September 25, 2012 at 1:55 P.M. President Obama's stirring speech before the UN General Assembly today underscored the U.S. commitment to freedom of speech -- especially in light of new technologies that empower ordinary persons -- but I wonder whether my freedom of speech is included in this claim?
Given the record of censorship and cybercrime detailed in these blogs, I am skeptical that my rights to freedom of expression are secure: I cannot post images at these blogs. I am often prevented from accessing the Internet. I am unable to edit most of my writings here. I am frequently palgiarized with impunity by hackers from New Jersey and others who are protected in their criminality. Harassments and frustration efforts are common after the destruction of my home computer's hard drive by hackers from New Jersey.
Mr. President, please make your words real to the world community by ensuring that all of us are allowed freedom of expression and that persons committing the hateful crimes set forth in these blogs aimed at silencing me are punished in accordance with the law. This situation should be brought to the attention of Mr. Holder and the FBI.
Mr. Rabner, each day that the cover-up continues is a renewal of the rapes and tortures of many persons.
September 24, 2012 at 1:35 P.M. I was unable to access (in order to edit) my essay, "Who Killed the Liberal Arts?" I am at the Morningside Heights branch of the NYPL. Eventually, I managed to get through. Today, italics and bold script are available. Is the idea to keep me guessing about when these writing tools will disappear again?
September 22, 2012. From the Inwood branch of the library: I cannot know whether I will be able to regain access to this blog from another branch's computers. I will try every day to do so. Perhaps this has something to do with Mr. Zisa being granted "bail" after being sentenced in New Jersey.
I am not aware of another case in which this unusual move has taken place. Mr. Zisa should at least begin serving his five year sentence regardless of the outcome of the prosecutor's appeal of dismissals of another set of counts of which Mr. Zisa was convicted by a jury.
I do not know how many of my essays have been altered or what further steps are being taken to prevent me from writing in the future. This censorship and psychological torture is hurting many people and undermining the U.S. Constitution, Mr. Kelly.
It must be possible to do something about this continuing cybercrime coming from New Jersey.
"Justice Delayed: Zisa Sentenced, City's Problems Remain," (Editorial) in The Record, September 21, 2012, at p. A-22.
Stephanie Akin, "Zisa Gets 5 Years, but Remains Free On Bail: Confined to Home While Case Appealed," in The Record, September 21, 2012, at p. A-1.
Stephanie Akin & Karen Sudol, "Judge Used Rare Option in Zisa's Case: Evidence Not Shown to Back Convictions," in The Record, September 14, 2012, at p. A-1.
Ken Zisa, former Hackensack Police Chief and N.J. Assembly member (also, sometimes, Municipal Court Judge in town), alleged underworld figure, and member of Bergen County's most prominent political family, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Joseph Conte to five years in prison. Mr. Zisa is not a lawyer.
The same judge previously held -- absurdly, in my view -- that most of the counts for insurance fraud and abuse of authority on which Mr. Zisa was convicted by a jury were to be set aside as "against the weight of the evidence."
Many observers of the trial regard this highly unusual judicial determination as totally unsupported by the record. Worse, there is an obvious double-standard exhibited by a judge -- who rarely weeps for the civil rights of criminal defendants -- and who, like Mr. Zisa, is a political insider in Bergen County, in allowing for bail after sentence is imposed on charges of which Mr. Zisa was convicted by a jury that will not be affected by the outcome of the appeal concerning the dismissed counts. Judge Conte has already tainted these proceedings with a patina of cronyism and corruption. ("New Jersey's Unethical Judiciary" and "No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!")
I have never seen or heard of an African-American defendant receiving this five-star service from a judge in New Jersey. Was this "expensive" for Mr. Zisa? It must have been costly in more ways than one. ("Give Us Free!" and "Driving While Black [DWB] in New Jersey.")
The trial judge ruled against initial defense motions to dismiss the charges for failure to state grounds upon which a criminal conviction could stand in the indictment. There was, Judge Conte tacitly determined, a basis in the allegations of the indictment for convictions by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt if the jurors believed the allegations. Obviously, the jurors believed the charges because they were persuaded by the evidence to convict Mr. Zisa. I agree with them based on news accounts of the trial.
Now the same judge decides that there was no reasonable basis for the jury to convict on these charges. How strange? What happened, Judge Conte? Intimidation?
No verdict of guilty in this matter on any and all counts was against the weight of the evidence even as that evidence was summarized in the media.
Clearly, Mr. Zisa is receiving special treatment from Judge Conte. New Jersey residents and all observers are asking angry questions concerning bribery, political debts or favors, pressure or intimidation of the judiciary. ("New Jersey Judges Take Care of Their Own" and "Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics.")
Mr. Zisa should be serving his five year sentence. The Appellate Division -- if those judges have not been bribed as well and abide by the law (laughter?) -- should reverse or overrule Judge Conte's decisions. Mr. Zisa's sentence will very likely turn into 10-15 years inside.
Whether this will happen, in fact, is anybody's guess since we are in New Jersey, where there is one rule for you and me while the "boys" get different and quite special treatment. ("So Black and So Blue in Prison" and "Albert Florence and New Jersey's Racism" then "Marcanton Macri is an Ethical New Jersey Prosecutor.")
This farce and the cybercrime and censorship that I struggle against, every day, is seen by persons from all over the world. New Jersey has become a cautionary tale of the horrors and contradictions of a politicized legal system that can no longer deal with its own contradictions and errors whatever the human consequences may be. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State" and "N.J. Chief Justice Rabner and the Decline of the State Legal System.")
"Instead of reporting directly to jail, Ken Zisa, ... will be allowed to remain out on bail while he pursues an appeal, [the appeal is by prosecutors!] Superior Court Judge Joseph Conte ruled. But he will be confined to his home unless he has special permission from a probation officer, outfitted with an ankle monitoring bracelet[,] and is required to submit to weekly drug tests."
Mr. Zisa was convicted, among other things, of official misconduct and abuse of office together with insurance fraud "for improperly removing his former girlfriend Kathleen Tiernan, who was driving drunk, from the scene of a car accident and later filing a claim for $11,000 in damages. ..."
Mr. Zisa then engaged in a cover-up and sought to manipulate official records to avoid responsibility for his actions.
Incidentally, Mr. Zisa may have served on the legal ethics committee in Bergen County and is a "friend" of Diana Lisa Riccioli. ("New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System" and "New Jersey's Politically Connected Lawyers On the Tit.')
Rumors indicate that Mr. Conte's actions are being reviewed by the authorities at a federal and state level.
A list of sources will be added to this essay in the days ahead suggesting continuing corruption, incompetence, secret deals or lucrative scams in New Jersey's legal and political system.
Sources:
New York and the World:
Ted Sherman & Josh Margolin, The Jersey Sting: Chris Christie and the Most Brazen Case of Jersey Style Corruption -- Ever (New York: St. Martin's, 2011).
Elizabeth Povoledo, "High Court In Italy Backs Convictions For Rendition," in The New York Times, September 20, 2012, at p. A5.
Charlie Savage, "Justice Inquiry Faults Its Own," in The New York Times, September 20, 2012, at p. A1. (OAE?)
"Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Georgia," (Editorial) in The New York Times, September 20, 2012, at at p. A26. (In addition to cybercrime, I hope to respond to New Jersey's anticipated lies: Readers may decide whether I am a "competent" person and concerning the effects of psychological torture on victims. I do not drink alcohol. I have never been charged with or convicted of a crime, anywhere in the world. "An Open Letter to My Torturers in New Jersey, Terry Tuchin and Diana Lisa Riccioli.")
New Jersey's Fiasco:
Stephanie Akin, et als., "Judge Clears Zisa of Three Convictions," in The Record, September 13, 2012, at p. A-1. (Obviously, someone made a call to Judge Conte to "take care of this situation.")
Stephanie Klein, et als., "Hackensack Residents Turn Out to Vent Anger: Upset That Zisa is Still Chief, While Popular Educators Were Fired," in The Record, May 22, 2012, at p. A-1. (Zisa remained Chief of Police for weeks AFTER his conviction.)
Mike Kelly, "Double Dose of Chaos for Hackensack Police," in The Record, September 20, 2012, at p. A-1. (N.J. and not only Hackensack or Bergen County is "Zisaville." N.J. continues to be shackled by cronyism, corruption, double-standards and hypocrisy in a failed political/legal system.)
Peter J. Sampson, "Lawyer Charged in Murder Plot Facing Court Trial: Sought to Separate Some Counts," in The Record, September 13, 2012, at p. A-4. (Will Mr. Rabner appoint his former colleague at the federal prosecutor's office to the judicial bench? What are the limits, if any, upon Mr. Rabner's de facto appointment power?)
"More Corruption: Forget HBC, This is Jersey Reality," (Editorial) in The Record, September 13, 2012, at p. A-13. (" ... the taint of corruption is alive and well in New Jersey." America's "most failed" jurisdiction continues to shock the world.)
Jeff Green, "Ex-Chief Deal Was Rushed to Cut Costs: West Milford Vote Taken Without Notice," in The Record, September 13, 2012, at p. L-1. ($100,000 deal for former Police Chief Paul Costello leading to a total package of $201,000.)
Stephanie Akin & Karen Sudol, "In a Surprise Move, Hackensack Police Leader Says He's Quitting," in The Record, September 13, 2012, at p. L-3. (Chief Padilla is Zisa's and Menendez's man. Allegedly, Mr. Padilla is also facing an investigation.)
Stephanie Akin & Karen Sudol, "Judge Used Rare Option in Zisa's Case: Evidence Not Shown to Back Convictions," in The Record, September 14, 2012, at p. A-1. (Was there a "secret deal"?)
Linh That & Kibret Marcos, "N.J. Justices Toss Whistle-Blower Lawsuit," in The Record, September 14, 2012, at p. L-3. (N.J. Supreme Court has made it MORE difficult for persons to disclose corruption. No wonder they're coming after me.)
Allison Pries, "North Bergen is Seeking Repayment," in The Record, September 14, 2012, at p. L-3. (Town is seeking to recover $31,000 from former municipal official. "Big Nicky" Sacco wanst to "wet his beak." "Big Nicky" Sacco Scams $188,000" and "North Bergen, New Jersey is the Home of La Cosa Nostra.")
Christopher Baxter, "Guilty Plea Entered in Child Sex Counts," in The Star Ledger, September 12, 2012, at p. 17. ("A Camden County woman pleaded guilty yesterday to having sex with a 13 year-old boy and photographing him with an 8 year-old girl engaged in sexual acts, state authorities said." With whom were these images shared? How many persons involved in this "private network" are public employees? Judges, perhaps? Members of the ethics committee? "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")
Peter J. Sampson, "Two Contractors Identified as Sources of Highway Bribes," in The Record, September 21, 2012, at p. A-5. (Mr. Christie? $55 MILLION in state contracts are tainted by fraud allegations.)
Anthony Campini, "ACLU Criticizes 'Harmful Errors' by Prosecutors: Urges More State Oversight of Counties," in The Record, September 21, 2012, at p. A-4. (53 "convenient" errors by prosecutors that damaged litigants, often irreperably, followed by obfuscation and cover-up efforts by prosecutors unconcerned about the suffering of persons they knew to be innocent. Ethics, Mr. Rabner? Mr. McGill? OAE? "So Black and So Blue in Prison" and "Larry Peterson Cleared by DNA.")
Linh Tat, "Embattled Town Official Pressured to Step Down," in The Record, September 21, 2012, at p. L-1. (Town residents calling for the resignation of second North Bergen official in one month: "Big Nicky" Sacco's "capo regime," Frank Gargiulo must go.)
Scott Fallon, "Polluted Sites Still Greater Concern: Feds May Investigate Leaching of Chemicals," in The Record, September 21, 2012, at p. L-1. (Carcinogenic chemicals soaking into the earth and water supply in New Jersey. Possible criminal neglect by officials may explain this situation.)
