Welcome back to the “Where are the Heroes?” podcast series. I am Beau Johnson, the author of The End of Justice.In the last episode, we heard from Orlando Carter and, based upon his comments, we know PNC Bank lied about the existence of a $4 million loan when it submitted a Suspicious Activity Report to the Federal Government. We know the FBI and DOJ advanced a false theory of prosecution into the court system. This entire deception was further complicated when Glassman and Parker lied in 2018 by stating that the evidence of the $4 million loan was shredded.We are left with two questions. First, how is it possible that the Federal Government was wrong about something that is easily proved? Second, why is it that no one with the requisite authority will rectify this matter in the interests of truth and justice?Regarding the first query, we must accept that the government is arrogance to the point of being untamed. Let’s use the analogy of herding cats. As the Department of Justice currently functions, it is impossible to control 93 arrogant US Attorneys and thousands of investigators. If the Attorney General of the United States does not apply appropriate oversight over what are criminal acts by federal officials, those who wield prosecutorial and investigative authority will, like feral cats, roam and destroy at will. Consequently, people like Orlando Carter will be unjustly prosecuted. Providing for strict oversight over a herd of US Attorneys is a must. It is not enough to expect supposedly experienced US Attorneys to govern themselves according to their oaths and ethical standards.For example, we must conclude that the original US Attorney, Gregory Lockhart, was not held to account for his questionable choices and actions. Just the opposite. Lockhart roamed beyond truth and into the hinterlands of lies. Yet, he received praise from on high as the system supported his efforts and Carter’s guilty conviction. When the system does not focus on truth, wayward US Attorneys, who are drawn to the scent of trophy convictions, will foster what is false and unjust.Regarding the second question, after an unjust conviction is secured by the DOJ, those with titles and authority will assert that, by law, they cannot investigate what is a criminal decision within the courts. However, what if the courts are complicit with the injustice? Absolutely nothing. Those with power, bad actors, and the system, to include the courts, are not held accountable.This supposed “law,” which allegedly prevents elected representatives from getting involved with criminal court cases, serves as a means of self-preservation. As such, if pubic officials are able to refuse help, the injustice continues. However, what happens if an official is asked to assist with an ancillary matter that does not require a direct challenge to a criminal case? Sadly, not much at all. He will seek an answer from the responsible agency and nothing more. Once he receives a reply, he will forward it and consider the matter closed. He serves as nothing more than a middleman, a glorified secretary.Let me give you an illustration. In the year 2018, I asked Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia to review not the criminal conviction against Carter, but the conflict between the Departments of Justice and Treasury concerning the non-existence of the $4 million loan. Since Kaine saw the conflict between PNC Bank’s admission to the Department of the Treasury and the court conviction, he was compelled to send a query to the DOJ. When Kaine received a response from the DOJ stating that the guilty conviction was secured fairly, what did Kaine do? He sent me a letter, attached the agency’s response, and washed his hands of the matter. He did not delve into the obvious conflict between two federal agencies. Was Kaine at all intrigued? Was he moved to investigate an injustice? No. Kaine did nothing to advance truth or exonerate an innocent man. Kaine did what he could do without resolving the obvious conflicts. He considered the matter closed.In another example, Orlando Carter recently asked Congresswoman Beatty from Ohio to investigate the non-existence of the $4 million loan. Beatty went through the formalities by asking the DOJ to respond to this issue. Once again, the DOJ gave her a boilerplate statement explaining that Carter was convicted and justice had been served. Beatty then sent the DOJ’s perfunctory response to Carter and closed the matter. She refused to seek truth. She performed as a glorified secretary.Let’s now consider the following development. A year after Carter contacted Congresswoman Beatty, the Ohio chapter of the NAACP researched the government’s case against Carter. Knowing of the obvious conflicts, the NAACP then approached Beatty. Quite curiously, if only because the NAACP raised the concern, Beatty, at least by appearances, treated the matter with more importance. She wrote to Attorney General Garland and asked that they investigate ...
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