Here’s a selected excerpt from the 267-page indictment, where the Feds allege that a staffer (Person No. 19) in Fumo’s office, paid more than $45,000 in 2002 by the Senate (read: you and me), mostly just took care of Fumo’s Green Street mansion in Spring Garden. Below are what the Feds said are e-mails from the man himself to the staffer. (My personal favorite, entitled, “LEAKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK-FUCK-FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!,” is after the jump, and in bold. I mean, honestly, who isn’t frustrated with leaks?)

The mansion, by the way, also contained heated sidewalks to melt snow, a shooting range, and refurbished wood detail. Indictment pages 25-29:

A small sample of these e-mails concerning the Green Street house, during just one 2½-month
period after the major refurbishment of the mansion was finished, are the following sent by
FUMO to Person No. 19 (in each instance, Person No. 19 performed the task that was delegated
to him):

– Saturday, October 21, 2000, at 6:23 p.m.:

I need the following:
Sidewalk heat hooked up
All heaters checked and make sure they are ready for winter
3rd Fl. guest bath:
Sink – repair drain, and loose faucet knob
Toiler – when you flush, it keeps running
2nd Fl. Master bath:
Jacuzzi tub – neck jets are not working properly & drain does not
The have all of the bathrooms check out, toilets, etc.

– Wednesday, October 25, 2000, at 5:05 p.m. (copy to secretary Person No. 22):

I want a locksmith to come to Green Street and change all of the locks, the day
that [FUMO’s wife] moves out. Ideally I would like to have a Master key that
works both Green St. and the shore, with separate keys for both locations. I also
want al of [her] codes and any one else she has in the alarm system removed that
day as well. PA ASAP TY

– Thursday, November 9, 2000, at 11:17 a.m.:

Please get the repairs started there now. See if we can start painting now as well.
We don’t have to wait until 12-1-00 to start fixing.
Did the fix the leak on Tuesday?

– Friday, November 10, 2000, at 9:43 a.m.:

[Person No. 19], please make up a schedule of what has to be done in Green Street
and when it will be started and completed, etc. Please let me see this ASAP.

– Monday, November 13, 2000, at 10:38 a.m.:

We also need the lighting on the front f the house fixed. We probably need new
bulbs and [Person No. 37, a contractor] to adjust the switches.
Also, please tell [Person No. 37] that the TV signals are very bad with a lot of
interference on the regular channels as well as some of the TV monitors. Further
he was supposed to add a monitor to the 2 in the garage that would have the
garage inside camera on it. We will need PJ to build another holder for it.
The front door intercom is filled with static again as well.
The window sill in the 3rd floor guest room where I sleep needs to be repainted
and PJ has to fix the baseboard in the corner as well.
Please add all of these items, as well as the ones I e-mailed you before about, to
the list so we don’t forget any of them.

– Saturday, November 18, 2000, at 11:22 p.m. (copy to Person No. 22):

Have all of the outside water lines been turned off and DRAINED. This should
be done at the shore house and the dock and at Green Street as well. THE
TEMPERATURE IS SUPPOSED TO GO DOWN TO 18 ON
THANKSGIVING!!! So this has to be done IMMEDIATELY!!! Please tell Bob
and PJ.

More after the jump.

– Friday, November 24, 2000, at 6:55 p.m.:

I would like a plan of attack in place including a schedule of who is going to do
what when! This would include, PJ, the plumber and [Person No. 37] if
necessary.

– Saturday, December 2, 2000, at 12:18 p.m.:

I need a granite top on the “filing cabinet” between the M/br and the dressing
room. I would like it to match the marble on the sink as close as possible. PA TY
I also need the mirror installed in the security closet as well. TY

– Monday, December 4, 2000, at 9:58 a.m.:

I need keys to the house. Not the master but regular keys! And I also need garage
door openers! Does [Person No. 21, a Senate aide who cleaned FUMO’s house]
have a key and new opener?

– Monday, December 4, 2000, at 11:38 a.m.:

I want EXTERNAL Electric meter readers installed on Green Street for BOTH the
gas and electric meters so I don’t have to deal with people wanting to come in and
read meters.
Also, I want the gas lamp in the front of the house fixed once and for all. Do
whatever you have to to find out who at the Academy of Music handles their
maintainance and get our’s to work like their’s. I don’t care what it costs. Get
parts made if you have to.
Also, add these to the list.

– Thursday, December 7, 2000, at 10:48 a.m.:

There area a lot of lights out on the deck and in the rear yard that have to be
replaced. Also, I need a section of the rope lighting repairs in the rotunda. We
have 300’ of it in the closet on top of the washer/dryer on the 2nd floor. I also
need a dimmer switch put on the chandelier in the vestibule. Maybe the same
kind that [Person No. 37] has on the sconces so we can operate it on the system as
well as directly. And I need [Person No. 22, FUMO’s Senate secretary] +/or
[Person No. 15, a Senate aide] to come up and label with the label maker, every
switch plate so we know what it does.

– Monday, December 11, 2000, at 11:48 a.m. (entitled, (“LEAKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK-FUCK-FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!”):

[FUMO’s girlfriend, Person No. 39] tells me that she saw a small leak in the
tunnel AGAIN!!!! WE HAVE TO STOP THIS ASAP!!!!!

– Monday, December 18, 2000, at 5:55 p.m.:

We are still having trouble with the front door intercom. It is unclear and has a lot
of hum. Please get this fixed ASAP. Also when are we getting the new cameras
installed? PA TY

– Monday, December 18, 2000, at 10:23 p.m.:

The hum in the phone lines is getting worse. Please have [Person No. 37] fix it.
Also I want an operating portable working on each floor:
Basement – Family room
1st Floor – Kitchen
2nd Floor – VJF Office
3rd Floor – Gun Room
4th Floor – Pool room near back room

– Wednesday, December 20, 2000, at 9:16 p.m.:

Please have PJ put a weather strip on the bottom of the vestibule door. And also
remember to tell the plumber that in the winter it is freezing in the vestibule
because the radiator doesn’t get hot enough in there.

– Thursday, December 21, 2000, at 11:23 p.m.:

The thermostat on the first floor near the powder room does not control the heat
on that floor properly! In fact the radiators get very hot when the thermostat
doesn’t call for it and I then have to turn on the air conditioning to get the
temperature down. Please have both [Person No. 37] and the plumber check this
out for me.

Also, please remember to tell PJ that the closet looks great EXCEPT for the side
that faces the stairs. It looks pretty shitty and not the kind of quality work that he
usually does. PA

Finally, the painter was here for hours today and all he did was put a coat or 2 of
white paint on the closet! There are a lot of things that he can do while he is
waiting for the paint to dry. I think he is really wasting a lot of time! I don’t think
Bobby is aware of this.

– Thursday, December 28, 2000, at 11:31 a.m.:

I now understand that they fucking part can’t get until next week. That is
ridiculous! Find out where the damn factor is and call them direct and order a
whole new motor, etc. and have it Fed Ex’s directly to us NOW!!!!

– Sunday, December 31, 2000, at 9:52 a.m.:

I have no idea how the snow melting system ultimately worked in Green Street.
However, when I left @ 7:00 AM on the 30th the back (on Brandywine St.) was
wonderful but the front (on Green St. and the walkway up to the steps) was not
working. Please find out what went wrong here and get it fixed before the next
snow storm!

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