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ILLEGAL VOTER SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON

From Florida comes another installment in the “no crime is too small to prosecute” department.  The American criminal justice system currently enjoys a world-wide reputation for turning molehills into...

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PHONY TERROR PLOT YIELDS UNEXPECTED SENTENCES

From Ohio comes another federally manufactured “terror” plot, typical in the way in which hapless actors are lured by a paid government informant into a ridiculous scheme that is heroically foiled at...

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CRUSADING FEDERAL PROSECUTOR QUITS AMID MISCONDUCT

The federal Eastern District of Louisiana, which includes the city of New Orleans, has long been a hotbed of crime and corruption. While local police and prosecutors have continually been involved in...

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2012 HIGHLIGHTS OF AMERICAN INJUSTICE

As another year of American injustice draws to a close, it is time to review some of the more egregious issues previously highlighted at Online Publishing Company.  This was a banner year for false...

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FEDS BEGIN 2013 WITH ANOTHER DUBIOUS TERROR TRIAL

The federal court in Miami, Florida opened 2013 with another highly questionable “terror” trial, complete with the usual elements typically found in these choreographed productions. Defendants guilty...

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AARON SWARTZ AND THE SOCIOPATHY OF FEDERAL PROSECUTORS

The tragic death of Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz has elicited a plethora of articles highlighting federal prosecutorial bullying, overreaching and abuse. While timely and well-intended, most of these...

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ABU GHRAIB WHISTLEBLOWER FACES FEDS IN RETRIAL

Opening arguments were heard on January 22, 2013 in the Newark, NJ federal courthouse for the retrial of Abu Ghraib whistleblower, Paul Bergrin. Bergrin, 56, was a prominent defense attorney in New...

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ABU GHRAIB WHISTLEBLOWER FIGHTS PARADE OF PERJURY

2013-02-13 07:15:00 In the Supreme Court case of Lee v. U.S., Justice Robert Jackson famously observed “The use of informers, accessories, accomplices, false friends, or any of the other betrayals...

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ABU GHRAIB WHISTLEBLOWER CRUSHES KEY WITNESS

The trial of Abu Ghraib whistleblower Paul Bergrin entered a key phase on February 20 as the government’s central witness, alleged hit man Oscar Cordova, began his direct testimony. Bergrin, a...

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FALSE PROSECUTIONS: A NATIONAL DISGRACE

AMERICAN INJUSTICE - FALSE PROSECUTIONS: A NATIONAL DISGRACE - PART FOUR BARRY SCOTT SUSSMAN2013-03-12 08:00:00While the national media dutifully reports on the stunning number of erroneous convictions...

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AMERICAN INJUSTICE: THE PRESUMPTION OF GUILT

2013-03-21 10:15:00The American legal system, which unashamedly holds itself out to the world as a model for all other nations to follow, boasts of a presumption of innocence which is afforded to all...

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PROSECUTOR USES COURTS FOR PERSONAL PAYBACK

While many people have perceived scores to settle, few have the option of bringing the full power of the federal government down upon their real and imagined adversaries. Citizens are routinely led to...

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LENGTHY SENTENCES IN PHONY TERROR CASE

The pattern by now has become predictable, well-worn and tiresome. A paid informant is directed by the FBI to locate a vulnerable, hapless soul who is typically suffering from some mental infirmity,...

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BOSTON AND THE TERRORIZING OF MIRANDA

Of all of the mischaracterization and outright deception to come out of the bombing of the Boston Marathon, the assault on citizens’ Miranda rights is arguably the most pernicious.   Miranda rights...

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OBAMA'S GROWING JUSTICE SCANDAL

As the Obama administration is facing multiple growing scandals, both real and imagined, enemies of the administration are investigating various alleged misdeeds. Unfortunately, most of the efforts...

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THEY HATE US FOR OUR FREEDOM

Ever since George W. Bush initially made the puzzling assertion that they hate us for our freedom, it was abundantly clear that this muddled message was wrong on multiple levels. Bush, an inartful...

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EDWARD SNOWDEN'S UNMASKING OF AMERICAN ILLEGITIMACY

The activities of Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower who reported a massive illegal government data gathering program, have perhaps inadvertently revealed how America is...

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THE WIDER WAR ON WHISTLEBLOWERS

National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden’s shocking revelations of massive illegal government surveillance was swiftly met by the Obama administration’s routine response to...

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INTERVIEW WITH A WHISTLEBLOWER: THE SPIRIT OF RESISTANCE

Matthew Hutcheson, famed 401(k) fiduciary expert, was convicted at trial of federal wire fraud charges in April, 2013.   Many believe, and evidence strongly suggests, that Hutcheson’s federal charges...

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA ADVOCATES ACT AS FEDERAL INFORMANTS

Recent revelations have confirmed that national medical marijuana advocates, Thomas Daubert and Chris Lindsey, have acted as informants, furnishing the federal government with information against...

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