Tom Curtis to Lara Baker: Some from Broad Street still need to be brought to justice

June 15, 2006

Ms. Baker,

Thank you kindly for your very timely response. May I wish you well in your endeavors concerning the new evidentiary materials. You and your staff are greatly appreciated by STRS retirees for taking these cases forward and reaching a just resolution for each of them. You may tell me you are simply doing your job, but you and your staff are to be commended for your work.

Best Regards,

Tom Curtis

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June 14, 2006

RE: 061406 Curtis To Baker, Ethics Cases Against STRS Board Members & Employees

Mr Curtis:

Thank you, once again, for your input on this matter. Rest assured, we are aware of our obligations and of the relevant time constraints. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), the process has been delayed due to the acquisition and review of additional evidentiary material. I assure you that we are working diligently to move this process forward and reach a just resolution.

Lara Baker

Chief Legal Counsel, Criminal Division

Columbus City Attorney's Office

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June 14, 2006

Hello Ms. Baker,

I am writing you to ask when your office is going to go forward with the rest of the OEC ethics charges against both former and present STRS board members and employees. It does not seem as though much is being done and I am hopeful you will not allow the time limits to run out on any of these people.

As a result of the failure of these people to uphold their fiduciary responsibility, my wife and I and about 25% of all STRS retirees now struggle to pay the huge health care costs we are faced with. This is not why I remained in teaching for 30 years. I was promised better, but did not get what I was promised.

It is bad enough that the political atmosphere in Columbus is so corrupt that no other branch of the legal system, other then the OEC has been willing to represent the STRS membership and make these people accountable for their actions. This is a huge travesty of justice in my opinion. Our fiduciaries misspent our funds and the only way we can address this is to sue them ourselves, which would likely cost us more than we are worth. That does not seem right, but we get no help from the very people that are in political offices and should do such.

I am begging you to please make sure all of the people at the STRS named by the OEC are brought to justice and not allowed to plea out. Thank you in advance for your consideration and response.

Sincerely,

Tom Curtis

STRS Retiree