Washington DC NFL owner Snyder Killed Some Trees; Park Ranger's Career Goes Down in Flames

[Sheldon Cooper]

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/01/07/snyder-killed-some-trees-wrecked-park-rangers-career-152992



Dan Snyder couldn’t see the Potomac River from his mansion, so the Washington NFL team’s owner exploited his government connections to do something about it.

Snyder, who’s pegged in Deadspin as a “horrible rich person” cut down 140 trees behind his Maryland estate – even though the trees were on national park property – and wrecked a park ranger’s career in the process.

Deadspin reports that in June of 2004, P. Daniel Smith, National Parks special assistant, and his National Park Service colleagues, which included the C&O Canal’s new interim superintendent, Kevin Brandt, met with Snyder and his attorney at his mansion to work out a deal to remove the trees.

When Robert Danno, a distinguished NPS veteran, received a complaint from one of Snyder’s neighbors about the trees being chopped down, he brought it to the attention of his boss, Brandt, and requested permission to investigate. Brandt said he would take care of the matter.

Wow, what an asshole. The article says that Danno was eventually charged with theft of government property, but I can't figure out what he allegedly stole.

[hunter]

1. Got to be squeaky clean if you want to be a whistle brother.

Otherwise you become the center of the story, not the assholes you are blowing the whistle on.

That's often how corruption in the U.S.A. works.

[shanti]

2. there was a case like this hear near sacramento

a local judge decided he couldn't see the american river but for the old oak trees blocking his way, so he had them cut down. he ended up paying a $20,000 fine, which ironically, increased his property value by $100,000!

http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/view-to-kill-for/content?oid=8108

[Downwinder]

3. An update on Robert Danno from 2012.

http://themountainnewswa.net/2012/04/03/nps-ranger-with-ties-to-margaret-anderson-becomes-agency-whistleblower-writes-book/