12/3/2021
Why do you let career politicians claim they will represent you and then “Punk You to get Your Vote?” Yet when “We the People” need real life solutions they (career politicians) are no where to be found!
2022 Elections are just around the corner. Time to remember and “VOTE OUT” career politicians who do not put your real life issues first.
“Vote Out” the same career politicians who make nothing more than false promises in order to get your vote. It’s Time! ~ Star Moffatt
By Moffatt Media Staff, Palmdale, California
Whether Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General, has breached his “Oath?”
Maybe a better question would be why has Brnovich failed to uphold his own “Oath” of Office guaranteeing Constitutional promises to the public and Arizona Lawyers?
HOW HAS BRNOVICH ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL FAILED TO UPHOLD HIS “OATH” OF OFFICE:
Brnovich has failed to uphold his own “Oath” of Office, by failing to protect a certain group of people defined as Arizona Lawyer’s.
Brnovich has breached his own “Oath” of Office to enforce and uphold constitutional equal protections and constitutional rights even applicable with Arizona Lawyer’s.
For sure Brnovich is aware that the “Judiciary Committee” Arizona House of Representatives on January 4, 2016, issued a Final Report and Recommendation against the Arizona Supreme Court.
One particular Finding by this “Judiciary Committee” Arizona House of Representatives, Recommended the Supreme Court to implement First Amendment Protections for Arizona Lawyer’s.
Fast forward to year 2021 and the Arizona Supreme Court has still defied Final Report with a Recommendation by its own legislative branch of government being the Arizona House of Representatives “Judiciary Committee,” to implement First Amendment Protections for Arizona Lawyer’s.
Thus, history shall not be forgotten when Former Sheriff Arpaio set up a Task Force, to investigate judicial corruption related to an approximate $330 Million Maricopa County Courthouse, to be built including underground tunnels all without Arizonan Voter Approval.
The Task Force consisted of “Andrew Thomas, Maricopa County Attorney, Lisa Aubuchon, Division Chief; and Rachel Alexander Deputy County Attorney.” … However, these former prosecutors claim they were all retaliated against even as government employees, for “blowing the whistle,” to expose judicial corruption, on Maricopa’s $330 Million Taj Mahal Courthouse.
According to Thomas, Aubuchon and Alexander, they were placed on the chopping blocks as targets. Thomas and Aubuchon did in fact suffer Disbarment-revocation of their professional Lawyer’s licenses, however, Suspension was only imposed against (Alexander), for six months and one day, that has the same effects as a Disbarment.
Essentially the Task Force Members (Thomas, Aubuchon and Alexander) were Disbarred for taking a stand to Speak Up and Speak Out, while only uttering words that they too assumed guaranteed to have First Amendment constitutional protections.
Contrary to the “Judiciary Committee” Arizona House of Representatives, identified in January 4, 2016, Findings and Recommendation Report, at Page 3, Section D, admitting the Supreme Court has failed to have policies in place to uphold First Amendment Constitutional Protections that protect Arizona Lawyer’s and recommended: “Arizona Supreme Court to modify … protect the first amendment freedoms of Arizona attorneys.”
Yet the issues of (Thomas, Aubuchon and Alexander) were in 2012, Brnovich has been derelict from 2016 and presently with assuring the Supreme Court to comply and implement First Amendment Protections for Arizona Lawyers, recommended by the “Judiciary Committee” Arizona House of Representatives.
Brnovich even closed his eyes when Arizona was sued back in August 2017, by an Arizona Lawyer, in Federal District Court. The same Arizona Lawyer, who has raised numerous constitutional infrastructure violations by the State of Arizona and State Bar of Arizona. Same $10 Million civil lawsuit against Arizona places the State in a precarious position, because Brnovich intentionally failed to file an Answer, to protect its State’s interest.
Two core issues raised in the $10 Million civil lawsuit against Arizona, still awaiting decision by the Federal District Court, Plaintiff raised constitutional challenges regarding: (1). invalid “Oath” of Office applicable to the same judge (2). not constitutionally seated on the Arizona Supreme Court bench from years 2010 through April 2021.
Brnovich has failed to uphold even his own “Oath of Office,” to include constitutional equal protections of Arizona Lawyer’s;
Bronovich’ promised: “I will enforce the Law” said in the May 7, 2020 statement, is nothing more than soundbite regurgitated political rhetoric;
Bronovich has failed to assure the Arizona Supreme Court comply with Arizona House of Representatives “Judiciary Committee” January 4, 2016, Final Report with Findings and Recommendation Report, that the Court implement First Amendment Protections for Arizona Lawyer’s;
Brnonvich, has even failed to file an Answer to the $10 Million Civil Lawsuit filed against the State in 2017;
Brnovich has allegedly participated in a public corruption coverup scheme conspiring with a judge (William J. O’Neil, Supreme Court of Arizona Presiding Disciplinary Judge) who was unconstitutionally seated on the Arizona Supreme Court bench from years 2010 through 2021.
The same unconstitutionally seated judge O’Neil, who operated from the supreme court bench also without a valid “Oath,” committed criminal Judicial False Impersonation, then Disbars Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon, Division Chief and suspended Rachel Alexander Deputy County Attorney, but still Brnovich continues to turned a blind eye; and
Surely for all the foregoing reasons mentioned above warrant inclusion of ANY “Ethical or Criminal Investigation” against Brnovich.
7/25/2021
“Noose Hung” now “Leaked” Sheriff’s Report Los Angeles County – reveals White Woman intentionally fabricated incitement of words – claiming victim attacked by two Black Males.
20th Century “Noose Hung.” Question now becomes whether the incitement words used by just one White Woman, could send two Black Males to Prison?
The White Woman claimed Choked one day by a Black Male, the next day Assaulted with a Deadly Weapon by another Black Male; and Where’s the Weapon?
Sadly the return of open racism, seems to be rearing its “Ugly Racist Head,” again and this time taking place within the City of Lancaster, California, a case based on one White Woman’s fabricated incitement words, alleged against two Black Males!
The White Woman’s incitement fabricated words were found in a “Leaked” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Exempted Report,” now made into a Court public record June 9, 2021.
See California Superior Court, Case No. 19STCV30315, Michael Antonovich Courthouse, Lancaster California, this Case was filed by the White Woman and her California Lawyer, with malicious intent to result in fake criminal prosecution against a third person by using a White Male’s name, with entirely wrong description of the White Male.
The White woman and her California (CA) Lawyer intentionally camouflaged a civil complaint, arguing a state law code that corresponds with California Criminal Felony Penal Codes 240/242 Assault and Battery, with penalty of imprisonment, fines or both.
The White Woman’s California Lawyer (“Court Officer”), currently under 94 Felony Criminal Count Indictment out on Bail, for alleged $22 Million insurance fraud scams, committed against various insurance companies, White Collar Crimes …
Day #1: White Woman Jolena Halstead claimed she is a victim and was violently choked by a “Black male” on November 2, 2017.
Day #2: Next day the same White Woman Jolena Halstead claimed to be a victim again and accused now second “Black male” of committing a violent offense: Assault with a Deadly Weapon against her person in the “Leaked” Sheriff’s Report dated November 3, 2017.
However, instead of White Woman Jolena Halstead, giving names of two suspected Black Males, she then uses the name of another male, this time being now a White Male, with entirely wrong description for the fabricated incident November 3, 2017.
Hence, “Leaked” Sheriff’s Report dated November 3, 2017, put into a court public record on June 9, 2021, moved in as an Exhibit by the White Woman and her California (CA) Lawyer, said in pertinent part: “Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Suspect Black Male. Suspect dragged White Woman out of her bedroom and using all his momentum and force, pushed her down the second floor staircase.” …
Amazingly, the “Leaked” Sheriff’s Report dated November 3, 2017, omits what weapon was used and where the supposed deadly weapon was committed against White Woman Jolena Halstead, by second suspect “Black Male?”
The 20th Century racist White Woman Jolena Halstead statements were nothing more than feeble fabricated statements conjured in her head due to a history of Meth and Marijuana drug abuse.
Sadly a confidential source said, instead of the White Woman Jolena Halstead, paying her rent when due, she decided to use it towards purchasing illegal street drugs. Halstead also needed to come up with a stall tactic why didn’t have money now to pay for her housing.
July 2, 2021, Family Spokeswoman in a Bi-Racial Marriage with the White Male, has since demanded, that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s File Criminal Perjury charges against White Woman named: Jolena Halstead and her CA Lawyer Philip W. Ganong, for filing a fabricated “Leaked” Sheriff’s Report, with the Court on June 9, 2021.
“There has to be a measure of accountability,” for committing Perjury against the State, Court, Public, two Black Males and a White Male. …
Family Spokeswoman hopes Los Angeles County Sheriff’s will do the right thing, remove its “Leaked” Exempted “Incident Report” dated November 3, 2017, from the Court public record at Michael Antonovich Courthouse.
July 6, 2021, Family Spokeswoman concluded by saying, even though her family’s origins are from the deep south of Tuskegee Alabama, where segregated schools existed during the Jim Crow era, they were still taught to be color blinded and love your neighbor like you love yourself.
The Family Spokeswoman was even proud to admit that her Grandfather and Father were both Deputy Sheriff’s serving a total 13 years during some of the most horrific times in Deep South Alabama.
A public apology is paramount to be made by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s, because someone within its own agency “Leaked” Sheriff’s Exempted fabricated “Incident Report,” dated November 3, 2017, on June 9, 2021, filed into a court public record.
6/24/2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
By Moffatt Media Staff
Stay tuned for Updates.
3/5/2021
Former Congressman Rick Renzi (R-AZ) received a Presidential Pardon from President Trump, making Renzi one out 116 Pardons granted back on January 20, 2021. Relevancy of this societal issue still exists because what happened to Renzi, could very well happen to your family member, friend or yourself.
Renzi said, from day one, the case against me has been nothing more than political targeting because I was defending land of an Apache Tribe.
Renzi was convicted on federal criminal charges on 17 of 49 original counts. On October 28, 2013, Renzi was sentenced to three years in federal prison and released January 6, 2017.
From 2003 to 2009, Renzi had served the people of Arizona as their Congressman for Arizona’s First Congressional District – until crooked prosecutors, corrupt business interests, and political operatives conspired to cut my political career short and take me down. The FBI had even promised to pay a prosecution witness, tainting his conviction for corruption related to a land deal, said Renzi.
Renzi attorney Kelly Kramer of Mayer Brown LLP said the panel of federal prosecutors hid the scheme that their key witness, investor Philip Aries, had changed his account of a land deal after agents had promised what Aries thought would be as much as $25,000.00, if he collaborated.
“It is a fact, verified by court sanctions during a post-trial misconduct hearing, that the FBI offered money through a payoff scheme to manipulate the key witness in my case while this witness was going through bankruptcy. The prosecution then deliberately sponsored this lie to the jury and hid this scheme from my attorneys and the court.”
Such information became material evidence and would have allowed Renzi’s defense counsel to impeach Aries at trial, Kramer said. Contrary, prosecutors invoked Aries’ testimony 90 times in closing arguments and told the jury Aries hadn’t received “one thin dime” for his cooperation in this case, despite Aries later testimony that he thought he was going to receive would be like “hitting the lottery”
“The Presidential Pardon received by President Trump will allow my life to begin again. More importantly, my family and many friends who did not give up on me can begin to heal and together we can all move forward.” says Renzi.
“When one is truly innocent they will not plead guilty to a crime they did not commit, I did not commit any crimes and refused to plead guilty; the crimes were actually committed against me and my family due to FBI and prosecutorial misconduct schemes,” by rogue FBI agents, said Renzi.
Renzi ended with saying, “my life after pardon with innocence restored, because I fought them over the last 14 years every step of the way, and I paid a heavy price. Now, I will fight for the innocence of other people who have been the subject of abuse of power.”
7/1/2021
7/2/2021
As previously reported by The Voice/Black Voice News, after years of corruption, power struggles, settlements paid to disgruntled employees, investigations, a state audit, and disputes between board members leaving ongoing litigation, beleaguered West Valley Water District (WVWD) ratepayers find themselves not only struggling to pay for their life-sustaining water service but also footing the bill for the alleged unethical actions of their combative directors.
Ongoing Litigation
The whistleblower lawsuit brought on behalf of the district by its director Dr. Clifford Young along with former WVWD employees Patricia Romero and Naisha Davis against Defendants Tafoya & Garcia, LLP., Robert N. Tafoya, Kaufman Law Firm PC., Martin Kaufman, Albright, Yee & Schmidt, APC. (AYS), Clifton Albright, and Robert Katherman and Rob Katherman Consulting was dismissed, leaving a $50,878.40 legal bill due.
Los Angeles Superior Court (Source: Wikiwand)
At a June 16, hearing at the Los Angeles Superior Court, the court denied Defendants Tafoya & Garcia, LLP, Robert N.Tafoya’s motion for legal fees and costs in the amount of $50,878.40 against plaintiffs C. Young, Romero, and/or Davis finding the defendants “have not submitted any detailed billing records to substantiate their attorneys’ fees” while allowing defendants to refile its motion with “evidentiary support.” No hearing date has been scheduled.
Defendants Tafoya & Garcia, LLP and Robert N.Tafoya were the only defendants to file a motion for attorney fees and costs. In his motion Tafoya points the finger directly at C. Young, Romero and Davis claiming they used the whistleblower lawsuit as a “sword” against him and to “chill” the investigations Tafoya was conducting into C. Young’s “illegal and unethical behavior.”
The tables in the case were turned on December 1, 2020, when Albright, Yee & Schmidt, APC. filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against C. Young, Romero, Davis, as well as their attorneys Rachel Fiset, Erin Perez-Coleman, Michael Zweiback, Zweiback Fiset & Coleman LLP. alleging malicious prosecution, abuse of process, defamation, negligent interference with economic advantage, and intentional interference with economic advantage.
There are now three ongoing lawsuits pending in San Bernardino Superior Court related to this fiasco filed against the district by its former employees, Davis, Romero, and a third former employee, Nadia Loukeh, who filed a lawsuit on June 3, naming WVWD as well as C. Young, and Romero personally. She alleges sex and gender discrimination, retaliation, harassment, a hostile work environment and wrongful termination.
Additionally, according to WVWD press releases and February 23 meeting minutes, the district has paid about $1.3 million in settlements to its terminated, “disgruntled employees.”
Alleged Unethical Directors, Current and Former Employees, and a Potentially Criminal General Counsel
The IE Voice and Black Voice News provided an opportunity to comment about this article to every individual allegedly involved in either unethical behavior or implicated in criminality as written in this story.
WVWD Director Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor joined the WVWD Board of Directors in December 2017. Formerly the police chief of the City of Baldwin Park, he came under immediate scrutiny according to a Southern California News Group report (SCNG) when his first action was to nominate Baldwin Park City Attorney Robert Tafoya to serve as WVWD’s general counsel.
Three weeks before this nomination, Tafoya, as city attorney for Baldwin Park, recommended its City Council approve a controversial, one-year police chief contract with Taylor, one year and two months after Taylor was fired from that same position. Tafoya purportedly helped Taylor negotiate the new contract with Baldwin Park.
West Valley Water District Director and former Baldwin Park Police Chief Dr. Michael Taylor.
Former WVWD Director Don Olinger once described Taylor and Tafoya’s actions as a quid pro quo. Others purportedly recognized Taylor and Tafoya benefited from each other’s actions. Also, experts described Taylo’s contract as “extremely unusual,” :”highly inappropriate,” and even “unprecedented.”
As part of the negotiated contract Taylor would receive a $20,000 annual salary increase, a $25,000 annual pension increase, it prohibited any annual performance evaluation and included a provision protecting him from termination unless he committed a felony offense.
This is the same Taylor now running for the Rialto City Council.
Former WVWD Assistant General Manager Ricardo Pacheco
Ricardo Pacheco, formerly a council member of Baldwin Park, was recommended by Taylor and hired as WVWD’s assistant general manager in December 2017. He was terminated in November 2019 with a severance package, and by June 2020, pleaded guilty to accepting $37,900 in bribes from a Baldwin Park Police officer working at the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) direction. The Justice Department reported Pacheco accepted bribes in exchange for his political support of the Baldwin Park Police Association’s contract.
C. Young, Romero and Davis alleged in their Second Amended Whistleblower Complaint, that Pacheco managed Baldwin Park matters on WVWD’s time, maxed out his district credit card with non-district entertainment expenses, and patronized strip clubs during work hours.
Ricardo Pacheco former Baldwin Park City Council member and former Assistant Manager West Valley Water District.
In 2019 as a member of the Baldwin Park City Council, Pacheco voted in favor of releasing then Baldwin Park Police Chief Lili Hadsell. She later filed a civil lawsuit against the city alleging gender discrimination, specifically alleging Pacheco and Taylor made sexist comments to her subordinates and conducted a pattern of harassment after Hadsell replaced Taylor. In March 2019, Hadsell was awarded a seven million dollar judgment against the City of Baldwin Park.
Former WVWD Human Resources Director Deborah Martinez
Former WVWD Human Resources Director Deborah Martinez was hired in August 2016, promoted at Taylor’s recommendation in December 2017, placed on leave in December 2019, and terminated in April 2020 after it was confirmed she was facing criminal charges for tax fraud–the charges were not related to WVWD. WVWD officials learned of the criminal charges in September 2019, and kept them under wraps for three months until the story broke in the press.
WVWD General Counsel Robert Tafoya
In November 2020, the Los Angeles Times reported the downtown Los Angeles law office of WVWD General Counsel Robert Tafoya and current Baldwin Park City Attorney, were searched by the FBI in an ongoing probe into how Baldwin Park administers cannabis businesses.
The FBI also served search warrants at the home of San Bernardino Planning Commissioner, Gabriel Chavez, a San Bernardino County planning commissioner. The report noted a former Baldwin Park police officer testified to receiving complaints from three cannabis operators alleging “questionable business practices” and $250,000 in bribes paid to Baldwin Park officials.
Following the FBI search of Tafoya’s office, the City of Baldwin Park issued a press release stating it had not been contacted by federal agents, and would cooperate fully with authorities while distancing itself from Tafoya explaining he works for the city on contract.
Robert Tafoya WVWD General Counsel and current Baldwin Park City Attorney.
In a separate incident, the Los Angeles Superior Court sanctioned Attorney Robert Tafoya and his client Lorena Cabrera, $60,153.56 for filing a frivolous claim for disability discrimination against Cabrera’s employer Sonora Foods, Inc. doing business as Popchips, Inc.
A review of WVWD meeting agendas from December 3, 2020 through May 20, 2021, found one closed session item at its May 20 meeting to conduct a performance evaluation of its general counsel, minutes reflect “no reportable action was taken.” .
The IE Voice and Black Voice News inquired about whether Tafoya’s contract with WVWD should be reconsidered in light of the FBI search of his office and his sanction for filing and pursuing a frivolous lawsuit.
WVWD Director Greg Young explained, “As much as the district could benefit from new counsel, I have little faith that the present administration and board majority will ever seriously consider making a change.”
Director Greg Young West Valley Water District Board of Directors.
“Numerous ratepayers have asked me about why the district continues to use the general council we do even after many of these and past revelations,” Greg Young revealed, concluding, “Sadly, talk is cheap and politics never change.”
WVWD Director Dr. Clifford Young
WVWD Director Dr. Clifford Young has faced his own allegations of unethical behavior such as using ratepayers’ money for personal political purposes involving an event in December 2017. He purportedly presented a political victory event as a Christmas celebration, requested and received reimbursement from WVWD totalling $1,897.43.
At the time, former WVWD Ratepayers Association President (RPA) Don Griggs filed a detailed report to the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). The FPPC found “insufficient evidence” and forwarded the complaint to the California State Attorney General’s Office.
Clifford Young Director West Valley Water District Board of Directors.
In October 2018, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office issued a written assessment to WVWD’s attorney regarding two complaints filed against C. Young concerning the reimbursement of $1,378.58 for travel expenses for a canceled 2016 business trip to Washington, DC and a $538.41 reimbursement by WVWD in 2016, for fees on his personal Linkedin account.
The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit reported that C. Young, without admitting any liability, acknowledged the payments in question were inappropriate, the payments were inadvertent and the money repaid.
The allegations continued to dog C.Young, and when pressured by the RPA in September 2018, WVWD retained the law firm Milon Pluas LLP (Pluas) to investigate the allegations in the FPPC complaint. In March 2019, Plaus substantiated the allegations and in April 2019, then WVWD General Manager Clarence Mansell submitted the report to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit.
In response to a request for comment for this article, Public Affairs Officer Mike Bires of the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office explained, “Unfortunately, we are prohibited in speaking about any matters or investigations by our Public Integrity Unit.”
Adding, “Should our office determine a crime has in fact been committed by any elected official and there is evidence which will support us pursuing a criminal case, we will issue a news release..”
Meanwhile, C. Young was primarily at the helm of WVWD during the period, July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018, audited by the State Controller’s Office.
State auditors found WVWD officials overrode established processes for hiring and promoting employees and failed to retain sufficient documentation to support its hiring selections or to justify promotions and salary increases that did not adhere to district policy.
They found WVWD held two expensive district meetings outside the district costing ratepayers $73,602. The auditors could not find justification for the meetings and described them as “lavish” retreats. Directors were compensated without documenting its business purpose or having prior board approval.
Auditors also found questionable reimbursements for travel and meals where they could not verify whether the expenses were district-related or who attended.
WVWD’s credit card practices were also determined to be highly susceptible to fraud, waste, and abuse, where no written justifications were provided and no receipts were maintained.
In addition, state auditors found WVWD failed to comply with its own procurement requirements for professional services requiring contracts over $10,000 awarded to the lowest qualified bidder with written contracts and purchase orders. The auditor found sole source contracts and in one instance, WVWD paid almost $100,000 without a written contract.
