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Audits confirm No Issue with local Republican Committee Bank Accounts

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Local Politics Santa Clarita Valley

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There has been controversy and allegations of wrong doing at the local Santa Clarita Valley Republican Assembly (SCVRA) club with the recent change in committee leadership. Many of those allegations appear to be based on hearsay and rumor according to those close to the situation. An independent audit has been conducted on the SCVRA bank accounts and it has been determined by the 38th Central Committee that the allegations were “misleading and false.” The SCV GOP website has posted the following statement to its members:

Demonstrating an abundance of caution, the Chairman of the 38th Assembly District Republican Central Committee (ADRCC) and the acting Treasurer recently conducted separate audits of the 38th ADRCC’s bank accounts. These audits were in response to a number of unsubstantiated allegations made against the former Santa Clarita Valley Republican Assembly (SCVRA) Treasurer concerning SCVRA accounts. The issue was raised in an elaborate power point presentation at the most recent CRA membership meeting. As the former SCVRA Treasurer also serves as Treasurer for the 38th ADRCC, the Committee felt it prudent to appoint a temporary Treasurer and conduct a review of its own books and records, even though no allegations have been raised concerning the 38th ADRCC’s accounts.

After a thorough investigation by the two separate party officials, the reviews confirmed that there have been no issues with the various accounts. As an added precaution the Committee members have asked for an independent audit to be conducted as well.

Additionally, given the seriousness of the charges a review was also made of the SCVRA’s accounts by the Chair of the ADRCC, a former two term President of the SCVRA and a current member of the State CRA Board of Directors. A summary of the Chairman’s investigation was also presented at the 38th ADRCC meeting, which clearly established that the allegations made by the current SCVRA board concerning the SCVRA’s former Treasurer were misleading and false.

Copies of the June 7th Committee meeting minutes and a summary report of the audits can be requested by contacting the SCV Republican Headquarters by calling 661-310-0920.

Comments

14 · as published

C.Bremmer
C.Bremmer Says: June 13th, 2011 at 7:27 pm So let me get this straight….they audited themselves and found no issues??? HaHa! Nice try.
MFCC
MFCC Says: June 13th, 2011 at 10:19 pm Just so I understand this new discovery; the Chair of the ADRCC, isn’t that Robert Haueter, the same person that works for Buck McKeon? Great, so he cleared his own name from any wrong doing, what a peach. So I guess I’ll have to ask this question, not being very enlightened and as savvy as Mr. Haueter, is the Chair of the ADRCC actually a CPA? Where I tried to put out possibilities to defend scenario’s before its not looking very plausible now.
SCVJT
SCVJT Says: June 14th, 2011 at 5:55 am Wow, Extraordinary. Just reading between the lines I think its particularly interesting that the Deputy to Buck McKeon’s office, Mr. Haueter, that isn’t a board member for the local RA can misrepresent himself on behalf of the “SCVRA.” If it was never discussed or voted on by the Current SCVRA Board that Haueter would be representing them than this can’t really stand as disclosure. Let me add, This initial post was NEVER Fact Checked for Accuracy, just strong armed in haste for an outcome; another Extraordinary recurrence. Kudos to Haeuter for such a resilient fight; it is additionally funny to note. Check Please. An investigation needs to be done forthwith. I would like McKeon’s office to look to get that done because it involves many of his staff at the ADRCC. If McKeon doesn’t have the patience, stomach or interest, I suggest someone in the SCV make this happen anyway just to get it done and over with. We have to resolved this matter if we are to move on with what needs to change. Lets go for a full blown investigation regarding the SCVRA and ADRCC just to make it fair. When I say fair, I want to reiterate this request is to McKeon’s office about an impartial CPA that is disclosed to everyone, discussed and signed off by all parties involved. If you have of a problem with finding such impartiality I think I know many in LA, SD and the Central Valley that would be happy to get this done. Since, apparently, Buck McKeon supports Mr. Haeuter’s actions of his own internal audit to clear his name, it would be very prudent of Mr. McKeon to adhere to the people’s wishes. Now to be pragmatic, we all know that Mr. McKeon listens to his people so I suspect this will all be taken care of in one way or another. However, if this is avoided, I’m very sure the AG would be interested in such a discussion. I know as many others do, we all look to some kind of decision very shortly.
June 14, 2011 – Daily Brief | SCVTalk.com
June 14, 2011 – Daily Brief | SCVTalk.com Says: June 14th, 2011 at 8:04 am [...] 38th Assembly District Republican Central Committee performs audit of the SCV Republican Assembly club’s bank account and finds no irregularities, saying the accusations made against the club’s former treasurer are “misleading and false.” But commenters on the WRB story are skeptical, saying the Committee and Bob Hauter are hardly unbiased, objective observers and they urge Buck McKeon to get involved and set things right WRB [...]
NFIC
NFIC Says: June 14th, 2011 at 10:08 am Dave: Perhaps you should request and post a copy of the audit report so everyone can see it here rather than rely on a press release.
FedUpNSCV
FedUpNSCV Says: June 14th, 2011 at 11:19 am Bank statements and check copies don’t lie. We’ve already seen them at the meeting where the report was given. You can’t put the genie back in the bottle. Ask Congressman Weiner!
RepublicanMom
RepublicanMom Says: June 14th, 2011 at 12:14 pm These allegations were NOT “based on hearsay and rumor” and everyone close to the issue knows this. I was at the meeting and they were based on bank statements recovered after the old board closed the bank account prior to handoff. These were available to the membership and I viewed them myself. It is also very misleading to call this an “independent audit” when the audit was conducted by the spouse of the outgoing First VP who was acting president for much of the year in question. Whats more, the outgoing secretary should not be the 2nd auditor here because he already confirmed that no meeting minutes were taken in any of 2010 meetings which was his job. There was no responsible management and they are covering themselves. This was all shown plainly to the membership in documents and email its not hearsay. Here are a few examples of how silly this audit is: - The treasurer claims that the money spent at a comic book store occurred because his car broke down on the way to a board meeting and while waiting for AAA to arrive he used the card to purchase sodas for the meeting. - The treasurer said money spent at Amoeba Records was spent as a result of foreign exchange students staying at his house who used the wrong credit card before they returned to their homeland. He passed his wallet to them to pay for it and they must have used the wrong card. - In both instances, he said he put the money back into the account. (records dont reflect this) - I missed why it was okay to withdraw $200 cash from the bank or why meals were purchased at CSUN where the treasurer works or what the dozens of other purchases were. When these explanations were given, Mr. Keegle said all was fine and passed the audit. Here’s what a real independent auditor might ask: - if the new board received no minutes at all from any board meetings since 2005, how were these questionable expenses approved? - How could any expenses be approved in the second half of 2010 when the secretary said that no meetings were held during that time? Are they all just okay b/c Bob Hauter says so… thats not how nonprofits work. - Money was taken from members every month last year so why were only TWO deposits made in 14 months? - Why did the treasurer make almost 20 small deposits one right after another after election of the new officers, and then pass this off as a record of deposits for the past year? All of the answers are the same: this audit is bulls**t. These men say they have no records for the SCVRA but somehow conducted an audit. How? If they do have records, why weren’t they passed on to the club they belong to. This simple fact is why the new board brought all this forward. But rather than play nice Bob Haueter excuses this mismanagement with a Kangaroo Court and a deceptive smear campaign. I am a simple mother of three kids but Im not stupid enough to buy his charade and you shouldnt either! For those who think we should keep all this quiet ask yourself who is leading us b/c he is the source of our ruin. He proves it here with more attempts to ruin our CRA and he is the source of the ongoing public disgrace.
admin
admin Says: June 14th, 2011 at 12:26 pm Just so we are clear, we are talking about the SCV Republican Assembly club (SCV RA). As far as we know Bob Haueter was not on the previous board and so I’m not sure why his name is being brought up with the SCV RA. Haueter is a member of the 38th Assembly District Republican Central Committee. These are two different organizations. Admin
FedUpNSCV
FedUpNSCV Says: June 14th, 2011 at 1:50 pm Admin, To clear things up, Mr Haueter was indeed a Director-At-Large on the previous SCVRA board according to the group. Not only was he on the board, he is the one who conducted the silly non-audit mentioned above as he is the current chairman of the 38th according to the SCVGOP website. You are correct, however, that the 38th Assembly District Republican Central Committee and the SCVRA are separate organizations which are why it is even more ridiculous that they are claiming to have audited the SCVRA books which would not be legal. Do they really want to stick to that story?
Tom
Tom Says: June 14th, 2011 at 2:09 pm Who wrote this article? Why are there no manes mentioned? Why does Haueter’s name keep coming up? Because all those 38th Republican Central Committee guys referenced, including Mr. & Mrs. Haueter, are past SCVRA officers. This is all BS to hide the mismanagement of SCVRA funds. There should be an investigation by the District Attorney’s office to see if this issue rises to level of a felony. Since a number of the individuals in question also work directly for Buck McKeon, he had better get his act together before this rubs off on him also.
C.Bremmer
C.Bremmer Says: June 14th, 2011 at 2:30 pm Hey RepublicanMom – Right On! I am sick and tired of people like this ruining our party. No wonder we don’t win in this state. They talk a great game about unifying the party while they tear our party down, take our money, and then blame the mess on us if we dare to point out what they do OR heaven forbid we back a candidate that isn’t a RINO. Until we remove people who behave like this from power within our party we are doomed. “It’s time for conservative Americans to right the ship again.” – Mike Pence
Nobody
Nobody Says: June 15th, 2011 at 4:22 am It’s very funny to watch all the puppets led by Bob Haeuter. If anyone was paying attention at the meeting, you would see Bob laughing at all the outburst’s from his minions(praying they would take the stink off of him), one being his own wife. I can tell that all of them trust a boy that is really just using them and will throw them all away in the end, including his own 3rd, etc wife. But hey, who am I but Nobody.
BrianHoc661
BrianHoc661 Says: June 16th, 2011 at 4:04 am Actually, I was at this meeting where the Haueter cronies came in as a pack and tried to disrupt such a process of assembly. Haueter’s selected few attempted to take the heat off of themselves but it would not fall in their favor. It really looked bad for Haueter’s Disciples because more members than not noticed that this previous outgoing board were trying to cover for themselves; Especially with all the Lynn Vakay Haueter outbursts. Good luck in the future Ms Haueter, you have a long road to hoe. It was also mentioned by Lynn Vakay Haueter in her plea that the previous treasurer should have been given some notice so that he, Michael Hildebrand, could defend himself at this meeting. Interesting note to self, all other members on the previous board showed up after they too said they were not notified but managed to make it. Why didn’t they gather their friend that they wanted to defend so badly and bring him with their pack so he could also do such a thing. Haueter’s pack all ended up mysteriously showing up at the same time as well so they had to notify each other for this arrangement to come together, correct?. Michael Hildebrand where are you!?! On a different note, I’ve also seen for years how Haueter has been instructed to run things in SCV under Buck McKeon’s watch and its always been based on their way or the highway. Haueter under McKeon’s dirty thumb has bullied anyone that might have a business here if they do not agree with him or Buck McKeon. That has to stop and now has become that moment in time when maybe McKeon should cut his losses and look to a different future based on all that is coming out. Or at best reconsider his appointment of his Chief Deputy, Bob Haueter. Haueter is Dirty(in many ways) and that makes McKeon dirty. It also makes the current ADRCC dirty and past CRA board’s dirty for not doing their duty to the people. This supposed audit is a sham and misrepresented by the ADRCC in order to try and clear Haueter’s name. Its much appreciated that the WRB at least corrected one fact that they didn’t check before the initial post and change the logo to coincide with whom tried to create such a rouse of dismissing an on going investigation. I beg anyone to take on this challenge and say otherwise. If you sit silent I guess we have unanimous consent.
admin
admin Says: June 16th, 2011 at 4:30 am BrianHoc661, It appears that you have a personal issue with Bob Haueter and Congressman McKeon. Your comments are quite angry and don’t lay out any real facts but rather are just nasty ramblings. Can you present any facts to back up your comments that “Haueter has been instructed to run things in SCV under Buck McKeon’s watch?” -Admin