Please take a moment to explore these programs below. The March 12 meeting had yielded no comment to any of my questions concerning what was allegedly happening in Oakland County and statewide nor had Nessel, herself, been present. Feds file obstruction case against ex-W. Bloomfield schools official . Oh them! Teter replied, growing visibly impatient. Either way, guardianship is a life sentence which hardly anyone in this country knows or about which anyone has cared to educate themselves. Juvenile (delinquency/abuse neglect) - 248-766-7533. For instance, the vote inblue-collar Macomb County, north of Detroit,has predicted the statewide winner for governor or president in the last sevenelections and 17 of the last 20. During thirteen months in 1976 and 1977, four children were abducted, abused in captivity and then murdered, their bodies tossed by public roadsides. Kirkpatrick notified city officials, and the request was included in an investigation of Harris that had been initiated by then-City Administrator Sabrina Landreth. His case file remains in the archives of Los Angeless court system. With over 300,000 apartments destroyed in Turkey, fingers are already being pointed at below-par building codes and corruption in construction quality and enforcement. If your case does not appear in the MiFIle efiling system please email efiling@oakgov.com to have it added. Darwin BondGraham "It's back to more typical levels this year.". . Ayers and Benson have not been charged with any crimes, however their homes have been raided in connection with this broad FBI investigation, according to news reports. Kinzinger, the attorney, told The Appeal that because the Riders trials ended with hung juries and the court dismissed the cases after 60 days, the retention requirement for the case files dropped to three years from 50. Theres a reason why I have boxes and flash drives full of evidence and no-one to whom to give them. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, alleges that the Oakland police commissioners routinely abused their power, and corruptly looked for special treatment by the police department. Chapter 4: The Investigating Prosecutor. The Appeal was unable to locate Valerga for comment. This statute is written as a set of instructions and authorizations to a branch of government and doesnt necessarily take into account the rights of defendants or victims, Weisberg, the Stanford law professor, told The Appeal. But he kept it up, and it worked to a great degree. In fact, the entire day went by with radio silence from both the Free Press and Rossman-McKinney. In Oakland County, for instance, where Trump got 42.3% of the vote, or just over 328,000 votes, James, did better, with 43.8% of the vote, or 334,469votes. Or one of the cases that had the DPOA that was ignored to see if we could file a motion to terminate. Lucido seemed equally surprised because, he said, there was supposed to be a press conference about it on March 25. Throughout the trials, the Oakland Police Departments internal culture was examined in detail, as were political decisions by city leaders to undertake a zero tolerance crackdown on drug dealers, which community activistsand even the Oakland police unionblamed for stoking violence by street cops. Oakland County Courts are known for their corruption and their extortion. Yet, for the months which followed, Nessel refused to say the words public administrator and investigation in the same sentence. Both Moody and his wife Lauras tenures with the AGs office pre-dated Nessel. They asked you to jump and, instead of backing me, you did.. can stand by your side from the initial investigation onward. Bill Ballenger: The blue AMC Gremlin, child killer. In Oakland County, the state's second largest county, turnout was nearly75%, higher than the 72% seen in 2008; in Detroit which is getting smaller and the rest of Wayne County, turnout was 62%, just under that seen in the 2008 election. Reporting suspects and suspicious events seems to go nowhere. The Appeal was unable to contact Neely. Monitor the livestream broadcast if youre worried about integrity of the process, but this isnt worth the back and forth with AGs office.. At least two other cases identified by The Appealone involving officers Eric Richholt and Mark Neely Jr., the other involving Richard Valergahave also been destroyed. Under the Brady rule, prosecutors must disclose material that might help the defense, including information that undermines the credibility of state witnesses. Why are you working with them?. The journalists in attendance were, justifiably, appalled and, in the end, Burgio ended up getting far more ink than Nessel. It wasn't just metro Detroit, however. After speaking with AG [sic] office they assure me the task force has nothing to do with Oakland County issues, he wrote. These charges have surfaced over the last year or so, and have only driven the total number of public corruption cases that can be accounted for in the last four years. Recently backsliding has left the department, as of February, eight tasks short of full compliance with the court. The destruction of the Riders files is also an erasure of an extraordinary case of corruption that ended with the Oakland Police Department placed under a federal judges oversight. The Truth About Marijuana and the Criminal Legal System, Florida Cops Nearly Sent a Five-Year-Old to Jail, When It Comes to Reporting Deaths of Incarcerated People, Most States Break the Law, M. Forrest Behne, Craig Waleed, Meghan Peterson, and Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Gay And Trans Panic Is Still Being Used To Justify Anti-LGBTQ Attacks. Rather than address the serious issues Chief Kirkpatrick raised, the city of Oakland, through Mayor Libby Schaaf and the members ofpolice commission, fired the most progressive police chief in the citys history for blowing the whistle on the commissions misconduct, said her attorney R. James Slaughter of the law firm of Keker Van Nest & Peters, in a statement. Ex-Macomb County official Anthony Marrocco's sentencing on corruption charges has been delayed again, according to court records. From the outset, Nessel ran with the often used talking point that the majority of the abuse of Americas seniors occurs at the hands of family members or friends. In Brighton's Precinct 4, at the Brighton Education Community Center on Church Street, Trump won 55%-40% four years ago, getting 507 votes to Clinton's 370. I was quite surprised when, almostimmediately I heard back from her Communications Director Kelly Rossman-McKinney asking if my team and I would be willing to meet with a long list of Nessel staff members in order to overview our findings. "People didn't like her. On Nov. 16, 2000, Officer Harper was acquitted of all charges after a month-long trial. Nessel claimed that the Task Force was working in concert with the Supreme Court Justices. But he won three more counties than Clinton did and did better in those he didn't win than Clinton did in a state known to be more Democratic-leaning than Republican in presidential elections. Turned out Taylors favorite hobby after Catallos story broke was taking to social media and yammering about both it and her as, ironically, being nothing more but fake news.. In Oakland County, the state's second largest county, turnout was nearly 75%, higher than the 72% seen in 2008; in Detroit which is getting smaller and the rest of Wayne County, turnout . Biden, for instance, did far better than Clinton did in some other areas, and in some of them may have been helped by forces outside hisor Trump's control. What should have been a problem, what is a problem is the fact that Oakland County Chief Judge Kathleen Ryans brother James Ryan Jr.'s company Public Affairs Associates (PAA) has longstanding ties to Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer and was among thetop donorsfor her inauguration committee. It included Nessels press conference announcement which noted that only credentialed members of the press who had RSVPd to a Nessel communications team member would be allowed to attend. The Section's public corruption work involves the investigation and prosecution of bribery, extortion, fraud, and embezzlement committed by elected and appointed officials, government employees, and those doing business with city, state, and federal government. The fact that many of those areas are Republican-leaning or backed the president, as much as anything, give the lie to Trump's wild and seemingly desperateclaims that it was corruption in Detroit that cost him the election, when there is no evidence to support it. Her work has won or been nominated for four successive Chicago Press Club awards, been recognized by the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Journalists (NLGJA), and covered topics such as. That piece concluded that history indicated that anytime a Democratic presidential or gubernatorial candidate won betterthan 56% in metro Detroit defined as Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties he or she would win the state. Whether I received my answers from Nessel in the form of an official comment or not, the AG herself had ordered the meeting. The polices independent federal monitor, Robert Warshaw, criticized Kirkpatricks discipline of the officers which he said deviated from recommendations of her own senior commanders calling the chiefs thinking disappointing and myopic.. Besides, when you are investigating alleged public corruption, you lose your belief in the coincidental. I told Lucido that I had heard no mention of a Task Force at all. Since the inception of the consent decree, the agency has cycled through 10 police chiefs, all of whom have failed to fulfill the reform programs mandates. Delphine Allen et al. "He (Trump) grew his base considerably. They had a history of superlative reporting which seemed to substantiate that. Peter Wielhouwer, associate professor of political science and director of the Institute for Government and Politics at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, said the fact of early voting blunted Trump's aggressive campaigning in the last few weeks in Michigan. The fileswhich consisted of thousands of pages of hearing transcripts, motions, and evidencewere the best public record of the longest criminal trial in Alameda County history. While the rest of the country engages in hand-wringing over the treatment of undocumented immigrants not one civil rights group has raised a finger in protest about the rights that have been stripped from innocent, American citizens. A survey of some 3,400 voters in Michigan done by the Associated Press as part of its election coverage found whites without college degrees made up some 54% of the electorate, and they overwhelmingly supported Trump 58%-41%. OAKLAND COUNTY. In 2003, the first trial ended in a hung jury. 2000-11-02 04:00:00 PDT OAKLAND -- In one of the toughest crackdowns against police corruption in Oakland history, the Alameda County district attorney will charge four police . The Biden campaign knew it, telling reporters Trump would have to top 62% of the in-person voting in order to overcome the advantage. As for the morning being a "high level review of elder care issues," either Rossman-McKinney lied to my editor or he lied to me. The chief of staffs for Ayers and Benson are also included in this investigation but have not been charged. The Alameda County Superior Court destroyed Valergas entire case file sometime after his probation ended. Far from it, at Listening Tours, she told the audience that if she found a public administrator was up to no good, she would have no compunction in firing that person.Of course not. Daily Kos moves in solidarity with the Black community. This year, Trump won 52%-48%.He got 552 votes to Biden's 509. Mack was a Wayne County Probate Court Chief Judge when, again, two attorneys operating out of his court, John Chase, Jr. and Melvin Jefferson Jr, allegedly worked with Wayne County Judge Freddie Burton, Jr. to pilfer the estate of no less than Rosa Parks. Leland admitted to accepting the cash when he pled guilty. The Kirks formed a professional guardianship company and gave it the name Caring Hearts a more palatable title but no less vicious than their Macomb County predecesssor,ADDMS Guardianship Services. Rather than sticking to the letter of Michigan statute or Michigan Court Rules, the Oakland County Judges make up their own rules as they go along. the jury verdict. Investigative and Forensic Services Division - Captain Joseph Quisenberry: 248-858-5087. Theiralleged victims number in the high thousands of Michigan's most vulnerable senior and developmentally disabled citizens, each declared legally incapacitated wards and placed under a court-appointed guardianship and conservatorship. "But what happened was the Democrats got their voters out it wasn't enough to overcome what they were able to get out in voter-rich southeastern Michigan.". James Rullamas, who helped investigate Valergas sexual misconduct, said in a 2007 court deposition that the former officer received lenient treatment from the legal system. Its my first and last OpEd so it calls for some trial anderror. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Edward Ortiz, Officer Paul Harper, Sgt. In 2008, Oakland paid $2 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought by 16 womenall of whom were Asian Americanwho said they were victims of Valerga. When including public contractors that number rises to about 40. A high-level review of elder care issues? Jackson said she felt the commission was vindicated after Warshaws report said there was a lack of leadership on Kirkpatricks part in handling the Pawlik case. Even after I received their 2018 Letter of Intent to publish my investigation into the Oakland County Probate Court, I was cautious. Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper: "The Senator does not appreciate your constant attacks on the Attorney General." Michigan Sen. Peter Lucido: I can't help you. On August 23, 2019, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that she had fired three Oakland County Public Administrators, John Yun, Jennifer Carney and Thomas Brennan Fraser and one. The judgesdecided on a sample of 2,278 guardianship and conservatorship cases my team and I reviewed. At least, thats what it says on the professions cereal box. The Oakland Public Ethics Commission has broadened the scope of its investigations into allegations of corruption by building code enforcement officers. I emailed my editor again with no response. For instance, it dropped by 8 percentage points in Emmet County, 9 in Ottawa in west Michigan, nearly 10 in Grand Traverse. Biden lost in all those places, as he did in all but 11 of the state's 83 counties. You can't wait until the last week. As to why that should be the case, Porn said, "I think it's unique to the character of Donald Trump and how he is perceived. I patiently reiterated that the wards had been placed in these homes by public administrators and was about to say the name Moody again when Teter lost his temper and told me I was twisting his words. The day after my team met with Teter. 2 days ago Armored truck driver shoots at attempted robbers outside Southfield McDonald's An. In 2015, the Alameda County Superior Court destroyed the case files for Neely and Richholt, erasing the only public record of the incident aside from media reports. The difference? Because it isnt worth it., I dont imagine any appeals to your conscience or journalist integrity are worth it, I added. In addition, former Detroit Councilman Gabe Leland pled guilty to misconduct in office in May of 2021, and he resigned from City Council following the plea. Those Oakland and Washtenaw County families whose stories I had the honor of telling knewthat Nessels Frday dictum wasbullshit. Under the Brady rule, prosecutors must disclose material that might help the defense, including information that undermines the credibility of state witnesses. In Wayne County (excluding Detroit), since 2016, there have been four public corruption charges. in Oakland County at their at the Red Fox in I think it was Bloomfield. Record turnout of 5.5 million, larger than that seen in the election of 2008,drove his victory, predicted the statewide winner for governor or president in the last sevenelections and 17 of the last 20, And that's in a county, like Kent, where Trump held a rally on the last day of the campaign, the former accounting for 6% and the latter 5% in the Free Press' last poll of the campaign, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. And in Grand Traverse, Trump went from winning by 13 points four years ago to beating Biden by just 3. OAKLAND Former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against the city on Wednesday, alleging she was fired in retaliation for exposing corruption and. L. Brooks Patterson: Well, I always thought that was a red herring. The Oakland city attorneys office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Bernie Porn, pollster for EPIC-MRA of Lansing, which does polling work for the Free Press, said Trump's margin in the election suggests to him that a greater-than-believed portion of undecided voters and voters who tell pollsters they are supporting third party candidates the former accounting for 6% and the latter 5% in the Free Press' last poll of the campaign are really so-called "shy" Trump supporters who mask that support. And while we don't know precisely what that percentage was yet across the state, Kiska's key precincts give a decent idea. I called my editor at the Free Press. Meanwhile, a small contingent of family members set out for Lansing to stand outside her offices and plead their case to any passing journalists. When police searched Richholt and Neelys rental car, they found potential evidence of other crimes, including cash, zip-top plastic bags of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana, and firearms. But, I keptthe name of the Free Press out of requests for interviews. Destroying files relating to police misconduct may damage the publics knowledge of police corruption, LaDoris Cordell, a retired Santa Clara County judge and former independent police auditor for San Jose, told The Appeal. What I am about to relate is not an attempt to shame my fellow reporters, nor is it sour grapes as I was able to to find a form of resolution in that the story got told. On August 23, 2019, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that she hadfired three Oakland County Public Administrators, John Yun, Jennifer Carney and Thomas Brennan Fraser and one Macomb County Public Administrator Robert Kirk. With no due process, or medical evidence presented as to a wards incapacity, shocking judicial overreach led them to be stripped of each of their constitutional, statutory, civil and human rights. If you have been arrested for public corruption, criminal defense lawyer J. Dallo at Dallo Law, P.C. And his percentage of the overall vote actually declined slightly. The afternoon was led by Assistant Attorney General Scott Teter. Hes part of a case there right now. Charges were filed by the Los Angeles District Attorney against Sgt. Indeed, outside Catallo and myself, no one ever wanted to talk to these families. SF corruption scandal widens: Two business leaders charged with bribing City Hall official. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? In 2000, Ortiz, Liddy, and Buchanan were convicted by a Los Angeles County jury of framing gang members and planting evidence. Ali Winston, The Attorney General has created an Elder Abuse Task Force, he told me. Can you give me more information on that file so we can pull the probate file?, Also, we are looking for the most egregious case that involved either the Guardian ad Litum ignoring the ward (who isnt incapacitated), he added. Other allegations of misconduct, according to the lawsuit, are commissioners trying to steer resources toward their own neighborhoods, and related threats, bullying and intimidation of two Oakland Police Department employees. The early numbers from the Secretary of State's Office indicate that was down in this election to about 45,000, far closer to normal. Trump couldn't afford it, having beaten Clinton four years ago by just 10,704 votes, or about two-tenths of 1% of the vote. In Los Angeles County, the superior courts criminal division retained files for several former officers who were charged in the Rampart scandal, where anti-gang officers in a downtown precinct were accused of unprovoked shootings and beatings of suspects, as well as planting evidence and stealing drugs then turning around and selling them on the street. Smiths felony charges from the Michigan Attorney Generals Office are all in relation to alleged misuse of forfeiture funds. In November 2005, Valerga pleaded guilty to the charges, all misdemeanors. But James won over Peters in that county, with 176,356 to 174,147 for Peters. If you want to know exactly what Yun, Carney, and Fraser did to earn their brief,moment in the sun Friday, then you are quite welcome to click the links below: These stories goto the heart of both Gretchen Whitmer and Dana Nessels 2018 campaigns for Michigan Governor and Attorney General. My opinion was, and still is, is that Valerga should have gone to prison, Rullamas said during the deposition. To help, we passed around photographs that we had taken during our visits to them. In Los Angeles County, the superior courts criminal division retained files for several former officers who were charged in the. I have to come to the conclusion that there is a certain lie factor, a certain unwillingness of Trump voters to express themselves.". This year, he won the precinct again. As for Smith, he pled guilty to a federal obstruction of justice charge for covering up theft from his campaign fund. Moreover, she had pledged to support the the downtrodden and, her meeting request looked like a desire to keep that campaign promise. "My inclination was that the blue wall states were going to do what they normally do and vote Democrat.". But in. I didn't quote him at the time but there were more than a few moments I wanted to blurt out "Well let me tell you, with a trespass on credulity that excels your best, that we do have the evidence. If that's the case, it's not just in Michigan, but in several other states as well, including Wisconsin and Florida, where Trump clearly outperformed most recent polls. We can do something right now. - John F . "We know that a lot of that was baked in. I was fundamentally clear to him that, if Lucido was right about his dates, it was vital that I attend. Michael Buchanan, and Officer Brian Liddy. Since they had never received a single response from their own attempts to shed light on what was happening at the probate court, I hoped to discern why, while giving them an opportunity to be heard. The sentencing was supposed to have been held Tuesday. So, I never took for granted the honor of telling someones story and elevating a voice; especially if they had suffered from injustice or been discarded by society. So, nothing that was said there was going to come from anonymous sources I would need to protect with my life. The meeting was set for March 12. For instance, look at East Bay Township Precinct 1 in Grand Traverse County. that ended in 2003 with the Oakland police being placed under a federal consent decree. As part of his plea deal, Perez turned states evidence and accused dozens of other LAPD officers of misconduct. In 2000, rookie officer Keith Batt and his training officer Clarence Mabanag rampaged through West Oaklands Black neighborhoods. Seven points (the margin between the two candidates in the poll) is not representative of the gap (in the election). They always left with no result. Barry and Marion King's 11-year-old son, Tim King, was the last victim of the Oakland County Child Killer. He said hed received no announcement but would check with his colleagues on the government beat. But it was 56%-45%. On Nov. 16, 2000, Officer Harper was acquitted of all charges after a month-long trial. We have it and it is clear and incontrovertible. When Catallo was shooting the story, the Kirks attorney, Sterling Heights Mayor and rabid Democrat Michael Taylor showed up to do a bit of schilling for his clients. Edward Ortiz, Officer Paul Harper, Sgt. They will take months to do anything. Mar 02, 2022. In my national background research, I spoke to families in Washington and Oklahoma who said that reporters who had been committed to investigating guardianship issues, in those states, were suddenly told by their editors to stop. That morning, Nevin told a reporter who did get up the gumption to ask about the probate courts, "we have no specific instances of wrongdoing.". His name was Dennis Burgio and he had a heartbreaking story to tell about how he had been cleaned out of his 401k by a friend and former insurance agent;the same numbers I was seeing stripped from Oakland County wards by their public administrators, guardians. Hundreds did and the majority of the time, their stories focused on Michigans probate courts. Metricmaps.org. The Oakland Police Department was placed under federal court oversight in 2003 following revelations that a squad of officers had spent the summer of 2000 running rampant in a predominantly Black. Its really hard toconfer a whistleblowing case when no one knew the whistle had been blown, Jackson said. However, when I saw that the list of attendees included State Public Administrator Michael Moody, I pushed back and alerted Rossman-McKinney that he was a focus of the investigation. However, he was never formally investigated by its internal affairs division, nor did the department track down and interview all of his victims, according to depositions taken during the civil rights suit. What may be the most remarkable part of Biden's victory in Michigan, however, is the way in which the entire process unfolded amid the coronavirus pandemic. Those officers have since been fired. Court records were gathered for the claims. Barry King was then in his late seventies, still practicing law. J. Dallo is a dedicated and aggressive fighter, both in and out of the courtroom. The initial charges against Smith were the state charges and occurred in March of 2020, and the federal charges came in September of 2020. 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