I have done a thorough read of the website that someone published for Paul Bergrin:
A main point that must be made is that the website is all about why the government has pursued him with malice and created this case. I do understand why some believe public perception to be important and I am clear on why they went after Paul Bergrin; however, the whypart is somewhat immaterial at this point. The fact is that they did and he is facing the trial of his life on charges created mostly from thin air.
The website is informative and if you are in the majority in the US that actually believe the news spin that they read in mainstream newspapers, you will at least think about the case by the time that you exit the site. The problem is that your perception (and mine) is somewhat immaterial, though someone needed to counter the bullshit published by New York Magazine about the case.
Perhaps the website publisher will consider adding more pages, one with a witness list, and inviting investigation from journalists, bloggers, and anyone skilled in investigation. I consider myself skilled and I would be happy to pick a name and start digging for dirt. If the many interested journalists would do the same, well, it would help and Paul Bergrin needs all the help he can get at this point. The writer from New York Magazine should be invited to pick a name.
In many ways it reminded me of my own attempts to explain the whypart to various people (several attorneys included) shortly after my arrest on Racketeering and RICO Conspiracy charges. Hell, they asked and I answered. Hint: The answer involved telephone line blocks in resorts all over tourist town (Orlando), my pursuit of the issue, helicopter chases on I-95 through South Florida, a helicopter frequently hovering over my east Orange County home, an agent that threatened multiple escorts and other escort service owners with 30 years in prison if they didn't say what he wanted them to say etc...
Telling the lengthy story was rarely avoidable as any attorney that looked at my arrest affidavit (120+ pages of pure bullshit) would look at me and say, “What did you do to who? You must have really angered someone in a high position in government.” When they finished reading through all the documents they always said, “This case is bullshit!” The problem is that it was not going to go away and still had to be dealt with, piece by piece, witness by witness. The case had to be gutted and it was a serious undertaking as the State of Florida named 40+ witnesses, many of which I did not even know in any way.
Paul Bergrin's case is the same in this respect: It must be gutted, statement by statement, witness by witness, and line by line. Each and every individual has a reason for being there (on the witness list) and it is the defendant's job to figure it out. Sometimes an investigator can help, but as with questions for witnesses to be deposed, there are some things that only the defendant knows. I did compose the questions for my attorney (Steve Wolverton) to ask each witness and Steve added some of his own.
I was not allowed to be present when my attorney deposed any witness, so I am concerned in relation to this issue about Paul Bergrin representing himself. A short time before my trial I was almost back at the starting gate when agents threatened and attempted to set-up my attorney and a main question in my mind was, how will I be able to testify? Hell, I couldn't question myself and neither can Paul Bergrin. He, of all people, should know that he must testify in his defense so this is a serious issue.
For now I am just throwing out thoughts on the upcoming Paul Bergrin trial. As more comes to mind I will post on it again. It is really important and if you do not already know that, I implore you to read Who is Paul Bergrin thoroughly.
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