Legalectric

Well, here we go again!

First, a Complaint against Gary Iocco, Iocco for Red Wing Mayor Campaign, because he’s not been held accountable for the sign on the roof.

It’s a problem because acceptance of a corporate donation and not reporting that donation is a violation of Campaign Finance law. It’s been filed, Notice sent by OAJ, and it’s been assigned to ALJ Kimberly Mittendorf, the same ALJ who handled Complaint #1.

The email of this Notice did not include the Complaint, so here it is:

Next up, Complaint #3 against Gary Iocco, Gary Iocco for Red Wing Mayor Campaign, because right after taking down that sign per a settlement with Dehn Oil, this sign on corporate property on a company trailer on one of the main intersections in the heart of Red Wing!

Great idea… It went up on Halloween, and so now that’s eleven (11) days.

I have a feeling that as with the sign on Dehn Oil property, the absentee corporate property owner in Hudson, WI hasn’t a clue that the trailer and sign is there on their lot. Also note it’s a “Will-Do Truckin'” trailer, but Will-Do’s filings at the Secretary of State are history, and it’s a subset of Wylie Wilson Trucking, Inc., another corporate donor. And guess what? It’s not just “Will-Do Truckin'” that’s MIA. None of the four entities under the “About Us” tab on the Wylie Wilson site has an active registration with the Secretary of State!

That’s not really surprising. It seems to run in the family, as Wilson Oil SoS filings as of today STILL have not been updated since the September 19, 2024 Probable Cause hearing where Mike Wilson seemed surprised that Wilson Oil, Inc., “sold” in 2017, was still in his name, and hadn’t been changed for, what, SEVEN years?!?!

From the rough transcript of that September 19, 2024 hearing, is this bizarre or what:

Ms. Overland, do you have any information that Mr. Wilson owns Wilson Oil?

Overland: Yes, I enclosed the Secretary of State’s Registration and it shows that Dehn Oil did a assumed name, but the registration for Wilson Oil still reflects that Mike Wilson is the primary person. It’s in the Complaint, I can look it up, and that the address is the 2355, it has not been changed to a P.O. Box. That will be… OK, the screen shot of that, Chief Executive Officer, and this is current with the Secretary of State says Mike Wilson, 2355 Old West Main, Principle Executive, at the address 2355 Old West Main, that’s not been changed at the Secretary of State.

ALJ: Mr. Wilson?

Wilson: Yes? …[long pause] …I don’t know why that would be. I’d have, I’d have to check with my attorneys and see why that would be. I say I sold the business seven years ago. It’s paid in full, not owing from Dehn Oil. I don’t have anything, I’m just the lonely Mayor of Red Wing now, that’s all I’ve got left.

ALJ: Thank you, let’s move on…

SOURCE: https://legalectric.org/f/2024/09/Sept-19-Probable-Cause-Hearing_Partial.pdf

The trailer with the sign is still there tonight, as of 11/10/2024 @ 17:18:55! It did come loose in a recent storm, but they got right out there and put it back. So much for an act of God!!

I note that I did forget to include in the Complaint the corporate donation of not just the trailer, but cost of the truck and labor, time to drop the trailer off at the lot, plus there’ll be the cost of use of the truck and time to hook and book!

Maybe they need help and I could use my Class A CDL to get that thing GONE!!! SNORT!