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December 30, 2016

Big BAD News Christie & Trump

Take a step back Bridge-gate - just put together some facts that Chris Chistie, while U.S. Attorney, did a $50 million Deferred Prosecution Agreement with USAG (retired) John Ashcroft ______(reported on this ....years ago).

Now found out Christie's relative got a pass (no mention)

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And big story immenent about Trump's sister being a 3rd Circuit Judge (3rd Circuit presides over Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey issues).

Please Take NOTE: Big things ....such as head from Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR)..a Rove pal, making sure unjust prosecutors get away with chicanery (and, as a judge, nixing $10 million a guy won from an Atlantic City casino)

Reports indicate OPR person/ Judge ..clerked for Trumps sister.

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As promised, here's one of the items of dirt on a dynamic related to Trump's sister (as 3rd Circuit Judge) who had a clerk (Hillman) with a screaming crony/ corrupt history.

As attorney, journalist (and former Clinton campaign guy) Andrew Kreig points out, via his Justice Integrity Project ....

Judge Noel Hillman denied world fqmous Poker Pro (Phil Ivey) a chance to keep his $9.7 million winnings from Borgata Casino.

The less than honorable has quite a bias history ...including being friends with Rove to use DoJ to wipe out politico opponents (such as Governor Siegelman)

Very good read ...if you so care


http://www.justice-integrity.org/faq/1181-tainted-judge-grants-casino-10m-as-gop-prepares-to-pack-courts

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November 25, 2016

Romney the Racketeer may become Secratary of State?

If everyone knew Mitt - like I know Mitt - the only thing Romney would be considered for, is an indictment.

Mitt Romney and I are, dang near, mortal enemies. We can prove he has devoured companies, like our eToys, for billions of dollars; and he got away with it, due to the fact, he owned the United States Attorney, Colm Connolly.

There's more than 169 different outlets throughout the Web, including WSJ, Rolling Stone, NY Times, Reuters, and many, many, more - who tell a piece of our eToys puzzles. So, you can imagine my dismay, to hear Mitt (the Pits) Romney, is top pick, by Donald Trump, for Secretary of State.



These pic/charts tell you almost everything you need to know, about Mitt - who is a Racketeer. One of things, guys like Matt Taibbi missed (cancelling our conference call) for his "Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital", is the fact the Rolling Stone cover story, told a "true" story - but only 1/10th of the "whole" story.

Thousands lost billions, people are dead; and Mitt, the Racketeer, owned United States Attorney, Colm Connolly (who, was a MNAT {Bain Capital law firm} partner, from 1999, until August 2001 - which just so happens to be the same exact time Mitt Romney "claims" to be "retroactively" retired, from his Organized Crimes era of time).

By the way, what ever happened to the MoveOn.org case presented, against Mitt Romney, for lying under oath, about when he was no longer involved, in Bain Capital, in any way, whatsoever?

http://front.moveon.org/legal-analysis-outlines-potential-crime-in-mitt-romneys-financial-disclosures/#.WDhKt_krLIX

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And for thee who has ears to hear and eyes to see, this is the stake through the heart, of Mitt Rob-you&me

http://petters-fraud.com/bain_sankaty_romney_the_learning_company_tlco_.pdf

http://petters-fraud.com/romney_rico_gang_glazer_traub_petters_dreier.pdf

November 20, 2016

Former USAG Ashcroft Remarks on Fed Judge/US Trustee, Corruption

Finally, after years of arguments, the remarks of former United States Attorney General, John Ashcroft, about federal bankruptcy judges, being in collusion with high ranking members of the program of U.S. Trustee's, has (now) been archived at the U.S. Courts.gov website.

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pic by AP, story, on Chris Christie
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/06/nj_gop_gubernatorial_candidate.html
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TESTIMONY OF Francis C. P. Knize. 203 544 9603 Public ...
www.uscourts.gov/file/20083/download
testimony of francis c. p. knize. 203 544 9603 public comment on rules governing judicial conduct a nd disability proceedings undertaken pursuant to ...

1 PUBLIC HEARING - uscourts.gov
www.uscourts.gov/file/20084/download
18 FRANCIS C.P. KNIZE 19 20 ***** 21 22 23 24 25 Proceedings ... 4 undertaken pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 351-364. We have 5 three witnesses ...

http://search.uscourts.gov/search?affiliate=uscourts.gov&locale=en&query=francis%20c%20p%20knize

http://www.uscourts.gov/file/20083/download



It can also be found at my Petters-Fraud.com website.
http://petters-fraud.com/KnizeTestimony_DOJ_JudicialConference_BankruptcyCorruption.pdf

Significantly, the former USAG (purportedly penning this to the Hague Global Forum on corruption) is quoted by Francis C.P. Knize, as stating, to the:

Public comment on Rules Governing Judicial Conduct, as part of the Government in Sunshine Act - that the former USAG’s remarks were cited/quoted, by Francis C. P. Knize, during the July 2007 public hearings on RULES GOVERNING JUDICIAL CONDUCT, Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 351-364, as part of the open discussions of the Government in Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. Section 552b] (Pub. L. 94-409), Doc. E7-14268 that was Filed 7-20-07; 8:45 a.m.

states:


"Bankruptcy court corruption is not just a matter of bankruptcy trustees in collusion with corrupt bankruptcy judges. The corruption is supported, and justice hindered by high ranking officials in the United States Trustee Program. The corruption has advanced to punishing any and all who mention the criminal acts of trustees and organized crime operating through the United States Bankruptcy Courts. As though greed is not enough, the trustees, in collusion with others, intentionally go forth to destroy lives. Exemptions provided by law are denied debtors. Cases are intentionally, and unreasonably kept open for years. Parties in cases are sanctioned to discourage them from pursuing justice. Contempt of court powers are misused to coerce litigants into agreeing with extortion demands. This does not ensure integrity and restore public confidence. The American public, victimized and held hostage by bankruptcy court corruption, have no where to turn."


Upon information and belief, these remarks were redacted, once former New Jersey U.S. Attorney, Chris Christie, provided John Ashcroft (and another stalwart, Debra Yang) with a $50 million - NO BID - Deferred Prosecution Agreement.
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/06/nj_gop_gubernatorial_candidate.html

In the past, there are those being petty, snide and cruel, who assailed these facts in our eToys saga, to the point of actually defending Romney, whilst accussing me of making stuff up.

Hopefully, this posting by U.S. Courts.gov - properly quashes the bogus premise.

The more significant and nationally important issue remains, of the fact corruption is aiding & abetting Wall Street fraud racketeers; and - apparently - there's not a damn thing anyone of U.S., can do about that.

We can't - EVER - have a paradigm of federal agents, being able to hand "Deferred Prosecution Agreements", to fellow prosecutors, other fed agents, or their friends.

Hopefully, I'm not the only one to see this is a recipe, for disaster.

Surely, everyone else knows, what we use to call it, when Fed prosecutors would get millions, to defer a prosecution!

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November 18, 2016

Pres Elect Trump Meeting Romney

According to (damn near everybody) President Elect Donald Trump is meeting with Mitt Romney. There's much speculation on the reasons why. Though it has been touted Rudy was going to be picked for Sec. of State, now there's much buzz stating it will be Mitt.



Pic from ABC News/Politics

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-elect-donald-trump-meet-mitt-romney-weekend/story?id=43617106


President-elect Donald Trump will be meeting this weekend with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, according to sources on Trump's transition team who also said that the 2012 GOP presidential nominee is under consideration for a top cabinet position within his incoming administration.

Sources told ABC News that Romney is under consideration for secretary of state.

One senior level source directly involved in the transition efforts told ABC News the meeting is also about "mending fences."


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In my opinion, Romney is seeking to cover his arse, knowing certain things are in the winds. Mitt went out of his way to bad mouth Trump, even holding a press conference to do so (really can't blame him, there, who doesn't want to bad mouth the Orange-mania man).

But, if the Donald knew (maybe he does), what we know about Mitt, the only thing Der Trump would say to Mitt Romney, even before he's hired,,, is


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August 4, 2016

Convicted Attorney Marc Dreier No Interest in Cooperating for Release

There's some surprises coming down the quest for justice highway, relating to eToys racketeering case of Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital (its infamous owner) and their henchman, Paul Traub (a/k/a the "Brown Bag King of New York&quot .

A new suprise, this very day, is Marc Dreier's former counsel stated Dreier isn't interested in quest for his release.

Reportedly, New York attorney at law, Mr. Marc Dreier, who owned Dreier LLP and was living the hundred millionaire lifestyle, had such clients whom he bilked (Justin Timberlake, Jon Bon Jovi and Bill Cosby), in numerous ways, including trying to be an international imposter, in Canada, to pick up a cool $50 million. (see Wiki - HERE )

Fortune specifically stipulates:

Former company: Dreier L.L.P.

Pleaded guilty to: Conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud; wire fraud; money laundering

Attorney Marc Dreier’s law firm Dreier LLP, which he ran like a corporation rather than a traditional firm, turned out to be a Ponzi scheme that stole a total of $400 million, mostly from hedge funds, by selling them fake promissory notes. Dreier earned particular interest in the press at the time of his arrest thanks to juicy details like the celebrity clients (Justin Timberlake, Bill Cosby, and Jon Bon Jovi among them) that have come forward to file claims against him.


Upon calling Marc Dreier's counsel, per instructions of federal judge's clerk, in the beginning of this year, about my trying to help Marc Dreier get released, along with Tom Petters, from prison, NY attorney at law, Gerald Shargel, informed me, at that time, he was no longer representing Marc Dreier, but he would still try to convey the message to Marc Dreier.

Today, with a special note going to USAG, Mr. Shargel informed me Marc Dreier doesn't have an interest in the matter.

WTF - how good could life be - that a man sentenced to prison for 20 years, has no interest in getting released?


Explanation - below


Picture from Fortune.com "Orange is the new white collar"
http://fortune.com/2014/07/07/orange-is-the-new-white-collar/
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Wikipedia makes note, on Marc Dreier's dedicated page - of the fact that;

Traub Bonacquist & Fox
In September 2006, Dreier acquired a well-known bankruptcy law firm Traub, Bonacquist & Fox. Founding member and managing partner Paul Traub participated in several of the largest retail bankruptcies in previous years, including Kmart, FAO Schwarz Inc., KB Toys Inc., Stage Stores, Office Max, and eToys.com. During his legal career, Traub has had his own ethical controversies, especially conflict of interest issues which continue to shadow him.Traub became a Dreier partner, earning in the range of $1 million or more,and was co-chair, with Norman Kinel, of the bankruptcy practice. On December 5, 2007, Traub sent a letter to clients announcing that he and other bankruptcy lawyers had resigned from the firm, but would continue to practice together as their former partnership, Traub, Bonacquist & Fox LLP. "In light of recent developments, of which we were unaware until yesterday, we have resigned from Dreier LLP, effective immediately", the letter states.

In February 2009, Epstein, Becker & Green, a firm specializing in government contracts, brought the seven-member Traub/Dreier bankruptcy team into their New York office, which included Paul Traub, Steven E. Fox, Wendy G. Marcari, and Maura I. Russell. Associates included Brett J. Nizzo, Anthony B. Stumbo, and Bradford Tobin. The firm has 400 attorneys based in eleven US cities. As of December 2008, Harold F. Bonacquist, a passive partner, is a political attaché at the United States Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.


The issue germane here, is that Goldman Sachs & Bain Capital have benefited from fraudster Paul Traub, who was partners with Marc Dreier and Tom Petters Ponzi, vis-a-vis the Traub Bonacquist & Fox ("TBF&quot law firm; which we forced to close.

According to the Tom Petters Ponzi Receiver, Douglas Kelley (another story about conflicts of interests, for another time), Paul Traub was the "controlling" partner of Tom Petters.


Petters considered Traub part of his close network of advisors and consultants and, consequently, Traub possessed considerable control over Petters. He leveraged his position with Petters to receive massive amounts of money and other gifts.


All main stream media outlets are afraid to tackle the issues; because of justified fear of being suicided, as was the brother of Minnesota Assistant United States Attorney, James Lackner - who's brother Marty Lackner - was a Tom Petters Ponzi feeder fund executive (at Lancelot/Sky Bell).

SEE this story, by Pioner Press, Twin Cities "What did the money man know"

A TRAGIC TURN

The Bell case took a tragic turn in June with revelations that a Bell associate named Martin Lackner had committed suicide. Sources say Lackner, 48, had helped bring investors to Lancelot earlier in the fund’s genesis. There’s no record he was charged with any crime. His wife, Diana, and three children survived him.

Martin Lackner is also the brother of Jim Lackner, an assistant U.S. attorney in the Minneapolis office. Jim Lackner declined comment. A spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office said Jim Lackner never worked on the Petters or Bell cases. When the U.S. attorney’s office learned about Martin Lackner and his relationship to Jim, it notified defense attorneys for both Petters and Bell, he said.


Speciously, the Minnesota (conflicted) DOJ keeps saying Tom Petters Ponzi, is a mere $3.7 Billion; which boggles the mind when there are 2 - separate (Mike Catain and Larry Reynolds) - $10 Billion plus money launders who confessed such. (Bell/Lancelot Funds, alone, raised $2.7 Billion, then there was Palm Beach Links Capital, also in excess of a Billion).

49. Bell and the Lancelot Funds raised approximately $2.6 billion dollars
between 2001 and August 2008. Almost all of this money was used to invest in the Ponzi
scheme. On October 7, 2009, Bell pled guilty to wire fraud in connection with his
transactions with Petters and was recently sentenced to five years in prison.


This issues are further compounded by a federal court docket item that actually admits the Tom Petters Ponzi is in excess of $40 Billion; but - if they admitted that, then the Bernie Madoff Ponzi would have an out right competitor.

See paragraph 40 on PDF page 14

Petters operated the Ponzi scheme through business organizations that he
directly or indirectly owned and controlled from approximately 1993 through on or about
the date of his arrest by federal agents on October 3, 2008. Petters, through various
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entities that he controlled, including PCI, PGW, PCB and Petters Capital, laundered what
is estimated to be an amount in excess of $40 billion.


On top of all the issues, including Goldman Sachs & Bain Capital being partners in the Tom Petters Ponzi Fingerhut deal (which, by the way, was never seized by the feds). Along with the fact that Polaroid was seized by the feds, but sold in a sham auction for $83 million, to the 2nd highest bidders Gordon Brothers (who were partners/clients of Paul Traub, and then there was an immediate announcement that Gordon had a brand new, $2 Billion dollar license deal that - mysteriously 0 no one seemed to know about, during the auction process.

All of which is further complicated by the Marty- James Lackner links, and the Larry Reservitz Reynolds WISTEC $12 Billion.

Now, Marc Dreier likes his prison stay, sooooo much, he doesn't want to look into a reason to leave.

Guess where he is spending his prison stay, of all the places to be, in Club Fed, America?

That's right - Mini-Soda!

There's gonna be much splain'n to do, very shortly, on why feds in Minnesota were even allowed to prosecute this case, much less do the one thing that you never see feds do -

Tout that their arrest of an in excess of $40 Billion dollar, Ponzi, is only $3.7 Billion.

Which is, perhaps, the reason the DOJ and Federal Courts in Minnesota decided that the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act ("MVRA&quot was too dang complicated to use in the Tom Petters Ponzi case, when Federal Receiver, Douglas Kelley, turned over a mere $15 million, to the DOJ.

Beyond the questions that beg, of the "suicide" of Marty Lackner, and the particular of what it was, exactly, that Congress meant for anyone to find arbitrary, about the word "Mandatory"

How is it that Douglas Kelley, was first the attorney for Tom Petters - who was then made Receiver of the Petters Ponzi?

I'm just sayin......


Shheeesssshhhh!

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July 15, 2016

Super Secret Scheme to Slip in Romney: Cause Delegates aren't bound

Much hullabaloo is afoot about the fact that the plots & ploys to 'Dump Trump' are no, all over. As proof of point, The Donald has now nominated the lessor known Pence for VP. Already, Politico (who spelled Pence as Spence, in the URL) makes note that the brand ne Trump/Pence TP logo is sexually suggestive (acutally, they're more than, er, spot on - it looks like a handling, to me). Meanwhile, many pundits claims Romney's quest is a goosey over cooked.

But - could they be - all wrong?


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Let me explain.

In a recent, prior thread, titled " It's Official -The Hill: RNC Delegates are Unbound " - As pointed out by the Congressional insider "The Hill", Scholars Curly Haughland and Sean Parnell, in their bok "Unbound: The Conscience of a Republican Delegate", the well versed in the legal particulars, broke down the history of pledged and unpledged delegates, as far as the RNC is concerned.

According to a Rolling Stone quote on Amazon


Unbound: The Conscience of a Republican Delegate
makes a powerful case that delegates to the Republican Party convention are not bound to vote for any particular candidate based on primary and caucus results, state party rules, or even state law. Co-authors Sean Parnell and Curly Haugland document nearly 240 instances at past conventions in which delegates invoked their right to vote their conscience.

"All that matters are rules, and the RNC’s rules, according to Haugland — who has pored over them with painstaking attention to detail — offer a surprisingly large amount of leeway when it comes to how the 2,472 Republican delegates must act in Cleveland come July."

— Rolling Stone, May 11, 2016

https://www.amazon.com/Unbound-Conscience-Republican-Curly-Haugland/dp/153341128X/ref=sr_1_4/000-4752553-6725599?ie=UTF8&qid=1468606417&sr=8-4&keywords=unbound

This notion of delegates being able to vote their conscience is also corroborated by other online articles, such as The National Law Review story - titled " Not a Single Republican Delegate Is ‘Bound’ to Donald Trump "

The article states

Those who claim otherwise would evade
responsibility for his nomination.


Specifically:

Let’s begin with a simple proposition: As a matter of law and history, there is not a single “bound” delegate to the Republican National Convention. Not one delegate is required to vote for Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, or any other individual who “won” votes in the primary process. Each delegate will have to make his or her own choice. They — and they alone — will choose the Republican nominee.


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All they have to do, to blindside The Donald, is to cajole enough people, to fail to step up and vote, for the 1st round. If Trump falls just 1 single, solitary, vote, short, of the 1237

BINGO!

A new round of civil, {UN}convential - war - will begin.

That's when Mitt can come in (in case no one has noticed, Mitt's not said chit, on Twit, for dayzzzz).

Just sayin.....

July 14, 2016

Romney's Run depends on RNC Rules Committee today

A new day has dawned and the pundits are foaming at the mouth, with oen, keyboard and microphones, in hand, waiting to see what the RNC Rules Committee is going to do...today.

NBC says:

Donald Trump's team will be on high alert Thursday at the wonky Republican Convention Rules Committee meeting as opponents push for changes to make it more difficult for him to win the necessary majority of delegates to claim the nomination.


https://www.google.com/amp/www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/amp/rnc-rules-committee-meets-thursday-here-s-what-watch-n608996?client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us#

What do you think...will Romney thump Trump?

If he does...the RNC Convention will be a war zone.



July 14, 2016

Bernie says: My job is to make Hillary President

Responding to George Stephanopoulos question about Bernie becoming Hillary's VP, to unify the party, Bernie Sanders stipulated;

Right now what my job is to do is to make sure Hillary Clinton is elected president, that we defeat Trump, that we come up with a set of principles and an agenda that speaks to working families.’


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3688312/Sanders-dodges-questions-Ginsburg-joining-Clinton-s-ticket.html

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July 12, 2016

Slain DNC staffer ‘wanted to make a difference’

Source: WaPo

Family and friends are grieving the loss of a young man killed in Northwest Washington's Bloomingdale neighborhood. Police are investigating the shooting death of Seth Conrad Rich, 27, a Democratic National Committee staffer. (WUSA9)

Seth Rich made such an impression as a teenage intern in Nebraska that a U.S. Senate campaign hired him before he completed high school. A young man who dreamed politics, he headed to Capitol Hill after college.

Rich was found shot several times, at least once in the back, about 4:20 a.m., after police were alerted by sensors that detect the sound of gunfire. ShotSpotter sensors drew officers to Flagler Place and W Street, a block from a townhouse Rich moved into two years ago with several roommates.

Acting D.C. Police Capt. Anthony Haythe, head of the homicide unit, said detectives are examining several recent robberies in the area to determine whether any can be linked. There were two robberies in the city in the hour preceding the shooting, both more than one mile away. Three people were robbed at gunpoint and another person was carjacked within four days in June on Flagler Place, near where Rich was shot. Police report 20 armed holdups in Bloomingdale so far this year, compared with eight at this time in 2015.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-identify-man-fatally-shot-in-bloomingdale/2016/07/11/4236fd1a-4754-11e6-90a8-fb84201e0645_story.html

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