Comments on: Fields: Give Jenne’s Wife Half His Pension

By: Karen Warshaw

Karen Warshaw — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:48:00 +0000

Warshaw’s Ex says:

I do not know if Ken Jenne’s wife knew he was bringing home rancid bacon, but Donald Warshaw was using the money from the Do The Right Thing Charity to fund his affair with his current wife, Lillian. How about THAT for unfair to punish the innocent spouse?

By: Scott Cowan

Scott Cowan — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:58:39 +0000

Thank you Sam for going to bat for me once again. You were always my bestest friend.
I need a pension because it was taken away from me for going to jail. I can’t afford those bets at the dog track without it.

FROM BUDDY:
This is obviously not from the former Commissioner Scott Cowan. Also, I am not sure that Cowan lost his pension, since he was convicted of an offense having nothing to do with his work as a commissioner. Cowan was convicted of election law violations….years ago, folks. Get over it.

By: Mr. Courthouse

Mr. Courthouse — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:55:49 +0000

I too agree with Sam Fields on this. Sam, even a broken clock is right twice a day. This one of those times.

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:26:34 +0000

I agree with your take, Sam.

By: Sam Fields

Sam Fields — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:24:39 +0000

There is ample precedent for an “innocent spouse” defense. For example an income tax fraud case. Notwithstanding that both spouses sign a joint tax return the law will excuse a spouse who was not involved in preparing the 1040.

What is this obsession to punish the innocent? Until otherwise proven she is innocent.

By: Sam's Groupie Confused

Sam's Groupie Confused — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:47:45 +0000

The fact is during the time that he served, it was contributory and then changed to non-contributory. Be that as it may, it’s irrelevant. They guy earned a pension which is being taken away from him — that’s a second sentence. Do we do that to social security pensioners? Then why do that to him. This isn’t a question of anything but property rights. Do we take away his house, his car, his anything else? Who will benefit from his pension funds? What kind of stupidity is this. Do we want to sentence him to a lean old age, him and his wife, even after he served his time? Why not take him into the streets and stone him? Why not brand the guy on the forhead with an iron? This is silly, let’s get over it, that’s the American way, he did his time let him live now.

By: Sam's Groupie

Sam's Groupie — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:57:59 +0000

“That man paid into a pension. He did a crime and served his sentence. One thing should have nothing to do with the other, and laws that attack someone’s pension, anyone’s pension, should be limited to pension fraud”

Not so, I Disagree With You All.
The Florida Retirement System is non-contributory on the part of the employee. Jenne didn’t put a dime of his own money into it.

By: Confused Deputy

Confused Deputy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:36:03 +0000

I think she should get half of his pension, after she serves half his sentence and repays the government for her half of the theft and fraud.

By: Great idea

Great idea — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:36:59 +0000

I think his wife should absolutely get half. The point is proven in the fact of – had they divorced she would have gotten it. It is rightfully hers. And, I believe everyone above is incorrect – just because he made a mistake in judgement, doesnt mean that his wife new. I am guessing that she has had to suffer without pay this whole time – she should definitely get what is rightfully hers. Nice call on this one, I dont think I would have thought about this…

By: I disagree with you all

I disagree with you all — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:56:27 +0000

This take away your pension business is bad law. Somebody goes to jail and we don’t take away their social security right? An auto worker goes to jail, do we take away their union pension? Also no.

That man paid into a pension. He did a crime and served his sentence. One thing should have nothing to do with the other, and laws that attack someone’s pension, anyone’s pension, should be limited to pension fraud.

People should have a property right to pensions that they earn. Period.