they've proven over and over again they're cheaters. its kind of hard to look at the exchange of text messages between brady and the equipment guy and say that brady didn't know. plus brady would not let them look at his phone, probably because he has nothing to hide? ehhh *cough*BS*cough* he knew and belechick probably knew too. of course they will deny it, but the proof is in the pudding as they say.


i hope bradys pretty boy panzy @$$ gets locked out of the hall of fame.... cheaters dont belong in the HOF.

Does working for the state as a new civil service employee make sense?

NYS currently has 6 pension tiers. In general, the higher the tier, the higher the contribution rate, higher the retirement age, and the lower the pension benefit.

The longest running pension Tier is Tier #4. This tier stemmed from 1984-2009. Tier 4 pension members are vested after 5 years and also do not make contributions after 10 years of service. The retirement age for full Tier 4 pension is 62 years old. The retirement age for full Tier 6 pension is 63 years old.

Tier 6 members are obligated to put 3% of their salaries for duration of employment. So for instance, if you are making $80,000 as a civil service employee, you would have to pay 2400.00 per year. If you remained a civil service employee for 32 years, you would have put $ 76,800 into the pension system. Also, the monthly pension amount is not the same for each tier.

Tier 3/4
Ifyouretirewithlessthan20yearsofservicecredit, your pension will equal 1/60th (1.66 percent) of your FAS for each year of service.

With20-30yearsofservicecredit,yourbenefitwill equal 1/50th (2 percent) of your FAS, multiplied by your years of credited service.

For each year of credited service beyond 30 years, you will receive 3/200ths (1.5%)


For example; a tier 3 or 4 pensioner who made 80,000 for 32 years would receive
80,000 x 30/50 =$48,000 +
2x.015 x 80,000=$ 2,400 = 50,400
50,400/12 = $4,200 per month.

Tier 6

If you retire with less than 20 years of service credit, your benefit will equal 1.66 percent of your FAS for each year of service credit.

With 20 years of service credit, your benefit will equal 1.75 percent of your FAS for each year of service credit (35 percent of your FAS).

If you retire with more than 20 years of service credit, you will receive an additional 2 percent of your FAS for each year of service credit in excess of 20 years.

For example; a tier 6 pensioner who made 80,000 for 32 years would receive
$80,000 x 20 x 1.75%=$28,000 +
$80,000 x 12 x 2%= $19,200 =
$28,000 + $19,200 = $47,200
47,200/12 = $3,933 per month.

Tier 4 for 32 years: $4,200 per month
Tier 6 for 32 years: $3,933 per month after putting $76,000 into the pension.

In other words, Tier 6 is receiving substationally less than what they put into the pension.

On top of that all state employees have to give the state 5 days from their pAy Check.

So I ask, does it make sense for a new employee to work for the state?

If you notice, the IRS office is always in a building: never a standalone office. The IRS is an illegally created agency.

urbanexchange asked >>>
If those officers are convicted of murder, what would happen to their pensions?

PhillyConfidential
Should criminal cops lose their pensions?

I've fielded a ton of calls and e-mails in the last few days from readers who are angry about city cops who are keeping their pension benefits even after they've been fired from the force or arrested for committing serious crimes.

One reader asked today, "Can't you find out if anyone is going to do something about this?" Here's an excerpt of the answer that will appear in tomorrow's Daily News:

One after another, stories about bad cops have fallen around the city like dominoes lately, each one more disturbing than the next.

There has, however, been one common thread: many of those who have been fired from the force or arrested have had no fear of losing their pension.


Some of accused face charges that range from murder to rape to soliciting sex from a minor.

As it stands now, the city code doesn't call for a city employee - be it a cop, firefighter or trash collector - to lose his pension, even if he's convicted of one of those crimes.

Count City Councilman Frank Rizzo among those who are wondering if the code needs to be changed.

"I just began discussing this my staff today," Rizzo said earlier today.

"It's something that we're going to look into after the [city] budget is finished," he said. "We'll probably have to hold hearings.
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Rizzo said he was bothered by a recent spate of stories about cops who have retired from the force a day before they were arrested.

Many have interpreted the sudden retirements as last ditch attempts on the cops' behalf at saving their pension benefits.

Officer Anthony Floyd, a 14-year veteran, retired on Tuesday, and was charged the following day with assaulting and harassing a woman he was dating.

Another longtime cop, Tyrone Wiggins, retired a day before he was arrested on rape charges in November.

"We can't have cops retiring one day, then getting arrested the next," Rizzo said.

Even cops fired for gross misconduct are not blocked from receiving a pension. Also this week, Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey fired Sgt. Robert Ralston after the 21-year veteran admitted that he shot himself last month and created a phony story about being shot by a black man with corn rows.

Chapter 22-1300 of the city code states that a city employee could lose retirement benefits only if he or she pleads or is found guilty of perjury; accepting or offering a bribe; engaging in graft or corruption; theft, embezzlement or willful misapplication of city funds; malfeasance in office or engaging in conspiracy to commit any of the above.

Former city managing director Phil Goldsmith said that the city code should be amended to include harsh penalties for employees who committed serious felonies.

"If someone has violated the public's trust, they should lose their benefits," he said.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dncrime/Should_criminal_cops_lose_their_pension_.html#Ir21524F2qRuXWwP.99

If those officers are convicted of murder, what would happen to their pensions?