Honesty
Republican Senator: "public office is the last refuge of
a scoundrel"
Zarelli: One of three senators to vote against poor kids getting
a hot meal at school
Sen. Zarelli cocaine newspaper article
Sen. Zarelli sponsors bill to raise car tabs
Article: Mentally Challenged. (Zarelli kills mental
health bill)
Family Wage Jobs
Who does Joe represent? Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde $1400, Grande Ronde, OR; Philip Morris USA
Inc. $700, Richmond, VA; Reynolds American $500,
Winston-Salem, NC; Wal-Mart $700, Bentonville, AR....
I have never been arrested, I have never had cocaine, I
have never filed for bankruptcy, I have never stolen
money from the Federal Government, I have never
stolen money from the State of Washington.
I am a U.S. Naval Academy graduate (top one-third,
higher than John McCain in his Naval Academy Class!).
I served this country for 24 years. I am a PTA
volunteer as the Legislative Chair for Clark and Cowlitz
county. I am a fiscally conservative, small government
Democrat who believes education is the best
investment we can make as a society.
Honesty by our elected officials should be a given.
Joseph Zarelli has shown a pattern of dishonesty.
While as a Navy Yeoman (clerk) Joe Zarelli collected
$8,300 he was not due. After his divorce Petty Officer
Zarelli continued to draw money due married sailors
when he was single. Rather than repay the Federal
Government he filed bankruptcy. Court records show
debts of more than $104,000. Zarelli filed Chapter 7
bankruptcy in March 1987 while serving in the U.S.
Navy, according to U.S. Bankruptcy Court records in
Tacoma
Zarelli’s failure to report the $32,800 a year he made
as a state senator when he filed for unemployment
after losing his job with a security company in 2002. As
a result, he collected more than $12,000 to which he
was not entitled. The story broke that year while Zarelli
was running for Congress against Rep. Brian Baird.
Although Zarelli said he had previously discussed his
salary as a senator with the state Department of
Revenue and did not think he was required to report it,
the revelation likely contributed to his defeat.
Columbian Monday, 24 March 2008, Kathie Durbin
Columbian, Wednesday, December 26, 2007
In our view: Giant Rip-Off
Thousands cheat unemployment system
Cheaters never win. Ahhh. Don 't we wish! The reality
is, they often win. Do an online search for "cheat on
tests" and you find a wealth of information a bout
cheating on everything from college exams to
polygraphs.
In Washington state, cheating is clearly in vogue. Data
recently released by the state Employment Security
Department shows that in the first nine months of
2007, the department caught 17,930 people who
fraudulently collected $11.9 million and tried to collect
another $6.5 million in unemployment benefits.
What a giant rip-off! Most people scamming the system
do so by failing to report all sources of their income.
Others continue to collect benefits even after regaining
employment.
Letter to the editor:
The Columbian, 27 December 2007, in an editorial
titled “Giant Rip-Off: Thousands cheat unemployment
system” describes how the state spent $11.9 million on
fraudulent claims. With ‘poster child’ Sen. Joe Zarelli
(Republican, 18th Legislative District) as a fraud cheat
the numbers are not surprising. If a State Senator can
steal money with no punishment why can’t everyone?
Sen. Zarelli stole over $12,000 from the Employment
Security Department. Had Zarelli used a gun instead of
a pen to steal this money he would be in jail. No
substantial punishment exists for stealing state
unemployment funds.
For more information Google: Zarelli Unemployment
a scoundrel"
Zarelli: One of three senators to vote against poor kids getting
a hot meal at school
Sen. Zarelli cocaine newspaper article
Sen. Zarelli sponsors bill to raise car tabs
Article: Mentally Challenged. (Zarelli kills mental
health bill)
Family Wage Jobs
Who does Joe represent? Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde $1400, Grande Ronde, OR; Philip Morris USA
Inc. $700, Richmond, VA; Reynolds American $500,
Winston-Salem, NC; Wal-Mart $700, Bentonville, AR....
I have never been arrested, I have never had cocaine, I
have never filed for bankruptcy, I have never stolen
money from the Federal Government, I have never
stolen money from the State of Washington.
I am a U.S. Naval Academy graduate (top one-third,
higher than John McCain in his Naval Academy Class!).
I served this country for 24 years. I am a PTA
volunteer as the Legislative Chair for Clark and Cowlitz
county. I am a fiscally conservative, small government
Democrat who believes education is the best
investment we can make as a society.
Honesty by our elected officials should be a given.
Joseph Zarelli has shown a pattern of dishonesty.
While as a Navy Yeoman (clerk) Joe Zarelli collected
$8,300 he was not due. After his divorce Petty Officer
Zarelli continued to draw money due married sailors
when he was single. Rather than repay the Federal
Government he filed bankruptcy. Court records show
debts of more than $104,000. Zarelli filed Chapter 7
bankruptcy in March 1987 while serving in the U.S.
Navy, according to U.S. Bankruptcy Court records in
Tacoma
Zarelli’s failure to report the $32,800 a year he made
as a state senator when he filed for unemployment
after losing his job with a security company in 2002. As
a result, he collected more than $12,000 to which he
was not entitled. The story broke that year while Zarelli
was running for Congress against Rep. Brian Baird.
Although Zarelli said he had previously discussed his
salary as a senator with the state Department of
Revenue and did not think he was required to report it,
the revelation likely contributed to his defeat.
Columbian Monday, 24 March 2008, Kathie Durbin
Columbian, Wednesday, December 26, 2007
In our view: Giant Rip-Off
Thousands cheat unemployment system
Cheaters never win. Ahhh. Don 't we wish! The reality
is, they often win. Do an online search for "cheat on
tests" and you find a wealth of information a bout
cheating on everything from college exams to
polygraphs.
In Washington state, cheating is clearly in vogue. Data
recently released by the state Employment Security
Department shows that in the first nine months of
2007, the department caught 17,930 people who
fraudulently collected $11.9 million and tried to collect
another $6.5 million in unemployment benefits.
What a giant rip-off! Most people scamming the system
do so by failing to report all sources of their income.
Others continue to collect benefits even after regaining
employment.
Letter to the editor:
The Columbian, 27 December 2007, in an editorial
titled “Giant Rip-Off: Thousands cheat unemployment
system” describes how the state spent $11.9 million on
fraudulent claims. With ‘poster child’ Sen. Joe Zarelli
(Republican, 18th Legislative District) as a fraud cheat
the numbers are not surprising. If a State Senator can
steal money with no punishment why can’t everyone?
Sen. Zarelli stole over $12,000 from the Employment
Security Department. Had Zarelli used a gun instead of
a pen to steal this money he would be in jail. No
substantial punishment exists for stealing state
unemployment funds.
For more information Google: Zarelli Unemployment
Jon T. Haugen for Senate, 18th District (D)
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