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CA Department of Justice sends Vanguard second delinquency notice as of Aug 25, 2023


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Not logical to reply to my explanation on why I think I’ll be harassed if not anon by trying to harass me. Absolutely nothing useful to anyone on any side would be accomplished by that in any case. 

Editing to add: I never said those documents were falsifications. I said I heard from cited sources xyz about what they meant and that I understand xyz about what happened on fb. I explained I’m a volunteer. Earlier posts were less measured as I was gaining a learning curve about expectations on DCP, still primarily focused on defending the alumni base and clarifying information. Confused what anybody thinks I’d even *possibly* taken to legal task about. I don’t want it, but worse come to worst for me it would at most be a mild pain in the butt.

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10 hours ago, Grandpa Joe said:

If that's you're only takeaway...bless your heart.

Hi Grandpa Joe,

It's great to hear from you.  Thank you for your reply.

It's not my "only takeaway" as several things can be true at once, but it is my main takeaway.

Appreciate your concern on my heart. 

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41 minutes ago, AzEuph said:

@Richard Lesher, I’m genuinely curious: what’s your preferable end result?

Are you trying to get back on board, get current board terminated, become director, destroy VMAPA?  I genuinely can’t tell and have been curious all of these past 9 months.

I played nice. I think it is impractical that SCV can rebuild itself. 

What I want, and what I have said explicitly in my complaints to regulators is that SCV's Bingo License be revoked. The consequences of that will cause the purge that needs to happen. 

There is no reason that SCV needs to be sucking up $3,000,000 of bingo market share taken away from other non profits in the Santa Clara Community when SCV itself isn't providing a non profit mission. 

I offered to be on a Bingo Committee

I offered to fix the audits. 

Both of which I have done to much success. 

I've held off my final bingo complaint until after the season. Then to find the 2nd delinquency notice was released by the DOJ. Come on......................

What

Is

Going

On...................

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Whatever we think it going on (whatever I think) it is much worse. 

 

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If all SCV did was operate legally I'd have nothing to rant about. 

 

 

 

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4 hours ago, Cainan said:

The silence from DCI is deafening. 

 Its seems logical to assume that at the very least, DCI will need to be satisfied that SCV is in good standing with the state of California  taxing and non profit oversight Gov't  authorities before SCV's quest to return in 2024 ( or any future year ) is granted by DCI. SCV at the moment  however seems a long ways off from resolving their current delinquency status in the State, especially now given the reported resignation of their Treasurer there. 

 Dan A. has one foot out the door now at DCI, and waiting until his position is filled, and probably now hoping SCV comes to their senses, and reports out that they have voted not to seek return to DCI in 2024. That would at least take this matter off the hands DCI and its BOD at the moment. Besides, even in the unlikely scenario now that SCV could even field a Corps for 2024, 'not sure SCV would want to go on first in all of them until Regionals later in the season. ( as DCI rules now would require ). SCV should just vote next rescheduled meeting to stop any further pretense for a return in 2024, and either disband, or spend the rest of 2023 and 2024 seeing if they can get their organization out of delinquency with the State of California, and their Corps up and running there again in 2025.

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40 minutes ago, greg_orangecounty said:

Hi Grandpa Joe,

It's great to hear from you.  Thank you for your reply.

It's not my "only takeaway" as several things can be true at once, but it is my main takeaway.

Appreciate your concern on my heart. 

Yep, you're not from the south...

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7 hours ago, scheherazadesghost said:

 

  1. revelations/reminders of historical bingo fraud, for which an alum/staffer went to jail... one board member from that time is still present on the board but has never faced accountability for this, nor org-verified member abuse that happened on their watch

http://www.best-online-bingo.com/bingo-embezzler-targets-santa-clara-vanguard-082806.html

Bingo news

Bingo Embezzler Targets Santa Clara Vanguard

Charges have been filed against a volunteer accused of embezzling funds worth more than $50,000 dollars from the youth group, where she is a volunteer and handles the organization's $1 million dollar fundraising program. She is scheduled to appear in court next month.

According to court files, San Jose native Charlotte M. Luciani was a volunteer with the Santa Clara Vanguard, a charity youth music organization, for almost two decades and was in charge of the organization's cash rich bingo games held four times a week for the past 10 years.

Her tax filings shows that the bingo games reaped almost a million each year and represents 62% percent of Santa Clara Vanguard's $1.6 million dollars annual budget. Because of the state of the record books, it is still unclear how much money is missing from the organization's funds. When asked for their side of the story, Charlotte M. Luciani and her attorney, Michael Nichols, declined to comment on the matter.

The Santa Clara Vanguard's world wide known drum and bugle corps, which is composed of hundreds of teens and young adults from all over the world, are the main benificiaries on the money that is raised from the group's bingo games. The Vanguard has two groups, drum and bugle, which are assigned to perform in field and parade competitions all over the country each summer.

According to Dan Vannatta, The Santa Clara Vanguard's General Manager, even with the alleged embezzling of funds by Luciani, it will not affect the groups funding.

Bingo officials found anomalies in cash amounts. like forms reporting the nightly revenue not matching up with the corresponding amounts on the cash register tapes. This discovery prompted the officials to file the case against Luciani.

Vanguard Bingo Booster Club vice president, Jerry Marsalli called the Santa Clara Police on October 19 because of suspicions about Luciani. Jerry Marsalli is a retired Santa Clara police lieutenant and is a financial investigator. The probe on the anomalies of the receipts and suspicion on Luciani's involvement began at this point.

Police watched Luciani on a surveillance camera on her first day back in the office, after being away on vacation. According to one of the policemen, Sgt. Steve Hoesling, the suspect was observed taking money and placing it on the pocket of her pants.

When confronted of her misdeed, she initially said that she was only exchanging her own $100 dollar bills for smaller change. She was asked to show how much money she had in her purse and she showed $210 dollars but when officers searched her wallet, they found $1,100 dollars more.

She told the policemen that it was her common practice to remove $100 dollars bills and exchange them at the bank for the smaller $20 dollar denomination because their operations are always short of $20 dollar bills.

Charlotte Luciani was arrested on the grounds of committing the crime of grand theft in January. She posted bail of $60,000 thousand dollars for her temporary release, but she no longer volunteers for the Santa Clara Vanguard Organization.

General Manager Vannatta said that even though the case has not been heard yet, their group have already changed their way of handling bingo operations since October. The 13 member board of directors is now more active and hands on in the bingo game operations.

 

Monday, August 28, 2006
Patrick Simons

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5 hours ago, kathy_serksnis said:

I will never understand why people come in to this forum incognito.   Clearly trying to hide who they are, but still wanting to tell everyone what's wrong with them and the world around us.   If the truth hurts, it ought to.  

luckily for all i use my real name and i am an equal opportunity ########

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2 hours ago, Richard Lesher said:
 
 
OK, DSpruce is one of 4 people. Two of them are highly unlikely. Of the remaining two I think I got it wrong, and now I correct my assertation.
 
I of course should probably just not out that person yet. When I do, I will be certain and have proof.
 
I will say however, that closely aligned Alumni with SCV management is lying or is being lied to. I never once reached out to anyone's employer. At best, I reached out to board of directors directly, to communicate with them directly. Which I have already disclosed.
 
I entered this game anticipating legal action. I encourage it. Yes, it will be stressful. However, I have a list of people I can reach back to for depositions that will show up to court and tell the truth under oath.
 
Then I have all the content and evidence I have collected.
 
So I have no qualms steamrolling over anyone that wants to take this all the way. I suspect, the barrage of bull sh@t coming out of SCV is going to have to dig deep to convince others to lie under oath.
 
So DSpruce, whoever you think I don't know who you are.
How many people will tell the truth for me under oath?
How many people will lie for you under oath?
 
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This justifies my tactics.
The taste of watching SCV lose their Bingo License this year is going to be like Chicken Broccoli and Royer's Chilly in the middle of July.

proof or no proof....don't doxx on here. it won't end well....for you.

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2 hours ago, IllianaLancerContra said:

Do you think there are DCI staff or BoD members that lurk on DCP?
 

i know there are.

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