If I could sustain the tone of a faux theater review for this I would. But i can’t. I’m not that well read.
But if I could I would just rave and rave about the work put into the probation trial by producer/director/playwright Fred Wyshak. The Fred Dog has so far called three or four witnesses who all seem to have a few of the following things in common.
First, they all have done nothing criminal.
Second, the cry and act like they did.
Third, they describe a legal act in the manner one would describe an illegal act.
Fourth, they embellish much such their remorse and the over-the-top feign disgust of patronage.
Fifth, they are testifying against and/or humiliating friends.
These five things show the brilliance of Fred Wyshak and the raw immoral way he uses it. Shakespearean.
A federal indictment is financial and professional ruin guaranteed, with little chance of come back. It brings tremendous stress upon families with everlasting ancillary effects. Regardless of verdict.
Because of this Fred can “hypnotize” people into thinking crazy things; like patronage and violating workplace procedures are not only federal crimes but also racketeering. It’s nice that Judge Young continues to remind the jury that patronage and procedure manuel rule breaking are not crimes.
The “hypnotized” become his actors. “How do want me to play this, Mr. Wyshak?”
So now we see the parade of judges and such on the stand exposing themselves, their families, and their intellectual weaknesses for our entertainment and Fred’s sick fixation on all things Bulger.In fact Wyshak did the unusual and objectionable move of pointing Chris Bulger out to the probation jury while he was in the audience.
You remember the very first paragraph of part one of the infamous Globe Spotlight don’t you? It’s where Judge Robert Mulligan violates about 15 rules of the Code of Judicial Conduct, remember? Judge Mulligan describes his first meeting with O’Brien after he (Mulligan) was appointed CJAM and how he was disappointed that O’Brien wanted to discuss his lawsuit against the Court for illegally arresting him.
Backstory:
A pompous judge named Anderson hated O’Brein so much that he locked him up illegally for contempt of court, The Spotlight series provided a link to a transcript of the contempt hearing where O’Brien was handcuffed and put in a cell. The lawyer for O’Brien and the probation department was Chris Bulger, son of Bill Bulger.
Now the Globe used the transcript, among other things, to get Bulger’s name in there tand bring him into the fold. They could not find anything on him anywhere. But what’s funny is Anderson was legally wrong regardless of the words and tone he used towards O’Brien and Bulger during the hearing.
What happened was Anderson ordered certain terms on a probationer that the department said they could not do. Essentially the Judge was ordering the probation department to allocate its budget in certain way favoring him at the expense of other courts.
O’Brien refused based on solid law and Anderson illegally locked him up.
O’Brien rightfully sued and guess what? The court, meaning the judges, settled. Find me another time the court did not back another judge on something like this. Never Never Never happens. What Anderson was outright illegal abuse of authority.
See, these guys play hard ball. Stupid hard ball, but hard ball.
It came out in the trial that Judge Mulligan tried to have O’Brien, the Commissioner of Probation, fired for lending his parking pass with a choice spot to an employee you had knee surgery causing some short term mobility problems.
Says a lot about Mulligan and his ilk, aye?
But anyway, this is all about the Bulger and that’s why Fred is here. Paul Ware concocted a report in which he specifically called for Bulger to be indicted. Freddy got an erection (I play blue) and when there was no turning back he realized that Ware lied and a Bulger indictment could not be manufactured.
But hey, lemonade out of lemons, right? So like a cat playing with a room full of wounded mice Wyshak is having the unwashed, the Beacon Hill/state judges crowd, come in and get knocked around by the pussy cat.
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This casino things is a freakin riot. Now Crosby and McHugh are figuring out what to in case of a tie vote on the Revere/Everett thing BUT they don’t expect a tie because the Commissioners get along well.
Do I really need to comment on this?
Today’s guess and win. How many people have told Steve Crosby and Jim McHugh directly, indirectly, subtly, suggestively, metaphorically , telepathically, and through interpretive dance that when it comes to the media “SHUT THE FUCK UP?”
Take a guess
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Hey, what’s the sense of being a blue blooded, Harvard lineaged, Mayflower Yankee with super intelligence and f-you money if you have to pimp Steve Wynn’s casinos to the local riff-raff? I mean that.
Us local riff-raff expect more from our blue blooded, Harvard lineaged, Mayflower Yankees with super intelligence and f-you money. I mean that too.
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2weeksy says
Ernst,
A few Probation more tidbits:
-you know the the Probation case is evaporating when the Globe sends third stringer Milton Valencia to cover it, and not even full time. This trial is the Globe’s baby. It started with their Spotlight story. Usually Wyshak commands the attention of Globe heavyweights, like Shelley Murphy and Kevin Cullen. Heavyweights 🙂
-another sure sign the wheels are wobbling is when Howie Carr says there was no crime.
-yesterday, two of Wyshak’s witnesses got their lines wrong and contradicted each other in stunning fashion. Fred was Not Happy. That’s what you get when you hire hacks.
-Wyshak’s Bulger obsession was revealed again when he improperly pointed out Attorney Bulger in the audience. Funny thing is Bulger is NOT on the list of 34 Unindicted Coconspirators! All of Wyshak’s witnesses are guilty of Racketeering.
-embarrassing: Wyshak’s witnesses were caught by the judge violating the judge’s sequestration order by collaborating with the FBI in the courthouse. Ugly!
-Fred is having a tough time getting his evidence in because Judge Young is holding him to the Rules of Evidence. Fred is used to telling Judges what they will do and won’t do in his courtroom. He walked all over Judge Casper in the Whitey trial. Wyshak was her boss before Obama made her a judge and she reverted to taking his orders without a fight. Mass Lawyers Weekly: “No lawyer would get away with what Wyshak is doing in any other courtroom in this state.”
-Wyshak had been objected to and sustained in as many as twelve consecutive questions. Judge Young reprimanding Wyshak in front of the jury: “You know it is improper to suggest the answer to your witness. Stop doing that.”
-Wyshak can’t even get away with his improper “talking objections”. That’s where he starts blabbing inadmissible evidence out loud to the jury. It’s a sleazy way to get evidence to the jury without a witness. Judge Young screams over him when he does it. Judge Casper let Wyshak do it, then prohibited the defense from contradicting the inadmissible evidence.
judy-meredith says
Laughed out loud and woke the kittens up.
“Today’s guess and win. How many people have told Steve Crosby and Jim McHugh directly, indirectly, subtly, suggestively, metaphorically , telepathically, and through interpretive dance that when it comes to the media “SHUT THE FUCK UP?”
Such good advice for lots of us to take to heart. Ernie do I have your permission to print up some free media advice flash cards? Can I quote you? Sans specific names you used of course. Just good general advice.
eb3-fka-ernie-boch-iii says
I’m an open source blogger.