The Martin Chronicles is watching the latest train wreck in Villa Hills City government and listening to the lies flowing yet again from malfeasant Mayor Martin as he desperately tries to cover his tracks. Despite affidavits contradicting his "version" of events, Martin claims that he wasn't even in the City Building when the latest batch of documents was destroyed.
His feckless flaks are trying to downplay the significance of the startling revelation of further document destruction at 720 Rogers Road. What's the big deal? So what if Martin was given a stern warning not to destroy anything else when Judge Patricia Summe handed The Little Man From Norwood his empty head on April 26? Judge Schmudge. It's just a witch hunt Interim City Clerk Sue Bree was just shredding some of her outdated recipe cards. The City doesn't deserve this. Martin goes to Haiti. Council is holding a grudge. BLAH. BLAH. BLAH. BLAH. BLAH.
People, you had better wake up and smell the rancid coffee Martin has been brewing for you for more than two years. Why is Martin's ongoing destruction of documents important? We'll tell you why.
FIRST- Insurance professionals are familiar with a term "intentional act". As we have reported, City Attorney Mike Duncan and attorneys from the City's insurance carrier (AND JUDGE SUMME) have strongly advised Martin and the City employees that no documents should be destroyed as long as Martin's LIBEL, SLANDER and DEFAMATION lawsuit is in play. And, these legal beagles have issued that warning several times! So, either Martin or the blockheaded Interim City Clerk-or most likely both-have flagrantly ignored that warning and continued to destroy documents. That is a text book definition of an "intentional act". The City's insurance carrier could decide to take a walk. That would leave the TAXPAYERS TOTALLY EXPOSED. That is a BIG DEAL.
SECOND - A judge could decide that Martin's wanton and reckless ongoing destruction of City records has made it impossible for the plaintiff to effectively make his case for LIBEL, SLANDER and DEFAMATION against Martin. What could happen then? Legal folks call it "summary judgment". The judge could simply issue a ruling in favor of the plaintiff and-based on Martin's out-of-control actions-award an astronomical amount of money. Who gets hurt? The taxpayers.
The next time some Martinite tells you that The Little CEO's document destruction is no big deal, you may want to bring them up to speed.
