The concept of ethics in Eastern Jack is inherently funny so we're linking this Missouri Ethics Consent Order that offers a strict penalty against Katherine Stepanek and The Show-Me Council along with name dropping local power player Phil LeVota throughout its pages.
A KICK-ASS TKC TIPSTER rounds up the sitch . . .
"Katherine Stepanek, was just fined $10,000 and placed on 2 years probation for their 2014 violating numerous laws in the Thorley v. Roberson meth town slap fight. Readers will remember that the Levota's political reputation took a serious broadside in that race when Phil worked as the campaign consultant for the well- funded incumbent hotty Roxane Thorley, who was soundly trounced by newbie Roberson . . .
And for clarification, again, we tag this as "Team Levota" given the obvious connection to the to political movers and shakers Phil's name in the report . . .
For now the LeVota reign in this part of the KC metro has taken a serious hit but voters have a short memory and we wouldn't be surprised to see this team take another shot at local power amid so much talk of Democratic Party push back against Prez Trump.
You decide . . .
Read a little closer than your TKC updaters want to spin it. It's an agreement by the committee to ONLY pay a $1,000 fine and it sure seems odd that the Ethics Commission investigates this committee when millions of secret, dark dollars are being donated to Republicans. Sounds like a hit on democrats.
ReplyDeleteWait. Why is Jack Pletz the attorney working for the Missouri Ethics Commision in this case? He is the husband of Karen Pletz that killed herself after stealing millions of dollars from Kansas City University and then her husband kept the money. How is that unethical guy representing the ethics commission?
ReplyDeleteForget they small time garbage fail player. Let's start focusing on James and crew people.
ReplyDeleteThe shit they are getting away with speaks for itself.
Boy someone is still holding a grudge against the LeVotas to dig this deep to try to associate them with this. Just read the consent order and LeVota is listed as a campaign consultant in several campaign committees but not fined. How is this a hit against Team LeVota?
ReplyDeletewasn't Stepanek married to Phil? That counts as part of his team doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteThanks Missouri Ethics Commission for investigating a city council race in Independence where the candidate lost. Great work. Oh and by the way...
ReplyDeleteMissouri Attorney General Chris Koster raised more than $1.2 million from 68 donations larger than $5,000 apiece, some unknown money. Eric Greitens received a single donation of $1.975 million marking the single largest political contribution in Missouri history to an individual candidate but no one knows from who.
Maybe our tax dollars should be looking somewhere else instead of picking investigations based on political vendettas.
Really? Trump is destroying the country and you all want to bitch about this crap. Get out and protest! We can't let this country be taken over!
ReplyDeleteJack Pletz, attorney for the Missouri "ETHICS" Commission going after a committee in a city council race? His wife stole millions from our university and he profited from it. You have got to be kidding me? Why isn't that the story Tony? How is this guy working for the agency enforcing ETHICS?
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No surprise here. Phil LeVota has been suing the Missouri Ethics Commission for years involving when the Ethics Commission tried to illegally force a person to violate their rights. (Interesting follow in casenet) Freedom INC was being investigated and LeVota represented one of their officers. The Commission broke the law and LeVota hasn't let the issue go, so the Ethics Commission cherry picked this investigation to get back at him. Be careful Phil. You pissed them off. The Missouri Unethics Commission is trying to get you.
ReplyDeleteRoxanne Thorley is hot!
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Phil was sanctioned for unethical conduct in the Freedom case by a circuit court judge. Not the MEC.
ReplyDeleteAlso, what kind of a pussy ass bitch has his wife take the heat for what he did? Seriously. Punk ass.
ReplyDeleteThe Missouri Ethics Commission is anything but ethical. The commissioners are 3 Democratic insiders and 3 Republican insiders. It takes 4 to agree on an outcome. Doesn't take a genius to figure out the only ones who they go after are those not liked by insiders from either party.
ReplyDeleteThe MEC makes up and interprets laws as they see fit and then one must appeal to the Administrative Hearing Commission where their decisions are rubber stamped. To get any real justice you must go to the circuit court where a real court can rule.
Pretty darn hard to argue that you got screwed when you CONSENTED to the order that you violated the law......Also, isn't it funny to watch Phil (or should we now call him Phyllis) hid under his wife's skirt like a little bitch so his wife could take the heat for what he did.
ReplyDeleteThorley IS hot, but she's got bigger balls than little cuckold Phil who is crying for his wifey to do all of his fighting.
ReplyDeleteSurprised this took so long to get out, I had heard about 3 months ago in Blue Springs Muni court that Phil was getting popped.
ReplyDeleteYes, the judge was never a fan of Phil's. I used to get a kick out of his rants about "Shrek" and his brother.
ReplyDeleteJudge? What judge? This is a civil case. No one got poppped, dumbass. A political action committee has to pay a fine.
ReplyDeleteLeVota was never sanctioned by a judge in the Freedom case. He represented Freedom in the MEC case. LeVota is suing the Ethics Commission for their actions and the MEC is trying real hard not to let the light of day see what they did.
ReplyDelete11:25 and 11:27AM: Sound like LeVota stole your girlfriend. It's not nice to make up stories. You know that the feds read this blog and they can see exactly who posts. You might find yourself in court facing your alternative facts.
ReplyDeleteSome guy said he gets his news from Blue Springs Municipal Court? Now that is credible.
ReplyDeleteWhat a bunch of anonymous troll douchebags. You try to insult LeVota from your basement but none of you have the balls to say anything to his face or put your name to your posts. I'm sure you probably are the guys that kiss his ring when you see him. Who's the bitch? Ask Mary Kerr, I think he had something to say to one of the LeVotas once.
ReplyDeleteHow is it that Phil LeVota still has a license to practice law?
ReplyDeleteHow is that he has a license? He hasn't done anything wrong. He was my mom's lawyer and he was great. What the hell are you talking about?
ReplyDeleteI've read and re-read the consent order. I like Phil and think he has done a great job for democrats. But this case says a political action committee failed to file disclosures and that there were problems with a political mailing. The committee (not a person) has to pay only $1000 and it is over. Phil Lavota doesn't have to pay anything and the case is not about him except that he helped democrat Thorley against Republican Roberson. Are there that many people that hate that he is successful to garner this much crap for a non-story? He must be doing something right to get this response because all of the insulters sound like Trump spinners of crap with no evidence.
ReplyDeleteHaters going to hate.
ReplyDeleteCome on, this is TKC. This is where negative, unsuccessful, anonymous cowards make themselves important in attacking successful, positive people. They know how sad their lives are but are desperately looking for some salvation in trying to throw things at others. The only people with real integrity will sign their name to a negative post and stand by it. Anyone? I didn't think so.
ReplyDeleteIsn't everyone tired of all this negativity? Both parties need to just stop.
ReplyDeleteReality check: People are unkind about Phil because he is a world class douche and likes to dish it out, but he is to big of a pussy to take it himself. Hides behind women when it gets tough. I also like how Phil mentioned above that the "Feds" monitor blogs for posters saying mean things about him. Nice to see him openly expose himself as the rat that we all know that he is. His family would have been proud.
ReplyDeleteHey Sanders, You are fucking going to federal prison. Have you told your wife that yet?
ReplyDeleteOh, 3:51, you forgot to mention your name as you called out Phil. And btw, don't give Phil credit for knowing about the feds. I mentioned that the feds monitor this website because I was visited by an agent who told me they look at it when they were/are investigating the ongoings in the Jackson County Courthouse....where you just might work.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a dog in this fight really, but what Levota did to one of the kindest and giving men in our city was unconscionable. I hear Robertson just got back from Haiti where he volunteered his time to help with dentistry for those that couldn't afford it. Phil should be ashamed.
ReplyDeleteOh here we go. The Sanders people are still mad at Lavota? Sanders cut the deal to resign and not get prosecuted on his own. Lavota had nothing to do with that.
ReplyDeleteHey 3:59: What Phil did to Roberson? What was that? He helped an incumbent democrat run a positive campaign. Did you see the negative mailers Roberson put out on Roxan Thorley calling her a liar? It is your sweet boy Roberson that should be ashamed for smearing a woman.
ReplyDeleteSanders going to prison? What gives? Is there some new information?
ReplyDeleteThe word in the courthouse is that the federal grand jury is investigating Mike Sanders. Many witnesses have been called already.
ReplyDeleteThis post is so entertaining!
ReplyDeleteWhatever. Maybe my router address shows that I work at the courthouse, big deal. But I also worked there when you were "there", with "there" meaning rarely in your office or else you were on 11 polishing Bob's wand. Anyone that worked with you then knows you were a douche then and still are. Karma.
ReplyDeleteIf you worked with LeVota and are so proud to still be stuck in the courthouse, how come you are such a coward to hide anonymously? Who's the douchebag? Sounds like LeVota was a better lawyer than you and you have penis envy!!
ReplyDeleteHa! 4:06. A courthouse hack that anonymously posts on TKC because there is no way you could get a job in the private sector. Still wanting to relitgate LeVota/Sanders feud but hiding from any real integrity. That's par for this site!
ReplyDeleteI'm still here because I wasn't fired like you were. You were always a little bitch and still are.
ReplyDeleteI know who 4:06 is. Heck everyone here does. It's no surprise that it is only these posts where anything comes out. To your face 4:06 is the chief ass kisser. On here it's all different. 4:06 has been kissing my ass for years!
ReplyDeleteIf someone knows Phil LeVota please get in touch with him so he can read these posts to see all of his haters! This is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteThere aren't "all of these haters." Just one disgruntled pathetic person that never got promoted and is jealous of LeVota's successes. Please take pity on the courthouse hack.
ReplyDelete4:11. You are still there because you are horrible at your job and you have been turned down at others and you know it. I worked with LeVota. He was awesome. You on the other hand suck and never will amount to anything. Quit drinking the koolaid and get back to work. You're wasting my tax dollars like you do everyday.
ReplyDeleteNobody needs to get in touch with you Phil. We all know its you posting. Now get back under Bob and Dave's desk so you can be the next deputy!! Gotta earn that job!
ReplyDeleteWho is Bob and Dave?
ReplyDeleteYou mean Dave and Buster?
ReplyDeleteThere are some of us, not you, that refused to sell out and represent criminals for a living. That's called honor and integrity. Something you wouldn't understand.
ReplyDeleteI see that nobody has figured out that Vernon is responsible for posting about 90% of all of this bullshit over the years. He is longtime Tony source and loves to shake up the hornets nest.
ReplyDeleteMcCaskill put pressure on Comey to stop the Sanders investigation and let Skippy resign. No one thought Trump would win and Claire would be a short-timer.
ReplyDeleteI've only got time for a few more points. Post away Phyllis, but this post will be dead after 5:00.
ReplyDeleteSo Judge Vern sucks cocks?
ReplyDeleteNow that is an ugly visual.
ReplyDeleteIf 433 is right, Claire is looking at a very nasty reelection fight, which was a long shot even without a corruption issue like that.
ReplyDeleteClaire would not stick her neck out to help Mike Sanders. This indictment is coming.
ReplyDeleteIf any of you are referring to the former Army Ranger and cop that later went on to become an associate circuit judge, then I think you are sadly mistaken my friend. Levota isn't capable of even holding his jockstrap. Oh, and Mr. Scoville is faithful to HIS wife.
ReplyDeleteLevota and Scoville are friends
ReplyDeleteI hope they finally indict Sanders and McClain for their land deals on the Independence Square. Too much tax money was spent there; including, miss used COMBAT money.
ReplyDeleteTheresa Galvin is heading to prison too.
ReplyDeleteI like the guy on here that lashes out at others with his alternative facts that he "decided" to stay at his county job when everyone knows he couldn't get another job and is sad because he makes about a tenth of what Lavota makes.
ReplyDeleteI understand that Vernon can be nice to everyone's face, but if Phil and Paul think he is their "friend" then they've never herd Uncle Vern's rendition of "Shrek and his brother mini-P" whenever he's around a group that he thinks doesn't like them. It's pretty harsh, but funny.
ReplyDeleteYes I have heard Phil and Paul talk about Vernon and they both hold him in high regard as a friend. Pretty sad if Vernon is talking that way. Maybe he isn't to be trusted. I don't know him.
ReplyDeleteReally? I know the Levotas were fighting with Sanders because of the way Sanders treated Scoville. It would be a shame if Vernon was playing everyone for a fool.
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