Tuesday, January 26, 2010
White people to become minority sooner than expected
An alarming video that shows that White people will become a minority seven years sooner in the year 2043. The year 2050 was original estimate.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Negress accused of killing, freezing children to be sentenced for child abuse
Calvert County, MD–A Maryland woman accused of killing two of her adopted daughters and keeping their bodies in a freezer for months is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Calvert County for the abuse of a third girl.
Renee Bowman, 44, pleaded guilty in September to first-degree child abuse. She has a separate trial scheduled for February in Montgomery County on murder charges.
Bowman’s youngest adopted daughter was found wandering around her Lusby neighborhood in a blood-stained nightshirt after jumping from a window in September 2008. Authorities searched the home and found the frozen remains. Investigators concluded the two older girls had been killed in Montgomery County, where the family lived until the fall of 2007.
Renee Bowman, 44, pleaded guilty in September to first-degree child abuse. She has a separate trial scheduled for February in Montgomery County on murder charges.
Bowman’s youngest adopted daughter was found wandering around her Lusby neighborhood in a blood-stained nightshirt after jumping from a window in September 2008. Authorities searched the home and found the frozen remains. Investigators concluded the two older girls had been killed in Montgomery County, where the family lived until the fall of 2007.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Baltimore mayor resigns under plea deal
BALTIMORE — Mayor Sheila Dixon fought back tears as she announced her resignation and thanked her staff for its loyalty and hard work. She acknowledged that she made poor choices and that she "disappointed" herself and her constituents.
What she didn't do was apologize or explain the actions that led to her downfall — her guilty plea on a perjury charge and her earlier conviction on a misdemeanor embezzlement charge.
Dixon's resignation Wednesday ended a three-year tenure that began with promise but unraveled amid embarrassing allegations that she stole from the poor.
Her attorney characterized the plea deal as favorable — she will receive probation before judgment at her sentencing Feb. 4, the same day her resignation takes effect.
After she satisfies the terms of her probation — including a $45,000 charitable contribution and 500 hours of community service — the convictions will be wiped off her record and she'll be free to run for public office again. The probation will last a minimum of two years, meaning she will be barred from running in the next citywide election in 2011.
Dixon, a 56-year-old Democrat, also gets to keep her city pension, which she would have had to forfeit with a conviction on her record.
"This is a result that makes a lot of sense for Miss Dixon and the city of Baltimore," said Arnold M. Weiner, the mayor's lead attorney. However, he added, "I think the people of Baltimore would have been better off if she'd been able to remain as mayor."
Dixon's plea and resignation caught observers by surprise. It came on a day when her attorneys were expected to argue a motion for a new trial.
Even as she pleaded guilty, Dixon showed signs of the defiant streak that characterized her yearlong battle against allegations that she stole gift cards intended for needy families and lied about thousands of dollars in presents from her former boyfriend, a developer who received tax breaks from the city.
In a brief meeting with reporters at City Hall, Dixon hinted that she still has not given her side of the story.
"I still can't get into any details of the case because of some things that are very time-sensitive," she said. "As soon as this is all over, I'd love to sit down."
Earlier, in court, the mayor interrupted Deputy State Prosecutor Thomas M. McDonough as he read the from the statement of facts that supported her guilty plea to the perjury charge. McDonough was detailing how Dixon's then-boyfriend, Ronald H. Lipscomb, gave her up to $2,000 in cash to help her pay her American Express bill after a shopping spree in Chicago in 2004.
"Your honor, those things are not true," Dixon said.
Weiner later clarified that because Dixon was entering an Alford plea, she did not agree with the statement of facts but acknowledged that prosecutors would present such evidence and that she could be convicted.
Dixon had another unusual response in court when she was asked whether she was entering the plea voluntarily.
"Basically," she said.
The perjury plea relates to her failure to disclose gifts from Lipscomb, who showered her with cash, fur coats and travel during their romance. A jury convicted her in December of embezzling about $500 worth of gift cards donated to the city by another developer, who thought they would be handed out to needy families.
State Prosecutor Robert A. Rohrbaugh called the resolution of the case "a victory for justice."
"I would hope it would send a message to politicians, that even if you commit what some would consider a minor offense, you're going to lose your job," he said.
Dixon has been mayor since January 2007, when she took over for fellow Democrat Martin O'Malley after he was elected governor. She was the first woman to hold the job, and she easily won election that fall to a full four-year term.
She won praise for her shrewd hires and firm, no-nonsense leadership. Violent crime declined during her tenure, with homicides hitting a 20-year low. She revamped the city's trash collection service, resulting in a big increase in recycling, and she partnered with other big-city mayors to call for tougher penalties for gun offenders.
But she has long been dogged by questions about her ethics, and after her indictment in January 2009, her administration seemed to stall, with several key positions remaining unfilled for months.
City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, a Democrat, will replace Dixon.
"This is a difficult and sad time for Baltimore," Rawlings-Blake said in a statement. "My goal is making sure that the city is protected and that public safety and essential services are maintained."
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What she didn't do was apologize or explain the actions that led to her downfall — her guilty plea on a perjury charge and her earlier conviction on a misdemeanor embezzlement charge.
Dixon's resignation Wednesday ended a three-year tenure that began with promise but unraveled amid embarrassing allegations that she stole from the poor.
Her attorney characterized the plea deal as favorable — she will receive probation before judgment at her sentencing Feb. 4, the same day her resignation takes effect.
After she satisfies the terms of her probation — including a $45,000 charitable contribution and 500 hours of community service — the convictions will be wiped off her record and she'll be free to run for public office again. The probation will last a minimum of two years, meaning she will be barred from running in the next citywide election in 2011.
Dixon, a 56-year-old Democrat, also gets to keep her city pension, which she would have had to forfeit with a conviction on her record.
"This is a result that makes a lot of sense for Miss Dixon and the city of Baltimore," said Arnold M. Weiner, the mayor's lead attorney. However, he added, "I think the people of Baltimore would have been better off if she'd been able to remain as mayor."
Dixon's plea and resignation caught observers by surprise. It came on a day when her attorneys were expected to argue a motion for a new trial.
Even as she pleaded guilty, Dixon showed signs of the defiant streak that characterized her yearlong battle against allegations that she stole gift cards intended for needy families and lied about thousands of dollars in presents from her former boyfriend, a developer who received tax breaks from the city.
In a brief meeting with reporters at City Hall, Dixon hinted that she still has not given her side of the story.
"I still can't get into any details of the case because of some things that are very time-sensitive," she said. "As soon as this is all over, I'd love to sit down."
Earlier, in court, the mayor interrupted Deputy State Prosecutor Thomas M. McDonough as he read the from the statement of facts that supported her guilty plea to the perjury charge. McDonough was detailing how Dixon's then-boyfriend, Ronald H. Lipscomb, gave her up to $2,000 in cash to help her pay her American Express bill after a shopping spree in Chicago in 2004.
"Your honor, those things are not true," Dixon said.
Weiner later clarified that because Dixon was entering an Alford plea, she did not agree with the statement of facts but acknowledged that prosecutors would present such evidence and that she could be convicted.
Dixon had another unusual response in court when she was asked whether she was entering the plea voluntarily.
"Basically," she said.
The perjury plea relates to her failure to disclose gifts from Lipscomb, who showered her with cash, fur coats and travel during their romance. A jury convicted her in December of embezzling about $500 worth of gift cards donated to the city by another developer, who thought they would be handed out to needy families.
State Prosecutor Robert A. Rohrbaugh called the resolution of the case "a victory for justice."
"I would hope it would send a message to politicians, that even if you commit what some would consider a minor offense, you're going to lose your job," he said.
Dixon has been mayor since January 2007, when she took over for fellow Democrat Martin O'Malley after he was elected governor. She was the first woman to hold the job, and she easily won election that fall to a full four-year term.
She won praise for her shrewd hires and firm, no-nonsense leadership. Violent crime declined during her tenure, with homicides hitting a 20-year low. She revamped the city's trash collection service, resulting in a big increase in recycling, and she partnered with other big-city mayors to call for tougher penalties for gun offenders.
But she has long been dogged by questions about her ethics, and after her indictment in January 2009, her administration seemed to stall, with several key positions remaining unfilled for months.
City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, a Democrat, will replace Dixon.
"This is a difficult and sad time for Baltimore," Rawlings-Blake said in a statement. "My goal is making sure that the city is protected and that public safety and essential services are maintained."
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Man, 89, accused of Holohoax museum shooting dies
WASHINGTON — The 89-year-old white supremacist charged with a deadly shooting at Washington's H-word museum died Wednesday in North Carolina where he'd been held at a prison hospital while awaiting trial, authorities said.
At the federal prison in Butner, N.C., spokeswoman Denise Simmons announced that James von Brunn died shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Simmons said the suspect had "a long history of poor health which included chronic congestive heart failure and sepsis."
Von Brunn had faced charges that could have earned him the death penalty.
He had been receiving medical care for months at the North Carolina prison complex, which is known for its medical facilities to house aging and sick inmates. Simmons said Von Brunn was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Von Brunn's lawyer, A.J. Kramer, called the death "a sad end to a tragic situation," but declined further comment.
The elderly suspect had been awaiting trial for the killing of security guard Stephen T. Johns at the U.S. H-word Memorial Museum on June 10. Von Brunn had been wounded by return fire.
Officials at the prison hospital had previously said chronic medical problems had complicated a psychiatric evaluation for the suspect, who prior to the shooting had written racist and anti-Semitic screeds on the Internet.
One of the two guards who fired back at von Brunn said he had mixed feelings about his death.
"I'm shocked. I'm glad he's gone. I wish he had his day in court but it'll never come," said Harry Weeks of White Plains, Md.
Weeks returned to work in August and said he thinks often about his slain colleague.
Johns "was a good man. There's not a day that goes by that I don't miss him... It's been very hard, there's not a day that I don't think about him when I'm on post."
A seven-count indictment against von Brunn charged him with first-degree murder, killing in a federal building, and bias-motivated crime. The indictment also accused him of seeking to intimidate Jewish people at the museum.
Authorities say von Brunn walked up to the museum carrying a rifle and shot Johns, who was black, as the guard was opening the door for him.
Von Brunn had a racist Web site and wrote a book titled "Kill the Best Gentiles," alleging a Jewish conspiracy "to destroy the white gene pool." He also claimed the H-word was a hoax.
At the federal prison in Butner, N.C., spokeswoman Denise Simmons announced that James von Brunn died shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Simmons said the suspect had "a long history of poor health which included chronic congestive heart failure and sepsis."
Von Brunn had faced charges that could have earned him the death penalty.
He had been receiving medical care for months at the North Carolina prison complex, which is known for its medical facilities to house aging and sick inmates. Simmons said Von Brunn was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Von Brunn's lawyer, A.J. Kramer, called the death "a sad end to a tragic situation," but declined further comment.
The elderly suspect had been awaiting trial for the killing of security guard Stephen T. Johns at the U.S. H-word Memorial Museum on June 10. Von Brunn had been wounded by return fire.
Officials at the prison hospital had previously said chronic medical problems had complicated a psychiatric evaluation for the suspect, who prior to the shooting had written racist and anti-Semitic screeds on the Internet.
One of the two guards who fired back at von Brunn said he had mixed feelings about his death.
"I'm shocked. I'm glad he's gone. I wish he had his day in court but it'll never come," said Harry Weeks of White Plains, Md.
Weeks returned to work in August and said he thinks often about his slain colleague.
Johns "was a good man. There's not a day that goes by that I don't miss him... It's been very hard, there's not a day that I don't think about him when I'm on post."
A seven-count indictment against von Brunn charged him with first-degree murder, killing in a federal building, and bias-motivated crime. The indictment also accused him of seeking to intimidate Jewish people at the museum.
Authorities say von Brunn walked up to the museum carrying a rifle and shot Johns, who was black, as the guard was opening the door for him.
Von Brunn had a racist Web site and wrote a book titled "Kill the Best Gentiles," alleging a Jewish conspiracy "to destroy the white gene pool." He also claimed the H-word was a hoax.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Disgraced Miss. judge to report to federal prison
JACKSON, Miss. – Bobby DeLaughter, a former Mississippi prosecutor and judge whose legal conquests became the subject of books and a movie, is set to report to federal prison Monday for lying to the FBI in a judicial bribery investigation.
The next chapter of DeLaughter’s life, as inmate No. 12930-042, marks a long fall from the height of his legal career in 1994 when he was a prosecutor who helped convict a civil rights-era assassin for the 30-year-old murder of NAACP leader Medgar Evers.
The 55-year-old DeLaughter (deh-LAW’-ter) was to report to a federal prison camp in McCreary, Ky., by 2 p.m.
DeLaughter’s lawyer, Thomas Durkin of Chicago, told The Associated Press on Monday that he didn’t know exactly what time DeLaughter would report to prison, but that he wouldn’t be late. A prison official said he was not in custody as of about 10:45 a.m.
DeLaughter was sentenced to 18 months in November after pleading guilty to lying about secret conversations he had with a lawyer while presiding over a dispute between wealthy lawyers over legal fees. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors dropped conspiracy and mail fraud charges.
DeLaughter made a name for himself as an assistant district attorney when he helped put away Byron de la Beckwith for Evers’ 1963 murder.
He was appointed to the bench in 2002 and was later elected to the position.
His storied career ended with the same bribery scandal that toppled Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, chief architect of the multibillion-dollar tobacco litigation of the 1990s — which was depicted in the movie “The Insider,” starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe.
DeLaughter was presiding over a lawsuit in which a lawyer sued Scruggs for a bigger cut of millions in legal fees from asbestos litigation. Prosecutors said DeLaughter ruled in Scruggs’ favor in exchange for a promise that he’d be considered for a federal judgeship, with help from Scruggs’ high-powered connections.
DeLaughter ruled in 2006 that Scruggs didn’t owe the former partner anything more than a belated $1.5 million payment. The ruling was contrary to the findings of a special master appointed to weigh the evidence before trial.
DeLaughter pleaded guilty only to lying to the FBI about conversations he had with his old boss, former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters. Peters was accused of receiving $1 million to influence DeLaughter, but he cooperated in the investigation and was not charged.
Editor’s note: Glad to see this piece of trash race traitor get his due, though it’s a Federal white-collar “camp”. These “lawyers” prosecute easy targets like “evil white supremecists” to further their careers. Here’s proof. Notice his “attorney” is the same pile human excrement that handled Matt Hale’s case.
The next chapter of DeLaughter’s life, as inmate No. 12930-042, marks a long fall from the height of his legal career in 1994 when he was a prosecutor who helped convict a civil rights-era assassin for the 30-year-old murder of NAACP leader Medgar Evers.
The 55-year-old DeLaughter (deh-LAW’-ter) was to report to a federal prison camp in McCreary, Ky., by 2 p.m.
DeLaughter’s lawyer, Thomas Durkin of Chicago, told The Associated Press on Monday that he didn’t know exactly what time DeLaughter would report to prison, but that he wouldn’t be late. A prison official said he was not in custody as of about 10:45 a.m.
DeLaughter was sentenced to 18 months in November after pleading guilty to lying about secret conversations he had with a lawyer while presiding over a dispute between wealthy lawyers over legal fees. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors dropped conspiracy and mail fraud charges.
DeLaughter made a name for himself as an assistant district attorney when he helped put away Byron de la Beckwith for Evers’ 1963 murder.
He was appointed to the bench in 2002 and was later elected to the position.
His storied career ended with the same bribery scandal that toppled Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, chief architect of the multibillion-dollar tobacco litigation of the 1990s — which was depicted in the movie “The Insider,” starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe.
DeLaughter was presiding over a lawsuit in which a lawyer sued Scruggs for a bigger cut of millions in legal fees from asbestos litigation. Prosecutors said DeLaughter ruled in Scruggs’ favor in exchange for a promise that he’d be considered for a federal judgeship, with help from Scruggs’ high-powered connections.
DeLaughter ruled in 2006 that Scruggs didn’t owe the former partner anything more than a belated $1.5 million payment. The ruling was contrary to the findings of a special master appointed to weigh the evidence before trial.
DeLaughter pleaded guilty only to lying to the FBI about conversations he had with his old boss, former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters. Peters was accused of receiving $1 million to influence DeLaughter, but he cooperated in the investigation and was not charged.
Editor’s note: Glad to see this piece of trash race traitor get his due, though it’s a Federal white-collar “camp”. These “lawyers” prosecute easy targets like “evil white supremecists” to further their careers. Here’s proof. Notice his “attorney” is the same pile human excrement that handled Matt Hale’s case.
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