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Larry Novak, whom federal prosecutors charged with trying to launder drug money for one of his law practice clients, is now listed on the state GOP’s website as the chairman of the Brockton Republican City Committee. Novak, who resigned as the state party’s vice chairman when he was arrested in 2005, easily won his post in April when fellow committee members voted to fill the vacated chair. He was released from the prison camp at Fort Dix, N.J., in October 2015, having served six years of an 87-month sentence.
“I paid any debt I owed to society,’’ said Novak, 67. In an interview, Novak, who also served as treasurer of the state party before his conviction, scoffed at his GOP critics, saying he is doing the party a favor by revitalizing a Republican city committee that had dwindled into a handful of members and was flat broke.“It was an overwhelming vote,’’ Novak said, describing the uncontested election that marked his political comeback. “Call people in Brockton and they’ll tell you: They are glad I am back.”
www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/12/26/bac...MwFWBPwBN/story.html
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However, to quote that article, "the local party had to clear away just one obstacle — a provision in the bylaws that prohibited a convicted felon from serving on the city committee. According to a person with direct knowledge of Novak’s move to take over the Brockton RCC, the former criminal attorney had threatened to sue, saying the prohibition was unconstitutional. None of the members had the stomach — nor the deep pockets — to fight him." THIS is troubling. If the bylaws prevent it, and they were not changed, then the bylaws STILL prevent it.
dad - are we the only ones still on this sight? I check it often and, sadly, feel that, with the lack of interest, it will be gone one of these times that I do.
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He sure has balls!! And our present leaders have none!
Yes, CH. I miss IBC also. I'm going to assume Face Book has stolen us.
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It's bizarre.
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Anybody that's familiar with the committee knows how dysfunctional it is ant it can't really be a surprised that Novak was voted back in. The committee has been suffering from low membership and participation for many years, it is laughable to blame this on trump. The State committee should wise up and kill the city committee for good. It's not like they are capable of doing anything useful anyways
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Throw the Cory check out the window if you know how to kiss arse.
Why isn't anyone doing something about this? Or I should say, how is this even possible to begin with?
The biggest crooks aren't behind bars, they're behind the desk of our city!
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There was no vote.
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The problem was, Ghandi had filled the committee with people who would only show up if he called them, and since he was in jail, nobody would show up.
Since nobody would show, there was never a quorum, and the State Committee disbanded the city committee. The new committee voted the bylaw in.
Mandella knows how to scare people with threats of lawsuits. It's is Modus Operendi.
Unfortunately, in the years he was gone the ward committees didn't fill the committees and he was able to take it over again.
It's embarrassing.
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Since I left, the committee had at least 2 elections to make things right, and elect better membership/leadership, they failed. Some of the same problematic leadership is still in place.
I was told years ago that every community elects the person it deserves, and BrCC certainly deserves novak
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MT wrote: As a former committee member, I am appalled.......
You should be appalled, and as a republican, like every other republican in this city, you should be embarrassed and ashamed. Embarrassed and ashamed enough to vote Novak and every other members of the current leadership out of office! But that is my opinion, and I respected your opinion may differ.
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