Michael Lenz

408 Monroe Street

Hoboken NJ 07030
(201) 725-9151 mikelenz@aol.com

February 29, 2012 Perry Klaussen (via Regular and Certified Mail) 66 10th Street Hoboken, NJ 07030 Lane J. Bajardi (via Regular and Certified Mail) 70 Park Ave, Apt 5 Hoboken, NJ 07030-3528 Elizabeth A. Mason (via Regular and Certified Mail) 921 Hudson St Hoboken, NJ 07030-5101 To all:
On February 16, 2012 I sent each of you via Regular and Certified mail the attached letter. In it I put you on notice that the post on Hoboken411 entitled Deconstructing Michael Lenz is false and defamatory. I particularly objected to the February 11, 2012 update: Michael Lenz Charged with Racism and Discrimination As of this writing I have received no response from any of you.

In my letter I itemized four specific false statements as follows: Lenz approached Hudson County Executive Thomas DeGise; DeGise reportedly refused to grant this request; Lenz, Marsh, and Peter Cunningham cut a deal; one of the subordinates that work under Lenz has filed a complaint against him [Lenz] alleging racism and discrimination.
On or before February 27, 2012, Hoboken411 posted edits to its story, presumably in response to the issues raised in my letter. I hereby put you each on notice that these changes are inadequate and do not rectify the damage each of you has caused to me by your false, defamatory and malicious posting. Instead of retracting the false claims, the edited post merely hedges its language while retaining all of the false and defamatory implications of the original post. By editing the post you have tacitly acknowledged that you are fully aware that the allegations made were false. Yet instead of correcting the record you have made a cynical and transparent attempt to enhance your potential legal defenses while continuing to defame me as much as you dare. The look and tone of the original story is retained, and the sole purpose of its continued publication is to inflict ongoing damage to my reputation. Any person who had seen the original story would likely not even notice that any changes had been made, and would likely continue to believe the false and defamatory claims made in the original post, including the reprehensible claim that I had been accused of racism.

In addition, the edited post contrary to Hoboken 411s standard practice did not result in the story being bumped-up to the top of the queue. While the original defamatory story was seen at the top of Hoboke411s home page by anybody who accessed the site on the day of the posting, the corrected post was buried and could only be found by somebody actively searching for it. It did not, therefore mitigate in any way the damage to my reputation caused by the original false claims. I again demand retraction as to the specific false statement that I was charged with racism and discrimination. This retraction must be explicitly labeled as such and be the first item on your website for the period of time the initial post remained uncorrected. This retractionmust be posted by itself with no additional defamatory or negative commentary or new charges. I further demand an immediate removal and cessation of future publication of Deconstructing Michael Lenz in its entirety, or any similarly themed thread or posting. A simple google search of my name yields the defamatory post as its first search result. The ongoing damage to my reputation can only be mitigated by an immediate removal of the entire post together with the retraction described above.

Your prompt response is anticipated. Sincerely, Michael B. Lenz cc: David B. Rubin Esq. 44 Bridge St., PO Box 4579 Metuchen, NJ 08840