Dont Mess With Oystermen from todays Cape Cod Times editorial Cheers & Jeers (this one obviously a jeer) Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael OKeefe made a big mistake when he intervened in a case involving a disgraced businessman who runs Joes Lobster Mart in Sandwich. OKeefe should have kept far away from Joseph Vaudo, who pleaded guilty pleaded in Barnstable District Court in March to receiving stolen shellfish from contaminated water in Yarmouth. Vaudo also admitted to charges of misleading a police officer and failing to file the proper reports. He was fined $6,250 — a slap on the wrist. Instead, OKeefe wrote a letter to the state Department of Public Health, which intends to revoke Vaudos license to sell fish. Vaudo is appealing the license revocation to the state Division of Administrative Law Appeals. In his letter, the district attorney called the fine the appropriate punishment in light of the lack of this business or Mr. Vaudos involvement with this court for any similar violations. Cape oystermen say the letter gives the appearance that OKeefe is advocating for Vaudo, and we agree. He (Vaudo) gave more money to politicians than he paid for the fine, said Ron Glantz, president of the Barnstable Association for Recreational Shellfish. Although Vaudo has never donated to OKeefes campaigns, since 2004 he has given a total of $8,400 to the district attorneys political allies and fellow Sandwich Republicans. We wont speculate on why OKeefe intervened in this case, but we think it is very odd. Link to article at capecodonline: bit.ly/1ztBt8k #capecodtimes #oystertheft #capecodoysters #vaudo
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:30:40 +0000
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