Palm Bay employee Joseph Poteat creates death-bed Will to steal money.

Palm Bay city utility worker Joseph Poteat created a fake Estate Will and used it to defraud Evelyn Karwel out of her life savings. It is assumed that Joseph Poteat stole up to $80,000 dollars. His wife Sherry Poteat sign's the back of the fraud check. By all means, we need a "new" Palm Bay City Manager. We need to terminate Lee Feldman due to all the corruption, and hire a new manager of honest. Look at what happened to my Mother.

Pay to the order of: Chase Bank, which is Joseph Poteat's credit card institution.

Palm Bay employee Josesph Poteat was trying to pay off his credit card [pay to the order of] Chase Bank by using Evelyn Jane Karwel's personal checks. Because the signature did not match, Chase Bank sent the check back to the deceased Evelyn Karwel.

Evelyn Karwel died April 3, 2007, three months before the date on the check.

At a recent speech given by Wayne Ivy, (FDLE, Florida Department of Law Enforcement) at the Palm Bay Democrat's meeting: Wayne Ivy said it was not fraud because Joseph Poteat wasn't using Evelyn's name. THEN WHAT WAS IT, PRAY TELL? He told Sondra Karwel (twin sister) that if he agreed to see the documents (seen below), then she would agree to never bring up the matter ever again. Sondra declined his offer. At the Palm Bay Democrat's meeting we were told that we interrupted Wayne Ivy's speech by asking him questions. He further told us that we were not nice to him. Can you imagine that! Joseph Poteat went into my mother's hospital room while she was in IC and created a Death-bed Will without the consent of the hostpital, the doctors, or the family. After which he proceeded to make funeral arrangement, withdrawn money from her checking account and acted as if he was a family member. It took almost 2 years to stop Joseph Poteat because the Palm Bay Police refused to investigate after finding out Poteat was a Palm Bay employee. One thing about being a victim, you never forget and the crime never goes away. Furthermore, since we were at the Palm Bay Democrat's meeting in front of a whole room full of witnesses, Wayne Ivy (FDLE) can't claim he has never heard of this case before. When files (see below) were submitted to the Florida State Attorneys Office the paper work (see below) keep getting lost and/or missing.

Sandra Karwel in 2008 filed as a candidate for Palm Bay City Council to protect the rights and property of elderly residents (that are presently so poorly represented in Palm Bay), remember Evelyn Karwel was 82 years old.

Joseph Poteat stole jewelry from our family, we want it back!

Palm Bay city employee Joseph Poteat broke into our house and stole (STOLE!) my mothers vintage and unreplaceable jewelry from her bedroom bureau. Here is whats left of his thief.

However on the bottom drawer unknownst to Poteat my mother keep my Dad's vintage 1950 tie-clips and cuff-links, so they were saved, but he stole all of my mother's vintage 1950 jewelry.

OUR FAMILY WANTS MY MOTHERS JEWERLY BACK!

WE WANT THE CITY OF PALM BAY ACCOUNTABLE FOR HAVING TWO CITY EMPLOYEE: (JOSEPH AND SHERRY POTEAT) TAKING SUCH MEASURE AS TO DISRUPT OUR LIVES AND STEAL MONEY, IMPORTATNT PAPERS, JEWELRY AND CREATE A FAKE ESTATE WILL TO DEFRAUD OUR FAMILY OUT OF ITS PROPERTY!

Sherry Poteat plays games while working for the City of Palm Bay.

Evelyn Karwel died 04/03/2007. On 04/19/2007 (six days after my mother dies) Sherry Poteat without authority turns off the water at Evelyn Karwel's residences at 1142 Bianca Drive. She had NO AUTHORITY to tamper with decease’s Palm Bay Utility Account; moreover the Karwel family was living inside the house.

The city of Palm Bay allowed Sherry Poteat to play with Palm Bay Utility accounts, and the electric bill. Sherry Poteat also called Florida Power and light and said she was Evelyn' daughter and requested that the electric be turned-off at 1142 Bianca Drive, which they did. It took 4 days to get the electricity turned back on, which it was then turned on in my name. I had to file a subpoena with the Brevard Sheriff Office to Florida Power and Light requesting the documents of how the electicity got turned off.

This is unacceptable behavior. Evelyn's daughters: Sandra and Sondra Karwel still resided in the house along with their pets and two aging cats that belong to Evelyn Karwel.

The daughters are dealing with the passing of their mother and Palm Bay employee Sherry Poteat deliberately turns off the water to Evelyn Karwel's house.

Even now as I write this I'm stunned at the amount of corruption going on and allowed at the city of Palm Bay. Moreover, I am reminded that this behavior is directly related to the management style of the city of Palm Bay, and the city manager: Lee Feldman.

If the city of Palm Bay "had" a clean and honest city manager, then Sherry Poteat and Jospeh Potest's actions would have been nullified.

Sherry Poteat uses the City of Palm Bay's facility to do illicit acts.

Sherry Poteat took it upon herself to turn-off the electricity at 1142 Bianca Drive. She called “Florida Power and Light” and told them that she was Evelyn Karwel’s daughter and that she was also the Administrator of Evelyn’s Estate Will.

It took a subpoena to verify that indeed it was Sherry Poteat; the phone number was shown to be from the city of Palm Bay. Remember she was doing this while she was at work, same as when she turned of the water. Sherry Poteat used the City of Palm Bay’s phone lines (government property) to do these illicit acts. After 4 days of negotiations the power was turned on, but Evelyn’s elderly cat “Baby” died from heat exhaustion because of Sherry Poteats illegal act.

Letter sent to PB City Council, Doug Muldoon-PBPD, and State Attorney's Office

At the Code Enforcement Workshop Mayor John J. Mazziotti asked for public comments: I tried to speak about a code enforcement issue; but the Mayor knew the topic and he turned off the microphone as I was speaking.

Joseph Poteat-a Palm Bay city employee and his wife Sherry created a fake Estate Will and hence set-off a long history of litigation such that no human could keep up with all the paperwork, crime, court douments or code issues. So at the Code Workshop, the member laughed hysterically at Palm Bay residents who try to rectify their cases by asking for time extensions.

The Code Enforcement Board though it was so FUNNY; but this is what happen in my case, sometime it takes years to fix a situation, especially if it is a Palm Bay City employee who is the perpetrator.

However, while the rest of the Code Enforcement and other members laughed to their hearts content, at least one person volunteered to speak to me, and that was Jimmie Glover. So of all the member that attended that night, only one person tried to help. Here is his suggest.
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DATE: 04-30-2010

Dear Palm Bay City Council, Doug Muldoon and State Attorney's Office:

It is by the recommendation of Jimmie Glover-Code Enforcement Advisor Board Member that the following procedure be followed.

Mr. Glover requested that a copy of the attached Estate Will be sent to Doug Muldoon PBPD, Palm Bay City Council Members, and the State Attorney's Office which I will be sending US mailed to Mr. Muldoon and State's Attorney's Office.
Here I have attached the Will in this email along with other supporting documents, and it can also be view on my website: http://www.sandrakarwel.blogspot.com/

Likewise, I would like to add that Mr. Muldoon has meet and has know Evelyn Karwel and her late husband Joseph Karwel since 1978. In fact Joseph & Evelyn Karwel held Doug Muldoon in the highest esteem, and at a period in time they prided themselves in thinking Mr. Muldoon was like an honorary son to them, and they truly adored him.

Attached please find a copy of the Estate Will that Joesph Poteat (a Palm Bay City Utility Worker) filed with the Brevard Clerk of Court.

Also note that the Will was witnessed by Poteat's wife Sherry who is also a Palm Bay city employee and their daughter Alysha.

Mr. Glover could not believe that a Palm Bay employee could create a fake and fraud Estate Will to steal monies and properly from an 82 year old senior citizen.

Moreover, I have added a few more documents: #1.) Poteat wrote a check in the amount of $445 dollars to payoff his credit card the date on the check is 3 months after the death of Evelyn Karwel, #2.) An Objection to the Will, #3.) An Injunction against Sherry and Josph Poteat.

Hence code enforcement could not understand why code issues could not be processed with in a few months. Well by the Poteat's filing the Estate Will with the court system and our family contesting it: the Brevard Court System decides the outcome of the property which in this case is still in probate and already 3 years old.

Reminder: the Mayor and William Capote are already aware of this FRAUD ESTATE WILL. William Capote promised that as soon as he was in office he would address the issue and the Mayor remarked that he hoped Josph Poteat wasn't doing this to other senior citizens.

Sincerely,
Sandra Karwel
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Reimbursement for the broken automatic garage door
Reimbursement for Pop-a-lock door keys and service Reimbursement for the cat food removed from house
Return jewelry removed from house
Return house paperwork removed from house
Return Father's Annuity money stolen from bank
Reimbursement for dry food removed form house Reimbursement for food removed from freezer Reimbursement food removed from refrigerator
Sod and plant re-placement for the front and back yard for turning off water and destroying the plants
Return personal items and jewelry stolen from the
Funeral Home
Joseph Poteat took the jewelry from my mother's dead body at the funeral home.

Taken from funeral home:
- Platinum solitaire with diamonds 1949 vintage engagement ring
Platinum vintage 1949 wedding ring
- Fathers gold vintage 1949 wedding band on gold necklace
- gold chain with Cadillac charm
- Family gemstone ring-with children’s birthday gemstone
- 8 gold necklaces
-12 gold brackets
- $50.00 dollar safe keeping dollar bill in wallet

Return pictures and house items stolen from the house Reimbursement of attorney fees paid
Reimbursement all filing fee paid
Reimbursement for mileage driving to Titusville for Court Hearings and Injunction
Restitution for BCC college course
Reimbursement for pain and suffering
Reimbursement for the telephone being shut off and reconnected
Reimbursement for the cable being shut off and reconnected Reimbursement for the for the water being shut off and reconnected
Reimbursement for the electricity being shut off twice and reconnected
Reimbursement for the instant camera Reimbursement for film for Polaroid camera
Reimbursements for 2 file folders
Reimbursement for missed work days for Sandra Karwel Reimbursement for missed work days for Sondra Karwel Reimbursement for food allowance for Sandra Karwel Reimbursement for food allowance for Sondra Karwel Reimbursement for living expenses for Sandra Karwel Reimbursement for living expenses for Sondra Karwel
Returne the $5,000.00 you took from Evelyn's checking account to pay-off "your" Attorney Charles Nash

Sherry Poteat stalking house.

The following pictures are of Sherry Poteat stalking our house and trying to break in; she is using a City of Palm Bay vehicle.
These pictures are not digital, but film and where scanned into the computer so no editing has been done. Note that we will qualify the time from the non-existent jungle gym from across the street. We will futher show that she was on the property even after we applied and was granted an injunction against Joseph Poteat. And the Palm Bay Police "refused" to do anything.

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By Jennifer Stahl
Staff Writer

PALM BAY - As the 2006 hurricane season looms forbiddingly on the horizon, many area residents are still recovering from damage incurred during the 2004 season.
But one local woman may be able to put some of the horrors of Hurricane Jeanne and her wake of destruction in the past as she opens the door to a new home, provided in part by Palm Bay.
Prior to the summer of 2004, Evaline Karwel had lived in the same home in Palm Bay for nearly four decades. But Hurricane Jeanne made short work of that. The storm spawned a tornado that obliterated 40 years of history in mere seconds.
"Jeanne was the one who destroyed everything, but she did me a favor - a wonderful one," Ms. Karwel said.
Ms. Karwel and her daughter were sheltering in the home with two dogs, nine cats and two birds when furious winds blew in the front window in an explosion of glass. At the time, it was raining so hard visibility was almost nonexistent.
Ms. Karwel called the fire department, but during the height of the storm, there was little they could do to help her.
"They just told us to hunker down and pray," Ms. Karwel said. "My daughter didn't think we would come out of it alive."
The two sheltered in an interior bedroom of Ms. Karwel's home, cowering under blankets and mattresses. They tried to stop the influx of rushing water with sheets, towels and blankets. It was no use.
Water flooded the home, and damaging winds blew everything helter skelter.
"When it was over, everything was high western crooked," Ms. Karwel said. "With my clothes I was pretty lucky, but everything else was kaput."
City officials condemned her home. Now, at 80, Ms. Karwel was homeless. She was insured, but the payout of $52,000 was less than half the amount she needed to rebuild.
But a friend of hers wasn't able to accept that. He offered her a solution.
Joe Poteat, a former crew leader and heavy equipment operator for the Palm Bay Utilities Department, put Ms. Karwel in contact with Palm Bay's Housing & Neighborhood Development Services Department. Ms. Karwel and Mr. Poteat met when Ms. Karwel needed repair to a water main outside her home.
In December 2004, officials with the department applied for a state grant through the "Home Again Program."
Normally, the state administers the Home Program, which is designed to make affordable housing opportunities available to low- to moderate-income families. But after Brevard County residents suffered devastating losses from the hurricanes, the state appropriated an additional amount of the Home Program funds to help low- to moderate-income families affected by the storms, said Glenn Morris, the city's housing services department administrator.
The new funding program became known as the Home Again Program. Money was offered to every municipality in Brevard, but only officials with the county and Palm Bay applied, Mr. Morris said. Each received a $500,000 grant to help families repair or rebuild their homes.
The assistance is over and beyond assistance made by insurance claims, Federal Emergency Management Agency funds, and Small Business Administration claims, Mr. Morris said.
Palm Bay city officials said they decided to target those who where hit hardest. Uninsured or underinsured low- to moderate-income families whose homes were either destroyed or substantially damaged would be first in line for grant money.
Ms. Karwel received $50,000 to rebuild, the maximum amount the city can provide. With the combined insurance and grant money, she was able to finance the construction of a new home on her old lot.
Ms. Karwel's home was damaged so extensively it had to be razed.
Dave Avchen, owner of Custom Homes of Port Malabar, built her a new home with a few extra amenities.
For example, Ms. Karwel's former home was 900 square feet, and was not in compliance with the city's current minimum building standards. However, her new home, which she received the keys to last week, is 1,200 square feet with a two-car garage, storm shutters and all new appliances.
Ms. Karwel said it will take time for her to learn how to operate all the new, fancy gadgets outfitting her new home.
Looking inside her sleek, black refrigerator with water and ice dispenser, Ms. Karwel said, "I don't even know how to operate this. I'm going to have to learn how to use it."
And after 19 months of displacement, Ms. Karwel said she has quite a few special people to thank for her new home, including Dave Avchen, the Housing & Neighborhood Development Services Department and her friends, Joe and Sherry Poteat.
"I thank them from the bottom of my heart," Ms. Karwel said. "If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have a home."
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