Mayoral Candidate Robert Stryk proves corruption in Yountville, California

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(Free-Press-Release.com) September 9, 2010 -- It has been a while since a story I have written has created so much interest and controversy. A few weeks back I profiled a young man named Robert Stryk who is running to be the next Mayor of Yountville. Since the printing of that piece, I have been inundated with calls and emails from people asking for more infor- mation about what is going on in Yountville and about Mr. Stryk.

Like I wrote in my previous piece, Stryk is an outsider who has been fighting the powers that be in Yountville and is demanding change. Stryk has a very impressive back- ground and is indeed a fighter. He has served as a staffer in the United States Congress and in 2001 founded the Sonoran Policy Group. As the CEO of (SPG), Stryk has secured some of the most advanced technology for our fight- ing men and women in uniform, has worked with both Democrats and Republican in the United States Congress to secure much needed Homeland Security dollars for our Nation’s Southern border and was recently nominated by 5 Fortune 500 CEO’s as well as a leading Member of the United States Congress Homeland Security Committee for a position on a very important Defense Advisory Board.

Since Stryk announced his intention to run for Mayor of Yountville, there have been many articles critical in the Yountville Sun and the Napa Valley Register on him and of his background. I recently asked him about this and he said, “The hardest part is that I have worked very hard for 34 years to get where I am today and it stings when people read the garbage that was printed and think I am a bad person. They have no idea who I am. My journey through life has not been easy and I have made many mistakes, but it is from those mistakes along with my faith in God and the support of my family that has made me a stronger and wiser person. All I am doing fighting for is the truth. I have nothing to hide is it time for us citizens to quit getting the raw end of the stick. Win or lose, I am not going any- where and I will fight to expose the truth.”

The Napa Sentinel recently obtained documents that show that Stryk is telling the truth. The documents show a clear effort by Kerry Egan and David Shipman of the Villagio properties along with Sharon Stensass of the Yountville Sun and Jillian Jones of the Napa Valley Register to discredit this young man. The documents show that Shipman on di- rect instruction from Kerry Egan hired a Private Investiga- tor named Dawn King to “Dig up” dirt on Stryk. For months, her research led her to nothing, except a very interesting exchange between Shipman and her where he comments on Stryk’s nomination to the prestigious Defense Board in D.C. In the document Shipman is quoted as saying “Stryk must have naked pictures of important people (names re- dacted)

But on March 11th, 2010, Dawn King communicated with the others that she had struck gold. She had gotten information that a supposedly former employee of Stryk’s named Ric Hedlund, who had served as Stryk’s Director of Intelligence at SPG, was willing to talk and provide dirt on Stryk. Mrs. King writes to Hedlund, “David (Shipman) will put you up at the Villagio. Let me know what time you think you’ll be in and I’ll send you directions, etc. Looking for- ward to meeting you.”

The very next day on March 12th at 4pm, Mrs. King wrote to Mr. Hedlund and said, “Okay I got the full press corps coming, let me know what time you are rolling intotown. Then on Tuesday March 16th Mr. Hedlund checked into his “Comp” Suite at the Villagio and was given a hand written letter from David Shipman thanking him for coming all the way out.
Later that day a ”Secret” meeting was convened in the offices of David Shipman of the Villagio Hotel. Present in the meeting were Kerry Egan by Speaker phone, David Shipman, Dawn King, Sharon Stensaas and Jillian Jones.

The entire transcripts and notes of the meeting have been obtained by the Sentinel and have not been released anywhere except here. During the meeting Hedlund is asked by all parties about what kind of “Dirt” they had on Stryk. What the group did not know, was that Hedlund was still an employee of Stryk’s and went there to gain solid proof of the conspiracy to discredit Mr. Stryk. A quick Google search would have shown that Hedlund was still employed by Stryk and Stryk’s company was his sponsor to join the Board of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Mr. Hedlund wanted to to learn why these people would go to such an effort to discredit Robert for a Mayor’s position that pays $400.00 a month.
As the meeting began the group became upset because Dawn King had re- layed that a member of the Napa County Sheriff’s department would be in the meeting which would indicate collusion with the Sheriff’s Department. Weeks earlier Stryk had received a racist email forwarded by Sheriff Deputy John Th-ompson son of United States Congressman Mike Thompson from his official Napa Sheriff’s email. The Sentinel has seen the email and it is quite offensive.

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