Unbelievable!
Posted on 02/23/2007 5:15:54 AM PST by kellynla
It is this reporter's opinion that it is now time to tell the story of former Border Patrol agent Gary Brugman — how in the performance of his duty he was falsely charged and convicted of violating the civil rights of an illegal caught entering the U.S. at the Mexican border.
The case of Brugman, along with the cases of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, Gilmer Hernandez, David Sipe, and others unjustly accused, serves as proof of the malicious prosecution brought by the U.S. attorney, Johnny Sutton, against our brave and dedicated law enforcement officers who dare to uphold our immigration laws.
Just as in the Ramos and Compean case, Sutton collaborated with the Mexican Consulate to locate a deported Mexican national, paying his way to the U.S. to testify against a dedicated border patrol agent (Brugman) on false assault charges.
What incentive was given for his testimony? It is known that a member of the smuggler's family, his daughter, received chemotherapy treatment in the U.S.
A scandalous twist orchestrated by the Sutton prosecution against Brugman was that Sutton brought the convicted and incarcerated drug smuggler from his prison cell to testify against Brugman — the same drug smuggler agent he had captured six weeks prior to the incident for which he was being prosecuted.
Once again, as in the case of Ramos and Compean, there was no previous accusation of a violation to the smuggler's civil rights. But as in the case of Ramos and Compean, the Sutton gang labeled Brugman a rogue cop.
Tragically, no one listened to Gary Brugman's story several years ago — he spent two years in the general population at federal prisons. Because of the constant threats against his life, he was forced to wrap himself in newspapers and magazines taped to his body as protection against inmate knifing attacks.
Gary Brugman lost everything, and his life was totally ruined. But thank God, he survived his sentence and is now a free man.
Brugman, a patriotic American, now tells his story in an effort to help Ramos and Compean, and Hernandez to prove their innocence against the power, influence, and treachery of President Bush, our attorney general, Alberto Gonzalez, and their "Charlie McCarthy" U.S. attorney Johnny Sutton.
The prosecution in the course of Brugman's sham of a trial called a convicted drug smuggler to the stand to testify against him — the same drug smuggler he had captured who had been convicted of smuggling and sentenced to over five years in prison.
They brought the convicted criminal into court escorted by a deputy U.S. marshal who actually sat behind him on the witness stand as he testified against Brugman.
Sutton, on more than one occasion, admitted he was prosecuting Brugman to make an example of him.
During a 20-minute recess in the trial, Brugman found himself in the restroom with Sutton's prosecuting attorney.
Brugman looked him in the eye and asked why he was doing this to him.
To which Sutton's man replied, "It's not a matter of if you are going to prison, it's a matter of how long you're going to prison for. I have a $50 million budget to make sure you're going."
Sutton, at one point, called the Mexican Consulate in Eagle Pass, Texas to help him locate and bring the drug smuggler back into the U.S., offering the dope smuggler immunity and health care for his family in exchange for false testimony against Brugman.
All of this false information was sealed by the judge and withheld during the trial. Brugman says the drug smuggler even testified he did not want to testify against Brugman but was pressured by both the Mexican and U.S. government to do so.
Says Brugman, "The recent exposure of the facts of the Compean and Ramos case, and that of Deputy Hernandez, has torn me apart. I now know how it feels and it is terrifying. God bless these agents and this deputy. May He be with them and their families every moment of the day."
Meanwhile, when will Sutton be exposed for his illegal actions as he represents the power structure of the Bush/Gonzalez abuse of our American judicial system by bringing false prosecutions and imprisonment against loyal border patrol officers?
And there you have another story — the story of Border Patrol Agent Brugman and his unjust prosecution at the hands of Sutton and his gang.
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Brutton = Brugman.
Are you kidding, I didn't know that.
No drug dealer should be pardoned.
Dubya needs to pardon the BP agents.
New evidence arrives every day indicating what the "War on Drugs" has really been designed to do.
| Bush pardons 16, commutes sentence in drug case |
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| Posted by DJ Taylor On News/Activism 12/22/2006 10:19:58 AM CST · 126 replies · 3,879+ views CNN.com International ^ | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush issued 16 pardons Thursday and commuted the sentence of an Iowa man convicted of drug charges. Six of the federal offenses were drug crimes, while others included bank fraud, mail fraud, the acceptance of a kickback, a false statement on a loan application and conspiracy to defraud the government over taxes. Seven of the 16 received no prison or jail time, instead getting probation or a reduction in their military pensions. The longest sentence was nine years, for aiding cocaine distribution, followed by a six-year term for conspiracy to possess marijuana. With this batch, Bush... |
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This whole illegal immigration problem will not be solved before the 2008 election.
We are going to have to elect a POTUS who will enforce the immigration laws of this country, deport ALL ILLEGALS, secure the ports and BOTH BORDERS and FINE ALL EMPLOYERS WHO HIRE ILLEGALS!
Duncan Hunter!
Is there anyone left who thinks Bush actually cares about stopping mexican illegals from coming into the U.S?
He had time over the Christmas holidays to pardon FIVE DRUG DEALERS
Are you kidding, I didn't know that.
On December 21, 2006, President Bush pardoned these drug offenders:
• Marie Georgette Ginette Briere — possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
• George Thomas Harley — aiding and abetting the distribution of cocaine.
• Patricia Ann Hultman — conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and other controlled substances.
• Eric William Olson — possession with intent to distribute, possession, and use of hashish.
On the same day, Bush also commuted the sentence of Phillip Anthony Emmert, who was serving time for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
On September 28, 2005, President Bush pardoned these drug offenders:
• Adam Wade Graham — conspiracy to deliver LSD.
• Larry Paul Lenius — conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
• Larry Lee Lopez — conspiracy to import marijuana.
• Mark Lewis Weber — selling Quaalude tablets, selling, using and possessing marijuana.
http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=175888
You summed up it up perfectly. And all this can be easily done.
What on Earth was his rationale for these pardons?
WHY?
Yes, they are clearly sending a message. And, their message is that they are traitors to America. This is something I might expect from flaming liberal democrats. But, such malicious, leftist prosecution by a Republican administration is shocking. If Bush does not pardon the agents he should be impeached.
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