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ALBANY, N.Y.-In Molly Gray's first campaign for Vermont lieutenant governor, I met her briefly at a meet-and-greet in a Bennington coffee shop. After listening to her remarks, I introduced myself as Thomas Joseph, the whistleblower whose disclosures led to a three-year criminal fraud investigation of the Brattleboro Retreat beginning in 2015.
As soon as I identified myself, Molly Gray indicated she was late for another event. I handed her my card and asked her to call when she had time. She never did.
Earlier this year, I learned that Gov. Phil Scott had nominated former U.S. Attorney of Vermont Christina Nolan to the Vermont Supreme Court, subject to review by the Senate Judiciary Committee and a full vote of the Vermont Senate. Years earlier, I had provided Ms. Nolan with extensive evidence of commercial insurance losses - over $500,000 worth. Based on that experience, I believed lawmakers should be aware of her unwillingness to enforce the law without fear or favor.
Although I was living in my native New York state at the time, I called the office of Vermont Lt. Gov. John Rodgers, who presides over the Senate, to ask about opportunities for public testimony. I left a voicemail, and a short time later received a return call from John Rodgers himself.
ALBANY, N.Y.-Gov. Phil Scott's nomination of former U.S. Attorney of Vermont Christina Nolan to the state Supreme Court should be strongly opposed to safeguard public trust in our judicial system. While serving as U.S. attorney of Vermont, Christina Nolan received from me detailed evidence of health care fraud at...
Democratic candidate Sue Minter has advanced policy initiatives that will require raising more taxes on struggling Vermonters while worsening our affordability crisis, which her Republican challenger, Phil Scott, was the first candidate to champion. Scott will eliminate annual budget deficits without raising taxes. In the last six years of...
The announcement by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation that Wells Fargo and Raymond James have entered into settlements with the state stemming from fraud allegations is another wake-up call for Vermonters. They should be cautious about candidate Bruce Lisman, who honed his skills on Wall Street working at now-bankrupt Bear Stearns. Many employees were prosecuted by the Securities and Exchange Commission for fraudulent schemes, as was the corporation itself. Many lost money, but Mr. Lisman walked away with a...
The Legislature's election of Gov. Shumlin as governor was a victory for the old boys' club - the same club that has destroyed much of what America used to be. I voted for Scott Milne and was proud to do so. In many respects, Gov. Shumlin himself turned me Republican - at least for an election. Mr. Milne would have restored honor to the governor's office, and with his family's history of public service, he demonstrated to me the core...
