Nittany Nightmare Continues Past Sandusky: Former President Spanier Charged- NEW Charges for Curley and Schultz Filed
Happy Valley- PA On the heels of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky’s transfer to his new home, what most predicted would follow- has.
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier, fired by the Penn State Board of Trust the same day as legendary late-Nittany Lions Coach Joe Paterno, is facing serious charges today filed by Sandusky’s prosecutors.
Spanier is facing counts of obstruction of justice, perjury, conspiracy, endangering the welfare of children and failure to report allegations of child abuse.
Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, who were facing perjury and charges based on “non-reporting”, are now facing all five similar charges as Spanier- additional filings occurred simultaneously.
Linda L. Kelly stated the men “used their positions to conceal and cover up for years the activities of a known child predator,” on Thursday following the announcement.
Please check back to www.blinkoncrime for this developing story.
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6 Cumberlin County Republican Judges contacting a trial judge ex parte before the hearing
http://mobile.philly.com/news/local/?wss=/philly/news/local&id=365699291&betaPreview=redesign
Such a character letter would be appropriate in a criminal trial at sentencing phase.
of note: “Their key point, they wrote, was that as judges, they were “deeply disturbed” that a jurist might be disciplined over private emails”
Well, if they threaten or effect a crime, or contain porn denigrating specific genders, social class, and race…those constitutionally “higher scrutiny” factors in some trials.
So now I wonder what’s in these 6 guys that they’re worried about precedent?
ex parte judges supporting Eakin. My question- does anyone ever stop and effing think- gee, I wonder if my actions are helpful or hurtful to my position on the matter? I will say it again, this girl will not work west and I am not alone. Their is zero trust in these courts right now.
Honestly- I think it is basic guilt by association fear amongst adult professionals. WTH?
B
Don’t you suspect an independent review of oag emails back to 2008 was
deliberate to include Sandusky chatter?
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/12/ag_kathleen_kanes_office_hands.html
An aside to any earlier post relating to Cumberland County DA
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dea-tsa-agent-cash_us_569f9db5e4b0875553c266ea
“Robert Everett Johnson, an attorney for the libertarian public interest law firm Institute for Justice, says the same criticism could be made about the entire practice of civil asset forfeiture, which allows law enforcement officials to seize a person’s property — including cash, cars, jewelry and houses — without obtaining a conviction or even charging the owner with a crime.”
Yes, Steve. I bet there are plenty of self-enriching scandals centered in that
County’s Courthouse.
http://newslanc.com/2016/01/20/keisling-lancaster-county-newspaper-publisher-disbarred-before-becoming-state-attorney-general/
http://mobile.philly.com/news/?wss=/philly/news&id=366143851&
should’ve found Beemer a patronage promotion out he could not refuse
long ago. Pity Wolf didnt appoint him to an expired Judge’s remainder term .
Good pomposity fit
fyi Blink
https://mobile.twitter.com/ScottPaterno/status/690577638801432576
Alright where is our JJ, lol? We called this. Obviously I am not a fan of the behavior here- but the PA bar needs to wake up.
B
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/01/spanier_curley_schultz_win_rou.html
http://www.thelegalintelligencer.com/id=1202747737907/Conspiracy-Perjury-Charges-Against-ExPSU-Administrators-Tossed?slreturn=20160022162126
“We find that Ms. Baldwin breached the attorney-client privilege and was incompetent to testify as to confidential communications between her and Spanier during her grand jury testimony,” Superior Court Judge Mary Jane Bowes said in the Spanier opinion. “We find that Ms. Baldwin did not adequately explain to Spanier that her representation of him was solely as an agent of Penn State and that she did not represent his individual interests
OT of course Wolf had to send Nat’l Guard to the Western Turnpike.
http://mobile.philly.com/news/breaking/?wss=/philly/news/breaking&id=366300701&betaPreview=redesign
Anyone who’s driven Breezewood – Ohio knows its been construction hell for decades, and in a snowstorm there are no plows, no salt, and no State Police, unlike Ohio just over the line which has platoons of all three. Decades of whoever runs this business probably have been corrupt and made buckets of money from graft
p 16, footnote 13
http://www.pacourts.us/assets/files/setting-3136/file-4931.pdf?cb=083406
A judicial trumpet call for Bar discipline for Fina.
How did Pennlive’s reporter miss this?
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These 3 have causes of action against Baldwin.
http://www.pacourts.us/assets/files/setting-3136/file-4931.pdf?cb=083406
Judge J Bowes is a darn good writer.
This decision seems inevitable (in fact I read Bowes to say Curley’s
attorney didn’t take it as far as he could have and Schultz’ did.)
Decision lays the foundation to sue Baldwin & disbar Fina.
The urgency (to say Fina, or some Dems supportive of Baldwin)
of Kane’s temporary suspension, if not removal from office,
becomes very clear. Beemer expectably would appeal this decision
(a fool’s errand unless the S Ct result is expectably politicized).
Kane would not. It is excellently reasoned and written, well substantiated,
and feels right. It was imperative to disable Kane as AG imo to protect Fina, Baldwin,
and charges against the 3 Penn State employees.
@Rose The court did not rule on the crime/fraud exemption, which would be a stronger argument. I’m expecting that there will be an appeal and Baldwin’s testimony will ultimately be let in on that ground.
Clean sweep?
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/01/morganelli_kathleen_kane_attor.html?hootPostID=6d16f7a19805b7a98a7a1b122a3ceb40
Morganelli, 60, of Bethlehem, said the terminations should begin with Douglas Gansler, who was appointed by Kane to review emails from the office’s servers.
the out of State investigator?
Start with The Beemer
and civil & criminal div heads
and I expect Baldwin will eventually face Bar sanctions
and civil suits.
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@JJinPihila, your death watch prediction
for how many days Kane has left after
Crazy Horse Scartini issues the
Committee report?
@JJinPhila. Of Course there will be an appeal
of the masterful Bowes panel decision as long as
Kane is in TEMPORARY suspension (what a low Bar threshhold),
and
The Beemer is in his saddle tilting at windmills.
maybe Wolf and Mirganli staffers have a deal
–morganelli–
@JJinPhila.
How’s the Death Watch o’er the PA Senate progressing?
Keisling on the Beemer – Gansler wrestling match
http://newslanc.com/2016/01/28/keisling-senate-letter-reveals-effort-to-remove-ag-kane-really-about-stopping-porno-email-investigation/
just noticed, the attorney who helped write PA’s open records act, which exempts PennState–no question as to why that was engineered in 2008– and served as that Office’ first Director appears to have been richly rewarded by Freeh, who apparently hired her at Pepper Hamilton to heard its “transparency” practice (ie, prevent the disclosure of the Freeh report to minority Board members). http://mobile.nytimes.com/2011/11/12/sports/ncaafootball/penn-state-has-exemption-from-disclosure-law.html?referer=&_r=0
This comes to light becauseSimon PFUR hired her to disable the CC DA’s ability to keep investigatory expenditures confidential. Don’t know where he git Pepper’s retainir. He had to drop a Court appeal in his real cause saying he lacked funds to pay for it. Since his sustained attack has been on the DA in CC, who is tough on drugs and sentencing, we need a foia on Simon for sources of his funds, & his expenditures.
@Riose, the Senate report on Kane suggested waiting until the Supreme Court rules on her appeal. If the license remains suspended if recommends removal.
You have to look at the footnotes in Bowes opinions. It notes that the appeal did not raise the crime/fraud exception. That is as close as a court can say, **Use this argument.**
agreed.
B
http://www.law360.com/whitecollar/articles/752552/psu-can-scan-requested-sandusky-docs-for-privileged-info
Precedent for StaceyParksMiller shielding her investigatory info from her Pfurbie Simon.
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TY JJinPhila. I expect the temp suspension to be upheld.
Had not realized Abom, Glantz’- and Boyde’-recommended
Special Prosecutor of SPM wrt “forgery,” hired by the CC Comms, had such an illustrous partner.
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/01/grief_rising_over_sudden_death.html#incart_2box
Well, Steele had a race to win, and a rival to look bad
“Ultimately, she said, Constand agreed only not to initiate any futher investigation of her claims. But she was free to cooperate if law enforcement contacted her
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160204_Decision_expected_in_fate_of_Cosby_criminal_case.html#CuVdQxiicX9QgooP.99”
imo Castor was right (the prosecution would never get better absent a confession from Cosby; and the Judge is right.
The media minutes of the CC Commissioners are a joy each week. I skim and dip, but the 2 females who replaced Boyde and Glantz are like Day after Night. The 3rd full paragraph on p 8 url beliw (Shutt’s complained of notarizing of SPM election materials) explains a little attorney-Commissioners-Administrator back and forth that occurred in last Tues’ media minutes between these others and Dershem. Someone in that group of 4 was getting Dershem on record, not going back to see who. He was led tho to state on the record that County notary employees have always notarized anything requested, inckuding election materials, for any john q public who walked in requested a notary, and Dershem wanted to continue that practice, thus establishing Shutt’s complained of notarizing was the ordinary practice in the County, and Dershem knew it, and wants to preserve its continuance.
https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/uploadedFiles/MainSite/Content/Related_Content/PressReleases/Grand%20jury%20report%20and%20responses.pdf
Just updating a bit.
The PASC by a 6-0 margin, refused to reinstate Kane’s law license. The Senate is moving on to direct removal.
The OAG is asking the full Superior Court to reconsider, and so in Curley, who is still charged with perjury.
Thanks JJ. I guess in a word, Kane is toast. I will form my opinions at her trial, however.
B
thought the Supreme Court affirmed the disciplinary board Friday.
While Kane can expect to be removed by Wolfe (everyone seems to want a man from MoCo
who is running for AG appointed to the job), my wish is Gansler gets thru those emails first
and sends the Fed DOJ some referrals. I doubt she’ll be convicted Blink (beyond a reasonable doubt) because no one’s gonna get the reporter to testify. I expect Steele wil quietly drop the case once she’s gone.
this Shapiro is the opportunist Wolf on down have been rallying around for some time.
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/02/gov_ed_rendell_endorses_josh_s.html#incart_story_package
Expect him to be the next AG.
PA is making it remarkably easy to get rid of an elected Attorney General.
http://mobile.philly.com/news/?wss=/philly/news&id=368110831&betaPreview=redesign
Elected AG rids the office of a handful (not enough) of true believers/devotees of the former Republican
AG, including one who conducted a questionable set of prosecutions, some still pending. Said fired employee gets a new local DA job and embarks on prosecutions, and continues to politicize and attack the new AG. AG strikes back. Fired employee enlists supporters (judge, county assistant DA) to indict her. Law license is suspended, ratified by a SCrt – opposite party & threathened profane emailers.
I read Kane gets a breather!
She DOES!! And looks like it was not porn she was after exposing so much:
http://6abc.com/politics/senate-fails-to-reach-votes-to-remove-ag-kathleen-kane/1192728/
Today is a good day for all those who share my desire to restore confidence in our judges and prosecutors and integrity to our system of justice. Special Prosecutor Gansler will press on, leaving no hate-filled email unread and no ex parte communication uncovered, in our effort to deliver to all Pennsylvanians, the system of justice we deserve rather than the one we now have. I am happy to continue this effort, finish the mission I pledged to carry out and the job for which I was elected to serve.
b
Wrt Senate vote today :
I suspect Wolf telegraphed to his party leaders in the Senate
SAVE ME!
There’s the House. It can progress on.
All I care is Gansler got a little more time.
May he find FBI referrals.
Oh Blink, I just mentally processed yr post.
ex parte communications.
Where have we seen that?
Allegations by defense bar in Centre Cty and iirc, the Judge (Eakin?) awaiting sanction/bar discipline decision.
B
gets interesting at conclusion of page 52
https://ps4rs.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/spanier-vs-freeh-complaint-with-notice.pdf
Which Centre County Judge will Kistler assign?
https://ps4rs.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/graham-spanier-vs-penn-state-complaint.pdf
Will that Judge notice Michelle Shutt and Spanier have an attorney in common?
Spanier’s recounting of Masser’s specific breaches of
his Separation contract provisions makes
this 2015 Board endorsement of Masser seem shocking
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/07/trustee_keith_masser_re-electe.html
Panella doing what he can to push Eakin to settle:
“In choosing that site, Panella noted the courtroom is “high-tech equipped” so emails Eakin sent or received can be shown on a video screen during the trial, which will be open to the public.”
http://nasga-stopguardianabuse.blogspot.com/2016/02/justice-eakins-trial-over-porngate.html?m=1
Sounds like an interesting trial to attend.
Boob landed on his feet.
Near Harrisburg & turnpike, bigger town. bigger more stable DAOffice. And a strongman boss. https://www.ccpa.net/1990/Key-Staff-Members
Kane’s general election opponent.
Soninlaw of Roy Zimmerman.
easy to see why Kane beat tea party type republican Freed. And she has kept her campaign promises.
http://newslanc.com/2012/04/21/freed-kane-diverge-on-health-care-sandusky-investigation/
a historical note:
JJinPhila writes:
http://www.centredaily.com/news/special-reports/
OT
re scalia, looking at the DC Court of Appeals, my money’s on this one if a Dem is elected
https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/home.nsf/Content/VL+-+Judges+-+SS
Will a former famous TX quail hunter emerge from his bunker to
appear on the guest list?
OT J Toobin just agreed with me on CNN.
great candidate who should
please Bush Republicans.
VW opting to make bad business decisions worse
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/01/19/volkswagen-may-hire-ex-fbi-chief-louis-freeh-to-aid-emissions-response.html
just got outta the MoCo Dem’s way:
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/02/ag_kathleen_kane_says_she_will.html#incart_river_mobile_home
The House is still moving forward with impeachment. Kane’s criminal trial is set for early August.
The Senate also adopted a motion to Reconsider, which means that they can, technically, bring up direct removal again.
@JJ I don’t think saying she is not running again will save her bacon.
I think she’ll create enough reasonable doubt to avoid felony conviction, maintain bar membership,
but by the finale will likely resign a but early.
All I want is enough stall for Gansler to make progress.
@Rose, I disagree on that. Had Kane filed petitions, she might have had those challenged on the ground that she could not practice law. It would go to court, and the court could rule that she couldn’t hold office. It was a risk she couldn’t take.
I expect Kane to be convicted, but even if she isn’t, I expect her to be disbarred. Some of the problems will arise from her conduct after her suspension.
http://blog.pennlive.com/capitol-notebook/2016/02/harrisburg_lawyer_a_big_name_i.html#incart_2box
wrt “I expect Kane to be convicted, but even if she isn’t, I expect her to be disbarred.” No problem with that; whatever well servestge voter-taxpayers of PA.
At some point Gansler’s investigation will reach a point of no return, thankfully.
If a Dem succeeds Kane, I expect the next AG to fully clean Corbett’s house,
including Beemer and others. The next election will be about infrastructure, with
Kane having played a transitional role. PA’s real problem is the Budget dysfunction.
If you skim, dip into the now short and sweet Centre Cty Commissioner’s minutes
video, one of them gave a nice spot on the CC impact last week. Imo even
Corman will be in trouble in that County at some point due to Statewide budget impasse.
With Exarchos, Boyde, & that attorney gone (name blank), replaced by current
personnel, these CC Comm mtgs are like Day vs Nite.
Here’s an example of a man (who may be bipolar, or have dementia, or alcoholic, or just demonstrate the ease of entering the PA Bar in his era) who shoukd be disbarred. Imo not fir the content of his unsolicited emails but for sending them to judges and prosecutors whilst they were handling his litigation. By their failure to rebuff his emails, he was really creating a hold over them.
http://mobile.philly.com/news/?wss=/philly/news&id=369505422&#T7Qb6bWAMI53DeyS.99
making it harder for Thomas to show reputational and economic harm
http://mobile.philly.com/news/politics/?wss=/philly/news/politics&id=370030441&
Well, sadly, Eakin stories’ (philly.com; PennLive) comments have
name calls with renaming, catcalls, tete a tetes, and zero re substance.
Demonstrating Eakin’s negative impact on State voters who’d probably Go Trump
if offered.
(I myself now understand why some nation’s elections are followed by
military coups. My State Dept spouse said the sentiment
is he is a national embarrasment.)
I bank on a strong Armed Forces Chief of Staff should
a certain former Atlantic City investor
be elected, who acts while the Supr Crt is
still 4-4.