When you read Lou Desso's sworn testimony in Rensselaer City Court trying to explain away his refusal to pay his nearly $7000 bill to Moscatiello's Restaurant, you can see his intent to keep the value of the fundraiser as a gift despite the law which prohibits him from accepting more than $1000 in contributions from any single donor.
Lou says in sworn testimony Moscatiello would do the fundraiser for free, just pay the gratuity for the staff. That's exactly how he falsified his Financial Reports with the New York State Board of Elections. He reported his paid gratuity of $1300.00 and his actual receipt of a $750 In Kind contribution from Moscatiello's and then utterly failed to report the illegally kept balance of $6,250.
The Court ordered him to pay the maximum amount it was empowered to award by law of $5000.00 but Lou is still keeping and not reporting the balance owed of $1270.00. By law he cannot keep the balance as a contribution and by law he must report it as a payment and pay the bill. Doing neither places him in severe legal jeopardy as the State BOE will undoubtedly upon reviewing this trial transcript and his filings, prosecute the obvious offenses from offering a false instrument for filing to potential fraud related charges.
Lou, you may recall from this blog, first posted a $7000 in kind contribution when the Times Union inquired about his failure to pay the bill. He thought by listing the whole bill as a contribution the story would go away. Unfortunately he soon realized he could not legally report $7000 as a contribution as it exceed the $1000 maximum allowed by law. So he further amended his state fillings, falsifying them again by deleting the $7000. contribution.
How long before the State BOE puts Mr. Desso in its cross hairs? Be glad you're not wearing his shoes.
The Court ordered him to pay the maximum amount it was empowered to award by law of $5000.00 but Lou is still keeping and not reporting the balance owed of $1270.00. By law he cannot keep the balance as a contribution and by law he must report it as a payment and pay the bill. Doing neither places him in severe legal jeopardy as the State BOE will undoubtedly upon reviewing this trial transcript and his filings, prosecute the obvious offenses from offering a false instrument for filing to potential fraud related charges.
Lou, you may recall from this blog, first posted a $7000 in kind contribution when the Times Union inquired about his failure to pay the bill. He thought by listing the whole bill as a contribution the story would go away. Unfortunately he soon realized he could not legally report $7000 as a contribution as it exceed the $1000 maximum allowed by law. So he further amended his state fillings, falsifying them again by deleting the $7000. contribution.
How long before the State BOE puts Mr. Desso in its cross hairs? Be glad you're not wearing his shoes.
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