So with the recent court documents from Larry Rice coupled with his "2007 annual report". I think it's interesting that his numbers just don't add up.
July 2009 Court Document:
Section 9:
The approximate value of New Life's real estate assets and media holdings is $40-$50 million dollars.
http://www.martello.org/NLEC/2009/1-1.pdf
December 31st 2007 Financial Report
QUESTION:
I’ve heard that Larry Rice and/or NLEC has $40-$50 million
in assets. Is this true?
ANSWER:
No. As reported in NLEC’s 2007 independent audit, the ministry
now has just under $5.35 million in total assets as of December 31,
2007.
http://www.martello.org/NLEC/2009/2007_NLEC_Financial_Report.pdf
So which is it?
According to the source:
STL police response took 10 min. Both men had beat one another in the head and were bleeding profusely from their heads respectively.
STL PD merely cruised alley/St. Charles.
Police officers stated "they don't want to arrest one another we'll talk to them."
And he wants to put this in the Cape?
Harfestivus III (converting)
Harfestivus IV (converting)
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Wonder how they're protecting their "clients" or "volunteers"
We'll have games, contests, prizes, and more!!!
http://halloween.downtownstl10.org/
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Attack at NLEC Springfield-News Leader
This just is more evidence that Larry's NLEC is a detriment to our neighborhood, we've had a fatal stabbing earlier this year,a chainsaw attack at his other facility, a rape at another in Springfield, and now yet another attack where a woman who has worked there for many years is lying in a hospital fighting for her life.
How many more people have to die and lie in a hospital until Larry realizes that his organization does more harm than good. How many more until his "donors" realize that they are contributing to the problem?
Every donation to NLEC takes away needed funds to organizations that actually work like St. Patricks and Centenary Church.
When I was Luke's age my Great Uncle Fred Hartman built a boat from scratch and used to take me out to the lake to sail it around. I kept the boat and named Luke after him (Lukas Hartman Martello) because I thought he was a great inspiration in my life. He taught me how to hunt, fish, make things from scratch, etc. A wonderful time when I was a kid. I thought it would be great to take Luke out and float the ol' boat around.
So to that end he had a great time and enjoyed it thoroughly. I got a lot of positive comments on the boat, and a lot of people were really surprised that it wasn't a kit, but that it was hand built from scratch by an old carpenter.
Here are some pictures:
I've posted a few pictures up to show the hard work everyone is doing as we continue to improve our neighborhood and send out the message that nuisance and criminal behavior is no longer tolerated in our back yard.
The rule is very simple, "You work, you eat." Period. Simple and fair.
" First Coat"
The next episode of "Dirty Jobs" with Mike Rowe...
Boyz in da hood
Edging of the park...
Aftermath of bbq...
Today's bench painting completed...
and additional pictures at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanreviewstl/sets/72157607272795481/
Thanks to everyone involved!!!
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Last Wednesday 10 individuals formed a group with the sole purpose of making the neighborhood better. The 10 of us share a simple philosophy:
Get 'er done
We all agreed that while there are many things that we can do to make the neighborhood better, the first thing that needs to be done is beautify the park.
Rather than spend a lot of time planning, we decided to act NOW.
So, we hereby invite you to join us to clean up the park this Saturday, September 13th from 8 a.m. until noon.
After noon, we will be having a picnic in the park.
We will be doing more to improve the neighborhood in the near future. We could wait for the city and others to help us with this.
But do you really want to wait?
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This is interesting...
Part of the discrepancy in figures here owes to the fact that this
initial $40+ million estimate – made in a 2004 document in
conjunction with NLEC attorneys – is largely outdated. This
estimated sum reflected a more positive potential market value of
NLEC media equipment and property; e.g., what all NLEC
equipment and property could have potentially sold for in 2004. In
hindsight, this estimate was likely too high to begin with, the
falling market trends in the years since notwithstanding.
From...
-- http://www.martello.org/NLEC/2004/2007_NLEC_Financial_Report.pdf
also available here:
http://www.newlifeevangelisticcenter.org/2007_NLEC_Financial_Report.pdf
...and...
http://www.martello.org/NLEC/Case_104-cv-01159-RJL07092004.pdf
Filed 7/2004
http://www.martello.org/NLEC/2005/Case1_05-cv-01449-RJL.pdf
Filed 7/2005 (count how many times they state $40,000,000.00)
Now take a look at their 2002 Financial report:
http://www.martello.org/NLEC/2004/exhibit_11.pdf
$6,762,900.00 in real estate assets? Hmmmm..
How do they figure $40-50 million?
Especially when it's SWORN UNDER OATH...
http://www.martello.org/NLEC/2004/exhibit_18.pdf
Feel free to browse the exhibits at
http://www.martello.org/NLEC/2004
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From:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/eo_mokz.xls
Culled information from above:
http://www.martello.org/NLEC/irs_exemption_office.jpg
Here are what the relevant codes mean from :
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Reductio ad absurdum in action...
Here's the link to the .bmp file itself:
http://www.martello.org/NLEC/new_life_letter_to_editor.bmp
Oh and Hank Zeniewicz is apparently the NLEC's “public relations director”...
http://lifeofjason.com/2008/02/27/the-most-moronic-statement-ive-seen-in-a-long-time/
Here it is for search engine indexing....
New Life Evangelistic Center
Veterans Coming Home Program
209 W. Commercial St.
Springfield, MO 65803
February 27, 2008
"After the actions taken by the schoolboard, the city council, and soon the county commission, against New Life Evangelistic Center, I think back to the lesson of history. It is here that we learn, if we so choose to open our minds, that this is not the first time such actions have taken place!
In 1933, after coming to power, Hitler and his henchmen passed resolutions against those who were homeless. The called them, as does this resolution call the homeless here in Springfield, "undesireables" in an attempt to rid Germany of their homeless population.
We learn, if we are intelligent enough and honest enough not to try to rewrite history, exactly where this led. We have only to look as far as the national Holocost[sic] Memorial in Washington, D.C. to see what the cost of these actions were for far too many people.
Now in 2008 once again a relatively small group of people travel the same slippery slope as the NAZIs. Unfortunately for all Springfieldians, this is occuring right here. So now the question must be asked, will they also go after the Jews in the same manner? After all it has already occured and the path has been set! How long will it be before the Mayor, the City Council, the County Commission, and the Schoolboard all start demanding that we say, "Sieg Heil?"
Hank Zeniewicz
http://www.mdn.org/2000/STORIES/EQUAL2.HTM
As far as I know the IRS doesn't really like "Churches" getting involved in "politics"...
It's that pesky Separation of Church and State amendment remember?
Hmmmm...
