The Anatomy of Public Corruption

Rainey, Richard K. Contra Costa County





FRIENDS OF JIM BRULTENON-INDIVIDUAL3$416,500
FRIENDS OF JIM BATTINNON-INDIVIDUAL2$200,000
BRUCE MCPHERSON FOR SENATENON-INDIVIDUAL1$125,000
MCPHERSON, BRUCEINDIVIDUAL1$125,000
MCPHERSON, BRUCEINDIVIDUAL1$125,000
JOHNSON SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUNDNON-INDIVIDUAL11$118,207
FRIENDS OF SENATOR ROSS JOHNSONNON-INDIVIDUAL5$105,000
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CMTENON-INDIVIDUAL2$100,000
THE NEW MAJORITYNON-INDIVIDUAL4$100,000
COOKE, PHOEBE HEARSTINDIVIDUAL1$100,000
CALIFORNIA SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUNDNON-INDIVIDUAL4$81,819
LINCOLN CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIANON-INDIVIDUAL4$81,700
POOCHIGIAN SENATE CMTENON-INDIVIDUAL2$75,000
JOHNSON, ROSSINDIVIDUAL1$50,000
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL3$30,000
JOHNSONNON-INDIVIDUAL2$30,000
JOHNSON, ROSSINDIVIDUAL1$25,000
21ST CENTURY INSURANCENON-INDIVIDUAL4$24,700
FARMERS UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL15$22,250
MULTI MEDIA SERVICES CORPNON-INDIVIDUAL1$22,148
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCENON-INDIVIDUAL3$22,000
BRULTE FOR SENATENON-INDIVIDUAL1$20,000
CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL3$17,000
TIM LESLIE FOR ASSEMBLYNON-INDIVIDUAL1$15,000
FRIENDS OF BILL JONESNON-INDIVIDUAL3$15,000
FRIENDS OF SENATOR DICK MONTEITHNON-INDIVIDUAL3$15,000
BEHRING, KEN & PATINDIVIDUAL1$14,489
SAFEWAYNON-INDIVIDUAL8$14,000
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL5$12,500
SANSOME PACIFIC PROPERTIESNON-INDIVIDUAL3$12,500
RETAIL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATESNON-INDIVIDUAL3$12,500
AWIN MANAGEMENTNON-INDIVIDUAL6$12,000
PACIFIC TELESIS GROUPNON-INDIVIDUAL9$11,750
PROBUSINESS SERVICES INCNON-INDIVIDUAL2$11,000
SBC COMMUNICATIONSNON-INDIVIDUAL2$10,000
WESTBRO PROPERTIESNON-INDIVIDUAL2$10,000
LEWIS FOR STATE SENATENON-INDIVIDUAL1$10,000
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL REALTY CORPNON-INDIVIDUAL2$10,000
PROBUSINESSNON-INDIVIDUAL1$10,000
PROBUSINESS SERVICES INCNON-INDIVIDUAL1$10,000
MORROW FOR SENATE, BILLNON-INDIVIDUAL1$10,000
BILL MORROW FOR SENATENON-INDIVIDUAL1$10,000
BILL MORROWINDIVIDUAL1$10,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANON-INDIVIDUAL3$9,000
ANDRONICOS MARKETNON-INDIVIDUAL2$9,000
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTYNON-INDIVIDUAL4$8,450
CALIFORNIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL6$8,250
ALBERT D SEENO CONSTRUCTIONNON-INDIVIDUAL6$7,700
CHEVRON CORPNON-INDIVIDUAL6$7,500
TOSCO CORPNON-INDIVIDUAL4$7,100
LINCOLN CLUBNON-INDIVIDUAL1$6,700
SEENO, ALBERTINDIVIDUAL1$6,462
SEENO, ALBERTINDIVIDUAL1$6,462
CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL4$6,000
WESTERN MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL3$6,000
CALIFORNIA LAND & TITLE ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL3$6,000
TENET HEALTHCARENON-INDIVIDUAL5$5,300
MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANSNON-INDIVIDUAL1$5,000
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL REALTY CORPNON-INDIVIDUAL1$5,000
DAYTON HUDSON CORPNON-INDIVIDUAL1$5,000
EAST BAY FAIRNESS IN EMPLOYMENT PACNON-INDIVIDUAL1$5,000
CRONK III, WILLIAM FINDIVIDUAL1$5,000
CRONK, JANET MINDIVIDUAL1$5,000
RETAIL DEVELOPMENT ANON-INDIVIDUAL1$5,000
SANSOME PACIFIC PROPNON-INDIVIDUAL1$5,000
STEAD, MICHAEL CINDIVIDUAL1$5,000
STEAD, MICHAEL CINDIVIDUAL1$5,000
WESTBRO PROPERTIESNON-INDIVIDUAL1$5,000
SOULE, HOWARDINDIVIDUAL1$5,000
CRONK, JANET MINDIVIDUAL1$5,000
STEAD, MICHAEL CINDIVIDUAL1$5,000
CALIFORNIA MOTOR CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL6$4,500
FEDERATION OF CALPAC PERSONAL INSNON-INDIVIDUAL4$4,400
AT&TNON-INDIVIDUAL5$4,250
EXXONMOBILNON-INDIVIDUAL1$4,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERSNON-INDIVIDUAL4$4,000
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMPANIESNON-INDIVIDUAL1$4,000
CALIFORNIA CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL5$4,000
CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL2$4,000
DENTISTS INSURANCE CONON-INDIVIDUAL1$4,000
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH FACILITIESNON-INDIVIDUAL5$4,000
CALPINE CORPNON-INDIVIDUAL3$3,800
WATERS MOVING & STORAGENON-INDIVIDUAL4$3,707
AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL4$3,500
PG&ENON-INDIVIDUAL3$3,500
CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL4$3,500
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NOVE INVESTMENTSNON-INDIVIDUAL2$3,500
NOVE INVESTMENTSNON-INDIVIDUAL2$3,500
KPMG LLPNON-INDIVIDUAL3$3,000
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS (NFIB)NON-INDIVIDUAL1$3,000
CALIFORNIA BANKERS ASSOCIATIONNON-INDIVIDUAL2$3,000
ARCO PRODUCTSNON-INDIVIDUAL3$3,000
CALIFORNIA SPORTSMANS CMTENON-INDIVIDUAL3$3,000
CALPINE & BECHTEL JOINT DEVELOPMENTNON-INDIVIDUAL1$3,000
CALPINENON-INDIVIDUAL1$3,000
BRENDEN THEATRE CORPNON-INDIVIDUAL4$3,000
MCDONALDS CONCORD INCNON-INDIVIDUAL2$3,000
BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIANON-INDIVIDUAL3$3,000
SHEA HOMESNON-INDIVIDUAL2$2,750
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The Marshall Family - Last Christmas 2012


The Phillip Marshall Story

Surreal tragedy slightly impossible but undeniable connections to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center bombings.  Pete Bennett met Mr. Marshall several times in Walnut Creek where he would drop in - the conversation was valid as Marshall knew of events in Cape Coral Florid, Sanibel Island and Ft. Myers
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LA Times: Two guns recovered from suspects were purchased legally, federal officials say

Two guns recovered from suspects were purchased legally, federal officials say

Meredith Davis, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said officials had "successfully traced" the four guns recovered in connection with the San Bernardino shooting and determined that two of the weapons were purchased legally.
The guns were bought by an individual associated with the investigation, Davis said but declined to name the person.
"Agents continue to investigate leads concerning the two additional firearms," Davis said.
Police officials said that two suspects, Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, were armed with two assault rifles and two semiautomatic handguns.
The assault rifles were a .223-caliber DPMS Model A15 and a Smith and Wesson M&P15. One of the handguns was manufactured by Llama, and the other by Smith and Wesson.
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Farook traveled to Saudi Arabia, was married and seemed to be living 'American dream,' co-workers say

Farook traveled to Saudi Arabia, was married and seemed to be living 'American dream,' co-workers say

Shooting suspect Syed Farook, a health inspector with San Bernardino County’s public health department, joined dozens of his colleagues at a party Wednesday morning at the Inland Regional Center. He disappeared shortly before the mass shooting erupted.
Farook, 28, who had worked for the county for five years, "did leave the party early under circumstances described as 'angry,'" San Bernardino police Chief Jarrod Burguan said at a news conference late Wednesday night.
Burguan said law enforcement officials are "reasonably confident" that Farook and 27-year-old Tashfeen Malik, who was his wife or fiancee, were the two suspects in the mass shooting that occurred during the party.
Family members told the Los Angeles Times that the couple had been married for two years.
Co-workers told The Times that they were shocked to hear Farook’s name linked to the shooting. Two employees who were in the bathroom when the bullets began to fly said he was quiet and polite, with no obvious grudges.
They said Farook had recently traveled to Saudi Arabia and returned with a woman he'd met online. The couple had a baby and appeared to be “living the American dream,” said Patrick Baccari, a fellow inspector who shared a cubicle with Farook.
Baccari and Christian Nwadike said Farook, who had worked with them for about three years, rarely started a conversation. But he was well-liked.
They and other colleagues said Farook was a devout Muslim who rarely discussed religion at work.
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Accenture Empire Strikes - The San Bernardino Tragedies

https://www.accenture.com/us-en/success-san-bernardino-county-calfresh-fraud-analytics.aspx The San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) chose to work with Accenture to gain greater efficiency and effectiveness in identifying fraud and non-compliance among CalFresh participants. The team built analytic models that would strengthen detection, improve prevention and maximize insights. For example, the team would run models on the all cases, score and rank the cases and look deeper at the top 10 percent to see if there was a high number of known fraud cases appearing at the top of the list. After refining the model and changing algorithms based on the findings, the team saw a major leap in the “hit rate” of fraudulent cases—moving from 6.1 percent to 20.8 percent.
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Feinstein's Two Star Generals and Officer Lester Garnier (BRAC, BRAC, BRAC)

Learn how the Stars Two Generals know each and how Diane Finstein's Frequency is simply unbelievable.
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Fremont Partners Closes $920 Million Fund

Gates goes long, Bennett comes up short.

Gates and Buffett each have interests in from 1990.  The losses were brutal, the loss of cruel and unnecessary as they should have taken my life instead.

Fremont Partners Closes $920 Million Fund

A 1989 Witness Murder, Bennett v. Southern Pacific, Fremont Group, District Attorney Mark Peterson and JonBenet Ramsey
Bennett lost millions in a Contra Costa County Courtroom, He lost his sons to Judge connected to the Clinton, he lost his best friend to a rope and the rafter.
San Francisco, California - February 4, 2002
Fremont Partners announced that it has closed on $920 million of commitments for Fremont Partners III, a private equity fund established to continue Fremont Partners' successful middle market investment program. The fund exceeded its $850 million target and represents a significant increase over Fremont Partners II, a $605 million fund established in 1996.

The successful fundraising effort includes strong support from existing and new investors. Investors participating in both funds have increased their commitments by 75%, while new investors comprise approximately 30% of Fremont Partners III. Representative investors include AMR Investments, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Fremont Group, General Motors Asset Management, MetLife, The Vanderbilt University and Verizon Investment Management, as well as state pension plans, foundations and high net worth investors.
"We believe our fundraising success in today’s difficult marketplace is a result of investor confidence in Fremont Partners’ team, the consistency of our middle market strategy and the return opportunities available in the middle market," said James Farrell, Managing Director.
Fremont Partners makes substantial equity investments in operating companies with enterprise values generally up to $1 billion, typically seeking to deploy $50 million to $250 million in each situation. The firm looks for companies with sound business franchises, substantial unrealized potential, and proven management teams. Fremont Partners invests across a range of industries, including business services, financial services, consumer products, industrial products, building products, packaging, and health care, among others. The fund seeks businesses with leading market positions, strong organic revenue growth supported by sustainable trends, attractive EBITDA margins, high returns on tangible capital, strong free cash flow, and substantial investment commitment from management.
"The strong growth in revenues, cash flow and earnings achieved by our existing portfolio companies in 2001 demonstrated the merits of our investment strategy and contributed to the success of fundraising," added Mark Williamson, Managing Director.

Founded in 1991, Fremont Partners (www.caleracapital.com) has invested over $900 million in equity capital representing approximately $4 billion of transactions. Fremont Partners has a proven track record of working in close partnership with management to build sustainable value in each portfolio company.
Fremont Partners is sponsored by its investment professionals and Fremont Group. Fremont Partners is the principal entity through which Fremont Group conducts its private equity investing in established operating businesses. Fremont Group, a private investment firm, is majority owned by members of the Bechtel family and is responsible for managing approximately $11 billion in assets.

The Dead Witnesses of Contra Costa

A 1989 Witness Murder, Bennett v. Southern Pacific, Fremont Group, District Attorney Mark Peterson and JonBenet Ramsey
The Press Release 
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Bennett Relatives : Strack Memorial Fund / Five Dead / One Left

Strack Memorial Fund
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Isaac Strack
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Some video, old and new, of our three lost souls.
Our niece says goodbye
Remembering the good times
Benson's last video




On the evening of September 27, 2014 we lost Ben, Kristi, and three of their children in a tragic accident, in their home in Springville, Utah. They were discovered by their eldest son Janson (18). This tragedy is devastating and we are asking for your support, as the funeral costs will be overwhelming.

Benjamin Strack, 37
Ben loved his children and wife more than anything in this world. His smile would warm up any room and melt any heart. He loved playing guitar, acting silly, and cuddling his children. His heart was too big for this world and the love everyone felt when near him will not be forgotten.

Kristi Strack, 36
Charismatic, kind and loyal, Kristi loved her close friends and was always willing to listen. She had a personality that would draw you to near and make you feel instantly comfortable. When she spoke to you it felt like you were the only one that existed.







Benson Strack, 14
Benson loved to draw dragons, practice karate with his Dad, play with his siblings, and make youtube videos of anime. This kind loving child wanted to be friends with everyone. His goofy faces and friendliness will be missed by everyone.





Emery Strack, 12
Kittens, Kittens and more Kittens. This beautiful little girl loved animals and babies. She was fun and playful, and a soul as pure as hers is hard to find. She was compassionate toward all living things. The kindness shown from Emery will be missed.






Zion Strack, 11
Innocent, sweet and lovable, Zion enjoyed being hugged by loved ones. He brought everyone he came across happiness and joy. The light in this little boy's eyes went out far to soon. Describing him is equivalent to describing the sun, and describing how he will be missed is the same.

Funds raised will go to funeral costs and in a trust for their remaining child. Any support you can provide is appreciated and the support we have received so far is unbelievable.

Thank you, for all the well wishes, for your support, and for your prayers.

-The family of Ben and Kristi Strack
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