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Brian Cave, LLP, filed papers in court on behalf of Countrywide under ever changing false party designations - "Plaintiff", "Defendant", "Intervenor", and others, all without any legal foundation. Brian Cave LLP also filed in court a paper on behalf of Mr Samuels himself under the false party designation, "Person In Interest".

The "unethical" filing of false records in court by Countrywide's outside attorneys was later the immediate direct cause of Countrywide's collapse -- one of the key opening events in the current financial crisis. [viii]

Former President of the Los Angeles Bar Association, former Bet Tzedek President, then and now Bet Tzedek Board Member David Pasternak as well as former Bet Tzedek Executive Director, now Bet Tzedek Board Member Terry Friedman were also key figures in the scheme.


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FBI veteran James Wedick, decorated by US Congress, by FBI Director, and by US Attorney General, is one of the fraud experts, who opined regarding the fraud committed by Bet Tzedek's officers. Wedick also explained by FBI would not provide protection -- since the case involved numerous judges of the Los Angeles Superior Court.

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Suffice is to point out the fraud expert opinion, which was issued by veteran FBI agent James Wedick in this matter after reviewing a large volume of Los Angeles Superior court papers in the case. Mr Wedick is probably the most highly acclaimed fraud expert in the United States today, having been decorated by US Congress, by US Attorney General, and by FBI Director. Regarding the Grant Deeds, pertaining to the Beverly Hills property, generated by Mr David Pasternak, Mr Wedick opined "fraud being committed". [ix]

Regardless of fraud expert opinions and mounting credible evidence of such wrongful conduct by Countrywide and others, all local, state, and national agencies refused to accord the fraud victim equal protection under the law during the years of the ordeal. Even a Congressional Inquiry by Senator Dianne Feinstein on FBI Director and on Director of the US Attorneys' Office failed to provide any remedy.


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On August 21, 2008, FBI called fraud expert James Wedick to discuss Dr Zernik's case, and Wedick tried to argue that FBI should provide Dr Zernik protection against the fraud being committed by Countrywide's Sandor Samuels and the Los Angeles Superior Court judges. On the same day, FBI Assistant Director for Criminal Investigations Kenneth Kaiser provided Senator Dianne Feinstein false response on her Congressional Inquiry on FBI Director John Mueller III, on behalf of Dr Zernik. Kaiser falsely wrote to Feinstein that Dr Zernik's complaint originated in foreclosure actions. Then Director of the US Attorneys' Office Kenneth Melson (later of fame in the "gunwalking" scandal), likewise provided false response on Senator Feinstein's Congressional Inquiry on Attorney General Eric Holder in the same matter. "-Supervisory Special Agent at FBI Los Angeles Steve Goldman received Dr Zernik's first complaint in the case in January 2007, a full year before Countrywide's collapse. The complaint documented Countrywide's large-scale sub-prime mortgage fraud, and racketeering by Countrywide's senior management in collusion with Los Angeles large law firms and Superior Court judges. Goldman explained to Dr Zernik, why he would not investigate the case already then: "If what you are saying is true, it is widespread public corruption, and well above my head"...

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An August 2008 email message from Mr Wedick documented contact made with him by FBI to discuss the case. In that conversation, Mr Wedick tried to convince FBI to duly accord the fraud victim equal protection. [x] Such communication took place on the very same day that FBI Assistant Director for Criminal Investigations Kenneth Kaiser issued a false response on Senator Feinstein's Inquiry. In his response to Senator Feinstein, Kaiser falsely stated that the case originated in a foreclosure action.

Later, the Inspector General of US Department of Justice refused to address Senator Feinstein's Congressional Inquiry, pertaining to the false response by FBI Assistant Director for Criminal Investigations Kaiser on Senator Feinstein's original Congressional Inquiry in the case.

Throughout the ordeal, as Defendant in such case, it was impossible to obtain honest legal representation in Los Angeles County. Several attorneys, engaged in what should be deemed "unethical" conduct. In one extreme case, a (Jewish) attorney had Defendant's signature forged and papers, which were forwarded to the attorney for filing in court, were adulterated, as discovered upon inspection of the court file. In two other cases (Jewish) attorneys, who were retained, abruptly withdrew from representation, stating that they were fearful of retaliation against them.

As a result, Defendant was left unrepresented since 2007, forced to invest most of his waking hours studying the case, studying the law, and handling the wrongful campaign, which was waged against him under the leadership of Mr Samuels.

Regardless of the fact that Defendant, the fraud victim, had no legal background, once he studies the matter, he was easily able to detect numerous examples of preposterously wrongful conduct by attorneys and judges in this case, while they were being committed, and often to anticipate their next steps.

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