In 2000, Ortiz, Liddy, and Buchanan were convicted by a Los Angeles County jury of framing gang members and planting evidence. 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 called my editor at the Free Press. His case file remains in the archives of Los Angeless court system. The afternoon was led by Assistant Attorney General Scott Teter. Both Moody and his wife Lauras tenures with the AGs office pre-dated Nessel. 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. Whether Moody had jurisdiction over them or not, even after public administrators like Munger had been fired by him in 2017, Munger still took and was taking deceased estate as well as guardianship and conservatorship cases at the Oakland County Probate Court. The day after my team met with Teter. A public administrator was clearly just a title with no more consequences of its removal than telling the Duke of Edinburgh that he could no longer be a duke. And despite the fact that Detroit is part of Wayne County and Trump has claimed it iscorruption there that cost him the state, it's worth noting that Biden got about 1,000 fewer votes than Clinton did out of Detroit proper, while Trump's support in the city grew by about 5,000 votes. Barry King was then in his late seventies, still practicing law. So, nothing that was said there was going to come from anonymous sources I would need to protect with my life. 2 days ago Armored truck driver shoots at attempted robbers outside Southfield McDonald's An. can stand by your side from the initial investigation onward. Charges were filed by the Los Angeles District Attorney against Sgt. California law also includes a provision that allowed the Riders case files to be destroyed after just three years. They asked you to jump and, instead of backing me, you did.. However, some legal experts, including Cordell and Stanford University law professor Robert Weisberg, believe that records of police prosecutions should be maintained longer because they also constitute official histories of institutional corruption. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? I did so immediately with no response. The commission and Mayor Libby Schaaf on Feb. 20 jointly fired Kirkpatrick without cause, ending months of tension between the chief and the independent citizens board. 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. 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. The case led to a parallel civil rights lawsuit brought by 119 victims of police misconduct that ended in 2003 with the Oakland police being placed under a federal consent decree. So, prior to the meeting, my team and I reached a decision that if Moody was going to get involved, our best course of action was to provide the proof of our findings but protect the alleged victims and their families by: A) Redacting the names and case numbers from documents. Meanwhile, a small contingent of family members set out for Lansing to stand outside her offices and plead their case to any passing journalists. Please take a moment to explore these programs below. He is guardian of her eldest son, Clarence. Katie Jane Fernelius On Sept. 26, 2002, narcotics unit officers Richholt and Neely were arrested at a beauty salon after offering $160 to several women in exchange for oral sex. the jury verdict. Either way, guardianship is a life sentence which hardly anyone in this country knows or about which anyone has cared to educate themselves. A high-level review of elder care issues? The Attorney General has created an Elder Abuse Task Force, he told me. Seven points (the margin between the two candidates in the poll) is not representative of the gap (in the election). The Free Press: Thats what it says on the cereal box. The litigants are Aretha Franklins family members. Biden lost in all those places, as he did in all but 11 of the state's 83 counties. Plaintiffs alleged mistreatment at the hands of four veteran officers, known as the "Riders", who were alleged to have kidnapped, planted evidence, and beaten . As we moved on to Medicaid fraud allegedly committed by the public administrators, I was asked what bearing it had on the investigation. Maybe this tells us '16 was an outlier.". We left at 5 pm with no comment but quite a lot of answers. 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. 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. But as Biden was winning a close race at the top of the ticket, Republicans won a trustee seatat Michigan State University and a Board of Governor's seat at Wayne State University (the latter going for former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land). High-Ranking Ventura County Gang Member Linked to Mexican Mafia Sentenced to . Prior to the Task Force presser, Nessel moved to dismiss Gellers lawsuit while I repeatedly emailed my teams findings to Michigan Supreme Court Director of Communications John Nevin with no response. This year, he won the precinct again. "We know that a lot of that was baked in. You cant give that stuff to them. "We have no specific instances of wrongdoing.". L. Brooks Patterson: Well, I always thought that was a red herring. The seven commissioners, Harris included, voted unanimously in February to remove Kirkpatrick from her position. True to form, it was a downright bizarre four hours during which our summary of findings was received with moments which ran the gamut between receptive and defensive. 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. March 13, he continued. Hes part of a case there right now. In 1945, Michigan was racked with corruption. In Los Angeles County, the superior courts criminal division retained files for several former officers who were charged in the. I shared the information with the AG and she would like us to get involved more deeply in a couple of cases immediately, he wrote. Therefore, I cannot let this particular whole truth just vanish. I was already looking into Macks background when Catallo broke Bob and Barbs story. Since 2016 there have been 10 public officials from Macomb County, either the County organization itself or a municipality within its boundaries, who have been charged with alleged public corruption crimes. It would, therefore, not serve our goals for publication at all to provide you with the requested documents at this time, I concluded. Moody, you know about. Under the Brady rule, prosecutors must disclose material that might help the defense, including information that undermines the credibility of state witnesses. Kirkpatricks lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount of monetary damages for loss of pay, benefits and loss of future earnings. Throughout the day, I tried to call the AGs office and was repeatedly told that the entire communications team was In a meeting.. But Biden got 40% to Clinton's 36%. In Wayne County (excluding Detroit), since 2016, there have been four public corruption charges. I replied that I had shared our findings with the Detroit Area Anti-Corruption Task Force. In the early 2000s, several women accused Oakland patrol officer Richard Valerga of holding them against their will in his squad car while he harassed and molested them. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and three years of probation. In fact, the entire day went by with radio silence from both the Free Press and Rossman-McKinney. "My inclination was that the blue wall states were going to do what they normally do and vote Democrat.". When my stories resulted in positive changes, to even a single life, then my salary and the resulting can of Spaghettios was earned. Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Tom Cruise's 'ditching' of Suri showcased by Judd Apatow's 'co-parenting' joke, ex-Scientology exec says. So, I continued my work with the security that its results, pending rigorous fact-checking, had a home. Its the easiest job in the world for Nessel; like telling Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York that she cant be a Duchess because all those weight watchers commercials were a bridge too far. Read more onMichigan politics and sign up for ourelections newsletter. donate today. Investigative and Forensic Services Division - Captain Joseph Quisenberry: 248-858-5087. The journalists in attendance were, justifiably, appalled and, in the end, Burgio ended up getting far more ink than Nessel. Nothing that was goingto happen in the last couple of weeks was going to change those votes.". Staff writer David DeBolt contributed to this report. Hundreds did and the majority of the time, their stories focused on Michigans probate courts. The women turned out to be undercover Alameda County sheriffs deputies running a sting operation. "That's not happening any more. Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life, Ask Amy: I feel guilty for not speaking up about my co-worker's activities, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do. 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. Gretchen Whitmer two years ago). In response to emailed questions from the Appeal about the destruction of the Riders files, a representative for the Superior Court in Alameda County wrote that the files were eligible for destruction and provided a link to the state government code permitting their disposal. In addition, outside law enforcement . This was a rare opportunity to press her on the issue in person and, given its name, my questions clearly fell smack in the middle of the Task Forces wheel house. Of course, the fix is much more complicated than that, and this too will be explored at a later date. The destruction of his court records means that there is no longer any public documentation of the criminal investigation against him, excluding media reports and a brief summary in the courts online database. 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. It was even apparent looking at the statewide vote for university trustees, which have often been seen as a barometer for partisanship since voters don't give them nearly as much attention as the top of the ticket and may merely have followed their party inclination. Former LAPD officer Rafael Perez was convicted in 2000 on state felony charges for stealing eight pounds of cocaine from an evidence locker. Former LAPD officer Rafael Perez was convicted in 2000 on state felony charges for stealing eight pounds of cocaine from an evidence locker. But I was assured, by Free Press leadership, that in no way had the publication ever allowed outside pressure to interfere with an investigation. It's the only message some people, agencies and entities understand. 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.. Nessels campaign speeches had traveled as far as Chicago. An outspoken, genuine sort of bloke, he pushed back on the notion that nothing had been done about alleged probate corruption. In 2000, rookie officer Keith Batt and his training officer Clarence Mabanag rampaged through West Oaklands Black neighborhoods. In fact, while Biden lost west Michigan as a region overall, he still was able to improve his percentage of support relative to Clinton's by 5 percentage points again, much of that coming from third party support from four years ago and get 119,000 more votes out of the region. While he pled guilting to this federal corruption charge in January of 2021, he has yet to be sentenced, in part because of his ongoing public corruption case with the State Attorney Generals Office. And it tells us about Trump, a combativeand polarizing politician who has continued to shock with his claims and surprise with the resilience he has shown in drawing support in places like Michigan. Chris Busch did whatever he wanted and H. Lee Busch's money protected him. 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. 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. Both officers falsely. Charges against Vazquez are still active because he is considered a fugitive. You lied to me, I wrote back. 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. Because it isnt worth it., I dont imagine any appeals to your conscience or journalist integrity are worth it, I added. Journalists are theoretically also supposed to deal in whole truths. . In November 2005, Valerga pleaded guilty to the charges, all misdemeanors. 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. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! 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. That held true in my February 16, 2019 email asking for a face-to-face with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Ninety minutes later, I published a five-part, freelance series detailing an alleged massive abuse and exploitation ring operating out of a Detroit-area probate court. The commission had called for the firing of five officers involved in the shooting, rather than the suspension Kirkpatrick, police internal affairs and the police departments executive force review board made. Much of his bluster was false rhetoric. With more likely in the works, it is important to note that strong local journalism, citizen involvement in local government and an understanding of who is being elected can help reduce corruption cases. In doing so, he swampedTrump's advantage in rural and olderindustrial areas with massive turnout, especially in Oakland and Wayne counties, which alone gave him more than 158,000 more votes than Clinton won in them. (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication. It spoke generally to the strength Democrats showed in growing suburbs as well as in areas where retirees from southeastern Michigan are moving into Up North. where an initial count raised questions and led to a re-tabulation. The meeting was set for March 12. If you have been arrested for public corruption, criminal defense lawyer J. Dallo at Dallo Law, P.C. Accepting what "is" here is NOT acceptable. However, they never faced criminal charges. OCSO in the Community. In Oakland County, in Novi Precinct 21, Clinton eked out a 49.8%-46.9% among the 1,157 votes. Metricmaps.org. During thirteen months in 1976 and 1977, four children were abducted, abused in captivity and then murdered, their bodies tossed by public roadsides. All of them showed shocking financial malfeasance. As a result, the full extent of Valergas conduct remains unknown. The chief of staffs for Ayers and Benson are also included in this investigation but have not been charged. ), I felt like Adlai Stevenson staring down Ambassador Zorin. I have to come to the conclusion that there is a certain lie factor, a certain unwillingness of Trump voters to express themselves.". Wayne County, including Detroit, has the highest number of public corruption charges in the region, and the state, followed by Macomb County. By Nate Gartrell | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group. 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. 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. After all, Rossman-McKinney hadnt risen to her position without the usual, required Machiavellian dexterity. The Alameda County Superior Court destroyed Valergas entire case file sometime after his probation ended. With this plea he is required to testify against Smith if requested to do so. Circuit Civil/Criminal - 248-466-4260. , 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. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. Valergas conduct was so egregious that investigators in his own department thought he should be punished to the full extent of the law. Its a high-level review of elder care issues. . Is the Future of Southeast Michigans Public Transportation Regional. Biden won in Genesee, Ingham, Kalamazoo, Kent, Leelanau, Marquette, Muskegon, Oakland, Saginaw, Washtenaw and Wayne counties. Contact Todd Spangler:[email protected]. 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. In total, there have been at least 32 public corruption charges since 2016 in Southeastern Michigan that involve either an elected official or a public employee. In May, 2019, she paid a visit to an elderly couple, Bob and Barb. With the help of Democrat activist and State Court Administrator Milton Mack, Jr., she decided to stick around the Macomb County bench, if only when she felt like it. 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. Not only that, but from 2003-to-2008, the MSC was provided audits of probate courts, in at least six counties. In 2003, the first trial ended in a hung jury. Those officers have since been fired. And one. Last week, Andre Spivey pled guilty to federal bribery charges and admitted he and an aide received almost $36,000 in bribes. Gretchen Rachel Hammond is an award-winning freelance investigative journalist based out of Chicago. J. Dallo is a dedicated and aggressive fighter, both in and out of the courtroom. Some voters are unwilling to admit they are voting for him. Reporting suspects and suspicious events seems to go nowhere. We had supplied Teter and his people with multiple cases demonstrating pattern and practice. And in Grand Traverse, Trump went from winning by 13 points four years ago to beating Biden by just 3. Chapter 1: Police, Prosecutors, the Privileged, and Politics. Probate Corruption + the Michigan Attorney General + the Detroit Free Press = ? "It's a huge reason we got the vote that we did, when you're talking about the numbers of third party votes we had in '16," Dulio said. There are lessons within it, for me most of all, but I hope also for those journalists who choose to stay on the ship, maybe of what not to do, even as the last few chords of Nearer My God to Thee play out in New York and Washington DC. According to news reports from the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News, at least three members of the Detroit Police Department are suspected of accepting bribes from towing industry figures; no charges have been filed so these unnamed individuals were also not included in the regional public figure count. 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. However, Vazquezs case documents were inaccessible to the public until Sept. 27, when the Alameda County clerk uploaded them to its electronic records database in response to questions from The Appeal. This year, despite trailing in many independent public opinion polls such asthe Free Press' by around 7 points, he brought it closer to 2 by outgaining Biden in areas like St. Clair County, where he added more than 10,000 votes, and Monroe, where he added 9,400. Under Kirkpatrick, five previously achieved tasks were brought out of compliance. The 2020 election isn't a story about corruption. Anyone with information about public corruption anywhere in Michigan should report it directly to FBI Detroit special agents and analysts at [email protected]. Turnout topped 5.5 million votes, beating the record of 5 million in 2008, and that, in turn, was driven by an avalanche of absentee votes, which were believed to top 3.3 million. And legal experts say that destroying records of police misconduct, even if authorized by state statute, may conflict with the constitutional rights of defendants. The pollsters were all wrong," saidSusy Heintz Avery, a former Michigan Republican Party chairwoman and co-director of the Michigan Political Leadership Program at Michigan State University. Lelands guilty plea stemmed from him being indicted on federal bribery charges and a felony misconduct in office charge for accepting $15,000 in cash and free car repairs in exchange for his vote on a land deal, according to the FBI. I think it is going to take a whistleblower with some damn good evidence, going to the DC feds. There are also cases tied to contractors and overall public corruption cases in Macomb County, that were not included in these counts. Just what in the blue fuck was that supposed to mean? Whether I received my answers from Nessel in the form of an official comment or not, the AG herself had ordered the meeting. This year, Trump won 52%-48%.He got 552 votes to Biden's 509. 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 . He is prepared to utilize his years of . When including public contractors that number rises to about 40. 2. Nessel claimed that the Task Force was working in concert with the Supreme Court Justices. 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. As corruption charges continue to surface in Detroit, public information from the FBI, news sources and local court documents shows that there have been at least 15 public corruption cases involving Detroit councilmembers or Detroit staffers; this number does not include contractors or business figures who have been involved in these corruption cases. The pair and other officers brutalized and planted drugs on suspects and filed false police reports resulting in wrongful convictions. Harris denied ever asking for police to cover any fees, her attorney said in an interview in February. Pressures to Raise Wages in Michigan Continue, Michigans Substance Use Vulnerability Index Highlights Wayne County as one of States Most Vulnerable, Rate of Alcohol-Induced Deaths Increasing in Southeast Michigan; White Males Have Highest Rates, Metro-Detroit Economic Indicators: Home Prices Dropping, Personal Debt Increasing, Climate Change in MichiganNow and in the Future. (Fugitive Apprehension Team/Detective Bureau) Investigative/Forensic Services. One of the firearms found in the car was a shotgun that Neely and Richholt allegedly seized from an East Oakland mans house earlier in the day in a warrantless search. The department remains under a federal judges authority and bound by a settlement agreement that details numerous reforms. But that wasnt on the high level reviews agenda. Mohammed Nuru, director of San Francisco Public Works, center, gestures as he leaves a federal . 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. 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. Indeed, outside Catallo and myself, no one ever wanted to talk to these families. - John F . The sole remaining court record of the Riders case is related to officer Frank Vazquez, known to his fellow officers as Choker because he frequently grabbed people by their necks. Chuck Rizzo whose rags-to-riches story of becoming a millionaire businessman in the trash industry only to lose most everything readily admits his guilt in a public corruption scheme. 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. Under the Brady rule, prosecutors must disclose material that might help the defense, including information that undermines the credibility of state witnesses. 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. 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 criminal justice,abuse atICE detention facilities, andalleged discriminationon the part of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services leading to the unnecessary separation of children from their parents. In order to make her point, only one member of the public was invited to attend. 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