Just some observations at this time.
Martin provided the expected pro forma quote that this most recent lawsuit is "without merit". To bastardize a famous Samuel Johnson quote, "denial is the last refuge of a scoundrel". Of course, we don't know if the most recent lawsuit filed against Martin and his wife Janet is either with or without merit. The matter has not been adjudicated. No evidence has been formally presented. Nobody has been deposed. All of these things and much more are still to come.
There is one lawsuit filed in Villa Hills' recent history that we know with certainty was "without merit". What was that lawsuit? The $1.505 million lawsuit the very same mendacious Martin filed against Villa Hills Police Chief Dan Goodenough, Assistant Chief Joe Schutzman and, yes, the taxpayers of Villa Hills. That was the lawsuit Martin filed in a failed attempt to paper over what he did that resulted in his 2007 forgery arrest.
You see, four separate respected judges decided that what Martin did "fit the very definition of forgery". Martin was so off-base in his attempt to deflect attention away from the fact that he did sign a deceased person's name on that deceased person's checks and cash them for years after that person passed away that one of those four respected judges opined that Martin was "barking up the wrong tree".
Martin also provided the Kentucky Enquirer and Cincinnati.com reporter with other interesting quotes. First, Martin says, "All we did was provide the State Auditor's office with what they requested, to my knowledge. We did not go out of our way to provide them with documents they didn't ask for". Setting aside the mangled grammar, it would be useful for readers of The Martin Chronicles to remember that this is the same Martin who was chastised by a respected judge for illegally destroying City records.
Later in the article, Martin claims that "there are no records from 2004 that show Schutzman was promoted to Assistant Chief". Again, Martin was caught illegally destroying City records in early 2012. Better yet, Martin and his goon squad frequently refer to Schutzman as "Assistant Chief" in various documents obtained by The Martin Chronicles. As much as he would like to do so, the dissembling dictator cannot have it both ways.
The dinosaur media article also shares more interesting information. "The Mayor has repeatedly said, including again on Wednesday, that neither he nor his wife made any formal (italics added) complaints to the State Auditor's office, nor was he aware of the State Auditor's examination until he was formally notified last April until it was underway".
First of all, Martin has a long and well-documented history of using others to do his dirty work. It is a fact that Martin has hidden behind both his sister and his wife in odd attempts to dig up non-existent dirt on Assistant Police Chief Schutzman and Schutzman's-then-under-aged-son Joey going back now many years. It wouldn't be a great stretch to conclude that Martin was well aware of the letter that was supposedly sent to the State Auditor's office by an "anonymous citizen" complaining about the six figures of taxpayer-funded overtime resulting from Martin's abject mismanagement of the City's police department.
We also know that the mallet-headed Martin is very closely linked to a current councilwoman who has a very long-established track record of launching truth-less torpedoes against her opponents for no other reason than to exact some form of twisted retribution. If you aren't sure who this councilwoman is, we will provide a clue. She just might have recently slipped up and admitted that she may actually live in the City of Taylor Mill.
Wouldn't the malevolent Martin be dismayed-and financially exposed-if someone has already stepped forward to state that the miniature mullah was not only aware of the bogus letter sent to the State Auditor's office-before it was sent-but that the small sultan actually actively participated in the effort to send that letter? The small superior wouldn't be the only one then facing financial problems. Since Martin is now alleged to have been conducting a campaign of libel, slander, defamation, intimidation and harassment directly from the mayor's office, the taxpayers would also find themselves on a costly hook.
Saturday marks 297 days until Election Day.
