Anatomy of a shakedown (immigrants cash in bigtime Hyphenate-How-To)

EDITED EXCERPT Organizing themselves into a hyphenated voting bloc, and dangling campaign contributions in front of sap-happy, vote-crazed politicians.....a Near East Indian “cultural group” pitched a community center to hold “community activities and social gatherings,” including picnics, dances, weddings and holiday celebrations....but only for those with the proper hyphenated surnames.

The hyphenates targeted two chunks of public land and drew up plans. But once they got a foothold in politics, the humble hyphenates began morphing into a different beast.......altruism was subsumed by greed.. Making money off the backs of taxpayers became the overriding goal.

The hyphenates' new plans included two nine-story apartment towers with 126 apartments...a lucrative eternal income source. The original two parcels were landlocked, and now the hyphenates wanted a third plot to provide access to the future housing complex.

So they opened up their checkbooks and began showering greedy politicians with money. --SNIP-- long read

THIS JUST IN Espada's Soundview Health Network to be booted from Medicaid program
By FREDRIC U. DICKER, NY POST STATE BUREAU CHIEF, 8/10/11

EXCERPT Soundview Health Network will be booted from the state Medicaid program Sept. 8, effectively shutting down the 30-year-old Bronx-based health clinic.

Disgraced ex- NY Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada’s group, Soundview, received about $10M in Medicaid funds last year.

Espada was notified of the decision that Soundview, which serves thousands of "poor residents," had “no compliance program’’ to meet state standards.

The state Health Department also noted that the clinic’s Medicaid service delivery system was managed by Espada and his son, Pedro G. Espada, both of whom were excluded from participation in the Medicaid program earlier this year.

The Espadas face state and federal charges for allegedly ripping off millions in cash and benefits that should gone to services. The senior Espada claimed that pending enforcement action against Sound resulted from Gov. Cuomo having a “personal obsession to take on and dominate my manhood.’’

Cuomo accused Pedro in a civil lawsuit of “looting’’ $14M from Soundview....Espada is facing a federal felony trial on charges of stealing $500,000.

SOURCE http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/espada_soundview_health_network_5moM7twNI1kvklIZc6vkVK#ixzz1UiHCOzIO

It’s happening everywhere.....every credit card agency changes their interests as soon as Obama opens his mouth and adds “protections for the consumer”....HSBC is now selling their credit card division so watch the rates go up again with new owners. Insurance from auto to Health are all on the bandwagon.

I’ll say this as well...the youth today are learning early how to game any system out there for their advantage...and do so with an attitude of entitlement never that what they are doing is stealing...or have an sense of shame.

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