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Witness: Botti claimed Lauretti took bundles of cash
Mayor responds: 'Where is the money?'
Prosecutors in the corruption trial of Shelton developer James Botti expect to wrap up their case Monday, they said yesterday, following a day of testimony that included a tale of Mayor Mark A. Lauretti taking $30,000 from a safe in the defendant’s office.
The revelation of the alleged incident came from former superintendent of schools Leon Sylvester who testified it was Botti who told him about it during a meeting with the developer sometime between 2005 and 2008. “He described it in one of his offices,” said Sylvester, also a former Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) member at the time Botti was seeking the commission’s approval for his 828 Bridgeport Ave. project in 2006.
Asked early this morning if the story about the $30,000 was true, Mayor Lauretti broke out in laughter and said, “Remember those old sayings, ‘Where’s the beef ?’ and ‘Show me the money’? Well, show me the money; where is it?”Huntington Local News
Huntington Sports
The Shelton Parks and Recreation Department and the United States Tennis Association New England are forming a Jr. Team Tennis League.
USTA Jr. Team Tennis is a recreational tennis league for children ages 8-18.
The season, beginning in June, will consist of six matches held on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays.In the Catbird Seat
Lately, lots of people are talking about the federal budget deficit and the national debt. I can’t understand why nobody is talking about Social Security. There’s more of a connection than anyone has acknowledged.
The candidates for Congress and the Senate better pay attention because this will be on the test for the 2010 election, if I have anything to say about it.
First, let’s talk about the deficit. It’s huge, projected around $1.5 trillion (with a T) for the 2010-11 federal fiscal year that starts next Oct. 1.
