILE — City officials Monday night accepted a Redevelopment Authority member's resignation.
Matthew Baker's departure from both the authority and the city's vacant property review committee comes less than two months after the resignation of former City Council President Karl Marking.
Baker said he submitted his letter of resignation about two weeks ago and cited reasons similar to what Marking had expressed when he resigned.
SEE:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
A long time city employee, a GL Specialist (General Ledger Specialist) with access to cash and the ability to delete finance files abruptly leaves for India when there is at least $168,000 unaccounted for. Not even a whimper about it from City Hall.
SEE:
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 29, 2011
How will Coatesville City Manager Gray Rawlings deal with the “Too Big to Fail” Drug Business in Chester County”?
...I think that Gary Rawlings might be trying to “read the water” in that Machiavellian drug dealing world just under the surface of the Chester County waters right now.
There is still a lot of very hard work ahead and Mr. Rawlings needs a lot of help.
Lots of people will offer their help. He just needs to be able to sort from among those “helpers” the people that benefit from the “Too Big to Fail” drug business, from the ones who don’t.
SEE:
coatesville dems
SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Brief History of the CCRC
Brief history of the CCRC:
Quasi organized crime CCRCchair/trash hauler (put the money in the drawer) Teddy Rubino convicted of extortion and dies just before entering prison
Periodof Reform-Independent Republicans
Now the CCRC appears to be morphing intoan extremist organization, great.
DiGiorgioelected Republican county chairman Saturday
Published: Sunday, October 09, 2011
By JIM CALLAHAN
jcallahan@dailylocal.com
OK, it was not a complete transition away from the Rubinoera. After all, Richard Legree became a big wheel in the CCRC and chair of Area14 of the Chester County Republican Party.
For a very brief history see below:
Reading Eagle June 23, 1977
MysteryStill Prevails-Informant's Death Probed
Daniel Joseph was a witness in the prosecution of LawrencePalmer and Gordon Roberts two Reading based agents with the PA Bureau of DrugControl. More importantly Daniel Joseph was a witness in the prosecution ofmany of the drug suspects arrested in the Drug raid of April 1976.
Richard Legree was one of the people arrested in April of1976.
“Daily Local News
Pusher called "danger to community',
Friday, September 10, 1976
By BRUCE MOWDAY (Of the Local News Staff)
Richard "Stretch" Legree of Coatesville,named as the number one drug pusher in Chester County by District AttorneyWilliam H. Lamb, was convicted last night of selling 145 bags of heroin to anundercover agent in January.”
Richard Legree had a new trial and was released from prisonafter serving a year and a few months. Later in life he became the Chairman ofArea 14 of the Chester County Republican Committee.
SEE:
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009
All of this was back in the "French Connection" days. President Carter ordered a special investigation of the FBI in the Delaware Valley area.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
IBG-YBG I’ll Be Gone –You’ll Be Gone Tom Friedman
Politically, supporting science and promoting renewable energy is a slam
dunk. When people understand, even Republicans fully understand the catastrophic
consequences of Global Warming there will be general panic across the board.
People, all people, will be looking not just for someone to blame; they
will be looking for vengeance.
THOMAS FRIEDMAN:
“I would argue that 2008, a year that we think that’s just about the Subprime Crisis, was more than that. 2008 was the year that both the market and Mother Nature got together and issued up a warning; You are growing in an unsustainable way, environmentally and economically. Turn back now. This is your warning heart attack.
This was not just faulty accounting. There was also behind it a breakdown in values. The whole credit bubble was built on the twin principles of IBG and YBG; I’ll Be Gone or You’ll Be Gone when things go bad.
We’ve been practicing the same IBG/YBG principles in Nature; which is why the World Wildlife Fund’s in 2008 ‘Living Planet Report’ concluded, 'We are operating 25% above the planet’s biological capacity to support life on earth.’
No problem. ‘I’ll Be Gone’
As WWF’s Director General observed, ‘The world is currently struggling with the consequences of over valuing it’s financial assets but a more fundamental crisis looms ahead an ecological credit crunch caused by undervaluing the environmental assets that are the basis of all life and prosperity.
But then what do we care; WBG, We’ll Be Gone."
Are these guys the original Teabaggers?
Pat Sellers and Kurt Schenk at the 2005 Polls in Coatesville.
Also SEE:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2009
Thursday, October 6, 2011
"OPERATION BREADWINNER"
October 6, 2011
Attorney General Kelly announces criminal charges in "Operation Bread Winner;" $100,000 per month suburban Philly crack cocaine ring
HARRISBURG - Attorney General Linda Kelly today announced that agents from the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation along with local police have filed criminal charges against 20 people accused of participating in a $100,000 per month crack cocaine distribution ring allegedly operating from three locations in Coatesville, Chester County.
Kelly said the investigation, known as "Operation Bread Winner," focused on the activities of Lester Womack, age 33, of 311 Poplar St., Darby, Delaware County.
Kelly said the investigation, known as "Operation Bread Winner," focused on the activities of Lester Womack, age 33, of 311 Poplar St., Darby, Delaware County.
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