Sheriff Gualtieri named NSA Sheriff of the year.

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And what was the criteria for voting Bob as NSA's sheriff of the year? Did he bust a large drug ring or make a big drug seizure? Did crime stats go down significantly in a crime infested county under his jurisdiction? Did he put himself in some dangerous situation risking his life to save others? Other than fire and force out a record number of employees, what heroic acts did he perform to deserve this "honor".

I was kind of stupefied by Sheriff Gualtieri's "Sheriff of the Year" award. So I did a little digging into the National Sheriff's Association, it's director Johnathan F. Thompson.

It appears that Mr. Thomspon is nothing more than a slick marketer.

The NSA Website lists its director's history as "Immediately prior, Mr. Thompson was a principal with Refero Communications, helping organizations to plan and implement their communications strategies:. He was a "Principal" alright. He was the ONLY employee. Additionally, Mr. Thompson has never been in law enforcement and never been a Sheriff.

MANTA lists “Refero Communications Inc” as a “privately held company in Falls Church, VA and is a Single Location business an annual revenue of 100000 and employs a staff of approximately 1. Previously Mr. Thompson worked for various divisions of Homeland Security in their media outreach and public relations. He has led communications for the Consumer Electronics Association, as well as overseeing the Consumer Electronics Trade Show (1994-1998), and events and marketing for the Software and Information Industry Association (2002-2003).

What they actually SAY that they really do is "NSA has through the years assisted sheriffs' offices, sheriffs' departments and state sheriffs' associations in locating and preparing applications for state and federal homeland security grant funding". Since Mr. Thompson worked as a media and communications specialist at Homeland Security for years, I am sure THAT is his real connection to working with any actual Sheriffs.

The TBT article stated "Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri has been named sheriff of the year by the National Sheriffs' Association. The Ferris E. Lucas Sheriff of the Year award is given to an active sheriff “who has made outstanding contributions to law enforcement and the criminal justice profession, demonstrates exceptional service to his or her community and has contributed to the betterment” of the association, which represents 3,000 elected sheriffs.

However, once again, their website doesn't really say that. What it really says is that "Jonathan Thompson is the Executive Director and CEO of the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), the nation’s preeminent, non-profit entity representing the interests of the 3,080 sheriffs in the United States and their deputies". Representing the "interests" of sheriffs is not actually "representing" these same sheriffs now is it?

In fact they keep their actual membership numbers offline. I have asked them how many actual sheriff's are genuine paid "members" of the organization and have not heard back yet.


TBT also said "Gualtieri, 57, said he was flattered to be recognized, particularly by his fellow sheriffs". However, there are likely no "fellow Sheriffs" even involved in the award process".

At this link here https://www.sheriffs.org/sites/defau...rds%202019.pdf it says that

"Awards Panel Comprised of (a) past winners of this award and (b) several persons (non-sheriffs) appointed by NSA’s President, who are associated with law enforcement and familiar with the duties and responsibilities of the Office of Sheriff". It does not even say that a single Sheriff had anything whatsoever to do with his being selected for this award other than "past winners" and I am pretty sure Gualtieri was unknown to every single one of them, IF they even participated. The only other Florida Sheriff that was a previous "winner" was in 2003; Kevin Beary - Orange County, FL.

Most of the "24 past winners" were not even involved in the voting and did not know Gualtieri from a turd. They were "invited" to help pick but how many actually did? How many going back to 1995 are even still alive? I've asked the NSA for the list of panel members.

I've sent an email asking them to provide me with the nomination that was submitted to them so I can see who sent it in. Since they posted who nominated the 2018 "winner", I am pretty sure they will tell me who nominated Bob. I wonder if it was Sheriff Israel! Wouldn't that be great? LOL

Oh, it gets better...

On the same form above, it also states that "The nomination must include the following: • Description of meritorious activities and major accomplishments and description of involvement with state as well as National Sheriffs’ Association (1500 words) • Nominee’s resume (mandatory) • State Sheriff’s Association Endorsement or Letter of Recommendation (mandatory)"

So the process requires a MANDATORY "endorsement or letter of recommendation from the "Florida Sheriff's Association" of which Sheriff Bobby is "Vice President". Gee, I bet that letter was not too hard to come by. Did he write it himself?

Additionally, the "award" is sponsored by Turnkey Corrections. I've just sent Bob a records request for all of his emails to or from NSA or Turnkey corrections. Won't it be interesting if Bob just recently switched to Turnkey Corrections for all of the Pinellas County jail's commissary and phone call needs?

It seems you have all been duped by slick marketing campaign by a snake oil salesman. Congratulations Bob. LOL

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A fake award from a fake association for a fake sheriff. How fitting.

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Cant help but be concerned about how so easily you lowlife deputies that can be so ignorant and so easily manuplated and fooled to think that bobbyboys award was a big deal!!! Sucking up will get you nowhere! You are nobodies!!! You are professionals at hiding in parking lots and behind buildings. Keep the good work up so at least nobody has to worry about being pulled over. And seriously what makes you think that MCLynas and sidekick is the only ones that see through you!!! Think again! As long as you are employed by the PCSD you will always be laughed at!

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If the DOJ, Homeland Security, FBI, or Gov. DeSantis gave Bob an award, it would actually mean something because you have to do something meaningful to deserve it. Since Bob has done nothing meaningful during his worthless life/career except for various screw ups like the Parkland Commission coverup for his buddy Israel, he has to get a BS award from a BS association sponsored by corporate interests who market and sell services to sheriff departments. Bob got a grand total of 25 votes out of over 3,000 sheriffs eligible to vote. Wow, that's an overwhelming endorsement, less than 1% of the votes, obviously based on his numerous non-existent accomplishments.

Actually, no. Bob did NOT get "25 votes" for Sheriff of the year. Here is what the NSA says on their own Website about how the award is granted.

"Awards Panel Comprised of (a) past winners of this award and (b) several persons (non-sheriffs) appointed by NSA’s President, who are associated with law enforcement and familiar with the duties and responsibilities of the Office of Sheriff".

There were 24 "winners" going back to 1995 so he could not have gotten 25 votes unless he voted for himself. ALL of them were not involved in the process. Three are known to be dead. The NSA has refused to say if any actual sheriffs voted. In fact, it is really looking like NONE of them were involved in the process. Other than these past 24 "winners", the other unknown people were just "several persons (non-sheriffs) appointed by NSA’s President". So in essence, NO actual sheriffs voted for Gualtieri to be sheriff of the year. It is a scam.

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I guess the 2 jealous haters of McLynas and his sidekick are coming out of their shell and posting back and forth to themselves. I love it. Look at McLynas FB posts he is wrapped up over the Sheriff being named Sheriff of the Year by one of the most prestigious and recognized law enforcement organizations in the country. The Sheriff earned and a committee of Sheriffs from around the country made the decision. Gets no bigger than that. Haters will hate but our Sheriff is Sheirff of the Year. It’s a BIG DEAL. The haters know it and that’s why they are coming unglued.

A committee of Sheriffs. Now that's funny. Here is what the media spokesperson for the NSA said when asked about exactly how the award was determined.

Patrick Royal
4:09 PM (7 hours ago)

Hi Richard,

Unfortunately we don’t keep paperwork on nominating process etc and don’t make public the people involved on the process etc because it’s a part of board meetings etc.

Let me know if can be more helpful and I’m happy to chat by phone.
Thanks

Now they are saying that they destroyed the documents stating who nominated Sheriff Gualtieri. They claim now that they can't even remember who nominated him. They are also now claiming that they "don't make public the people involved on the process". So if they claim the selection committee is comprised partially of the past 24 winners, and they list those winners on their website, but now they are stating that they they don't disclose who the members of the selection committee are, then they are literally saying it was none of those previous winners. Something smells real fishy.

For an organization that is supposed to be "the most prestigious and recognized law enforcement organizations in the country", they sure are acting very shady. I've never heard of a reputable organization destroy documents on how someone was nominated for a "XYZ of the Year" award or refuse to even explain how the person was selected.

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I guess they are not used to people even bothering to ask.

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On the other hand the NSA shows a remarkable memory and record keeping ability of its corporate donors who also happen to be the sheriff departments' vendors.

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On the other hand the NSA shows a remarkable memory and record keeping ability of its corporate donors who also happen to be the sheriff departments' vendors.

Which ones? Is Turnkey Corrections on the list?

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-s...kland-shooting

The Florida Supreme Court ruled against former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel (Bob Gualtieri's buddy whom he covered for in his Parkland Commission Report). Said Gov. De Santis:

"Today's Florida Supreme Court opinion leaves no doubt of my authority as governor to suspend a government official for neglect of duty and incompetence," DeSantis said in a statement shortly after the decision was handed down. "Scott Israel failed in his duties to protect the families and students of Broward County, and the time for delay tactics is at an end. I look forward to the Florida Senate resuming the process of formal removal."

Another black eye for Gualtieri and his crashing political career. His coverup job for Scott Israel is worse than what the jailer who kicked the inmate who couldn't do the push ups did. If Gualtieri had any ethics and decency he'd resign.

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This is what Kathryn Varn of the TBT told someone in an email recently when they questioned the accuracy of her article.

The information that sheriffs and past winners were part of the committee that selected him was provided directly from Jonathan Thompson, the executive director. So, no, I will not be running a correction, as the information is accurate based on what the head of the organization told me. He also told me FSA nominated Sheriff Gualtieri, as did a second party he didn't remember off the top of his head.

Well, there you have it. Bod is the Vice President of the Florida Sheriff's Association and so he nominated himself for the award. LOL