Spencer
Joe Nelson, Staff Writer
Posted: 10/19/2012 03:13:04 PM PDT
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Friday evicted embattled San Bernardino International Airport developer Scot Spencer from his remaining hangar and office space after Spencer let the liability insurance policies on his companies lapse.
Judge Deborah J. Saltzman dismissed Spencer’s two bankruptcy cases involving Norton Property Management Services LLC and SBD Airport Services LLC. Both companies are co-managed by former airport executive director T. Milford Harrison.
Saltzman’s order requires Spencer to immediately surrender the premises his two companies now occupy – more than a half-dozen buildings and hangars – to the San Bernardino International Airport Authority, or SBIAA, the airport’s oversight agency.
“(Spencer) no longer has any rights to occupy any facility at the airport,” said A.J. Wilson, the airport’s interim executive director.
Spencer and airport operations were heavily criticized by last year’s Grand Jury, and the FBI raided the airport in September 2011, stuffing a U-Haul truck with boxes of documents.
Federal investigators are looking into allegations of bribery, conspiracy, money laundering and fraudulent use of federal funds, as well as Spencer’s ties to various individuals currently and formerly associated with the airport.
The SBIAA hired Spencer in 2005 and gave him full control of airport development, despite knowing he was a convicted felon who spent more than four years in federal prison for taking kickbacks and illegally operating a Florida airline that was in bankruptcy protection.
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“San Bernardino city and airport officials ADMITTED at the time they hired Spencer that they were FULLY AWARE of his CHECKERED PAST but couldn’t find anyone else willing to take on development at the airport, so they hired Spencer as a last resort.”
SOMEBODY!!!! p l e a s e!!
OH… P L E A S E – TELL ME I DID NOT READ THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLAIN TRUTH…AND COMMON SENSE…IS THAT THESE GREEDY CLOWNS COULDN’T FIND ANYONE WILLING TO…
PLAY ALONG, GO ALONG AND COOK THE BOOKS, CHEAT AND LIE …SO WHAT WAS
THAT DAMN URGENCY TO “HIRE” SOMEONE THAT MOMENT………AT ALL COSTS??
MONEY, MONEY MONEY….all these “AIRPORT OFFICIALS” had much to gain and pocket…time was of the essence….they needed a “BOSS” who not only “knew” the ropes, but that had BEEN THERE-DONE THAT!
WHEN SPENCER’S RESUME WAS SUBMITTED…they saw dollar signs, and all the damn fools fell to their knees, tripping all over each other to be the first to say (without questioning him) “DON’T KNOW WHO SENT YOU, BUT YOU’RE HIRED!”
What did the “Airport Officials” find so impressive about SPENCER’S RESUME? His qualifications NO DOUBT!
QUALIFICATIONS:
convicted felon
more than four years in federal prison
taking kickbacks
illegally operating a Florida airline that was in bankruptcy protection.
extensive and first hand experience in bribery, conspiracy, money laundering and fraudulent use of federal funds
shrewd opportunist
plays fast and loose
p.s.
For all you armature movie script or screenplay writers, do not attempt the impossible by writing about San Bernardino County’s corruption.
OUR truth is stranger than fiction, the audience won’t buy it!
Unless, you write it in the format of the movie “Airplane” then at least they will enjoy a good laugh…at our expense.
[Thinking to himself]
Ted Striker: I’ve got to concentrate…
[his thoughts echo]
Ted Striker: concentrate… concentrate… I’ve got to concentrate… concentrate… concentrate… Hello?… hello… hello… Echo… echo… echo… Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon… Manny Mota… Mota… Mota…
Reporter: What kind of plane is it?
Johnny: Oh, it’s a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big Tylenol.
Steve McCroskey: Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking.
Steve McCroskey: Johnny, what can you make out of this?
[Hands him the weather briefing]
Johnny: This? Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl…
Johnny: The tower, the tower! Rapunzel, Rapunzel!
According to the article, “Federal investigators are looking into allegations of bribery, conspiracy, money laundering and fraudulent use of federal funds.”
What about the local District Attorney investigators? What are they doing?
The part about “truth is stranger than fiction”…well, Mike Ramos and Spencer grew to be good (cocktail party)friends…they both ran in the same political circles. Ramos is the one who should be questioned by the FBI about the allegations against Spencer, Ramos gave Spencer legal advise as to how to “avoid” sounding the legal/law enforcement alarms.
@ 4 Sleeping and trying to get a union thing going when they have the energy.
Anonymous #4:
Regarding “Mike Ramos and Spencer grew to be good (cocktail party) friends.”
That explains a lot.
I wonder if they compared accomplishments over drinks? Here’s a hypothetical conversation:
Mike: Hey Scot, I get to use taxpayer money to prosecute my political enemies, and even figured out a way to avoid disclosing how much of their money I am wasting. Those taxpayers sure are naive!
Scot: Big Deal! I am a convicted felon who did time in prison for Bankruptcy fraud, and still talked some elected officials into giving me lots of taxpayer money. Talk about naive!
Oops. That should have been @ 3. Makes somewhat more sense that way.