If a client's insurance premium lapsed for four years, would Peter Foy's insurance company continue to honor their insurance or would they cancel it?

What if the client said they didn't get reminders? Would he be forgiving of their negligence?

Thankfully, the secretary of state is forgiving when it comes to dealing with negligent nonprofits like the Peter C. Foy Foundation.

In response to our ad about Foy's suspended foundation he argued, "the ad reflects untruths and a misunderstanding of the law."

The truth is that the California secretary of state and Franchise Tax Board provided all information, as our sources clearly indicated.

As for Foy's "misunderstanding of the law," I hope this will help him to understand.

He cleverly cites IRS rules but slickly overlooks Franchise Tax Board and secretary of state requirements that govern nonprofits' ability to operate in California.

After all it was they, not we, who indicated the foundation was suspended in August 2004 for not filing tax returns for four consecutive years.

For clarification I contacted trusted CPA Mark Nadel, who successfully represents taxpayers before the IRS. His response: "The article in the Ventura County Star regarding the Peter C. Foy Foundation is an artful dance around the fact that the Foundation solicited funds for two years while suspended."

That is the heart of the matter that Peter Foy refused to acknowledge.

California Business and Professional Code 17534.6 indicates that while suspended, the foundation does not have a charitable exemption, and yet it illegally solicited and operated. Maximum penalties are $500 or six months' confinement, or both. Foy stated that after seeing the ad, he realized the foundation was in fact suspended.

I'm glad we could be of help to the foundation's president.

I hate filing and paying taxes, but do so each year as a responsible citizen.

Why an insurance company president would fail to do so for an organization that benefits children, and that he claims is active, only Peter Foy can honestly answer.

Maybe millionaires don't pay taxes.

It is only fair to note that we support Foy's opponent, Jim Dantona. When Mr. Foy's foundation solicited contributions from my business, I researched the foundation's history and what I found concerned me.

While Dantona has been forthright as opponents and media put his life under a microscope, Peter Foy has stealthily avoided any honest inspection of his own.

Since he refuses any public forum to enlighten us, let this serve as our first examination. Barbara Williamson Simi Valley City Council Citizens for Ethical Leadership