Page 18 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, July 1, 2022 RESNEK | FROM PAGE 1 “You told people in Sept. of 2021 that he [Cornelio] was suffering quite dramatically from anxiety and depression, correct?” asked Robbins. “You knew he was susceptible to pressure.” “Yes,” said Resnek. Robbins asked him if he thought Cornelio was susceptible to being pressured into making statements; Resnek agreed. “You actually urged people to pressure Mr. Cornelio into making statements about Mr. DeMaria, correct?” “That’s correct,” replied Resnek. Resnek said he urged people to pressure Cornelio into speaking out against the mayor, but not in a coercive way. Robbins offered a rebuttal with Exhibit 12, which showed an email exchange which took place on Sept. 14, 2021, between Resnek and Andrea Estes of The Boston Globe where Resnek points out to Estes that Cornelio’s emotional and mental state could be used to her advantage. “Let’s see what we can do. Don’t be afraid to pressure Sergio, but keep in mind he suff ers from anxiety and depression rather dramatically. He must be pushed or you will get nothing from him,” writes Resnek to Estes, “And these are e-mails that you wrote to this person back and forth on September 13th, correct?” asked Robbins. “Yes, sir,” replied Resnek. Resnek published his fi rst story about the commercial property deal in the Leader Herald on Sept. 8 – a story that falsely claimed that Mayor DeMaria coerced and extorted $97,000 from Cornelio. Resnek, in his previous June 3 deposition, stated he didn’t have any proof that Cornelio was forced to pay the mayor or that he was illegally involved in the property deal. Resnek would explain that the only information he actually did have was that the Corey Street sale has taken place through the Registry of Deeds and that he never went to any City Hall departments, attorneys or bank offi cials to obtain the public information despite his claims of being an Emmy-winning investigative reporter. Asked if it bothered him that - LEGAL NOTICE - CITY OF EVERETT CITY OF EVERETT - LEGAL NOTICE - BOARD OF APPEALS 484 BROADWAY, ROOM 24 EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS 02149 PUBLIC HEARING FOR PETITION FROM COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT LLC To all parties interested in the public hearing. 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All interested parties may attend and opinions will be heard regarding the following petition. Whereas a petition has been presented by: Property Address: 1 and 3 Air Force Rd. Map/Lot: Person Requesting: David E. O’Neil 391 Broadway, Suite 300 Everett, MA 02149 PROPOSAL: Applicant seeks a permit for occupancy to use the existing building as an automobile parts warehouse and parts distribution facility in conjunction with the existing non-conforming use which is for Office and Limousine Service. The existing building is located in the Riverfront Overlay District. Reason for Denial: Permit was denied in accordance to the City of Everett Zoning Ordinance Appendix A as follows: The City of Everett Zoning Ordinances APPENDIX A section 26 (b) Uses: does not specifically allow an automobile parts warehouse facility and parts distribution as a use in this district. The applicant must seek relief in the form of a Special Permit for this use from the Everett Zoning Board of Appeals. BOARD OF APPEALS FOR THE CITY OF EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS Mary Gerace - Chairman Roberta Suppa - Clerk July 1, 8, 2022 he was putting pressure on the city clerk despite the fact that Cornelio was suffering from anxiety and depression, Resnek stated that he wasn’t a doctor but he needed the information to write articles about the mayor. “And that was a desire you knew Mr. Philbin had, correct? asked Robbins. “Yes,” said Resnek. Resnek stated the importance of obtaining information from Cornelio as he believed he (Cornelio) was the “keeper of all the mayor’s secrets.” When asked to explain, Resnek, now appearing desperate, stated that the mayor was involved in a sexual harassment complaint, claiming the story, which detailed an assault, came from Cornelio. When he was asked if he had any notes from the interview, Resnek said he did not. Resnek also claimed he knew the case had been dismissed for lack of probable cause but still wrote in the Sept. 15 edition of the Leader Herald a story detailing the Revere police report in spite of knowing it was 14 years old. “Did you write that it had been dismissed for lack of probable cause?” asked the attorney. “No, I didn’t,” responded Resnek. Resnek admitted writing the article just before the primary. Asked if he was ever accused of sexual harassment, Resnek replied, “never in a specifi c way in court.” “You have been accused of sexual harassment, correct?” asked Robbins. “I think, yes,” replied Resnek. The attorney asked about the infl ammatory article called “Eye on Everett.” Resnek wrote that in the Revere police report it was “well known” that DeMaria held a knife against the throat of a person, but when shown the police report, Resnek couldn’t find anywhere in the report that a knife or scissors was mentioned. In fact, the complainant never reported to police that a knife was placed against their throat. Resnek then admitted that he never informed the readers that the charges were thrown out by the court, but instead he teased the readers about an upcoming story about the mayor where he was going to “lay it all out” through his fi ctitious character “The Blue Suit.” Circling back to the Corey Street property deal between the mayor and the city clerk, Robbins questioned Resnek over his interview about the property sale, asking him to confi rm that he only had one conversation in Aug. 2021 with Cornelio prior to the publication of his two Sept. 2021 stories. Resnek confi rmed as such and said their conversation might have lasted approximately seven to eight minutes. “And you had a notepad on you for some reason?” asked Robbins. “Well, I’m a reporter,” replied Resnek despite having to deliver newspapers, according to Resnek, to 50 stops that day. “And there are no contemporaneous notes of any conversation you had about Corey St., correct?” “That is correct, sir.” Resnek stated that any notes he made from the conversation were made outside the city Clerk’s Offi ce. When asked if he ever read any documents pertaining to the Corey Street property sale, the state ethics committee opinion, city clerk records of the mayor’s interest in the property, or any records of public record before he wrote the infl ammatory Sept. 2021 articles RESNEK | SEE PAGE 19
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