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UPDATE! : The new Justice Watch weblog has been added to this site. Click here to read the latest The Washington Times published a story on Bill's case. Click here to read the entire story
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Could This Miscarriage of Justice Happen to You?William (“Bill”) Kennedy is a great American – though you wouldn’t know it by the way the United States Government has treated him. A former publisher of the Conservative Digest, a supporter and friend of the Reagan Administration, and great patriot of our founding principles, Bill was nevertheless convicted of “white collar crimes” in connection with his rapidly expanding and growing precious metals business, Western Monetary Consultants. In 1994, he was sentenced to an outrageous term of twenty years in federal prison. It wasn’t until after his first appeal was lost, and his first petition for habeas corpus relief was denied, that the full scope of the government wrongdoing in this case became known. And then, because of the technicalities of a Congressional Act passed in 1996, Bill has been unable to even receive so much as a hearing before a judge on the massive, detailed, and sworn evidence he and his lawyer have accumulated proving that he was wrongfully convicted by an assistant federal prosecutor in Denver, Colorado. Has it been tragic for Bill, and his wife, and his three children, and their grandchildren, to be separated for the last ten years, while he has languished in federal prisons? Of course. But the problem goes far beyond that. Bill Kennedy’s case is a snapshot of what could happen to any American businessperson whose business takes a downturn, and who finds himself or herself at the mercy of overly aggressive or unethical federal prosecutors. Beyond that, if you are unfortunate enough to become convicted of something you didn’t do, the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) will now practically guarantee that, after your first petition for habeas corpus relief is denied, you will never have a chance for a fair hearing before any judge in the nation. To read more about the scandalous and shocking consequences of the AEDPA, and what you can do about it, CLICK HERE. |
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JUSTICE INJUSTICE - THE STRANGE PROSECUTION OF BILL KENNEDY
SPECIAL TO UPI BY BOB BARR (former congressman and federal prosecutor) September 23, 2003 Millions of Americans are aware of the unusual case now being waged against decorating diva Martha Stewart; how the Justice Department took a break from chasing terrorists to indict the flaxen-haired maven of home management for – among other transgressions – telling her investors that she was innocent! What those millions of citizens who wonder at this questionable use of Justice Department resources don’t know, is that there are other citizens who are victims of bureaucratic indifference (or worse) at the Department. William R. (“Bill”) Kennedy is one such citizen… (CLICK HERE FOR REST OF OP-ED) |
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