Hollywood Corrupted Louisiana Government

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Hollywood has corrupted the local film commission in New Orleans. Film commission director, Mark S. Smith, was taking kickbacks, issued by film studios and passed on via check to third parties, then given to him in cash, for accepting fake film budgets that were inflated and giving large tax and cash rebates in exchange for his corrupted services.

A FBI agent stated of the case, "We will work together to identify those individuals who conspire with each other to defraud the system to benefit themselves, while the state, its reputation and its citizens suffer."

Robert S. Mueller

I am not impressed with this vanity arrest by Robert S. Mueller's FBI. Since when does the FBI care about "reputation" and "citizens suffering" when it allows a dirty pop fraud, Madonna, to run lose, engaging in massive financial crimes, that severely defrauded and abused a black immigrant family, to the point, audiences domestically and worldwide, were so appalled they boycotted she and her Hollywood conspirators to such degrees, their sales plunged into obscurity and commercial failure.

It's a shame it takes everyday people to do what the FBI is too cowardly and corrupt to do. But you can continue to allow those depraved beasts like Madonna, to run loose in Hollywood, committing financial crime after crime and see what it does for investor confidence domestically and worldwide.

Madwoman Madonna

Madonna and her associates at Sony, among others in Hollywood, are clearly illustrating for the whole world to see, corruption, financial fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud and other unsavory monetary schemes, are still the order of the day in corporate America.

That's the worst possible testimony that can be rendered, one visibly seen by millions of readers, many of whom are potential investors, while many others are members of dozens of world governments and financial firms.

Former Louisiana Film Commission Director Sentenced in Bribery Scheme

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Mark S. Smith, the former Director of the Louisiana Film Commission and an attorney, age 47, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced this morning in federal court by U. S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt to two years (24 months) in federal prison as well as pay a $67,500 fine, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.

In addition, Judge Engelhardt ordered that SMITH serve three (3) years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment, during which time he will be under federal supervision and risk additional imprisonment should he violate any terms of the supervision.

According to court documents, SMITH pled guilty on September 7, 2007 to a two-count Bill of Information charging him with conspiracy and bribery in connection with a program receiving federal funds. SMITH admitted that between 2003 and 2005, while serving as Director of the Louisiana Film Commission, he approved fraudulently inflated movie budgets submitted by a film production company in order for the film company to receive state tax credits. In return, SMITH accepted cash bribes totaling over $65,000.00. Additionally, SMITH admitted that a businessman wrote corporate checks to a third party who cashed the checks and passed the cash to SMITH.

Michael J. De Palma, Special Agent in Charge of Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation stated:

"The film industry is important for the future economy of Louisiana. Today's sentence makes it clear that the federal law enforcement community and the United States Attorney's Office will work together to identify those individuals who conspire with each other to defraud the system to benefit themselves, while the state, its reputation and its citizens suffer. Special Agents of IRS Criminal Investigation are highly skilled investigators who will continue to work with the FBI and other federal and state law enforcement partners to ferret out corruption wherever it is found."

Two other individuals, William Bradley, a Hammond attorney, and Malcolm Petal, a film executive and attorney were charged, pled guilty and sentenced in a related separate case before U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk.

Bradley, charged with conspiracy to bribe a state official was sentenced to serve ten months in federal prison. Malcolm Petal, also charged with conspiracy, was sentenced to serve five years in jail, a fine of $15,000.00 and restitution to the State of Louisiana of $1,350,000.00...

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Corrupt Judge To Plead Guilty For Lying To Feds

Bobby DeLaughter and attorney Cynthia Speetgens

A judge clearly gone bad, Bobby DeLaughter, will plead guilty to lying to a, FBI agent that was investigating judicial corruption in Mississippi.

There is nothing funny about DeLaughter's conduct, as he tried to corruptly obtain a federal judgeship, by conspiring with a defendant in a multi-billion dollar tobacco civil case, in exchange for assistance in obtaining career advancement in the judiciary, via the brother-in-law of former U.S. Senator, Tren Lott.

What's even more disappointing is, Delaughter was a prosecutor, who is the basis for a character in the movie "Ghosts of Mississippi" regarding the trial that brought white supremacists to justice, for the heinous murder of innocent civil rights figure, Medgar Evers.

Miss. judge to plead guilty to lying to FBI agent

JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi judge known for successfully prosecuting a white supremacist decades after a civil rights-era killing will plead guilty to lying to an FBI agent investigating judicial corruption, the judge's attorney said Tuesday.

Thomas Durkin said Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter will enter the plea in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen. Trial was set for Aug. 17 in Oxford, with DeLaughter facing charges of conspiracy, obstruction and three counts of mail fraud.

DeLaughter has had a storied career, beginning in the 1990s when he was a prosecutor who helped put white supremacist Byron de la Beckwith behind bars for the 30-year-old murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. He was portrayed by Alec Baldwin in the 1996 movie "Ghosts of Mississippi," which was based on Beckwith's prosecution. DeLaughter also wrote a book about the trial.

Prosecutors have said DeLaughter's ambition to become a federal judge ultimately led him to break the law. He was accused of giving an unfair advantage to Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, a chief architect of the multibillion-dollar tobacco settlements of the 1990s, in a dispute over millions of dollars in fees from asbestos lawsuits.

Authorities have said Scruggs, who is now in prison, and others promised DeLaughter they could help him be considered for an open seat on the federal bench with help from Scruggs' brother-in-law, then-U.S. Sen. Trent Lott. Lott is not accused of wrongdoing...

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Sonia Sotomayor Approved

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Judge Samuel Kent Impeached

Judge Samuel Kent

The U.S. House of Representatives has impeached federal judge, Samuel Kent, as he was convicted of sexually assaulting two women that worked in the courthouse he maintained chambers.

Upon the jury reaching a guilty verdict, Kent irresponsibly blamed alcoholism for all his problems. His rulings often contained sarcasm, nastiness, arrogance, bullying and insults, all violations of the Judicial Canons, governing federal judges.

The House was forced to impeach him, when he did not resign, in a bid to collect over $174,000 per year in salary, which judges are guaranteed for life, unless they are removed under certain circumstances. He forced Congress' hand and they called his bluff.

The U.S. judiciary still has federal judges on the bench, operating in criminal violation of the law, accepting cash and stock bribes, to rule in favor of criminals.

It is apart of the reason the U.S. economic crisis has reached such unprecedented levels, as some judges, deliberately failed to bring wealthy criminals to justice, who have been running running ponzi schemes, scams and financial frauds, in cases brought before them, that they accepted bribes to corrupt. Said conduct is destroying America.

House impeaches federal judge from Texas

Jun 19 03:31 PM US/Eastern - WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has impeached a federal judge from Texas for lying about the sexual assaults of two women. It was the House's first impeachment vote since it brought charges against President Bill Clinton in 1998.

The vote Friday sets up a trial in the Senate on the impeachment charges against U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent.

Kent entered a federal prison in Massachusetts Monday to serve a 33-month sentence for lying about sexually assaulting two female employees.

Kent is refusing to resign until next year so he can draw his $174,000 a year salary while in prison. If he is convicted of the impeachment charges in the Senate, he will be forced out of office and his pay will be cut off.

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House committee sends judge's impeachment to House

Dick DeGuerin, Kent's attorney, sent a letter to the committee late Tuesday saying the women's testimony was "greatly exaggerated and flatly false." He denied allegations that Kent had used racial slurs against African Americans, saying Kent has been given many awards by the NAACP.

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Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton and Obama

U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth tossed a lawsuit against President Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, for using the FBI to access the files of Republicans, during her husband, Bill Clinton's time in office.

The judge stated the Plaintiffs should not, "Require a person who is a busy Cabinet secretary at this point to submit to an oral deposition."

This, I do not agree with, as it sets a bad example. To state a "busy Cabinet secretary" should not be held accountable in a court of law, for the violation of others right to privacy for political gain, is to send the negative message she is above the law. Not a good look to send out to the nation and the world, whose confidence in the judiciary is already wavering.

Furthermore, Hillary busted her butt recently, breaking her elbow, therefore, surely she could sit down for an hour to be deposed by a lawyer. It would have set a better example in the world than this legal cop out. It also looks as though she has something to hide.

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Hillary Clinton

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday threw out a 13-year-old lawsuit against Hillary Rodham Clinton involving the White House's handling of FBI background records.

The case extends back to the secretary of state's time as first lady and has included a voluminous record of nearly 1,500 legal filings. But Clinton was summarily removed as a defendant in a three-page opinion by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth.

Attorneys who have pursued the case, sometimes known as "Filegate," had argued it should not be dismissed until Clinton testifies. Lamberth disagreed, saying there is no legal reason that he should "require a person who is a busy Cabinet secretary at this point to submit to an oral deposition."

The FBI file controversy erupted in 1996 when the Clinton administration, which was under investigation for the firing of White House travel office employees, acknowledged it sought and received the FBI files of hundreds of prominent Republicans...

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Miley Cyrus Judge Recused As Racist

Miley Cyrus (center) and her band

Judge Robert Hess, presiding over the racism civil case of teen singer, Miley Cyrus, 16, repeatedly used the term "oriental" that was deemed a slur and was recused by request of the plaintiff, Lucie Kim and her lawyer.

Cyrus, has been sued for a photograph released to the internet, showing her using her hands to squint her eyes, in a gesture that was interpreted as making fun of Asian people.

The judge did seem quite unsympathetic to the insensitivity of the photograph, clearly having made up his mind about the case from the start. The judge contends Miley Cyrus is a minor and is not a corporation, thus, he cannot award the plaintiff class action status, which would produce greater damages and be more representative of the ethnic group that has been offended.

Technically, Miley Cyrus can be considered a corporation, due to her work in music and television. Her career earnings are funneled through corporate entities set up on her behalf. It is also difficult to sue a minor. Therefore, the plaintiffs would have to sue her parents.

Due to freedom of speech and freedom of thought, rights that are protected in America, it is very difficult to win such a case. You would have a better chance in London.

Yes, Miley's conduct is offensive to Asians and is inappropriate, but due to the non-violent, non-threatening nature of it, to get it classified as litigable in a U.S. court, is improbable.

Asian Suing Miley Delivers Kung Pow to Judge

Posted Jun 12th 2009 8:25PM - So you're suing Miley Cyrus, claiming she defamed 1,000,000 Asian Pacific Islanders in L.A. County by taking a picture while making squinty eyes ... so how do you gain favor with the judge -- call him a racist.

Lucie Kim and her lawyer, Henry Lee (not the OJ Simpson forensics dude Henry Lee) claim the judge crossed the line in a hearing last week by repeatedly referring to Asians as "oriental." They say the word "oriental" is "an offensive, derogatory racial insult to persons of Asians descent ... akin to using the word N---er.

Kim and Lee want Judge Robert Hess to remove himself from the case.

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