Victims of the war on whistleblowers recognize the Department of Justice to be the administration's main weapon against dissent
Q. Were you confident that you would prevail at trial, or did you feel as the process went on that the result was all but a foregone conclusion?
A. I begged my court appointed attorneys to have the judge let me line up witnesses who could help me. He waited until a few weeks prior to trial, and by then it was too late because the judge would not grant a continuance despite my counsel admitting they were not ready for trial (on the record).
More importantly, one of the prosecution's key witnesses was somehow able to illegally sell my home out from under me without due process. That is another sub-text that introduces other complexities into the narrative that are beyond the scope of this interview. However, because my home was illegally sold to another party, my family and I were forced out under a 24 hour eviction order of the sheriff. My documents and records were scattered to several different storage units, garages of friends; my work papers were basically lost. I repeatedly explained this reality to my court appointed legal counsel. Since I could not speak to witnesses who may have duplicate copies of my exonerating work papers, the government had hog-tied me and was holding my head underwater. There was nothing I could do to defend myself. So I was forced into trial essentially naked, and I was crucified. Only recently, after the conviction, did my wife locate the exonerating documents (in a box marked "kitchen" of all things).
Q. How do you assess your chances of obtaining post-conviction relief?
A. It is hard to say. I have been granted a new attorney, who I am told is very good, and will fight like a warrior for me. That provides some comfort. We will just have to let it play out, but I do still believe in the justice system, believe it or not. Yes, there was a failure, but I believe the failure will be corrected. The judge is an honorable man, and he is smart, and I believe with competent counsel the true narrative can now be properly conveyed to him.
Q. Have any steps been taken to address the wrongdoing your whistleblowing initially identified?
A. Not a thing. The Department of Labor buried it, and clearly intends to keep it buried.
Evidence of wrongdoing exposed by whistleblowers is quickly sent down a modern day version of Orwell's memory hole
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