Is our government, currently [still operating under the auspices of the post-911 mania] inciting the reactionary retaliative actions, both verbal & physical in our society?
Is the Government of the United States operating Fast & Loose? In particular, the US DOJ is, since at least late 2007 utilizing confidential sources. Or, "confidential human sources" to engage in methods to bring prosecutions against individuals, who may not have participated in a [said] criminal activity, If they [the prosecuted] were not first approached by a "CS" ; who was recruited and working for an "investigation". A federal defendant is currently being prosecuted in New Jersey. At one point he was a "CS", working for the gov't. How can this be? Post "twin-towers" effect. Mania!! Now, it has become subversive in nature. How? The tactic, can cause retaliation or retribution on a person who has been a domestic 'confidential human source'. It is so prevalent, that state & local law enforcement are using the methods. Particularly, the 'public-outing' of a "CS".
Radio Host set for third Trial on threats, August 9, 2010 BY PETER J. SAMPSON
The Record STORY
STAFF WRITER
Hal Turner, the right-wing shock jock and onetime FBI confidential source, returns to a Brooklyn courtroom on Tuesday, hoping once and for all to beat federal charges that he threatened the lives of three judges in an Internet blog post last summer.
Court rules at issue
Much of the government's cross-examination focused his racist commentary, which the defense claims was either "entirely irrelevant" under court rules or whose relevance was so thin that, "given their inflammatory nature," should have been excluded as prejudicial."The focus in this case should not be on distracting matters like race, which have no relevance to the charges here, but on the fundamental question of whether Mr. Turner's statements on June 2 and 3, 2009, were actually threats, and what his intent was in making them," Kirchheimer wrote.
There is, however, one area where race will have to come into play, and the defense has no objection to that, Kirchheimer said. "The apparent basis for the government's enlisting Mr. Turner as a confidential informant was that he was popular among members of white supremacist groups, and Mr. Turner provided information on the activities of such groups," he wrote.
Prosecutors said they don't intend to introduce Turner's "racist postings" during their case and only will use them to cross-examine him if he takes a position contrary to his statements in the exhibits.
Turner testified he was recruited by FBI counterterrorism agents in 2003 and was paid thousands of dollars to provide intelligence on white-power extremists who gravitated to his show. He also that said similar remarks directed at another judge were sanctioned by his handlers, who coached him on the limits of lawful speech.
Is the Government using this tactic? And are these tactics the basis & root of the discord in the Nation? Is this type of activity the cause of the completely adversarial climate we are experiencing, presently?
Federal Judges testify they felt threatened
Hal Turner details role as informant
The Record
STAFF WRITER
STORYTurner said he resigned as an informant because the FBI had prodded him to remove postings of the names and addresses of judges even though it was not illegal to publish them.
Within months he was back, persuaded by the FBI’s view that his “celebrity” status as an ultra-right-wing radio host gave him unique access to white supremacist extremists, Turner testified.
“My information was so valuable to them that it was sent up” to a deputy assistant director of the FBI in Washington “because it actually impacted the national security of the country,” he said Thursday, a hint of disbelief in his voice.
Tasked to attend Aryan Fest, a gathering of skinheads and neo-Nazis in Oregon, Turner said he learned the identity of a man who admitted stabbing a black man simply because of his race.
Five days later, Haug told him, “You hit a home run.” Portland Police had no information on the crime, Haug told Turner.
Again, Is the Government or forces within; using this tactic?
For instance, the recent dust-up on the Dr. Laura verbige: Was it an intentional -government sponsored diatribe to further an agenda yet to be exposed!! Schlesinger resigned saying "that groups" made an issue of it & she can't say what she wants to say any more, so "I quit." Is she a operative of the government "or forces in the gov't, not yet 'ratted-out'. What Agenda Yet To Be Exposed? The agenda of the forces who say, America is lost to paying for blacks & others welfare, healthcare, education and so forth. This group of operatives are in Congress, State Legislatures, City Halls; they are of all races & genders. And both sides are on the attack, and WE THE PEOPLE are caught in the middle of this evil diatribe. Fast & Loose: Tricks on the masses.
Prosecutors deny race factor in charges against Nelson
New Roads mayor targeted in Cifer 5000 investigation
Federal prosecutors shot back at New Roads Mayor Tommy Nelson on Thursday, disputing his claim that because he is black, the government targeted him in its Cifer 5000 garbage can cleaning venture investigation.
In a motion challenging Nelson’s racial discrimination accusations, prosecutors said Nelson well knows the government looked at both black and white elected officials in the case.
The reason, they said, is because Nelson personally helped federal agents investigate three white businessmen and a “high ranking white state official” after he was caught taking a $5,000 bribe from an undercover agent in May.
The government’s motion filed in U.S. District Court also reveals that Cifer 5000 is a government creation, or sting operation, conjured up to investigate one unnamed Louisiana mayor who then led the FBI to other elected officials who allegedly took bribes as well.
A federal grand jury indicted Nelson on July 7 on racketeering and bribery charges, alleging that he accepted $20,000 in cash, tickets to sporting events and stays in luxury hotel rooms in exchange for his support of the Cifer 5000 venture.
The indictment says Nelson wrote a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency attempting to secure $4 million in federal funding for the proposed Cifer 5000 service, which envisioned specially equipped trucks going door-to-door sanitizing garbage cans.
Nelson’s federal indictment further accuses him of trying to persuade private investors to put up between $2 million and $3 million in private funding for the alleged venture.
Nelson, who pleaded innocent to the charges on July 20, is scheduled to go on trial Aug. 30.
On Monday, Nelson defense attorney Page Pate, of Atlanta, filed a motion in federal court at Baton Rouge on Nelson’s behalf saying a review of evidence against Nelson shows “it is readily apparent” the government singled out black elected officials in New Roads, White Castle and Port Allen while skipping their white counterparts in nearby cities.
White Castle Mayor Maurice “Big Moe” Brown and his brother, White Castle Police Chief Mario D. Brown, who are both black, were indicted along with Nelson on bribery and racketeering charges in July.
Former Port Allen City Councilman Johnny Johnson, who also is black, pleaded guilty to the same charges on July 23.
In attempting to back up Nelson’s racial discrimination arguments, the defense motion says the government apparently took aim at black officials attending the National Conference of Black Mayors retreat in New Orleans in June 2008.
The defense motion filed Monday further asks a judge to compel the government to prove it did not specifically target black elected officials in conducting the Cifer 5000 investigation.
In their motion filed Thursday in response to Nelson’s assertions, Assistant U.S. Attorneys Corey Amundson and M. Patricia Jones wrote of Nelson:
“It is not the defendant’s race, but rather his corrupt conduct, that has resulted in his current predicament. The United States would, of course, prosecute a defendant of any race for receiving over $20,000 in cash bribes.”
The government’s motion continues, alleging that after Nelson was caught taking a $5,000 bribe from a confidential source, and, before he was indicted, Nelson agreed to participate in recorded meetings and conversations with white businessmen and an unnamed white state official in furtherance of the Cifer 5000 investigation.
The filing says Nelson encouraged the government to investigate an unnamed black elected official in Pointe Coupee Parish who was not previously a part of the Cifer 5000 case.
Nelson voluntarily told FBI agents the black official was corrupt, suggested ways the government could investigate the official and participated in recorded conversations with the official, the motion says.
The Cifer 5000 investigation began, the prosecution motion says, when authorities learned that one of Nelson’s close associates, an unnamed Louisiana black mayor, identified as “Public Official A,” was implicated in multiple extortion schemes including one attempt amounting to more than $2 million.
Federal investigators came up with the Cifer 5000 scheme to determine the scope of Public Official A’s illegal activity, the motion says.
According to the government’s filing, the FBI exclusively used black undercover agents out of necessity to conduct the investigation.
Several times during the investigation, Public Official A told undercover FBI agents he didn’t trust white people, the motion says.
“As with any undercover operation, the tendencies of the subjects &hellip drive how the operation is executed. Given Public Official A’s stated opinions, it made good sense to use African-American undercover agents,” prosecutors Amundson and Jones wrote in their motion.
The government defended undercover agents’ presence at the National Conference of Black Mayors event in New Orleans, saying Public Official A held a leadership role with the organization.
Acting with an undercover FBI agent, Public Official A arranged for a party to be thrown in his own honor as part of the annual conference, the filing says.
During the investigation, the public official mentioned Nelson and two other elected officials as associates who would be open to accepting bribes in return for helping Cifer 5000 businessmen win contracts with the cities the mayors governed, the motion says.
As of Thursday, no federal judge associated with the case had responded to the defense and prosecution motions.
In recent weeks, Baker Mayor Harold Rideau and Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover, both of whom are black, verified they had been approached about the Cifer 5000 venture, but both turned it down.
On Tuesday, Denham Springs Mayor Jimmy Durbin, who is white, said St. Gabriel Mayor George Grace and another man approached him about the venture in March, but he told them he wasn’t interested.
In a motion challenging Nelson’s racial discrimination accusations, prosecutors said Nelson well knows the government looked at both black and white elected officials in the case.
The reason, they said, is because Nelson personally helped federal agents investigate three white businessmen and a “high ranking white state official” after he was caught taking a $5,000 bribe from an undercover agent in May.
The government’s motion filed in U.S. District Court also reveals that Cifer 5000 is a government creation, or sting operation, conjured up to investigate one unnamed Louisiana mayor who then led the FBI to other elected officials who allegedly took bribes as well.
A federal grand jury indicted Nelson on July 7 on racketeering and bribery charges, alleging that he accepted $20,000 in cash, tickets to sporting events and stays in luxury hotel rooms in exchange for his support of the Cifer 5000 venture.
The indictment says Nelson wrote a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency attempting to secure $4 million in federal funding for the proposed Cifer 5000 service, which envisioned specially equipped trucks going door-to-door sanitizing garbage cans.
Nelson’s federal indictment further accuses him of trying to persuade private investors to put up between $2 million and $3 million in private funding for the alleged venture.
Nelson, who pleaded innocent to the charges on July 20, is scheduled to go on trial Aug. 30.
On Monday, Nelson defense attorney Page Pate, of Atlanta, filed a motion in federal court at Baton Rouge on Nelson’s behalf saying a review of evidence against Nelson shows “it is readily apparent” the government singled out black elected officials in New Roads, White Castle and Port Allen while skipping their white counterparts in nearby cities.
White Castle Mayor Maurice “Big Moe” Brown and his brother, White Castle Police Chief Mario D. Brown, who are both black, were indicted along with Nelson on bribery and racketeering charges in July.
Former Port Allen City Councilman Johnny Johnson, who also is black, pleaded guilty to the same charges on July 23.
In attempting to back up Nelson’s racial discrimination arguments, the defense motion says the government apparently took aim at black officials attending the National Conference of Black Mayors retreat in New Orleans in June 2008.
The defense motion filed Monday further asks a judge to compel the government to prove it did not specifically target black elected officials in conducting the Cifer 5000 investigation.
In their motion filed Thursday in response to Nelson’s assertions, Assistant U.S. Attorneys Corey Amundson and M. Patricia Jones wrote of Nelson:
“It is not the defendant’s race, but rather his corrupt conduct, that has resulted in his current predicament. The United States would, of course, prosecute a defendant of any race for receiving over $20,000 in cash bribes.”
The government’s motion continues, alleging that after Nelson was caught taking a $5,000 bribe from a confidential source, and, before he was indicted, Nelson agreed to participate in recorded meetings and conversations with white businessmen and an unnamed white state official in furtherance of the Cifer 5000 investigation.
The filing says Nelson encouraged the government to investigate an unnamed black elected official in Pointe Coupee Parish who was not previously a part of the Cifer 5000 case.
Nelson voluntarily told FBI agents the black official was corrupt, suggested ways the government could investigate the official and participated in recorded conversations with the official, the motion says.
The Cifer 5000 investigation began, the prosecution motion says, when authorities learned that one of Nelson’s close associates, an unnamed Louisiana black mayor, identified as “Public Official A,” was implicated in multiple extortion schemes including one attempt amounting to more than $2 million.
Federal investigators came up with the Cifer 5000 scheme to determine the scope of Public Official A’s illegal activity, the motion says.
According to the government’s filing, the FBI exclusively used black undercover agents out of necessity to conduct the investigation.
Several times during the investigation, Public Official A told undercover FBI agents he didn’t trust white people, the motion says.
“As with any undercover operation, the tendencies of the subjects &hellip drive how the operation is executed. Given Public Official A’s stated opinions, it made good sense to use African-American undercover agents,” prosecutors Amundson and Jones wrote in their motion.
The government defended undercover agents’ presence at the National Conference of Black Mayors event in New Orleans, saying Public Official A held a leadership role with the organization.
Acting with an undercover FBI agent, Public Official A arranged for a party to be thrown in his own honor as part of the annual conference, the filing says.
During the investigation, the public official mentioned Nelson and two other elected officials as associates who would be open to accepting bribes in return for helping Cifer 5000 businessmen win contracts with the cities the mayors governed, the motion says.
As of Thursday, no federal judge associated with the case had responded to the defense and prosecution motions.
In recent weeks, Baker Mayor Harold Rideau and Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover, both of whom are black, verified they had been approached about the Cifer 5000 venture, but both turned it down.
On Tuesday, Denham Springs Mayor Jimmy Durbin, who is white, said St. Gabriel Mayor George Grace and another man approached him about the venture in March, but he told them he wasn’t interested.
New Roads mayor faces additional charges in case
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday added charges of lying to a federal agent and use of telephones in aid of racketeering to the indictment of New Roads Mayor Tommy Nelson.
Nelson, 40, was indicted in July for alleged participation in a racketeering conspiracy to promote a conceptual garbage can cleaning service, known as Cifer 5000, to municipal officials. Both the original indictment and the superseding indictment obtained Wednesday allege that Nelson participated in the scheme in return for more than $20,000 in bribes.
Each of the five new charges carries a possible prison term of five years.
Nelson previously pleaded innocent in the case.
Former Port Allen City Councilman Johnny Johnson also was charged in the continuing FBI investigation. Johnson pleaded guilty last month to racketeering and bribery charges.
Also under indictment are White Castle Mayor Maurice “Big Moe” Brown, 45, and his brother, White Castle Police Chief Mario D. Brown, 40.
Both have stated they are innocent.
Earlier this month, Nelson alleged in court filings that federal investigators improperly targeted only black officials. And he referred to Cifer 5000 as a “fictitious product created by the government to entice certain elected officials to accept money in exchange for promoting the business venture.”
Federal prosecutors responded last week that the Cifer 5000 promotion actually was a sting operation. But they denied that only black officials were targeted.
Prosecutors added that Nelson knew his allegation of racial discrimination was false. They said Nelson helped federal agents investigate three white businessmen and a white state official after he was caught taking a $5,000 bribe from an undercover agent in May.
In the superseding indictment, prosecutors add that Nelson lied in April when he told a FBI agent: “(1) no person or business looking to do business in New Roads had given him cash, (2) no person or business looking to do business in New Roads had attempted to bribe him, and (3) his only sources of income are from his job as mayor and his wife’s job with the State of Louisiana.”
Nelson, 40, was indicted in July for alleged participation in a racketeering conspiracy to promote a conceptual garbage can cleaning service, known as Cifer 5000, to municipal officials. Both the original indictment and the superseding indictment obtained Wednesday allege that Nelson participated in the scheme in return for more than $20,000 in bribes.
Each of the five new charges carries a possible prison term of five years.
Nelson previously pleaded innocent in the case.
Former Port Allen City Councilman Johnny Johnson also was charged in the continuing FBI investigation. Johnson pleaded guilty last month to racketeering and bribery charges.
Also under indictment are White Castle Mayor Maurice “Big Moe” Brown, 45, and his brother, White Castle Police Chief Mario D. Brown, 40.
Both have stated they are innocent.
Earlier this month, Nelson alleged in court filings that federal investigators improperly targeted only black officials. And he referred to Cifer 5000 as a “fictitious product created by the government to entice certain elected officials to accept money in exchange for promoting the business venture.”
Federal prosecutors responded last week that the Cifer 5000 promotion actually was a sting operation. But they denied that only black officials were targeted.
Prosecutors added that Nelson knew his allegation of racial discrimination was false. They said Nelson helped federal agents investigate three white businessmen and a white state official after he was caught taking a $5,000 bribe from an undercover agent in May.
In the superseding indictment, prosecutors add that Nelson lied in April when he told a FBI agent: “(1) no person or business looking to do business in New Roads had given him cash, (2) no person or business looking to do business in New Roads had attempted to bribe him, and (3) his only sources of income are from his job as mayor and his wife’s job with the State of Louisiana.”
