Standing beside the list of Philadelphia's top 25 ticket scofflaws, Vince Fenerty sought to send a clear message. The Parking Authority wants its cash.
Now, it plans to get it.
"I just think that they're individuals who don't care for the law, care for fellow parkers, or care for pedestrians," Fenerty said.
After years of ticketing, and often times booting the cars that belong to the people on this list, the PPA is suing each of them in the Court of Common Pleas. In all, 25 people whose unpaid tickets total a staggering sum: $308,193.70. The man who owes the most: Pennsburg businessman Bob Faraco who is $40,580 in debt.
We first met Facaro, who sharpens knives for a living, last week. Aware of his chronic non-payment, he called it a protest of unfair parking policies, and refused to pay until he was forced to. "As 6ABC's Brian Taff reported last week, the city's top scofflaw, Mr. Robert Faraco, shows no remorse of shame for continually violating our parking laws," Fenerty said during a news conference Tuesday.
But even if Faraco is alone in not paying out of principle, he is not alone on this list. New Century Travel, a bus company, owing more than $16,000.
Sergio Claudio - even deeper in debt - owes $21,444.
In all, there are 3,490 unpaid tickets among just 25 people who have long-refused to pay. As for the others?
"I would hope that everyone would search their conscious, pay their ticket. If they feel their ticket is unjust, they can ask for a hearing."
now we should mention that, lawsuits or not, people can still avoid paying--as many on this list have--by exploiting that loophole we first exposed...the one that lets people with too many tickets simply get a new license plate, making the car appear clean. Officials say Mr. Faraco and his company had 73 separate tags. The authority's executive director is lobbying lawmakers to close that loophole now. Of course, we'll keep you posted.
Those who have multiple motor vehicle tags and numerous unpaid tickets:
Faraco Grinding Services
21 tags
475 unpaid tickets totaling $33,785
Robert Faraco
2 tags
203 unpaid tickets totaling $14,500
New Century Travel Inc.
13 tags
174 unpaid tickets totaling $19,037
Anthony G. Dowd
8 tags
434 unpaid tickets totaling $27,065
Joseph Doe
12 tags
346 unpaid tickets totaling $18,976
William Nafis
10 tags
356 unpaid tickets totaling $20,681
Shirley T. Bryant
7 tags
283 unpaid tickets totaling $16,194
James Brunson Jr.
33 tags
207 unpaid tickets totaling $15,741
Kenneth Brockington
14 tags
205 unpaid tickets totaling $13,285
Thomas G. and Susan L. McShane
7 tags
168 unpaid tickets totaling $11,344
Lafayette Outen
6 tags
200 unpaid tickets totaling $12,324
Pat Demone
5 tags
223 unpaid tickets totaling $13,158
Frederick Tarsatana
7 tags
144 unpaid tickets totaling $10,498
Avery Copeland
9 tags
170 unpaid tickets totaling $11,851
Kesha Blue
5 tags
128 unpaid tickets totaling $8,244
Christopher Harden
6 tags
116 unpaid tickets totaling $8,323
Sharonda E. Everett
2 tags
91 unpaid tickets totaling $6,911
Some top ticket scofflaws with one motor vehicle tag:
Colmon Holmes
488 unpaid tickets totaling $28,749
Arnetta Johnson
370 unpaid tickets totaling $24,557
Sergio M. Claudio
298 unpaid tickets totaling $21,398
Alberto Galue
60 unpaid tickets totaling $18,355
Donagnew Builders
225 unpaid tickets totaling $14,670
James P. Fiscaro
211 unpaid tickets totaling $13,998
Sharwin L. Coates
165 unpaid tickets totaling $12,965
Faith Brown
157 unpaid tickets totaling $11,481
Abraham Vaughn
73 unpaid tickets totaling $11,075
