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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Naylons Attorney Decries Allegations

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Blogger Bob said...

Naylon's attorney decries allegations
He also downplayed an FBI tape of the Ramsey County sheriff's aide counting and pocketing money in a St. Paul hotel room.
By Paul Mcenroe, Howie Padilla and Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune
Last update: February 07, 2007 – 12:12 AM



Mark Naylon

An attorney representing Ramsey County sheriff's official Mark Naylon said his client is innocent and will cooperate with authorities who are looking into allegations that he stole money, tampered with evidence and interfered with investigations.
Paul Rogosheske also dismissed an FBI surveillance videotape that a source said shows Naylon counting and then pocketing cash hidden in a St. Paul hotel room.

Rogosheske, based on conversations with Naylon, said the incident on the tape stems from a "joke" played on a Ramsey County sergeant who accompanied Naylon and a St. Paul police officer to the hotel room.

Rogosheske, who has not seen the tape, said that all the marked money involved in the integrity test was returned.

"There was not one dime taken," he said. "The integrity test worked."

Sources have said that the money didn't reappear until more than a week later. Rogosheske says that's "totally false," based on conversations with Naylon.

On Friday, FBI agents took Naylon's work computer and files from his office while he was on vacation. They also searched his White Bear Lake home, Rogosheske said.

Sheriff Bob Fletcher said Tuesday that if there are to be any changes in Naylon's job status or duties, they wouldn't take effect until Naylon returns from vacation next week.

The sheriff declined to comment further.

Sources with direct knowledge of the investigation said the probe of Naylon began after informants told law enforcement authorities that they suspected Naylon was stealing evidence.

The FBI planned the sting operation to test Naylon's integrity. An informant working for authorities was instructed to tip Naylon that drugs might be in a Kelly Inn hotel room in St. Paul, a source said. The room was wired with a hidden video camera.

After Naylon received the tip, he asked Ramsey County Sheriff's Sgt. Rollie Martinez to write a search warrant request. The sergeant was apparently unaware of the sting operation.

Naylon, Martinez and Tim Rehak, a 20-year veteran St. Paul police officer, entered the hotel room together. Martinez walked into the bathroom while Rehak and Naylon found the money. Naylon put $6,000 in his pocket while Rehak watched, the source said.

Martinez did not see Naylon pocket it, according to the source.

More than a week later, Naylon turned in the money he had taken, which matched the missing marked bills from the room, sources said.

St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington has said that FBI officials told him months ago that they were looking into Rehak's actions, but that the officer was not the principal of the investigation.

Rehak could not be reached for comment.

Rogosheske, based on a conversation with Naylon, said that the integrity test actually took place about two years ago. Sources initially told the Star Tribune that the test happened last year. After checking further Tuesday, the sources confirmed they were mistaken and the test happened in the fall of 2004.

Rogosheske said that his client would be willing to take a lie detector test "on anything."He doesn't need to steal anything," Rogosheske said. "He's got enough money."

The attorney said Naylon was doing nothing more than pulling a prank on Martinez. Rogosheske said that the money would have shown up sooner, but Martinez didn't immediately put it in the property room, where evidence is stored.

Martinez declined to comment on the allegations.


pmcenroe@startribune.com • 612-673-1645 hpadilla@startribune.com • 612-590-2637 mlsmith@startribune.com • 612-518-8337

10:26 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Until I see other wise I believe Naylon intended to keep the money.

All reports but this one suggest he had the money for a week.

11:11 AM  
Blogger Sharon4Anderson said...

Bobby your great, encourage your posts to blog ie: www.billdahn.blogspot.com

12:48 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why was a civilian employee (which Naylon is) involved in a raid? His presence could have jepordized any evidence found. He's not a cop!

1:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm shocked!

What next?
Some wierd bird goes kookoo cocoa puffs?

12:01 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sharon, why would Bob encourage people to go to Bills site? Or your site?

between you & Bill people are just sick of Bills story and the same old links you send out over, and over, and over and over and over and over and over and over.

I wish the state would have burned your damn houses to the ground, that's the way you make people feel.. FUCK your problems I am sick of hearing about them.

Try say something intelligent and stay on post.

6:44 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear 6:44,

It is truely sad you continue to put down another member of society.

As a DFLer, we are taught to be tollerent of all individuals.

Somewhere there is a government program to help them. If there is not we can create one. To pay for it we can raise our property taxes as they are so low we can surely afford to pay more. Just look at other countries and what they pay. Why, we should be giving the government 70 to 85% of our take home income. The government will provide the rest as they see fit. I feel this is a much better situation than letting us decide how to spend our money, what do we know?

Did you see what I just did, I got off topic here a little.

Why don't you leave Sharon and Bill alone. Someday you may be in their situation. What goes around comes around (DFL city convention 1983).

As to the Sheriff Fletcher situation, Bill Finney and Axtell and his 3 buddies in Vice, their fingerprints are all over this one. Check their cell phone records to the FBI MPLS office. Seems they have been they have been very busy.

DFL and proud in St. Paul

11:49 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

11:49, Can you tell us who Finney's three other buddies in vice are? I agree, Finney's fingerprints are all over this one. Seems like he is trying to distract the public from focusing on something...or should I say...SOMEONE else! Perhaps, Aaron Foster??

12:03 PM  

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