The Public Officials
Hall of Shame
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
Voltaire,
18th Century French Philosopher
Enshrinement:
Welcome to America's Wrongfully Convicted's Hall of Shame.
Charged with the task of continuing to make sure that new enshrinees are the worst public officials elected into public office, or serve as public servants, America's Wrongfully Convicted wants to bring attention to the worst behavior by these individuals or offices, and they have earned their permanent position in the Hall of Shame.
Enshrinees must face the public scrutiny and shame, as did the persons that have wrongfully convicted. Their actions have brought shame to their public office and family.
A public official, or public servant, can be posted onto the Hall of Shame, by submitting, and substantiating the story by providing documents, along with their picture, to the staff of America's Wrongfully Convicted.
The only way an enshrinee gets removed from the Hall of Shame, is to right the wrongs against the public. Until then, their faces and hideous acts will be displayed.
Enshrinees will be listed in alphabetical order, not by the severity of their shameful acts. But, let me say, if there is one that really stands out, we will be more than happy to headline them.
Enshrinees of the Hall of Shame
Enshrinee of the Month

Idaho Governor, C. L. "Butch" Otter
Was he smiling like this sitting in a patrol car when he was arrested for a DUI prior to becoming Governor?
Jurors didn't buy it, and Otter abandoned plans to run for governor, trying for re-election as lieutenant governor instead. He knew his career was in peril. "It may well be over," Otter told me after his tearful apology to the state Senate." (http://www.idahoptv.org/idreports/showEditorial.cfm?StoryID=14858)
Read the story of Michael Osborn, who Otter knew that the Idaho State Police altered the polygraph, and instead of investigating the situation, he advised Laura Osborn, Michael's mother, to hire an attorney. Why could he not investigate the matter himself instead of costing the family more money to do the job that he is very well paid to do? He should step up and straighten out the mess that his investigators made, that is his job.

Kenneth Magidson
Harris County District Attorney
Governor Rick Perry appointed this man to the temporary position of Harris County District Attorney (Houston, Texas). Magidson has made several statements to the press, such as:
You say,
"I don
Magidson,
Rosenthal's temporary replacement, has been
an assistant
"
My main purpose in being here today is to address the people of
"
We believe that criminals must be held accountable and that victims be treated with the dignity, compassion and justice they deserve. We strive to sort the innocent from the guilty, and seek justice not just convictions.To that end, we strive for excellence throughout our staff. We expect not only competence but also professionalism and an absolute commitment to the ends of securing justice without regard to status, race, gender, or national origin, or the prominence of either the victims of crime or those charged with crimes."
"Kenneth
Magidson, Harris County
Let's see, he has had correspondence sent to him in two emails and then received a letter by courier service, none of which he responded, not even the courtesy of a phone call. I view his statements to the equivalent of "I never had sexual relations with that woman."
Frankly, I believe he is just keeping the seat warm for the person who will inherit it after the election because I don't know of anyone that has seen him do as he stated in any of the press releases. He had the chance and what was received in return? Nothing, absolutely nothing.
I am sure that he doesn't know the answer to the simple question "How many discrepancies in testimony before someone is charged with aggravated perjury?"
Magidson, we will all be glad when there is a real leader in that office and not someone who just makes counterfactual statements for the press just to look good.
UPDATE: He never responded. I sent requests to the investigators and received a letter back stating that they had diligently searched for records and could not find any. I then wrote them back, along with the Attorney General's office, along with several pages and a letter from the investigator stating the case was closed. I then received a phone call from their legal counsel, in fact, I've received many calls, stating that the records would be sent. Still no records. I have now sent a second complaint to the Attorney General's office. Talk about a blatant disregard for the law.

Hans Nielson
Harris County Assistant District Attorney

Bryan Lyn McClellan
Harris County Assistant District Attorney

Rifian Newaz
Harris County Assistant District Attorney
Hans, Lyn and Rifian, we want to know why you would not prosecute your own witness for aggravated perjury. There is 154 discrepancies in testimony and you let them keep right on lying in court, even though you had access to the Protective Order and trial transcripts, but hey, the D.A.'s office will surely prosecute a witness for the defense if they are caught lying. Isn't that kind of, should we say, one sided? We understand, if it does not benefit the D.A.'s office, then you won't prosecute.

Mitchell Morrissey
Denver District Attorney
The person who can't prosecute Carol Isbell for crimes committed UNTIL someone tells him she committed crimes, even though all the evidence has been presented, but he can prosecute a principal for not reporting to the police the actions of children, which she appropriately handled. (?)
This guy might want to read the Obituary of Common Sense.
Here is the story: (And we are not making this wild story up, it's actually TRUE!! What ever happened to common sense?)

Frivolous Case's Cost Criminal
By Susan Greene
Denver Post Columnist
Article Last Updated: 05/14/2008 11:10:14 PM MDT
Defending a school
principal against a frivolous criminal charge: $62,000.
Paying an interim principal to run the school while the accused awaited her day
in court: $32,000.
Denver's district attorney never having to say he's sorry: priceless.
Mitch Morrissey would have to hold the mother lode of bake sales to compensate
taxpayers for the costs associated with prosecuting Nicole Veltze, principal of
Skinner Middle School. Two seventh-graders inappropriately touched a girl in a
Skinner computer class in December. Veltze promptly investigated, suspended the
boys and reported the incident to the school district. Morrissey asserted that
Veltze broke the law by not reporting what he deems to be a sexual assault to
police. His office slapped her with a career-threatening criminal charge.
Morrissey ate crow Friday when a judge tossed the case, saying prosecutors
proved no evidence of criminal wrongdoing and noting that Veltze rightly
followed district rules on handling sexual harassment.
The ordeal came at great expense to Veltze. If convicted, she might never have
worked again as a teacher, let alone a principal.
It came at the expense of the school, where teachers strained to explain to the
kids and themselves how their principal could be arrested for simply acting out
of common sense.
It also came at no small sum to taxpayers. Morrissey assigned
two of his most-senior
deputies to prosecute the class-3 misdemeanor, among the lowest of criminal
charges. His office
said it could not calculate the value in tax dollars of their work.
The case sent chills throughout Denver Public Schools, prompting nervous
principals to report the most minor poking and name- calling, lest they too be
charged as criminals. One school called to report such aberrance as two
5-year-olds stealing a kiss on the playground. Another felt compelled to report
a 6-year-old telling a classmate, "You have a sexy booty."
Bring in the SWAT
team.
Such calls caused a spike in the workload of Denver's already overburdened social workers. City brass say it's impossible to tally that cost. "It's been challenging," DPS chief Michael Bennet said of the case. "It's important that we have a shared understanding about what should be reported and when. That guidance is critical for our principals and teachers to do their job and avoid criminal prosecution."
Bennet stood up for Veltze. He kept her on salary in a job at the district while
paying a substitute to run Skinner.
In a city strapped for cash, that sum $32,000 would have nearly paid a starting
teacher for one year. The $62,000 the district paid Veltze's attorneys would
have gone even further. Even in criminal cases as flimsy as this one,
prosecutors don't have to compensate defendants for their legal fees.
And now, instead of backing off after its defeat Friday, Morrissey's office is
forcing Veltze to dangle, threatening to appeal the case and run the taxpayers'
tab even higher. Hey, why not? Morrissey faces re-election unopposed.
His website touts his work teaching "public school students about the law." So
what do Denver's hardworking educators learn from the district attorney's witch
hunt? Only to fear Morrissey and more of his lessons in bullheadedness and
bullying.
Susan
Greene writes Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Reach her at 303-954-1989 or
greene@denverpost.com.
Criss Candelaria and Bradley Carlyon
(this is not a picture of David Lamos,) (picture from article of Wall Street Journal)

EX - Judge Michael Nelson

Ex-Harris County D.A., Charles "Chuck" Rosenthal