tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post8630788901778513707..comments2024-03-29T08:14:13.708-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: BEN KUEHNE INDICTEDRumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-41571854514311800332008-11-15T10:40:00.000-05:002008-11-15T10:40:00.000-05:00Where did he think the money came from? You lawyer...Where did he think the money came from? You lawyers kill me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-41100201657993277802008-03-12T15:13:00.000-04:002008-03-12T15:13:00.000-04:00Re Ben KHere's the problem for BK - it's one thing...Re Ben K<BR/>Here's the problem for BK - it's one thing for a lawyer to write an opinion letter for Roy Black and then invoice RB for the opinion - no harm there except civil liab if you're opinion is wrong. BUT, to go beyond the role and actually become the escrow agent/payee and run the incoming moneys through your atty's escrow account and then forward the funds to Black (as the press articles seem to imply)then you've crossed the line- it could be considered "Structuring" under the money laundering statutes- huge mistake and for $200K (if true) doesn't make sense- Ben should have sought out advice of another counsel before entering these shark infested waters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-3955111518199803932008-03-04T11:06:00.000-05:002008-03-04T11:06:00.000-05:00Re: Ben KuehneOh Ben, what were you thinking - lea...Re: Ben Kuehne<BR/>Oh Ben, what were you thinking - learn to say no to Roy Black. No atty has the skills or resources to really vet money sourcing. Firms like Kroll Associates do this all the time and I know they would have said "Ben- anything to do with Colombian drug families is like touching poison ivy- you can't qualify drug money - appearances down there are not as advertised." This is a lesson to all defense attys- sure it has a chilling effect but just say NO.<BR/>Bar friendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-51348904765628234232008-02-11T12:12:00.000-05:002008-02-11T12:12:00.000-05:00It is incredibly significant that a life-long pros...It is incredibly significant that a life-long prosecutor of Abe's stature and experience is willing to stand up and be counted without seeing the evidence. He is acting upon his belief in the integrity of his friend and colleague. I think Abe would stand by him in during this difficult time no matter what may come of this persecution. That speaks volumes about both of them.Batmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274624617697584555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-49769943806159631402008-02-08T21:50:00.000-05:002008-02-08T21:50:00.000-05:00I assume Abe was thinking he's known Ben for about...I assume Abe was thinking he's known Ben for about 25 years and is willing to vouch for him as a person. Too bad no one in your life can count on you like that.<BR/><BR/>Those of you so quick to abandon Ben or pounce on him are dispicable. The man is facing a life changing series of events-try to act like you're a professional, just try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-80953815028264433372008-02-08T19:20:00.000-05:002008-02-08T19:20:00.000-05:00All in favor of simply blocking Jack Thompson from...All in favor of simply blocking Jack Thompson from this Blog, hit the escape button.<BR/><BR/>Jack, GO AWAY AND BOTHER SOMEONE ELSE.<BR/><BR/>Take Darrin with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-25955252569588603192008-02-08T18:27:00.000-05:002008-02-08T18:27:00.000-05:00Abe.........what are you thinking? Have you seen ...Abe.........what are you thinking? Have you seen the evidence? Have you spoken to the witnesses? Have you even spoken to him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-2980435795129330162008-02-08T18:14:00.000-05:002008-02-08T18:14:00.000-05:00RUMP - Is the below earlier post true? Did the Fe...RUMP - Is the below earlier post true? Did the Federal Magistrate place big restrictions on Ben with regarding to his bank accounts, passport, etc.?<BR/><BR/>"Word around town is that BEN KUEHNE has just now voluntarily relinquished his Fla. Bar license. What does this mean? Could it mean that he is working on a plea deal which would implicate other attorneys and Roy Black? Stay tuned..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-62045277174263900832008-02-08T17:52:00.000-05:002008-02-08T17:52:00.000-05:00Ben has not nor will he be relinquishing anything ...Ben has not nor will he be relinquishing anything you dumb ass false rumor monger-he entered his plea yesterday-not guiltyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-36132867048241220702008-02-08T17:49:00.000-05:002008-02-08T17:49:00.000-05:00Dear Thursday, February 07, 2008 5:36:00 PM,In a f...Dear Thursday, February 07, 2008 5:36:00 PM,<BR/><BR/>In a free society, goods need to flow in commerce. A commodity is anything for which there is demand, but which is supplied without qualitative differentiation across a given market. Any substance should be sold at the price the market puts on it.<BR/><BR/>The sovereign state of Florida, like all sovereigns, opposes freedom. It tries to limit what goods can be sold, what ideas can be expressed and what liberty the residents of Florida can have. If you are suppressing the free flow of goods and commodities you are suppressing freedom. <BR/><BR/>Only a bottom-feeding lowlife would prosecute for the sovereign. Admit you are a whore, litigating on the side of evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-37606668207155617832008-02-08T17:35:00.000-05:002008-02-08T17:35:00.000-05:00Puerto Rican Poll PowerThe Democratic nomination m...Puerto Rican Poll Power<BR/><BR/>The Democratic nomination may be determined by the delegation from Puerto Rico. (thats gonna piss off the Cubans)!<BR/><BR/>The delegates will be chosen, technically at least, in a caucus in early June. Puerto Rico has 63 delegates to the Democratic convention, more than similarly sized South Carolina (54), Oklahoma (45), or Connecticut (60). The Democrats, in line with their traditions of welcoming and celebrating minorities, have long given Puerto Rico about as many delegates as it would get if it were a state, while the Republicans long gave it only a few delegates and today give it somewhat fewer delegates proportionately.<BR/><BR/>But one group of 63 delegates is more equal than another. Democratic delegates are supposed to be allocated by proportional representation. But that notion is alien to highly competitive Puerto Rican politics. In practice, the dominant figure in Puerto Rico identifying with the Democratic Party has seen to it that his faction gets all the territory’s delegates. This was true of Govs. Carlos Romero Barcelo and Pedro Rosello of the New Progressive Party (PNP) as well as Gov. Rafael Hernandez Colon of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). PPD politicians almost always identify with mainland Democrats (an exception was Sila Calderón, governor from 2000 to 2004, who identified with neither party and concentrated, successfully, on persuading Congress and the Bush administration to close the artillery range on Vieques Island). It’s not clear to me at this distance whether the current governor, Aníbal Acevedo of the PPD, will have similar clout. He’s at odds with Rosello, and the legislature is in the hands of the PNP. But if Acevedo doesn’t determine who gets Puerto Rico’s 63 votes, someone else will. And they aren’t likely to be proportionately distributed. <BR/><BR/>This means that Puerto Rico is likely to have more leverage in Democratic National Convention votes than any single state, no matter how large. Its leader will be able to deliver a 63-vote margin for the leading candidate. Compare the delegate margins deliverable by the winning candidates in the largest states that have had contests, using realclearpolitics.com delegate counts:<BR/><BR/> winner loser difference <BR/>Puerto Rico 63 0 63 <BR/>California 101 59 42 <BR/>New York 127 87 40 <BR/>Florida 0 0 0 <BR/>Illinois 79 27 52 <BR/>Michigan 0 0 0 <BR/>Georgia 45 22 23 <BR/>New Jersey 51 37 14 <BR/><BR/>I can imagine the following scenario. Hillary Clinton’s delegate margin over Barack Obama rises and falls a bit from week to week, depending on primary results. Her margin among superdelegates, around 100, fails to increase much because party and public officeholders are wary of offending Obama’s youth and black constituencies. Then, presto! In early June, Puerto Rico’s 63 delegates put her over the top. She has her majority and goes about the business of choosing a vice presidential candidate.<BR/><BR/>My guess is that most American voters, no matter how many times they are reminded that Puerto Ricans are our fellow citizens and that Puerto Rican volunteers in disproportionate numbers have shed their blood for their and our country, would consider it absurd for Puerto Rico to determine the presidential nominee of a major party. And that Hillary Clinton’s managers (or Barack Obama’s, if you alter the scenario) would not want to have this appear to be the case.<BR/><BR/>To avoid it, I would expect a mad scramble for superdelegate commitments in late May and early June, before the national media decamp to San Juan to watch, with translators if necessary, to see who the Democratic candidate for president is going to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-66207492073098854062008-02-08T16:44:00.000-05:002008-02-08T16:44:00.000-05:00add whistleblower to JT's cirriculum vitae.thats r...add whistleblower to JT's cirriculum vitae.<BR/><BR/>thats rich.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-33566760036928609482008-02-08T16:43:00.000-05:002008-02-08T16:43:00.000-05:00To 207. Equal protection would be why this attorne...To 207. Equal protection would be why this attorney is prosecuted and others who are paid with money from illegal sources are not, ex. why not indict the restaurant the drug dealer eats at or the Italien restaurant John Gotti went to or his tailor. The selective prosecution argument goes to why white shoe blue blood law firms are not targets, ex. the firm which represents Saudi Arabia who had 15 of its citizens crash planes into the Pentagon and WTC. As far as your criticism- your intellectual accomplishment was what- to write 2 sentences and tell me to stay in state court where I have handled 25 murder cases in 20 years. You need to stick to misdemeanors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-32052099729841112132008-02-08T14:07:00.000-05:002008-02-08T14:07:00.000-05:00i think u mean selective prosecution not a an equa...i think u mean selective prosecution not a an equal protection claim, right? Onion, state in state ct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-76532948934232060602008-02-08T13:29:00.000-05:002008-02-08T13:29:00.000-05:00Jack has no clients, he's a professional blogger n...Jack has no clients, he's a professional blogger nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-5654222166366248962008-02-08T13:08:00.000-05:002008-02-08T13:08:00.000-05:00Word around town is that BEN KUEHNE has just now v...Word around town is that BEN KUEHNE has just now voluntarily relinquished his Fla. Bar license. What does this mean? Could it mean that he is working on a plea deal which would implicate other attorneys and Roy Black? Stay tuned...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-60611108320343932852008-02-08T12:59:00.000-05:002008-02-08T12:59:00.000-05:00Two thoughts about this situation:(1) Why did the...Two thoughts about this situation:<BR/>(1) Why did the local USAO have to recuse itself from this investigation? Was is because members to that office signed off on the Roy Black fee arrangement and are now possible defense witnesses for Ben?; and (2) Under the government's theory in this case, if Ben is a money launderer, is his present attorney also going to be prosecuted for taking legal fees that are the product of taint? <BR/><BR/>Ben, we hope to see you in Denver in August when you can take a respite from this crap.<BR/><BR/>CK & HRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-45528538826740242882008-02-08T12:54:00.000-05:002008-02-08T12:54:00.000-05:00Jack, why don't you open up your own blog and give...Jack, why don't you open up your own blog and give the link for Rumpole to post along with the Broward Blog? That way, whoever wants to read your blog and pleadings/correspondence can do so by clicking on the link to your blog and this blog can be kept for Justice Building matters such as gossip, judicial issues, hot ASA's/PD's/clerks, and similar matters of special interest to Justice Building regulars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-83028220787190635452008-02-08T12:43:00.000-05:002008-02-08T12:43:00.000-05:00Cigarette addiction kills people. The movie the In...Cigarette addiction kills people. The movie the Insider depicted known nigotine spiking by the Big 7 to get people addicted.The Big 7 go before Congress and lie. Cigarettes kill 400,000 people a year. Do the major law firms of the Big 7 and the local subcontractor firms they hire involved in a conspiracy? Why are they not indicted for being paid with money from a company that makes its living getting people addicted to a product which will eventually kill them? All anti drug defense lawyers are encouraged to offer countervailing theories as to why cocaine, which causes less yearly deaths than defective cars, cigarettes, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse are the only entity where the lawyers are prosecuted for vigorously defending a client as is their required oath./s/ onions make me cry when I peel them, who would want to peel them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-24865616472452955512008-02-08T12:26:00.000-05:002008-02-08T12:26:00.000-05:00SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS ON BK's dilemma.1. The Ochoa ...SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS ON BK's dilemma.1. The Ochoa family has been known as world class drug dealers for over 15 years and anyone who does drug cases in federal court knew they were drug kingpins so don't try to say they had a successful farm. 2. Is there an EQUAL PROTECTION argument here. Do lawyers who defend Enron knowing that they engaged in fraud to make money and then that money is used to hire attorneys as well as real estate scams, stock fraud, mail fraud, bribery have immunity but drug cases are different? Put another way if a pornographer mails child porn to make money, makes money, gets arrested, hires an attorney why is the attorney not committing a crime. If a businessman bribes a government official for a defense contract, or a elected official for a public works project (remember Arthur Teele) then why are those attorney not prosecuted. I would suggest Mr. Kuehne, who is known as one of the best appellate attorneys in Miami, consider researching the constitutionality of a law under equal protection or selective prosecution theories that make statutes involving drugs differenct from other crimes. If Saudi Arabia retains a Washington DC powerhouse firm when 15 of their citizens kill 3000 American in 4 hijackings the government does not indict the firm for accepting money to defend terrorist/murderers. good luck, sir. /s/the onion peeler. P.S. my apologies to other blog readers for discussing how to help BK as opposed to lawyer bashing, govt. bashing etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-64397728269363761212008-02-08T11:50:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:50:00.000-05:00Jack,If you are so willing to travel, I think I co...Jack,<BR/><BR/>If you are so willing to travel, I think I could raise the funds to buy you a one way ticket to Afghanistan. But on second thought, you might be the precipitous factor for another 9/11, so better a one way ticket to Iran. There you will find an audience for your narcissistic rantings. They love stories of US government conspiracies.Batmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274624617697584555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-53242140208322878102008-02-08T11:07:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:07:00.000-05:008:25 raises a question I think is interesting; Who...8:25 raises a question I think is interesting; Who has Thompson represented? Does he have any clients? Does he have any time to represent them? I only ask because it seems like I spend every waking moment at my office trying to do client work so that I can make a living. My twice a day reading of this blog is my only respite in a busy day. When and how does he have all the time needed to write all these letters and investigate forgeries of oaths, etc.? Is he his own biggest client? Besides the fool saying we all know, does he pay himself? Does he bill himself hourly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-69973806863202477972008-02-08T10:15:00.000-05:002008-02-08T10:15:00.000-05:00John B. Thompson, Attorney at Law1172 S. Dixie Hwy...John B. Thompson, Attorney at Law<BR/>1172 S. Dixie Hwy., Suite 111<BR/>Coral Gables, Florida 33146<BR/>305-666-4366<BR/>amendmentone@comcast.net <BR/><BR/>February 8, 2008<BR/><BR/>Office of Inspector General<BR/>State Courts System<BR/>Supreme Court Building<BR/>500 South Duval Street<BR/>Tallahassee, FL 32399<BR/><BR/>Re: Whistleblower Complaint to OIG re Forgery of State Loyalty Oath of State Court<BR/> Judge Dava Tunis, Failures of Judge Tunis to Comply with State Loyalty Oath <BR/> Statute, Failures of Florida Supreme Court Justices to Comply with State<BR/> Loyalty Oath Statute, and Retribution by Judge Tunis and Supreme Court Justices<BR/><BR/>Dear Inspector General of State Courts System:<BR/><BR/>I have never before filed a complaint with the Office of the Inspector General, so if there are any technical deficiencies in this complaint, please advise me of same and I shall try to correct them.<BR/><BR/>I should like to alert you to the following facts, which are corroborated by the enclosed documents:<BR/><BR/>• Dava J. Tunis, when she was a Miami-Dade County Court Judge, had filed on her behalf a forged State Loyalty Oath.<BR/><BR/>• Then, in 2003 and 2005, Tunis filed subsequent State Loyalty Oaths which are neither notarized nor do they contain the precise language mandated by statute, as indicated is required not only by the statute but by the enclosed Opinion of Attorney General Bob Butterworth.<BR/><BR/>• All but one of the current Florida Supreme Court Justices failed to comply with the State’s Loyalty Oath Statute, and part of the proof of that failure is their panicked post facto execution of these Oaths in October 2007 years after they had to be executed and filed. This is consequential for the reasons set forth in the enclosed correspondence to Attorney General McCollum. You would think a Supreme Court Justice could comply with a simple law.<BR/><BR/>• Finally, the aforementioned Judge Tunis received a campaign contribution from a Bar Governor, Ben Kuehne, who has now been indicted for laundering cocaine trafficking money. She accepted and kept this contribution after she was told by me of his likely indictment and after the case in which he was involved was assigned to her.<BR/><BR/>Any efforts by either Tunis or the Florida Supreme Court to punish me for reporting this information to you will be treated as violations of Florida’s whistleblower laws. In fact, the Florida Supreme Court is already in violation of Florida Statute 769.295 for presently seeking retribution against me for my successes and whistleblowing against it and The Florida Bar fifteen years ago. This is fact and can be proven.<BR/><BR/>Therefore, what we have in this Miami-Dade Judge and in the Supreme Court Justices are jurists, respectively, who a) can’t comply with a simple statute—FS 876.05 (Tunis and the Justices), b) filed a forged Loyalty Oath (Tunis), and c) who are using their judicial offices (Justices) to punish me illegally for my past whistleblowing.<BR/><BR/>Please proceed. I shall be delighted to travel to Tallahassee to further prove this judicial misconduct.<BR/><BR/>Regards, Jack Thompson<BR/><BR/>EnclosuresAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-82367864388484161802008-02-08T08:35:00.000-05:002008-02-08T08:35:00.000-05:009:56--I think most shoe scum would take offense to...9:56--I think most shoe scum would take offense to your comment.<BR/><BR/>Jack Thompson has accused Ben Kuehne of wrecking his legal career. What legal career? Jack Thompson was known as a nutcase long before many of us even began practicing law. Who has he "represented"? Thompson's tactics/strategy can be summed as follows:<BR/><BR/>1. Find some whacked-out belief. Assert that my belief that it is true, without any other evidence, is sufficient to meet any standard of proof.<BR/><BR/>2. Ignore the legal and factual issues.<BR/><BR/>3. Hurl every accusation you can at your opponent.<BR/><BR/>4. Throw professionalism and civility, and often ethical rules, out the window.<BR/><BR/>Just look at Jack's tactics in his recent discliplinary proceedings before The Florida Bar. He never contested the allegations--because deep in his heart, he knows they are true. Instead, he launched an attack on the Bar, Judge Tunis, The Florida Supreme Court, and everyone else involved in the case. Questioning the legitimacy of the Rules of Professional Conduct is one thing. Using that as cover to make crazy, unsupported allegations against those against you is another.<BR/><BR/>Ben Kuehne is highly thought of both personally and professionally and deservedly well-respected by both sides of the aisle, not to mention the bench, in both state and federal court. When Mr. Kuehne has his day in court, I am sure his legal team will focus on 1) the lack of evidence against him, 2) attacking the evidence against him and 3) possibly making a secondary argument that he is a target of selective prosection. They will do so in a carefully thought out, logical and zealous yet professional manner.<BR/><BR/>Jack, you ought to give that last paragraph some thought...........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-65060375745215138802008-02-08T07:58:00.000-05:002008-02-08T07:58:00.000-05:00Kal HaKavod Abe--You are always a stand-up guy!!Kal HaKavod Abe--You are always a stand-up guy!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com