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  • Rick Boyles - Grand Master of Grand Lodge of California — Asked to Comment on Alleged Perjury by David Reed (husband of Sheryl Cambron) Concerning Financial Contributions from Davis Odd Fellows to Progress Ranch / Barbara Sommer

    Hello Mr. Boyles:

    I hope you are well, and thanks for replying to my email the other day.

    Do you by any chance know why Dave Reed stated — falsely — under penalty of perjury that “DAVIS ODD FELLOWS HAVE NEVER MADE CONTRIBUTIONS OR PARTICIPATED IN FUND-RAISING FOR PROGRESS RANCH.”

    As you know, Reed is a judge of the Yolo County Superior Court and Progress Ranch is an entity controlled by Barbara Sommer — foreman of Yolo County Grand Jury.

    As you also know, because of the almost exclusive financial contributions to “emancipated foster youth,” I suspected that Lea and David Rosenberg misused Davis Odd Fellows to launder money to Barbara Sommer on behalf of Cache Creek Casino — an entity which Sommer was investigating in her capacity as foreman of the Yolo County Grand Jury.

    Recently, much to my chagrin, I came across various articles which clearly state that Davis Odd Fellows — during the time period Dave Reed serve as president — repeatedly made financial contributions to Progress Ranch.

    If you know why Dave Reed chose to defraud the court and myself, please let me know.

    You can obtain more information about this topic by clicking on following link:

    bit.ly/1d7r58B

    Thank you

  • IRS Asked to Investigate Non-Profit Entity Headed by Yolo County Superior Court Judges David Rosenberg and David Reed

    September 29, 2013

    Internal Revenue Service
    Exempt Organizations Unit
    1100 Commerce St.
    Dallas, TX 75242-1198

    Via E-Mail and U.S. Mail

    Re: A referral against exempt organization YOLO LODGE 169 INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS AND DAVIS REBEKAH LODGE (EIN Number 23-7417292) and officers David Reed, Sheryl Cambron, David Rosenberg, Lea Rosenberg, and Virgil Smith

    To whom it may concern:

    In lieu of using the IRS’s Tax Exempt Organization Referral Form 13909, please consider this communication a formal complaint ("referral") against YOLO LODGE 169 INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS AND DAVIS REBEKAH LODGE ("Yolo Lodge") for fraud and deceit. Specifically, officers and directors of Yolo Lodge repeatedly misrepresented to the IRS (and the public) the nature of their familial relationship.

    FRAUD BY YOLO LODGE PRESIDENT DAVE REED AND HIS TREASURER WIFE SHERYL CAMBRON

    In 2010, serving as the president of Yolo Lodge was David Reed; serving as the Treasurer of Yolo Lodge was Sheryl Cambron.

    David Reed and Sheryl Cambron are married to each other. However, Reed and Cambron chose to mislead the IRS and the public as to the true nature of their relationship. More specifically, Reed and Cambron failed to disclose, as they were required to do, to the IRS that they were married to each other while serving as officer of Yolo Lodge.

    For example, the 2010 IRS Form 990 submitted by Yolo Lodge asked, “Did any officer, director, trustee, or key employee have a family relationship or a business relationship with any other officer, director, trustee, or key employee?” The form submitted by Yolo Lodge states, “NO.” Since two of the officers (Reed and Cambron) were actually married to each other, this is a misrepresentation.

    FRAUD BY YOLO LODGE PRESIDENT DAVID ROSENBERG AND HIS SECRETARY WIFE LEA ROSENBERG

    In 2011, Yolo Lodge officers perpetrated the same lie with a different set of actors, namely Lea and David Rosenberg, who are married to each other.

    Specifically, In 2011, serving as President of “Yolo Lodge” was David Rosenberg; his wife, Lea Rosenberg, served as “Secretary” of Yolo Lodge, and Dave Reed served as a board member.

    The 2011 IRS Form 990 submitted by Yolo Lodge asked, “Did any officer, director, trustee, or key employee have a family relationship or a business relationship with any other officer, director, trustee, or key employee?” The form submitted by Yolo Lodge states, “NO.” Since two of the officers (David Rosenberg and Lea Rosenberg) were actually married to each other, this is a misrepresentation.

    It is important to note that both David Rosenberg and David Reed are judges of the Yolo County Superior Court, and such misrepresentations are extremely serious. This is especially true when viewed in conjunction with the circumstances described in a prior complaint the undersigned submitted to the IRS dated May 23, 2013 (see exhibit A), which is incorporated herein by reference.

    ADDITIONAL MISCONDUCT BY LEA ROSENBERG, DAVID ROSENBERG, AND DAVID REED.

    On September 24, 2013, the undersigned sent Lea Rosenberg an email which read as follows:

    "Dear Ms. Rosenberg:

    The purpose of this communication is to address the following matters:

    1. Since you appear to have been involved with Davis Rebekah Lodge, Davis Odd Fellow, and Sophomoric, I had previously asked you to produce the IRS tax-returns for those entities.

    For reasons which I do not understand, rather than complying with this simple request (as you are required to do by law given the fact that those entities are allowed to operate on a “tax-exempt” status), you have failed to respond. I am therefore reiterating my request that you comply with the request for these tax returns and produce them to me within the next 5 days.

    As you know, I am troubled by events surrounding the almost exclusive fundraising to “emancipated foster youth”, Barbara Sommer, Davis Odd Fellow members Jonathan Raven and Michael Cabral, Cache Creek Casino, Vic Bucher, and Progress Ranch.

    I am also troubled by the fact that Judge Rosenberg (and his Judicial Campaign CPA Vic Bucher) lends money to the judicial campaign of other judges (i.e. Tim Fall and Dan Maguire). Hence, I would like to get to the bottom of things, and need the requested tax forms to do so.

    2. In the previously submitted request, there was no mention of “Davis Odd Fellow Hall.” My position and understanding is that Davis Odd Fellow Hall is part of Davis Odd Fellow.

    Nevertheless, please consider this communication a formal request to also provide copies of the last three tax return forms that “Davis Odd Fellow Hall” had submitted to the IRS.

    3. Given that Davis Odd Fellow, David Odd Fellow Hall, and Davis Rebekah Lodge are under the exclusive control of you, your husband David Rosenberg, as well as David Reed and his wife Cheryl Camberon, and given that both David Rosenberg and David Reed are judges of the Yolo County Superior Court, I submit that these entities have a duty to operate at an even higher level of transparency than mandated by the IRS, and must comply with the common law duty of disclosure.

    Thus, in addition to inspecting and copying the documents authorized by the IRS, I request copies of detailed financial statements (i.e. income, expenditures, names of donors, names of businesses and amount of rent Davis Odd Fellow Hall charges its various tenants, identity of subcontractors, identity of those who have rented the Hall etc.) For example, my understanding is that David Greenwald (publisher of The People’s Vanguard of Davis and Vanguard Court Watch) entered into a contract with Davis Odd Fellow Hall. Given that Mr. Greenwald’s publications purport to report on misconduct and malfeasance in the local area, including the courts, it appears to me that there is a direct conflict between this stated mission and his decision to rent space from an entity whose Board is comprised of you, and two Yolo County Superior Court judges.

    I am looking forward to hearing from you and receiving the requested documents."

    Rather than complying with my request to produce the relevant 990 Form, as she was required to do, Ms. Rosenberg sent me an email which reads, in its entirety, “so he is at it again.”

    As such, the undersigned requests that the IRS also investigate and impose appropriate sanctions on “Davis Odd Fellows Hall” officers David Rosenberg, David Reed, and Lea Rosenberg as it is clear from Ms. Rosenberg’s latest communication to me, cited above, that she ( David Rosenberg and David Reed) do not plan to comply with the request to produce the requested 990 form. In fact, if anything, Ms. Rosenberg’s email response makes clear that she views my legitimate requests as nothing more than a nuisance, rather than a legitimate request authorized by the IRS Code.

    Thank you for your assistance with this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need further information.

  • Motion to Strike Yolo County DA Opposition Re Second Verified Challenge to Judge David Reed

    On June 14, 2013, I filed a C.C.P. section 170.1 Verified Challenge to Judge David Reed stemming from his association with Judge David and Lea Rosenberg, his associations with Davis Odd Fellow and Davis Rebekah Lodge, the fact that I had filed an IRS complaint against those entities, and because of the media exposure on the Davis Patch. This Challenge was denied by Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge the Honorable Valli Israels.

    Subsequently, I filed a second C.C.P. section 170.1 Verified Challenge to Judge David Reed stemming from what I believed were acts of fraud and deceit perpetrated by Odd Fellows Home of California in connection with Judge Dave Reed, a “cease and desist” demand sent to Odd Fellow Home of California, and fraud on the Court perpetrated by Judge David Reed in connection with his failure to previously disclose his very recent role as “Grand Conductor” of the California Grand Lodge (the entity supervising David Odd Fellow and Davis Odd Fellow Hall), as well as a request for an evidentiary hearing.

    On Thursday, August 22, 2013, Judge Reed filed a reply to the second C.C.P. section 170.1 Verified Challenge asserting various defenses on the merits including, among others, that he was under no legal duty to disclose the fact that he was an officer (Conductor) of the Grand Lodge. (It is important to note that Judge Reed did not assert that I was not entitled, procedurally speaking, to file a second C.C.P. section 170.1 Verified Challenge (i.e. “seriatim” challenges).)

    Subsequent to the filing of my second Challenge, I became aware of even additional evidence of what I believed were further acts of fraud and deceit perpetrated by Judge Dave Reed in connection with his failure to disclose to me and Judge Valli Israels the fact that Judge Reed’s wife (Sheryl Cambron) is an officer of Davis Rebekah Lodge – an entity headed by Lea and David Rosenberg which was the subject of the IRS complaint — as well as the fact that Ms. Cambron is also an officer of the Davis Encampment, an entity headed by Dave Rosenberg. Moreover, I also became aware after filing the second Challenge that between 2010-2012, Judge David Reed headed Davis Odd Fellow, a fact that he failed to disclose to me and Judge Valli Israels.

    As such, I filed with the Court a request for leave to file a reply to Judge Reed’s opposition to the second verified challenge and a request for leave to address the newly discovered evidence dealing with Judge Reed’s failure to inform me and the Court of, among others his wife’s involvement with Davis Rebekah Lodge.

    This motion is presently pending (presumably before Judge Valli Israels) and awaits adjudication.

    Subsequent to my filing of a request to file a reply to Judge Reed’s opposition, on September 9, 2013, I received an “Opposition to the Second Verified Challenge” filed by Michael Cabral of the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office. This “opposition” is patently defective, intentionally misstates the state of the law, is deceptive by omission, and should be stricken.

    First, Mr. Cabral failed to inform this Court that he himself is a member of the Davis Odd Fellow, and that the second in command at the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office (Mr. Jonathan Raven) is an officer of Davis Odd Fellow. This creates the appearance that Mr. Cabral and Mr. Raven, rather than acting as the legal agents of “the People,” are instead acting as the legal agents of Lea and David Rosenberg, Judge David Reed, his wife Cheryl Cambron, David Rosenberg’s Judicial Campaign Treasurer Vic Bucher, as well as agents of David Odd Fellow and its sister entity (Davis Rebekah Lodge) which blatantly refuse to comply with IRS rules and regulations by making available for public inspection their IRS 990 Forms, as required by law.

    Second, I have not been able to locate any legal authority to support the claim that I am not entitled to file “seriatim” verified challenges, as the Yolo DA alleges.

    The fact of the matter is that only after the Honorable Judge Valli Israels issued her decision, did I fortuitously come across the newly discovered evidence mentioned above which is highly relevant to a determination of whether Judge Reed should be disqualified because of their relevancy and, most importantly, because Judge Reed was under an absolute duty to voluntary disclose those facts to Hon. Judge Valli Israels and to me.

    Instead, Jude Reed chose to mislead by remaining silent, further demonstrating the need for this Verified Challenge.

  • On June 14, 2013, I filed a C.C.P. section 170.1 Verified Challenge to Judge David Reed stemming from his association with Judge David and Lea Rosenberg, his associations with Davis Odd Fellow and Davis Rebekah Lodge, the fact that I had filed an IRS complaint against those entities, and because of the media exposure on Davis Patch. This Challenge was denied by Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Valli Israels.

    Subsequently, I filed a second C.C.P. section 170.1 Verified Challenge to Judge David Reed stemming from what I believed were further acts of fraud and deceit perpetrated by Odd Fellows Home of California in connection with Judge Dave Reed, a “cease and desist” demand sent to Odd Fellow Home of California, and fraud on the Court perpetrated by Judge David Reed in connection with his failure to previously disclose his very recent role as “Grand Conductor” of the California Grand Lodge (the entity supervising David Odd Fellow and Davis Odd Fellow Hall), as well as a request for an evidentiary hearing.

    On Thursday, August 22, 2013, Judge Reed filed a reply to the second C.C.P. section 170.1 Verified Challenge.

    The purpose of this Motion is to ask the Court for leave to file a response to Judge Reed’s reply to the second C.C.P. section 170.1 Verified Challenge.

    Additionally, subsequent to the filing of the second Challenge, I became aware of additional evidence of what I believed were further acts of fraud and deceit perpetrated by Judge Dave Reed in connection with Judge Reed’s failure to disclose to me and Judge Valli Israels the fact that Judge Reed’s wife (Sheryl Cambron) is an officer of Davis Rebekah Lodge – an entity headed by Lea and David Rosenberg which was the subject of the IRS complaint — as well as the fact that Ms. Cambron is also an officer of the Davis Encampment, an entity headed by Dave Rosenberg.

    Moreover, I also became aware after filing the second Challenge that between 2010-2012, Judge David Reed headed Davis Odd Fellow, a fact that he failed to disclose to me and Judge Valli Israels. As was mentioned previously, Davis Odd Fellow was the subject of a complaint by me to the IRS because of its failure to comply with IRS rules and regulations in producing documents relating to years 2010-2013 .

    Consequently, the undersigned moves this Court to allow the filing of further pleadings setting forth the newly discovered evidence, as well as for an evidentiary hearing in support thereof.

  • Yolo County Judges Dave Rosenberg and Dave Reed — Links of Interest

    http://www.dailydemocrat.com/rss/ci_19710357?source=rss

    Establishes Judge Dave Reed “Noble Grand” (i.e. President) of Davis Odd Fellow from 2010 to 2012 . This is during the time period which Lea Rosenberg was asked to produce IRS 990 returns. Judge Reed never disclosed to me or Judge Valle Israels his role as “Noble Grand.”

    Judge Dave Reed as president of YOLO LODGE 169, INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, AND DAVIS REBEKAH LODGE, NO. 253, INC.

    http://www.bizapedia.com/ca/YOLO-LODGE-169-INDEPENDENT-ORDER-OF-ODD-FELLOWS-AND-DAVIS-REBEKAH-LODGE-N

    http://www.corporationwiki.com/California/Davis/yolo-lodge-169-independent-order-of-odd-fellows-and-davis-re/39530713.aspx

    Sheryl Cambron — wife of Judge Dave Reed

    http://www.yolo.courts.ca.gov/forms/New%20Appointment%20to%20the%20Bench%206.12.09.pdf

    http://davislodge.org/davis-odd-fellows-muster-canton-davis-7

    Conductor Sheryl Cambron
    http://davislodge.org/rebekah-officers-installed

  • Copy of IRS complain against exempt organizations 1) Davis Odd Fellows; 2) Soroptimist International of Davis; and 3) Davis Rebekah Lodge

    May 22, 2013

    Internal Revenue Service
    Exempt Organizations Unit
    1100 Commerce St.
    Dallas, TX 75242-1198

    Re: A referral against exempt organizations 1) Davis Odd Fellows; 2) Soroptimist International of Davis; and 3) Davis Rebekah Lodge

    In lieu of using the IRS’s Tax Exempt Organization Referral Form, please consider this communication a formal complaint (referral) against Yolo County, California not-for-profit entities known as 1) the Independent Order of Odd Fellows — Davis Odd Fellows Lodge #169 ("Davis Odd Fellows"); 2) Soroptimist International of Davis; and 3) Davis Rebekah Lodge.

    On April 4 , 2013, the Davis Odd Fellows, Soroptimist International of Davis, and Davis Rebekah Lodge were duly served with a request for production of the three latest IRS Form 990, Form 990 Schedule A, as well as Form 1023.

    Said requests were emailed to Mrs. Lea Rosenberg (wife of David Rosenberg aka Dave Rosenberg), and included a proviso by which the undersigned offered to pay for reasonable costs for any copying and mailing costs incurred in relation to this request.

    To date, no responses have been received by me to this request to produce the tax returns, despite the clear mandate by the Internal Revenue Service to fully comply with such requests within 30 days.

    As such, reluctantly, the undersigned makes this referral based on grave concerns dealing with suspicious circumstances surrounding Davis Odd Fellows’ board of directors (see http://davislodge.org/odd-fellows-hall-board ), President – Dave Rosenberg ,Vice President – Dave Reed, Treasurer – Barb Geisler, Secretary – Lea Rosenberg, as well as other non-profit entities controlled by Lea and David Rosenberg to wit, Soroptimist International of Davis, Davis Rebekah Lodge, Davis Sunrise Rotary Club , and the newly form non-profit entity Davis Odd Fellows Charities, Inc./Orphan Scholarship Fund.

    More specifically, the concern relates to the fact that in recent years almost all the non profits entities controlled by Lea and Dave Rosenberg began to almost exclusively raise funds for “foster youth” and/or “emancipated foster youth” in Yolo County.

    For example, Davis Odd Fellows held an event to benefit foster youth known as “Breakfast with Santa”. Soroptimist International of Davis held an event to benefit foster youth known as “Texas Hold ’Em”. Davis Rebekah Lodge held an event to benefit foster youth known as “Crab Feed.”

    As mentioned above, In addition to “Breakfast with Santa”, Davis Odd Fellows recently launched an ad hoc non-profit to benefit foster youth known as Davis Odd Fellows Charities, Inc./Orphan Scholarship Fund.

    While certainly the cause of supporting orphans and foster youth is worthy of praise, grave concerns exist that under the auspices of helping foster youth, money is instead actually laundered and being used for improper purposes, including , but not limited, to bribing or attempting to gain the favor of the ex-foreperson of Yolo County’s Grand Jury (Barbara Sommer) who, coincidentally, also heads a non-profit entity designated to house “foster youth” and/or “emancipated foster youth” known as Progress Ranch.

    Additional facts that raise suspicions are that both Dave Rosenberg and Dave Reed are judges of Yolo County Superior Court; Dave Rosenberg is a close confederate of an attorney (Howard Dickstein) who represents an Indian Casino located in Yolo County (Cache Creek Casino); Cache Creek Casino also recently developed an unexplained desire to benefit “foster youth” through a huge donation to benefit “foster youth”; and that in recent years Yolo County’s Grand Jury (headed by Barbara Sommer of Progress Ranch) was investigating Cache Creek Casino.

    As such, I urge you to investigate this matter and impose appropriate sanctions against any and all involved, if supported by the results of your investigation.

    I look forward to your response. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or need additional information.