Ohio Attorneys Seek Protection for Mike Connell and his Family against Alleged Threats from Karl Rove
[UPDATE2: 1/8/2009 - repaired letter formatting - luaptifer]
[UPDATE1: 12/21/2008 - added link to newer compilation of background links - luaptifer; originally posted 2008-07-24 13:18:54 -0500]]
Sources close to the Ohio Corrupt Practices Act/RICO claim sent us a copy of the following letter that asks Attorney General Mukasey for protection for Michael Connell and his family who have been allegedly threatened by Karl Rove. Rove is believed to be the strategic mastermind behind the Bush 2004 re-election campaign and the possible Ohio election improprieties. The alleged threats appear to be the result of the re-opening, through the Ohio Corrupt Practices Act/RICO claim, of the stalled investigation into the 2004 Ohio Elections.
Subject: Report of Rove threats against witness Michael Connell
Dear Attorney General Mukasey:
We have been confidentially informed by a source we believe to be credible that Karl Rove has threatened Michael Connell, a principal witness we have identified in our King Lincoln case in federal court in Columbus, Ohio, that if he does not agree to "take the fall" for election fraud in Ohio, his wife Heather will be prosecuted for supposed lobby law violations. This appears to be in response to our designation of Rove as the principal perpetrator in the Ohio Corrupt Practices Act/RICO claim with respect to which we issued document hold notices last Thursday to you and to the US Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform.
See: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6189 and http://www.archive.org/details/ElectionFraudInOhioCourtCase.
I have informed court chambers and am in the process of informing the Ohio Attorney General's and US Attorney's offices in Columbus for the purpose, among other things, of seeking protection for Mr. Connell and his family from this reported attempt to intimidate a witness.
Concurrently herewith, I am informing Mr. Conyers and Mr. Kucinich in connection with their Congressional oversight responsibilities related to these matters.
Because of the serious engagement in this matter that began in 2000 of the Ohio Statehouse Press Corps, 60 Minutes, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, C-Span and Jim VandeHei, and the public's right to know of gross attempts to subvert the rule of law, I am forwarding this information to them, as well.
Cliff Arnebeck, Attorney
614-224-8771
Cell 614-361-9434
cc: Robert Fitrakis, Esq. Henry Eckhart, Esq
For background information, below the fold are the links GreyHawk and others have amassed or the one-page list of previous work linked directly:
CURRENT MIKE CONNELL STORIES
At the End of the Road
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[UPDATE: 12/23/08 - added link to previous article list.]
[UPDATE: 01/18/09 - revised reference to previous article list.]
'Comprehensive' list of Previous stories
Previous stories
- Ken Blackwell Outsources Ohio Election Results to GOP Internet Operatives, Again
- Ohio's election website still sent real-time results to GOP mirror server
- The GOP, GeorgeWBush.com and the line that jumped the Congressional Firewall
- Who is Michael L. Connell? Part I: The Atwater School of Politics
- Who is Mike Connell behind the firewall: Part II
- Rove -ing emails: what else could go missing?
Recent stories
- Where the Ohio 2004 Election RICO Lawsuit is Going, Interview With Attorneys Arnebeck and Fitrakis
- Our Day in Court: Research into Ohio's 2004 Election Misdeed Finally Bearing Fruit
Friends' stories
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Connell is acting like any
Connell is acting like any of us would in case we got threatened by someone. He chose the legal path and that's just one of the ways to do it. Other fellow citizens would buy a gun for protection and use it.
I'm suspecious .........
couple of things come to my mind. Connell obviously wants to protect himself and his family...which he has had plenty of time to do. Surely all the work he has done was secured in writing..via scope of work with confidentiality agreement..signed, dated, and possibly notorized. Would there also not be a papertrail for services rendered/paid in full?
Without some type of prof of Rove's supposed threats...isn't that just hearsay?
I hadn't had a chance to read what bradblog had to say..but I understnad it's worthwhile so I'm going to check it out! http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6214
I suspect that, if Cliff Arnebeck is going up against
the master of deception so overtly, he must have some confidence in the information that moved him to this effort.
“We have been confidentially informed by a source we believe to be credible..."
and Brad Friedman talked to Arnebeck, who said "If there's a credible threat, which I regard this to be," he told The BRAD BLOG, "I have a professional duty to report it."
It's always possible he's being set up, I guess, but he's been dealing with a deceptive other side for awhile now.
we are the only nation on earth that barters human life for money
- Geri Jenkins
I am never confident...
and always fear trojan horses, but I do truly believe that "facts are stubborn things" and they will out.
See the Journal story by ONB's John Michael Spinelli
Rove Threat to Blackmail GOP IT Mastermind Triggers Immunity Request to Ohio AG by Election Lawyers
and Bradblog's coverage of the story
Rove Threatened GOP IT Guru If He Does Not 'Take the Fall' for Election Fraud in Ohio, Says Attorney
we are the only nation on earth that barters human life for money
- Geri Jenkins