Category Archives: Jim Erwin

iePolitics: In response to BillyJackAttack

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Since I haven’t been writing much, I thought I would respond to his/her comment as a post since I know others are thinking the same thing.  So here goes.

Well Billy, I think my first response is that whether we are discussing Colonies, the BOS, Greg Devereaux, the DA/AG/FBI, or any other person/entity in a long list of county concerns, there is very little black and white.   Since you used Jim as an example, I will too.  Has Jim done some things wrong? It is my belief the answer is yes.  Do I also believe he has been singled out and maliciously prosecuted?  That answer is yes too.  Almost $3 in bail is outrageous.  The trumped-up charges are also outrageous.  I will continue to say that probably forever.  At the same time, I do believe he has committed criminal wrongdoing.  I guess what I am trying to say is that I am not taking one side over the other; I simply believe in justice.  Justice would have been served perhaps with a FPPC fine or, in the case of the extortion if that proves to be true, a felony or two with probation and maybe some jail time if warranted–just like someone who is not Ramos’ political enemy.

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iePolitics: Has the FBI backed away from the Colonies investigation?

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We are hearing from multiple sources that may be the case.  We know for sure several people were called to testify before a federal grand jury. We know for sure one of them was Robert Kirk, Mark Kirk’s father.  We have heard that some were called off.  We are also hearing that the investigation is going nowhere.

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iePolitics: Conspiracy theory or fact?

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By now everyone has read about the raids on the six medical marijuana facilities in this county owned by Aaron Sandusky.  This should come as no surprise to anyone as the feds have said there will be a crackdown on such facilities.  However, this raid stands out for one very big reason.  That reason is the consultant they hired:  Jim Erwin.

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iePolitics: This is the part where I lose all respect

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From a Press Enterprise article:

Burum spent $45,273.66 at the store — $12,675 for Erwin’s watch and $18,100 for a Breguet Heritage Grande watch for O’Reilly, according to receipts prosecutors provided as evidence. In his testimony, Burum confirmed the amounts, paid for with his black American Express card.

The only time he paid cash was for three female Asian masseuses that he called up to their condo, Burum said.

“Generally speaking, when I get out of town, I know you know, frankly, how to get a hold of, you know –” he testified.

“Entertainment,” Cope suggested.

“Entertainment,” Burum agreed.

Burum said he couldn’t recall exactly what the women were paid but estimated it was $100 to $200 each. They stayed about an hour or 90 minutes, he said. O’Reilly and Erwin both went into their bedrooms with a masseuse while Burum stayed on the couch with his masseuse, he said.

Later in the testimony, Burum denied receiving any sexual favors from his masseuse. Prosecutors have alleged that the women were prostitutes. Both Erwin and O’Reilly have denied using the services of prostitutes.

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iePolitics: So Jim, was it really worth it?

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This is the post that started the problems between Jim Erwin and me:  Cook  After I posted it and a couple of others regarding an opponent running against Supervisor Derry, Jim called me about 11 p.m. one night last December about as pissed off as I had ever heard him. 

Jim was convinced that “tweaker” Bill Postmus was planting ideas in my head and running my blog.  Of course, Bill had next to nothing to do with my posts or my blog.  He seems to forget that as the owner of this blog and due to my stints as director of publicity and newsletter editor for RWF and an even shorted stint on the Republican Central Committee, I have a source or two all my own. 

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iePolitics: So what does this do to the statute of limitations issues?

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I’m wondering if we have any experts our there that can tell us that now that the feds are involved, do the statute issues go away?  This is one of at least ten conspiracy theories I have heard today.  In other words, there are those that believe that District Attorney Mike Ramos asked for the FBI to get involved because he wants to get the Colonies Four badly and the feds have the potential of charging them with many more crimes than will be allowed in state court because of the statute issues.  There are definitely some behind-the-scenes things going on that indicate that Mikey likes this and isn’t worried at all about the feds being here.

iePolitics: Well Jim, I tried to tell you so!

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Jim Erwin has been a bit upset with me, so much so that he removed iePolitics from his blogroll.  He didn’t want to hear the truth but would rather believe his own propaganda.  Well Jim, I told you so.

It has been obvious for a while now that recent developments in the Colonies case did not set well with law enforcement.  They do not like their butts handed to them on a silver platter, which was done to a small degree by Judge Brian McCarville a few weeks ago.

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iePolitics: Oh Jim!

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If there is something I have learned in the past year, it is how to get Jim Erwin to react.  He is so predictable once you know his triggers.

First, mention he is going to prison and surely there will be a spat of comments on his blog and mine calling me a kook, nutblog, and all the rest.   I’ve been told that in reality the comments come from his son and his wife, Karen.  Whatever.  I couldn’t care less. It’s not my husband or father going to prison for a long time.  And believe me, if Mike Ramos gets no one else, he will not stop until the steel doors close behind Jim.  I am not even remotely suggesting that is right or just; I’m simply stating a fact.

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iePolitics: A few more things about the Colonies scandal – update

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I added the op-ed piece below by Paul Mahoney because it points out several things the newspapers seem to be overlooking on purpose.  It, along with several other recent articles, reminded me of some things I had totally forgotten about.

I have defended Judge Christopher Warner many times on this blog.  As I have written before, I was his first secretary when he was appointed to the bench.  Although it is certainly possible to be corrupted in a system that is so inherently corrupt, I find that hard to believe in this instance.  I guess that is why I found the Sun stories attacking Judge Warner and Justice Panelli so offensive.  I simply do not believe that either of them did what the District Attorney’s office, Attorney General, and Dennis Wagner are accusing them of doing.

That brings me to Dennis Wagner.  And I shall preface the rest of this post by saying that what I am about to describe is based on conversations with Jim Erwin and Mark Kirk at the time.  Both have lied to me in the past and may have been lying during this episode but this is what they led me to believe.

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iePolitics: A few things about the Colonies scandal

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Mark Kirk

I was caught a little off guard last night when I was told that an iePolitics.com post was part of the documents in the Grand Jury proceedings to indict Jeff Burum, Paul Biane, Mark Kirk, and Jim Erwin.  Supposedly, it was used by one of the defense attorneys as part of an argument that an indictment should not occur.  That makes zero sense to me.  Does anyone know anything about this?

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iePolitics: So who’s in the most trouble?

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Jeff Burum

Due to the lack of an internet connection I have had to sit on the sidelines watching things transpire since the release of the transcripts last Friday.  I noticed the very BIG difference in reporting between the Sun and the Press Enterprise.  The Sun’s first story was just terrible.  It was choppy and didn’t make sense.  They have now revised it several times and it is a bit better.

The Press Enterprise, on the other hand, seemed to try for quality rather than speed and produced much better articles.  That being said, there is one gigantic omission in the Press Enterprise stories that make a big difference.

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iePolitics: Who’s on top? – Part Two

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When we wrote “Who’s on top?” back in February, we had no idea just how prophetic we were.  Now almost three months later Mark Kirk and Jim Erwin have been arrested along with Paul Biane and Jeff Burum.  You could call them the Four Musketeers, or the Four Banditos, or even the Colonies Four.  You could, but . . .

It seems that Jeff Burum’s charges really could be dropped but we still believe it will have to be done with a writ.  I guess the legal Beagles at the District Attorney’s and Attorney General’s office screwed up just a bit.  So that brings us down to the Three Musketeers, or  the Three Banditos, or the Colonies Three.  Except . . .

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iePolitics: Now that the three-ring circus is over

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I’ve been taken aback by some of the comments about the arrests of Jim Erwin, Mark Kirk, Paul Biane, and Jeff Burum.   At a personal level I was glad to see a couple of them arrested, not because I believe they should have been, but because they need to get off of their high horses and find out what it feels like to be wrongly accused by someone looking to strengthen their own political power.  All four were very powerful men who had a chance to prevent this from happening but chose to look the other way because it wasn’t their lives and livelihoods being affected. Now it is and it doesn’t feel so good to be on the receiving end.  That doesn’t make what happened to them right.

From the legal, the ethical, and the Constitutional level, what happened this week is wrong.  Cassie MacDuff’s comment is one of the egregious statements, outside of those by District Attorney Mike Ramos, that shows those who claim to want law and order want no such thing.  In reference to having to spend two nights in jail and have bail set exorbitantly high, she wrote:

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iePolitics: Hey boys, remember one name . . . Andrew Lamberto

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Jim Erwin

Jeff Burum

Mark Kirk

Paul Biane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, how do you boys feel now? Were the accommodations comfy? Food good?  Those stainless steel toilets are really special, aren’t  they?  Some people deserve such extravagance.   Like Rex. Because “He lied.”

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iePolitics: So will we see “witness tampering” added to Erwin’s charges?

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We keep hearing that is going to happen.  We also hear it is in connection with his blog.  It shall be interesting to see if the District Attorney’s office actually does it.  For the record, if they carry through with the threat, despite the differences Jim and I have, I think it is total bullshit and a violation of the First Amendment.

On a totally separate issue, I cannot find the Grand Jury witness list.  I’m told it is on line.  Can someone post the link?

iePolitics: We were right

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At least we were right to a degree.  I’m talking about the District Attorney’s office asking for and getting excessively high bails on the latest arrestees, Jeff Burum, Jim Erwin, Mark Kirk and Paul Biane.

I have not hidden the fact that I wanted to see these guys arrested . . . vengeance, karma, the golden rule . . .whatever.  They needed to be shown some humility like so many of the rest of us.

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iePolitics: Were they tricked?

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Over the past few months, iePolitics has been given lots of info regarding the various scandals that often has seemed to be a setup.  Sometimes we print it; sometimes we don’t.

When I posted my “pool‘ post, it was based on backroom chatter we had been hearing, not the “info” usually sent our way through various channels.  Then on Sunday we heard that the John Does had been notified by the district attorney’s office that they would be allowed to turn themselves in.  We verified that yesterday and posted the indictment update.

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iePolitics: Update on indictments

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We have confirmed with multiple sources that those who may be indicted by the San Bernardino County Grand Jury in the ongoing corruption scandal have been told they will be allowed to turn themselves in, which is quite a departure in comparison to how Bill Postmus, Jim Erwin, et al., were handled. Of course, this is the right way to do things because not a single one of them is a flight risk. We are wondering if the new AG has had an effect of how things are done or if someone cut a deal.   Of course, there are many rumors that certain members of the bench are under investigation and we know positively that Ramos is being looked at closely. Either way, it is interesting to see the disparity in treatment.

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iePolitics: Jeff and Neil: Do you really want to share a cell with Jim?

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We are hearing some pretty crazy stuff, except I’m beginning to think it’s not so crazy after all.  Anyone who knows Erwin knows he like to run his mouth.  But this time around it appears he has got the AG and DA believing it.  And I’m not so convinced he is making it up either.

  1. Jeff, does Jim really have $100,000,000 backing him in his defense?
  2. Neil, are you and Jim really closer than ever?  Are you really going to go down fighting together?

Seriously, if all the things Jim is sending our way are true, you two better be ready to meet Bubba.  I suspect Mikey is making those arrangements for you as I write this.

iePolitics: Let’s start a pool . . .

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Ok, this will be a non-monetary pool as I don’t want to be indicted by the champions of justice; the guardians of truth, liberty, and the American Way; the proponents  of integrity and fairness; aka the “Thug Squad,” for running an illegal gambling operation.  But we need a pool of guesses as to:

  1. Who will be indicted?
  2. When will the indictments occur?
  3. How high will the bail be?
  4. How many new charges will there be for Jim Erwin?

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iePolitics: Getting caught in the middle

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I got a text message tonight telling me to take a look at www.iecrookwatch.com.  Thanks a lot guys!! :(

Bill’s plea really has changed the current content of iePolitics.  Despite Jim’s claims to Jeff, Neil, et al., to the contrary, Bill does not have anything to do with the content of this blog—at least not any more than anyone else that might send me an article or tell me about something in the news I have missed.

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iePolitics: Behind the scenes, Part Three

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I think everyone has noticed I changed the blog format a few days ago.  This new theme is extremely versatile and you will see some significant changes overtime.  I added the cross masthead last night with the intent of leaving it up just for Easter and then replacing it.  But as I started to write this post, I decided to leave it up longer as I need a reminder of why we do what we do and that we need to be doing it for the right reasons.

This post is the third in the series about those things that occurred behind the scenes that made Bill’s guilty plea came about.  It’s about those who fight for justice, not for justice sake, but for selfish reasons; for self-preservation.

I started to see a change in Bill’s attitude after Rex’s first trial ended in a mistrial.  It was hard not to have a change in attitude because we knew the facts of the case, facts that never saw the light of day in the courtroom during either trial.  The mistrial should have been a “not guilty” verdict.

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iePolitics: Update on Erwin Case

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As we expected, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s office has requested a postponement of the Erwin preliminary hearing scheduled for Monday.  Judge Duke Rouse will rule on the motion on Monday.

Testimony continues before the criminal Grand Jury where we expect to see a number of the unnamed co-conspirators indicted.  It is conceivable that the district attorney will drop charges against Erwin and then indict him to avoid the preliminary hearing altogether.  Erwin has subpoenaed several current and former officials including District Attorney Mike Ramos.

We expect Rouse to rule in the District Attorney’s favor.

iePolitics: A new blog

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Blogging is definitely not for the faint of heart or for the thin skinned.  It does not matter what one writes, someone will take exception to it and will use a number of expletives in the process.  The anonymity of blogging brings out people’s dark sides.  Blogging also brings out truths that otherwise would not see the light of day.  It’s up to the readers to muddle through and decide for themselves what is truth and what is not..

Sometimes things that are written are just not true and other times the truth hurts a lot.   Whether it is the truth or not, most want to defend their good names.  Some go so far as to fight fire with fire.

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iePolitics: Behind the scenes, Part Two

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Many seemed surprised by the events on Monday but if they had read the blog carefully, they should have seen it coming.  I really did give a number of hints.

As I wrote in the Examiner article the other night, the turning point came with Bill’s last arrest.  I remember having lunch with him a week or so later.  He had totally shut us all out after the arrest for a couple of days.  Jim wanted us to play hardball with him but I could not do that.  Bill finally agreed to have lunch with me but the condition was that we would not talk about what happened.

The prohibition didn’t last long.  We spent a very long time talking about the arrest and his determination to beat his addiction.  I remember the tears in his eyes as he talked about how humiliated he was for not being able to stay clean.  Those who don’t know Bill do not realize how driven he is to succeed.  Being beat by a drug was hard on him.

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iePolitics: Subpoenas and Johnson letters

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Both the Sun and Press Enterprise are running stories tonight to tell you what we already did.  Four supervisors are being subpoenaed—Brad Mitzelfelt, Neil Derry, Gary Ovitt, and Josie Gonzales—to testify before a special grand jury convened since former Assessor Bill Postmus signed a plea deal to cooperate in the ongoing corruption investigations.

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iePolitics: See County Fly

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Coflyonthewall wrote:  How petty can you be? I read Mr. Erwins blog for daily facts about the county, state, and national news. yours for funny gossip and “whats happening around town”. Juicy, probably not true gossip. At least he’s not giving us hard luck stories and begging for money all the time. How many times have you shut down?? All the time Mr. Erwin manages his blog without hard luck stories. My, my, my. my, my! Also he prints, everthing thing. Lets see if you do!

I apologize for the delay but I have not had much in the way of internet access  in the past couple of days.  I think you deserve a reply for several reasons.

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iePolitics: Gutierrez transferred to Tehachapi

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Rex Gutierrez has now been transferred to the next leg of his incarceration.  He is currently residing at Tehachapi.  He says the food is much better than at West Valley.  I’m sure all of his co-defendants and unnamed co-conspirators will want to visit him just like they all did at West Valley.  You need to let his wife know to tell him to send you a form so you can be cleared.

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iePolitics: More on Colonies–Is there any integrity left?

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When I started to write the last entry on the Colonies corruption scandal, I had in my mind where I wanted to go with the post.   Unfortunately, that’s not where I ended up.  I thought I would try again.

The idea for this post had been floating around in the back of my mind for a week or so when somehow Bill and I got started talking about dying and the afterlife.  Bill made a comment to me “At least I know where I’m going when I die so I’m not afraid of death.”

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iePolitics: What I think of the Colonies scandal a year later

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In a comment one of the bloggers asked me something along those lines.  This is a post I have been trying to write for a week or so.   If you dare to read it, expect it to be long and rambling as I have a lot to say about the scandal, the defendants and the John Does.  I’m not even sure where to start.

Much of what I think about the Colonies scandal is no different that what I thought a year ago after the arrests were made and the John Does were “named.”  But some has.

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iePolitics: So why don’t we have a new District Attorney?

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Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach was sworn in today, replacing the only district attorney in the state of California who could rival San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos in terms of political persecutions.  As a matter of fact, former-Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco seemed to have totally lost it in the final days of his term.  His behavior could only be called bizarre.

We are not ready to say Ramos is equally bizarre.  But he is still a predator, a predator who could be retired as of today had promises been kept.

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iePolitics: Predictions for 2011

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First off, it’s a little late in the day, but HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone.  Let’s start  with the easy predictions first.

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

If the Federal Bureau of Investigation has control of the investigation and is conducting it thoroughly, we have every reason to believe that Mark Uffer, Josie Gonzales, Paul Biane, Dr. Dev GnanaDev, and Jessica Brown will be indicted.  There could be numerous other elected and appointed officials involved as well but those are the names we hear were on the search warrants.

This prediction is based on my own observations while I worked at ARMC as well as talking with those that were required to provide officials with service.  My former desk partner had worked in the emergency room and was responsible for processing in many “VIPs.”

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Capitol Weekly: Enviros target Fish & Game commissioner

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Editor’s Note:  This is John Doe No. 2

State Fish and Game Commissioner Dan Richards is also a developer with a history of clashing with environmental groups.

Now those groups are trying to play hardball to get him removed, alleging undisclosed conflicts of interests — and an intimate involvement in the saga of disgraced San Bernardino County assessor Bill Postmus. The environmentalists’ initial attack was dismissed in the courts, but they say others are coming.

Richards, meanwhile, has denied all wrongdoing.

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iePolitics: Rouse leaves major reductions of charges open

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Last Friday Judge Duke D. Rouse denied the defense’s motion to drop almost all charges in the Erwin FPPC case because he indicated that it needed to be reviewed at the preliminary hearing.  He did say that if those charges all involved a single form, they would not likely survive the prelim.  They all do in fact involve a single form.

We expect the prelim to take place early February.  It shall be interesting to see what happens.

iePolitics: No reason to let the truth get in the way of a conviction

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According to Adam Aleman, Rancho Cucamonga developer Jeff Burum called former Assessor Bill Postmus and told him to give Rex Gutierrez a job.  And the District Attorneys office is quite happy to let the jury think that.  It makes their story of a grand conspiracy all the more believable.  There is one problem.  DA investigators never bothered to follow up on Aleman’s claim to verify it.

The truth is a little different.  What actually happened, had the investigators bothered to ask, is Burum and Jim Erwin were talking, as they often do since they are friends.  Burum mentioned Gutierrez and the fact he needed a job closer to home.  Burum asked if there were any jobs open in the Assessor’s Office—ANY!

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iePolitics: Shame on the BOS but especially Supervisor Derry

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This week we expect to see San Bernardino County Human Resources director Andrew Lamberto recalled to the stand in the trial of Rex Gutierrez.  After Lamberto’s testimony two weeks ago where he clearly perjured himself on the stand, several of us worked behind the scenes to bring his most recent crime out in the public.

After his perjured testimony at the beginning of this year, I sent the following email to the BOS.  It should be noted that email sent to the addresses I used goes directly to their personal Blackberries/iPhones.

Subject: So when is everyone going to receive equal treatment?

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SBGrapevine: Editorial: Time for the US Department of Justice to Step in: Compelled to Deceive – Part Three

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Adam Aleman

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Are you listening US Attorney?  San Bernardino County is in crisis.  It is a crisis that mocks our justice system; one that distorts the truth; and one where integrity is a forgotten.  Bringing about justice is no longer the highest priority of our county prosecutors; winning at any and all cost  is their goal—a goal that has little to do integrity, truth or . . . justice.

There are many lesser-known stories of justice gone awry in our county. Ours  starts with a little-known manager at the local Outback Steakhouse who went on to make headlines.  His name is familiar to all of us.  It is Adam Aleman.

Aleman caught the attention of then-Supervisor Bill Postmus many years ago.  He eventually left Outback Steakhouse to become a member of Postmus’ Board of Supervisors staff.

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SB Sentinel: Court Filing Contradicts Cortes’ Form 700s

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Grand Terrace City Councilwoman Bea Cortes

Friday, October 15, 2010

Grand Terrace City Councilwoman Bea Cortes consistently failed to disclose a significant portion of the income she received on the financial interest disclosure forms she was required to fill out throughout her tenure as an elected official, court documents Cortes herself filed in conjunction with her divorce show.

SBGrapevine: Editorial: Now is the time for the US Department of Justice to step in – Part Two

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www.sbgrapevine.com

Are you listening US Attorney?  San Bernardino County is in crisis.  The principles our nation were founded on are being undermined by the very person sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States—the person charged with enforcing the Constitution and all state and local laws at the county level.

When one reads the California District Attorneys Association Code of Ethics reprinted in Part One of this series, it is easy to see its President and our county’s District Attorney, Mike Ramos, has broken every concept put forth in that document.  He flagrantly violates those ethical standards while claiming to be in the pursuit of “justice.”

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SBGrapevine: Editorial: Now is the time for the US Department of Justice to step in – Part One

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District Attorney Mike Ramos

www.sbgrapevine.com

Are you listening United States Attorney?  San Bernardino County is in crisis.  Oh yes, we have financial problems like every other jurisdiction but we will get through them in due time.  Our crisis is a much more serious threat to our citizenry.  It is a crisis of ethics, of safety, and of fear.

Our crisis undermines the feeling of security and well being of law-abiding citizens.  It mocks those who gave their blood to protect the Constitution of the United States.  It is as evil a crisis as any American community can face.

Our crisis centers around the political aspirations of our district attorney who uses his powers, not just to prosecute criminals, but to persecute political enemies.  Justice no longer equates with truth but rather revenge.

California Government Code Section 26500 defines  the district attorney as the chief law enforcement officer in the county.  It is one of only four positions in any county that is required by the California Constitution to be elected.  The others are sheriff, assessor and members of the governing body.

The California District Attorneys Association defines the ethical duties of prosecutors as follows:

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iePolitics: Games being played by District Attorney in Judge Smith’s courtroom

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I could have subtitled this “My morning with Bill” because being friends with Bill Postmus never leaves a dull moment.  This morning was no exception.  There will be several entries detailing all that happened this morning.

A few days ago Bill asked me if I would attend his preliminary hearing today.  He simply wanted a little moral support for a change.  I’ve been sick all week, and this morning was no exception, but I managed to make it to the courthouse before the hearing started.

I had no intention of blogging about today as I was there as a friend.  I did not have a computer with me and I only planned to observe.  But the District Attorney’s office had other ideas.

Bill and Jim had a hearing on the case they share just before Bill’s preliminary hearing with Greg Eyler.  We were all waiting in the hall but the hall had to be cleared to get a chain gang from another courtroom, so the bailiff allowed us  to sit in Judge Smith’s courtroom where the preliminary hearing was scheduled to be held.

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iePolitics: Cost benefit analysis – not!

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We know we don’t have many qualified analysts in county government.  Nothing could be more obvious with two facts that came out this week.

We discovered that the investigation of the century has so far cost the District Attorney’s Office over $4 million.  No, it costs taxpayers over $4 million.  Does anyone realize how much fraud Bill Postmus has been accused of that they are trying to collect on?

I don’t have the exact amount but it is between $1100 and $1200.  Even if convicted, does anyone think he is going to do jail time for that?  Do all of you really believe this matter is worth over $4 million?

What’s funny is that the only possible conviction outside of Adam they could get in these cases is Greg Eyler AND that is only if he somehow chickens out and takes a plea deal.  But don’t count on it.

One of his charges MUST be dropped altogether for reasons I will not explain.  And the other charge MUST be reduced to a misdemeanor.  On the latter, the law is totally on his side so he would be a fool to take a plea just to get on with life a little sooner.  As long as he can hang on, his cases will go away.

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InlandPolitics: Conspiracy evidence reinforces ‘politically-motivated’ allegation

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“I am always troubled when the publicity regarding a case exceeds the evidence,” Levenson said. “It creates these incredibly high expectations, and it’s very damaging to the defendants, and we don’t even know if the evidence will support the charges.”

Laurie Levenson
Former Federal Prosecutor and Professor of Law
Loyola Law School
(Excerpt from article printed in The Sun on 08/26/2010)

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Sunday, September 26, 2010 – 3:00 p.m.

What a difference six months can make.

After nearly a year and a half of making claims of political retaliation. The facts seem to be coming home to roost.

The defendants in the alleged conspiracy case involving the $102 million dollar settlement between the County of San Bernardino and Colonies Partners have now received substantial evidence in the case, including the grand jury testimony of current and former county supervisors, former county administrative officer Mark Uffer and his moral compass, various county staffers, and other witnesses.

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