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Anonymous Anonymous said...

So Wait,

Cloud knew this guy was behind in his rent to him and owed his brother thousands of $$$ so he pressed the Finance Director to authorize a wire executed by his wife to this guy hours after receiving a request for payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars?

Further Cloud was aware for weeks before the leaked BOE memo that O'Garra was probably gone with the money but didn't tell anyone?

AC is not the sympathetic victim in this one!

October 16, 2013 at 4:45 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Get the FBI in on this one. Sorry Kevin your attempt to help Cloud is futile.

October 16, 2013 at 6:18 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree with what you said anonymous. Another incompetent Department Head. AC could have protected our money better by disclosing his knowledge about O'Garra. Kevin at the end of you posting is like we all should feel sorry for the Cloud family. Hell no, they got what they deserved by associating with those individuals.

October 16, 2013 at 8:54 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have to agree with Anon. It's not like Paula Altieri is a new accountant running a small business. She is the finance officer for a large and complex organization. Whatever her motivations it does not hide the slimy underbelly of the city.

Cloud is an elected official so the mayor cannot take the blame for Cloud's lack of leadership. The mayor is responsible for allowing Cloud to supervise his wife, which violates good judgement, creates ethical and perhaps fiduciary issues if they both have the ability to approve transactions.

It's another example of a poorly lead department that needs leadership change. Who cares what Altieri's motivations are as long as the city and its vendors are accountable to the citizens.

October 16, 2013 at 9:07 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

kevin, i read your blog and admire your tenacity but if your true motivation is to find the truth than maybe a bit of objectivity in your reporting is in order.

The memo from the school board in bullet 3 says they could not confirm the status of the "fiduciary policy " which is a different policy from the excess and surplus policies quoted in the email from griffin. I believe the memo bullet 4 refers to the excess and surplus policies and it says exactly what griffin confirms in email.

In regards to the payment, where is the approved paperwork to support the payment of the Hybrid invoices? The invoices you attached have no approvals on them. Are segur and hybrid two different companies? does the the city charter or any other document speak to the role of the treasurer and what he should have before monies are released from city coffers?

You claim the treasurer had no input into the payment. Well hate to tell you this but the treasurer has the FINAL input as he is the only one authorized to issue payment. as i understand from reading cohens reporting, the only two in the treasurers office with the ability to issue wire transfers are mr cloud and his wife. if you claim the paperwork was not in order to pay hybrid, the payment should have been withheld by the treasurer until the paperwork to pay hybrid was in order. Was the paperwork in order to pay the city's approved broker segur?

And finally the quotes listed as proof of marketing are dated 2013. Where are the competing quotes for 2012 when the fiduciary policy was moved to hybrid.? Interesting as well that you mention the policy is still with Chubb. is this the same policy? one would think you could confirm by the policy numbers. if the policy numbers are the same one would reasonably ask why would you change agents to keep the same policy? what is the benefit of changing agents? Does the change in agents have anything to do with who receives commission on the policy? Also are you certain there was a 3000 savings? Have you been able to Foi the payment history for this fiduciary policy pre and post 2012?

If your motivation is to be fair and objective and to seek the truth have you FOI the documents or evidence that led up to the school board memo?

Perhaps there is no motivation from the school board memo other than (like you) to seek to find the fair and objective truth to irregularities discovered. The school board memo seemed to bring into light questions that needed answers. answering questions is not an accusation of guilt. It's unfortunate that all parties involved were not afforded the standard of confidentiality until the facts were sorted through. you should be investigating who "leaked" this memo to the press and there you might find the opportunist.

October 16, 2013 at 9:42 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

your points are well taken, but as I posted , there are still numerous FOI requests pending for more documents to answer more questions

October 16, 2013 at 10:33 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

After reading your posting, it sure sounds like there was some back room deals cut to get this O'Garro guy the money. thanks to the schools for catching this. At least someone is watching if cloud ain't willin

October 16, 2013 at 11:01 PM

Anonymous Clarence Darrow said...

Kevin, I deal in evidence not in innuendo,rumors and gossip and from what I have seen from your posted evidence,it appears that Adam Cloud was falsely accused.

October 16, 2013 at 11:17 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Previous reports said that it was the finance dept that requested the funds be wired to Hybrid but these documents don't support that claim.

Quite the opposite, these documents show Cloud inserted himself where he had no business doing.

Bring on the state's attorney.

October 16, 2013 at 11:21 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

What was Cloud thinking? These invoices weren't even to the City. Hybrid invoiced Segur.

Someone who has a "fiduciary" responsibility should have noticed a basic thing like these bills were not the city's!

Another example of poor leadership in Hartford.

October 17, 2013 at 8:07 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin, just reading this red flags pop up,

You write that O'Garro submitted a "second set" of invoices sent to Cloud. The invoices have no logos by your own admission "generic" in nature. they are not invoices to the City but rather this segur company. Auditing 101 look for authentification of invoices and make sure you pay invoices that are "billed" to you. This is the first RED flag that something is not right.

You write that "process are violated" this is the second RED flag. Why did they violate processes for this guy?

You write there was "no warrant" for payment issued to Hybrid, well here is a third RED flag. And why is payment issued without an approved "warrant"?

And you question what would have "started" this "iinvestigation" by the school board's chief finance officer? YOU MUST BE KIDDING ME!!!!!

The question is why aren't you outraged? Maybe this is why we have "accountants" watching over money and not so called "investigators".

October 17, 2013 at 6:30 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a messy mess. But it only happens in Hartford, Connecticut. Let's take a deep breath before moving forward. Hopefully, the State's Attorney will be on board soon. As always, the capital city is in serious trouble. Who would want to live here? Who would want to open a small, medium or large business here? Who voted for the Democrat Team for Mayor, Court of Common Council, City Treasurer and Constables in the last election? NOT ME!!!!

October 17, 2013 at 6:31 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

C'mon, what's the big deal, can't a guy take care of a friend who rents space in his family's building and employs his twin brother?

October 17, 2013 at 10:33 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Apparently anon at 10:33 these guys think they have the power to do whatever they want.

October 18, 2013 at 6:55 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Curious that there's been silence on what steps the city is taking to get the money back and what steps have been taken to make sure the treasurer follows procedures. This highlighted the need for better checks and balances as well as addressing nepotism.

October 18, 2013 at 7:58 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Clarence, when was ac falsely accused? don't see any accusations in the school memo report. Wondering why if this guy knew he was associated with this firm outside his office why he just didn't say something on the record somewhere to the finance director, the pension commission, or corp counsel. His judgment or lack thereof raised questions. He seems to have opened himself up to suspicions and maybe unnecessarily. Now ppls want to ask why and they should.

October 19, 2013 at 9:36 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin, has the cloud group filed eviction notice for this Ogarra fellow for past due rent?

October 19, 2013 at 9:42 AM

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