Roy Black Interview with Joe Scarborough Re: Rush Limbaugh (in toto)

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Landmark Legal Foundation Seeks Documents from Palm Beach Prosecutor

[ 2004-01-15 ] HERNDON, Va., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Landmark Legal Foundation today filed a freedom of information request with the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office (SAO) seeking any and all information of communications to or from the SAO or any of its employees and outside individuals or groups relating to Rush Limbaugh.

Mark R. Levin, President of Landmark, stated: "We want to know why Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer waited 10-months before investigating allegations against Rush Limbaugh -- only after stories appeared in the National Enquirer.

We're concerned that once the story became public, Mr. Krischer, an elected prosecutor, may have been pressured to use extraordinary tactics and resources to punish Rush for his viewpoints."

Levin added: "As the details of this investigation have appeared in the media, they've become increasingly troubling.

False news stories claimed Rush was being investigated for money laundering and for a role in a drug ring, among other things.

And now, Mr. Krischer is pursuing Rush on a 'doctor shopping' theory, for which he has no evidence, which is why he seeks access to Rush's confidential medical records.

'Doctor shopping' was not a priority of Mr. Kirscher's office prior to now. His office only brought such charges in one previous case, which was eventually dropped after the subject of the investigation died.

Even elected prosecutors must, at all times, be above political influence.

Mr. Kirscher's judgment raises serious questions about the impartiality of his investigation."

Levin said further: "There also are numerous leaks coming from 'sources close to the probe' which are obviously intended to smear Rush.

It is a felony in Florida to leak investigative information.

Michael Edmondson, Mr. Krischer's spokesman, has been accused in open court and on television of being the source of some of these stories.

Despite this 'journalist shopping,' Mr. Krischer has taken no steps to investigate and prevent these leaks.

And Mr. Edmondson remains his trusted spokesman.

Landmark will file suit against the SAO if it fails to produce the requested information."

Landmark Legal Foundation is a public interest law firm with offices in Herndon, VA and Kansas City, MO, and was founded in 1976.

SOURCE Landmark Legal Foundation -0- 01/15/2004 /CONTACT: Mark Levin of Landmark Legal Foundation, +1-703-689-2370/

CO: Landmark Legal Foundation ST: Virginia, Florida IN: ENT SU: LAW

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[No!]

Wow....
They'll be sorry they messed with Rush and Mark, I predict

[HoundsTooth_BP]

Boy, I hope so. If they can get away with this illegal or unjust practices with such a respected superstar radio host as Rush, what will they do to others who try to speak out who have little money to defend themselves?

[CyberAnt]

"they have been inundated with emails and calls and letters, and now they feel they have to do something"

Under the FOIA, LLF can find out where these letters, emails and phone calls came from. Anybody want to bet on how many DNC people are among this bunch ..??

If Hillary is involved in this letter writing campaign .. I wonder how fast this case will quietly go away ..??

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Excellent question. Savage called Rush the 'aircraft carrier' of talk radio, saying that Rush has been taking most of the heat for everyone else. If he sinks, that could just be the beginning. In Modern America, there are so many laws, everyone breaks laws constantly without even knowing about them. What if Hannity were caught having batteries in his trash can? Poof! Like magic, he could be in the same mess. And when we enter the realm of employer/employee relations, its a legalistic nightmare.

That's why I've been saying, 'The Rule of Law' is merely a tool to help civilized people function around each other. Law is not to be worshiped as a god.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

[This says it all]

'In fact, there's a Democratic state senator in this state who was caught forging prescriptions. She went to rehab and they dismissed the entire matter against her.

'There is clearly a double standard when it comes it Rush Limbaugh."'

[RS]

"There is clearly a double standard when it comes it Rush Limbaugh."

Sure is, in the first one, she was investigated, arrested and charged, and "fully cooperated" with the authorities...

[RS]

"Under the FOIA, LLF can find out where these letters, emails and phone calls came from. Anybody want to bet on how many DNC people are among this bunch ..?? "

I wouldnt pin my hopes on this, since Rush's involvement came out as part of the investigations regarding the Clines this is an "ongoing investigation" and nothing has to be released.

Although I wouldn't be surprised if Hillery's operatives "reminded" the investigators of Rush's involvement in the breaking of a law stated in the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986.

[Matchett-PI]

"..she was investigated, arrested and charged, and "fully cooperated" with the authorities"

Notice anything different here?

10-11-2002: Police charged Fort Lauderdale Democrat Senator, Mandy Dawson with fraud, alledging that she forged a prescription.

She had dropped off a prescription at a supermarket pharmacy, and before filling it, the pharmacist called her doctor to confirm it. The pharmacy found out that the prescription for 60 pills (of the painkiller Lorcet 10), had been altered to read 160 pills.

(The maximum sentence for a conviction on fraud charges in Florida is five years behind bars).

10-17-02: Mitchell Caesar, who heads up the Broward County Democrat Party, apparently is confident that the public will be very compassionate and forgiving if someone who has a personal problem owns up to it, and takes steps to help him/herself.

11-15-02: It is reported that she was told that if she completes a rehab program, the fraud charge will be dropped.

12-18-03:It is reported that Senator Mandy Dawson finished her drug rehab and the fraud charges were dropped.

Apparently Mitchell Caesar was right about "the public" being very forgiving, because when the fraud charges for prescription forgery were dropped after she completed her court-ordered rehab program, the media outlets and the state prosecutors' office in Broward County weren't bombarded with thousands of outraged emails, phone calls, faxes and mail from all over Florida, the USA, or off shore George Soros enclaves.

What rational person, without an axe to grind, would say that it is unreasonable to expect that same "public" to exhibit compassion and forgivness for Rush who voluntarily went into rehab - to try and find another way to deal with his intractable pain - and who hasn't even been charged with any crimes?

I'll tell you: NONE

[Matchett-PI]

"Rush's involvement in the breaking of a law stated in the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986."

Keep talking.

[RS]

You can read it on Rush's website ( don't have the links handy ) where he explains that the customers involved DID NOT KNOW that they were doing anything wrong - dosen't mean they did not DO anything wrong....

Also where he gave full cooperation with the investigation, and they did not persue any of the 60 or so customers but fined the bank 10 million.

Checkout the Money laundering act and you will find the portion where it is illegal to do exactly what Rush says he did - work with the bank to avoid the reporting laws ....

[Matchett-PI]

"If Hillary is involved in this letter writing campaign .. I wonder how fast this case will quietly go away ..??"

The Clintlione Family's fingerprints will not be found on anything.

If fingerprints are found, they will only be traceble to the DemocRAT'S dispensable useful idiots.

This will always be the case as long as the DemocRATS have their stooge (read: lawless/bought and paid for) prosecutors and judges positioned in all the right places.

BTTT

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"..it is illegal to do exactly what Rush says he did."

Attorney Roy Black: "But let me tell you, there's absolutely no basis for any prosecution here, let alone for this doctor shopping statute. ... they origionally said he was involved in 'drug trafficing', which was laughable. Then 'money laundering', which was a joke. And now they've moved on to this 'doctor shopping', and I think it is very unfair how he's being treated."

Attorney Mark Levin [excerpted]: "...So, what is it that they're investigating? Let me put it to you this way... first we read the leak about money laundering, right? ... Then they asked the New York authorities, 'Are you investigating money laundering?' 'No'. .. Then we heard about a drug ring. What happened to the drug ring this DA was investigating? ... [now] they're investigating 'doctor shopping', OK? ... Now why do you think they're doing that? ...Because the entire other part of their so-called case, doesn't exist any more. ... that door's locked. ... So now, they are doing what we call, 'paper shopping' by looking at these doctor's records. And if you heard what I said earlier on this program, you would have heard the backgrounds of these four doctors, and how on its face, it's absurd."

Attorney Kendall Coffey: "..doctor shopping... [is] a class three felony to be going to different doctors within a 30-day period, without disclosing to one doctor that you're getting essentially the same prescription drug. ... there is a huge divide between users and traffickers....So it's a fair question to see why is this degree of intense effort being dedicated to somebody who, at worst, is apparently an addict who developed an addiction as a result of severe back pain. ...if he were just another guy who had an addiction problem, this would have been wrapped up weeks ago ... . What I expect .. that at some point ... they're gonna work out a deal that at the end of the day, despite extensive efforts... it is gonna be the same treatment that anyone else would have gotten - rich man or poor man ... that would seem to be the logical outcome here for Rush Limbaugh. .."

January 14, 2004 RUSH [excerpted]: "...What the ACLU did was ask the court for permission to file a brief ...The third paragraph ...is interesting. 'Prosecutors say their investigation is stalled until they are able to review the medical records, which they seized in November.'

Well, now, I'm curious about that. Why would the investigation be stalled? Whatever happened to this drug ring business that they were looking into? And whatever happened to this drug trafficking business that they were looking into, and whatever happened to the so-called money laundering that they were looking into?

They then go off on a wild goose chase seeking all of my medical records, not knowing what they're going to find, hoping to find something, and they call it doctor shopping? And now since they can't look at my medical records the investigation is stalled? Hmm.

Why, this puts an interesting spin on this. 'The elected state attorney, Barry Krischer has repeatedly insisted that (my) rights have been protected.' I guess many of you have had your personal and private prescription records leafed through on national television, while your rights have been protected as well. 'A spokesman, Mike Edmondson, said Tuesday that investigators have followed state laws since beginning their invest[igation].'

Well, then why did the appeals court rule in our favor?

'Spokesman Mike Edmondson said Tuesday investigators had followed state laws since the beginning of their investigation last year, after Limbaugh's former maid told them she was his longtime drug supplier.' I wonder how long they knew that and didn't act on it. Because they had no intention of acting on it.

I mean, they're even quoted in the Palm Beach Post last October as saying they had no interest in acting on this, the chances of prosecution are nil. So what changed? And what happened to all that? Why now are they stalled on their doctor shopping?

And this Edmondson guy. My attorney, Roy Black, in the medical records hearing, said that Mike Edmondson is an informant in the state attorney's office. He's a secret source for the Palm Beach Post newspaper, and he's apparently on the case still.

At any rate, folks, the news yesterday was...we'll call it favorable. You know, it's a long process, and you take two steps forward, maybe a step back here and there. But nevertheless an appeals court, the Florida state Fourth District Court of Appeals ordered the state of Florida to surrender my medical records yesterday, to not look at them, told them that again, and sent them to the court in camera, which means the judge holds them under seal. They took them away from the state attorney's office to ensure that they were not looked at.".

[CyberAnt]

"dispensable useful idiots"

I'm aware of that .. but whether actual fingerprints can be found or not .. the fact that most of the people will be members of the DNC .. could prove to foster Rush's contention that this is strictly a POLITICAL WITCH HUNT, and not because of any supposed criminal activity on Rush's part.

That's the point I was trying to make.

[CyberAnt]

Please understand .. what LLF is requesting in his FOIA document, IS NOT PART OF THE INVESTIGATION.

Why is this so difficult for people to understand. The AG is a PUBLIC office .. the guy is ELECTED TO OFFICE .. and all phone calls of any general nature that are NOT PART OF A CASE are considered PUBLIC PROPERTY and they are subject to release through the FOIA. These calls, emails and letters were supposedly people who were contacting the AG, encouraging him to go after Rush. THAT IS NOT PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT WITNESSES .. etc. ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS ARE OPEN FOR INSPECTION.

I know this because I worked as a Deputy Sheriff and certain information was private and certain information was classified as PUBLIC. Believe me when I say that LLF has the right to file an FOIA request and receive the information.

[AndrewC]

Since 1986, broker-dealers, like other financial institutions, have been subject to the criminal provisions of the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986. This made money laundering a crime in and of itself. MLCA prohibits an individual from "knowingly" engaging in, or attempting to engage in, a "monetary transaction" in "criminally derived property" valued at $10,000 or more. A defendant need only know that the money involved is derived from some criminal activity, not that the funds were derived from any specified unlawful activity. MLCA also added new provisions to the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, including a specific prohibition against "structuring" transactions to avoid the impact of the BSA's reporting threshold. The MLCA provides for up to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of $500,000 or twice the amount laundered.

Exactly how criminal is talk radio in the mind of RS? I'm sure that is where Rush got the money to put into the bank. Money is laundered to hide the source of the money. Furthermore, structuring a transaction to avoid the reporting would be using two transactions of $5000, to avoid the reporting and not one transaction of $9999.

[CyberAnt]

It sure does .. and I loved the AG's reasons for pursuing the case against Rush .. because he got phone calls, emails and letters encouraging him to look into it.

Wow! Is that a setup or what??

The only phone call or email or letter which is valid is someone who says "I know something". Otherwise, communications from outside are just that .. communication. They should never be used as justification for pursuing or not pursuing a case.

[Matchett-PI]

Having an LSD flashback, are you?

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but your personal attacks against Rush only have credibility with other dope heads who also despise him because he didn't, doesn't, and won't help promote your agenda (legalizing drugs) to his vast listening audience.

You may as well rant and rave amongst yourselves about him, because the rest of us already know what your agenda is, and we merely find your obsession laughable.