Hi--This is Judge Phil Yacucci. Many of you have received the despicable mailer or seen the vile website set up by a PAC calling themselves concerned citizens for judicial fairness. This is in reality a PAC set up by and controlled by the Ticket Clinic and, of course, their employee, Stephen Smith, my opponent. As occurred in Collier County where Smith ran and lost against Judge Carr just 2 years ago, nearly &100,000 is being spent in soft money in an attempt to discredit the incumbent and essentially buy a Judgeship by someone who only became a registered voter in St Lucie County on May 1, 2014. The website and mailers deal with allegations from 25 YEARS AGO when I was going through a divorce/custody battle over my now grown children and was the Elected Public Defender. The site makes it appear that these are somehow present allegations, and the fact that the allegations were unfounded is, of course, not stated on the website or mailers. As many of you know my ex mother-in-law is an active supporter of mine as she was when I was elected 12 years ago. This should be all that needs to be said. I am actively filing complaints against Smith and the Ticket Clinic with the Florida Bar and the Judicial Qualifications Commission and my campaigns legal counsel are at this time pursuing both civil and criminal penalties against them for some of the content of the website, mailers, etc. It is a special kind of coward that would undertake such activity against a Judge and his children, especially in the guise of a judicial candidate. Many of you who have become aware of these libelous and slanderous actions have already reached out to me and expressed your feelings about my opponent. My heartfelt thanks. Rest assured we WILL WIN THIS ELECTION!!! Most people see Smith and the Ticket Clinic for what they are-- I wont use the words here. I will ask that we all make a concerted effort to explain to any uninformed voters what this nonsense is all about and how important it is to vote in this election. Again, thanks to all of you for your wonderful friendship and support! Phil
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 02:00:50 +0000