Posted on 05/01/2017 12:26:27 AM PDT by Nelson Sloan
We’ve seen some terrible miscarriages of justice in the 17 years we have been online, but this is one of the worst.
An outstanding officer, with 15 years service, five deployments, and two commands under his belt, Maj. Clarence Anderson has been railroaded into prison by a politically-correct Air Force, willing to betray and deny justice to one of their own in order to curry favor with grandstanding politicians who want every military male even accused of “sexual assault” locked up behind bars.
In this case, no evidence was produced other than the suspect testimony of a bitter ex-wife - at the time of court-martial - fighting her husband for full custody of their six year old daughter. Also, as we will reveal later in this investigative article, we suspect at least one witness was bribed to commit perjury during the trial.
Because of the character of this woman - or lack of same - we will not publish the name of this vengeful person nor even refer to the three-times married female by her initials. We will simply refer to her as “the accuser,” or T.A. Others we know would more readily call her “the liar.”
MAJOR’S ACCUSER HAS QUESTIONABLE BACKGROUND
Maj. Anderson, then-stationed at Holloman AFB in New Mexico, was court-martialed in 2015 on a number of specious charges, to include a fabrication he committed “sexual assault” on his wife. Incredibly, no evidence of this was proven, other than the claims of T.A., who had plenty of motive to lie and to send her estranged hubby to prison.
In fact, MilitaryCorruption.com has gotten our hands on a signed statement by someone we will give the identity “Mr. M,” where he admits having frequent sex with still married T.A. as much as two years before the woman’s divorce from Maj. Anderson was finalized.
Also, we possess a signed statement from this same individual in which he described the still- married-to-the-major adultress as follows: “(T.A.) is, in my opinion, not a truthful person. She has shown to me a pattern of accusations and manipulation in order to get whatever she wants . . . . she has accused me of stalking her, simply by being in the same grocery store parking lot by chance. Also, she has not allowed me to see my daughter, though I provide child support to her. This pattern of behavior leads me to believe she has made and continues to make false accusations.”
EX-WIFE TRIED TO PULL OFF UNETHICAL DEAL IN CHILD CUSTODY BATTLE
If that wasn’t enough to seriously dent T.A.’s total lack of credibility, a MilitaryCorruption.com reporter has obtained a statement from New Mexico attorney Erinna Atkins. She was Maj. Anderson’s lawyer in his divorce proceedings with his vengeful then-wife the year before he was sent to prison.
“In February of 2014, I received a series of text messages from (T.A.’s) divorce attorney indicating that Mrs. Anderson would seriously consider resolving the criminal action (false charge made against Clarence) if Maj. Anderson would cease seeking custody of their minor child,” Atkins recalled.
“I am generally unfamiliar with courts-martial, but I did not believe I could ethically negotiate Mrs. Anderson’s participation in a criminal proceeding in exchange for custody of the young girl,” she said. “I advised my client not to participate in such a deal and advised him not to do so, either. I communicated to (T.A.’s) attorney that fact, and her flippant reply to me was: ‘Okay - I guess the court martial will be on. Talk to you later. Thanks.’”
As for T.A.’s criminal background, MCC has in our possession a document - a police report from Georgia - showing that the major’s former wife was charged with simple battery and cruelty to children when she pushed an ex-boyfriend carrying a small child down a flight of stairs, causing the child to be injured. Just the kind of person the Air Force would use to destroy the life and career of an honest and honorable officer. Yes, we meant that last line to be “sarcastic.” But it is sadly true.
ANDERSON HIGHLY RESPECTED BY PEERS
Let’s contrast T.A.’s background with former college football player Clarence Anderson. A highly-respected officer by all who served with him, he was coming up on a promotion to light colonel and only five years from reaching qualification for an active duty military retirement.
To best illustrate what others in high positions thinks of Anderson, we take the liberty of quoting from a letter written by the major’s former commander, Col. Harry H. Hungerford at McDill AFB Florida. It speaks for itself.
“Major Anderson served as my J4, Movements Division Chief and Operating Deputy Division Chief and his performance during that time was absolutely exceptional. He is an outstanding officer in every way. Allegations by his wife of domestic violence are, in my estimation, dubious at best. . . Maj. Anderson never displayed to anyone a temperament or demeanor consistent with a person I would think is capable of domestic violence.” the colonel said.
THE $100,000 WITNESS “PAY-OFF”
Now, dear reader, let us ask you a very simple question. If you knew that a witness for the prosecution of Maj. Anderson had been given (allegedly as a “gift”) $100,000 from T.A.’s wealthy momma, wouldn’t that raise an ethical red flag? It happened and was kept out of the trial. When defense counsel alerted military judge, Lt. Col. Marvin Tubbs, to this significant development, a post-trial hearing was held and Tubbs mindlessly blew off the obvious. He wrote the damaging revelation “would not probably produce a substantially more favorable result for the accused.”
Is he out of his mind? Or is the judge doing what he knows the Pentagon and Air Force want? And that is, to make sure demagogic politicians like a certain grandstanding female New York Senator won’t squawk.
Maybe they are counting on the “sensational” reporting of Air Force TIMES - that very-thin tabloid with much fewer ads than in years gone by, that has reached such a low point they only put out a newspaper twice a month instead of every week, as done from 1940 to 2016. We, at MilitaryCorruption.com don’t have any pals at the Pentagon, other than the courageous cadre of confidential informants who keep us appraised and up-to-date on waste, fraud and abuse, as well as a myriad of scandals and cover-ups.
MAJOR ANDERSON SPEAKS OUT
We know this is one of the longest articles we have published in years, however, we want to make sure you readers - we get up to four million hits a month worldwide - hear the eloquent words from a good and decent man who has never wavered in his faith in God or the proposition that in the end, he will finally receive justice which he has been so cruelly denied.
Here is what he has to say from his cell at the Miramar Consolidated Brig in California:
“I took the witness stand in my defense, not hiding behind my right to remain silent, because I am innocent . . . there was no physical evidence linking me to any of the charges I was prosecuted for and ultimately convicted of . . . I was the victim of a sensationalized pretrial article in the Air Force TIMES . . . military officials from Holloman AIr Force Base overreached and not only sought my prosecution, but a wrongful conviction . . . I remained in command nearly sx months after my ex-spouse’s accusations at Holloman, proving military officials did not believe her claims. . .
“I’ve been put through hell ever since the Air Force TIMES produced an article on my case before my trial was over. My children have been ridiculed in school with taunts that their father is a rapist and kidnapper. Thanks, Jeff, Michelle and boy-wonder TIMES top editor Tony Lombardo. Are you proud of yourselves?
“At the conclusion of my court-martial, I had to endure seeing my children being dragged out of the courtroom still clinging to me, crying loudly in tears that their daddy was going to jail. I can never forget the stench from urine-soaked hallways of jails where I was held in solitary confinement, until I finally arrived at my present place of incarceration.
I’ve read the narrative of Fredrick Douglas being an American slave and now I know too well the feeling of being degraded, my feet and hands shackled in restraints as if I were nothing .. . I no longer have any desire to serve in the Air Force. I am not looking to be reinstated, I simply want to be released from prison and my name restored so I can again have custody of my kids who I have not seen since my conviction, and so that I can attend church services, school functions, and just be finally at peace.”
MAJ ANDERSON DESERVES A NEW TRIAL
If you are as outraged as we are at the despicable treatment given this African-American officer, a man of quiet dignity and extreme courage (he served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan), we urge you to immediately contact your Congressional representatives and tell them to make the Pentagon provide Maj. Anderson with a real trial, this time, a fair one, with all elements considered.
There is hope in the new Trump Administration. The commander-in-chief is a patriot, notwithstanding what his enemies may say about him. Barack Hussein Obama, AKA “Bathhouse Barry” Soweto [Google “Larry Sinclair” and you’ll see what we mean], had his chance to order justice be granted, but that $400,000-a-speech fraud failed, as he did in much of what he tried to pull off during the eight years we Americans suffered under his reign.
Stuff like this happens every single day. Just another innocent victim of the sex crime witch hunt.
How many people are in prison for sex crimes based on testimony of “victims” alone?
It’s insane and the only way it will stop is when there is an honest conversation about it, without jumping to “guy is a pervert”, “guy is a pedophile”, “cut his balls off”, “kill him”, “prison forever.”
So many people get falsely accused and convicted of sex crimes it’s ridiculous. Utterly ridiculous.
This poor guy.
How long is he serving? The article doesn’t say. Nor does it say what charge the conviction actually was.
I see stories like this nearly every other day. There is something seriously, seriously, seriously wrong with state, federal and military courts in this country.
A double standard again?
This is less of a double standard problem than a “always believe the victim” problem.
There’s a serious issue when people can be accused of rape, molestation, sexual abuse, and be convicted on one persons testimony alone.
That’s all a sex crime conviction requires in pretty much all states. The victims testimony.
People like Nancy Grace have convinced a lot of people that an accuser is always to be 100% believed. Regardless of character of suspect and victim, regardless of evidence, regardless of common sense.
Also women that rape, molest, and sexually abuse people and kids usually don’t do any time, nor have to register as offenders.
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Sadly the real perps in this fraud all the way up to and including obambam will likely never see the justice they deserve.
Maybe all someone could start a petition to ask President Trump to intervene.
Is that possible?
Unfortunately, you are correct. I think this can happen anywhere, not just the military, but maybe the military gets screwed even more. I don't know for sure.
Proverbs 6:23-24
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
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so here’s the deal.
The Major chose to be heard by a military judge rather than a panel of peers. Judges are assigned by Central Docketing. He also had a civilian (Leonard Morales) and a military (Capt. T. Norman) attorney.
Regarding his ex-wife: record of at least one police call to the home in 2012. The Major was found not guilty on two Article 120 charges of assault and one Article 134 charge of kidnapping. Max penalty life, received 42 months. Found guilty of six charges, two each of Article 120, Article 128 and Article 134.
The case initially drew the attention of Obama, Pelosi, Sharpton. Who seemed to have backed away.
But you know what? Forget all that wifey stuff, who gives a crap? Let’s get to the red meat.
Regarding removal from command:
Where this story loses me is, ‘six months’ after he’s gotten custody, there was a “Commander Directed Investigation” against him, “unrelated to my spouses accusations”. Unrelated. Hmm. That’s a red flag.
The result was an (Article 15?) Reprimand, and, immediate removal from command at Holloman, and, cancellation of his expected transfer to Battle Creek. Ooops, there goes the alarms. He responded with an Article 138 complaint, and an IG complaint. Which resulted in a courts martial. Looks like the IG wasn’t amused. And None of this had a thing to do with wifey. Go figure. Allegedly, the Major’s own words:
I don’t know about anyone else, but I got fireworks, alarms, flashing lights and bells and whistles going off. Why is this major really in the brig? What’s the rest of the story? And why is it being hidden behind a wifey story, which is probably the lesser of two evils?
So, no way can I back this Major until I know about that Commander Directed Investigation - ‘cause that’s pretty heavy stuff right there.
Gee, amazing the parallels with my now-better half’s false accuser, a 3-times wed adulteress. However, she accused him of molesting their toddler son rather than herself.
Took three years for it to come to trial, all the while as documentation of her perfidy stacked up. Tho at every turn, he heard, “Your wife is not on trial, Mr. Accused - you are!”
Forget innocent until proven guilty; better to actually have a dead body with only homicide to disprove. If the miraculous happens, in this case, re-trial with verdict of not guilty, he’ll need the official transcript to prove it was not due to technical error, or may be forced yet again to prove innocence in domestic court before being allowed visits with his own children.
My guy also took the stand in his defense, at cross risking contempt of court but reaming out the ADA when at last he had the chance. Sadly, a court martial is too structured - the maligned husband starts out behind the 8-ball even in civvy court, nevermind the military system.
“alter = verb meaning to change
altar = place or structure used for religious rites”
spellchecker/autocorrect = a maddening tool which screws up (has its way with) just about everything I write...
Worked as a contractor at Hanscom AFB, MA for the last five and a half years of my professional career. After 32-years in the Army, the Air Force was a stunning disappointment.
It has become a pathetic example of political correctness gone amok. When I thought of the USAF, I thought of Curtis LeMay, Jimmie Stewart, General Spatz, Gabby Gabreskie, and Col Boyd and his respected OODA Loop.
Now the USAF has surrendered to the feminist and LGBQ terrorists and continues to sacrifice heterosexual,Christian men on the altar of political correctness.
The USAF is an infected boil on the ass of the DOD.
“Stuff like this happens every single day. Just another innocent victim of the sex crime witch hunt. How many people are in prison for sex crimes based on testimony of “victims” alone?”........
I know of such a case right now. The accused seems to always wind up losing based only on the word of the accuser, “she said/he said”.
Altar, not alter.
Been there....
Does anyone have a YouTube account? This link needs to go to Tommy Sotomayor.
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