A Phish Called Wanda

[XLFD]

Phishing is an e-mail fraud scam conducted for the purposes of information or identity theft.  Recently, someone joined the Ludington Torch under the name "Wanda Marrison".  Something seemed fishy to me when she sent me her initial message. 

Wanda Marrison is also the name of a Ludington City Councilor and has an e-mail at the City website.  She has sat at three FOIA appeals and sat in judgment of whatever John Shay had presented to her.  Our "Wanda" sent me a series of messages, the last of which determined to me that she was not who she portrayed herself as.  She never received my two sendings of information to the actual councilor's address, and shown ignorance of someone who seconded my appeal where I was raked through the coals by the City Manager.  IMG_0098.jpg   Whoever it was had the usual arrogance you find with such City Hall officials but had misrepresented themselves.  I suspended her membership until such time as she wants to re-sign in at her official E-mail, so that her identity is not a problem.  Any ideas of who it might have been?

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From Wanda Marrison to XLFD Sent Jan 31

I don't recall getting anything from you. Would you like to send them again.

Regards
Wanda Marrison
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From XLFD to Wanda Marrison Sent Jan 31

If you are Ludington CC Wanda Marrison, I originally sent all appeal messages to the E-mail address that is on the city website. It used to be [e-mail] which was a probable misspelling of what is there now [e-mail], where 'charter' is spelled correctly. I think I sent to the first back in March for theoriginal appeal, then the other at other times. Unfortunately, I still have the former in my contacts list and try to add the 't' when I send it.
The E-mail you signed up on here is not either of those. Allow me a dose of skepticism as to your identity, until you perhaps provide some proof of your identity. I am not sending my private information to someone who may be an impostor.
If you are Ms. Marrison, you did sit without comment while private, and irrelevant, data about myself and my requests were divulged in a public meeting in November. And agreed with John Shay's new policy that greatly restricts the FOIA, and was exactly what Shay was doing for many of my requests.
It is my understanding, that the FOIA requests and appeals I and XXXXXXXX filed are dead issues to the city anyway.
You've already decided with the unanimity.
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From Wanda Marrison to XLFD Sent Jan 31

Yes I am the CC Wanda Marrison, 604 E Melendy, 845-6744
I am have been hearing bits and pieces of this since last Jan when I started this job. I feel I am being lumped into something that I only know half of the story. Please be open minded before you lash out at all of us. AS you can see I am NOT hiding behind a fake name.
Regards
Wanda L. Marrison
4th Ward Ludington CC member
The [e-mail] is correct
or you can use [e-mail]
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From XLFD to Wanda Marrison Sent Feb 1

I sent the 'appeal' letter of Nov. 2010 to your wlmarrison E-Mail address. Let me know if you get it, and whether you 'get' my points.
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From Wanda Marrison to XLFD
Sent Feb 2

you would have to resend it as I don't see it as saved.
I probably deleted it not really knowning what it was.
If there is a name I don't know I do not open it.
Hence I am reading the Touch archive's on this subject that seems to be a stress on many sides.

Regards
Wanda Marrison
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From XLFD to Wanda Marrison Sent 1 day ago

Wanda, if I was John Shay, I would be charging you $.25 for each E-mail page of data I sent to you. He did this with one of XXXXXXXX's recent requests. That is of course, a bit ridiculous and I will resend it again totally free. I will put 'FOIA' on this next send.
You can get quite a bit from our archives on the FOIA events. And we are the 'Torch' not the 'Touch', though I like your name too.
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From Wanda Marrison to XLFD Sent 1 day ago

If you feel I need to be charged just let me know where to bring the money.
I have gotten NO special treatment from city hall and don't except too.
If I personally need info I would file a FOIA request, pay the charges and get it.

Regards
Wanda Marrison

BTW sorry about the typo error. "Torch" seems to be a proper name for this list.
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From XLFD to Wanda Marrison  Sent 8 hours ago

So Wanda, what's your point?
Do you think it is OK to:

1) Broadcast private info about an individual at a public meeting that has nothing to do with the appeal (i.e. the information about my bicycle traffic stop, my name, and my e-mail address). BTW, the traffic stop involved a stop sign that was placed illegally 25 ft. beyond the crosswalk, and did not have a traffic control order to back it up.  Feel free to FOIA that fact (stop sign on the west side of the William-Loomis intersection).

2) Broadcast the details of my FOIA Requests, many altered from their original form and intent, at a public meeting, and give those leads to other news outlets.

3) Charge me nearly $900 to view the Building Inspector's annual Building Permit Summaries for the period 1985-2008? The rationale for the charges being that the BI would have to personally look through each address folder since there was no summary found for three of those years.

4) Charge me $600 to inspect the records involving the suit that Jack Byers brought against the City. Then changing the total to $120 when I asked for an explanation of the charges which still weren't given. The FOIA law, state and local, requires the FOIAC to detail the charges. Only when I brought up the appeal did I get that the charges were for three hours of the CM's time, which begs the question, "Why can't a low paid clerk do the same action?" as per the Act.

5) Respond to nine separate FOIA requests as if they were one? Each of the nine requests reviewed on appeal in November were sent in separately and asked about nine different subjects, but he had only one reply which did not detail the charges for each or explain whether the records actually existed or not.

6) Charge a person $57 to inspect the competitive bids for the water tower painting project, without an explanation of what the charges were for, and then give them 25 pages without a competitive bid within, just an overpriced contract that can be easily researched as greatly overpriced.

7) Charge a person, a known indigent person at that, $.25 per e-mail-transferred page of material.

Feel free to answer any or all of those with your opinion. Check out the law--even the local version backs up my words.

Our team of people are looking for answers that your team of people have been and are trying to withhold from us.
How do you explain why your salary is at least $3600 per year, instead of the $50 per year as according to the charter? There has been no ordinance since 1992 that affects your salary, according to FOIAC John Shay.
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Wanda Marrison sent around 9:00 PM 2-2-2011

1. Can you give me the date of this meeting.

2. I would like to see the FOIA request you speak of to see what was altered
what date was the information "broadcast"? I need to know where to look.

3. 1985-2008 that's alot of years. I can see why that would take alot of time.
Was there something specific you are looking for on these permits? Might cut
down on the time if they knew what you needed off them.

4. I don't know who is qualified to pull what. I assumed it depends on what
information you are looking for.
I will ask if only some people can get into certain files. I know everyone in that office has a specific job.
No one in there is a "jack of all trades".

5. Again I can't aswer that. I do not see FOIA request. I don't know how the response's work. Give me specific info so I can ask.

6. I didn't see any other bids for the water towers. I will asked if there were any. I assume there wasn't.  Otherwise I would have seen it.

7. Was this for a FOIA request also? I can't asked about it if I don't have the proper information.

As for my salary. I did not determine that. This is a job that needs to be paid for just like any other public offical. Even at minium wage, and punching a time card for the city, I would be paid more than $50.00 per year.  CC's don't just show up twice a month.

Do you have a suggestion for CC salaries. Needs to cover phone and personal car usage for job related duties, as any company does.

[AQUAMAN]

Names and faces come and go, it's Thought and Ideas that stay the way and grow, imho.

[Sweater Cows!]

Missin y'all! Be back soon. iPod touch not a great foruming tool. Lol drove 1800 miles so far and about 1400 to go . "see" ya soon. Lando On the iPod touch from Savanah ga

[XLFD]

Hope you have a great time LC; bring some nice weather back with you on your return.

[Sweater Cows!]

At a friends in Chesapeake VA tonight, drove 41 hours and 2276 miles so far on our first trip farther than the midwest. Leave in the am for home, can't wait to get there!!!

[Dave]

Been awhile since i've been down south, I'd like to go back down to Florida or at least like Atlanta.. would love to go to the last shuttle launch late this spring.. don't know if i'll make that though

[Sweater Cows!]

Not to hijack the thread here but our intent was to see the launch when it was scheduled for feb 4 but then they mved it to feb 23rd. there is one in April as well I believe, or is that a rocket? K no more, lets move this to my disney thread. lol

[Sweater Cows!]

WAnda Marrison Said "

I respectfully request that all posters use their "real" names then, as I have been "required" to do. Everyone seems to know me, may I be shown the same courtesy. 

respectfully,

Wanda L. Marrison"

 

I did for a while, and if you read throught the threads you will figure out who we all are, its here. Whether in pictures or text, But I got bored and wanted a 'cool' name, lol.

 

 But really, as general internet safety it is better to be somewhat anonamous. I bet if you wanted to change your user name or even drop off your last name eventually that ould be okay too. But we do need to make sure you aren't some random person from anytown USA posing as a councilperson. If you are just posting here for your own entertainment it does not really matter who you are. It is neat to know, but not necessary for the general user.

 

Anyway hopefully this site is a valuable resource for you. Welcome.