2008-11-18T10:30:00.000-08:00

subject: current Times Picayune news articles in Praise of Jim Letten

Several articles, including a November 12th article by T/P writer, James Gill praise U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. The articles also reverberate dismay about the loss it would be toward targeting longstanding New Orleans corruption if President-Elect Barack Obama replaced Letten in keeping with his new presidential administration. I disagree.

One article even referred to Letten as "attorney general." However, the Attorney General, nominated by the President heads one of the 15 Cabinets of the U.S. Government, namely the Department of Justice. Although the head of each cabinet is called "Secretary," only the DOJ Cabinet has that title. Letten’s employment with the Justice Department appears to encompass the Louisiana region, although he is involved with other States –like a Texas case wherein a judge’s Opinion included details of aberrant actions by Letten. But, there are more than enough glaringly questionable things Letten does in New Orleans. (See the Opinion starting from pages 29 through 41 at http://www.txs.uscourts.gov/notablecases/498cr18/98cr18_opin.pdf. )

Ostensibly, Letten covered up federal Judge Thomas Porteous’ acts pertaining to the “Operation Wrinkled Robe” scandal of which Porteous’ 2 fellow judges, sheriffs and various other people went to jail. Moreover, I don’t doubt that the Intelligence on Porteous’ function with wrinkled robes was ‘doctored’ prior to being turned over to Washington, and thus hindered Porteous’ indictment. The social harm in retaining Porteous on the bench since all those years is that Porteous’ behavior never improved. He took gifts (bribes) from people over whose cases he presided; innumerable people likely have been denied justice because Porteous held a gavel in one hand and gifts in the other. But Letten’s office conceals VARIOUS OTHERS who are abusing their positions (see proof at: http://www.lawgrace.org) in New Orleans courts!! Also, though it is undeniable that lawyers gave bribes to Porteous, the lawyers’ identities not only were concealed, no disciplinary actions were taken. Currently, if Congress agrees, Porteous will make national history by being the first federal judge to be impeached in almost 2 decades. Similarly, Letten perhaps has the devotion (and whatever else) of U.S. Senator David Vitter and ‘Johns’ named in the Canal Street Brothel book after the raid, because of never being exposed nor subject to local or federal prosecution.

There is no delight in spotlighting someone’s faults, as all humans are fallible. But it is another matter when public harm looms. Comparatively, there was public outrage and demand for the resignation of Letten’s former boss, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales! It infuriates me if Mr. Letten, (Mr. Vitter –and ANY other cloaked public official) receives accolades while clandestinely involved in deception –in like manner as guzzling, well respected Wall Street tycoons. (I know all too well how covert officials can be misleading; I once supported Letten as well as Porteous. Further, the facts and evidence prove that of all the acts of public corruption, nothing is more far-reaching and socially lethal as judicial corruption and abuse of power.)

Letten’s tactics and potency against the average citizen easily could be as constricted, invasive, subjugating, and baseless as that time when the door of Jacques Morial, brother of Marc Morial (of the National Urban League and former mayor of New Orleans), was busted down; and the Feds maintained control of that man’s life and privacy for 3 years, but criminal charges were never lodged against Jacques. What else other than some witch hunt ‘investigation’ was that?! Letten (or his kind) could pretextly do the same to any other citizen, as Gonzales’ method of illegal wiretaps is likely also Letten’s method, but Intelligence postulated as derived from snitches for use as leverage over people to get them to say / do what benefits rich and powerful corrupt Louisianians. Thus, I am mildly concerned that New Orleans could become a city under siege if Jim Letten becomes able to obtain and manage information collected by New Orleans’ Inspector General Robert Cerasoli.
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**Here are LINKS to those 3 Times Picayune Articles:

(Note: I repeatedly submitted my comment to the "blog.nola.com" for posting like the other comments, but they did not allow mine. Therefore, I created this new blog --and added the corrections I needed to make.)

"U.S. Attorney General Jim Letten: Society’s gain is newshound's loss"
http://blog.nola.com/jamesgill/2008/11/us_attorney_general_jim_letten.html
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"Jim Letten: A proven public servant"
http://blog.nola.com/editorials/2008/11/jim_letten_a_proven_public_ser.html
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"Mary Landrieu declares 'support' for U.S. Attorney Jim Letten"
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/landrieu_declares_support_for.html
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**UPDATE: The Times Picayune removed all of my comments. I EXPOSED TOO MANY CORRUPT officials. However, there are plenty of other places to see corroborating info about people I'm speaking about in this blog --see the sample list below:

Amazing “Grace” leads us home to “Porteous, his secretary and various New Orleans judicial miscreant activities” @
http://slabbed.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/amazing-grace-leads-us-home-to-porteous-his-secretary-and-various-new-orleans-judicial-miscreant-activities/

Judge Thomas Porteous and the Judicial 'Devil's Den' from Whence He Came @
http://newsblaze.com/story/20100922041842lawg.nb/topstory.html

New Orleans Police Shot 6 Unarmed Katrina People, FBI-DOJ Probe, Corruption @
http://newsblaze.com/story/20100306185232lawg.nb/topstory.html

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NOT RE-ELECTION, BUT INVESTIGATION OF U.S. SENATOR DAVID VITTER IS LONG OVERDUE @
http://www.lawgrace.org/2010/03/12/not-re-election-but-investigation-of-us-senator-david-vitter-is-long-overdue/
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ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:

LEHMAN BROTHERS’ Mortgage Troubles (nationally & locally); Evidence of Foreclosure Fraud, Deception, and Conspiracy with Wells Fargo; Deceptive Judicial Filings @ http://www.lawgrace.org/2008/09/14/lehman-brothers%E2%80%99-mortgage-troubles-nationally-evidence-of-foreclosure-fraud-deception-and-conspiracy-with-wells-fargo-deceptive-judicial-filings/

Comment on Louisiana’s Ranking as 2nd Worst Legal Climate in the Nation @ http://www.lawgrace.org/2008/05/01/comment-on-louisiana%E2%80%99s-ranking-as-2nd-worst-legal-climate-in-the-nation/
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Barbara Ann Jackson
Law & Grace, Inc
http://www.lawgrace.org

recent Times Picayune articles on US Atty Letten