JSO Union Chief Nelson Cuba and other arrested for racketeering?

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All that glitters is not gold and this is a lesson Jacksonville and other communities are learning first hand right now.  Below is an interesting piece by Mark Woods of the TU.  I feel ya Mark, I really do.

You can look at recent Facebook posts.

As Nelson Cuba, president of the Fraternal Order of Police in Jacksonville, sat in a jail in Seminole County, his Facebook page still featured a photo of him standing next to Sheriff John Rutherford, one of the people who put him in jail. And one of the last posts was from one week earlier, a story about Florida lawmakers passing an ethics bill.

Cuba wrote: “Isn’t it ironic that these legislators must pass legislation to make themselves have ethics?”

It is ironic. So is the memory of contract battles and Cuba accusing others of hiding money. And so is the still unfolding saga of an organization with the slogan “veterans helping veterans” and a business card covered with flags and eagles.

http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/401820/mark-woods/2013-03-17/mark-woods-lot-feel-good-stories-suddenly-dont-feel-so

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Check out the list attached to this article to view all the "play pretties" Allied Veterans and friends bought with their ill gotten gains.  I will be interested to see how defense attorneys explain this away.  Looks like Nelson Cuba had several bank accounts seized.

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2013-03-18/story/gambling-investigation-takes-aim-seizing-millions-dollars-northeast

ALLIED VETERANS INVESTIGATION

Registered owner Vehicle Make & Model Address

Jerry Bass Cadillac Escalade 6718 Oakwood Drive, Jacksonville

Jerry Bass 24-foot Godfrey boat 6718 Oakwood Drive, Jacksonville

Conrad Rowe BMW Z4 convertible 8513 Gracious Pine Ave., Las Vegas, Nev.

Conrad Rowe Chevrolet Trailblazer 8513 Gracious Pine Ave., Las Vegas, Nev.

Michael Ryles Honda Odyssey EX 1103 Cedar Bay Road, Jacksonville

Michael Ryles Vessel Jetski 1103 Cedar Bay Road, Jacksonville

Michael Ryles Chevrolet Avalanche 1103 Cedar Bay Road, Jacksonville

Salloum, Mazen* Cadillac Escalade 1440 Dunn Ave. Suite 5, Jacksonville

Mazen Saloum 30 foot Welcraft boat 1440 Dunn Ave. Suite 5, Jacksonville

Salim Saloum Chevrolet Tahoe C1500 3670 Reedpond Drive N., Jacksonville

Samer Saloum Chevrolet Suburban LTZ 10411 Scott Mill Road, Jacksonville

Samer Saloum GMC Denali 10411 Scott Mill Road, Jacksonville

Samer Saloum, Zaher Salloum Cadillac Escalade 10411 Scott Mill Road, Jacksonville

Int’l Internet Technologies** Dodge Grand Caravan 4325 S. Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet

Int’l Internet Technologies ** Dodge Grand Caravan 4325 S. Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet

T. Parker Mngmnt LLC† Toyota Corolla 4470 Eastport Pkwy., Port Orange

*-Salloum, Mazen & M&S Management Services LLC

**-registered agent is Mathis & Murphy P.A., Jacksonville

†-registered agent is Kelly Mathis

LOCAL PROPERTY SEIZED AS PART OF ALLIED VETERANS INVESTIGATION

Property owners Address Assessed value

Allied Veterans Center Inc. 8130 Dandy Avenue, Jacksonville $27,366

Allied Veterans of the World Inc. 2723 Hubbard Street, Jacksonville $65,309

Allied Veterans of the World Inc.†† 542834 U.S. Highway 1, Callahan $540,241

Allied Veterans Property Mngmnt LLC 1061 Cahoon Road, Jacksonville FL $48,970

Allied Veterans Property Mngmnt LLC 3120 West 19th Street, Jacksonville $23,725

Allied Veterans Property Mngmnt LLC 2826 Water View Circle, Jacksonville $149,912

Automated X-100 Services Inc. 390 A1A Beach Boulevard #56, St. Augustine $205,200

Automated X-100 Services Inc. 390 A1A Beach Boulevard #61, St. Augustine $212,415

Automated X-100 Services Inc. 390 A1A Beach Boulevard #64, St. Augustine $212,415

Automated X-100 Services Inc. 1965 Florida 16, St. Augustine $618,460

Jerry & Carolyn Bass 6718 Oakwood Drive, Jacksonville $561,867

Developco Inc. 10166 Hunters Chase Court, Jacksonville $35,525

John M. Hessong 241877 County Road 121, Hilliard $32,062

MNL Investments Inc 3620 Mimosa Drive, Jacksonville $63,472

MNL Investments Inc 3531 Loretto Road, Jacksonville $228,592

MNL Investments Inc 4059 Piper Drive, Jacksonville $98,354

MNL Investments Inc 5235 Hickson Road, Jacksonville $79,807

MNL Investments Inc 4228 Englewood Avenue, Jacksonville $22,770

Conrad Rowe 1154 Mayport Landing Drive, Jacksonville $38,244

Conrad Rowe 1216 Songbird Lane, Atlantic Beach $39,914

Conrad Rowe 1216 Songbird Lane, Atlantic Beach $40,496

Conrad Rowe 2926 Songbird Lane, Atlantic Beach $38,747

Conrad Rowe (and others) 791 Assisi Lane #1006, Atlantic Beach $28,500

Conrad Rowe 1232 Mayport Landing Drive, Jacksonville $38,404

††-and Affiliates Post #5 Inc.

Sources: Florida Attorney General, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and the property appraisers of Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties

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Interesting to ponder.  Nelson Cuba had a safety deposit box seized with 60k in cash.
What is interesting is that their was 5mil in Iraqi currency.  How odd.   

Authorities seized $56,000 in cash and $5 million in Iraqi currency ($4,300 in United States dollars) from a safe deposit box owned by Fraternal Order of Police President Nelson Cuba

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2013-03-20/story/police-seize-60000-cash-safe-deposit-box-fop-president-nelson-cuba#ixzz2O69wBgz3

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Interesting to ponder.  Nelson Cuba had a safety deposit box seized with 60k in cash.
What is interesting is that their was 5mil in Iraqi currency.  How odd.   

Authorities seized $56,000 in cash and $5 million in Iraqi currency ($4,300 in United States dollars) from a safe deposit box owned by Fraternal Order of Police President Nelson Cuba

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2013-03-20/story/police-seize-60000-cash-safe-deposit-box-fop-president-nelson-cuba#ixzz2O69wBgz3

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/06/19/iraqi-dinar-soars-again/

[Cheshire Cat]

Interesting to ponder.  Nelson Cuba had a safety deposit box seized with 60k in cash.
What is interesting is that their was 5mil in Iraqi currency.  How odd.   

Authorities seized $56,000 in cash and $5 million in Iraqi currency ($4,300 in United States dollars) from a safe deposit box owned by Fraternal Order of Police President Nelson Cuba

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2013-03-20/story/police-seize-60000-cash-safe-deposit-box-fop-president-nelson-cuba#ixzz2O69wBgz3

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/06/19/iraqi-dinar-soars-again/

Well that could explain it!

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http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2012-09-20/story/ohio-indicts-jacksonville-man-iraqi-dinar-fraud-scheme