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@NYCPete1 Josh Marshall makes some interesting points re Patrick J. Lynch, NYC New York City Police Benevolent Association president since 1999 in connection w the NYC PBA's very public endorsement of Trump yesterday... https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/which-side-are-you-on-2
...NYC PBA press releases dating back to 1999 are a trip down memory lane. In '99, Patrick Lynch made a big show of support for Charles Schwarz, one of Abner Louima's torturers... http://www.nycpba.org/news/press-releases?year=1999
...As an aside, Charles Schwarz landed on his feet after serving a prison sentence of an indeterminate length. He's making six figures as a carpenter w NYCHA.... https://www.thecity.nyc/2019/12/4/21210657/louima-cop-back-on-public-payroll-as-a-nycha-carpenter
...While the endorsement of a candidate for president might be a first for Patrick Lynch & the NYC PBA, the union did endorse Rick Lazio over Hillary Clinton for Senate in 2000... http://www.nycpba.org/news/press-releases?year=2000
...In '03, Lynch paid for a radio ad urging anti-Iraq war protesters not to manhandle the cops & not blame them for the war. In reality, it was meant to show the union's support for the war. The protesters were locked up behind barricades, btw... http://www.nycpba.org/news/press-releases?year=2003
...I've been asking if anyone has copies of the NYC PBA audited financials which aren't available online. Remember Norman Seabrook, head of the NYC Corrections Union?... https://nypost.com/2020/06/28/nyc-jail-officers-vote-out-acting-union-boss-after-seabrook-scandal/
...What is available online are the 990s for the PBA Widows and Children's Fund, sponsored by the NYC PBA & run by Patrick Lynch. The '16 & '17 990s can be found at the IRS website by searching EIN 13-2949036....
https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/
https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/
...I have to step away but will add to this thread later. One q for Patrick Lynch is where is the 2018 PBA Widows & Children's Fund 990? Should have been filed by the end of March 2020 at the latest....
...NYC PBA Widows & Children's Fund policy per website. Awards are apparently determined by the board of directors & restricted to families of police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty...
http://www.nycpba.org/community/widows-and-childrens-fund/
http://www.nycpba.org/community/widows-and-childrens-fund/
...Can't evaluate the accuracy of this data but someone compiled a list of every NYPD officer killed in the line of duty since 1849. There are only a handful of officers killed on the job in the last ten years...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Police_Department_officers_killed_in_the_line_of_duty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Police_Department_officers_killed_in_the_line_of_duty
...I have all the PBA Widows & Children's Fund 990s going back to 2001 but the one I want to review first is the 990 filed w the NYS Charity Bureau in 2011 which includes audited financials. Search EIN 13-2949036....
https://www.charitiesnys.com/RegistrySearch/search_charities.jsp
https://www.charitiesnys.com/RegistrySearch/search_charities.jsp
...As a retired CPA, I always look to see which CPA firm prepares a 990. Glancing at a few PBA WCF 990s, it appears the fund changed auditors several times over the years. Candice Meth of EisnerAmper signed the '16 & '17 990... https://www.eisneramper.com/candice-meth/
....In 2011, someone from Mitchell & Titus signed the 990 but no one on the PBA WCF board did.
...I'm not sure how PBA WCF provides aid to widows & children of fallen officers. It's not via lump sum grants, per two notes in the '11 audited financials. Looks more like the funds go to events like holiday parties....
...In '15, EisnerAmper replaced Mitchell & Titus as the PBA WCF auditors & properly reclassified expenditures from "Benefits paid to or for members" to "Other expenses"....
...Since the PBA WCF doesn't report any accounting expenses, I assume its CPA firm prepares the 990s gratis as part of the NYC PBA audit engagement. Here are the related entities subject to audit...
...Unsuccessfully searched for the PBA Employee & Fund Office Staff Pension 401a plan 5500 at the FreeERISA website to see what the balance in the fund is & employer contributions, if any....
...Investment income is off kilter, to say the least. No investment income was reported for the year ended June 30 2018 despite an average cash balance of $2.4 million....
....Uh? No investment income for the year ended June 30 '167 either despite an average cash balance of $2.5 million. This makes no sense whatsoever & somebody ought to ask Patrick Lynch about it....
...Almost all of the PBA WCF trustees have been on the board since at 2005 or earlier. The '17 & 16 990 list of trustees includes compensation from related parties but the '05 990 doesn't....
