College of DuPage – Thank you IRS!

DuPage Co. (ECWd) –

“Thank you IRS”  is not exactly a common thing you hear in today’s political environment however in this situation, we can’t express enough thanks to those who upheld the law.

My very first public comment at the College of DuPage exposed Breuder spending that had no public purpose, thus an illegal expenditure.  There was a reason our first FOIA in December of 2013 was for his W2 as we knew what we were talking about.

“The IRS determined that “a significant and substantial number” of Waterleaf restaurant meals charged on college house accounts — 44 percent in 2013 — did not have a business purpose or had insufficient documentation. As a result, an IRS audit found, they should be considered taxable employee compensation.” (Tribune article)

We have said for years, based on Article VIII section 1 of our State Constitution, the use of public funds, property, and credit shall be only for public purpose.

We our excited to see the recent determination by the IRS regarding the Waterleaf expenditures because we, as in the Edgar County Watchdogs,  were the first to report on the illegal expenditures at the restaurant located on campus of COD in November of 2014.  (FIRST coverage of illegal spending)

It will be most interesting to see what Trustees McGuire, Birt, and Wozniak have to say bout this as they ignored our demands for accountability for over a year and never lifted one finger to protect the taxpayer. No, instead, they participated in the abuse to the taxpayers with continued wining and dining at our expense.

According to the Tribune reporting, “The IRS concluded that at least six dinners held for trustees and administrators prior to monthly board meetings, totaling more than $5,000, did not qualify as business expenses.”

Well go figure! Exactly what we have said about public officials feeding their face before meetings.  Many have argued and tried to justify that it was perfectly OK.  I guess now that the IRS has taken the very position we have been standing on for over 4 years means we just might know what we are talking about.

We see in the Tribune report that not only was Wozniak abusing the taxpayer, but he expected them to pay for his entire families dinner as well.  More disturbing is that the receipts for that purchase was clearly held from the public under both our FOIA request and the Chicago Tribune’s request.  It appears there still lies a problem internally with certain people suppressing documents under FOIA which we will cover in more detail soon.

This recent IRS ruling confirms everything we have been saying about these expenditures and provides clear validation that they were illegal.  That being the case, we urge the DuPage County States Attorney, Department of Justice, and any others investigating these wrong doings to bring charges upon these people and make them pay for their luxury lifestyle, not the taxpayers!

In addition, it is high time the boycotting trustees be charged with official misconduct for not only refusing to perform their duties but also for stealing from the taxpayer for their illegal wining and dining on the backs of the taxpayer.

I believe its time for another 500 person showing at COD to demand the resignations of trustees McGuire, Birt, and Wozniak.

Come and express your concerns at the next meeting, Thursday January 28th, 2016 at 7pm.

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