The latest Penn State related piece at Ralph Cipriano's Big Trial Blog:
http://www.bigtrial.net/2018/08/easy-money-in-sandusky-case-penn-state.html
http://www.bigtrial.net/2018/08/easy-money-in-sandusky-case-penn-state.html
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I really don't know how the BOT could have screwed up the JS situation more if they tried. Perhaps they did try. It is mind-numbingly stupid.The latest Penn State related piece at Ralph Cipriano's Big Trial Blog:
http://www.bigtrial.net/2018/08/easy-money-in-sandusky-case-penn-state.html
I dont know how she was not aware of that. I remember reading on this board, that the NCAA requires the school to investigate violations first and report back to the NCAA, and then the NCAA may or may not investigate. And I remember PSU saying to the NCAA that they were hiring Louie and would they take his findings ans their (PSU's ) investigation into what happened, of course the NCAA agreed to that.With leadership like this, what could go wrong?
"I expected facts," she repeated, but stated that instead of facts, the university got "editorializing" from Freeh. As well as a "kind of dramatization," Peetz said, when Freeh faulted the university's football culture for the sex abuse scandal.
Peetz also stated that she had no idea until she read the Freeh Report that the NCAA was relying on it to punish the university.
"Were you aware that they [the NCAA] were using the Freeh Report as a factual basis for the imposition . . . of sanctions?" Engelmyer asked.
"No," Peetz said.
"When did you first find out?" the lawyer asked. "Was it when you read it?"
"Yes," she said.
They sleep at night only because they've told themselves it wasn't their lies that put him there. It was all the others - like the lawyers and prosecutors told them.Most of these "victims" are much more deserving of jail time than Jerry Sandusky. Absolute scum of the Earth.
Karen Peetz Lie? Kinda like " I really don't even know if there is a Freeh engagement contract"......I dont know how she was not aware of that. I remember reading on this board, that the NCAA requires the school to investigate violations first and report back to the NCAA, and then the NCAA may or may not investigate. And I remember PSU saying to the NCAA that they were hiring Louie and would they take his findings ans their (PSU's ) investigation into what happened, of course the NCAA agreed to that.
Queuing Stormin' Normin' in 1, 2....I’m not a lawyer but I am surprised that no one has tried to make the argument that the BOT breached their fiduciary duty.
I think they did. I am pretty sure the insurance company, in essence, made that claim and won. But the BOT is pretty much bullet proof. The courts sided with them in sealing a lot of information. At the same time, when PSU signed the consent decree, it was like pouring cement on the grave. Others haven't been able to get beyond having standing. Paternos held off suing PSU, and PSU is the BOT. Can't sue the BOT unless you sue PSU, for the most part.I’m not a lawyer but I am surprised that no one has tried to make the argument that the BOT breached their fiduciary duty.
Wait a minute, Barry, are you saying that Ira didn't deserve his unanimous victory to lead the BOT after doing such a great job with the payouts?Ira Lubert may be the most unjustifiably egotistical assholes to walk the Earth.
In the 7 years since, has the leadership of the PSU BOT improved one iota from where it was in 2011?
I think one can safely say "No".... and it may be even worse now. At least not improved by any appreciable degree.
IDK...my guess is that they'd lack "standing" and would be hard pressed to identify any damages to them individually or as a group. Did anybody get a pay cut or fired because they graduated from PSU?What about a civil class action lawsuit filed by the alumni? Is it even possible?
What about a class action lawsuit filed by the alumni? Is it even possible?
officers typically do...its part of their 'package'. I don't have a golden parachute either. regardless, companies often do this so they can settle before the issue goes to court and becomes public...then the settlement comes in a non-disclosure agreement with substantial penalties.I work for a company and I they don’t indemnify me. I have to get private insurance to cover negligent acts on the job.
I work for a company and I they don’t indemnify me. I have to get private insurance to cover negligent acts on the job.
I’m not a lawyer but I am surprised that no one has tried to make the argument that the BOT breached their fiduciary duty.
The thought if handing out public funds with out any accountability...THAT blows my mind.
With leadership like this, what could go wrong?
"I expected facts," she repeated, but stated that instead of facts, the university got "editorializing" from Freeh. As well as a "kind of dramatization," Peetz said, when Freeh faulted the university's football culture for the sex abuse scandal.
Peetz also stated that she had no idea until she read the Freeh Report that the NCAA was relying on it to punish the university.
"Were you aware that they [the NCAA] were using the Freeh Report as a factual basis for the imposition . . . of sanctions?" Engelmyer asked.
"No," Peetz said.
"When did you first find out?" the lawyer asked. "Was it when you read it?"
"Yes," she said.
That's all in the OP's link to Cipriano's piece.Can you DM me that link
The university hired Ken Feinberg to facilitate settlements with the victims and their attorneys. It was Feinberg who resolved claims in the BP oil spill, and VT massacre among other high profile settlement case and while Feinberg acted as a facilitator, he had no authority to compel any settlement. His methodology for coming up with individual settlement amounts remains a big mystery to outsiders.
PMA Insurance then hired the law firm of Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck to review the claims/settlements and as you might expect, the firm came away with a determination that the settlements were high or extremely high.
Depends what side of the coin you're on in determining whether the settlements were fair or in some cases more than fair.
Where is LaJolla reprimanding Ralph for having the audacity to question the victims?
Needs.PSU needed an integrity monitor.....but not in the athletic dept.
Another great blog post from Ralph Capriano. In terms of being able to unwrap some of the lingering questions that surround the Penn State/Sandusky fiasco, Ralph is light years ahead of other reporters who are covering the story in the local/national media and blogosphere IMO.
Penn State has paid out over $200 million to 36 claimants without rigorously vetted any of them! Penn State was indeed a gravy train!
Lawyer Eric Anderson who represented the insurance carrier said “It appears as though Penn State made little effort, if any, to verify the credibility of the claims of the individuals,"
In his report, Anderson decried “the absence of documentation” in the claims, saying in many cases there was “no signnd affidavit, statement or other means of personal verification of the information which I reviewed. do not know why so many of the cases were settled for such high sums of money,”
Jack Rossiter is a former FBI agent who investigated over 150 cases of alleged CSA and was a private detective hired by the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia to defend against alleged CSA claims. In a situation involving national publicity, like the Jerry Sandusky case, Rossiter said, you'd have to be on guard for criminals and drug addicts coming forward to seek a pay day. "With nattional headlines and all these people lining up, you have to be more skeptical" of the claims, Rossiter said.
"Obviously, you have to do a detailed interview" with each alleged victim, he said, asking questions such as, "Who did you tell, when did you tell them? And who can corroborate your story?"
"That's what you do, you investigate," Rossiter said. "The key," he said, is to find corroboration for the victim's story, to see if their stories hold up.
As far as the Penn State case was concerned, Rossiter was surprised to hear that apparently not one of the 36 alleged victims supposedly told anyone about the attacks when they allegedly occurred -- a period that spanned nearly four decades.
If a pedophile was running loose for that long, "You would think someone would pick it up," Rossiter said. "Either at school or the parents or a close friend."
It is remarkable to me that NONE of the 36 claimants told anyone contemporaneously that they had been a victim of CSA. In other words, Penn State paid $200 million without irrefutable evidence that Sandusky had committed CSA!
There should have been iron-clad evidence, yet there is none. The strongest evidence that exists IMO are v1's testimony, v4's testimony, the 2000/2001 report by Mike McQueary (v2), and the 1998 incident (v6). I don't believe any of these items on their own constitute iron-clad evidence especially when you consider all of the exculpatory evidence that exists to the contrary.
With leadership like this, what could go wrong?
"I expected facts," she repeated, but stated that instead of facts, the university got "editorializing" from Freeh. As well as a "kind of dramatization," Peetz said, when Freeh faulted the university's football culture for the sex abuse scandal.
Peetz also stated that she had no idea until she read the Freeh Report that the NCAA was relying on it to punish the university.
"Were you aware that they [the NCAA] were using the Freeh Report as a factual basis for the imposition . . . of sanctions?" Engelmyer asked.
"No," Peetz said.
"When did you first find out?" the lawyer asked. "Was it when you read it?"
"Yes," she said.
When did she say this? To this day, the BOT has actively hindered any attempts to challenge the narrative....even from within its own ranks!
The blog post is long. I believe that Peetz made the remarks in conjunction with the PMA insurance case. Almost half way down the post is a picture of Peetz with the following text.
As part of their concerted effort to turn the page on the Sandusky scandal, Penn State's board of trustees decided not to publicly contest any of the findings of the Freeh Report. Even though behind closed doors, some trustees were highly critical of the work done by the former FBI director.
On Jan. 14, 2015, Karen Peetz, former president of the board of trustees during the Sandusky scandal, was deposed by lawyer Engelmyer in the insurance case.
In response to questions from Engelmeyer, Peetz criticized Freeh for an "overreach" when he accused Penn State officials of concealing Sandusky's conduct, and having a "striking lack of apathy" (note: I believe they meant empathy) for victims.
"His spin on the situation," was how Peetz characterized Freeh's criticisms. When the university hired Freeh, Peetz testified, she expected "nothing but the facts."
"I expected facts," she repeated, but stated that instead of facts, the university got "editorializing" from Freeh. As well as a "kind of dramatization," Peetz said, when Freeh faulted the university's football culture for the sex abuse scandal.
Peetz also stated that she had no idea until she read the Freeh Report that the NCAA was relying on it to punish the university.
"Were you aware that they [the NCAA] were using the Freeh Report as a factual basis for the imposition . . . of sanctions?" Engelmyer asked.
"No," Peetz said.
"When did you first find out?" the lawyer asked. "Was it when you read it?"
"Yes," she said.
But, according to Peetz, rather than take issue with Freeh, a majority of trustees decided to roll over.
"We made a decision not to pick apart the Freeh Report, thinking that that wasn't going to be that helpful to moving forward," Peetz testified.
She added, "There's a group of trustees who would like to do that
Thanks. And now that I've read the article, both Peetz and Lubert are saying that they don't think C/S/S are guilty of anything more than poor judgment. So why hasn't the narrative been changed? Why are they still fighting to keep people from challenging it?
"What do you think of your guys now?"
Anthony- not sure if you are following Ray Blehar's posts here. But he claims there is evidence that McQueary incident was reported to Tom Harmon and to CYS. Of course that doesn't reconcile with Tim and Gary pleading guilty. And none of the 3 have used that information in any type of defense.To this day, I can hear Ira utter those words.
July 12, 2012. Louis Freeh had completed his performance on the world’s stage. The Board, University Administrators and staff and the outside PR firm Edelman gathered in the conference room at the hotel in Scranton, PA
I entered the room and walked toward Ryan McCombie who was standing in a corner not far from Ira Lubert. Ira saw me and then uttered those words.
Well I think the world of “your guys.”
I believe I I know Tim Curley well. He is as honest as the day is long. I will always think the best of him.
I knew Gary and Graham far less but I have come to know them much better.
Of course, we all know Joe even if you never met him.
None of them were guilty of any crimes in my opinion based on my six years of reading, research and review.
Penn State, stop hiding the truth. release to the public the Report of the 7 Plaintiff Trustees provided to the Board on June 29, 2018.
To this day, I can hear Ira utter those words.
July 12, 2012. Louis Freeh had completed his performance on the world’s stage. The Board, University Administrators and staff and the outside PR firm Edelman gathered in the conference room at the hotel in Scranton, PA
I entered the room and walked toward Ryan McCombie who was standing in a corner not far from Ira Lubert. Ira saw me and then uttered those words.
Well I think the world of “your guys.”
I believe I I know Tim Curley well. He is as honest as the day is long. I will always think the best of him.
I knew Gary and Graham far less but I have come to know them much better.
Of course, we all know Joe even if you never met him.
None of them were guilty of any crimes in my opinion based on my six years of reading, research and review.
Penn State, stop hiding the truth. release to the public the Report of the 7 Plaintiff Trustees provided to the Board on June 29, 2018.
Ah and there is another mystery that hasn't been explained.Yeah, but despite King Ira saying those words, you still gave him your ringing endorsement to head the BoT and continue the unbridled corruption. So what does that say for your judgement?