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An Open Letter to Florida State Attorney Glenn Hess
From Joe Keegan-April 16, 2009
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Dear State Attorney Hess,
I sent you a letter, dated March 6, 2009, along with evidence charging the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Holmes County Sheriff’s Department, and the West Florida Electric Co-operative Association with illegal electronic surveillance, and conspiracy. I also charged former State Attorney Steve Meadows and his Chief Assistant State Attorney with covering up. The USPS confirmed delivery of my EXPRESS MAIL envelope, Receipt Number: EH55 8363 395US, at 10:25 AM Monday, March 9, 2009. On March 18, 2009, I phoned your office, and asked to speak to you; instead, I was transferred to "Pam's" answering machine. I left a recorded message for “Pam” to ask if you had the chance to review my March 6, 2009 letter and VHS tape that your office received. I left my name, address, phone number, date of call, and requested that your office get back to me to schedule an appointment in order to resolve this matter. On March 20, 2009, I phoned your office and left another message on “Pam’s” answering machine.
On April 3, 2009, I faxed you a public records request seeking all files related to my March 6, 2009 letter referenced above. I called your office and an employee acknowledged receiving the fax. On April 7, 2009, I phoned the State Attorney Office employee that handles the Public Records Requests and left a message inquiring as to the status of my request. I still haven't received a return call from your office regarding either my complaint or Public Records Request.
Aren’t you required to at least respond to my complaint or else charge me with filing a false report? Have you viewed the VHS tape that I sent to you? Also, aren’t you required by law to respond to my Public Records Request? It is the law. Or, are there two sets of laws in Florida: One for the authorities and one for the citizens? Please reply by April 24, 2009. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Joe Keegan
Bonifay (Holmes County), Florida
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I emailed the above post to Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum.
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I emailed An Open Letter to Florida State Attorney Glenn Hess post to Gov. Charlie Crist.
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Holy cow! I can't remember the last time law enforcement lost a 4th Amendment case in the Supreme Court!!!!
"The white men were as thick and numerous and aimless as grasshoppers, moving always in a hurry but never seeming to get to whatever place it was they were going to." Dee Brown
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Same here. Maybe they're finally doing their job. Should be interesting regarding the DOJ's position that they (and-by inference- our police state and fusion centers can spy on anyone that they want)can't be sued based on "Sovereign Immunity" claims.
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I called into the Burnie Thompson talk radio show (101.1 FM Panama City, FL), this morning around 7:15 am. Burnie was lecturing about the evils of socialism and something about the 10th Amendment. I told his screener that I wanted to talk about a 4th Amendment issue, and she said that I'm up next and he'll work it in. When I got on, I told Burnie that you will see more intrusions by Big Brother into people's lives and gave my own illegal surveillance as an example. Burnie asked me, Who's watching you? I told him that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Holmes County Sheriff's Department with the help of the local rural electric co-operative. (Click) Hey, what happened? Was I disconnected? Did my cell kick out? I called back. The screener said that they went to a break, apologized for the poor ettiquette, and put me back up. I told Burnie that I sent State Attorney Hess a letter with evidence charging illegal surveillance. I got out the link to my letter to Hess. Burnie asked, "Are they following you now?" I laughed and said that the FBI covertly surveilled the TEA party protesters. He said that he was there and saw one FBI Agent with his finger in his ear. I asked Burnie, where was the other finger? Burnie laughed. Then (Click) again. I want to thank Burnie for the opportunity to address his audience. I just hope that they heard me.
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I had the Florida Assistant Attorney General send me yet another email (Internet Mail Reply .. Sent 85256FC1006EBA0585257593003DD80E ..
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Hess didn't reply to my March 6, 2009 letter. Bad State Attorney. So the laws that one group enforces against the general population doesn't apply to the enforcers themselves? Is Florida following the DOJ's position that government can spy on anyone they want based on sovereign impunity...er, immunity? Joe
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Police prying into stars' data From the article: Police from communities across the state have repeatedly tapped into the state's criminal records system to improperly access information on celebrities and "high-profile citizens," according to a scathing audit released yesterday that also branded the system as obsolete and flawed.
Law enforcement personnel looked up personal information on Patriots star Tom Brady 968 times - seeking anything from his driver's license photo and home address, to whether he had purchased a gun - and auditors discovered "repeated searches and queries" on dozens of other celebrities such as Matt Damon, James Taylor, Celtics star Paul Pierce, and Red Sox owner John Henry, said two state officials familiar with the audit. I doubt that this abuse is limited to Massachusetts law enforcement. And, I can assure you that you don't have to be a celebrity or "high profile citizen" to have some cop or bureaucrat do a search on you out of curiosity. And, they've got a lot more data bases and sources than just the Criminal Offender Record Information system. So who cares? You'd care if this personal information was being accessed to obtain "intelligence" on you because of political activism, personal grudge, unrequited love, or some political hack's orders. But the yearlong review by state Auditor A. Joseph DeNucci depicts a system repeatedly accessed by users "without any apparent work-related justification." DeNucci should be commended. I'm surprised that they released the results of his audit. He went on to say: Such unauthorized use could be considered fraud under federal law, and "disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal and/or criminal prosecution" could follow misuse of the system, DeNucci's audit said. Don't bet on it, however.
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