Words in Edgewise News Roundup - January 25, 2026

Robert Cox

26 Jan 2026 — 5 min read

DUBLIN, IRELAND (January 25, 2026) — I feel like I am missing out with the big storm and all but I do not miss shoveling snow. Be careful everyone.

I gave up waiting so filed a Motion for Judgement in my Article 78 about the Bob Young reply to the Flowers Park RFP against City Manager Wilfredo Melendez and the City of New Rochelle.

I ran six new stories in my series,Robert P. Rubicco: Criminal, Liar, Fraud, Daycare Operator.

Part XIX ($31,500 fine for Workers Comp violations)details how the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board imposed a $31,500 civil penalty on Robert P. Rubicco Jr. and/or his daycare entities for operating without required workers’ compensation insurance and failing to pay prior assessments, part of a pattern of repeated violations documented across multiple enforcement actions.

Part XX (Intuit Part 2: $195,000 10 Years Late)tells about a 2015 default judgment against Rubicco for fraudulently obtaining payroll services from Intuit Payroll Services. After ignoring the judgment for a decade, Rubicco finally paid approximately $195,000 in 2025 when Intuit moved to renew the judgment, exposing a ten-year delay in satisfying the court-ordered obligation.

Part XXI ($118,000 fine for Workers Comp violations)documents another massive Workers’ Compensation Board penalty — $118,000 — levied against Rubicco and his companies for continuing to operate Anna & Jack’s Treehouse daycare without workers’ compensation coverage and ignoring previous fines, showing ongoing deliberate non-compliance with state insurance mandates.

Part XXII ($40,500 fine for Workers Comp violations) reports a separate $40,500 civil penalty issued by the Workers’ Compensation Board against Rubicco-linked entities for additional periods of uninsured operation, further evidence in the series that Rubicco systematically avoided legally required employee injury protection over many years.

Part XXIII ($72,293.87 American Express Default but “Otherwise Excellent Credit”) Exposes a 2019 default judgment for $72,293.87 that American Express obtained against Robert P. Rubicco Jr. for an unpaid business card balance. The article contrasts this substantial default with Rubicco’s simultaneous claims elsewhere of having “otherwise excellent credit.”

Part XXIV (2017-18 Home Foreclosure Proceedings) chronicles the 2017 foreclosure action filed by U.S. Bank National Association as trustee against Robert Rubicco Jr. and Christina Rubicco on their residence at 3 Kensington Oval, New Rochelle. The case involved a consolidated $585,000 mortgage later modified in 2016 for $449,193.96. The action was discontinued without prejudice after the parties reached a settlement, allowing Rubicco to retain the property. The long list of creditors detailed in the foreclosure documents along with Rubicco’s criminal history raises doubts about Rubicco’s claim to the courts that but for the AmEx default he had “otherwise excellent credit.”