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Autistic Child Charged with Disorderly Conduct by

The Chambersburg(PA) Borough Police Department, After Bullying Incident

Written By : Dateline CNN Investigative Reporter

Sheri Reece

A 12 year old boy in Chambersburg, PA has overcome many hurdles in his life pertaining to his extreme disabilities. After his family relocated to Chambersburg, PA, he was enrolled into Chambersburg Area Middle School. His mother made sure they fully understood her son's specific needs, getting all his previous records faxed to the new principal. They reassured the mother that the 12 year old would be supervised constantly while at school, a personal assistant was to be by his side at all times, due to several medical conditions including daily seizures. On Monday, February 27th at Chambersburg Area Middle School, a fight broke out involving the autistic boy, due to another classmate bullying him because of his disabilities. The teacher's aide that was assigned as his assistant, was nowhere to be found. Shortly after, the Chambersburg Borough Police Department was called to the school and the autistic boy was sent back to class. His mother was never notified of the incident until, she picked her son up later that day. The Principal explained to the mother that her son would be charged with disorderly conduct. Meanwhile, no one from the Chambersburg Borough Police Department had talked to the boy personally or interviewed him, never listening to his side of the story. They simply took the other student's word and wrote a ticket charging him with disorderly conduct. Approximately two weeks after the incident, the mother received a ticket in the mail for her 12 year old son. Charging him with disorderly conduct and a $185.00 dollar fine, stating they had ten days to pay it or a warrant would be issued for his arrest immediately. The 12 year old boy cannot even read or write due to his disabilities. After talking to the mother this morning, she stated that she cannot comprehend how the police can even begin to file charges on her son without ever speaking to him or her. Several attempts to contact the Chambersburg Borough Police Department were made but, we were unable to get a return call in regards to this case. It's obvious that the Chambersburg Borough Police Department has problems within the department. The family has now sought legal counsel and is in the process of filing a civil action lawsuit against the school board for their lack of supervision and negligence towards her son's critical needs.









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August 7, 2009

Lawyer Arrested for Accepting Cash

in Exchange for Promise to Tamper with Grand Jury Witness Testimony



Written By : Dateline CNN Investigative Reporter

Sheri Reece

An attorney was arrested late Tuesday after accepting $53,500 in cash that he believed was half of a bribe being paid in exchange for him instructing his client to lie to a federal prosecutor and a federal grand jury investigating allegations of immigration fraud. Alfred Nash Villalobos, 44, a South Lake Tahoe resident who recently relocated from West Hills, was arrested by FBI agents Tuesday afternoon at a law office in Century City. Villalobos was charged in a criminal complaint filed yesterday with obstruction of a grand jury proceeding.According to the affidavit in support of the complaint filed yesterday in United States District Court in Los Angeles, Villalobos agreed to the Century City meeting to accept more than $50,000 in cash, which was to be the first installment of a $107,000 bribe from a second attorney who in fact was cooperating with the FBI. The second attorney, identified in court papers as “CW2,” represents an individual identified in court papers as “CW1.” The complaint provides limited details about the alleged immigration fraud in which CW1 is being investigated for possibly providing false proof of employment to assist immigrants to fraudulently obtain status under a provision of federal law that makes immigrants engaged in religious occupations eligible for work visas. CW1 is suspected of paying wages to immigrants, who then used their paychecks to verify their employment as religious workers at a social service organization that was operated by CW1. The immigrants allegedly then returned their wages to the organization. Villalobos represented one of the purported workers involved in the immigration fraud under investigation by the grand jury. Villalobos advised CW2 that Villalobos' client was contacted by the government to provide testimony about the alleged fraud and therefore was in a position to assist CW2's client. During a series of communications between Villalobos and CW2 detailed in the complaint affidavit, Villalobos proposed a strategy in which he would instruct his client to provide false testimony that would benefit CW1, the subject of the alleged immigration fraud, by asserting that the employment with the social service organization and payment by CW1 was legitimate. In exchange for the false testimony by his client, Villalobos expected to be paid $107,000 in cash. Villalobos explained that his client would be coached to make false statements during an upcoming interview scheduled with a federal prosecutor, and he “guaranteed” that his client would provide testimony consistent with that interview during grand jury testimony. Villalobos suggested to CW2 that the illicit payment be disguised as a settlement for a sexual harassment matter between his client and CW2's client, proposing that that they fabricate a “plausible” scenario based on their purported employee-employer relationship. CW2 cooperated with the FBI by making consensual recordings of his conversations with Villalobos, during which Villalobos requested $107,000 in cash, plus charitable donation receipts from the social service organization where the immigrants were allegedly employed. At one point, Villalobos suggested that part of the payment could be in the form of a $6,000 charitable donation receipt for a $100 painting he would donate to the social services organization. According to the complaint, Villalobos stated that he preferred to avoid putting his agreement with CW2 in writing, and indicated he had engaged in receiving large cash payments in the past. Villalobos stated that on one occasion he had received a bag containing $80,000, according to the complaint.The complaint alleges that when CW2 asked Villalobos what would happen if the money was not paid in exchange for the manufactured testimony, Villalobos said that CW2's client would be “rolling the dice.” Villalobos also agreed that, for an additional fee, he would instruct his client to make false statements about another witness expected to be subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury that was investigating the alleged immigration scheme. Villalobos agreed to instruct his client to provide information indicating the additional witness was unhappy with CW1 while employed at the social services organization. Villalobos agreed that such statements would lead the grand jury to believe that a fraud scheme did not exist, but rather, that CW1 was targeted by a disgruntled employee who fabricated criminal activity involving immigration fraud. Villalobos and CW2 scheduled yesterday afternoon's meeting in Century City so the first half of the $107,000 bribe could be paid in cash. Villalobos agreed to accept the other half after his client provided the promised false testimony. After Villalobos accepted the cash, he was taken into custody without incident. Villalobos will have an initial appearance before a federal magistrate this afternoon in United States District Court in Los Angeles. The alleged immigration scheme discussed in the complaint remains under investigation, and no additional details regarding the matter can be released due to the ongoing investigation. A criminal complaint involves allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty in court. The charge of obstruction of a grand jury proceeding carries a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.





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Feds forgo assets of admittedly corrupt: Crisis in county government

By Rachel Dissell





Ohio — If former MetroHealth Medical Center Vice President John J. Carroll had sold drugs instead of having accepted bribes for construction contracts, would the federal government have swept in and seized all of his ill-gotten gains?Probably, legal experts say.Carroll agreed to serve 11 years in prison and pay back part of $628,000 pilfered from the hospital as part of the sweeping Cuyahoga County government corruption investigation .But the 62-year-old executive, who admitted to letting contractors bribe him with expensive jewelry and rugs, a sauna and Jacuzzi, a washer and dryer, a $5,000 computer, scuba gear and golf equipment, in addition to international vacations, was able to hang on to the gifts -- along with his public pension.. Carroll is one of more than a dozen people who so far have pleaded guilty to charges in the investigation in which prosecutors say public officials took bribes or treated taxpayer money as their own.The schemes allowed them to pad their incomes with public money and enjoy lavish lifestyles -- posh gulf-front Florida condos, luxury vacations, tens of thousands of dollars in free home improvements and more.Yet it doesn't appear that federal prosecutors are aggressively going after the criminal gains, said Geoffrey Mearns, dean of Cleveland State University's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law .Taking assets and public pensions -- as restitution and punishment -- should be a top priority, he said, because it is vital to preventing future public officials and employees from abusing public trust."If they are going to take the condo in Boca and the wife's mink coat, that is going to be a deterrent, that is going to send a message to the next guy," Mearns said.Federal agents raided Carroll's Bainbridge Township home more than a year ago.Despite that, he was able to sell the home two months later for $280,000, even boasting in the real estate listing about many of the household appliances and accouterments authorities say were part of the bribes.It's not clear why federal agents chose not to haul the items from Carroll's home.But legal experts say the process of seizing assets in white-collar crime can be far more messy and protracted than in street crime or drug cases, where officials can more readily connect extravagant lifestyles with illegal proceeds."Tracing the money is often harder in public-corruption cases because the people have some legitimate sources of income, where drug dealers usually don't," said Stephanos Bibas, a professor of law and criminology at the University of Pennsylvania .Carroll, for instance, made $195,000 a year from the hospital and taught statistics and mathematics-related classes part time at local colleges.William Edwards, a spokesman for the federal prosecutor's office, said the office does "aggressively pursue restitution and forfeitures to the best of our abilities."He would not go into specifics about the current cases, saying only that each case is dealt with individually.As part of his plea, Carroll agreed to pay back his part of the stolen money with at least 10 percent of his pension per month while he is in prison and on probation.According to state pension calculations, Carroll would be eligible for nearly $55,000 a year. That is in addition to pension money he earned in previous jobs at two other Cleveland-area hospitals.Carroll's attorney, Roger Synenberg, wouldn't discuss how the parties negotiated the pension-for-restitution payments. But he said leaving someone penniless shouldn't be considered the best deterrent to future criminal behavior."It's difficult to think of a greater deterrent for this than 11 years in a federal prison," he said.Of the half-dozen plea deals struck with federal officials in this case, some include explicit details on how and when restitution must be paid.For instance, lawyers Bruce Zaccagnini and Timothy Armstrong, who pleaded guilty to bribing public officials in relation to a multimillion-dollar commercial appraisal contract, have both agreed to specific time frames in which to pay the collective $4.7 million in restitution they owe.

Santina "Sandy" Klimkowski John Carrol



And Santina "Sandy" Klimkowski, former administrator in the Cuyahoga County auditor's office, who pleaded guilty as part of the same scheme, agreed to use money the county owed Klimkowski after her resignation to pay part of the $154,000 in restitution she owes. Also going toward restitution is $57,000 she turned over to federal authorities.Others' deals have been left open-ended, meaning it could be years before Cuyahoga County and the school districts identified so far as victims are fully repaid -- if ever. In those cases, public agencies may end up having to sue to get their money back.Former county engineer's office employee and Parma school board member J. Kevin Kelley has no agreement as to how or when he will pay the $567,939 he owes the county and Parma schools.Anthony Sinagra -- the former state senator and former Lakewood mayor -- and construction executives Steven Pumper and Nilesh Patel also do not have agreements.So far, federal prosecutors seem to be calculating restitution based on the amount that was stolen or paid as bribes or kickbacks.Mearns believes it is insufficient to make corrupt elected officials and public employees pay back only what they stole from institutions like MetroHealth, the county or school districts -- even if they are cooperating with investigators, as those who have pleaded guilty so far are. "How do you quantify the loss of public trust?" Mearns said. "Restitution is supposed to make the victim whole."County Administrator James McCafferty agreed that even if the money were paid back, the county still suffered damage that is hard to quantify."I don't think what we might get would have ever come close to covering the real cost of this," he said.Mearns said he's particularly offended by the fact that people can continue to draw a public pension after being convicted of corruption. He said pensions should be completely taken away from the people who were elected or in positions of power and commit crimes."We give them these pensions as a token of our recognition for their public service," he said. "Well, they weren't serving the public, they were betraying the public."Edwards said federal prosecutors have stayed on top of restitution and targeted pensions in other government corruption cases.Former U.S. Rep. Jim Traficant, who was released from federal prison in September after serving seven years for bribery, was ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution.Edwards said that Traficant has paid more than half the amount so far and that the government is taking close to $800 a month from his congressional pension and $250 each month from his state pension to get the rest of what is owed.But Mearns said that the stiff prison sentence and small amount of monthly restitution in Traficant's case did little to stop other public officials from following in his footsteps.Both Edwards and Mearns say there is another avenue to financially punish those convicted in the Cuyahoga County cases.Federal Judge Kate O'Malley routinely reminds those pleading guilty in the investigation that she is not bound by the plea agreements and that she can order additional restitution and additional fines above and beyond what their deals specify. The plea deals also say that victims can come before the court and ask for more restitution.Mearns recalled a case handled by his office when he was a federal prosecutor in New York in which a judge fined several organized-crime figures millions of dollars more than what was required by standard guidelines."These men were facing life sentences," Mearns said. "And their families sat there solemnly. They expected that."But when they heard how much money they would lose, there was weeping and wailing from all over the courtroom."

_____________________________________________ Attorney Pleads Guilty to Federal Felony , Then Gets Law License in New York



Written by : Dateline CNN Investigative Reporter Michal Ramsey

Here's the decision from the 2nd Department:



Matter of Wachtler; Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District

Motion No: 1993-04807

Slip Opinion No: 2007 NYSlipOp 79678(U)

Decided on October 1, 2007

Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion Decision

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.

Supreme Court of the State of New York

Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

M60621

K/nl

A. GAIL PRUDENTI, P.J.

HOWARD MILLER

ROBERT W. SCHMIDT

STEPHEN G. CRANE

DAVID S. RITTER, JJ.



1993-04807



In the Matter of Sol Wachtler, admitted

as Solomon Wachtler, a disbarred attorney.

(Attorney Registration No. 1189752)



DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION FOR REINSTATEMENT



Motion by the respondent, Sol Wachtler, for an order reinstating him as an attorney and counselor-at-law or, in the alternative, referring this matter to the Committee on Character and Fitness for a hearing and report. The respondent was admitted to the Bar at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on April 4, 1956, under the name Solomon Wachtler. By opinion and order of this court dated August 2, 1993, the respondent was disbarred upon his submission of a resignation, dated July 20, 1993, which followed his plea of guilty in the United States District Court in Trenton, New Jersey, on March 31, 1993, to a violation of 18 USC § 875(c), a Federal felony. The respondent's first application for reinstatement was denied by decision and order on application of this court dated April 14, 2003. By decision and order on motion of this court dated February 6, 2007, the respondent's motion was granted to the extent that the matter was referred to the Committee on Character and Fitness to investigate and report on the respondent 's current fitness to be an attorney, including but not limited to an updated report from his treating physician, and the motion was otherwise held in abeyance in the interim.

Upon the report of the Committee on Character and Fitness and the exhibits annexed thereto, it is

ORDERED that the motion is granted; and it is further,

ORDERED that, effective immediately, the respondent, Sol Wachtler, admitted as Solomon Wachtler, is reinstated as an attorney and counselor-at-law and the Clerk of the Court is directed to restore the name of Sol Wachtler, admitted as Solomon Wachtler, to the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law.

PRUDENTI, P.J., MILLER, SCHMIDT, CRANE and RITTER, JJ., concur.



Written by : Dateline CNN Investigative Reporter Michal Ramsey

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Man released from prison after 25 years for wrongful conviction : Evidence that would have in any way connected Green to the crime scene were never found and the indictment was based on a dodgy witness.

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Mother of Somer Thompson: ‘I feel like I failed’

Her message to the killer of her daughter: ‘We’re going to get you’

Written by : Michal Ramsey -UK Reporter

The mother of the Florida girl who was abducted, murdered and dumped in the trash broke down as she talked about how she tried to teach her 7-year-old to beware of strangers. But, she said Friday, “I feel like I failed.”Diena Thompson broke down as she said that to TODAY’s Natalie Morales about the importance of telling your children you love them, a message she said she wants to impress on all parents.“It takes just a couple seconds to tell them you love them,” Thompson said. “Tell them you love them because you don’t know what’s going to happen. And just make them aware of stranger danger. I tried with Somer. I feel like I failed — obviously.”Asked what people should know about Somer, Thompson said, “Just how beautiful she was; how sweet and innocent and just wanted to be friends with everybody.”‘Morales then asked Thompson what she had to say to the person or persons who abducted and killed her daughter. The grieving mother’s eyes hardened as she stared into the camera with cold resolve.“We’re coming for you,” she said. “We’re going to get you.”Morales asked if Thompson is confident those responsible will be found.“I want to be confident, but I was confident that she was going to come home,” Thompson said, breaking down in tears. “And she didn’t, but I know they’re working and I have faith in them,” she added of the efforts of local, state and federal law-enforcement agencies involved in the investigation.Somer was walking home from school in Orange Park, Fla., Monday afternoon when she ran ahead of her sister and twin brother after getting into a spat with another student. She was last seen passing a vacant house some 500 yards from the home she never saw again.After a massive hunt, Somer’s body was discovered Wednesday 48 miles away in a landfill in Georgia. Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler credited a deputy with thinking to search the landfill, which receives trash from the Jacksonville suburb.









“Had we not done this tactic, I believe that that body would have been buried under hundreds of tons of debris. It probably would have gone undiscovered forever,” Beseler said.A group called Justice Coalition has put up a $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Somer’s killer. Some of that reward money came from Crime Stoppers, which urged anyone with information to call 866-845-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.Clay County police asked tipsters to call 877-227-6911.While expressing confidence that the crime would be solved, Beseler said he was concerned for the safety of area residents.“There is a child killer on the loose. I fear for our community,” he said.Thompson said she has not been told any details of her daughter’s fate as investigators keep a tight lid on the evidence they have. Some 155 registered sex offenders in the area have been interviewed, 88 of whom live in the Orange Park, a town of some 9,000. Police said they have checked more than 650 tips that have been called in and are working on another 250 leads.“All I know at this point is that they’re searching that house,” she told Morales. “I haven’t gotten any autopsy results. I don’t know for sure know which day she passed away. I don’t know anything yet.” ‘You Are My Sunshine " Friends and neighbors of the Thompsons have rallied around the family. Hundreds attended a candlelight vigil at which the mother joined in a tearful singing of “You Are My Sunshine.”Morales asked Thompson why she’s speaking out publicly despite her obvious grief.“First, I’ve never been known to be quiet. Second, like I said, I want justice for Somer,” she replied. “I also want all of these people who’ve come out to know that they mean so much to me, and I don’t want them to think that I don’t care, because I really do.”She said the girl’s twin brother and older sister are coping with the loss as best as they can.“They go up and down,” Thompson said. “You know, they’re kids. I don’t think they have quite the same knowledge that we have, but we’re all just a wreck.”Most of all, she wants her daughter’s killer or killers to be captured.“I want to get justice for Somer and find this animal,” Thompson said. “And maybe if I get on here and talk, maybe one parent would say something that would just click with their baby and nothing like this would happen to anybody else.”





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OKLAHOMA STATE TROOPER



DANIEL MARTIN IS OUT OF CONTROL

Written by : Sheri Reece

IMAGINE THIS MORON STOPPING SOMEONE YOU KNOW .



, HE ALMOST CHOKED THE PARAMEDIC TO DEATH FOR ASKING A QUESTION ! WHY WASN'T RACIST DANIEL MARTIN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT ? , NOTE HOW MARTIN DEHUMANIZES THE PARAMEDIC VERBALLY ! See video of Oklahoma State Trooper Daniel Martin , Out of control , screaming ,dehumanizing , and choking a paramedic , while a patient lies dying inside of the ambulance .This stupid bastard should have been fired immediately ! What's wrong with the chief ? He'll be unemployed next if he doesn't get rid of this nutcase . Is he blind , He can't see the video , that 175,000 others have watched? See video and decide for yourself. Help sign a petition at www.firemartin.com or click on the link, to help get rid of this nutcase who blatantly assaulted the paramedic both physically and verbally. I t started off a regional story in Oklahoma that would have probably have gone nowhere had it not been for Youtube and the blogosphere.It is now getting national attention from the major news networks like CNN, MSNBC, and ReportInjustices.com . On Tuesday, the paramedic who was placed in a chokehold by Oklahoma State Trooper Daniel Martin after being dehumanized by him was interviewed by CBS on The Early Show. When asked what he thinks should happen to the trooper, Maurice White stated the following :" The bottom line is at this point we want to take his badge and gun away because of his total disregard for life. He doesn't feel he did anything wrong and neither does his police chief." Meanwhile, a petition that is calling for the termination of the trooper is averaging a thousand signatures a day since it was introduced on this site late Saturday. It now has more than 4,500 signatures. Personally I think Martin and the Chief should be fired if this kind of abuse is permitted to be tolerated within the administration that is running the Oklahoma Highway Patrol ,and for them to think it's ok for this officer to abuse his authority ,and grab people by the neck ,and assault them both physically and verbally , and not be held accountable for his actions is extremely outrageous . This officer should be held and will be held accountable and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Maurice White should file a civil lawsuit against the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and sue them . This kind of vicious malice should never be tolerated by any law enforcement officer . If this nutcase is married , I bet his wife could tell you a few stories.

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CORRUPT ATTORNEY Mayor fired & Convicted

Attorney Luis Pasquin convicted San Diego mayor convicted of

and sentenced to 54 months in prison. Corruption, Extortion , and Fraud Arrested by the F.B.I









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Cops Harassing infowars.com Reporter Mike Hanson after he was reporting on their Nazi / Russian like tactics , harassing tax paying truckers, who were trying to make a living:











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