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Cat, I know you're not going to fall for the make-believe mayor's spin, but for the benefit of others, here is how his latest statements fall apart under scrutiny:

"I DID pay for [the ad], and did so within 30 days."

The actual question raised by the GOP chairman was why the make-believe mayor did not pay for the political ad up front [as required by the Beacon's own policies], during the same reporting period when it was published. And, as he has just admitted, the make-believe mayor did not pay for the ad during the fourth quarter of 2017, when he placed the ad.

These facts are all proven in the following article, which reported: "As for payment of the ad, he said he initially wrote a check from his mortgage company, but when he realized he made a mistake, at his request, the Beacon refunded the money and he wrote a check from his campaign account."

http://warwickonline.com/stories/city-gop-files-complaint-on-corrente-candidate-argues-no-wrong-doing,132451?#comments

"The second is that 'Corrente for Mayor' campaign headquarters wrongfully doesn't pay rent. Bankers Mortgage Corporation (the mortgage company that I own) does NOT CHARGE 'Corrente for Mayor.'"

The actual question raised was whether the make-believe mayor pays rent at all to the same person who previously paid the property taxes on his residence. Per the GOP chairman's complaint to the Board of Elections: "Mr. Corrente does not report any expenses related to operating a campaign headquarters."

Also, getting "free" office space from a corporation is, under state campaign finance law, the same as a campaign contribution and should be reported.

"The Board of Elections agreed with this as well and issued no fine, and found absolutely NO WRONGDOING!"

There is no record on the Board of Elections meeting web page [which includes minutes from meetings that would describe such decisions] of any vote being taken on the make-believe mayor's campaign finance activities. Without such proof, this remains, as many of the other claims by the make-believe mayor, another highly doubtful assertion by him.

"[I]f I did ANY of that stuff, why didn't the City of Warwick (or the Registry of Motor Vehicles, or Family Court) prosecute me?

It was not the responsibility of these parties to pay the make-believe mayor's property taxes, car registration fees, or child support payments -- these were his responsibilities, and in all cases it has been shown that he failed to uphold them. What the make-believe mayor is saying, essentially, is that he needs the threat of "prosecution" to meet his basic financial responsibilities.

We can be certain that Warwick's honest, taxpaying, responsible voters will soon reject his candidacy again.