From Ken Ditkowsky–lawyers band together to support court reform

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

From: kenneth ditkowsky <kenditkowsky@yahoo.com>
To: andy <ajo@bsolaw.com>;
Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2016 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: Justice Served with Andy Ostrowski – disciplined lawyer series – lawyers for judicial reform
Andy,
I appreciate your efforts in regard to the First Amendment Rights of Lawyers.   The idea that a LAWYER cannot speak out and complain of corruption is absurd.    In fact Rule 8.3 requires it, and a lawyer may be sanctioned if her/she fails to do so.   Thus, how is it that so many lawyers are being suspended or otherwise intimidated to keep quiet about corruption?
A leading case and demonstration case is the JoAnne Denison case here in Illinois.   JoAnne Denison created a blog – MARYGSYKES.    In her blog she highlighted Judicial Corruption and in particular the outrageous actions in the Mary Sykes case 09 P 4585. The call for an HONEST INVESTIGATION initiated a…

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From Isidoro Rodriguez: quotes/cites on Corruption

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

Thanks so much for sending me these the quotes and citations on corruption in government and how it is the duty of everyone in a democratic society to speak up and report to the authorities and that they should take action:

Greetings to all,

The question which needs to be focused on while seeking a response to Dr. Cordero’s papers, is why citizens have permitted the courts in collusion with Clinton, Bush and Obama have assisted in the concealment of criminal acts acts by government attorneys and employees, including judges (see http:www.isidororodriguez.com).

As confirmed in Navarro-Lopez v. Gonzales, 503 F.3d 1063 (9th Cir. 2007), 04-70345, the court explained that the Supreme Court has reminded  that “[c]oncealment of crime has been condemned throughout our history.See Roberts v. United States, 445 U.S. 552, 557, 100 S.Ct. 1358, 63 L.Ed.2d 622 (1980); see also Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665, 696…

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From Ken Ditkowsky–Trillions magazine notes that Esformes should have been indicted sooner and swifter

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

From Trillions magazine:

Medical Mafia Ring Busted – Again

July 24, 2016
Philip Esformes, son of Rabbi Morris I. Esformes, faces another indictment for his family’s career medical fraud.
Medicare and Medicaid fraud and other types of medical fraud can be extremely lucrative. In the latest case involving the Esformes family, it is estimated to amount to $1 billion from 2002 to 2016.
“This is the largest single criminal health care fraud case ever brought against individuals by the Department of Justice,” Leslie Caldwell, assistant attorney general of the department’s criminal division, said in a statement.
What Caldwell didn’t say that is that the fraud shouldn’t have been allowed to occur in the first place. The Esformes have long been known to authorities yet had been allowed to steal from taxpayers and abuse the people held in their care for far too long.
Rabbi Morris I. Esformes and his son…

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From FOIA/OIIG–Patrick Blanchard is doing an outstanding job!

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

Dear Readers;

While we all know that Illinois is chock full of corruption, some officials are doing their jobs.  Read on what happened when Patrick Blanchard served subpoenas on the Assessor’s offices and they refused to answer saying OIIG had no authority.

It was a 3 to 0 decision by the 1st District Court of Appeals and I understand it is up with the Illionis Supreme Court right now–the same court that said unlicensed court reporters are okay, so who knows what will happen. This is the same court that ignores the fact an attorney must bring $150k in cash to the party chair to get elected–what is the quid pro quo for that one?

Click to access 1142857.pdf

Illinois Official Reports Appellate Court Blanchard v. Berrios, 2015 IL App (1st) 142857 Appellate Court Caption PATRICK M. BLANCHARD, in His Official Capacity as Independent Inspector General of Cook County, Plaintiff-Appellee…

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From Ken Ditkowsky – Yes, some judges are honest and must be commended and are an example to the others

Joanne M Denison's avatarMaryGSykes.com

Subject: Re: sound familiar?
Date: Sep 1, 2016 4:46 PM
Since I was forced to retire I have had a chance to try to slow my world and take a good look at it.     Yesterday on MaryGSykes blog a Texas Lawyer’s piece concerning an honest judge is revealed.    No, JoAnne has not mellowed!    Every jurisdiction has many honest judges and wonderful people who make our communities terrific places to live.     The Jerome Larkins and their ilk are an annoying minority who rise up from the cesspool from time to time to be an annoyance.     Even in an era when the polls suggest that 2/3s of us do not believe that either candidate for president is trustworthy or honest our world is still a wonderful place to live and work.      Indeed, every day I send e-mails to some of the nicest people in our world who…

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