In what has become a war of words, federal prosecutors lashed out at the defense of John J. O’Brien, accusing his lawyers of grandstanding in court filings as they baselessly ask for evidence in the case against the former Probation Department commissioner, who is charged with fraud.
Just over a week ago, O’Brien’s lawyers filed a sharply worded court request accusing prosecutors of withholding exculpatory evidence, which they say could help to clear O’Brien.
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“The government cannot be the sole arbiter of relevance or materiality.”
Oh yes they can. Here's the basic premise. In the words of one government attorney, Bruce Krasker, concerrning my opposition in the frame up of an innocent employee and other corrupt conduct, "We (the Legal Directorate) can do anything we want. It's called gaming. We can deny, we can delay...dismiss. We can manipulate the system any way we want." Of course, at that time I thought Krasker was insane because the evidence of the frame up was absolute and unequivocal. I was wrong.
My ultimatum was either join in with framing this innocent individual and other criminal activity or be framed. I rejected their offer to harm innocent employees, sign off on fraudulent promotional certificates, engage in rigged investigations, participate in sexual harassment, well planned discrimination and other criminal conduct.
I was framed - one of the charges against me for refusing to be a "team player" was "disloyalty." No such charge existed in the Table of Offenses & Penaties and the Office of Special Counsel said the charge of "disloyalty" was "a lot of bunk."
However, because the evidence in my favor was overwhelming, the rogue prosecutor and Krasker's deputy Jerome Brennan, bribed my attorney ($32,500.) to walk away from my case. He did. The prosecutor and Brennan lied to the judge and said I had settled my case. Despite my objection that there was no meeting of the minds and no signed settlement agreement, the judge decided I "settled in principle." I did not. However, being a pro se in federal court is tantamount to having no voice.
“The defendants used their public positions of trust and power to systematically rig the probation hiring system, prosecutors said in court filings this week."
In my two cases, the prosecutors "used their positions of public trust and power" to "manipulate" my cases and used almost every dirty trick in the book to be certain that my cases never went to trial. What I say is a matter of public record and can easily be verified. No speculation - no conjecture. Some of the facts are outlined in my 30-page affidavit. The details are worse.
The public needs to understand, there are different rules for different defendants. When certain prosecutors want to frame you, you will be framed whether you like it or not.
dougkinan@yahoo.com