Posted on 03/01/2018 7:35:26 AM PST by Kaslin
The Department of Justice is reviewing whether Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf obstructed justice when she warned constituents about an upcoming raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
“Earlier today, I learned from multiple credible sources that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to conduct an operation in the Bay Area, including Oakland, starting as soon as within the next 24 hours,” Schaaf said Saturday.
“As Mayor of Oakland, I am sharing this information publicly not to panic our residents but to protect them,” she added.
Acting ICE Director Thomas Homan slammed Schaaf for giving the warning and said Wednesday the DOJ is “reviewing” whether she broke any laws in doing so.
ICE arrested more than 150 people this week in Operation Keep Safe in the San Francisco Bay Area. Those targeted were “in violation of federal U.S. immigration laws.”
Homan suggested the number could’ve been higher if it weren’t for Schaaf’s warning, however.
He said 864 illegal immigrants and public safety threats “remain at large in the community and I have to believe that some of them were able to elude us thanks to the mayor’s irresponsible decision.”
What she did is tantamount to a gang lookout warning of a police presence in the neighborhood, “except she did it to a whole community,” he explained on “Fox & Friends.”
Schaaf is unfazed by the criticism, tweeting Tuesday that “It is Oakland’s legal right to be a sanctuary city and we have not broken any laws. We believe our community is safer when families stay together.”
And on Wednesday she doubled down, saying, “I continue to feel confident that what I did was the right thing and it was legal."
“I did not give specific information that could have endangered law enforcement,” she continued. “I encouraged people to not panic but to know their rights, to know their responsibilities and to know about the unique resources that are available in this community.”
“I continue to feel confident that what I did was the right thing and it was legal.”
Hope she finds herself in front of a judge attempting to defend obstruction of justice. TODAY.
Yeah, it sure does.
We're still waiting to hear from the FBI whether Hillary broke any laws with her emails and private server.
Apparently, it takes forever to determine if a law has been broken...except when it comes to you and me. We'd both be in the pokey by now.
Also they must determine, "intent". Maybe she did not intend to warn the illegal criminals of ICE coming?
“Reviewing?”.........
What more could be found to suggest she was NOT breaking the law? Instead of “reviewing”, start writing the prosecutions case and arrest her demodummie behind......
Oh, I almost forget, perhaps she is similar to Hitlary, above the laws, they don’t pertain to her.
If Sessions dumps this slam dunk case, Trump better damn well fire his sorry behind.
ITEM-—If Mayor Schaff signed off on falsified official documents, its a criminal RICO case....... as well as an asset forfeiture matter.
ITEM-—anyone can file a RICO-—you dont need a lawyer-—plenty of how-tos on the net.
ITEM—Besides government fraud, misuse of public office, confiscation of tax dollars, etc, it is also possible that Mayor Schaff and other Oakland officials committed other federal offenses including but not limited to:
<><> Title 18 U.S.C. §1341, Mail Fraud, 18 U.S.C.§1001, Presenting a False Document to an Agent of the US Government (involves several felonies and could include forgery);
<><> 18 U.S.C.§1027 False statements and concealment of facts in relation to documents required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and other possible offenses including civil and/or criminal RICO violations.
<><> 18 U.S.C. §§1961-68 (RICO Act)18 U.S.C. §1001 (making false Statements to Agents of the US Government),
<><> 18 U.S.C. §241 (Conspiracies Against Civil Rights)
<><> Mobilization of full investigations centering on her involvement in RICO conspiracies under 18 U.S.C. §1962(c) could be warranted because (1) she is employed by or associated with an enterprise (2) that engaged in undermining public safety and adversely affected interstate commerce and that (3) Mayor Shaff managed the enterprise (4) through a “pattern” (5) of racketeering activity, and that (6) the taxpayers and children of taxpayers were injured by reason of a “pattern” of racketeering activity.
<><> Alleged Offenses could include Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §241 – Conspiracy Against Constitutional Rights – which prohibits in relevant part, “two or more persons (from conspiring) to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same . . .” See, 18 U.S.C. §241.
Taxpayers demand investigations by the following agencies commence at once:
<><> FBI — Wire Fraud Division
<><> IRS-Fraud Unit
<><> Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General,
<><> Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General.
<><> DOJ’s Criminal Division— Public Integrity Section
<><> DOJ Criminal Division—Organized Crime and Gang Section.
<><>Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division
<><> U.S. Dept of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security
CONTACT: U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Comment Line: 202-353-1555
Switchboard: 202-514-2000
ITEM-—If Mayor Schaff signed off on falsified official documents, its a criminal RICO case....... as well as an asset forfeiture matter.
ITEM-—anyone can file a RICO-—you dont need a lawyer-—plenty of how-tos on the net.
ITEM—Besides government fraud, misuse of public office, confiscation of tax dollars, etc, it is also possible that Mayor Schaff and other Oakland officials committed other federal offenses including but not limited to:
<><> Title 18 U.S.C. §1341, Mail Fraud, 18 U.S.C.§1001, Presenting a False Document to an Agent of the US Government (involves several felonies and could include forgery);
<><> 18 U.S.C.§1027 False statements and concealment of facts in relation to documents required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and other possible offenses including civil and/or criminal RICO violations.
<><> 18 U.S.C. §§1961-68 (RICO Act)18 U.S.C. §1001 (making false Statements to Agents of the US Government),
<><> 18 U.S.C. §241 (Conspiracies Against Civil Rights)
<><> Mobilization of full investigations centering on her involvement in RICO conspiracies under 18 U.S.C. §1962(c) could be warranted because (1) she is employed by or associated with an enterprise (2) that engaged in undermining public safety and adversely affected interstate commerce and that (3) Mayor Shaff managed the enterprise (4) through a “pattern” (5) of racketeering activity, and that (6) the taxpayers and children of taxpayers were injured by reason of a “pattern” of racketeering activity.
<><> Alleged Offenses could include Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §241 – Conspiracy Against Constitutional Rights – which prohibits in relevant part, “two or more persons (from conspiring) to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same . . .” See, 18 U.S.C. §241.
Taxpayers demand investigations by the following agencies commence at once:
<><> FBI — Wire Fraud Division
<><> IRS-Fraud Unit
<><> Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General,
<><> Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General.
<><> DOJ’s Criminal Division— Public Integrity Section
<><> DOJ Criminal Division—Organized Crime and Gang Section.
<><>Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division
<><> U.S. Dept of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security
CONTACT: U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Comment Line: 202-353-1555
Switchboard: 202-514-2000
ITEM-—If Mayor Schaff signed off on falsified official documents, its a criminal RICO case....... as well as an asset forfeiture matter.
ITEM-—anyone can file a RICO-—you dont need a lawyer-—plenty of how-tos on the net.
ITEM—Besides government fraud, misuse of public office, confiscation of tax dollars, etc, it is also possible that Mayor Schaff and other Oakland officials committed other federal offenses including but not limited to:
<><> Title 18 U.S.C. §1341, Mail Fraud, 18 U.S.C.§1001, Presenting a False Document to an Agent of the US Government (involves several felonies and could include forgery);
<><> 18 U.S.C.§1027 False statements and concealment of facts in relation to documents required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and other possible offenses including civil and/or criminal RICO violations.
<><> 18 U.S.C. §§1961-68 (RICO Act)18 U.S.C. §1001 (making false Statements to Agents of the US Government),
<><> 18 U.S.C. §241 (Conspiracies Against Civil Rights)
<><> Mobilization of full investigations centering on her involvement in RICO conspiracies under 18 U.S.C. §1962(c) could be warranted because (1) she is employed by or associated with an enterprise (2) that engaged in undermining public safety and adversely affected interstate commerce and that (3) Mayor Shaff managed the enterprise (4) through a “pattern” (5) of racketeering activity, and that (6) the taxpayers and children of taxpayers were injured by reason of a “pattern” of racketeering activity.
<><> Alleged Offenses could include Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §241 – Conspiracy Against Constitutional Rights – which prohibits in relevant part, “two or more persons (from conspiring) to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same . . .” See, 18 U.S.C. §241.
Taxpayers demand investigations by the following agencies commence at once:
<><> FBI — Wire Fraud Division
<><> IRS-Fraud Unit
<><> Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General,
<><> Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General.
<><> DOJ’s Criminal Division— Public Integrity Section
<><> DOJ Criminal Division—Organized Crime and Gang Section.
<><>Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division
<><> U.S. Dept of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security
CONTACT: U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Comment Line: 202-353-1555
Switchboard: 202-514-2000
She’s got “crazy eyes”.
Let me guess...nope, no laws broken.
LOL......perfect.
What the hell?
Of course she did. Charge her and try her. Yeah she may be found not guilty... but even that is better than simply not doing anything.
This is CRAP. C’mon Sessions!
Yeah you may be playing super-8-D chess w/ Trump and tricking us all... i hope you are. But it’s seeming just like always - nothing happens ever to the lawbreakers. You’re losing us Sessions.
Just damn.
Bureaucratic agencies like to review and study things. It gives the impression of doing something, but in reality it is doing nothing.
If she revealed planned operations then jail her NOW
This woman should be arrested - what she’s doing is obstruction of justice...
Via the apathy from AG Sessions and the public insubordination of top(Lt)Generals,President Trump is losing his ability to control the executive and the military.
Governor after Governor, Mayor after Mayor, School District after School district are refusing to obey Federal law, and they are supported by the rogue Federal Judges.
They are in a state of active insurrection.
Waiting for Sessions to act is like waiting for the Great Pumpkin.
TWB
No kidding!
More like they are pissing away time so this can just go away and they get away with doing nothing about it.... again.
Where was this mayor when Elian Gonzales was being seized by Janet Reno?
How would these people react if public officials tipped off businesses or individuals that the IRS was going to raid or audit them? I am sure they would not stand for it, but it would be criminal.
There was a speed trap in my suburban FL neighborhood. At 2 AM on a monday! 3 sheriff’s cars. Good to see they are staying on top of things.
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