Candidate for Congress John McCann has been providing legal advice to Democrat Sheriff Michael Saudino for years. The Bergen County Record calls McCann the "right-hand man" to Democrat Saudino. McCann is also the lawyer for the New Jersey Sheriffs' Association.
So how come he is listed as "ineligible" on the New Jersey Attorney Index?
Based on a search that includes both his private law office and the Bergen Sheriff's office, it appears that candidate/attorney John McCann is "administratively ineligible" to practice law in New Jersey. Here is the exact definition of his status from the NJ Judiciary website, as reported in the New Jersey Attorney Index:
According to a records check by an employee of the NJ Courts, John McCann is ineligible to practice law in New Jersey as a result of his failure to pay required New Jersey Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection fees since October 2012. If so, then he has been unable to practice for five years. This could place some of the cases he's been involved with in some jeopardy.
We invite Mr. McCann to pen a clarification or response to the information printed here.
Assemblyman Tim Eustace is a self-professed "gay" member of the New Jersey Legislature. It is enough for us to know that he is a Democrat and that, when a member of the town council in Maywood, he sneered at those "hillbilly" taxpayers who wanted to maintain the town's rural character. Eustace was pro-development, pro-corporate development, and opposed to allowing Maywood to remain (How goes the taunt?) "Mayberry."
These days, instead of focusing on his job as an Assemblyman -- instead of doing something about record child poverty, foreclosure, unemployment and underemployment, public debt, and the highest property taxes in America -- Eustace is protesting businesses that have contributed to Congressman Scott Garrett, a Republican from Sussex County. You see, Tim Eustace is an old-fashioned bigot in a new-fashioned way.
Assemblyman Eustace pours the old wine of intolerance into the new bottle of the LGBT movement. Eustace is intolerant of Christians who practice their beliefs in the same way they have done for over 2,000 years. If Eustace had his way, he would label the Gospel as "hate speech" and then criminalize it. Eustace is so self-absorbed that he can only tolerate being around people who agree with him one hundred percent. Everyone else must be suppressed.
Last year, Assemblyman Eustace was on the ballot and he had a lot of negative things to say about his opponents. An intriguing question about Eustace's own background came up, but true to the self-absorbed homunculus that he is, Eustace refused to answer any questions.
Here's what prompted the question: On the New Jersey Court's public ACMS website, are two "active" judgments against a Timothy J. Eustace:
A search of the details reveals that two civil cases filed in Bergen County are connected with these judgments. They are dockets DC-624821-89 and DC-625025-89. These cases refer to civil actions taken by the Leonard Shaw Bail Bond Agency against Timothy J. Eustace of 453 Golf Ave., Maywood, NJ 07607.
453 Golf Ave., Maywood, NJ 07607, is the same address used by Assembly candidate Timothy J. Eustace. Could the Timothy J. Eustace with the two outstanding judgments be Assemblyman Timothy J. Eustace?
Who is the other party in the case? Who or what is the Leonard Shaw Bail Bond Agency? Well, they are now known as Kirk Shaw Bail Bonds. The company website advertises that they are "directly across from the Bergen County Jail" and have "24-hour service." Here is a look at their website:
Who uses a bail bond company? To explain that, here is a video by a well-known New Jersey attorney:
So what we have here are two outstanding judgments against a Timothy J. Eustace, by a bail bond company. These relate back to two civil cases in which, apparently, Timothy J. Eustace owed something to the bail bond company. This could relate back to a criminal case, for which the bail was needed.
Now it is important to understand that these court records are maintained by the same entity that has taken it upon itself to dictate the education funding formula in New Jersey. These people are idiots, so there is every possibility that the Court's records -- just like the Court's judgments -- are full of crap. On the other hand, it could point to a very serious case of wrongdoing.
Of course, Assemblyman Timothy J. Eustace of 453 Golf Ave., Maywood, NJ 07607, can probably set the record straight. So, Brother Eustace, if you would like to, we'd be happy to.
This much is certain. One upon a time, Mike Spekhardt owned a residential rental property. Mike is the former Mayor of Sparta, chosen in a non-partisan election. Jacky Stapel rented it from him. Jacky is a Democrat candidate for Assembly in District 24 (Sussex, Warren, Morris Counties).
Mike had to sue Jacky to get the money due him. A Judge agreed with Mike and ruled that Jacky must pay him. That was in 2006. It seems Jacky still hasn't paid the money she owes Mike.
We did not go looking for this story. Mike Spekhardt reached out to Watchdog and in an email, he had this to say:
I have been reading the Herald and getting very upset. The D-24 candidate for Assembly Jackie Stapel has promised fiscal responsibility, support for small business etc etc. Jackie... rented a house from me in Branchville in 2006. Not only did they not pay rent for 3 months I had to get an eviction through court and place a judgement for $5K against them. PS they trashed the house.. I have been chasing (they ran to Pennsylvania she forgot that on her Bio) them seizing small bank accounts here and there and they still owe over $4k.. Also they wrote a bad check out of their joint checking account for $750 ( 3rd degree bank fraud) and I had to get a conviction in Frankford Municipal Court.....I have all of these public records in a PDF and will gladly send them to you. Please let me know the address. Someone needs to hold her accountable and the Herald wont touch it. They have had the info for a week now.
And in another email to us:
If i sound angry I am. She is telling the papers how she wants to help people and small businesses (like landlords who invest in property in the 24th) but had no problem making me make my commitment to the bank for almost $ 5000 so she can live for free? Plus they Trashed the place and it took months to repair it . Had two kids in college at the time and had to take if from their account
Just the person that I want in Trenton
Nice person huh?
- Eviction for no effort to pay rent
- Judgement for no effort to pay debt from above
- Bank Fraud conviction for bad check that made NO effort to make good on their joint bank account...
Apparently a journalist contacted candidate Jacky Stapel about Mike Spekhardt's allegations. Stapel acknowledged the outstanding debt, posting the following on her Facebook page:
We found the following on the New Jersey Courts' public records access webpage:
According to the New Jersey Courts and both parties involved -- creditor Mike Spekhardt and defendant Jacky Stapel -- the debt has not been paid and the judgment is open.
We don't know why the debt was not paid and a judge's order is being ignored. Democrat Party insiders were bragging about the money the Democrat candidates for Assembly are going to put on radio. Jacky Stapel is one of those candidates. If there is money for a campaign, shouldn't there be money to satisfy a long-outstanding debt?
We ask the question. If Democrat Party Assembly candidate Jacky Stapel or her campaign would like to answer it, we will publish the full response, unedited. That's our policy.
Sussex County Watchdog
