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February 08, 2014

THE BLUE TRUTH: Yonkers General Municipal Law 207-C and Police Promotions By HEZI ARIS

IMCob-SurveillanceBlack December came and went. Yonkers PBA President Keith Olson secretly cut a backroom deal with city officials behind the backs of other union presidents to save himself as he faced re-election. That ten-year contract deal was rushed and ratified within just four days, but the “moderate changes to General Municipal Law 207-C “has already” impacted the Yonkers Police Department (YPD) membership.

Several YPD members have received letters from the City of Yonkers (CoY) requiring them to undergo medical examinations that must be performed by a paid CoY physician. His name is Dr. Charles Totero, a now retired orthopedic doctor who works for United Medical Consultants at 2700 Westchester Avenue, in Purchase, New York. Dr. Totero has cleared 99% of those examined members to return to work in a “light duty” capacity. Based on Dr. Totero’s recommendation YPD members receiving 207-C benefits are demanded (forced) to return to work against their own doctor’s recommendation. Dr. Totero’s is known to have stated that if a PBA member can wipe his a**, he can go back to work. If they refuse to return to work, despite having previously gained acknowledgment and authenticity, and valid medical diagnosis of their condition, they have no other option than to fight for the continuation of 207-C at their own expense.

Upon completion of his examination, Dr. Totero sends his diagnosis and prognosis to Mary Lou Conroy, Esq., and/or Paul Sweeney, Esq. Both lawyers work for the Coughlin & Gerhard Law Firm, located in Binghampton, New York. Coughlin & Gerhard were specifically engaged by Yonkers City Hall to revamp Yonkers Municipal Law 207-C.

Yonkers Tribune has gained access to a letter signed by Dr. Totero in which he presents his finding to Coughlin & Gerhard using Sweeney, as his conduit to Coughlin & Gerhard. Sweeney, works for Coughlin & Gerhard. Nowhere in the sharing of information is permission to share that privileged medical information of the “patient” with any lawyers or a law firm. Dr. Totero’s finding could logically be permitted to be sent to Yonkers City Hall, but not to Coughlin & Gerhard without an OK from the “patient”. 

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services advise the, “HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals’ medical records and other personal health information… The Rule requires appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of personal health information, and sets limits and conditions on the uses and disclosures that may be made of such information without patient authorization. The Rule also gives patients rights over their health information, including rights to examine and obtain a copy of their health records, and to request corrections.” Yonkers Tribune suggests HIPAA Privacy Rules protocol were undermined as per the transfer of medical information from a retired doctor, who works for the law firm engaged to specifically rid legitimate people off disability issues proven long before the new contract was voted upon with a 90 percent plus majority approval.

Another issue of great concern is what is protecting the “patient’s” medical information that is job related from now being open to exposing his / her personal medical issues and injuries to those not given permission to be privy to that information because of the manner by which the information was obtained.

As presently conducted, the patient must also face a panel of arbitrators at Yonkers City Hall to undergo determination of eligibility for a second time, despite their having previously been diagnosed to qualify for those crucial benefits. Since the contract gained overwhelming approval some YPD members, those specifically with twenty-plus-years of service, have decided to retire as they continue to fight for their earned disability benefits as retired members, rather than engage in extremely expensive litigious action against CoY. Several members, specifically those who didn’t want to be coerced into retiring or have not yet accrued enough time to consider retiring as an option find themselves having no other prospect than to challenge CoY for their hard earned benefits.

The newly signed 2013 Yonkers PBA contract changed the protocol required by 207-C; the “burden of proof” switched from the diagnosis by a doctor in good standing previously unchallenged, to affording CoY the legal advantage to challenge the diagnosis of every injured and/or sick member.

A member of the Captain Lieutenants Sergeants Association (CLSA) recently received a favorable decision that did not require him to return to light duty, as per an arbitration hearing under the old CLSA contract which saddles CoY with the “burden of proof” to show cause. This process makes it more difficult for CoY to unload members who were injured or became sick while performing their duties.

PBA President Keith Olson was “gung ho on ramrodding” this contract deal. He and his lawyers forgot to talk about a light duty policy which currently does not exist in the department. After the CLSA decision you can rest assured Yonkers City Hall will find one. You would think that someone would have thought of setting those guidelines prior to putting together their newly required research paper style medical incident form, which members are required to complete for every reported injury/illness. 

Since then Olson has done everything in his power to place blame on the media, other union presidents and his own members citing that they were detractors, deflectors, and liars of what was to come.  Unfortunately, this reality was earned by and because of Olson’s controversial and humiliating contract.  Olson took this issue of blaming the detractors so seriously and personally that he specifically had his executive board draft a petition to impeach a member from his own association because that member expressed his own interpretation of the contract. The strain was all consuming for Olson. He decided to vacation with Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano among other high ranking city officials and some that were family and friends that assisted him “hiding” all that was needed to be told the Yonkers PBA membership but was not. A snake oil salesman if ever there was one.

While he was in the sunny State of Florida, Olson was still reaping the fruits of his underhanded and controversial skullduggery on the men and women in blue who deserve better than being violated by their PBA president. Olson’s sister, Kelly Olson Chiarella, who was recently hired by Mayor Spano to succeed Kathy Moran in the capacity of Director of the Office of Aging, has been elevated to a position that will allow her to earn $120,000. Further to that end, Yonkers Tribune have learned the city is currently shining up a new vehicle for Olson since the past practice of receiving free city gas and using your own vehicle is not enough for the greedy union head.

According to inside sources Olson appears to be ostracized from other union leaders because of Olson’s self-serving conduct. The new PBA agreement places unwarranted pressure on other unions to accept the changes accepted by the PBA. For now, it appears that Local 628 President Barry McGoey of the Yonkers Firefighters and C.L.S.A. President Thomas Phelan are still engaged in negotiating a contract devoid of the draconian outcome suffered by the PBA membership.

Some high-ranking departmental transfers, including six captains and one detective lieutenants need well-deserved mention. 

Captain Hellthaler is now designated Det. Captain Fredrick Hellthaler;

Lt. Andrew Lane is now designated Captain Andrew Lane;

Detective Sergeant Joseph Recine #19 is now designated Lieutenant Joseph Recine #19;

Det. Sgt. Kallid Nasser #2  is now designated Detective Lieutenant Kallid Nasser #2;  

Det. Victor Preni #601 is now designated Sergeant Victor Preni;

P.O. Mark Wissner #212, P.O. Thomas Como #438, P.O. Anthony DiMaggio #299 are now designated Sergeants; and

P.O. Sean Drain #710, and P.O. Stephen Donohue #269 are now designated Detectives.

Congratulations one and all!

During this round of transfers Captain John Mueller of the Fourth Precinct did not have to elicit the help of Keith Olson to fend off another transfer because the administration decided they did not need another victory party. As for the high ranking men that accepted their orders for the good of the entire department and without prejudice, the Yonkers Tribune applauds them for their professional integrity and service. As for the Yonkers PBA President he appears to be a lame duck within the halls of the department and appears to be heading to a vote of “no confidence”. Olson seems to have lost all credibility because of his self-serving ways.  It appears that his actions toward members of the Yonkers PBA are deplorable and skirting major legal implications that will soon surface like a dark cloud for years to come. Rather than a legacy of accomplishment and adulation once perceived appropriate, Olson is busy engraving his own epitaph. 

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Due to a smart membership that see thru the Rat this years annual PBA dinner will be held at:

DANNY MACS
869 McLean Ave, Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 237-2320

TICKETS: very very cheap

**********Special dance performances by************
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :DIRTY BETTY:<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
FREE LAP DANCES IF YOU SIGN HER DIRTY PETITION!!!!

=================LIVE ON STAGE=======================

***********Keith Olson and the "OLSONETTES"********* ^^^^^^^^^^^^performing hits such as^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

LIES LIES AND ALL LIES
HOW I SCREWED MY MEMBERS
HOW I BECAME A GRAY RAT
GROWING UP ON MOQUETTE ROW
FUCK ALL THE BOSSES
plus many more

And the #1 selling album IN the PBA
// HOW I STOLE THE PBA ELECTION WITHOUT RUNNING//
Yes this will be a sold out event seating is limited to the first 50 paid tickets due to the size of the room...lol


p.s. politicians please come so you can make me look, plus dinner is on me,or should I say the members???

wow from 94% to support the bogus pba contract to less than 20% supporting the PBA dinner??? what brought on the sudden change??

A.members finally realized they got screwed?
B.members now see the illegal investigations conducted by the rat?
C.members know that keith hooked up his sister in city hall at the price of the members
D.keith only looks out for the joker and himself
E.all of the above

Blue truth finally exposed the rat and his mice you are going down my fat gray rat. Heard you are trying to twist the members arm to support your cheese dinner???keith one question last year you barely had 100 attend what is your final count???

Again rat squad I love it when you guys repost,it keeps this story high on googles search!!! Thanks for keeping Blue Truth alive!!!!

SEE GOOGLE "KEITH THE RAT OLSON' AND SEE WHAT COMES UP!!!

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=11&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CFMQFjAK&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewyorkcourtcorruption.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F10%2Fthe-lingering-stench-at-yonkers-pba.html&ei=v8AXU_G0DNHqkAeZ94CQBA&usg=AFQjCNG0IAfg0W-5yoXcIFGC1V-e4JrqFw&bvm=bv.62577051,d.dmQ

What every one fails to realize, and that will sure be your guys undoing, is that there are more "BLUE TRUTHERS" amongst you. That in mind, some are out spoken and some are not. We always welcome a challenge and I certainly smell many more trips to Radford St. We don't use your ham and egg board or trustees either. We will not be flaked like a mutt in the street. So I say this, bring it and BE ALL YOU CAN BE cause I smell more misery in the future for you guys then for any of us. There will be no white flags for the likes of you LOW LIFE'S so continue with your unethical and illegal actions. Every action gets a reaction, remember that and know the wheels are falling off your bus and sooner, not later, that bus will leave tire tracks on you RATS. You can continue to illegally investigate each and every one of us. All you will find is the same STAND UP IN YOUR FACE guys we've always been. Sleep tight cause when you wake you will still be the RATS that you've always been.
Well I believe misery loves company. And speaking of low life's, where oh' where is FREDO? Probably taking orders from the head low life himself. You guys are laughable! If only you RATS had .0000000000000001 percent of the honor BIG BLUE has you guys would be able to return from the sewers of Moquette Row. Fucking COWARDS! Hey, well at least Sue joined you dregs of society. Congrats to that low life as well. Maybe she can speak with the rats on why they hated her for years. Sue, you are a LOW LIFE MORON!

What every one fails to realize, and that will sure be your guys undoing, is that there are more "BLUE TRUTHERS" amongst you. That in mind, some are out spoken and some are not. We always welcome a challenge and I certainly smell many more trips to Radford St. We don't use your ham and egg board or trustees either. We will not be flaked like a mutt in the street. So I say this, bring it and BE ALL YOU CAN BE cause I smell more misery in the future for you guys then for any of us. There will be no white flags for the likes of you LOW LIFE'S so continue with your unethical and illegal actions. Every action gets a reaction, remember that and know the wheels are falling off your bus and sooner, not later, that bus will leave tire tracks on you RATS. You can continue to illegally investigate each and every one of us. All you will find is the same STAND UP IN YOUR FACE guys we've always been. Sleep tight cause when you wake you will still be the RATS that you've always been.
Well I believe misery loves company. And speaking of low life's, where oh' where is FREDO? Probably taking orders from the head low life himself. You guys are laughable! If only you RATS had .0000000000000001 percent of the honor BIG BLUE has you guys would be able to return from the sewers of Moquette Row. Fucking COWARDS! Hey, well at least Sue joined you dregs of society. Congrats to that low life as well. Maybe she can speak with the rats on why they hated her for years. Sue, you are a LOW LIFE MORON!

What every one fails to realize, and that will sure be your guys undoing, is that there are more "BLUE TRUTHERS" amongst you. That in mind, some are out spoken and some are not. We always welcome a challenge and I certainly smell many more trips to Radford St. We don't use your ham and egg board or trustees either. We will not be flaked like a mutt in the street. So I say this, bring it and BE ALL YOU CAN BE cause I smell more misery in the future for you guys then for any of us. There will be no white flags for the likes of you LOW LIFE'S so continue with your unethical and illegal actions. Every action gets a reaction, remember that and know the wheels are falling off your bus and sooner, not later, that bus will leave tire tracks on you RATS. You can continue to illegally investigate each and every one of us. All you will find is the same STAND UP IN YOUR FACE guys we've always been. Sleep tight cause when you wake you will still be the RATS that you've always been.

Well I believe misery loves company. And speaking of low life's, where oh' where is FREDO? Probably taking orders from the head low life himself. You guys are laughable! If only you RATS had .0000000000000001 percent of the honor BIG BLUE has you guys would be able to return from the sewers of Moquette Row. Fucking COWARDS! Hey, well at least Sue joined you dregs of society. Congrats to that low life as well. Maybe can can speak with the rats on why they hated her for years. Sue, you are a LOW LIFE MORON!

To :Det Ray Montero, Lt. Bryant Pappas, Det. Capt Robert Itzla, Capt. Matt Russo, Det Santabello, and Det Cartagena Aka Blue Truth. You guys are the most disgraceful despicable dirtBags our job has ever known. To attack the man of the stature of Eddie Armour is yet another lowlife dirty deed you can take credit for. Det Eddie Armour is one of the finest officers and human being that has ever worn the YPD blue. This man spent his entire career doing nothing other than giving of himself to the community and his brother officers. That's who this man Is and has always been. Now look at you filth: Ray Montero is a pure sociopath who can't move past the fact that he was universally rejected by everyone on the job as president. Your an old washed up joke who is either hated or pitied for what you turned into. Your nothing get used to it.
Bryant Pappas, THE dirtiest, grimiest, slimiest POS on the job. Writing on walls, kicking people when they were down, a true lowlife who rejoiced on people's hardship and misfortune. Keep smiling at people pappy the whole job knows what you really are just like the guys in the third do.
Bob Itzla, this loser won't even come out of his office and has zero respect from his own detectives. Thieving dirtbag who is the ultimate zero - except when he can give advice to old man ray without attaching himself to it.
Rob Santabello - your a dopey loudmouth ingrate who repays the goodwill of the spanos by jumping in to this. You are not helping asshole. Stop saying "it ain't me moe" nobody - and I mean nobody believes you.
Matt Russo - never had any other rep than as a bully and only if it was a weak target. Take those bars and shove them. You are still what you are.
Hector. Cartagena - won't go there. Word is you have your own personal demons. Can you imagine if pappas was on the other side of what your "hooked into"? He'd bury you guy, just like he's done since he started in the 3rd. Not one of you sleaze balls combined has done anything as good in your whole dirty lives as Eddie Armour has done in a single day. Try to muster up some shame - each of you is way overdue. Eddie, keep your head high you were always the very best we had. Was an honor to serve with you.

To :Det Ray Montero, Lt. Bryant Pappas, Det. Capt Robert Itzla, Capt. Matt Russo, Det Santabello, and Det Cartagena Aka Blue Truth. You guys are the most disgraceful despicable dirtBags our job has ever known. To attack the man of the stature of Eddie Armour is yet another lowlife dirty deed you can take credit for. Det Eddie Armour is one of the finest officers and human being that has ever worn the YPD blue. This man spent his entire career doing nothing other than giving of himself to the community and his brother officers. That's who this man Is and has always been. Now look at you filth: Ray Montero is a pure sociopath who can't move past the fact that he was universally rejected by everyone on the job as president. Your an old washed up joke who is either hated or pitied for what you turned into. Your nothing get used to it.
Bryant Pappas, THE dirtiest, grimiest, slimiest POS on the job. Writing on walls, kicking people when they were down, a true lowlife who rejoiced on people's hardship and misfortune. Keep smiling at people pappy the whole job knows what you really are just like the guys in the third do.
Bob Itzla, this loser won't even come out of his office and has zero respect from his own detectives. Thieving dirtbag who is the ultimate zero - except when he can give advice to old man ray without attaching himself to it.
Rob Santabello - your a dopey loudmouth ingrate who repays the goodwill of the spanos by jumping in to this. You are not helping asshole. Stop saying "it ain't me moe" nobody - and I mean nobody believes you.
Matt Russo - never had any other rep than as a bully and only if it was a weak target. Take those bars and shove them. You are still what you are.
Hector. Cartagena - won't go there. Word is you have your own personal demons. Can you imagine if pappas was on the other side of what your "hooked into"? He'd bury you guy, just like he's done since he started in the 3rd. Not one of you sleaze balls combined has done anything as good in your whole dirty lives as Eddie Armour has done in a single day. Try to muster up some shame - each of you is way overdue. Eddie, keep your head high you were always the very best we had. Was an honor to serve with you.

Ray is seriously a broken old man. Very pathetic but he's made his own bed. Kenny Davis gets more respect. So does Pete Fazio.

Ray Montero is a schizophrenic old moron. No one on the job will give him the time of day. This is all about him, that he got crushed in the election and was then afraid to run again.

Ray Montero is a crazy old goofball. No matter what he posts over and over and over, there aren't any cops on this job who respect him. He can't put two words together, he's suing everyone in sight, and his tough guy image is over. He is nothing but a pussy behind a computer. Must be all the HGH over the years.

Ray, everyone knows you are a desperate man who has lost his marbles. How does the job let you have a gun

Ok - so now your attacking sue pinto and Eddie Armour? And mike papaleo? All three may have had their differences but where always united when it came to what was best for the pba. ItzlA, pappas, Montero?? Really? Anyone who was around back then can't ever remember these worthless dirtbags ever contributing or volunteering for anything and in Bryant pappas case hurt a lot of good people when they were facing hard times. At. Least Montero can hide behind the fact that he went insane so it's not really his fault, he's just a laughable washed up crazy old moron. To Eddie, sue and mike, each of you were everything that was good about the pba. To ray Montero bob Itzla and Bryant pappas you have a lot to answer for. You are the most despicable and worst thing that has happened to the pba. All cause crazy ray got destroyed in an election. Losers....

Ok - so now your attacking sue pinto and Eddie Armour? And mike papaleo? All three may have had their differences but where always united when it came to what was best for the pba. ItzlA, pappas, Montero?? Really? Anyone who was around back then can't ever remember these worthless dirtbags ever contributing or volunteering for anything and in Bryant pappas case hurt a lot of good people when they were facing hard times. At. Least Montero can hide behind the fact that he went insane so it's not really his fault, he's just a laughable washed up crazy old moron. To Eddie, sue and mike, each of you were everything that was good about the pba. To ray Montero bob Itzla and Bryant pappas you have a lot to answer for. You are the most despicable and worst thing that has happened to the pba. All cause crazy ray got destroyed in an election. Losers....

Due to a smart membership that see thru the Rat this years annual PBA dinner will be held at:

LIZ CAFE
14 Warburton ave yonkers ny 10701
914-207-0908

TICKETS: very very cheap

**********Special dance performances by************
:DIRTY BETTY:
FREE LAP DANCES IF YOU SIGN HER DIRTY PETITION!!!!

===============LIVE ON STAGE=======================

Keith Olson and the "OLSONETTES" performaning hits such as
.How to set up friends and foes.
.lying to the commish.
.I only care about johnny joker.
.It wasn't me.
.They are all liars.
plus many more

And the #1 selling album IN the PBA
.I SOLD MY SOUL TO GET A JOB FOR MY SISTER.

Yes this will be a sold out event seating is limited to the first 50 paid tickets due to the size of the room...lol


p.s. politicians please come so you can make me look, plus dinner is on me,or should I say the members???

Speaking of the pension fairy, just got my check. Got to ask Papaleo how much the pension fairy brings him every month.

"Retired housing and loving life in Florida", lmao. You sound like a moron detective that is still on the job you silly bastard. Go suck on your momma's tit fool. And "Ted the shine janitor", you forgot a few names on that list. What are you changing strategy? Russo, Cartegena and Santobello have too many friends so now you don't want to include them. You guys think you're slick but everybody sees through your SEA of LIES. As for Sue and Eddie, fuck them both, they deserve each other. I've been reading the posts and haven't seen anyone speak bad about Papaleo. He was a great, and I repeat GREAT union VICE PRESIDENT who Keith hated. In turn, Keith turned Eddie against Papaleo. Get your YPD history straight assholes. I hate you RATS more now than ever. This ain't over by a long shot!

I say.------See ya Facebook.......till lent is over.....now I can post on here instead lol......Just in time for the ny rangers push for the playoffs......Be healthy, safe and as always stay thirsty my friends!

The bottom line everyone from both sides are nothing but a bunch of insubordinate civil servants who are really powerless beyond that job in the real world and who thrive on destroying their co-workers (both past and present) character by lies and falsehoods you are all a disgrace!!!!
Get over it people beyond that job no one cares who you are no matter what rank you are all the retired guys are all laughing at all of you.

THE LRG WILL RISE AGAIN ....WE NEVER LEFT....

Ok - so now your attacking sue pinto and Eddie Armour? And mike papaleo? All three may have had their differences but where always united when it came to what was best for the pba. ItzlA, pappas, Montero?? Really? Anyone who was around back then can't ever remember these worthless dirtbags ever contributing or volunteering for anything and in Bryant pappas case hurt a lot of good people when they were facing hard times. At. Least Montero can hide behind the fact that he went insane so it's not really his fault, he's just a laughable washed up crazy old moron. To Eddie, sue and mike, each of you were everything that was good about the pba. To ray Montero bob Itzla and Bryant pappas you have a lot to answer for. You are the most despicable and worst thing that has happened to the pba. All cause crazy ray got destroyed in an election. Losers...

Ok - so now your attacking sue pinto and Eddie Armour? And mike papaleo? All three may have had their differences but where always united when it came to what was best for the pba. ItzlA, pappas, Montero?? Really? Anyone who was around back then can't ever remember these worthless dirtbags ever contributing or volunteering for anything and in Bryant pappas case hurt a lot of good people when they were facing hard times. At. Least Montero can hide behind the fact that he went insane so it's not really his fault, he's just a laughable washed up crazy old moron. To Eddie, sue and mike, each of you were everything that was good about the pba. To ray Montero bob Itzla and Bryant pappas you have a lot to answer for. You are the most despicable and worst thing that has happened to the pba. All cause crazy ray got destroyed in an election. Losers...

Ok - so now your attacking sue pinto and Eddie Armour? And mike papaleo? All three may have had their differences but where always united when it came to what was best for the pba. ItzlA, pappas, Montero?? Really? Anyone who was around back then can't ever remember these worthless dirtbags ever contributing or volunteering for anything and in Bryant pappas case hurt a lot of good people when they were facing hard times. At. Least Montero can hide behind the fact that he went insane so it's not really his fault, he's just a laughable washed up crazy old moron. To Eddie, sue and mike, each of you were everything that was good about the pba. To ray Montero bob Itzla and Bryant pappas you have a lot to answer for. You are the most despicable and worst thing that has happened to the pba. All cause crazy ray got destroyed in an election. Losers..

hey loving florida go find out if eddie is doing fishing charters in ft.lauderdale for us and if possible get me a picture would love to post it!!!

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