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Posted on 02/26/2007 6:13:10 AM PST by Kenny Bunk
It is this reporter's opinion that it is now time to tell the story of former Border Patrol agent Gary Brugman — how in the performance of his duty he was falsely charged and convicted of violating the civil rights of an illegal caught entering the U.S. at the Mexican border.
The case of Brugman, along with the cases of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, Gilmer Hernandez, David Sipe, and others unjustly accused, serves as proof of the malicious prosecution brought by the U.S. attorney, Johnny Sutton, against our brave and dedicated law enforcement officers who dare to uphold our immigration laws.
Just as in the Ramos and Compean case, Sutton collaborated with the Mexican Consulate to locate a deported Mexican national, paying his way to the U.S. to testify against a dedicated border patrol agent (Brugman) on false assault charges.
What incentive was given for his testimony? It is known that a member of the smuggler's family, his daughter, received chemotherapy treatment in the U.S.
A scandalous twist orchestrated by the Sutton prosecution against Brugman was that Sutton brought the convicted and incarcerated drug smuggler from his prison cell to testify against Brugman — the same drug smuggler agent he had captured six weeks prior to the incident for which he was being prosecuted.
Once again, as in the case of Ramos and Compean, there was no previous accusation of a violation to the smuggler's civil rights. But as in the case of Ramos and Compean, the Sutton gang labeled Brugman a rogue cop.
Tragically, no one listened to Gary Brugman's story several years ago — he spent two years in the general population at federal prisons. Because of the constant threats against his life, he was forced to wrap himself in newspapers and magazines taped to his body as protection against inmate knifing attacks.
Gary Brugman lost everything, and his life was totally ruined. But thank God, he survived his sentence and is now a free man.
Brugman, a patriotic American, now tells his story in an effort to help Ramos and Compean, and Hernandez to prove their innocence against the power, influence, and treachery of President Bush, our attorney general, Alberto Gonzalez, and their "Charlie McCarthy" U.S. attorney Johnny Sutton.
The prosecution in the course of Brugman's sham of a trial called a convicted drug smuggler to the stand to testify against him — the same drug smuggler he had captured who had been convicted of smuggling and sentenced to over five years in prison.
They brought the convicted criminal into court escorted by a deputy U.S. marshal who actually sat behind him on the witness stand as he testified against Brugman.
During a 20-minute recess in the trial, Brugman found himself in the restroom with Sutton's prosecuting attorney.
Brugman looked him in the eye and asked why he was doing this to him.
To which Sutton's man replied, "It's not a matter of if you are going to prison, it's a matter of how long you're going to prison for. I have a $50 million budget to make sure you're going."
Sutton, at one point, called the Mexican Consulate in Eagle Pass, Texas to help him locate and bring the drug smuggler back into the U.S., offering the dope smuggler immunity and health care for his family in exchange for false testimony against Brugman.
All of this false information was sealed by the judge and withheld during the trial. Brugman says the drug smuggler even testified he did not want to testify against Brugman but was pressured by both the Mexican and U.S. government to do so.
Says Brugman, "The recent exposure of the facts of the Compean and Ramos case, and that of Deputy Hernandez, has torn me apart. I now know how it feels and it is terrifying. God bless these agents and this deputy. May He be with them and their families every moment of the day."
Meanwhile, when will Sutton be exposed for his illegal actions as he represents the power structure of the Bush/Gonzalez abuse of our American judicial system by bringing false prosecutions and imprisonment against loyal border patrol officers?
And there you have another story — the story of Border Patrol Agent Brugman and his unjust prosecution at the hands of Sutton and his gang.
"God bless these agents and this deputy."
And God Bless George Putnam for this informative article and so much more for so many years. I used to watch Mr. Putnam and his "One Reporters Opinion" he would deliver upon completion of the days news events on local Television as a child growing up in Long Beach, California. Always an American Flag behind him. A true American. An old line Democrat one can compare honestly to what most think of Zell Miller today. He must be in his ninties now.
Talk about arrogance from Sutton & Company !
Another one ping. This one happened before Ramos and Compean. I sure as heck wouldn't want to be a border patrol agent.
Another one--not Ramos and Compean. This one happened before Ramos and Compean
This must be the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department going after those who faithfully enforce our laws. Congress should stop this by defunding this out-of-control entity entirely.
The citizens will have to protect themselves from an armed invasion from the south because the federal government will not. This will cause a situation where the state's police force, such as the Texas Rangers, will have to protect its own citizens from the federal agents.
A true test of State rights.
I'm not so sure you can lump the Ramos-Compean cas in with Brugman's. Yes, the prosecution in both cases pulled some shady deals with scumbags, but Ramos and Compean tampered with evidence. Should Ramos and Compean have recieved 10 and 12 years for their idiotic actions? No, but they TAMPERED WITH EVIDENCE! They are not above the law, their actions got them in the predicament they are in. I know BorderPatrol Agents have a thankless job, and they get zero support from this Administration, but if any law enforcement officer tampers with evidence, they deserve to be prosecuted, and lumping the Ramos-Compean case with the Brugman case is nothing more than a futile attempt at setting up a strawman argument. Brugman NEVER attempted to tamper with evidence, or cover up the incident. Brugman was always cooperative and above board, Compean and Ramos were in cover up mode from git-go.
IMHO, jumping on the Ramos-Compean bandwagon hurts our credibility in the illegal immigration debate. We need to pick our battles a more wisely. Defending LEO's who tamper with evidence is not a wise choice on our part. We need to keep shining the light on the cockroaches who are allowing this invasion to continue unabated.
èlas, mon hypocrite lecteur, mon semblable, mon frère, tu as, comme toujours, raison. Mais j'espère que on y souvienait que le coeur a des raisons que la raison ne connait pas.
However, when you write:
......but if any law enforcement officer tampers with evidence......
I am not sure the government legitimately proved this in their case. In fact, I am not sure even this idiotic jury bought that charge.
Brugman was always cooperative and above board,
Fat lot of good that done him!
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NewsMax.com ^ | Feb. 23, 2007 | George Putnam
Posted on 02/23/2007 5:15:54 AM PST by kellynla
menos un día, y me falta plata.
Thanks for posting these outrageous facts.
LOL.
Sorry kelly, didn't notice your posting of this Putnam Post.
no problemo, I am one who thinks people like George Putnam don't get enough exposure!!!
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