Thread: Texas DA reveals evidence against Cheney

Texas DA reveals evidence against Cheney

Ron Brynaert
Published: Thursday November 27, 2008
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Hopes media won't 'let it die'

Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra spoke to two Texas television stations Wednesday night regarding his investigation of injustice within the prison systems which led to the indictment by a Texas grand jury http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Cheney_Go ... _1118.html of Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, along with other officials.

Cheney's stake in the Vanguard Group, which holds interests in the private prison companies that run the detention centers, was cited in the indictment. Cheney is accused of a conflict of interest and "at least misdemeanor assaults" on detainees through his ownership interest.

Gonzales is accused of using his position during his time as Attorney General to block an investigation into abuses at the detention centers, located in south Texas.

Democratic state Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. is also named in the indictment, Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra said. Lucio's attorney, Michael R. Cowen, called Guerra a "one-man circus." "In the March 2008 Democratic Primary," he added, "70 percent of the Willacy County voters elected to remove Juan Guerra...Now, with only a few weeks left in his term, Mr. Guerra has again chosen to misuse his position in an attempt to seek revenge on those who he sees as political enemies."

Guerra told KVEO 23, http://www.kveo.com/home/ticker/35171519.html an NBC affiliate in Texas, that "elected officials were embedded into the prison business and that it goes all the way to the top."

"Now that these indictments have seen the light of day, Guerra says, it's important they are not quashed," the station reported.

"I'm going to try and do what I can do," Guerra told KVEO. "Impose it to you guys, and educate you guys, so you don't let it die."

On ABC affiliate KRGV Newschannel 5, http://www.newschannel5.tv/2008/11/26/1 ... s-Evidence Guerra showed "records that he says could be used to prove Dick Cheney is guilty of criminal activity."

"Greed will get you discovered and arrested every time, and that's what happened to Cheney," Guerra said.

Excerpts from KRGV's report:

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Guerra says he went through Cheney's financial records and the prison companies' financial records and found the connection. The three top prison companies Guerra researched were Corrections Corporation of America, GEO Group and Cornell. Those three have the Vanguard Group in common, which is an investment company that puts money into all three prison companies.

"We knew Vanguard was the key," said Guerra.

Guerra showed us the Vice President's financial disclosure from last year and it shows he owned shares in the Vanguard Group. Guerra estimates Cheney has $85 million invested in Vanguard and in turn, into the prison companies.

"The problem you have is he now has a direct interest," said Guerra. And according to Guerra, it's a direct interest in making sure the prison companies stay in business.

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FULL KRGV REPORT AT THIS LINK http://www.newschannel5.tv/2008/11/26/1 ... s-Evidence


FULL COPIES OF THE CHENEY INDICTMENTS CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT THIS LINK http://www.valleycentral.com/news/news_ ... ?id=225769

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Texas_DA_ ... _1127.html

Good get Cheney, the rich elitist want us all in jail and paying the courts and prison systems. So the corporate jails can make money. These same people have the slave laborers from the third world to do the work for them. Americans watch out!

Problem 1 is that no company should be running our prisons.

Problem 2 is that no elected official should have a financial stake in any state run or company run business for the state.

W

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State district judge a 'no-show' in court Watch Video See Photos

State District Judge Migdalia Lopez did not appear in court on Monday.

By Ryan Wolf
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 8:25 a.m.

The justice system in Willacy County came to a grinding halt on Monday after State District Judge Migdalia Lopez was a no-show for court on Monday.

A Willacy County grand jury indicted her, Vice President Dick Cheney and other public officials for the abuse of federal prisoners in local prisons.

District Attorney Juan Guerra lead the charge for the indictments and said Lopez did not appear to hear cases on Monday's docket.

"I had my witnesses and we were ready to go.. there was no notice and I think that was very unprofessional," Guerra said.

Judge Lopez was unavailable for a comment but her office assistant said she wasn't made aware of the judge's intention to be absent until late in the weekend -- leaving no time to alert those on the docket.

About 40 cases were set to be heard. Two of the cases were ready for jury selection.

The defendant’s are facing charges ranging from intoxication manslaughter and sexual assault charges.

Guerra says about 100 people showed up from attorneys to defendants. All of them were turned away and their cases rescheduled.

Dorvin Kintner said he took a bus from Lafayette, Indiana for a drug possession charge.

"I am financially broken," he said as a result of the so-called “wasted tripâ€