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The Washington Weekly
Copyright © 1997
July 21, 1997
It all started with the "D.A. Massacre" at the U.S. Justice Department. The Clinton administration in 1993 fired all U.S. Attorneys and replaced them with loyal cronies.
That almost ended accountability for the Clinton administration, because indictment for crimes would have to be brought by U.S. Attorneys. An example is U.S. Attorney Eric Holder, conveniently placed at the District of Columbia--the actual crime scene for most of the misdeeds of the Clinton Administration. He has repeatedly refused prosecution of Clinton administration employees despite referrals with clear evidence of wrongdoing.
But it now seems that the "D.A. Massacre" was part of a larger plan to end accountability and destroy enemies of the state:
Inspectors General Replaced
The Inspectors General of the different government agencies are the ethics and crime watchdogs. During the Clinton administration, they, as well as the respective general counsels, were replaced with loyal cronies answering no longer to the people of the United States but to the White House Counsel's office, the central intelligence office of the operation as we shall see later. Consider the following examples:
(1) Treasury Inspector Valerie Lau started a criminal probe of Secret Service agents John Libonati and Jeffrey Undercoffer after they had testified that the Secret Service was not the source of the list used to compile FBI files in the Filegate scandal, thus blowing the White House cover story. Senator Orrin Hatch suspected the criminal probe was a political vendetta orchestrated from the White House. Treasury IG Valerie Lau also provided confidential depositions of White House staffers to White House Counsel Lloyd Cutler ahead of Whitewater hearings in 1994. Cutler used the testimony to coach staffers to get their stories straight and consistent before appearing before Congress. The depositions had been taken as part of a Treasury IG probe into allegations that the Treasury Dept. had tipped off the White House about the RTC criminal investigation into Whitewater. The Treasury IG probe, predictably, found no improper contacts.
(2) FBI General Counsel Howard Shapiro hand delivered the manuscript of dissident Gary Aldrich to the White House Counsel's office. He also leaked information to the White House Counsel's office that FBI agent Dennis Sculimbrene had revealed in a confidential FBI interview that it was Hillary Clinton who hired Filegate perpetrator Craig Livingstone. Both contacts were followed by White House efforts to neutralize Aldrich and Sculimbrene.
(3) State Department Inspector General Josephine William-Bridgers cleared Toby Gati, the State Department's intelligence chief, of improper contacts with Hungarian intelligence and illegal access to classified NSA documents. Josephine William-Bridgers is "the model of 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil,'" says former State Department employee Timothy N. Hunter. William-Bridgers replaced Sherman Funk after he had found several instances of clear criminal violations at the State Department.
(4) United States Information Agency Inspector General Mariann Benett covered up credit card fraud by USIA Inspector General staff and launched a politically motivated investigation of Radio Marti, a staunchly anti-Communist radio station run by the government. She came under heavy fire from her deputy Inspector General for her violation of procedure.
Political Blackmail
Political intelligence gathered by Inspectors General and other covert operatives of the White House Counsel's office has limited value if it cannot be turned into action. This is where political blackmail enters the picture. A truly corrupt administration can only survive if it can control public opinion, the judicial system, and the political system. Public opinion is controlled by the Clinton-friendly media. The judicial system has been taken care of as described above. That leaves the political system, which can still hold hearings and vote to impeach. The only effective way to deal with politicians is by blackmail. To blackmail a politician, you need dirt. To collect dirt, you need a private investigator or FBI agents. The White House has and uses both.
The White House Counsel's office employed Anthony Marceca and Craig Livingstone to study FBI files on thousands of government employees and politicians. The names include both Republicans and Democrats, and this is an important point. As can be seen from the current Senate campaign finance hearings, it is of great value to the White House to have a few Democrats on the Committee who will do everything to obstruct, impede and obfuscate the hearings. Here again, the White House Counsel is key. Current White House Counsel Charles Ruff was the lawyer who got Senator John Glenn (D-OH) off on a charge of accepting a $234,000 bribe from S&L operator Charles Keating during the "Keating Five" scandal. Charles Ruff knows what legal or illegal means were used to save Glenn's career. Ruff also knows what legal or illegal means were used to retire Glenn's $3 million campaign debt from a failed 1984 presidential bid in violation of FEC rules.
The current obfuscation attempts by Senators Glenn, Levin and Torricelli are so blatant and clumsy, however, that even Clinton-friendly media operatives find them difficult to defend. As a reference point, we can use the behavior of a Democrat who does not appear to have been either bought by the Chinese or fallen victim to political blackmail: Senator Lieberman, who still appears to keep an open, inquiring mind.
The White House has also made heavy use of one certain private investigator from California, Jack Palladino.
Palladino was first used by the Clinton campaign in 1992 to threaten "bimbos" and others who were considered coming forward with information damaging to Clinton. In 1993, Jack Palladino apparently was hired by Harry Thomasson to look for dirt on the fired White House Travel Office staff. Justice Department phone logs from June 23, 1993 also show that Betsy Wright called Deputy Attorney General Webster Hubbell to give him the phone number of Jack Palladino at the request of Hillary Clinton. What Jack Palladino did for Webster Hubbell on that occasion remains a mystery to this date. But we do know that a $150,000 payment to Palladino's detective firm was made in 1993 by a lawyer for the Teamster's union. That lawyer was none other than the current White House Counsel, Charles Ruff.
The FBI and The Justice Department
The replacement of the FBI director and the appointment of an Attorney General, both of whom are loyal cronies of the Clinton administration, is an important part of the plan. Take as an example the current campaign financing scandal. The FBI has known at least since last year about the Chinese plan to illegally infiltrate U.S. politics, yet has done nothing. It was the private watchdog group Judicial Watch that exposed the apparent spy John Huang. The FBI has yet to track down and question most of the players in the fundraising and espionage scandal.
But the FBI and the Justice Department have not hesitated to pursue the apparently frivolous allegations by DNC operative Mark Siegel against House Government Oversight Committee Chairman Dan Burton. Last week, the Justice Department delivered what Burton considered a clear message: you continue your aggressive government corruption investigations, and you will get "framed" for a campaign finance scandal of your own. This is political blackmail--not by the White House Counsel's office but by the Justice Department, the top law enforcement agency in the land.
Also last week, Dwight Linkous, a former consultant for Charlie Trie said that he has been prevented, presumably by Justice Department officials, from telling a federal grand jury investigating campaign finance all he knows.
And The American Spectator reveals in the August 1997 issue that the DNC is far from coming clean on its illegal contributions. "Using publicly available FEC records and documents released by the DNC... we have identified an additional $562,437 in dubious contributions that were undeclared by the DNC," Kenneth R. Timmerman tells the Washington Weekly. "This clearly suggests that there is much more to the campaign finance scandal than the DNC wants us to believe, and that much more illegal money is probably out there, undisclosed, and unreturned."
The important question is why has the FEC or the Justice Department not taken this look at the DNC? Why is it that every new revelation has to come from conservative reporters, conservative organizations, and investigators for Republican Senators? The Justice Department clearly is not interested in uncovering the truth.
So those who have asked repeatedly how the White House has been able to get away with so many crimes reported by the alternative and conservative media now have an answer: they had an advance plan.
Published in the Jul. 21, 1997 issue of The Washington Weekly.
Copyright © 1997 The Washington Weekly (http://www.federal.com).
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'twould be a good campaign goal of the GOP nominee: to undo the Clinton corruption - starting with the DAs.
Yes indeed. I thought I would post this oldie for some of the new folks. It gives a little insight concerning what we have heard so much about, that Clinton fired all U.S. Attorneys.
It never ceases to amaze what incredible gall he has gotten away with. I really would like to hear a GOP candidate say: First I will undo the corruption - honest federal prosecutors, then I'll undo all the Executive Orders, then clean up the mess in our military...
Let them compete on who can clean up the fastest.
It never ceases to amaze what incredible gall he has gotten away with.
Not he: they. Clinton could never have done all that has occurred by himself.
Tuor
In a simple farming sense, I look at them all as seeds. Good seeds and bad seeds. They are comprised of mostly bad seeds, with just a handful of good seeds. I think it's time to plow the entire field and replant. 8-)
Thanks for the post. I'm currently trying to get the U.S. Attorney for Maryland, Lynn Battaglia, the Chief of White Collar Crimes for MD. Dale Kelberman U.S. Attorneys ofc. MD.
and the U.S.Attorney in Miami removed from office for their use of federal law enforcement resources to protect massive white collar organized crime syndicates (Democrat campaign finance contributors) both in Florida and Maryland.
I also suspect that they were tampering with the federal court procedure in both Maryland and Florida in which they were named defendants in a civil RICO case.
It appears the lawsuit was possiby assigned to judges that were their personal acquaintances and political cronies.
A formal complaint was filed with the proper Justice Dept. agency recently that "white washes" the conduct of corrupt U.S. Attorneys.
Any day now we should have the results back from a "Sham" DOJ investigations clearing the U.S. Attorneys of any criminal misconduct or activity.
After a six year privately financed investigation more and more evidence against the U.S. Attorney for MD. Lynne Battaglia is surfacing that clearly defines her using her office to trade justice for Democrat campaign finance contributions to serve her personal and political contributions.
Also interesting is that the FBI in Maryland have an intensive investigation focused on Battaglia's personal acquaintances and political cronies, that Batttaglia has always protected.
My guess is that the FBI will simply scrub the crime scene clean and Battaglia's cronies will simply walk away with a clean slate.
Bump for your info!
Thank you so much for the heads up!
Hi Donald. Just curious, have you supplied much of this information to any conservative talk radio programs, etc. They don't like exposure. There's nothing like roasting a pig on an open fire.
No I haven't provided any of this information to any conservative talk radio shows, there was an unconfirmed rumor that a portion of my RICO complaint in Maryland was mentioned on a radio talk show in Maryland.
One of the biggest problems is that Senator Dan Burton's Oversite Committee used the MD. law firm of Miles & Stockbridge as chief counsel to investigate Clinton/Gore on campaign finance fraud. Miles & Stockkbridge have been actively involved in racketeering since early 1991 concerning the fraudulent concealment of a scheme involving $8 million in U.S. Dept. of Education money and 2000 documented victims in Maryland and Virginia. So the dynamics of pitting Democrats against Republicans just doesn't work. In fact recently Burton has refused to comply with a Freedom of Information Act I sent him concerning the payments by the Oversite Committee made to Miles & Stockbridge, ( They told me that a FOIA request does not apply to a Senator or the Oversite Committee).
If you are interested in corruption at the Office of Inspector General, here is a textbook case. Send a FOIA request to the Office of Inspector General, Dept. of Education and ask for all investigative reports, documents, and memos that pertain to a Charles R. Longo, National Training Systems, and a Shippers Choice Inc. investigation.
I guarantee that you won't believe what a "sham" investigation this was.
"One of the biggest problems is that Senator Dan Burton's Oversite Committee used the MD. law firm of Miles & Stockbridge as chief counsel to investigate Clinton/Gore on campaign finance fraud. Miles & Stockkbridge have been actively involved in racketeering since early 1991 concerning the fraudulent concealment of a scheme involving $8 million in U.S. Dept. of Education money and 2000 documented victims in Maryland and Virginia. So the dynamics of pitting Democrats against Republicans just doesn't work."
Just wanted everyone to read your statement. Thanks.
Thanks, Uncle Bill. I'm an inventor and not a lawyer, but sometime in the near future I'm going to file a Qui Tam lawsuit (Whistleblower lawsuit) against Miles & Stockbridge in an effort to recover all the federal tax dollars that were paid to Miles & Stockbridge by Burton and the Senate Oversite Committee.
I file these as a pro se litigant (self representation) and the way I understand it is that the government is forced to investigate this type of lawsuit.
In June 1998 the Miles & Stockbridge Attorney Richard Bennett for the Oversite Committee resigned so he could run for Lt. Governor for the State of Maryland on the Republican ticket. So in essence Burton hired Miles & Stockbridge so he could funnel federal tax dollars into the Maryland Republican's campaign finance fund.
Bttt.
Thanks for the repost, if I'm not mistaken Eric Holder is also in charge of the Office of Professional Responsibility, the SHAM
DOJ agency responsible for investigating alleged corrupt DOJ employees.
Did you read the folowing post it seems to tie in very nicely with this post, even if Hatch has no intestinal fortitude, at least he has finally taken a public stance.
Presidential Contender Hatch takes on Clinton Corruption Issue
Crime/Corruption Editorial Opinion (Published)
Source: Washington Weekly
Published: 1/24/00 Author: Sen Orrin Hatch and Washington Weekly
Posted on 01/23/2000 16:37:46 PST by Thanatos
PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER HATCH TAKES ON CORRUPTION ISSUE
Hopefully within 45 days I'll have a web site up called "FederalProsecutorFraud.com and will be able to post the falsified federal court proceedings where the U.S. Attorney for MD.,Lynn Battaglia and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida,(Miami) Thomas Scott were caught lying to a federal judge in W.Palm Beach, FL.
I am also currently working on two new federal lawsuits (pro se)one for Florida and one for Maryland.
Also focusing on the questionable conduct of certain officers and attorneys at the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
Another agency owned and controlled by the Democrats.
Bump! How's life treating you these days, Donald Stone?
A lot of unusual things happening which is nothing new.
I tried to get some documents from the bankruptcy Trustee for a company called Shippers Choice (one of the conman's bankrupt corporations) in late 1999 and the Trustee, Joel Sher of the firm Shapiro & Olander wrote me back that he was going to get a court order to dispose of the documents in his custody (my inference destroy the documents).
What I discovered recently is that Joel Sher is also the attorney for a bank that one of Longo's cronies, Mark Sapperstein was purchasing controlling interest of (along with another individual) in early 1998 while he was being charged with alleged racketeering violations in West Palm Beach, FL.
What makes this interesting is that Joel Sher is threatening to get a federal court order to destroy documents pertaining to an active FBI investigation.
Mark and his father, Gilbert are the focus of an alleged FBI investigation in Maryland.
How I am involved in these bankruptcies is that Longo had (unknown to me) invested money in my corp. back in early 1992 that he was hiding from the bankruptcy court involving his personal bankruptcy and then in late 1993 when Longo, Sappersteins and others seized my corporation Donald Stone Industries Inc.(DSII)Longo began co-mingling the assets of DSII with his corporation Shippers Choice Inc. until Shippers Choice declared bankruptcy in late 1994 and would continue to conceal Shippers Choice Inc. assets by co-mingling them with DSII from the bankruptcy court.
I'm what is known as a "party of interest" (which means I have a standing with the federal court in these bankruptcies)in two of Longo's bankruptcies, his personal and that of Shippers Choice Inc.
I know that some of my letters to Sher ended up in the hands of the U.S. Attorney for Maryland, Battaglia, as Battaglia personally sent me a nasty little letter concerning this matter.
Of interest is that Sher as a Trustee is in a position of "Public Trust" and must pass an FBI investigation before being appointed to a position of Trustee.
Additionally, I'm waiting for a federal bankruptcy judge in Baltimore to make some decisions pertaining to Longo's personal bankruptcy, the very judge and bankruptcy court Longo and certain of his attorney's have been repeatedly defrauding over the past nine years.
This same judge had found Longo guilty of fraud several years back but, Longo had appealed and gotten off easy.
Wishful thinking but, maybe just maybe this federal bankruptcy judge will extract his pound of flesh from Longo this time.
And the war rages on.
Thanks for posting it---I've always said that when the Clintons took over, they REALLY took over, and it started there. A putsch that happened right under all our noses. And unlike most 2oth century dictators,he didn't have to seize the TV and radio stations===they were flattered to be part of his "effort".
Your situation reminds me of a land battle I went through, when they decided I had no standing, yet I was the only party with an interest to loose.....it will get worse until the public understands what has happened to our judicial system. Mine was 10 years ago...no one would believe it then..yes, pre-clinton. Don't think that's an excuse for the slug, PLEEEEZ. Now, since I just watched a 90 minute made for TV movie, "State of the union"...I feel ill.
Good luck to you, Donald.
B.
Bump -- and a good night. I purposely didn't watch the State of the Union address for fear of getting sick. Just reveled in the fact that it was the Big Creep's last one.
I kept walking out, turned it off. Walked back in, turned it on...over and over....his last one should have been long ago.
I think it's time to plow the entire field and replant.
Sorry, Unc, I think it's time to burn the entire field and spread salt on it.
I agree a 100 % with your suggestion "A salt the earth policy is the only policy", to eradicate this type of parasite and vermin.
Your timing is always so perfect, Uncle Bill. God bless.
God bless you! Bttt
BTTT
BTTT
"The Clinton administration in 1993 fired all U.S. Attorneys and replaced them with loyal cronies."
Can we expect a similar 'housecleaning' from President-elect Bush, IYO? Not 'cronies', but upholders of the 'law'.
FYI
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