Classy DC Case: Photoshop Lady to Change Plea

I took a trip to PACER this evening and was truly disappointed to find this order referencing Jennifer Churchill, the photoshop lady, having a hearing on 15 June 2012 to change her plea in the Classy DC Escorts case. The order is all about covering travel expenses for Churchill from California to Alexandria, Virginia and is linked below, at the conclusion.

So now every defendant has pleaded guilty in this case. The Classy DC Escorts case is over and you can all return to whatever you were doing before it began. The truth is that an average of 95% of all federal prosecutions are resolved with plea deals. Most of the remaining 5% lose in trial. Deborah Jeanne Palfrey was one of the few defendants not to plead in an escort business case. I am one of the few defendants to not plead in a state prosecution for the same counts (racketeering and conspiracy). She is dead and I am nowhere. To the rest of you, it's just a sideshow.

I read every document in reference to Jennifer Churchill and what she allegedly did. So did you, if you went to the Updates (Documents) page of my website as this case progressed. Many documents have now been removed and only plea related docs remain. I know that all she did was edit images for this outfit. What on earth would possess her to plead guilty to any charge whatsoever?

Sometimes in life making a point is the only correct way, but apparently Churchill couldn't deal with it. Now the government prosecutors know they will be able to bully other defendants charged with editing photos (how absurd) of confessed prostitutes into guilty pleas. Website designers and photoshop businesses everywhere need to take notice. What a truly sad system this is. Indeed one of the worst in the Western world and in much of the rest of the world.

This is the last major escort business prosecution that I intend to blog about. They all plead guilty in the end and it just isn't worth my time or the money I paid for documents. I intend to focus more on injustice in other types of case and am currently awaiting some sort of news on Paul Bergrin's status and next case. Now Paul Bergrin has the guts to fight them in his various created cases to the very end. Check back in the future for more information.

Order referencing Jennifer Churchill's Change of Plea

Classy DC Escorts Case Now a Prosecution of the Photoshop Lady

Everyone involved in the Classy DC Escorts business has now pleaded guilty to counts in the case, except for the photoshop lady, Jennifer Churchill. To be fair to these defendants, it does not translate to each actually being guilty as charged. More often than not, the plea bargain sounds much better than a messy trial and the possibility of a 20 year prison sentence.

The statement from the US Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Virginia is HERE. First of all, this outfit was in business long before 2009 as stated. Another major issue is the statement that they employed more than 50 prostitutes. For such a zealous prosecution, I would hope that it was way morethan 50, as this is not many over the three-year period they reference.

Each defendant that pleaded guilty to charges was “debriefed” and if necessary, each must testify against the poor photoshop lady, now the lone defendant facing a trial. I have never heard anything this absurd as it relates to adult business prosecutions.

I have added documents to the Updates (Documents) section of my website. Please do feel free to download any and discuss on image editing forums, Photoshop forums, or anywhere relevant. Do not allow these overzealous prosecutors to quietly railroad a woman that earned a meager living editing images with some wild claim that she had to have known that the image editing was for a prostitution business and all of the images were of prostitutes.

Jennifer Churchill never met or spoke with any of these confessed prostitutes. She only edited photos. Do not forget that and do not ignore what the DOJ is trying to do to her. 

 

Fresh Plea Deals in Classy DC Escorts Case

I visited PACER this evening and checked each defendant's name in the Classy DC Escorts case. The two bookers have made guilty pleas and have cooperation agreements (of the 5K1 variety) in place. I really expected Jennifer Churchill to cave first as all that she did was alter images for this outfit, but I was incorrect with that bet.

The two bookers, Alafaka Opuiyo and Kiana McKelvin, have both make 5K1 cooperation agreements that are dependent on the level of cooperation and the government's satisfaction. In other words, each will be required to testify if any defendant in this case goes to trial and testify to the government's satisfaction. Both are also required to take polygraphs. Well, you can read the agreements for yourself as I have added all documents to my website and linked the most important below.

Jennifer Churchill and Kuraye Akuiyibo each have attorneys that are actively fighting every part of this case. Make a note of both attorney names because if you ever need an attorney to actually fight and argue a case for you, these two fit the bill. All too often, attorneys do little or nothing these days and simply assume the defendant will make a deal. Most defendants do make a plea deal, so this may be understandable in that respect.

The other defendants, Otasowie Asuen and Nassim Tabatabai, are moving forward in the case, but no new documents have been filed by either of their attorneys. Sadly, this is often the case with federal defendants. One attorney in the Orlando conspiracy case that involved 11 Eastern European defendants that actually went to trial rarely filed anything for the woman he represented. In the end he neglected to file an appeal as the other defendants' attorneys did. He is with the Federal Public Defender's Office and a defendant would be better off going pro se than having an attorney like that. Hell, it is not sad - it is fucked-up!

As for Opuiyo and McKelvin pleading guilty in the Classy DC Escorts case... I do understand. The US government can be overwhelming and often the first to accept plea deals manage to avoid prison. It's almost like a game of musical chairs: You do not want to be the one caught without a seat. I won't make any predictions here, but there may only be one person without a seat when it's all over.

As for the case itself, there is much more than meets the eye at first glance here. I am seriously doubting that anyone ever brandished a firearm or went beyond a few angry words. Those two so-called anonymous witnesses earned the angry words from what I have heard and I read more about it in the documents uploaded today. Both of these idiots are trash and the government most likely has no desire to put either one of them on the stand.

As usual, all documents are uploaded to my website Updates page. The two documents of main importance here are:

McKelvin Plea Agreement 8 May 2012

Opuiyo Plea Agreement 8 May 2012

EDIT May 10, 2012 @4am EST:  I finally finished reading all of the documents. One issue of significance is that Opuiyo signed her plea agreement on 3 April 2012. McKelvin didn't sign hers until 8 May 2012. Still, I must wonder if one or both were already working with the government long before the piece of paper entered the picture. Then, of course, the question remaining would be, when did one or both begin working with agents and/or prosecutors?

Misuse of Informants at Epidemic Level in the US

I have written many posts that discuss the use and misuse of informants in the US criminal justice system on this blog; however, I am viewing the system of abuse at epidemic proportions today. Informants working for state and federal agents are setting-up people that never had any intention of committing any sort of crime and they are doing so at the direction of agents.

It is the agents that are targeting specific people and not necessarily the informants as in past. When I recall past uses of informants, I think of the old MBI system in Orlando wherein an informant can evade prosecution, or at least prison, for crimes committed by setting-up at least 3 people. Back then it didn't really matter who those 3 people were and it was simply an outrageous "three for one" exchange. That was bad enough. Read The Morality Police, written by William Dean Hinton for the Orlando Weekly for more on that ugly system. (scroll down to around a third of the article for that discussion)

Today law enforcement agents send informants after a target as if they are angry pit bulls that haven't eaten in days. These informants are often paid money and a pending criminal case is resolved with a minor charge and probation OR they could be snitches for hire that have no criminal charges to work off. You think I am joking? Take a look at this website:

Reduce My Sentence

On the website it states, "We specialize in third party "Rule 35" assistance." They add, " Lifeline Federal and State Sentence Reduction, LLC is willing to work with you from the beginning until the end to help you succeed." The header for the website states, "How much is your loved one's life worth?"

I have also discussed Rule 35 sentence reductions on this blog. You need only search in the box on the right sidebar to locate the posts. For more info, read what that outfit states about it: What is Rule 35?

Guess what? That outfit is hardly alone. Snitches for hire sites are popping-up like champagne corks on New Year's Eve. Another such site is CQLX Law, but they're quick to state (at the bottom) they they're not a law firm. Now scroll down on that website to where it states, "Our Network" and the one bulleted listing with a link says, "Escorts" and links to http://www.clevelandathleticclub.com/ .

This disgusting outfit claims to be a "Prison Sentence Reduction Firm" and states, "We specialize in Rule 35 and 5K1 sentence reductions. We work in all 50 states." For your information, a 5K1 is almost the same as a Rule 35, except that a 5K1 is filed by prosecutors at the time of original sentence, not later. Oh - I did dial the number, 561-313-9708, to ask what sort of use they make of that escort website, but it is on automated voicemail. Go figure - the snitches for hire don't answer the phone.

Do I have your attention???

Well, to all of the real people out there, I do apologize, but recent events in my life require that I stop speaking to strangers and even old friends that I have not seen in ages. I'm about as hard as it gets when it comes to set-ups and there are few ways to lure me into any sort of trap. I know the dirty, nasty game for what it is. I only wish that the rest of the population would develop a decent understanding of the real informant system in the US and how it really operates.

Alright, I will be honest: I wish that potential jurors in criminal cases would get it. The Paul Bergrin debacle comes to mind with this statement. There are so many informants involved in the various cases that Bergrin faces that it is like Return of the Living Dead with all the zombies recast as informants.

You may be wondering what could possibly lure me into some sort of trap, so I will tell you. The fact that I can tell you reveals that it didn't work. If you read this blog and you are one of the few that read my Memoirs book, you'll know how important exposing the truth was and is to me. After all, the files were stolen - and yes, I mean files as in plural.

The original file (3 huge volumes) was stolen and then the flippin' recreated file with half the documents (all the Clerk's office could find) was also stolen. The original was last tracked to Orange County, Florida Circuit Court Judge Anthony Johnson, a former US Secret Service agent. This was according to the Orange County Clerk's Office that tracked that file for me in a desperate attempt to find it. No one dared to ask Johnson what he did with it after signing it out and it was never returned, according to the Clerk of Courts.

So... just over two weeks ago an old acquaintance, posting with an alias Facebook account, tracked me down on a NorthJersey.com article that was about the Paul Bergrin case. The article is dated March 28, 2012, just in case you want to investigate this for yourself. In her comment she states:

"vicky please add me as your friend i amunable to do it jacky was using my account and messed it up i have some information that will shock you i tried calling but your number was changed this is lisa it is very important"

In her next comment she offers an email address. Let's back-up for one minute here ---- How in the hell does someone track me down to an article about Paul Bergrin? I asked her a few times, but she never could answer and all I got was a twisted sentence or two that made little sense each time I asked. Anyone that lost my info can find me easily by contacting me through my website or this blog or sending me a Facebook message or emailing via my Google profile.

But how exactly does an old acquaintance from my escort businesses that claims to have never heard of Paul Begrin track me down on a NorthJersey.com article about Paul Bergrin?

EDIT on 3 May 2012 @1am EST:

Now this is really interesting. I just visited the article linked above and "Kelly Baker's" (Lisa's) comments were completely deleted. I was not aware that Facebook (FB) comments could be deleted, unless FB closed the account because she sure as hell was not "Kelly Baker" or she closed the account. Good thing I do screenshots or someone could claim that I must be seeing things... ;)

Moving forward...

So what was this "information that will shock" me? Well, according to my old acquaintance, that used to be a friend of sorts years ago, she was in contact with a former MBI agent that had documents from my case that I have searched for an entire decade for. She stated that there was proof of illegal wiretaps in my case. Realize that according to agents and prosecutors, there was no electronic surveillance whatsoever - I still have the recordings of these statements from my case hearings because I had filed a motion demanding all electronic surveillance myself.

With the hope of reopening the civil suit or filing a new one, I gave her my telephone number. She pursued me daily and if I answered the phone (I often did not), she tried desperately to keep me talking for as long as possible. What will they do? Analyze my statements? All of my statements included a description of my anger with the lousy fucking Orlando MBI for all that they did to me, and are apparently still trying to do to me for whatever reason. Of course I threw-in some bullshit for good measure as she also did on behalf of the former agent.

Almost two weeks later, with this former agent wanting to meet with me and my old acquaintance in-person, it all came down to several issues. The main issue is that I did not buy the entire story or the pop-up trackdown. My solution was to demand that he (the former agent) send over a detailed list of specifically what documents he had. According to her, he refused and stated that "we need to have a sit-down conversation first".

Of course I did a bit of investigating on my own in-between the many telephone calls I received and discovered something concerning the old acquaintance's family member that was seriously interesting. And, "How much is your loved one's life worth?" popped into my mind.

Why on earth would I consider meeting a former agent in person, especially if he couldn't even send a list of documents over first? What did they intend to do to me? Plant drugs in the vehicle while I was yakking away in the restaurant?  Why would a former MBI agent want to give me a bunch of documents, especially when MBI is all over his resume?

So how did I finally get rid of the old acquaintance and her tag-pal the former agent? I stated that he had the perfect background to help investigate witnesses in the Bergrin case. All those DEA and FBI databases he has access to would surely tell a story of the next informants to testify in the next Bergrin trial, since prosecutors refuse to turn over any discovery. And after all is said and done, I was tracked down to an article about Paul Bergrin.

Daddy did not raise a fool and agents did not refer to me as "super-intelligent" during the case without reason. Now, to the pair of you: If my number rings again from either one of you, I will not hesitate to change the number again. I may also consider a civil suit. Drop fucking dead.

The Megaupload - Kim Dotcom Case: Overkill

While browsing though cases in PACER this morning, I decided to take a quick look at the Megaupload / Kim Dotcom case. There are other defendants also and Kim is not alone. I chose to download a list of documents, mainly because so many other documents in this case have been sealed. What is with the lack of transparency?

I suppose that I initially believed this case to be valid, but I have now changed my mind. If you read my only other post about the Megaupload indictment and Kim's alleged part in the business, you are aware that I was happy to see the file sharing sites taken down, but at the same time I disagreed with prison or jail for the participants. Well, I suppose that this is still the way I feel, though I now consider the case to be serious overkill.

Racketeering? Really? He may as well have run a worldwide escort service. On the federal level a racketeering count is not as serious as it is in the State of Florida. Kim faces up to 5 years on that one count alone. I faced up to 30 years on that count in my Florida prosecution. Of course Kim Dotcom also faces various other counts. He really needs to ready himself to face a trial in the US, unless the government opts to make a great plea offer of course. However, it is unlikely that any such offer would involve no prison time.

What is going on with the many sealed documents in this case? I stared at a lengthy list of documents that were unavailable to me because they were sealed. This is what prompted me to download some documents that were available. I do not like the lack of transparency here.

Really I am sorry that I ever wished the man anything negative at all, regardless of anything else. This is an overwhelming and messy case care of the US government and often situations are not exactly as they seem to be at first look. Anyway, I uploaded some documents to my website and the list is here:

Megaupload Case Cover Sheet

Megaupload Attorney Substitute - Filed 5 April 2012

Megaupload EFF Letter - Filed 3 April 2012

Megaupload Motion for Protective Order - Filed 20 March 2012

Megaupload Notice of Hearing - Filed 5 April 2012

Megaupload Motion - Filed 6 April 2012

All documents can also be found by going directly to the Updates (Documents) page of my website. In time all documents are removed, so if you want a copy, save it.

The Classy DC Escorts Case and Informants

There are more people interested in the Classy DC Escorts case than any other that I have ever posted about. From a legal perspective, there is not much going on with the case, at least there have been few documents filed. However, I am viewing this case argued and debated on TER and in some comments here.

More than once, I have felt provoked by comments made by anonymous posters here so I feel it necessary to offer a quick newsflash for those with comprehension issues. This blogger supports the defense, but this should have been obvious to anyone that actually bothers to read what I write. I also *feel* a few informants involved in the case trying to sway me to their side in emails and in comments, but that will never happen.

All that one must do is search the term "informants" in the blog search function to know how I feel about informants against adult business owners. There are numerous articles on the topic posted. In reference to the world of adult business, I view informants as snakes. You could chalk that up to my extensive experiences in my own case and trial.

The comment made by one party on a Classy DC post last night should serve as a guide of what not to waste your time posting here. I will respond more often than not. The truth is that I have no idea how these people operated this business; however, several situations, emails, and even telephone conversations that I have had about it have alerted me to current issues.

A main issue is that prosecutors do not seem to have a solid case against the defendants. If they did have a solid case they wouldn't have the need to hunt for escorts that they can call as witnesses. They're trying to find solid witnesses or a lengthy list of witnesses (voluminous) which would serve to persuade the business operators that a plea deal is necessary. With a voluminous case the quality of testimony is not as important.

Do not waste your time telling me that the driver and the confidential escort/witness discussed in the indictment are wonderful people. I am aware of the real back story and know that they were both thieves. I even have doubts about the story of pistol-whipping. They both had an agenda and the escort has her own business going in a different US city. She has even had probable clients claiming that she's wonderful. At least by the wording they sound like clients. Totally insulting to my intelligence.

And then there are the other escorts that never worked for this service and never encountered the owner trashing him and claiming friends that did work at Classy DC told her this and told her that - pure gossip and conjecture. No one gives a rat's ass dear. But if you do make it to any witness stand, a decent attorney would rip your testimony and your life apart - guaranteed.

The one document that I linked in my other posts on this case basically stated that discovery will not happen until 5-7 days before trial, if there is a trial. Doing it this way will allow prosecutors to keep their entrenched informants a secret and trust me: there are definitely entrenched informants involved. Some juries do not appreciate informant witnesses though as more often than not, they've committed worse acts than any defendants. Often this is revealed in trial - it was in mine. Such delays in discovery should be illegal.

Some of those informant witnesses are independent escorts and I really mean independent - working on their own on TER, Backpage, and EROS and also working with Classy DC Escorts. A circuit of sorts in a way, complete with cross country tour dates. I have no issue with independent escorts unless they decide to bite the hand that fed them. An escort business does have costs and expenses and marketing is time consuming. The fact is that any one of these escorts could have walked at any time - no one held anyone hostage in this case.

I also feel that at least one confidential witness was an insider and working with the feds long before the indictment was handed down. As a matter of fact, there probably would not have been an indictment if not for the insider. Prosecutors knew they needed more than the driver and the escort that claimed a pistol-whipping because that pair is not credible.

These days there are companies that offer snitches for hire. Really. They actually set people up on behalf of a paying defendant to reduce a sentence and they have extensive experience in such underhanded endeavors. I'm not going to link to the numerous websites that offer such services, but they're out there and I am even aware of the identities behind one such anonymous business. The US criminal justice system actually allows for such services. Of course prosecutors have no desire for a jury to hear about the practice.

Note that emailing me is a bad idea if you are an informant. Do not forget that. I am the last person on this planet that would be fooled by your bullshit.

When any documents of substance are filed in this case they will be uploaded to the Updates (Documents) page of my website. Feel free to check as often as you want to, but this past week there was nothing to upload that mattered.

EDIT on 23 April 2012 @2:45am EST: I added three documents to the Updates page. They are the last 3 and the very last document is scary, at least for 20 unknown people:

US Attorney Motion for Blank Subpoenas Filed 19 April 2012

Paul Bergrin Trial: The Summation

Paul Bergrin has more trials ahead of him and in a sense, this is only the beginning. The main purpose of this post is to offer a link to Paul Bergrin's transcribed trial summation from the first trial that ended with a deadlocked jury.

It is an excellent summation and like none that I have ever heard or read. It is indeed revealing of the created case against him in the murder of Kemo Deshawn McCray, a drug trafficker turned informant that was murdered when federal agents failed to protect him in his informant work for them. They refused his request to enter witness protection and wait until you find out why!

It is my intention to go through the entire trial transcript in many posts and include a link to the transcript for each day discussed. However, I have decided that this blog will not do it justice with the surrounding posts on various other topics. I am working on a new blog in which the sole purpose is discussion and documents from Paul Bergrin's first trial, the next trial that is coming soon, and later trials if there are any.

There will be an Appeals panel addressing the situation that prosecutors have pushed to the forefront. Prosecutors did not like the fair and impartial Judge William Martini and want him removed from the next trial. The panel will be hearing oral arguments on March 29, 2012 and will make a decision shortly thereafter, probably within two weeks.

To read more about the fight that prosecutors have started over US District Judge William Martini, read this recent article in The New York Times:

For 2 Titans of U.S. Court in Newark, Bad Blood

Why? Since when do prosecutors get to choose their own judge? Isn't that best referred to as judge shopping?

The "why" is that on several occasions, Judge Martini did not rule in favor of the government. But what could be expected in a case with no actual evidence that rides on the words of a parade of convicted felons seeking leniency in sentencing? The progression of this trial reminded me of the Antonio "Nino" Lyons case from Orlando federal court. USA Today investigated thoroughly and wrote extensively on the prosecutor misconduct in the Lyons case:

Prosecutors' conduct can tip justice scales

Federal prosecutors too often work above the law

Justice Dept. agrees to pay $140,000 to man wrongly jailed

Yes, the truth is that federal prosecutors in the Paul Bergrin trial(s) are judge shopping. They absolutely need to exchange Judge Martini for a more compliant judge because there is no actual evidence. The transcript of Paul Bergrin's summation on November 15, 2011, in the concluded trial is here (PDF):

US v Bergrin (1st Trial) Bergrin Summation

In the future you will find all posts, documents, and transcripts on the blog  that is reserved specifically for this purpose. Please do bear with me as I complete the design of the blog and begin to post - expect that it will all be in place by April 15, 2012 or sooner: Paul Bergrin on Trial


We look forward to the Appeals panel making the correct decision and calling a halt to prosecutors' attacks on the honorable, fair, and impartial US District Judge William Martini.

Update - 03-31-2012 @6pm: All transcripts for each day of Paul Bergrin's trial have now been uploaded to my website and linked on the "Transcripts" page of the new Paul Bergrin on Trial Blog. Any documents available to me are linked on the "Documents" page of that blog.

PayPal Censorship has Broad Ramifications

As many of you are aware, PayPal froze my account back in July 2011 because I "sell a book about escort services". Refer to my original post: Censored by PayPal. This post was prompted by an article written by Andrew Shaffer and posted on February 27, 2012 for Huff Post: PayPal Takes Controversial Stance Against Sex

I thank Andrew Shaffer for including my unusual case in this article.

In the last few days, this US corporation that pretends to be a bank, but is not regulated as such, has demanded that books categorized as "erotica" with specific sexual content that many consider to be abhorrent be removed from a list of online bookstores that sell with PayPal. The particular content at issue is nothing I'd ever read, but since when did Americans appreciate what amounts to book burning?

My situation is proof positive that this monstor censor won't stop there - they are after all that is adult. Does the Disney - Meg Whitman connection have any relation to the recent events? I think so, but then I know better than most what Disney is capable of in the pursuit of an anti-adult agenda and it is more than you can imagine.


Reflections on the Past

As a result of my past history as an adult business owner in the Orlando area, I find the recent actions by PayPal to be par for the course. An examination of the bigger picture here reveals a similar anti-adult trend in the US to that which I experienced for so many years in Orlando. I said it before and I'll say it again: Orlando was a test market to understand the level of toleration for censorship of the general population in the US. Welcome to my world.

Back in 1996, the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (MBI), with Disney grants as one major source of funding, pursued Sprint Yellow Pages as a result of the publisher's refusal to remove the "escort services" category from its upcoming 1996 books. More on that story here: The Yellow Pages Fiasco

To better understand the MBI agenda over the years, read: Orlando MBI: The Long War on Adults

The Orlando area has been under siege for over 30 years by these pretend prudes that are now disguised by corporate America and as a matter of fact, many have now joined corporate America after retiring - (A big holler out to former MBI agent Ray Peters and a congrats on his employment as Head of Security at the Rosen Plaza in Orlando). I state "pretend" because as the party that owned escort services in the metro Orlando area for 10 years, I know what they really do. They may fool some of the people some of the time, but they'll never fool me.

I know why I was prosecuted and it had nothing at all to do with anything (95% pure lies and BS) stated in the arrest affidavit. You may note that there was never even enough evidence to get court orders to wiretap or search in my investigation and prosecution.


The Big Picture


What began long ago as a war on all that is adult in Orlando, Florida has now proliferated and is a War on all that is adult in the US. First they went after anyone they could find that looked like a viable target. This practice evolved into creating cases where there was none to begin with as the eye of government turned to the publishers of advertisements and websites for adult business.

One of the most known cases is the MBI arrest of several Orlando Weekly advertising sales executives and the civil RICO indictment of the newspaper in late 2007. Read what well-known First Amendment attorney Marc Randazza had to say about this case: The Orlando Weekly Case

Going after publishers is the first major step in the anti-adult agenda. Of course the great majority voluntarily caved and stopped selling advertisements for anything adult. The results of the Orlando Weekly case gave MBI the nerves to go national. Craigslist was attacked and shamed by the ignorant and many with an agenda, eventually caving also. The attack on Craigslist originated with none other than the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (MBI) in Orlando. Doubt that? Read these public documents with thinly veiled threats:

MBI to Buckmaster September 2007

MBI to Buckmaster November 2007

Buckmaster to MBI November 2007

MBI to Buckmaster January 2008

MBI to Buckmaster March 2008

Note that the MBI refers to the demand to Craigslist to drop the adult categories as Good Corporate Citizenship.  I absolutely picture one of these whacks contacting PayPal and requesting that my account be frozen utilizing the usual tool box of lies and referring to my books as "obscene material". If I ever find out that they had something to do with my frozen account, I will sue the pants off of anyone involved.

Going after the publishers is not a new approach, but it is now used as a major tool in the anti-adult agenda toolbox. First Amendment attorney Lawrence Walters addressed the problem as it relates to adult business ads online in two recent posts:

Killing the Messenger: The Campaign Against Online Escort Advertising Sites; Part 1 - Setting the Stage

Killing the Messenger: The Campaign Against Online Escort Advertising Sites; Part II - Operational Policies and Legal Issues

When you read the two articles written by Walters, realize that this is a pursuit of any directory, classified ad seller, or online listings provider for these adults in the adult business. This has already existed to an extent, but the stakes are getting higher. As Walters states:

"Federal conspiracy, solicitation and money laundering statutes certainly don’t help an escort site’s plight. The epitome of broad and vague statutory language; these laws expose even the most tangentially involved individual/entity to potential legal liability."

Law enforcement agents around the US have managed to poison the phrase and business description of "escort services" by including street hookers and referring to any operator as a pimp. The reality is that most escort business operators market and book appointments and not much else. The general population in the US has fallen into their trap hook, line, and sinker.

Perhaps it is time for a new business title that omits the word "escort". They poisoned it - let them keep it! Changing titles for businesses and independents wouldn't be all that complicated. It was done back in 2000-2001 with the "hobbyists" and "providers" on message boards all over the world. One idea for the operator in a major city is "convention hostess" or we could all return to the "lingerie model" concept and the operators would offer model referrals or hostess referrals for conventions.

As one reader of this blog recently pointed out to me, the MegaUpload indictment is the beginning of the end. Mentioning that case, I was happy to read that Kim Dotcom was released on bond because as previously stated, I do not advocate any prison at all for non-violent activities. I do not like what these people did, but that doesn't translate to any desire to lock them in a cage. Yes, I'm happy that site is down and wish the rest out there could join it. You can't believe that I would be happy that people steal what little I could have.

Today it hit the news that the US DOJ is now going after gambling websites even when the business is outside the US. From a blog reader:

"But NOW, they have dropped the pretext of being fair, and have gone after a gambling company not in the US, not registered in the US, and apparently not even banking in the US."

Verisign seizes .com domain registered via foreign Registrar on behalf of US Authorities

I can envision the US government seizing adult websites of all types, especially if a Republican (other than Ron Paul) makes it to the White House in the 2012 national election. Well known First Amendment attorney Lawrence Walters states this best: The Politics of Porn - 2012

Make sure that you get out and vote. Realize which politicians are ready to kill your income, your reading material, movies that adults enjoy, your bingo parlor, and anything else that is adult in the United States. Mark my words - the MBI has gone viral with the anti-adult agenda and anything from bingo parlors to internet cafés to adult businesses and writers of adult material are in the line of fire. Now that they've reached out to the payment processors (PayPal, Visa, MasterCard), it won't be that complicated.

It is indeed censorship as it is all a part of a government agenda. Do not pretend that greedy corporate payment processors do not want the money.

Orlando Conspiracy Case Sentences

The defendants are all from Eastern Europe and five of the six that were convicted on a variety of counts by a federal jury in Orlando were sentenced today. One defendant - Saida Babaeva - was not sentenced today, though there is no information as to why.

The case that prosecutors and media hyped as a "sex-trafficking ring" but really was no more than simple massage without a license is almost over for all involved. The sentences:

Natalia Fedorova - Time Served
Aleksandra Liubina - Time Served
Alina Priadko - Time Served
Alexander Postica - 15 months
Tatiana Belinschi - 16 months

Russian sex-ring members sentenced

I really feared for Tatiana and Alexander because of the way the USAO charged this case. Each has been in jail (Orange County Jail as of now) since being indicted over a year ago. With time off for good behavior they should be free, or at least on the way to deportation, before March 2012 is over and perhaps sooner.

Though the prosecutors were not fair in charging this case and I didn't understand the jury convicting anyone, the judge has been more than fair. I wish the very best future to each defendant. If any would like their names removed from articles on this blog, or even the articles removed, contact me and it will be done.

I have already had one request from a defendant's family to remove the name or the posts about this case. All posts that discuss this Orlando case will be removed by tomorrow except this one will remain to counter any false information that refers to this case as "sex trafficking". It was an unbelievable and horrible awakening for these defendants.

Edit on 27 February 2012 @12:15pm EST

This morning Saida Babaeva was sentenced to "Time Served". I have read all of the documents that Saida's attorney submitted for sentencing and it appears that she is seeking asylum, though the reasons are personal and won't be noted herein.


Final defendant in Russian sex-trafficking ring sentenced to time served

If luck is with us, this is the last fucking time we will see an article so incorrectly titled by the Orlando Sentinel's pro-MBI and pro-prosecutor editor. No one in this case was charged with "sex-trafficking" and it was certainly not a sex-trafficking case.

If you missed it - I had already created the label "Sex Trafficking Trial - Orlando" as a result of the Sentinel's original incorrectly titled articles. Once I had access to my PACER account and read the case documents, I referred to it as the "Orlando Conspiracy Trial" because that is what it was.

If you would like any of the documents in this case contact me.

Classy DC Escorts Case: Akuiyibo Denied Bond

At this point there are not many documents available on the Classy DC Escorts indictment and case. However, I chose a few documents so that the many interested readers can see the information firsthand. Of the six defendants in this case, only Kuraye Akuiyibo and Otasowie Asuen have been remanded to custody and denied bond. The other four defendants have been out on bond since the beginning or shortly thereafter.

I find the stated evidence to be questionable in this case as it relates to statements from the informant/escort and the driver involved. The alleged incidents involving a gun transpired, according to the indictment, in September of 2009, and then again in September of 2010. Apparently federal agents and prosecutors did not consider Akuiyibo to be dangerous to the public following these incidents as no one was indicted and detained until late January of 2012.

Yet Akuiyibo has been denied bond based on the allegation that he is a danger to the public. Hmmm... I don't buy it.

You read the linked PDF documents so that you can understand the inconsistencies in statements from the AUSA and actions of agents and the assigned prosecutor back in late 2009 and late 2010. According to the indictment, these are the only allegations involving violence of any sort. Did either incident ever even happen? I have my doubts.

Akuiyibo Complaint Cover Sheet - Filed 25 January 2012

Akuiyibo Government Memorandum - 16 February 2012

Arraignment of Defendants - 17 February 2012

We must all remember that the parties spreading unprovable allegations about Classy DC Escorts and the defendants in this case have an agenda. Most of the superfluous and questionable information is coming from an escort or two working hard to get back in the good graces of clients on various forums. Now they even have the clients restating said information as factual.

This case does have unindicted co-conspirators and informants. Take what they say with a grain of salt and caveat emptor!


More on this case as it develops.

Edit on 19 March 2012 @5pm EST: I have added several documents to the Updates page of my website. Check the Updates page weekly for additional documents. The Updates page is found here: Updates

One interesting document in particular is: Asuen Discovery Agreement Order 9 March 2012

Classy DC Indictment Notes

I did a thorough read of the Classy DC indictment and created this list of issues that seem significant to the the counts charged. Some of the issues are ridiculous – the use of email and telephones, for example. Okay, I'll be blunt here: The entire indictment is absurd, but then the grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia will quickly indict a ham sandwich if prosecutors place it on the agenda.

According to an unknown (and strange) party that contacted me a couple of nights ago wanting specific advice concerning opening an escort service in DC, MD, and VA, these people were in business since 2007 and the only reason for this indictment is that “violence is involved”. Is the party “Witness A” or another co-operating witness? I think so and from the wording of her questions, I also believe she's attempting to drag me into the fiasco.

Note to that party: Honey, people used to try to set me up on a weekly, or at least monthly, basis and this continued for years - too many years and obviously rages on. You just ain't good enough. I can usually smell bullshit a mile away as should be crystal clear by my responses. Try it again and I'll publish your emails for all to read, with the tracing info. It is clear that you did not read my Blueprintbook by the questions that you asked. I will write and publish any flippin' books I want. I have a clear understanding of my protections under the First Amendment – feel free to pass that message on.

According to info found in WHOIS for the Classy DC Escorts website, it was created in January of 2006, but the feds may not have noticed them until 2007, and didn't start any investigation until June of 2009:

domain: classydcescorts.com
created: 04-Jan-2006
last-changed: 04-Jan-2012
registration-expiration: 04-Jan-2013

Without considering specifics, I also take issue with the firearm crap. It sounds like this guy was ripped-off and became angry – his mistake; however, it's also based on the word of the parties that did the ripping. We do have a Second Amendment in the US and non-felon citizens are entitled to own a gun. There are processes in place to obtain a concealed weapons permit and I must wonder if the defendant's only real mistake was the lack of one. Escort business owners can be vulnerable to rip-offs. Having stated that, I acknowledge that no matter the amount of money at stake, one must walk away. It sucks, but it is how it is.

A major issue that I have is with the inclusion of the woman (Churchill) that did image or photo crops and altering for the website is that it seems this was her only connection to the operation. I suppose that we must assume the feds have her on tape acknowledging that she understood the images were of prostitutes that should be disguised – flippin' far-fetched if you ask me. Since when is something like this criminal, no matter what the circumstances?

The Indictment Notes

Also connected: DMV Indies, Prime DC, and 305 Playmates.

“Multiple facilities of interstate commerce” - including Internet website, electronic mail (email), cellular phones, automobiles that traveled on interstate highways, automated bank teller machines (ATM), Federal Express, PayPal, Moneygram, and Green Dot prepaid value-added cards.

Had ads on EROS and Backpage.

Concealed the true identity of prostitutes from LE and “johns” by directing prostitutes to choose a “working name”. (Duh – the escorts have a right to privacy)

One defendant altered or digitally enhanced photos for the company website. (Churchill)

Would verify “johns” by asking them to send a blank email from their employer's account. (easily bypassed, as is now obvious)

Kept a computerized calendar for appointments and contact information for many of the “johns”.

Made airline flight, Amtrack, and hotel reservations for the prostitutes.

UCC-1 was a driver that picked-up prostitutes at airports and Amtrack and transported to hotels in the DC area.

“Johns” paid cash. (that was intelligent)

Prostitutes kept 60% of collected money plus tips, but paid approximately 50% of travel and hotel costs. (fair business practice and more fair than most)

Agency collected from prostitutes on a daily basis and reports of money owed and collected were emailed to owner. Agency was paid in cash and on occasion Green Dot by prostitutes.

Mann Act and Travel Act violations. (that interstate crap will drag you down every time)

A part of the conspiracy that defendants made and received interstate telephone calls and electronic communications. (conspiracy to create income and conduct business)

Used Green Dot and Moneygram for interstate transportation of prostitution proceeds. (never advisable)

Paid Churchill (for image altering services) using PayPal – an UCC and defendants. ($60 in one case, $120 on another, and $200 on another) – (This poor woman has been dragged into a federal prosecution over that amount of money)

Deposits made to various defendants' personal bank accounts and several business accounts. (use of personal accounts a serious mistake)

UCC-1 instructed to deposit prostitution proceeds directly to a defendant's account on various occasions. (the driver made business deposits for the owner – never have a driver)

In September 2009, a defendant “brandished a firearm” and threatened a former Classy prostitute (Witness A). (You must wonder what she did to provoke such an action)

Emailed flight info to a woman that had previously responded to ad soliciting prostitutes. (or did those ads solicit escorts?)

In June of 2010, Witness B traveled from Houston to DCA to engage in sexual activity for money with “johns” on behalf of Classy. (we should expect that this is taped and not just the word of a busted hooker)

September 2010 a defendant assaulted UCC-1 and brandished a firearm during the beating. (We must wonder what provoked such an action)

January 21, 2011, Witness B traveled to the Eastern District of VA to engage in sexual activity with “johns” on behalf of Classy. (again, better have a tape to back that one up)

These notes are just my initial thoughts, but I do not see much to prosecute in this case. However, as with 95% of federal prosecutions, I suspect that the defendants will take plea deals. Time will tell.

Edit on 19 March 2012 @5pm EST: I have added several documents to the Updates page of my website. Check the Updates page weekly for additional documents. The Updates page is found here: Updates 

One document in particular that is interesting: Asuen Discovery Agreement Order 9 March 2012

Initial Thoughts on the Classy DC Escorts Indictment

A regular reader of my blogs alerted me to the Classy DC Escorts indictment a couple of days ago. I have no idea if they were “classy” or not, but that was the main agency name, and it operated out of Washington DC and in a list of states, including New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland. The defendants are facing federal racketeering charges and various additional counts including:

Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

Conspiracy to Travel/Use Interstate Facilities in Aid of Racketeering Enterprises

Use and Carry a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence

Money Laundering

Forfeiture (of course)

Thanks to a Scribd and a helpful party, you can read the entire indictment here:

USA v. Akuiyibo et al.

My first thought is that some people believe they are immune from prosecution no matter what they do. These people have been under federal investigation since June of 2009, long after the DC Madam case and trial and Jeane Palfrey's subsequent suicide, though sometimes I have my doubts as to whether it was a suicide or not. That, of course, is another story for another day. This group felt they were immune though, a mistake made all too often by too many.

Of course there are unindicted co-conspirators (UCC) in the case, some known and some unknown to the grand jury that handed down the indictment. Though the indictment states that there was violence involved, it's hard to tell how true this is. It is possible that whoever carried the gun had been threatened or robbed in past, so I'll wait to make a judgment call on that.

What they did do is operate in multiple states, but then Washington DC is the District of Columbia (federal of course) so it has always been no man's land in my eyes no matter how much of a major hub it is.

According to what I read of the indictment, I do not believe that Classy DC Escorts accepted credit cards, or at least they are not indicted in relation to this. It looks like they did accept PayPal and Green Dot Money cards or rather had the escorts paying fees with Green Dot cards. Note to the nice guy elsewhere that insisted using Green Dot was okay: Told ya so (I know you remember!).

According to the escort business gossip tree, confidential informants and unindicted co-conspirators from the case have been seeking work in New Orleans and Washington DC area from other escort agencies over the last week. Let's imagine that they will be in other cities calling services for work soon, if not already. The gossip tree reveals that each has identities on TER, EROS and Big Doggie, but it seems that their targets are wide awake. They're apparently trying their very best to drag others into this fiasco. Word to the wise...

I know that the next question people will have for me relates to client lists. I have no answer yet and time will tell, but we can almost assume the worst. I will post more on the Classy DC Escorts indictment and case as information is released.

Read the article in the Washington Examiner for more information:

6 Face Racketeering charges in $4 million D.C. Prostitution Ring

Edit @11pm on January 31 to add: Totally stunned at the number of people seeking info on the Classy DC Escorts situation - more than with Miami Companions and High Class NY in past. Message received and I will look closer at this case and situation and post in a couple of days.

Edit to add on 19 March 2012 @5pm EST: I have added a few documents to my Updates page that is found here: Updates

One document in particular that is interesting is: Asuen Discovery Agreement Order

Check the Updates page weekly for additional documents.

Paul Bergrin Prosecutors are Judge Shopping

Federal prosecutors in Newark want to have it their way and swap the fair and impartial US District Judge William J. Martini for a more prosecution friendly judge that helps in the quest to railroad Paul Bergrin. Hopefully the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals will send them the message that this ain't Burger King and they can't have it their way.

So which specific judge do prosecutors want on the Paul Bergrin trials in the future? Perhaps one that will be happy about receiving a Christmas card from an AUSA while deciding how to rule in relation to the next trial, shut-up about it, and rule it their way. They need a wink and nod judge at this point if the laughable evidence from the last trial bears any similarity to evidence in future trials. The main question that I have is: Who are the contenders for the position?

This is an odd group of federal prosecutors. They claimed solid evidence in the last trial, but produced only a lengthy parade of convicted felons exchanging testimony for sentence reductions and jailhouse informants that witnessed nothing at all seeking the same. If the evidence is solid then prosecutors should have nothing to fear; however, that is the main problem with the last trial: Prosecutors refuse to admit they had no actual evidence of anything. As if each actually believes every word stated by each so-called witness. As if! That in itself is laughable, or they're all dumb as dirt. Which is it? Of course there's the other possibility... that the convicted felons were each instructed and coached on wording prior to testimony, even though it was a big fail.

As it turns out, Lawrence Lustberg has really come through for Paul Bergrin. I owe the man an apology as I really do not know what transpired in that other case I mentioned in a previous post. Just because a defendant is not guilty and takes a plea deal doesn't mean that it had anything at all to do with the attorney. Perhaps it was a simple case of the price is right.

Yes, if the evidence in the next trial has any similarity at all to the evidence of the last trial, well, federal prosecutors do need to judge shop. I consider Judge Martini to be impartial and even feel that he sided with prosecutors on certain points. There are judges that would have acquitted Paul Bergrin and not just discussed it and considered it. The truth is that there should have been an acquittal on all counts. The simple fact is that there was no evidence.

So now we all wait for the ruling from the appeals court and eventually find out if federal prosecutors get to have it their way. Sore losers that they are, it is unlikely to stop at the appeals court if they do not get the opportunity to judge shop. This group has it in for Paul Bergrin, obviously, as they've already made too many deals with the devils (many of them) in this pursuit. The only remaining question is how far will they go?

I think they want a show trial.

Source article by Jason Grant with The Star-Ledger:

Alleging bias, federal prosecutors want judge removed in Bergrin murder trial

The Megaupload Indictment: A Discussion

My stand against SOPA and PIPA has little connection to my thoughts on the Megaupload indictment and arrests currently in the news. I mean let's not pretend that these people believe information should be free or have some other admirable agenda because this is clearly not the case.

Kim Dotcom, or whatever he calls himself today, had a mansion with heavy security and a Rolls Royce to start with here. I, on the other hand, have an old vehicle in disrepair and exist in a small apartment. I literally have nothing much. Meanwhile, Kim and his cohorts had links for free uploads of my Blueprint books on their megasite where they sold subscriptions and advertising and lived extremely high. Not just high living, but to extremes – make sure to note that. In every sense of the word, these people were greedy pigs, worse than any of the Occupy targets.

So why does Anonymous run to their defense by knocking down various government websites and threatening more havoc? Please feel free to explain if you have a clue.

This post is prompted by an article that I just read: Megaupload site wants assets back, to fight charges

Newsflash to Kim whatshisname: We have forfeiture laws in the US and that ain't happenin'. The money you made selling the property of hard-working, and often poor, people was never yours to begin with and you won't be getting it back.

Once the DOJ gets its hooks in your banks accounts and starts scouting for assets, you'll have nothing much at all – just like me. Usually that also translates to all defendants ending-up with attorneys from the Federal Public Defenders Office, so expect to fight like the rest of the people dude. There won't be $millions to hand to top-notch attorneys and buy your way out; it doesn't work like that at all. Your days as a greedy jerk with a license to steal are over.

Sure, there's the argument that many of the freeloaders that downloaded movies, books, and music from Megaupload would not have purchased any of the products anyway, but if even one out of 100 did, then people like me could possibly survive and continue to produce content. No doubt in my mind that independent musicians and authors have suffered the most by the actions of this greedy gang and the others still out there.

Having stated all of that, I do not advocate life imprisonment (or any prison) for any criminal activity that doesn't involve violence or the serious and actual threat of violence. I don't want to see these greedy thieves go to prison at all. I would rather that each learned how so many of their victims have to live – firsthand.

In Support of Paul Bergrin

This post is to call your attention to the plight of high-profile defense attorney and former Assistant US Attorney Paul Bergrin of New Jersey. Paul Bergrin is a former military officer that represented one of the soldiers prosecuted in Abu Ghraib (Javal Davis) and Corey Clagett in the Operation Iron Triangle case in Iraq pro bonoas he fought to hold Bush administration officials accountable for authorizing torture and violating the Geneva Conventions.

Paul Bergrin was fighting for Corey Clagett against all odds when he was himself arrested in 2007 on a slew of false felony charges in what was clearly a vendetta and a successful attempt to elicit guilty pleas from defendants and suppress further testimony in the Operation Iron Triangle case. By 2009, federal prosecutors added a lengthy list of outrageous counts against Bergrin, including murder conspiracy charges, and he has been awaiting trial in federal court in New Jersey since. The first trial on several severed counts resulted in a hung jury and mistrial on November 23, 2011. The judge stated at that time that the next trial, on 31 counts, would begin on January 4, 2012.

Paul Bergrin needs your support in the form of publicity. Please do not allow the federal government to quietly bury this zealous defense attorney that supported and represented US military soldiers against the Bush administration. The mainstream media is not reporting the truth about the cases against Paul Bergrin or the serious lack of evidence in these false allegations.

To find out more about how you can organize and help Paul Bergrin, please contact Creative Spirits of the State of New Jersey, a grass root organization founded in 1979, at 973-551-4235. Please visit the organization's website, http://www.paulbergrin.orgto learn more about Paul Bergrin's courageous defense of US soldiers prosecuted overseas and his current predicament. Please do feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have regarding this extremely urgent matter.

Help us to make sure that the world is watching!

The Paul Bergrin Trial: Egregious Prosecutorial Misconduct

We have watched it before in high profile cases and as we sit on the sideline discussing the Paul Bergrin trial, it is omnipresent once again. In fact, for Bergrin, the egregious misconduct by prosecutors has continued since at least 2009, with no relief in sight. How many trials will this zealous defender of the persecuted be required to contend with himself?

The first trial is over, but may indeed be repeated as jurors have already announced to Judge Martini that they are deadlocked. How much fucking money will prosecutors spend to have it their way? Is there no end to the deep pockets of the Department of Justice? Oh wait – it is all taxpayer money so there's an endless supply available.

It is apparent to me that the jury in Paul Bergrin's trial has jurors that think like I do and want to see actual evidence if they're going to send a man to prison for life and jurors that just believe what a prosecutor says just because the prosecutor is supposed to represent the people and would neverlie. Prosecutors are not supposed to seek convictions like notches on a belt; they are supposed to seek truth and justice.

Is a parade of convicted felon witnesses seeking reduced sentences in their own criminal cases seeking truth and justice? How about an FBI agent that threw the informant down a proverbial drain when she didn't help him before he was murdered on a Newark street? There are a few inconsistencies in testimony that tell me there is no way that the prosecutors in the Bergrin trial are not aware that their witnesses are lying on the stand.

I originally believed that the jury would find Paul “not guilty” on both counts quickly, but after a couple of days I realized that there is at least one of those types that blindly believe the statements of anyone claiming to represent the people and the government in a courtroom. These types do not even feel that a trial is necessary as after all, he was indicted and isn't that evidence enough?

Who needs trials and juries when everyone arrested and indicted must be guilty?

Isn't a random convicted felon serving a 10 or 20 year sentence that allegedly spent a few minutes discussing an informant with Baskerville in jail a few years ago a good witness? Do you really believe that Baskerville was so stupid as to discuss some intention to kill an informant with a cellmate? What does the cellmate have to gain by testifying? Years off his sentence.

And what of Paul's ex-girlfriend Yolanda “Jezebel” Jauregui that had a heated romance with drug trafficker Alejandro Castro – a man that she admitted to helping with his drug operation? What possible reason could Jauregui have to lie? She used Paul until there was no more to use and now she needs to weasel her way out of a 15 to 20 year prison sentence because she needs to “stop the lies” and “see her daughter”. It is clear that her daughter was far from the first thought on her mind for years. She was a busy little bee for sure.

But that Anthony Young – now he was a serious piece of work. This guy actually confessed to murdering Kemo Deshawn McCray on a Newark street even though the only witness, Kemo's stepfather, described a shooter with dreadlocks when Young had a shaved head at the time. He doesn't even bother to pretend he wore a wig and we are simply supposed to believe that the only real witness can't tell the difference between bald and dreadlocks. It's not enough that the agent in charge of handling Kemo refused to help him – now prosecutors must paint his stepfather as an unbelievable idiot when he was actually the only witness.

So why would Anthony Young confess to a murder that he didn't commit? Well, it was a lengthy story in the trial, but apparently he read a book that described what prosecutors and agents will accept in a witness and what they won't. They'll accept him if he was the shooter as long as the murder was ordered by someone else – enter Paul. We can suppose that Anthony Young is in witness protection now – he met the criteria.

A so-called witness can still be in a prison, but they're in under an alias. There's all sorts of benefits available to this type of witness, including a major reduction in sentences. I know (or rather knew) someone that was in federal prison under an alias. He tried to set me up, but thanks to a cop's advice I thought before I acted. It was nothing mysterious and something most people wouldn't think about twice and I didn't either, until the nice cop made a clear statement. Today he's free and clear and informing on an unknown number of people in South Florida, but before he decided to work with the feds he had a slew of charges, including importing cocaine (federal) and kidnapping with a weapon, conspiracy to commit murder etc... from the state. Now he has a clear record and only had to spend less than 10 years in prison for all of his crimes (state and federal). He testified against the Colombians to get it all though. Risky business indeed.

Sometimes I think about the many people that he helped lock away for life. As far as informant witnesses go, he was as dirty as they get, with the exception of Sammy Gravano. So why do federal prosecutors befriend and help such criminal witnesses? Because they're more than willing to lie on the stand and help a prosecutor create a career from dirt. The prosecutors in the Bergrin trials will be forever remembered favorably in their career field of choice if they get the convictions. This one could be eying the Attorney General position in his future.

The so-called evidence that we have witnessed in this trial is nothing more than a charade, a farce, and a criminal fraud perpetrated against the people and Paul Begrin. What can we possibly expect in the next trial? Truth and justice? LOL

On another note, I started a blog for Paul Bergrin and in the future intend to post all related posts on that blog. I have invited a couple of people to contribute and ideally I imagine 4 to 10 people contributing posts on a regular basis in relation to Paul Bergrin's next trial. I haven't decorated the blog yet and decided it would be 100% ad-free, but if you (the reader) have an interest in contributing, please do contact me. There will be no off-topic posts on that blog – it will be all about the next trial. If you are serious about participation, I will give you admin access so you can also design and change the blog. More on this soon...

Paul Bergrin's Closing Argument: Truth and Justice

While the Sammy Gravanos of the world enjoy first class witness protection, the Kemo Deshawn McCrays are shot dead on the street. Was Kemo far less important to his handlers than Sammy was to his? Does the level of protection correlate to the level of information offered by the witness?

Kemo did make many controlled drug buys for his FBI handler, Shawn Brokos. His work as an informant was so important that it successfully dismantled what prosecutors have repeatedly referred to as a “violent Newark gang” and placed William Baskerville in prison for life. Was Kemo not deserving of actual protection? He was denied entry to the Federal Witness Security Program according to trial testimony. Think about that for a moment.

The same people that denied Kemo protection for his risky work on their behalf seek to place Paul Bergrin in prison for life over the allegation of mentioning his name.

The same people that denied Kemo protection resulting in his murder on a Newark street offered a parade of convicted felons that traded testimony for relief in their own cases as witnesses against Paul Bergrin.

The same people that denied Kemo protection intend to reduce the prison sentence, yet again, of his confessed killer. Do they secretly know that Anthony Young was not the killer as they offer his perjured testimony for the jury or are they just kicking Kemo one more time?

Kemo has been dead for many years now and the same people are still kicking him, but now they make absurd attempts to blame his death on Paul Bergrin. How is that for truth and justice? Doesn't exactly make one want to run out and become the next informant for them, does it?

This case will soon be with the jury if it isn't already at this moment. I will be seriously and thoroughly shocked if Paul Bergrin is not acquitted on all counts. Is there still some semblance of truth and justice in the United States?

More soon...

The Case Against Paul Bergrin is a Charade

I must imagine that Judge Martini and the jurors expected to see actual evidence as they sat through a trial that has already lasted close to a month. They must be truly disappointed and feel that federal prosecutors have wasted their time. I know that I view it as time for Paul Bergrin to file a motion for acquittal as soon as prosecutors conclude their case, which could be today or tomorrow.

Prosecutors grabbed attention worldwide utilizing tools familiar to many, including me. They used the media to create a public charade and turn public opinion on Bergrin. They counted on the fact that perception often overrides actual evidence and influences jurors. The reality here is that there is no evidence that Bergrin is guilty of the crimes which he is on trial for.

Today the prosecutors have Thomas Moran, convicted felon seeking leniency, claiming a conversation with Paul as they walked through the Essex County jail one day so long ago. According to Moran, Paul Bergrin admitted to giving Baskerville's associates the name of the informant that was gunned down on a Newark street several months later. I seriously doubt everything that Moran says.

First of all, Baskerville doesn't sound like a stupid man to me. I have little doubt that he could figure out who the informant was in the case against him. It was a drug case and there were large drug sales to the informant (Kemo) and all it takes to figure out whodunnit is to know the amount of drugs involved in each sale and the approximate dates of each sale. Even without that, Baskerville most likely already had an idea. Most drug traffickers realize when they may have made a mistake.

This entire trial is a parade of convicted felons saying anything that seems to fit with the ultimate goal of knocking years off their own sentences. It is a charade care of federal prosecutors – far from the first time it's been done, and certainly not the last. This charade has included career criminals, jailhouse snitches, a mistress involved in drug trafficking with a lover, convicted felons that Paul gave a chance in life and allowed to work in his office, and anyone willing to tell a fictional tale of a non-existent conversation. What it does not include is any evidence at all.

If I were judge or jury, I'd feel scammed.

Paul Bergrin Trial: Week 3 Notes

This is my journal of weekly news and events in the ongoing Paul Bergrin trial. It is a summary of how I read the events and testimony and includes the news source. At the end of the post you'll find my assignment of points to the feds and to Paul Bergrin, and again this week to Judge Martini as well. I have my own personal point system that is interpretive and from my perspective and will most often be based on belief or disbelief of testimony. Points will accrue as the trial moves forward. Any statement in brackets should be attributed to me.

For me it is hard to understand how anyone can believe the testimony of the procession of convicted felons seeking to reduce their own prison sentences in exchange for testimony that helps to convict Paul Bergrin, but that is a reflection of my own experiences. Without going into too much detail here, I will say that listening to testimony that changed significantly from original deposition prior to my arrest to trial testimony was insightful and helped develop my understanding of how prosecutors work a case wherein the defendant must be discredited and viewed with contempt to achieve guilty verdicts.

In my own case, one witness stated in her original deposition that she had never met me, didn't know me, and only spoke with me briefly one time when I called my co-defendant's escort business looking for him and she answered the phone; this was the truth. By the time she plopped her ass on the witness stand during trial, that testimony changed to a claim of many conversations with me, including one in which I begged her to work for me and sex on calls was the topic. She was brought-in the courtroom in shackles, but this was hidden from the jury (they were removed from the courtroom) until she stood-up during testimony in an absurd attempt to make a point. She was incarcerated on some unrelated felony and faced several years in prison and she was working to reduce that sentence.

Another so-called witness testified that she went to an occasional call (once a month or so) during the six months she worked with me, charged additional $s for sex, and her and I never discussed sex when she was deposed; this was the truth. When she testified in trial, that statement abruptly transformed to her going to hundreds of calls in the brief time she worked with me and we discussed sex on calls frequently. Wow! Right?

Now these particular two so-called witnesses were just escorts – one answered my co-defendant's telephones on occasion and the other briefly worked with me. The seriously damaging statements came from other escort service owners as each was threatened with a major felony prosecution. There really was solid evidence against these other escort business owners for actual criminal activities (in one situation it involved credit card theft, forgery, and fraud), but instead of prosecuting any one of them, the MBI and prosecutors suborned their false, perjured testimony in my case.

Consider Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano

Sammy murdered anyone that stepped in his way and that included cops, innocent citizens, and fellow mobsters. Yet Gravano was a witness for federal prosecutors and helped them lock away an unimaginable number of people that committed crimes far less serious than his own. He served only a couple of years for the uncountable number of murders he committed as a result of selling his testimony to the government in exchange for a minor sentence. Being a career criminal, this later backfired on Gravano as he was sentenced to 19 years for his ecstasy trafficking ring and is currently in the Supermax USP in Colorado.

The Gravano story is clear evidence that prosecutors have no concern whatsoever when it comes to how horrific the crimes of informants are. In my own case, state witnesses were guilty of various crimes and escaped prison sentences by selling their false testimony to prosecutors. In the Paul Bergrin trial, the parade of criminal informants/witnesses that sold their testimony to the government are already convicted of crimes and seeking to reduce their own sentences. This is most often referred to as a Rule 35 Motion.

Note that Rule 35 omits the word “truthful”

There is nothing in Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that states a requirement of truthful testimony or substantial assistance based on truth and facts. This is the most abused rule in existence in relation to federal crimes. It is frequently used in the pursuit of select defendants targeted by government prosecutors, for example Paul Bergrin. Paul is an attorney that frequently interacted with criminal defendants in connection to his law practice, so it wasn't too complicated for prosecutors to dig-up 20 people that have met and interacted with him on various occasions in a variety of locations.

When Paul allowed several of these so-called witnesses to work in his law office he must have seen the possibility of redemption and a changed life. In reality, several of them connected with other criminals under his nose and in his offices. Instead of being a positive influence in their lives, he gets this current parade of criminal liars that would say or do absolutely anything to get that sentence reduction under Rule 35. It's easy to say that he should have known better in hindsight. We often learn the hard way when it comes to helping others – I know that I sure did as I recounted the help I gave to several state witnesses in my own trial when I testified.

Do I still walk out on a limb to help people? No, not really, I tend to stay far away from people. I love animals though and have been known to feed the squirrels nuts and talk to the kitty cats around here. I admit to not even bothering to meet any neighbors. People can be dangerous. As stated in past posts, informants are a main reason that I passed on law school. The bottom line is that if no one really knows me or anything much about my life these days, well, no one can offer false testimony as there are no facts to include – facts of time, place, and events are necessary to connect the false testimony, throw in the damaging lies etc.... Yes, I blog... And?

Week 3 of the Paul Bergrin Trial

The trial didn't resume until Wednesday so it was a short and mostly uneventful week. Paul continued his cross-examination of the feds so-called witness and confessed killer of Kemo, Anthony Young. There was additional rehashing of the infamous evolving comment, “no Kemo, no case” that is really about an attorney telling a client that a crime with an actual eyewitness is a viable case.

Young is the one to claim that Paul Bergrin spoke to a group of major drug dealers on a dark Newark street corner and made some far-fetched directive to kill Kemo.

[Isabella's was used as some sort of stash house by Yolanda Jauregui and her drug trafficking relatives and cohorts.]

Source: Peter J. Sampson – The Record

Bergrin drills holes in witness testimony at trial

[So now prosecutors have Paul making this estranged statement to drug dealers on a dark street corner and a client in Isabella's. Will they also claim that he shouted it from the rooftops of Newark and how will it evolve if they do?]

Thursday began with Paul continuing the cross-exam of Anthony Young; however, about an hour into it Judge Martini called a recess, excused the jury, and voiced his displeasure with the star witness:

“This man has admitted to lying back and forth all over the place,” the judge said, referring to Young. “Every time he spoke to the FBI, he admitted to lying ... now he’s telling the truth.”

Judge Martini then put prosecutors in their place, having already warned both Gay and Minish privately: “When I rule against you, don’t shake your head,” Martini said. “You don’t like my rulings, sit down and keep a straight face.”

Judge Martini then made the most important declaration of all: ““You brought this indictment against this man, and he’s entitled to a fair trial,” Martini told the prosecutors, referring to Bergrin.”

The cross-examination eventually resumed and as Bergrin was concluding with Anthony Young, the so-called witness admitted that the “entire reason” he came forward, “was to gain his freedom and reduce his time in prison”. Young already received one letter of cooperation from prosecutors in the Baskerville case and is now working on another one.

Source: Peter J. Sampson – The Record

Judge in Bergrin murder conspiracy trial questions credibility of star witness

On Friday prosecutors called Abdul Williams to the stand. Williams is a convicted felon that Paul tried to help and was working in the law office for a short time in 2007. According to Williams, Paul confided in him that he feared Baskerville would implicate him. Williams described Paul as “agitated, annoyed, concerned, and flustered” on that day so long ago when he became confidant to Paul.

According to Jason Grant with The Star Ledger, Abdul Williams seemed to enjoy testifying against Paul. Williams often smirked, smiled, mocked and laughed during his testimony and in response to Paul's questions.

[Williams is nothing but a career criminal seeking a reduced sentence for his latest legal turmoil.]

[Recall for a moment the testimony of Yolanda Jauregui. Yolanda claimed that Paul referred to Baskerville as his “brother”. So why in the hell would Paul suddenly have this strange fear that he easily professed to career criminal Williams? This is the root problem with testimony filled with lies – the stories never really mix. Williams wouldn't have any testimony to offer if not for this claim, but prosecutors didn't foresee that it clashed with Yolanda's statement. The testimony from all government witnesses in this case is filled with similar inconsistencies.]

Source: Jason Grant – The Star Ledger

Paul Bergrin murder trial: Witness says Bergrin feared being implicated in shooting

All considered it was another uneventful week in the Paul Bergrin trial as prosecutors presented yet another career criminal seeking a reduced sentence to testify against Paul. The irony of this, at least to me, is that the vendetta against Bergrin is so strong that prosecutors are more than willing to put career criminals and confessed murderers back on the street in exchange for their false testimony. How many more so-called witnesses will later be filing that Rule 35 motion? How many more will be given letters of cooperation in prearranged deals for their state court cases?

Many defenders of the prosecution have mentioned this idiom often: If you lie down with dogs, you end-up with fleas. Clearly this is applicable to the federal prosecutors and their witnesses in this case.

POINTS

Paul Bergrin – 6 (accrued – 21)

U.S. District Judge William Martini – 5 (accrued – 10)

the feds – 0 (accrued – 1)