CNET Scandal Indictment

Senior Contra Costa County Law Enforcement Official and Concord Private Investigator Indicted
Two Alleged to Have Engaged in a Spectrum of Corrupt Activities, Including Stealing Methamphetamine and Marijuana from Evidence and Selling it for Profit, Protection of a Prostitution Establishment, and Armed Robberies of Prostitutes

U.S. Attorney’s Office August 15, 2011

Northern District of California (415) 436-7200

SAN FRANCISCO—A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Norman Wielsch of Antioch, Calif., and Christopher Butler of Concord, Calif., on Aug. 8, 2011, for federal narcotics offenses, civil rights violations, and extortion, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.
According to the indictment, Wielsch, 50, and Butler, 50, are alleged to have participated together in criminal activities made possible by Wielsch’s position as the commander of the Contra Costa County Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET). The indictment alleges the following abuses of Wielsch’s position, in which Butler, a private investigator based in Concord, participated and assisted:

• Wielsch, aided and abetted by Butler, stole from county evidence facilities methamphetamine and marijuana that had been seized in CNET operations. Wielsch and Butler sold some of the stolen narcotics and intended to sell the remainder. The quantity of methamphetamine sold by Wielsch and Butler was sufficiently large to trigger a mandatory minimum term of 10 years’ imprisonment, if proven at trial.
• Wielsch and Butler participated together in a phony “sting” operation in which they falsely detained a person under the guise of a legitimate law enforcement operation, conducted warrantless searches, and kept narcotics that were taken from the person during the “sting.”
• Butler opened a massage parlor in Pleasant Hill, Calif., in which prostitution activities took place. He required the women working in the parlor to make weekly payments, which he shared with Wielsch, in exchange for Wielsch’s agreement to provide protection to the women from law enforcement action.
• Wielsch and Butler together conducted “stings” directed at prostitutes. Wielsch and Butler identified individuals they believed to be prostitutes through online advertisements and arranged meetings with them, typically in hotels. Wielsch and Butler then staged what purported to be legitimate sting operations, but instead of seizing evidence and citing the prostitutes, they unlawfully took the prostitutes’ money and property for themselves.

“This indictment alleges a pattern of lawlessness that not only violated the trust of the people of Contra Costa County, but also brings dishonor to all the fine men and women in law enforcement who work hard, do the right thing, and risk their lives every day protecting our communities,” U.S. Attorney Haag said. In May 2011, the Contra Costa County District Attorney asked the U.S. Attorney’s Office to lead the investigation. “The District Attorney’s Office led the initial investigation and did a thorough and professional job,” U.S. Attorney Haag said. “When the extent of the alleged misconduct became apparent, however, District Attorney Mark Peterson asked our office and the FBI to take the lead. We took that responsibility without hesitation.”
Wielsch and Butler were arrested this morning by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who have been investigating the case since May 2011.
The defendants’ initial appearance took place this morning in federal court in San Francisco; they are currently being held without bail pending detention hearings. Butler’s detention hearing is scheduled for Aug. 18, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins in San Francisco. Wielsch’s detention hearing is scheduled for Aug. 22, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in Oakland, Calif.
The maximum statutory penalties for each count are as follows, although any sentence imposed by the court following conviction would take into consideration the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553:
Count 1 – Narcotics Conspiracy, 21 U.S.C. § 846 (Wielsch and Butler)

• Life imprisonment (10-year mandatory minimum)
• Five years’ supervised release
• $10,000,000 fine
• $100 special assessment

Count 2 – Methamphetamine Distribution, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (Wielsch and Butler)

• Life imprisonment (10-year mandatory minimum)
• Five years’ supervised release
• $10,000,000 fine
• $100 special assessment

Count 3 – Methamphetamine Distribution, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (Butler)

• Life imprisonment (10-year mandatory minimum)
• Five years’ supervised release
• $10,000,000 fine
• $100 special assessment

Counts 4 through 9 – Marijuana Distribution, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (Butler)

• Five years’ imprisonment (10-year mandatory minimum)
• Three years’ supervised release
• $10,000,000 fine
• $100 special assessment

Counts 10 through 13 – Theft From Programs Receiving Federal Funds, 18 U.S.C.m § 666(a)(1) (Wielsch)

• 10 years’ imprisonment
• Three years’ supervised release
• $250,000 fine
• $100 special assessment

Count 14 & 16 – Civil Rights Conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 241 (Wielsch and Butler)

• Life imprisonment
• Five years’ supervised release
• $250,000 fine
• $100 special assessment

Count 15 & 17 – Extortion, 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (Wielsch and Butler)

• 20 years’ imprisonment
• Five years’ supervised release
• $250,000 fine
• $100 special assessment

Hartley M.K. West and John Hemann are the Assistant U.S. Attorneys who are prosecuting the case with the assistance of Alycee Lane, Rania Ghawi, and Cristhian Escobar.  The prosecution is the result of an investigation by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office.
Please note, an indictment contains only allegations against an individual and, as with all defendants, Mr. Wielsch and Mr. Butler must be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Further Information:
CASE #: CR—11-0529-SBA
A copy of this press release may be found on the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s website at www.usdoj.gov/usao/can.

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OBIT: John T. Nejedly

John Travers Nejedly

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John Travers Nejedly

Resident of San Ramon, Ca
  John Travers Nejedly embarked peacefully on a new journey Friday, October 7, 2016. John was born on July 2, 1964 in Walnut Creek, CA. He is the son of John A. Nejedly and Pamela Maloy, both deceased. John is survived by his loving family, his wife, Katie, his daughters, Kathleen and Kristina and his son, John Christian. His siblings and extended family of nieces, nephews and in-laws also survive him.
  J.T., as many knew him, attended Las Lomas High School, Modesto Jr. College, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and John F. Kennedy University School of Law. He founded Nejedly Corporation, a general engineering contracting company, worked as an Attorney and served as a Contra Costa Community College District Trustee in the years preceding his death.
  J.T. enjoyed spending time with his family and in the mountains more than anything. He loved golfing, skiing, coaching sports, riding dirt bikes and snowmobiles, fishing and living life to the fullest. John will be remembered most for his twenty-two years of dedication to the Community College Board and his twenty-seven years of giving his family so much love and happiness. He will also be remembered as a lifelong friend and confidant to everyone who knew him. His carefree demeanor, love of life and genuine smile will be missed more than anyone will ever know.
Services will be held on Thursday, October 27th at 11:00am at Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 1315 Lomitas Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550.

View the online memorial for John Travers Nejedly

Published in East Bay Times on Oct. 21, 2016

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Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996

 

 

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996

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Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996

Long title	An Act to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an effective death penalty, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	AEDPA
Citations
Public law	Pub.L. 104–132
Statutes at Large	110 Stat. 1214
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 735 "Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act of 1995" by Bob Dole (R-KS) on April 27, 1995 Passed the Senate on June 7, 1995 (91–8) Passed the House on March 14, 1996 (without objection) Reported by the joint conference committee on April 15, 1996; agreed to by the Senate on April 17, 1996 (91-8) and by the House on April 18, 1996 (293–133) Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on April 24, 1996
United States Supreme Court cases
Felker v. Turpin, 518 U.S. 651 (1997) Rice v. Collins, 546 U.S. 333 (2006) Jimenez v. Quarterman, 555 U.S. 113 (2009)

The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214, (also known as AEDPA) is an act of the United States Congress signed into law on April 24, 1996. The bill was introduced by former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, passed with broad bipartisan support by Congress (91-8 in the United States Senate, 293-133 in the House of Representatives) following the 1990s World Trade Center and Oklahoma City bombings, and signed into law by President Bill Clinton.^[1][2]
Although controversial for its changes to the law of habeas corpus in the United States (Title I), upheld in Felker v. Turpin, 518 U.S. 651 (1997), the AEDPA also contained a number of provisions to "deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an effective death penalty, and for other purposes" in the words of the bill summary. Provisions include

1. providing restitution/assistance for victims of terrorism (Title II),
2. designation of foreign terrorist organizations and prohibitions on funding (Title III),
3. removal or exclusion of alien terrorists and modifications of asylum procedures (Title IV),
4. restrictions on nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons (Title V),
5. implementation of the plastic explosives convention (Title VI),
6. changes to criminal law involving terrorist (or explosives) offenses, including increased penalties and criminal procedures changes (Title VII),
7. commissioning a study to determine the constitutionality of restrictions on bomb-making materials (Title VII - A - Sec. 709),
8. funding changes and jurisdiction clarifications for law enforcement related to terrorism threats (Title VIII),
9. and miscellaneous provisions in Title IX.

Contents

• 1 Habeas corpus
• 2 History
• 3 Reception
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Habeas corpus

The AEDPA had a tremendous impact on the law of habeas corpus in the United States. One provision of the AEDPA limits the power of federal judges to grant relief^[3] unless the state court's adjudication of the claim resulted in a decision that was

1. contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or
2. based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the state court proceeding.

In addition to the modifications that pertain to all habeas cases, AEDPA enacted special review provisions for capital cases from states that enacted quality controls for the performance of counsel in the state courts in the post-conviction phase. States that enacted these quality controls would see strict time limitations enforced against their death-row inmates in federal habeas proceedings coupled with extremely deferential review to the determinations of their courts regarding issues of federal law. Only Arizona has qualified for these additional provisions, but it has not been able to take advantage of them because it has not followed its own procedures.
Other provisions of the AEDPA created entirely new statutory law. For example, the judicially created abuse-of-the-writ doctrine had restricted the presentation of new claims through subsequent habeas petitions. The AEDPA replaced this doctrine with an absolute bar on second or successive petitions. Petitioners who attempted to bring claims in federal habeas proceedings that have already been decided in a previous habeas petition would find those claims barred. Additionally, petitioners who had already filed a federal habeas petition were required to first secure authorization from the appropriate federal court of appeals. Furthermore, the AEDPA took away from the Supreme Court the power to review a court of appeals's denial of that permission, thus placing final authority for the filing of second petitions in the hands of the federal courts of appeals.

History

The bill was introduced by Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, passed with broad bipartisan support by Congress (91-8 in the United States Senate, 293-133 in the House of Representatives) following the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on April 24, 1996.^[1][2]
Soon after it was enacted, AEDPA endured a critical test in the Supreme Court. The basis of the challenge was that the provisions limiting the ability of persons to file successive habeas petitions violated Article I, Section 9, Clause 2 of the US Constitution, the Suspension Clause. The Supreme Court held unanimously in Felker v. Turpin, 518 U.S. 651 (1997), that these limitations did not unconstitutionally suspend the writ.
In 2005, the United States Ninth Circuit indicated that it was willing to consider a challenge to the constitutionality of AEDPA on separation of powers grounds under City of Boerne v. Flores and Marbury v. Madison,^[4] but has since decided that the issue had been settled by circuit precedent.^[5]
Basketball player and later coach Steve Kerr and his siblings and mother sued the Iranian government under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, for the 1984 killing of Steve Kerr's father, Malcolm H. Kerr, in Beirut, Lebanon.^[6]

Reception

While the act has several titles and provisions, the majority of criticism stems from the act's tightening of habeas corpus laws. Those in favor of the bill say that the act prevents those convicted of crimes from "thwart[ing] justice and avoid[ing] just punishment by filing frivolous appeals for years on end,"^[7] while critics argue that the inability to make multiple appeals increases the risk of an innocent person being killed.^[3][8]
Other, more recent criticism centers on the deference that the law requires of federal judges in considering habeas petitions. In Sessoms v. Grounds (Ninth Circuit), a majority of the judges believed that the state erred in not throwing out testimony made in the absence of the defendant's attorney after he had requested counsel, but were forced to overturn his appeal. The dissenting opinion said that federal courts can only grant habeas relief where "there is no possibility fairminded jurists could disagree that the state court's decision conflicts with [the Supreme] Court's precedents."^[9]

See also

• Troy Anthony Davis
• Rice v. Collins
• Jimenez v. Quarterman

References

Lundin, Leigh (2009-06-28). "Dark Justice". Criminal Brief.

Holland, Joshua (2009-04-01). "A Tale of Two Justice Systems". AlterNet. Prison Legal News. Retrieved 2009-06-29.

Lundin, Leigh (2011-10-02). "The Crime of Capital Punishment". Death Penalty. Orlando: SleuthSayers.

Denniston, Lyle (2005-05-05). "Is AEDPA unconstitutional?". SCOTUSblog. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-18.

"Irons v. Carey". 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2011-04-18.

"NBA Finals' Rookie Coaches: Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr and Cleveland Cavaliers' David Blatt". ABC News.

"Congressional Record for April 17, 1996, page S3476" (PDF). 1996-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-25.

Rankin, Bill; Judd, Alan (2003-09-21). "Witnesses Recant; Law Stymies Death Row Appeal". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Retrieved 2011-04-25.

9. Peacock, William (2014-09-24). "5 Judges Issue 3 Dissents From Habeas Grant to Interrogated Teen". FindLaw.

External links

• Text of the Act, also in PDF
• Timeline of Passage
• Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996: A Summary, Charles Doyle, American Law Division, Federation of American Scientists, June 3, 1996.

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CNET Team Members - Collateral Losses

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Officers Killed 

It can months or years for connections between CNET and other incidents to materialize.  In the Contra Costa Times article referencing Paul Starzyk was a little disturbing as in 2008 few knew about CNET.  But in 2010 the Matriarch of the Torres Family was killed in the San Bruno Explosion. It sure appears that someone is covering up CNET's long running activities. When this happened I'd met Officer Starzck a few times getting coffee - he seemed like just an all around guy. I sense he left CNET because of Wielsch.

Starzyk, a 12-year veteran of the force and a married father of three small children, began his law enforcement career as a Martinez cadet. Budget cuts forced him to join another department, but he returned to Martinez and became a member of the Central Contra Costa Narcotics Enforcement Team. Starzyk, 47, also supervised field training officers who work with new recruits.

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CNET Officer Paul Starzyck - Went Work For Contra Costa Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET)

Details emerge in Martinez triple shooting


By Lisa P. White and Katherine Tam
Contra Costa Times


POSTED: 09/07/2008 08:22:52 PM PDT | UPDATED: 6 YEARS AGO



Catalina Torres survived domestic abuse and became a strong advocate for a nonprofit group that helps victims of domestic violence.

"She was a battered woman who became an advocate," said Maria Preciado, Torres' close friend. "She took negative experiences and turned them into positive things."

In a tragic turn of events, the 44-year-old STAND Against Domestic Violence volunteer lost her life Saturday, an innocent bystander in a deadly domestic Click photo to enlarge

At the scene where a domestic violence shooting began Saturday September 6, 2008, people leave... disturbance involving her cousin's estranged husband.

The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office identified Felix Sandoval Jr., 49, of Martinez, as the gunman who fatally shot Torres and Martinez police Sgt. Paul Starzyk in an apartment behind Elegant Hair Design salon, located at Pacheco Boulevard and Morello Avenue. Police shot and killed Sandoval in the same unit.

More details emerged Sunday in the triple shooting that stunned the county hub and its small police-force.

Officers were called to the salon about 11:35 a.m. Saturday on reports of a domestic disturbance. Sandoval broke the salon's front window with his hand and entered holding a gun, police said. According to witnesses, he was looking for his estranged wife, salon owner Margarita Sandoval.

Martinez police Chief Tom Simonetti said Felix Sandoval, who was waving the gun around, never fired a shot in the salon, but confronted his teenage daughter in the parking lot behind the salon and told her he was going to kill his wife and his other children. Sandoval ran to an upstairs apartment on the opposite side of the parking lot where Torres, an unidentified woman and three of Sandoval's children were, the chief said.

Moments later, Starzyk and a K-9 officer arrived at the scene. They heard gunshots and climbed the stairs to the apartment.

"If we know there's violence of this nature going on, in the old days it was lock it down and call for SWAT. But they made the correct decision that there were people's lives in danger and they needed to get in there," Simonetti said.

A gun battle erupted as the officers attempted to enter the apartment and Starzyk was shot twice, Simonetti said. When a third officer reached the apartment he saw Sandoval, who also had been shot, lying on the floor with the gun still in his hand. When Sandoval moved, the officer shot and killed him, the chief said.

Sandoval and Torres died at the scene. The children, who were hiding in a closet, and the second woman were uninjured, police said.

Felix Sandoval owns the apartment building, but it was unclear who lived in the apartment where the shootings happened, Simonetti said.

According to Contra Costa County Superior Court records, Margarita Sandoval requested a restraining order against Felix Sandoval in July 2007. She filed for divorce a month later and the order was extended until 2010. A settlement conference was scheduled for Oct. 27.



Margarita Sandoval could not be reached for comment.

Sheriff's office spokesman Jimmy Lee said autopsies will be performed today to determine the causes of death.

Elegant Hair Salon, which sits next to a tattoo parlor on a nondescript strip mall, has established a reputation in Martinez as the top hair styling spot, especially for proms and other social events, clients said.

On Sunday, the door was closed and wooden boards covered the broken window. Patrons and Torres' friends laid flowers at the entrance of the salon where Torres worked part time. One message read: "Our prayers are with all of you during this sad time. May God be with you all."


Torres, nicknamed "Cata" by family and friends, was divorced with children and had just become a grandmother, her friend Preciado said.


She fought through dyslexia and graduated from Diablo Valley College, then returned to campus to teach math, her friend said. She participated in Puente, a club encouraging minority students to continue their education by transferring to four-year colleges.


"From third grade and on, I could never get math, but she could teach you. The way she did it, she made it so easy," said Delin Finley, Torres' former student. "She knew what it was like to not be able to learn."


A mile away at the Martinez police station, well-wishers placed flowers and lit candles in memory of Starzyk near the entrance.


Starzyk, a 12-year veteran of the force and a married father of three small children, began his law enforcement career as a Martinez cadet. Budget cuts forced him to join another department, but he returned to Martinez and became a member of the Central Contra Costa Narcotics Enforcement Team. Starzyk, 47, also supervised field training officers who work with new recruits.


Starzyk is the second officer in Martinez police department history to be killed in the line of duty. The first fatality was in 1973.


Starzyk's death has hit the close-knit department hard and grief counselors are available, Simonetti said. Officers from Pleasant Hill, Concord and the California Highway Patrol will patrol Martinez streets for the next day or two.


Police are working closely with Starzyk's family to plan his funeral, which is tentatively scheduled for Thursday. They are also setting up a college fund for Starzyk's children, Simonetti said.


"The people of California are forever indebted to Paul's tireless service, and we will never forget his selfless dedication to public safety," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a statement Sunday. Flags flew at half-staff at the Capitol.


Reach Lisa P. White at 925-943-8011 or lwhite@bayareanewsgroup.com. Reach Katherine Tam at 510-262-2787 or ktam@bayareanewsgroup.com.

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Judge: Norman Wielsch Sentenced to 14 Years | CNET SCANDAL

Commander Norman Wielsch

The long ago fact was that Mr. Ernie Wielsch (father) was once a German Concentration Camp guard during WWII but via that old picture realized they rented a shop space next to mine in around 1981.

That's when all the details and history started to fit, the long list of thefts, assaults and accidents that began in the 1980s. By 1990 I'd racked up ten accidents with only one being my fault but between 2001 and present day (2014) the accidents continued on as recently as July 2014. At this writing I am waiting for the facts to unfold with the August arrest of Officer Craig Thompson who arrested for beating up a black woman in Richmond CA. Not a good for Walnut Creek when I filed claims that Walnut Creek Police officers tried to run me over.

Get a lawyer but for some reason attorneys hang up. Perhaps they don't want to get killed like others near my litigation. It's as real as it gets with my litigation.

Mainframe Designs Cabinets and Fixtures

The Cabinet Shop (1980 to 1990)

Nearly every evening this father and son would drink German Beer which then was Heineken then more of the same.  Long before craft beer but the son of the very racist father was around 17 and would drink to father Fadder Land.  If this is the same father/son combo where the dad was a General Contractor that hated blackies, Jews and others.

This building was on Cloverdale Ave Concord CA which is walking distance to where Timothy Lee was hung in 1986 and it was same area where I'd experienced persons I stayed away from.  When tracing Gary Vinson Collins family and death discovered his connection to the KKK plus his proximity to the Lafayette lynching that was about 10 months after the Timothy Lee lynching.  

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Fake H1b Visa interviews - The CHP Shooter was seeking a job

What The Public Doesn't Know 

Chris Lacey can be never forgiven for shooting Officer Youngstrom but I know something about jobs and the H-1b Visas.  I should know I was on CNN, ABC and other major networks.

Supporting the H-1b visa often creates deadly results and few understand how the visas are stacked against American Programmers.  Some have jumped from the Bay Bridge, others have simply ended their lives in the parking garage of the nearly former Bank of America Center in Concord.

In my story I was nearly burned alive via arson, relatives murdered in Utah, close friend found dead with her precious cargo and the murders go all the back to Jonestown.

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"Dirty DUI" Cop Convicted Of Extortion And Honest Services Fraud

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 3, 2013

Stephen Tanabe, a former deputy with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, was convicted today by a federal jury in San Francisco, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced. The jury found Tanabe guilty of two counts of extortion under color of official right, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951; three counts of wire fraud on a deprivation of honest services theory, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 1346; and one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. Tanabe was acquitted on one extortion count.

According to evidence presented at trial, Tanabe conspired to and engaged in a scheme to take bribes in exchange for his services as a deputy sheriff, thereby depriving the people of Contra Costa County of their right to his honest services. Specifically, the evidence showed that Christopher Butler, a former Antioch Police Officer turned private investigator, was hired by wives and ex-wives engaged in divorce and child custody proceedings to arrange "stings" against their spouses, whom they told Butler had a propensity to drive under the influence of alcohol. Butler used "decoys" to entice the sting targets to bars in downtown Danville, where Tanabe was assigned to patrol, and encourage them to drink.

For one sting, Tanabe joined Butler in a bar while off-duty, watching two attractive young women working for Butler drink with a sting target. Evidence showed that, in exchange for a promise of cocaine, Tanabe notified an on-duty Deputy that the sting target was about to drive away, having been lured by the prospect of a hot tub with the two women. For two other stings, the evidence showed that Tanabe, then on-duty, waited outside the Vine Bar in Danville and then arrested the targets in exchange for a Glock handgun.

"This conviction confirms that Stephen Tanabe did not serve his community with honor or integrity, but instead set up unsuspecting citizens and abused the public trust," said United States Attorney, Melinda Haag. "Law enforcement officers are hard-working, honorable men and women who work selflessly every day to keep us safe. Stephen Tanabe is the exception, and he does not deserve the badge he was wearing."

The maximum statutory penalties for honest services wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 1346, conspiracy to commit same under 18 U.S.C. § 1349, and extortion under color of official right under 18 U.S.C. § 1951, are 20 years imprisonment; $250,000 fine; and five years of supervised release. However, any sentence following this conviction will be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.

Butler entered into a cooperation plea agreement with the government on May 7, 2012, and was sentenced on September 25, 2012, to 96 months in prison.

Tanabe, 50, was originally indicted on December 15, 2011. The Superseding Information on which he was tried filed June 12, 2013. Sentencing is scheduled for December 11, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., before U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer.

The U.S. Attorney specifically thanks Contra Costa County District Attorney Mark Peterson for his invaluable assistance and leadership into the investigation and prosecution of this case. The District Attorney and his office are vital partners in the federal efforts to address public safety in Contra Costa County.

Hartley M. K. West and Philip J. Kearney are the Assistant U.S. Attorneys who prosecuted the case with the assistance of Alycee Lane, Rosario Calderon, and Harriet Marmah. The prosecution is the result of a lengthy investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice.

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OBIT: Eustacio Torres Jr. July 19th 2009

OBIT: Eustacio Torres Jr.

San Diego --Eustacio Torres Jr. Former Martinez Resident Eustacio Torres Jr., born in Orange County and raised in Martinez, California, passed on Sunday, July 19th 2009 at the age of 41. Eustacio was a loving and kind man dedicated to his family and community. Eustacio was a graduate of Alhambra High School and an alumnus of San Francisco State University where he majored in Science and Biology and a minor in Chemistry. Always a passionate athlete, Eustacio achieved the designation of "All American" in wrestling while attending SFSU. At the impressive age of 18 Eustacio became a license contractor in the State of California as a way to finance his education. When Eustacio saw a need, he would try to fill it. Whether it was coaching Alhambra High School's wrestling team, helping his parents, family, or friends, he always took great pride in sharing with others. In 1998, he relocated to Southern California to pursue graduate school studies. Thereafter, a career change led him to continue honing his craft as a General Contractor. Surely and steadily he became the sole proprietor of Sharp Construction, a development and remodeling firm located in San Diego, California. With numerous successful projects completed under his tenure, Eustacio will leave long standing examples of his dedication and commitment to the building industry. He also built pride and love in his family and friends through his compassionate heart and we will be a long standing example of his everlasting love. Eustacio lovingly known as "Stash" or "Tacho" is survived by his Mother Rafaela Ruvalcaba Torres; Father Eustacio Torres Sr.; siblings Guillermo, Silvia, Patricia, Noe; brothers-in-law Alberto and Alfonso; his nieces and nephews he loved as his own, Rafael, Nicolas, Victoria, Luis, Moises, Isabella, AJ and great-nephew Andrew. He was preceded in death by his beloved sister Catalina Torres. All who knew and loved Eustacio are invited to Saint Catherine's Catholic Church located at 1125 Ferry Street in Martinez, to a visitation vigil on Friday July 24th at 4pm. A funeral service will follow on Saturday July 25th at 11am. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be accepting donations at Wells Fargo Bank account #2629533015. - See more at: OBIT: Eustacio Torres Jr. July 19th 2009

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Bennett Speaks ~ The Witness Killers Strike Again

The Witness Killers Strike Again 

By Pete Bennett CNET Scandal Date:  

Walnut Creek CA -- On June 17th 2014 once again taking the podium at great risk to the safety of my sons, friends and clients.  The next morning Bennett returns to Walnut Creek Police for yet another records request forced to go on his own because of the  DEAD ATTORNEY SYNDROME because the legal community sits on the crapper in fear and the State Bar doesn't see the problem.

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The Outside Nordstrom's Attempted Murder

The Murder Weapon was found here. ....

By Pete Bennett

This car followed me one night during the late evening hours the night of June 9, 2014.  I outsmarted the driver who passed me up and then came around.  Two police officers were waiting as I was about to cross.  

They are have been fired.  A few weeks later the same car was parked in front of the now former LIFT Lounge located on Locust Street Walnut Creek. 





Walnut Creek -- On Tuesday June 9th 2014 at 23:10 Hrs, a sus/vic vehicle began following (sus/vic) Bennett from Barnes and Noble Walnut Creek just after closing hours. Bennett a local homeless advocate is fully aware that homeless in Walnut Creek CA are being killed along with many other residents in the area.

The incident resulted in once again seeing the same core group of officers who've for the last ten years have harassed this citizen endlessly. It took several years of researching when I realized the same officers in this deadly Pipeline Explosion in 2004 where WCPD Bomb Squad Truck was on the scene is connected to officers that killed Anthony Banta Jr. of Paradise High School where my sons were are definitive witnesses to the 2005 Bennett Murder Attempt via high speed accident.

Walnut Creek is the city with the glowing reputation of being Rodeo Drive North has darker secrets where bodies being found 500 feet from Las Lomas High School and the larger Las Lomas Triangle – The Vortex Under Mt. Diablo a name needed to describe what's going on in Cold Case County where investigators bury cases using a The Dead Letter Box which is how spy masters handle their covert operatives. In 2013 a live person answered 925-313-2632 The Arson Murder Case so we don't know about the deceased is a mother who's likely another victim of the Dead Attorney Syndrome.

 

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CNET Officers, The Dead CNET Witnesses, Attorneys and Students

 

Author: Pete Bennett | Phone 510-460-5641

Walnut Creek CA : This story like started decades ago with an arson/murder, a murder and an arson on a farm.  One of strongest likely starting points of decades tactical murder for hire operation that extends into Contra Costa County Law Enforcement at many levels. 

 

 

Shangri-la isn’t so golden and Walnut Creek Police Officers hide the truth.

 

 

• There are many dead witnesses to numerous civil and criminal cases in this county but few know about what happened to at least seven attorneys or that my attorney was mugged in Walnut Creek CA to intimidate him away from suing Gary Vinson Collins (Murdered Dec 2011) via a cleverly disguised fall in Palo Alto CA – the Palo Alto Town and the local Police don’t get the connection.  It’s easy to make someone fall from a ladder especially when you use a laser to blind someone which is exactly what the Lafayette City Council was told about my July 2011 which precedes Collins Death.  His death is explicitly tied to a meeting with Chief Bryden and City Manager Ken Nordoff on Nov 1st 2011. 

 

There are too many connections leading back to the same people like Benny Chetcuti Jr. who are co

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Pro Bono Attorney or Legal Representation

Please accept my highly unusual approach in reaching out for counsel. The type of firm doesn't matter nor does your field of expertise this email is desperate plea for legal representation, repeated violation of my civil right, attack on the court, officers of the court and redlining of litigant to homelessness.

In 2004 I was attacked and beaten in Danville CA, a month earlier my truck was rigged for arson and exploded on 680 nearly burning me alive. You won't find a police report for the fire nor will you find a police report for the July 20th 2011 hit and run in Lafayette CA where once again my car was destroyed.

2005- Mid Year Beat the Attorney

Be Well Prepared


After that accident it was clear someone was after me. In June 2011 the FBI arrested Danville Police Officer Stephen Tanabe, Steve was in my cubscout den, he was in my house often and knew I carried nearly a million of life insurance payable to my then wife and sons.

The PG&E Internal Conspiracy 

During Spring / Summer of 2011 I was working for PG&E developing software connected to the deadly PG&E San Bruno Pipeline Explosion

 but the previous fall I had a PG&E Engineer standing my for former offices next to a retired San Francisco Police Officer Lt. David Oberhoffer. Oberhoffer is a well known entity to East Bay Police officers but there is another side that places him close to numerous fires and incidents. Oberhoffer was in my offices with PG&E High Performance Engineer Hugh Smith just days after the PG&E San Bruno Fire



Crime victims are entitled to justice and due process. Their rights include, but are not limited to, the right to notice and to be heard during critical stages of the justice system; the right to receive restitution from the criminal wrongdoer; the right to be reasonably safe throughout the justice process; the right to expect the government to properly fund the criminal justice system, so that the rights of crime victims stated in these Findings and Declarations and justice itself are not eroded by inadequate resources; and, above all, the right to an expeditious and just punishment of the criminal wrongdoer.

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Butler-o-rama no drama Butler gets 1 year knocked off from Sentence

http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Dirty-DUI-mastermind-gets-sentence-reduced-5436915.php

(04-28) 21:08 PDT SAN FRANCISCO --Christopher Butler, the former private investigator convicted of framing men for drunken-driving arrests, selling drugs and opening a brothel as part of the "Dirty DUI" scandal, had a year shaved from his federal sentence Monday because he had cooperated with prosecutors.

In a one-page order, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said he was reducing Butler's sentence from eight to seven years at the request of the U.S. Attorney's Office. The judge didn't elaborate.

Butler's attorney, William Gagen, said Monday, however, that his client was eligible for a reduced sentence because he had agreed to testify against two other defendants in the case.

"It is good news," Gagen said. "A person is benefited in the eyes of the government if they accept responsibility and, in the course of that acceptance of responsibility, they are truthful about the participation of others."

Butler, 52, is serving time at Englewood, a low-security federal prison in Littleton, Colo.

Butler had testified for the prosecution against former Contra Costa County sheriff's Deputy Stephen Tanabe.

Tanabe was sentenced to a year and three months in prison after being convicted of charges that he accepted a pistol from Butler in exchange for arresting two men who the private investigator had baited into driving drunk.

Butler, a former Antioch police officer, was also prepared to testify against San Ramon divorce attorney Mary Nolan, but she pleaded guilty to tax evasion and hiring Butler to plant a listening device in a car of a client's ex-husband. She was sentenced to two years in federal prison.

Butler and Norman Wielsch, the former commander of an elite county narcotics task force, were the masterminds of a corruption scheme involving several other law-enforcement officers. Wielsch was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after being convicted of stealing narcotics from evidence lockers and trying to sell them back on the street.

Henry K. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: hlee@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @henryklee

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The Benny Chetcuti Jr. Connection to Deceased BART Officers

BART DIRECTORS 

Important Message 

 Benny Chetcuti Jr. 

CNET, Butler, and Wielsch

The Connection to your 

Deceased BART Officers to Officers in Federal Prison 

Experts at crime scene cover-ups 

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Walnut Creek club bouncer arrested on several drug charges, bail set at $110K

 

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Christiansen, Chetcuti, Lapus and Butler - The real estate links that lead to the Seeno's

Lafayette CA:  For several decades of perhaps longer, a series of major fires, incidents and accidents have occurred in Contra Costa County and the greater Bay Area.  For this resident some incidents have been nearer than expected.

Contra Costa Narcotics Enforcement Taskforce (CNET or CCCNET) 
The CNET Scandal or Dirty DUI Case involving spouse being setup by Private Investigator Chris Butler stands out as the worst example of well entrenched and hidden corruption ever but where was the Council of Chief's?

17 Koala Court, Walnut Creek (Unincorporated), CA 94596

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Owner:

Lapus Bing

City:

Walnut Creek (Unincorporated)

Zip:

94596

County:

Contra Costa County CA

Region:

East Bay

Neighborhood:

South Walnut Creek

Subdivision:

Somerset

Street:

Koala Court

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Yr. Built:

1955

Builder:

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Sqft (land | living):

11,200 land | 2,057 living

Bedrooms:

6

Bathrooms:

3

Property Taxes:

$8,228.52 (2015)

Stories:

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Sales History

Price	Type	Date	B-Buyer/S-Seller	Agent
N/A	Resale	04/09/1997	B: Roozee & Christiansen Inc	BA: N/A
			S: Benny Chetcuti Jr	SA: N/A

Info & Demographics

Information	Demographics
Elementary School: N/A Middle School: N/A High School: Acalanes Union High School U.S. Representative: U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-10)	Median Income $93,497 White: All* 93.2% White: Latin or Hispanic* 2.3% Black or African American* 1.3% American Indian and Alaska Native* 0.5% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander* 0.2% Asian* 6.5% Census Tract: 3430.03/Rudgear Park *Alone or in combination Source: U.S. Census

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