Thank you Rip.  I'd also like to add, after reading Bobo's latest mental case eruption on paper, where did any blogger claim that they don't want an investigation into this?  Nobody ever said that.  In fact, and I think I speak for everyone here, I think Bobo should walk into whatever law enforcement agency he trusts (they're all in on it too he says!) and speak to a law enforcement officer, tell that agency all his information and get the ball rolling on an official investigation.  To do that, he would have to talk to an officer and sign a sworn statement under the pains and penalties of perjury that he is telling the truth.

Whoops, guess that throws that idea out of the water, Bobo wouldn't want to risk going to jail for lying to law enforcement would he?

If he isn't lying, why hasn't he gone to the police, or the feds, or the IRS, or to Obama himself if he doesn't trust anyone else?  What's the point of all this then?  He claims a movie-like 10 year 123 person scheme...and his endgame is to give them all a stern lecture in the rag?  Give me a break.  If he was not full of shit, he'd have gone to the cops by now.

I am still curious where the Selectmen are???? Shouldn't they be contacting the Police chief and/or FBI to investigate this? Seriously, who cares what Bobo the Fabricator says? It must get very crowded in his head with all the voices trying to talk at the same time.

Ham is right. Bring on the AG's office if you don't trust the Plymouth DA and the WPD. Innocent people have nothing to fear.

I said in another thread--if you were a member of the bos and you heard about this, wouldn't you have taken some sort of action? Maybe they have and subpoenas are coming. And if ragboy was such an ethical person, why would he sit on this for so long. He said because MJ was sick? That's his reason? Pretty lame. Afraid of being a target? Get some tiny crystal balls. Man up. The fact that he is doing this in "installments" says it all to me.

Ragboy likes to BE the news. So all he has to do is provide the proof. His "snitches" will testify for the grand jury--by the way, I don't think that is optional for a grand jury investigation. Of course, we will have to go through the melodrama of ragboy refusing to give up a source. Journalistic ethics and all of that. LOL.

The truth will come out.  I want to see that famous, or infamous list of 123.

And I'm wondering who was a trustee or a friend during those 10 years? That would be interesting to know. There have to be plenty of them alone making up the 123.

Molly,
IT's clear he just wants to sell papers. He can hem haw about it all he wants, but it was a desperate ploy to stay in business one more day.....sad sad fabricator

here is what slager needs to contact the FBI....
Contact Boston

One Center Plaza, Suite 600
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 742-5533
Fax: (617) 223-6327
E-mail: Boston@ic.fbi.gov

stop being a coward..

It's a crap shoot Cara. They keep telling more stories and adding on, but I agree with you. Why would they do a computer audit when the actual ledger was apparently on paper? (Someone took it home with them and then took it back). Hmmm, that doesn't make sense. Seriously, this was just an attempt to sell newspapers.

There are a couple problems with the story (in my opinion) that make it difficult to prove.
1. The ledger is missing. This creates the biggest problem as it apparently contained the bulk of the evidence. The informant took this ledger home, but returned it. According to another story, it went missing after a "fake" robbery.

2. A credible reporter would have hooked up law enforcement from the start. To keep calling for an investigation by the Selectmen is simply grandstanding. Take whatever information you have to the authorities. You will also have to give up the names of the informants, but I am sure the investigators will keep that name secret until they have a solid case and round up all the guilty parties. 

3. It sells newspapers, which is exactly what someone wants. Why do something that (if it was true) could help the citizens of Wareham and solidfy the current regime? It goes to character...enough said about that.

Dick Wheeler wrote:

What "ledger"? !  ? ! There never WAS a ledger such as the one  described  by Paula  Shooter d.b. a. "former trustee" ! That's why it was so easy to "lose" !

This latest rant is the most amateurish  pile of drivel he has ever dribbled...... It's impossible for that clown to disguise his own voice!   The whole damn thing is made up.....The only "smoke' here is coming out of Bobo's  knickers !

You said it Dick..it reads like a bad dime store novel..quite reminiscent of my namesake, the hypothetical "Paul Shooter"

"Bobo the smokescreen"

P-SPAN
TAKEBACKWAREHAM

Dick,
I ran the information by a friend of mine who happens to be in the fraud business (not on the bad side). We worked together at my former employer for many years. In that time we uncovered at least 10 cases where an employee or management person were committing fraud. When we finished laughing, the general consensus was this is a novel and a poorly conceived novel at best. Best case, it's made up. Worst case, it's a disgruntled person who has no clue what they were looking at. In a nutshell, the FBI or IRS would laugh at this. No tangible evidence and the word of a person who admits to STEALING.

I've seen some brilliant fraud schemes that were carried out by people you would never think possible and I've seen some of the poorest fraud schemes carried out by brilliant people. In both cases, there is always a paper trail to follow.

If the computer audit was related to this nonsense, I think we should fire the Selectmen for imcompetence. How in the world would a computer audit reveal this when the THIEF admits to taking a paper or hard back ledger out of the office? Something is not adding up here.

IMO, this was just to sell papers and use the "seed of doubt" to encourage online subscription.

I think we can put this one to bed......nighty night.

Allegedly, it has been stated that a donation spreadsheet was created on a computer, possibly from a ledger...were the checking accounts maintained using computer software (ie Quicken or Peachtree), manually or a hybrid of the two?  I maintain multiple checking accounts at work...the "parent companies'" are strictly manual, but the working accounts are a combination of manual and computer generated...generally, the hybrid is the easiest to "manipulate" and avoid detection by the naked eye...even a half ass accountant can do it...your level of expertise does not determine whether or not you can, but rather how long you can and get away with it...

I don't believe the validity of this story should be judged on the limited amount of info that has been published so far. It is probably safe to say that if this is a completely fabricated fairytale, Robert and The Wareham Observer is a done deal.  It is hard for me to believe that he would intentionally make himself a bigger villain than those he writes about for his own career ending Swan song...What would be the purpose of that? 

As an afterthought, how many $2 on line subscriptions do you think this story will have to generate before his publication is financially set?

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Ms. Lilly: You say, "It has been stated..."  Wrong verb: "It has been alleged...."   Big difference....

MsLilly wrote:

Cara Winslow wrote:

Ms. Lily brings up an interestiong point regarding the computer audit, and here is my question. If the BOS suspected a massive money laundering scheme, why did they use tax payer dollars to pay for an audit that the FBI or Department of Treasury would have conducted for free?

Since my knowledge, as well as participation in money laundering schemes is limited to none, this is strictly a hypothetical response at best......I do not claim to know how the FBI or any other bureau of that caliber works re: investigations but perhaps you have to go to them with a little bit more info than a mere phone call saying something doesn't smell right before they will jump into a full blown investigation? Even if an investigation doesn't require tangible proof,  maybe by providing them with it, for example,  information obtain from the hard drive of computers, an investigation would be more likely, or at least speed up the beginning of one? 


If the individual who allegedly saw the ledger spoke to the feds they would be on it like a fly on horsey poop. I know this because I am one of a small amount of people who has had the honor of working in federal law enforcement, granted it was only for a short time but let me assure you, the feds have zero interest in local politics. You break the law, they will take you down.

Cara Winslow wrote:

Why does the 6 minute audio only talk about blogging?

Because we only heard 6 minutes?


The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. I have witnessed this group talk on and on about the same thing endlesssly, so do I believe that after six minutes they said, okay let's stop talking about bloggers and dirty rats and get to the 3 mil laundered through the library? No, I don't and neither do you in your heart of hearts Ms. Lily.

Cara Winslow wrote:

Why would the DA try to cover up this whole scheme?

Do we know it is a cover up?

Well what is printed in the paper says the DA is doing nothing, now I would dig up the quote but I am just home from the hospital where my daughter is very ill, it is my turn for a nap and Lord knows I need it, so I will have to dig it up tomorrow.

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WHY WITHHOLD THE 123 NAMES SLAGER? WHY? YOU SAY THEY ARE ALL GOING TO JAIL BUT HOW? IF YOUR SO CONFIDENT IN YOURSELF NAME THE 123 PEOPLE. THEIR IS NO REASON NOT TO DO SO

So, are you saying that ragboy knew about this heinous "crime" for two years and the bos still don't know about it? I mean, really, shouldn't they have been told before the big story broke? And shouldn't they have some of the "proof" available so when they call the DA or the AG or the FBI they won't sound like a bunch of conspiracy theorists? "Well see, there was this ledger........"

The fact that the Donahues are asking questions leads me to believe they might be having as much trouble believing the tall tale as well as the rest of the completely sane public, including, well, us.

Good work Mr. Dinkle. You are a super-sleuth.

Wasn't John Donahue the one that told Slager there was something going on at the library? According to Slager's article, John knew something was going on. That makes this very odd indeed.