25 People Owe PPA $308,000
Parking Authority takes legal action against delinquents owing as much as $40K each
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The Philadelphia Parking Authority named the top 25 people delinquent in paying parking tickets – tickets that add up to a total of $308,000.
The parking authority, whose strict enforcement policies earned it a national television show named “Parking Wars,” is now battling the city’s top scofflaws by hiring a law firm and taking legal action.
“Not only do these scofflaws refuse to pay their tickets, they violate our parking laws and create dangerous, life-threatening situations,” Executive Director of the PPA Vince Fenerty said in a press conference Tuesday.
Robert Faraco, who owns Faraco Knife Grinding Services in Montogomery County, is the top scofflaw, and he is scoffing the PPA. The man that owes the parking authority $40,580 told 6ABC that he was proud of the top title and would have to “be more sneaky” from now on.
“The city’s top scofflaw, Mr. Robert Faraco, shows no remorse or shame for continually violating our parking laws and running up over $40,000 in unpaid fines and creating potentially dangerous and disruptive situations on Philadelphia streets,” Fenerty said in the press conference.
Fenerty said that an average of 77 percent of all fines are paid to the PPA. They will be cracking down on the remaining 23 percent.
The PPA’s Top Scofflaws:
- Faraco Knife Grinding Services, Pennsburg, Pa., $40.580
- Sergio M. Claudio, $21,444
- Sharwin L. Coates, $18,812
- Alberto Galue, $18,398
- New Century Travel Inc., $16,320
- Sergio M. Claudio, Philadelphia, $21,444
- Sharwin L. Coates, Philadelphia, $18,812
- Alberto Galue, Philadelphia $18,398
- New Century Travel Inc., Philadelphia, $16,320
- Sharonda Everett, Philadelphia, $15,972.70
- Anthony G. Dowd, Philadelphia, $14,477.25
- Willians Nafis, Philadelphia, $13,408.75
- James P. Fiscaro, Philadelphia $12,972
- Faith Brown, Philadelphia, $12,473
- Kenneth Brockington, Philadelphia, $11,991.40
- Lafayette Outen, Philadelphia, $11,149.20
- Christopher Harden, Philadelphia, $11,106.65
- Frederick Tarasatana, Philadelphia, $10,485
- Abraham Vaughn, Philadelphia, $9,777
- Donagew Builders, Drexel Hill, Pa., $9,632
- Joseph Doe, Philadelphia, $9,206.20
- Arnetta Johnson, Philadelphia, $8,351
- Joanna Pakuris, Philadelphia, $8,021.75
- Tom and Susan McShane, Maple Shade, NJ, $6,679
- Colmon Holmes, Philadelphia, $6,353.00
- Shirley T. Bryant, Philadelphia, $6,219.30
- Kesha Blue, Philadelphia, $5,958.95
- Avery Copeland, Philadelphia, $4,700,25
- James Bruson Jr., Philadelphia, $3,705.50
Posted Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010 - 4:44 PM EST
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