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Senators, Representatives Put on Notice About Severe Abuse of Public Official Power by CIA designate Leon PanettaInvestigative work by Badger Flats Gazette sent by mail with priority to California delegation, to be emailed to every member of Congress. badgerflats.com - January 24, 2009
(PRNewsChannel)
/ Monterey, Calif. / Members of the
California congressional delegation as well as the entire US Congress
will soon see first-hand the investigative work of reporter Gene Forte
of the Badger
Flats Gazette showing Leon Panetta, CIA Director-designate,
participated in covering up rampant abuse of public official power in
Monterey, Calif., the magazine reported today.
“We
have sent our work via priority mail to the offices of judges, senators,
and representatives in California,” says investigative reporter Gene
Forte and one time candidate for Governor of California (http://vote2003.sos.ca.gov/recall/1-3-1-forteg.html).
“Soon, we will email every member of Congress with the same material.
We want to make sure no stone is left unturned when it comes to getting
this message out…there will be no plausible deniability.” Forte
says the documents show Panetta participated in covering up abuse of
public official power in connection with his son’s law firm. Forte has
requested that the documents be presented to President Barack Obama and
Vice President Joe Biden. “This
is not an indictment but certainly should be seen as a call to action
for our new administration,” says Forte. “I leave it to an honest
panel of people to find the public official guilty or innocent. My job
is simply to bring it to people’s attention and it seems like no one
else is writing about this so my efforts must ramp up to make sure the
right people know about this corruption.” Forte,
who is an investigative journalist with the Badger
Flats Gazette, gained national recognition when McClatchy Newspapers
credited him for breaking the story of Los Banos Mayor Tommy Jones
violating California’s Fair Political Practices Commission Disclosure
laws by failing to disclose loans from a local, powerful real estate
developer. The
evidence provided by The Badger Flats to Congress should provide
material for questions and demand answers during confirmation hearings. “The
bottom line is that Panetta regretfully got caught up in covering up for
the Fenton & Keller Law Firm that his son, Mr. Christopher Panetta,
works (http://www.fentonkeller.com/attorneys/panetta.htm)
for fixing a real estate trial with judges on the Monterey Superior
Court bench,” says Forte. Forte
says he personally told Panetta of the incriminating evidence against
his son’s law firm in a conversation on Oct. 10, 2003. He
says the fact that Panetta, who heads The Panetta Institute (http://www.panettainstitute.org/institute/institute.htm),
a non partisan center for the study of public policy that espouses the
virtues of being an honest public servant, would engage in the cover up
of politicians and hometown public officials, makes him unqualified to
be CIA director. Forte
says that the documentation reveals Panetta has betrayed what he claims
to be every American’s “oath to a sacred covenant to America (http://www.panettainstitute.org/commentatires/03-0713.htm).”
Forte lays out the evidence in the pages of The Badger Flats Gazette
which is all available online at BadgerFlats.com.
Calls to Panetta seeking comment were not returned prior to this
release. “Panetta’s
appointment, in lieu of the overwhelming evidence being brought forward
to top public officials of Panetta participating in covering up rampant
abuse of public official power would pose a threat to the National
Security as touted by the FBI (http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/pubcorrupt/pubcorrupt.htm),”
says Forte. “The members of Congress are on notice…and they will not
be able to say they didn’t hear about this. Now, it’s up to
them as to what happens from here.” About
The Badger Flats Gazette: The
Badger Flats Gazette, a paper dedicated to taking on public official
corruption. It always comes out when the Good ol' Boys least
expect it, and discusses issues such as unethical attorneys,
unscrupulous public officials and other unsavory types skimming money
off the top of projects intended for the public good. Contact: Glenn
Selig, ThePublicityAgency.com This
press release was sent by the press
release distribution service PRNewsChannel, the first and only press
release newswire created by journalists.
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