Isn’t Enforcement the SEEC’s middle name?

Hartford turns a blind eye as old and new characters continue previous years’ patterns of financial misconduct and falsehoods.

Joe Ganim’s paperwork is so riddled with issues, it leads to concerns on why the SEEC didn’t act on the information, especially given his track record. With Ganim’s history and known associates, CT State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) authorities must answer some harsh questions, without deflecting blame to the legislature or Secretary of State. 

Ten questions that we shouldn’t have to ask:

1. Did anyone in Hartford read Ganim’s filings for mayor? If so, why didn’t they act on the issues they raised?
2.  Given the long-running questions as to Ganim’s true residence, why did they not investigate his purchase of 37 Thorne Place, including the fact that it was purchased below market value and enjoyed a large personal property tax cut the same year Ganim bought it?
3. Related, why was the lot of 57 Thorne Place included at no charge?   
4. Did the incorrect home listing of 37 Thorne Street, a non-existent address of 30 Thorne Place as campaign headquarters, or a PO Box in Woobridge [sic], CT raise any red flags?
5. How did the 2018 Ganim for Governor investigation remain open for five years, including overlapping the time when Ganim filed to run for mayor? 
6. Why was a token penalty only assessed on Ganim/Paoletto, with no guardrails installed to prevent a repeat of more misdeeds? Why was the penalty of up to a year in jail ignored?
7. Why was le Pere allowed to be named Treasurer, with Paoletto as Deputy Treasurer, then have Ganim remove her and elevate Paoletto to Treasurer? 
8. Why did SEEC accept Paoletto’s return to the Treasurer’s role, when he had not settled his financial misdeeds from 2018? 
9. It looks like Ganim signed the doc on Sunday, 3/20/22, which would place him near le Pere signing it on 3/21. Paoletto signed it on 3/31; who changed Ganim’s date to 3/30 and why?
10. The former People’s Bank on the corner of North & Park is now M&T Bank. It is equidistant to Ganim Financial, Mario Testa/Testo’s, and Ganim’s pied-a-terre on Cartright. Have CT authorities talked to the bank about transactions they may have facilitated?