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« on: October 31, 2009, 07:44:08 AM »
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I was going to put it under "Democrat Culture of Corruption" but I am not sure he is a Democrat....HAHAHAHAHA  HA!

$112,000-a-year job
Convicted ex-union leader gets state post

By Catherine Candisky
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH


Michael Billirakis was guilty of ethics violations.

Michael Billirakis, the former Ohio teachers-union chief convicted of ethics violations while on the State Teachers Retirement System board, has a new state job.

The School Employees Health Care Board hired Billirakis, 63, of Pickerington, as its executive director. He started the $112,000-a-year job Wednesday.

The board was created by the Ohio General Assembly in 2006 to study the feasibility of creating a statewide purchasing pool for all health-care benefits. The group released recommendations the following year that it said could save school districts up to $120 million a year in health-care costs.

Board Chairman Stephen Loebs said Billirakis was a unanimous choice. Billirakis disclosed the ethics violation in an interview for the job and told members that the conviction had been expunged from his criminal record, Loebs said.

"We did a complete vetting on Mr. Billirakis," said Loebs, professor emeritus with the Division of Health Services Management & Policy at Ohio State University.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/10/31/billirakis.ART_ART_10-31-09_B1_QGFHFC2.html?sid=101
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« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2009, 08:43:35 AM »
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A variation of an old joke.

Q: What's the first thing a union boss hears when he becomes an ex union boss?

A:  Would the Defendant please rise.
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