The Honorable Tom Wheeler
Chairman
Federal Communications Commission
12 Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554
Dear Chairman Wheeler:

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background information.

Edward Manfredonia
8337 St. James Avenue
Apt. 4B
Elmhurst, NY 11373
29 January 2014

Some information on the theft of $60,000 from WBAI, but first some
Previously, I had written to you that the Internal Revenue Service
had
initiated an audit of
Pacifica Foundati
on
on
the
basis
of
the
same
informati
on,
which
I
had
provided to Mary
Mitchelson, Inspector General of the Corporation for Public Broadcas
ting. Ergo, Mitchelson did
not tell the truth concerning the sufficiency of an investigation.
Even more amazing the IRS, Exempt
Organiza
tions,
thanked
me
for
my
information- quite the
contrary to the adversarial letters, which were sent to me by the CPB.
Extraordinary, Dear
Chap.
And as you should know the IRS
ordered
that
the
accountin
g practices of Pacifica be changed to
reflect Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
The Department
of
Labor
also
initiated
an
investiga
tion
into
Pacifica's
labor
activities on the
basis of a letter, which I had sent.
My
letter
concerne
d
the
use
of
consultan
ts for more than a
one year period. The Department of Labor sent roe a letter thanking me
for my advice. So
much nicer than the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Prior to 2010 $60,000 of broadcasting equipment was stolen. They year
is important because in
2010 the Stephen M Brown Group took control of WBAI.
Bernard White, Program Director of WBAI,
and
Tony
Riddle,
General
Manager
of WBAI, ordered
$60,000 of broadcasting equipment for WBAI. The broadcas
ting
equipme
nt
was delivered to an
address in Newark, where the father of someone (Riddle or White?) lived.
The father then said
that the equipment had been stolen.
Several individuals have questioned Bernard White about this
theft
of
equipment. White has
always provided evasive answers. But it has been widely discussed by
members of the Stephen
M Brown Group, which presently controls WBAt.

R Paul Martin, Chair of the WBAI Finance Committee and a member of the WBAI Local Station
Board, has stated that the equipment was stolen. Jim Dingeman, Chair of the WBAI Community
Advisory Board, has said that the equipment was stolen. Carolyn Birden, member of the WBAI
Local Station Board, has said that the equipment was stolen.
Frank LeFever, member of the WBI Finance Committee and a member of the WBAI Local
Station Board, said that the equipment was purchased with money from the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting and after it was stolen, the equipment was "donated" as a Community
Service Grant. LeFever said that he wrote about this on the WBAI Blue Board-so some of the
information should be able to be verified.
As you are aware all thefts in excess of $10,000 must be reported. (I believe that $10,000 is
the
threshold for a felony theft.) As an RC 501 (c) (3) corporation, which receives federal funds,
this theft must be reported and the money recouped.
Now please remember that LeFever has said that CPB funds were involved in this theft. You
do
not need a subpoena to investigate this matter.
I suggest that the Federal Communications Commission investigate this matter and defund
WBAI. The federal government cannot reward a conspiracy to cover up a felony.
Better yet, conduct an investigation into Pacifica's broadcasting license; after all, it is supposed
to be reviewed every year. Strip Pacifica of the WBAI broadcasting license. And get the
Department ofJustice involved.
I will be writing to you again- with something even better.
Sincerely,

Edward Manfredonia