Join our call for the FBI to intervene in BeauprezGate
| By Alan Franklin - Oct 16th, 2006 at 4:19 pm EDT |
| Also listed in: Broom Brigade |
Join our call for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to immediately intervene in the investigation as to whether Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez's campaign broke federal or state laws by illegally accessing the highly restricted National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database. Over the weekend Republican Governor Bill Owens made a request to investigate Beauprez’s campaign through his own Department of Public Safety.
Yet for the reasons cited below, Owens' request regarding Beauprez is compromised due to major conflicts of interests.
Background:
Beauprez's campaign has used information in an advertisement against his opponent with records on a "Carlos Estrada Medina." (Rocky Mountain News, 10/11/2006)
Last Wednesday, October 11, 2006, Beauprez's campaign told a 9News reporter that they found the records on Medina "in federal criminal databases, the guy's information matches up." (RMN, 10/14/2006)
But on Friday, October 13, 2006, Beauprez's campaign backed off from that statement claiming that they "deduced" the records from campaign researchers using a criminal database. (RMN, 10/14/2006)
Now Beauprez's campaign claims that the records used in the ad on Medina "are out in the public domain." (Denver Post, 10/15/2006)
Beauprez's campaign, however, has not yet shown where one can find the cases "in the public domain."
Beauprez's campaign, while admitting the Medina documents had an FBI number printed on the file, refuse to disclose the source. (DP, 10/15/2006)
Extensive research by both the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post has been unable to independently verify that the California case exists or whether Medina's aliases match the cases alluded to in the ad. (DP, 10/15/2006)
Owens has asked a division of the State Department of Public Safety to investigate whether Beauprez's campaign illegally accessed the NCIC. (DP, 10/15/2006) Yesterday Owens’ office claimed that the Department of Public Safety is “nonpartisan” and that a request for the FBI to intervene is “ludicrous.” (RMN, 10/16/2006)
Clear conflict of interest with Owens' request:
* Owens directly oversees the Department of Public Safety in which the investigation is being requested. Joe Morales is the head of the Department of Public Safety and is an Owens cabinet member appointed by Owens. (RMN, 11/18/2003)
* Owens is the co-founder of the "Trailhead Group" a 527 political committee which has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars attacking Beauprez's opponent. (DP, 8/25/2006)
* Owens also has been actively publicly campaigning for Beauprez across Colorado. (Pueblo Chieftain, 10/10/2006)
* Morales has given $1,000 to the Beauprez campaign, the maximum donation allowed by law. (www.FollowtheMoney.org)
* We learned this morning that the Deputy Director of Public Safety, Mike Acree, is also a Beauprez supporter, and gave the maximum of $1,000 to the Beauprez campaign in this election cycle.(www.FollowtheMoney.org) Acree also serves on the Executive Committee of the Douglas County Republican Party and allegedly is the Beauprez Douglas County Coordinator. (www.dcgop.org )
Click here to add your name to the call for the FBI to intervene in the Beauprez investigation:
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Criminal Penalties:
An improper use of the NCIC database is subject a number of violations at both the federal and state level. (RMN, 10/15/2006) These include:
Federal statutes:
* It's a crime to intentionally access a federal computer without authorization or to exceed authorized access. Penalty: First offenses are punishable by one year in prison and fines.
* Knowingly conveying or receiving federal records. Maximum penalty: 10 years in prison and fines.
* Conspiracy to defraud the United States. Maximum Penalty: Five years in prison.
State statutes:
* Public officials can be charged with official misconduct for using their authority to maliciously harm someone or violate state law. Penalty: 12 months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
* Embezzlement of government property by public servant. Penalty: Three years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Join our call for the FBI to intervene in the investigation as to whether Beauprez’s campaign violated one or more of these laws:
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Doc
NOTE: Juan Leonardo Qunitero had been deported back to Mexico after being charged with molesting a 12 year old girl in 1999. Officer Rodney Johnson pulled Quintero's vehicle over on Sept. 21, 2006 after Quintero was clocked going 50mph in a 30. Quintero had no driver’s license or other documents and was handcuffed. Unfortunately during the pat down, Officer Johnson missed a handgun in Quintero's waistband. Officer Johnson was shot four times and died at the scene. If our boarders were more secure and we required all individuals to have government issued ID after the age of 18 we would be able to mitigate this issue. On a slightly different issue, requiring government issued ID at polling places would also assist in minimizing the rampant voter fraud from illegal’s, but of course democrats like Ritter would never advocate for something like that because he relies on those illegal’s getting a vote in somewhere in order to get elected.
Oh, how did Vietnam get started here? We were discussing illegal immigration. This is a perfect example of how democrats and secular progressives will dodge everything and spin into another arena where they feel they have a point to prove when there previous point fell apart. Well, best of luck. Oh, and I think I did a better job proof reading this time but feel free to correct any typos. Awaiting your reply.
A quick vocab lesson for those interested out there:
1.) Borders – strip around edge; line dividing two areas; line at edge.
2.) Boarders – somebody paying for food and bed; somebody trying to capture a ship; somebody who snowboards, skateboards, skateboards, surfs, or wakeboards.
Signed,
Doc Jones
Actually, may I suggest this movie, it opens today, perhaps just a little education will help you fit the pieces together.
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