Riley: Default in Providence. Where is our Governor?
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Michael G. Riley, GoLocalProv MINDSETTER™
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Governor Raimondo
Unless the Providence pension Plan receives $62 million in cash or investments from the City by June 30, 2015 the city will once again default on a current liability loan. They have done exactly this for at least 12 years in a row and then the city unilaterally creates a new loan and places a “false Asset” in the reported assets of the pension plan. This scam and fraud has finally been discovered but instead of the actuary referring Providence to the regulators, Segal Co. is doing everything they can do to also mislead municipal investors.
No leadership
Unless and until federal or state regulators step in and investigate, Providence will continue to have unauthorized borrowings from the pension plan, followed by defaults and written off loans harming the pension beneficiaries and taxpayers. While I am not surprised that our own Attorney General Peter Kilmartin turns a blind eye I am surprised that our Auditor General Dennis Hoyle has been so quiet and also that the Governor and Treasurer have been so oblivious. Do they think what Providence is doing is legal? Do they approve of misleading Municipal bond investors? Do they realize that some of those misleading reports could be in their own documents?
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RI Cities and Towns Teeter
The countdown for Providence Bankruptcy and default is on and its 14 days. Raimondo and Magaziner have also been oblivious to the struggles of cities and towns, preferring instead to campaign for green spaces and a green infrastructure bank etc. Meanwhile, the state’s pension performance for fiscal year 2015 is horrible and will certainly push Rhode Island and its funding ratio farther down into critical Status. The enormously complex and expensive portfolio described recently in a recent Ted Siedle report. The Raimondo experiment has failed and it’s time to give up on the idea that paying a lot of money to friends' alternative investments and friends' hedge funds will do anything for us but cost a lot of money. Hundreds of investors and managers should be fired and the fund would turn into just 5 investments and that can return more at less risk.
Rhode Island Sinks into Critical Status again
I estimate that with just 2 weeks left in Fiscal Year 2015 the State Pension Fund has earned just over 3% compared to their own projection of 7.5%. That is a shortfall of approximately $360 million dollars. That’s money that Treasurer Raimondo considered real in her prior role as treasurer but doesn’t even factor as “real” when looking at State Finances. Now she views unfunded pension liability as an off balance sheet obligation that’s completely under control due to her “permanent" pension fix. That is simply untrue and the State taxpayer liability is growing. It’s also strange that she forgot that the Municipal problem was twice as big as the State Pension Crisis. Ignoring fraud in Providence is not a very promising start to her term. If Governor Raimondo can’t provide leadership, who will?
Michael G. Riley is vice chair at Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity, and is managing member and founder of Coastal Management Group, LLC. Riley has 35 years of experience in the financial industry, having managed divisions of PaineWebber, LETCO, and TD Securities (TD Bank). He has been quoted in Barron’s, Wall Street Transcript, NY Post, and various other print media and also appeared on NBC News, Yahoo TV, and CNBC.
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#49
Name- Daniel Guertin
Annual Earning- $95,050.92
Postition- Police-5
City- Providence
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 19,1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#48
Name- Carmine Vallante
Annual Earning- $95,140.20
Postition- Fire-4
City- Johnston
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 19,1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#47
Name- Alfred Millard
Annual Earning- $95,368.32
Postition- Fire-4
City- Warwick
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- March 24, 1994
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#46
Name- James Rattigan
Annual Earning- $95,983.44
Postition- Fire-4
City- North Providence
State- RI
Retirement Type- Service
Retirement Date- June 30, 2003
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#45
Name- Frank Deangelis
Annual Earning- $95,986.80
Postition- Fire-4
City- North Providence
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 19, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#44
Name- Stephen Lowe
Annual Earning- $96,156.36
Postition- Fire-4
City- Bristol
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 17, 1992
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#43
Name- Mary Gonsalves
Annual Earning- $97,463.04
Postition- Police-5
City- Warwick
State- RI
Retirement Type- Beneficiary
Retirement Date- December 1, 1993
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#42
Name- William O'Neill
Annual Earning- $98,160.96
Postition- Fire-4
City- Cumberland
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- August 22, 1990
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#41
Name- Paul Healy
Annual Earning- $98,183.28
Postition- Fire-4
City- Cranston
State- RI
Retirement Type- Service
Retirement Date- October 20, 1993
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#40
Name- James Molloy
Annual Earning- $98,711.16
Postition- Fire-4
City- Providence
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 18, 1987
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#39
Name- Livia Miller
Annual Earning- $99,193.80
Postition- Fire-4
City- Warwick
State- RI
Retirement Type- Beneficiary
Retirement Date- May 1, 1997
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#38
Name- Joseph Battista
Annual Earning- $99,271.08
Postition- Fire-4
City- Johnston
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- April 29, 2004
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#37
Name- Robert Kerfoot
Annual Earning- $100,140.36
Postition- Fire-4
City- Cranston
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- March 24, 1994
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#36
Name- Ralph Ricci
Annual Earning- $100,357.44
Postition- Fire-4
City- Providence
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- April 28, 1994
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#35
Name- Henry Latek
Annual Earning- $100,502.52
Postition- Fire-4
City- Providence
State- RI
Retirement Type- Service
Retirement Date- June 30, 1995
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#34
Name- Joseph Bradley
Annual Earning- $100,898.52
Postition- Fire-4
City- Whitefield
State- NH
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- November 20, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#33
Name- Ronald Johnson
Annual Earning- $102,098.64
Postition- Fire-4
City- North Scituate
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- May 1, 2003
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#32
Name- Gloria Pisaturo
Annual Earning- $103,385.76
Postition- Police-5
City- Warwick
State- RI
Retirement Type- Beneficiary
Retirement Date- December 1, 2002
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#31
Name- Edmond Malloy
Annual Earning- $103,575.72
Postition- Police-5
City- Chepachet
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- September 5, 1990
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#30
Name- John Reposa
Annual Earning- $104,665.44
Postition- Fire-4
City- Jamestown
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- June 21, 1995
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Pasquale Rocchio
Annual Earning- $105,238.32
Postition- Police-5
City- North Providence
State- RI
Retirement Type- Service
Retirement Date- August 22, 1989
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- David Deignan
Annual Earning- $105,609.36
Postition- Police-5
City- Providence
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 19, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Lee Podedworny
Annual Earning- $106,838.16
Postition- Fire-4
City- South Kingstown
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- July 23, 1992
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Nancy Donahue
Annual Earning- $107,757.24
Postition- Fire-4
City- Warwick
State- RI
Retirement Type- Beneficiary
Retirement Date- July 1, 2005
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#25
Name- Domenic Pono
Annual Earning- $107,850.72
Postition- Fire-4
City- Cranston
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 19, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- John Murphy
Annual Earning- $107,892.84
Postition- Fire-4
City- Providence
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 19, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Robert Carlson
Annual Earning- $108,555.36
Postition- Fire-4
City- Greenville
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- April 24, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Robert Emmett
Annual Earning- $109,256.16
Postition- Police-5
City- Cranston
State- RI
Retirement Type- Service
Retirement Date- November 13, 1990
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Thomas Doyle
Annual Earning- $109,329.24
Postition- Fire-4
City- West Warwick
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- August 26, 1988
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#20
Name- Joseph Errico
Annual Earning- $109,611.60
Postition- Fire-4
City- Warwick
State- RI
Retirement Type- Service
Retirement Date- June 30, 1995
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Edward MacDonald
Annual Earning- $110,225.64
Postition- Fire-4
City- Johnston
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- May 26, 1994
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Alfred Lamothe
Annual Earning- $110,505.96
Postition- Fire-4
City- Warwick
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- September 6, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#17
Name- Ernest Silva
Annual Earning- $112,796.28
Postition- Fire-4
City- Ft. Myers
State- FL
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- April 24, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Edward Dolan
Annual Earning- $113,126.04
Postition- Fire-4
City- North Kingstown
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 19, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Paul Marianetti
Annual Earning- $113,331.60
Postition- Fire-4
City- Ormond Beach
State- FL
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- November 17, 1994
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#14
Name- Rosemary Clark
Annual Earning- $114,725.64
Postition- Police-5
City- Chepachet
State- RI
Retirement Type- Beneficiary
Retirement Date- August 1, 2004
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#13
Name- John Gannon
Annual Earning- $117,318.60
Postition-Police-5
City- Coventry
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- January 24, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Marcia Moise
Annual Earning- $119,791.20
Postition- Fire-4
City- Jupiter
State- FL
Retirement Type- Beneficiary
Retirement Date- April 1, 1997
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#11
Name- Robert Read
Annual Earning- $123,105.00
Postition- Fire-4
City- Cranston
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 19, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#10
Name- Alfred Bertoncini
Annual Earning- $123,599.16
Postition- Fire-4
City- Smithfield
State- RI
Retirement Type- Service
Retirement Date- December 19,1994
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#9
Name- Victor Dichiara
Annual Earning- $126,845.28
Postition- Fire-4
City- East Greenwich
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 17, 1992
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Edmund Calcagni
Annual Earning- $135,702.72
Postition- Police-5
City- North Providence
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 29, 1990
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- James Kelly
Annual Earning- $137,336.04
Postition- Fire-4
City- Greenville
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- September 28, 1988
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Vincent Delisi
Annual Earning- $145,520.88
Postition- Fire-4
City- North Providence
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 17, 1992
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#5
Name- William Manchester
Annual Earning- $148,839.84
Postition- Fire-4
City- Warwick
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- December 19, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- William D'Iorio
Annual Earning- $156,870.60
Postition- Fire-4
City- Smithfield
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- Novemver 29, 1990
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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#3
Name- Anthony Sauro
Annual Earning- $161,487.24
Postition- Fire-4
City- Johnston
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- July 5, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Robert Anthony
Annual Earning- $162,944.04
Postition- Fire-4
City- Smithfield
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- September 25, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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Name- Gilbert McLaughlin
Annual Earning- $196,813.08
Postition- Fire-4
City- Warwick
State- RI
Retirement Type- Accidental Disability
Retirement Date- October 24, 1991
Source: This information was secured through a FOIA request from the city of Providence.
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