Skeletons Just Beginning To Somersault From City Hall Closets
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 3:33PM In the shoplifting case, Lewandowski pleaded no contest to retail theft, an ordinance violation, from the Franklin Wal-Mart on Aug. 28, 1998. She was found guilty and paid a $283 fine, according to Franklin Municipal Court.
ROSEANN LEWANDOWSKIThat is the last paragraph in JSOnline’s story about former Franklin School Board President Roseann Lewandowski, now charged with stealing $990 from a "close friend of 20 years," including $880 in Franklin Little League funds from the same woman's home May 21.
BATTLE JOINED has a few concerns with, and questions for, City leaders after reading that paragraph. The same holds true for the Franklin School Board during the time Lewandowski served on the Board.
In a community the size of Franklin for anyone to believe that the Mayor and the Franklin Common Council did not know that in 1998, Lewandowski plead no contest to retail theft from the FRANKLIN Wal-Mart, was found guilty and paid a $283 fine, in FRANKLIN MUNICIPAL COURT, would require "a willing suspension of disbelief."
Lewandowski was president of the School Board before resigning for “personal reasons” in 2002. She was first elected in 1992.
In 1998, did the Franklin School Board cover-up the fact that Lewandowski was found guilty of the Wal-Mart theft, permitting her to continue to serve until 2002?
Lewandowski served on the city's 50th Anniversary Committee in 2005, the Personnel Committee until 2006, and most recently on the Fair Commission until her “resignation” the other day.
Did the Mayor nominate Lewandowski, and the Common Council approve her appointment to these committees, covering-up or ignoring the fact that in 1998, she was found guilty in Franklin Municipal Court of retail theft?
Futhermore, is this latest theft just the tip of the iceberg? How close is Lewandowski to Mayor Taylor or any Common Council members, present or past? Was Lewandowski part of the infamous FCRL (Franklin Citizens for Responsible Leadership) charged with campaign finance violations in 2006, and subsequently ordered to disband in 2008? And finally, how close is Lewandowski with current or past members of the Franklin School Board?
Stay tuned...
Reader Comments (2)
Bet ya 20 bucks it ends up being a gambling problem.
Great theory, Josh. The woman obviously needs some sort of "program," including jail time.