Friday, February 06, 2015

You Can't Hide Your Lyin Eyes, Chuck


The anointed Republican candidate for Indianapolis mayor, Chuck Brewer, walked into the Marion Co. Board of Elections and filed the necessary paperwork to make official his candidacy. I stopped by this morning to pick up a copy of his Declaration of Candidacy form to see which of the three voting residences he's claimed in the little more than three years he's lived in the Circle City after moving here from Chicago. Would it be that lovely luxury downtown condominium in the Athletic Club he purchased back on April 19, 2011 when he moved here in 2011 to open up his Potbelly Sandwich Shop on which he claims a homestead exemption?  Would it be that apartment down in Perry Township located at 1452 Dakota Ridge Drive where he registered to vote after first registering to vote at 350 N. Meridian Street? Or would it be that other apartment down in Perry Township at 623 Slate Drive where he registered to vote when he planned to run for the District 23 City-County Council seat?

Chuck really had a difficult decision to make. Everyone knows where he really lives. That's the mighty fine condo at the Athletic Club where his former general manager told us take-out deliveries from his restaurant were frequently made. I stopped by the Athletic Club on my way home this evening just to make sure Chuck's name was still on the building's dial-up directory. Yeah, sure enough, "Brewer, C" is still listed. And since he just recorded a $380,000 mortgage on the condo with Wells Fargo on December, 29, 2014, that's where we would expect to find him bedding for the night.



It's not that simple though. Chuck faced a quandary after Advance Indiana's research suggested he was simply claiming a voting residence at a cheap vinyl apartment complex down in Perry Township so he could run for City-County Council down there. He could either come clean, admit the sham Perry Township voting residence and move his voter registration back to the Athletic Club where he really lives, or he could double down on the lie and continue the charade that he lives somewhere we all know he really doesn't live. Sadly, Chuck doubled down on the lie. He swore under oath that he honestly and truly lives at that apartment complex down in Perry Township and not that lovely condo in the Athletic Club. Chuck, didn't those folks over at the Marion Co. GOP headquarters tell you that everyone knows that when a downtown boy is headin down to Perry Township he's headed for the cheatin part of town? Every form of refuge has its price . . . you ain't comforting an ole friend who's feeling down . . . you're headed for the cheatin side of town . . . you can't hide your lyin eyes. Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

UPDATE: There is a listing for sale for Brewer's Unit #607 in the Athletic Club shown at Realtors.com, which you can view by clicking here. The photo gallery shows a fully-furnished unit that by all appearances is currently occupied. The listed selling price is $380,000, which is the amount of the most recent mortgage recorded on the condominium on December 29, 2014. According to records contained in the Statewide Voter Registration System, Brewer did not change his address to the Slate Drive address until July 15, 2014. He cast votes by absentee ballot method in the 2014 primary and general elections through walk-in, early voting method.

14 comments:

Sir Hailstone said...

Paging Charlie White, Paging Charlie White.... Please pick up the courtesy phone for an important message

Anonymous said...

Gary, you clearly don't understand the law.

1. He's ex-military, so he'll do whatever mission is handed him without asking too many questions.

2. Hoosiers LOVE the military.

3. He opened his own business, so the capitalists will accept him as one of their own.

4. His name starts with a 'B,' and Aaron A. Aaronson isn't sniffing around the Republican primary.

5. The entire legal system in Indiana is outcome-oriented, so if the establishment wanted this guy to run, it's good for the establishment, thus good for the economy, thus de facto legal.

6. Out of all the places to live in the country, he chose Indianapolis, so he is a living embodiment of Indianapolis economically beating other cities.

Charlie White was not with the program, so every bit of his life, from his job to his dining choices was de facto illegal. He was, by very definition in Indiana, an illegal person.

Anonymous said...

Real investigative journalistic reportage thy name is Gary Welsh.

Much as I dislike thinking it, Chuck Brewer makes Joe Hogsett look appealing.

Perhaps that was the intention from the start.

As a veteran Republican elected PC several times, I want Kyle Walker to know I will never vote for Mr. Chuck Brewer. In fact, I urge every Marion County voter to consider candidates other than the man who at the outset lies about where he even resides in The Circle City.

Anonymous said...

Chronological Case Summary
Case No. 29H01-1312-OV-003393
City of Carmel v. CHARLES BREWER §
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Case Type: OV - Local Ordinance Violation
Date Filed: 12/09/2013
Location: Carmel City Court
Appear By: 01/16/2014
Party Information
Attorneys
Defendant BREWER, CHARLES W Male White
5' 10", 165 lbs Pro Se
350 N MERIDIAN ST UNIT 607
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204

Ordinance Plaintiff City of Carmel
One Civic Square
Carmel, IN 46032
Charge Information
Charges: BREWER, CHARLES W Citation Statute Level Date
1. 8-02S: SPEEDING/CRM 000053383435 8-02S No State Code 12/03/2013

Events & Orders of the Court
12/09/2013 Case Opened as a New Filing
12/10/2013 Hearing Scheduling Activity
Initial Hearing scheduled for 01/16/2014 at 10:15 AM.
01/03/2014 Hearing Scheduling Activity
Initial Hearing scheduled for 01/16/2014 at 10:15 AM was cancelled. Reason: Other.
01/03/2014 Deferral Agreement Filed
6 months; must perform 10 hrs community service or donate $100.00 to charity
File Stamped: 12/31/2013
01/16/2014 CANCELED Initial Hearing (10:15 AM) (Judicial Officer Poindexter, Brian G.)
Other

Anonymous said...

It looks like his condo has been on the market for a while:

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/350-N-Meridian-St-Unit-607_Indianapolis_IN_46204_M32111-70907?source=web

Expensive monthly payment. Didn't know Potbellys paid that well.

Anonymous said...

Name Searched On:
CRIMSON CIRCLE (Legal)

Current Information

Entity Legal Name:
CRIMSON CIRCLE LLC

Entity Address:
350 N MERIDIAN ST, SUITE 607, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204



General Entity Information:

Control Number: 2013072200285
Status: Active
Entity Type: Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Entity Creation Date: 7/20/2013
Entity Date to Expire:
Entity Inactive Date:

This entity is current with Business Entity Report(s).

There are no other names on file for this Entity.





Registered Agent(name, address, city , state , zip):
CHARLES BREWER
350 N MERIDIAN ST SUITE 607
INDIANAPOLIS , IN 46204

Anonymous said...

Indiana Statewide Voter Registration System confirms your research:

Voter Name: CHARLES WESLEY BREWER
County: MARION
Status: Registered
Township: PERRY
Date Of Status: 7/15/2014 Precinct: PER 029
Additional Documentation Required: No Residential Address:
623 Slate Dr Apt B
Indianapolis IN 46227-5086 -Verified

Anonymous said...

DuPage County case:

Case Details
Case Number 2007TR003980 Next Court Date
File Date 01-05-2007 Next Court Location
Case Title PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS -VS- CHARLES W BREWER Next Court Time
Agency State Police District 2 Assigned Location
Legal Status CLOSED Address Change
Balance Due Amount $0.00
Counts
Count Number Count Description Count Status Complaint Number
0001 DRIVING WITH EXPIRED LICENSE PLATES CLOSED 4159660
List of Case Events

File Date Count Number Description
01-19-2007 0001 FINES AND COSTS ASSESSED
01-19-2007 0001 FINES AND COSTS ASSESSMENT
01-17-2007 0000 STRIKE DATE
01-17-2007 0001 PRE-COURT GUILTY PLEA
01-09-2007 0000 NOTICE TO APPEAR
01-05-2007 0000 APPEARANCE

Anonymous said...

So he's doubly eligible to run for Mayor and maintains a residence close to his TWO downtown businesses, which anyone might find convenient given the time commitment it takes to operate in the service industry?

WHAT A SMOKING GUN.

You're so far off the reservation you can't even see it anymore.

Gary R. Welsh said...

Don't confuse the issue, anon. 6:12. The issue isn't whether he resides in Indianapolis; it's whether he is legally registered where he actually resides. In case you forgot, Charlie White got charged and convicted of 7 felony charges for allegedly doing the same thing and bounced from his statewide elected office when he claimed to be living at his ex-wife's home while he was in between homes.

Gary R. Welsh said...

I should add that I don't think Brewer will get the Charlie White treatment, even if what he did is no different. I think it is important to highlight it every time someone else does something resembling what White did to prove that he truly is a class of one. The media in this state jumped all over Charlie White's voter residency status even though nobody ever questioned he was a duly registered voter and quite clearly eligible to run for the office he sought.

Anonymous said...

What do the Republicans do if Brewer gets called up for active duty and is absent during the campaign?

Anonymous said...

What do republicans do if this residency thing escalates? Who wants to be Brewer?

Anonymous said...

This isn't his only lie. I'm surprised the GOP selected him without a more thorough look into his past. Keep digging in Illinois court records.