EMAILS

I HAVE THE EMAILS THAT SHOW HOW MYERS LIED TO EMPLOYMENT OFFICE,,,THREATENED THEM (ILL GET A ATTORNEY TO GET THE INFO) HE WANTED THEM TO MAIL TO HIS HOUSE AND NOT VILLAGE HALL( THEY REFUSED,ITS  ILLEGAL AND THEY TOLD HIM NO) HE THREATENED MY PO.AND AFTER THE COURT CASE  I SHALL BE POSTING THE DOCUMENTS,SO THAT YOU THE READERS WILL SEE HOW CORRUPT THIS MAN AND HIS MINIONS ARE.   CORDOVA IS A BEAUTIFUL TOWN,AND FOLKS HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK,,,,,,,,,,,,,



VOTE HIM AND PATSY FIDLAR,DEAN MOYER,AND JOHN HAAN OUT OF OFFICE,

Goossens seeks protection order against Cordova board member

Posted Online: Oct. 04, 2012, 7:47 pm

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By Stephen Elliott, selliott@qconline.com

A former Cordova police officer has filed an order of protection against a village board member he claims is harrassing him. Ray Goossens, of Viola, convicted of felony intimidation on May 2, filed the order of protection against Cordova board member John Myers on Sept. 27. On Thursday, Judge Richard Zimmer set an Oct. 25 hearing on the request. Mr. Goossens claims Mr. Myers sought his personal information from the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) and falsely obtained his Social Security number and date of birth. "He has my personal information and will use it to his advantage," Mr. Goossens wrote in his request for an order of protection. Both Mr. Myers and Mr. Goosens appeared in court Thursday without attorneys. Afterwards, Mr. Myers said he still is puzzled by Mr. Goossens' assertions. In a statement, Mr. Myers said he did not give false information to the IDES or request Mr. Goossens' Social Security number or his date of birth. "I did not give any false information to the Illinois Department of Employment," Mr. Myers said. "I made a point to identify myself as the financial trustee for the village of Cordova. "I offered my ID if they needed it," he added. "I believe they checked Cordova's web site to validate my being financial trustee and then mailed the paperwork to me at city hall." Mr. Myers said he contacted IDES because Cordova Mayor Bob VanHooreweghe did not give village trustees notice that he had approved Mr. Goossens for unemployment benefits. Mr. Myers said he had questions about Mr. Goossens' eligibility. In July, Mr. Goossens was sentenced to two years of probation for telling Cordova Dragway Park president Scott Gardner he would not respond to 911 calls at the track if Rich Wallen or Todd Allen -- both former Cordova police chiefs -- was working there as a security guard. Mr. Myers on Thursday also refuted Mr. Goossens' claim that he sought to have Mr. Goossens' probation revoked. Just before Thursday's hearing, Cordova village attorney Clayton Lee filed motions seeking to quash Mr. Goossens' subpoena request for minutes of closed meetings by theCordova village board from May 2011 to Sept. 13, 2012. In his request, Mr. Lee said the respondent in Mr. Goossen's case -- Mr. Myers -- was requesting the minutes. But Mr. Myers said it wasn't him. "I sit on the board," he said. "Why would I want closed session minutes?" Mr. Lee did not return phone calls Thursday seeking clarification on the motions. A woman in his office said he had no comment. Judge Zimmer on Thursday also set an Oct. 22 hearing on the quash request.