tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post2309573248529847577..comments2024-03-05T09:00:51.695-08:00Comments on DISSENT the BLOG: Tom Fuentes and LFC/LangeRebel Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00695051285325585662noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-78037072330522212762021-10-06T16:13:18.900-07:002021-10-06T16:13:18.900-07:00I worked at the Lange group of companies in the ea...I worked at the Lange group of companies in the early 80s. The main auction back then was called R. Thomas Ashley. They played the same game back then. They had a subsidiary "communications" company that used to buy up Auction Advertisements in all the big newspapers. That Company would bill the auction budget for the advertisement plus a fee. Then, after the auction was over, the subsidiary company would get rebates from the big newspapers.<br /><br />There were a lot of companies at the buffalo ranch back then. In those days his business partner was Darryl Hoover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-46830630275022655122021-07-08T15:05:18.109-07:002021-07-08T15:05:18.109-07:00this is why mr lange doesn't hold a RE license...this is why mr lange doesn't hold a RE license anymore:<br /><br />https://dfpi.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/337/2013/02/Loan-Funding-Corporation-of-America-OAH.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-81432305937610522132011-01-04T05:40:06.540-08:002011-01-04T05:40:06.540-08:00LFC along its subsidiary Republic escrow over bill...LFC along its subsidiary Republic escrow over billed me over $7k, I sued them in small claims court and won. They are con artists, stay away from them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-17025510374377946172010-10-24T14:39:37.229-07:002010-10-24T14:39:37.229-07:00The "machine" part I don't know abou...The "machine" part I don't know about so I can't comment. I'd love to know who your "reliable sources" are since there's about 10 people who really work with this stuff. But again, LFC's contract was "no bid" only in the sense that PA/PG asked them to take a shot at selling a troublesome piece of property that had not sold using other methods and brokers. No bidding process was required, but LFC had to achieve a minimum sale price to earn a commission.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-36441320756412242732010-10-24T10:25:00.936-07:002010-10-24T10:25:00.936-07:00We do the best we can here on DtB. I have no budge...We do the best we can here on DtB. I have no budget or time to go to KOCE to seek records. On the other hand, I've been observing Mr. Williams for nearly 15 years, and I have come to believe that, if he is in a situation that looks suspect, likely something is going on. The circumstances of Williams' relationship with Fuentes and Fuentes' relationship with LFC (as LFC receives a no-bid contract) look very hinky. What you say about LFC and its work for the county may well be true, but the larger concern here does not hinge on your being wrong about that. I am not ignoring your point but I am awaiting corroborating information from reliable sources. In any case, my interest is not in LFC per se but in a crew of OC right-wingers who do indeed seem to benefit from a kind of machine whose internal workings are largely hidden from view.Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-68568897969153258802010-10-24T09:15:35.995-07:002010-10-24T09:15:35.995-07:00I don't have any response about Williams' ...I don't have any response about Williams' contributors or other conflicts because I don't know anything about it and it's all political inside-baseball stuff to me. But I do know about PA/PG and the LFC contracts, which was what I commented about. Very convenient way for you to ignore that information - reject anything that is from "anonymous" although most of the crap spewing here and other blogs about PA/PG is unsourced and baseless. Did my comments here and on VOC sound like I knew what I was talking about? And anyway, don't take my word for it - both you and Norberto could easily confirm everything I've said through County sources or KOCE. But that would require something called "journalism" and apparently neither of you can be bothered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-30321419053366471922010-10-24T08:11:08.357-07:002010-10-24T08:11:08.357-07:006:58, the notion that John Williams is a scrupulou...6:58, the notion that John Williams is a scrupulous fellow who detected the appearance of a conflict of interest and acted to return money is hilarious. This is the same man who hired one of his trustee colleagues (Nancy Padberg) for a key position at his PAPG office! Some of us loudly objected--to no avail. With regard to your "correction" comment on Norberto Santana's article: no, I do not regard a mere assertion by an "anonymous" person authoritative.Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-13458684755991037152010-10-24T07:31:08.036-07:002010-10-24T07:31:08.036-07:00Williams did not return the money until AFTER the ...Williams did not return the money until AFTER the election; it showed as cash on hand and was used to intimidate his opponents and it had its desired effect. Once he won, of course he could return it. Why not return if before the election? Key question: why did he accept campaign contributions from Peggi Buff, his Assistant? Why is Buff giving him $500? (it is a violation of state law to solicit contributions from subordinates) Ask Peggi: who is Roy Stephenson, who also gave Williams money. Is she connected to Roy (she is but you should ask her how)?<br /><br />He also took $500 from Raghu Mathur and that's not a conflict? Williams was fighting to protect Mathur's firing in tadem with Fuentes at the SOCCD. Don Wagner was successful in pushing him out. Why didn't he return the Buff (she works for him) and Mathur (he works for him as a Trustee)contributions under the same theory of a conflict as you believe exists with LFC? (what, by the way, is the legal conflict?)<br /><br />What about this conflict: Phil Greer is paid $25,000 as Raghu Mathur's attorney, Williams approves Mathur's pay-out and then hires Greer as his own counsel regarding the PA-PG's office.<br /><br />And you have the gall to say "Conflict"???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-41053762285459253392010-10-24T06:58:52.200-07:002010-10-24T06:58:52.200-07:00You think every politician vets every donation bef...You think every politician vets every donation before it is received? Can't you imagine that William saw the donation, realized properly that it was a conflict of interest, and sent it back? As for the "large and no-bid contract, that's simple: VOC got the facts wrong. Check the comments on that post - the facts were promptly pointed out to Norberto, and he ignored them, although they are easily verified. Especially since KOCE has obtained copies of the two LFC sale contracts, one from 2006 and one from 2010. Contracts for sale of estate property don't go through the Board - and never have - since public money is not involved. I hope you have more integrity and will correct your post, unless like some you are so blinded by hatred of Williams that the truth doesn't matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-34094063103501702912010-10-23T23:50:02.443-07:002010-10-23T23:50:02.443-07:00Yes, I was aware that the money was "returned...Yes, I was aware that the money was "returned." I found that very odd. Why return it? Why?<br />And how is it that Tom Fuentes passed out business cards indicating that he was a "senior vice president" for LFC while his income disclosures indicate no income from LFC? And why did he seem to suggest, in a recent Voice of OC article, that he had no relationship with LFC and did not work for them?<br />The VOC also found that the latest contract LFC got with the county was large and it was no-bid. And yet (it was reported) it was not run by the Board of Supes. Why?Roy Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107385463457119300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-50728169300028918262010-10-23T23:32:45.710-07:002010-10-23T23:32:45.710-07:00Once again the facts must be pointed out: LFC was ...Once again the facts must be pointed out: LFC was not awarded a "large contract to liquidate properties" by PA/PG. LFC was hired in two (just two) specific estates to sell out-of-area unimproved property. The two sales were four years apart. In the meantime PA/PG has sold a couple of hundred other properties through its own in-house auction. PA/PG rarely uses outside brokers. Plus Williams returned the LFC contribution - check his public campaign disclosures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-63404057189770583282010-10-23T22:04:47.611-07:002010-10-23T22:04:47.611-07:00Do you have questions? Ask his data entry guy for ...Do you have questions? Ask his data entry guy for that prosecutable time period... Dennis Linthicum.<br />He lives in Klamath County (Beatty) these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-69129314182010719922010-10-03T21:30:05.286-07:002010-10-03T21:30:05.286-07:00Something's fishy.Something's fishy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-84907821086870509742010-10-03T15:51:03.822-07:002010-10-03T15:51:03.822-07:00A secondary glance at Lange's California Depar...A secondary glance at Lange's California Department of Real Estate License does show that he is licensed under William Lange, LFC Marketing Services Inc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-83491324161031148402010-10-03T15:00:17.655-07:002010-10-03T15:00:17.655-07:00Licenses, liscenses - Lange doesn't need any s...Licenses, liscenses - Lange doesn't need any stinkin' licenses - he's got CONNECTIONS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-47312945771883845302010-10-03T14:51:52.866-07:002010-10-03T14:51:52.866-07:00It should further be noted that I could not find a...It should further be noted that I could not find any license for William W. Lange (there was a William A. Lange) or LFC with the State of Nevada Department of Real Estate http://red.prod.lookup.nv.gov/SearchCriteria.asp?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-18939253020779869392010-10-03T14:42:25.533-07:002010-10-03T14:42:25.533-07:00http://www2.dre.ca.gov/PublicASP/pplinfo.asp?Licen...http://www2.dre.ca.gov/PublicASP/pplinfo.asp?License_id=00667482<br /><br />The above link is to the California Department of Real Estate. Mr. Lange is currently licensed as a broker for sales WITHIN California. All his other licenses, including LFC Internet Marketing have expired (Internet Marketing, such as the ones conducted for the PAPG, for which he has no current license in California. Given the above article, wouldn't this be a liability for the County doing business with this Organization?). PPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com