CaptainKickback wrote:So, which do you think it is? That Jack H. is lying or that Pete is? My money is on Pete.
I don't think so.
First of all, so that the audience can follow along, the docs:
the Cedrone memo and
the exhibits to that memo. My observations, in rough order of declining importance:
(1) Unless Cedrone has forged an entire series of emails - something that truly seems unlikely - Jack ("Reynold") Hendrickson reviewed the motion and the affidavit throughout its preparation, and finally approved it. Pete wrote it, in combination with "paralegal" Sarah Waltner (whom we've discussed on several occasions). Jack then gave Doreen his ECF login and password - what a nitwit - and she forwarded them to Waltner, who did the filing.
(2) The notary who swore the "Jack Hendrickson" signature on the affidavit was no acquaintance, but just worked in a bank and notarized docs as a favor to bank customers. In an interview with IRS agents, she said that she knew none of the idiots, had no recollection of the incident, but would not have notarized a signature without the person present, with ID. I believe her.
(3) With all this in mind, take a look at the previously unpublished June 2011 letter from Jack to the Court (the first doc in the "Exhibits" file). In the light most favorable to Jack, it is disingenuous; least favorable, a panicked deception. While he doesn't say it, Jack clearly implies that the motion/affidavit were filed without his approval, his trust abused by Pete. The emails don't permit that conclusion. Jack is very careful never to deny that he in fact signed the affidavit. We now know the reason for such care - it appears that he did. Moreover, to my non-expert eye, the signatures on that letter and
the questioned affidavit appear quite similar.
(4) Those emails that Cedrone attaches as exhibits are arguably at least confidential, and perhaps privileged. They contain (through third parties, since Pete is in jail) communications from his client. While a lawyer may reveal confidences to prevent his client from deceiving the court, Cedrone accuses Jack of deceit, not Pete (he could hardly openly accuse his own client). I hope for his sake that Cedrone had Pete's permission to release these publicly.
(5) Originally, Cedrone was supposed to sign the affidavit trashing Mark Lane, but he refused.
(6) Mark Lane deserves to be trashed on general principles. See "Carto, Willis".
(7) With the possible exception of Cedrone, what a bunch of idiots. Did I already mention that?