American Green Beret Vet TED MAHER Held HOSTAGE by Monaco for 629 Days (Thread 10)

Family, work associates, friends, news reports ^ | October 8, 2001 | Nita Nupress, Phil Dragoo

[harpseal]

Ted Maher -- former Special Forces; Neonatal Intensive Care nurse

American Green Beret veteran and accomplished neonatal nurse Ted Maher has now been held 537 days without trial in Monaco's prison on trumped-up and false charges -- charges of causing the deaths of billionaire banker Edmond Safra and Ted's fellow nurse, Vivian Torrente on December 3, 1999. In truth, Ted fought valiantly against two armed, masked intruders to defend Edmond and Vivian and save their lives. During the struggle, Ted suffered severe knife wounds that required one hundred staples to close.

Billionaire banker Edmond Safra was cooperating with the FBI, who was investigating the IMF/Russian loans. Needing a convenient scapegoat for the murder of Safra, Monaco police subjected Ted to three days of grueling torture designed to extort a false confession from him. (see description in "BASIC TIMELINE" in Thread 1 - http://206.112.97.70/forum/a3ad8b097272d.htm ).

Monaco continues to hold Ted incommunicado, preventing him from sending or receiving mail. In fact, they restrict his communication with his family to one telephone call a week. This call is only allowed to last a few minutes and is always monitored closely to prevent any discussion of the case. Ted is forced by his jailers to take a psychotropic medication and is regularly "interrogated" by the Monaco judge -- Patricia Richet. Reports have been received that Judge Richet is a violent person who has displayed unstable behavior in the past. She allegedly has a history of assaulting a fellow judge, putting him in the hospital for a week. She also tears up letters from Ted's children in front of Ted rather than let him read them.

Hundreds of family, friends, work associates, parents of patients, and Army veterans who served with Ted have vouched for him as being a loyal husband, loving father, and an exemplary professional of great skill and compassion. Ted has also been defended by then-chairman of the House International Relations Committee Ben Gilman and Ted's congresswoman Sue Kelly, who have written Prince Rainier III of Monaco on Ted's behalf. Monaco has no evidence of any crime by Ted; they have no witnesses and no credible case against him. Even worse, Monaco has planted false evidence and suppressed vast amounts of exculpatory evidence -- even passing a special Monaco law that enables them to hold Ted four years without trial.

The Geneva prosecutor has said that Safra was killed for his cooperation with the FBI regarding the laundering through Safra's Republic National Bank of $4.8 billion in IMF loans to Russia.

Regardless of the reason "why," it is obvious that Ted Maher is a scapegoat for a murder by others. We are working to obtain his release and to correct the grave injustice being done to an American Green beret veteran and medical professional.

Ted Maher -- a giver of life, not a taker -- needs our help.

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To read the "BASIC TIMELINE" that describes the events surrounding the night of December 3, 1999, click here:

American Green Beret Veteran TED MAHER Held Hostage by Monaco for 498 Days and Counting... (Thread I)

To read the "BASIC TIMELINE

American Green Beret Veteran TED MAHER Held Hostage by Monaco for 537 Days and Counting... (Thread II)

American Green Beret Veteran TED MAHER Held Hostage by Monaco for 544 Days and Counting... (Thread III)

American Green Beret Veteran TED MAHER Held Hostage by Monaco for 544 Days and Counting... (Thread IV)

American Green Beret Veteran TED MAHER Held Hostage by Monaco for 615 Days and Counting... (second Thread IV)

American Green Beret Veteran TED MAHER Held Hostage by Monaco for 629 Days and Counting... (Thread VI)

American Green Beret Vet TED MAHER Held HOSTAGE by Monaco for 629 Days (Thread 6) second thread 6"

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[Landru]

OK Phil...two loaded, two dispatched.

...now to see if they've went through, successfully.

-BTTT-

[PhilDragoo]

Michael Savage E-mail Address:

paulreveresociety@yahoo.com

[Michael Maher]

yet another bump for Ted on day 766

www.TedMaher.com

[Michael Maher]

yet another bump for Ted on day 766

www.TedMaher.com

[American Preservative]

Has anyone tried to contact Les Kinsolving? He, not only is a radio talkshow host, but, is a White House correspondent (sitting in on White House news briefings and asking questions of Ari Fleischer!) He sometimes fills in for Michael Savage on M.S.'s program.

www.leskinsolving.com

[Michael Maher]

Sir, PLEASE look into the case against my brother, TED MAHER--American Green Beret Veteran, Monaco's Hostage for 766 days without trial. A brief background: December 3, 1999, ........


we know the real facts, this part of the letter contained the meat of one of Phil's letters above, thanks Phil.
faxed, snailed & emailed to president@whitehouse.gov; vice.president@whitehouse.gov; secretary@state.gov; paulreveresociety@yahoo.com......

This outrage is confirmable via Ted's rep Sue W. Kelly (R-19-NY), 202-225-5441 and at our Free Republic thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/542667/posts?q=1&&page=701 and at www.TedMaher.com
I beg of you to help Ted Maher. I vote, I served in the Army for 6 years, pay my taxes & am now I need help for my brother.
PLEASE check out the facts & take action.
Thank you on behalf of Ted Maher the American citizen, Veteran, brother, son, husband & father
Sincerely,
Michael Maher
webmaster@TedMaher.com

[Michael Maher]

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I'd GLADLY donate enough to his fund to feed 100 Afghan children for a year if he would reciprocate by looking into my brother's ordeal!

Sounds cold, but hey- that's politics...

[PhilDragoo]

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[American Preservative]

FReepers, please see post #754.
Please take a moment to contact someone (lots of contact info on this thread) on Ted's behalf. Thank you.

MONACO: FREE AMERICAN TED MAHER NOW!

[MissAmericanPie]

bttt

[JustAmy]

A Bump and Prayers for Ted and his family.

[American Preservative]

If the subject of your email was a request for a Presidential greeting...

Hmm...Michael, how about requesting a "Presidental greeting" from President Bush to Ted?

[PhilDragoo]

To: Les Kinsolving

Subject: TED MAHER--AMERICAN GREEN BERET VETERAN HELD BY MONACO 766 DAYS WITHOUT TRIAL IN SOLITARY ON EXTORTED "CONFESSION"

Mr. Kinsolving:

With your bracing "pull-no-punches" pursuit of answers to tough questions, you're the best appeal our innocent American prisoner of Monaco TED MAHER may have--after 766 days in solitary on an extorted "confession".

It's outrageous--but all too true--this Green Beret veteran and father of three young children hasn't seen them for three Christmases--and their mother has had to sell their home, car and belongings and must work herculean hours to support them.

Ted's CONGRESSWOMAN SUE KELLY (R-19-NY)[202-225-5441] has been working on Ted's behalf, writing Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Secretary of State Colin Powell--but still our Executive Branch has not got off the dime!

Monaco police framed Ted for the death of billionaire banker Edmond Safra December 3, 1999--they seized him, threw him in four-point restraint, deprived him of sleep and beat him for three days, kidnapped his wife and stole her passport, made vile threats on her and the couple's three children--to force him to sign a false confession in French which Ted does not read, write or speak.

Please contact Congresswoman Sue Kelly, and visit Ted's brother's site in his defense at http://www.TedMaher.com, and the Free Republic site on behalf of Ted at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/542667/posts--and you'll come away astonished at the outrage against an innocent American veteran, husband and father, which has been allowed to stand for over two years.

Your personal blow torch of investigative fervor could make the difference--Ted Maher could be freed in the manner that this government pressured Putin to release Ed Pope from Moscow's Leforto Prison.

Thank you for your valuable time in considering this plea for an innocent American.

Phil Dragoo
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Phone/Fax 505-473-0235
phildragoo@att.net

[PatrioticAmerican]

bttt

[E.G.C.]

Thanks, Phil and A.P. for the continuing bumps and pings on this very sad deal. I would enourage everyone to boycott any and all products from Monaco until Mr. Maher is released and his records cleared.

FREE TED MAHER NOW!!!!!

[Michael Maher]

Hi E.G.C.,
I'm not trying to be smart- but does anyone know of any " products from Monaco " other than liars, cheats & shady people?
I'm already boycotting those but am willing to add to my list!

[harpseal]

I will get to work this week and put up another thread in the hopes that we can get more people on board. With the new software I have let this thread grow and grow intentionally. Once we have over a thousand replies I will be e-mailing it to a couple of members of Congress and to the State Department.

Stay well

[Landru]

Done, Phil
Recieved cofirmations from WH & the NY Rep confirming successful faxes.
Sent email to Kinsolving.

Thanks for the links; makes everything possible, ya know?

-BTTT-

[Landru]

You & your sister-in-law just hang in there, now.
Someone's going to succeed getting a very small *snowball* to roll down this hill.
One of these days one of 'em is going to take-hold, too; & by the time it gets to the bottom?
It'll have accumulated a lot of positive energy that'll benefit your brother's interests.
That's the goal right now, & executed one day at a time.
As we all try getting something started?
Have faith.
~I am.

-BTTT-

[1 FELLOW FREEPER]

I have been in the import/export business for 6 years, and have never heard of anything exported from Monaco, save for crooked lawyers, judges and cops. A friend who has been there, said all it is is gambling and 2 grand a pop hookers.