Glenn Marshall: Heee's baack.....

The release of convicted rapist Glenn Marshall from prison resurrects memories of current candidate for State Rep. Adam Bond's participation in forcing a Tribal Casino on Middleboro. Much has been said .... most recently, candidate Bond solicited others for 'dirt' on the incumbent, not that facts have ever mattered to Mr. Bond.   


....in 2007, [Adam] Bond dismissed the tribal elder’s warning and the writing on the wall as irrelevant. “We all have skeletons in the closet,” he said. “I still trust the man.”
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Mashpee Wampanoag former chairman Glenn Marshall released from prison. Maybe he can help his former protege Cedric Cromwell managing the casino cash - at least Glenn could pass a credit check (if not the criminal background review) required to get a casino license.

Glenn Marshall released from federal prison

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Glenn Marshall, the former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, walks out of U.S. District Court in Boston Thursday, May 7, 2009 after his sentencing to prison.(AP Photo File/Elise Amendola)

By George Brennan

gbrennan@capecodonline.com

June 05, 2012

Glenn Marshall has been released from federal prison, according to an online database for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Marshall, the former leader of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, was released after having served 3 years of his full 3 1/2-year sentence for political corruption and embezzling funds from the tribe.

For the past month, he was in a half-way house in Boston as a transition from his time behind bars, records show.

In March, Marshall's wife told the Times that she expected her husband to get an even earlier release from prison, but that never materialized.

Marshall plead guilty to charges that he stole nearly $400,000 given to the tribe by an initial investor and used the money as his personal slush fund spending the cash on things like groceries and vacations.

He was also convicted of making illegal campaign contributions in an attempt to gain favor for the tribe in its bid to gain federal recognition.

Now that he's out of prison, Marshall faces a lawsuit in tribal court where tribe leaders seek to recoup the money stolen from the tribe.

Marshall was forced to resign as leader of the tribe in 2007 after the Times reported that he had lied about his military service and had previously been convicted of rape.

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Dumber than dirt

When Glenn Marshall raised the specter of Middleboro's Mega Monster and promised to pave the streets with gold, create financial prosperity for all and many other things never committed to writing or enforcement, residents who asked questions were graveled to silence, deals made behind closed doors, and Glenn Marshall landed in federal prison.

Did I mention that the unions genuflected and grovelled at Glenn's promises even though there is no assurance of union hiring included in the IGA?

The flawed and inadequate IGA (InterGovernmental Agreement) the Town of Middleboro presented to town meeting voters, for most, was handed to them on the hot summer's day that they were to vote on it.

It was negotiated AFTER the poorly advertised land sale - kinda like negotiating the sales price of your house AFTER conveying the title, conducted by now retired Town Manager, Jack Healey.

Jack had been negotiating with Stephen Graham, Abramoff sidekick and Mashpee Wampanoag mouthpiece prior to the fateful 'auction' that cheated taxpayers out of a reasonable sales price at the height of the real estate bubble. Jack pretended he was 'saving the town the expense of an auctioneer' who would have widely advertised the auction and the Board of Selectmen blindly believed.

And then, there was Chairman of the Board of Selectmen at the time, Wayne Perkins who had convinced himself that 'towns with casinos don't pay property taxes.' (Mr. Perkins patted himself on the back in 'tough contract' negotiations for garnering pay raises of 36%, 3%, 3%, all while telling town residents he negotiated 3%, 3%, 3%.)

That might have convinced some that the Middleboro Board of Selectmen were without competition for the Darwin Awards.

Not so!

The Town of Mashpee sits smug, convinced of their wisdom of 'PROTECTION.'

The Town of Mashpee negotiated an 'Agreement" with the Tribe that, initially, the Town wouldn't oppose federal recognition if the Tribe agreed not to pursue the land claims that had tied up Cape land for years and, more importantly, that the Tribe wouldn't construct a gambling facility in Mashpee.

Once the Tribe gained recognition, the not-so-bright tribal leaders said "Pound Sand! We're Sovereign!" until a wiser person informed the Tribe they needed the Town of Mashpee to support or at least not oppose their land-into-trust application.

The Town of Mashpee again negotiated an "Agreement" with the Tribe duplicating the first "Agreement" that was approved by Town Meeting Voters.

Now the Town of Mashpee believes they have a valid, binding "Agreement" with a Tribe that has proven less than honorable....except the "Agreement" was never ratified by Congress!

Amelia Bingham's words were telling after her failed land challenge:

...she isn't likely to appeal the ruling. She said it's time for the tribe to assert its rights.

"We've opened the door part way. We have all the documents necessary," she said. "It's time for the so-called leaders of our tribe to take some action."

Once the land the Mashpee Wampanoags own in Mashpee is placed in 'trust,' it's time for the Town of Mashpee to once again 'pound sand' because they have no valid agreement with a "Sovereign Nation." (Incidentally, the land is Mashpee is the only land the Tribe owns.)

Watching this parade of not-very-bright, might lead you to believe it couldn't be 'bested.'

Not so!

Fall River has exceeded all expectations!

The City, lacking adequate funding because of many flawed decisions and some really poor management faces a major financial crunch that the juvenile Mayor Flanagan hasn't yet noticed.

The Mayor, more focused on photo ops and preening before cameras has frittered away limited funds in a quest to give away land to wealthy investors, repeating fanciful promises and hasn't noticed that there is NO AGREEMENT WITH THE TRIBE FOR FUNDING!

There is NO indication that any of the attorneys the City has retained have any expertise in IGRA, LIT, or Tribal Casinos.

To all of the wonderful people I have met since Malaysian Investors began foaming at the mouth for cheap land and tax free profits to ship overseas, I am truly sorry!

Until proven otherwise, Fall River's Mayor and the RDA have topped the Darwin list! Maybe some day this not very bright Mayor will even figure out that the City would get a Destination Resort Slot Barn and nothing more!

And maybe someday, the Fall River Herald News might actually raise pertinent factual issues.

Kudos to Appeals Court Judge Kafker and to Attorney Lesley Rich of Somerset!

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Fall River has many gifted, smart and dedicated individuals who would proudly serve the City and work in its best interests. There's always the next election and an opportunity to make better choices.

First Amendment and Casino Proponents

When casino investors targeted the cash strapped Town of Middleboro and purchased property that was selected in private meetings by now retired Town Manager Jack Healey and Stephen Graham as they pored over Assessors' Maps, at a poorly advertised auction, town residents attempted to speak out at public meetings.

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Marsha Brunelle, Chairwoman of the Board of Selectmen gaveled town residents to silence and prevented questions, silenced the process and imposed her own version of tyranny.

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Another town has taken that inappropriate conduct one step further --

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Judge slams Kansas town for censoring citizen

Rules ban on comments on gambling's 'social ills' violated First Amendment

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A federal judge has ruled that town officials holding a public meeting
to talk about a massive casino project proposed for their area cannot ban statements about the "social ills" of gambling if they allow discussion of the industry's benefits.

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...officials in the city of Mulvane violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ...

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And in -- Casino decision process called tainted

Lawyers say local officials simply ordered opponents silenced by police

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"The government has no right to harass and threaten citizens for exercising their First Amendment rights in public. Nevertheless, citizens who wished to express their legitimate concerns about the impact of the new casino have been threatened, silenced, and in one case, even removed from a government hearing on this important issue," said Oster.

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Proponents of predatory gambling only succeed when they can silence the facts and prevent transparent public discussions. That's why we need an impartial commission to examine the costs and impacts of gambling on the Commonwealth.

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Something like this --

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Comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of slot parlors and mega-casinos.

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The legislature will perform a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis and develop data-driven budgets by region that account for fiscal revenues and both operating and capital investment expenses. Benefits/revenues will result from income and property taxes, license fees, job creation, reduction of welfare rolls, and ancillary economic development for regional businesses. Costs/expenses will result from capital investment projects, infrastructure expansion and maintenance thereof; mitigation compensation to affected regional communities for issues defined in the paragraphs below; and state and regional oversight and administration expenses.

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The cost-benefit analysis will address but not be limited to costs such as the expansion of the Attorney General’s office for regulation, enforcement, investigation, prosecution, auditing; Gaming Commission personnel, equipment, operating budget, software and all consultants; gambling addiction services; state and local police and overtime; domestic violence advocates at district courts serving the regions impacted by proposed expanded gambling; expanded prison and corrections services; financial counseling; subsidized health care costs for transient workers and workers not covered by proposed expanded gambling health insurance.