Archangels of Justice On The Michael Bell Murder Case.

Check out Salvatore E. Rastrelli and Ira B. Robins on this video.  Warm regards to all.

http://youtu.be/uMrkpjyhWGs

The Martin County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Department Must Love Us Because They Make It So Easy For  Us To Expose Their Screw Ups.

On October 11, 2013 Sgt. Brian Gervais, Martin County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office, was reviewing Confidential Fund records when he discovered a series of discrepancies within the accounting performed by Sgt. Michael Dougherty, Criminal Investigations Division. 

The first discrepancy involved check #103301, for $752.45 issued to Sgt. Dougherty for the sole purpose of replenishing the confidential funds he was responsible for.  These funds are to be used ONLY for investigative purposes however on 08/28/13 Dougherty deposited that check in his 'overdrawn' personal checking account. Interestingly, he did not account for the funds in the Confidential Funds ledger until 09/16/13. 

The second discrepancy was check number 103739, for $1,170.32, issued to Dougherty on 09/30/13 for the replenishment of confidential informant funds.  He deposited that check into his overdrawn personal checking account on October 8, 2013.

A number of other discrepancies arouse during the internal affairs investigation as to how the Confidential Funds were being spent; restaurant tabs, informants, drug purchases etc, which seemingly had case numbers assigned much later than for when the receipts were recorded.

Sgt. Gervais reported the discrepancies to Internal Investigations Director Anthony Rengeneschi who in turn reported directly to Sheriff William Snyder. Then for some unexplained reason Sheriff Snyder personally contacted the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to conduct a criminal investigation into the matter.

Special Agent Alan Kameg was assigned the case and conducted numerous interviews into the missing money. What gets interesting is how, Lt. Brian Bergen turns over the responsibility of the cash box to Sgt. Dougherty without any formal training, yet tells him to see Lt. Budensiek  from another division to 'instruct' him. Both of these Lt.'s claimed they told Dougherty that the 'money' was never to be used for personal reasons, but did not offer any formal training.

It is a Sergeant’s responsibility to assist in creating budgets which are then sent up the chain of command to Lt.'s, Captains, Directors until approved by the Sheriff.   Even though the Sgt. and the Lt's apparently don’t have the common sense to operate a small expense account they are in charge of complex investigations?

Special Agent Kameg then questioned Dougherty about the checks he deposited into his 'overdrawn account" and about how he finally replaced the missing cash.

Dougherty claimed he did not get any formal training on how to handle the confidential funds, after the task 'was dumped on him.  Dougherty also stated he reviewed the Sheriff's Office policy in place, but it didn't contain any guidance.  It is laughable that a Sergeant running a squad of detectives is not smart enough to balance a cash box which only contains about $1200.00 dollars at its maximum.

When Kameg asked Dougherty how he replaced the missing money, Dougherty claimed he had about $2,000.00 in cash in his car from off duty details.  Kameg followed up with, 'if you had the cash, why did you let your bank account get overdrawn?'

Dougherty then has the audacity to tell Kameg that he was recently divorced and didn't want to

disclose how much money he had in his checking account. Really?????  He deposits the Sheriff's Office money in his account to prevent the overdraft and possible fees?  What is the difference where the money came from that went into his personal bank account?  He obviously had not disclosed on the financial affidavit to the family court his true financial condition.  That is a crime in the State of Florida.  Money in your account is supposed to be declared not hidden from view.

The investigation took about 4 months of taxpayer paid cops and prosecutors to review. Ultimately, Assistant State Attorney Lev Evans was assigned to review the matter by ASA Thomas Bakkadahl.   His long winded, lawyer dissertation stated that Dougherty's sloppy record keeping, his lack of  training, and the fact that Dougherty had replaced the money, meant that the State would not be pursuing any criminal charges for theft.

The criminal 'theft statute' states that temporarily or permanently depriving someone of their property or money is theft.  Also, hiding assets or attempting to do so in family court is a crime in the State of Florida.

Dougherty was eventually given a written reprimand for being careless and irresponsible and notified that he would be punished for future similar occurrences.  It appears that IA Director Anthony Rengeneschi, who had a spotless record with the Miami-Dade Police Department, resigned because he wouldn’t participate in this type of cover-up.

QUESTIONS:  Did you know that the dumber you are the higher you go in the Martin County Sheriff’s Office?  Sheriff Snyder is pretty dumb isn’t he?   Is he so dumb he recently promoted Sgt. Dougherty to Lieutenant?  Is he also so dumb that he recently promoted Lt. Brian Bergen to Captain?  He sure did!  Aren’t both of them certified dumbbells?  Pretty amazing isn’t it?  That stupidity can get you promoted on the MCSD?  Or is it that Captain Bergen supported Snyder for Sheriff?  Or that he just kissed his butt?   Did you know that Sgt/Lt Dougherty is the stepson of a prominent local judge?  What happened to the MCSO policy that when undergoing discipline or internal investigations you cannot be promoted until one year has gone by?  Isn’t it true that ASA Bakadahl contributed to Snyder’s campaign for Sheriff?   Did Snyder Personally call the FDLE to investigate Dougherty and ask them to find that he did not violate the law?   When are you citizens going to get sick of this crap?  Did you know that you can obtain all of the reports and records from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement by requesting copies of their case # EI-06-0025?  

TAGS: Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Sherrif William Snyder, Sgt./Lt. Michael Dougherty,  Internal Investigations Director Anthony Rengeneschi, Lt./Capt. Brian Bergen, FDLE Special Agent Alan Kameg, Assistant State Attorney Thomas Bakkadahl.

Which One Of These People Is The Dumbest?

(Multiple Choice)

    A.     Martin County Florida Deputy Sheriff Benjamin E. Fennell

     B.     Florida Assistant State Attorney Alissa Cohen

    

    C.   Judge Darren Steele

         D.     All three are dumbbells.

(See correct answer below)

On April 14, 2014, Alfred J. Rastrelli, Uncle of Archangel of Justice Salvatore E. Rastrelli, was arrested by Martin County Deputy Sheriff Benjamin E. Fennell on an unfounded charge of “Deliberately or negligently allowing his horses to roam free.”   Deputy Fennell, had performed what can only be described as a totally pathetic investigation by someone having absolutely no knowledge of the evidence necessary to request charges be issued against a suspected lawbreaker. 

Next, ASA Alissa Cohen, also having absolutely no knowledge of what evidence is necessary to charge and convict someone, took Fennell’s information and authorized a warrant be issued against Mr. Rastrelli and there was not even a scintilla of evidence to prove the case against him. And even worse, based on absolutely no evidence or probable cause, Judge Darren Steele, who either was not wearing his glasses, cannot read, or had absolutely no knowledge of the law, signed the warrant and Mr. Rastrelli was arrested and forced to post substantial cash bail before he was released and eventually a retainer for the services of an attorney to defend him in this matter. 

Although Archangel of Justice Salvatore E. Rastrelli reviewed the case and submitted the following letter to ASA Cohen showing the complete lack of evidence she refused to drop the charges against his uncle.  Now, just recently, Alfred Rastrelli’s attorney told him that charge against him had been dropped.  But we won’t let these jerks get away that easy.

Archangels of Justice is in process of sending Martin County Sheriff William Snyder a copy of this letter as a complaint of false arrest against Deputy Fennell, a copy to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as a complaint of malicious prosecution against Cohen, and the State of Florida Judicial Committee  as a complaint against Judge Steele for incompetence.  By the way, those people and all of their immediate supervisors are not to be trusted in their official capacity.  But wait there’s more.  The taxpayers will now be forced to compensate Mr. Rastrelli for the money he spent to gain his release, his attorney fees, and for false arrest.  Let’s vote these dumbbells out of office.

  

QUESTIONS: Should a Deputy Sheriff know what he is doing when he arrests you?  What about a prosecutor before she charges you?  Is Alissa Cohen even an attorney? What kind of useless judges do they have in Martin County. They call themselves Honorable but are they? Just who is running the ship and going to take the responsibility for these goofs?  Do you think that if we send a copy of this posting to Governor Rick Scott he will take the necessary steps to correct the situation?  Or will he just throw our complaint away just like he threw his dog away?

The answer to the question at the beginning of this posting is:  D. All three are dumbells.

A Potential Cover-up in Progress

The following method, used by the police throughout the country over and over again,  is the way the Milwaukee County Wisconsin District Attorney E. Michael McCann attempted to covered-up the 2004 police beating of Frank Jude, Jr.  It took the FBI to bring the officers to justice.  Now, it appears to be how his protege, the present District Attorney John Chisholm, is attempting to cover-up the April 30, 2014 police shooing (15 shots) by one officer into an other unarmed man.  Although the test results are in, the DA now states that they don't know when they will decide if charges will be issued.  They are probably contacting their own group of "experts" to review the case and provide an opinion that the can use to clear the officer. As usual, they will probably wait a long time and then quietly release the results as "justifiable."  If you shot someone 15 times they probably would have already charged and convicted you.  This deprivation of peoples' civil rights goes on all over the country.  

For a clear example of how a police cover-up is in progress look towards Ferguson, Missouri.  First a police officer shoots multiple times and kills an unarmed 18 year old.  Then they won’t identify the officer or release the facts.  Then they say that the officer has an injury to his face but then won’t tell how many times the deceased was shot citing “a pending investigation.”  Now, 5 days later, they have not even interviewed the other man who was at the scene who has already spoken publicly about the incident.  And two women who witnessed the shooting are going to speak with the FBI agents called in to investigate the matter citing fear of the Ferguson police.  And there is more.  They have come down in a heavy manner on citizens who began to peacefully protest the shooting.  Remember, the city is composed of 63 % black population with only 3 black police officers on the department.  Then they arrest two white reporters from the Huffington Post and Washing Post because they didn’t move fast enough when told to leave a fast food restaurant near the scene.  Then they release the reporters who had taken videos of the police misconduct concerning their arrest.  And, the chief of police issues a statement saying they must do better in their dealing with the minority community.  Duh!  Ya Think?

Now, the FBI is involved.  It is possible they may be forced to take action against the shooting officer.  But, if history is any indication, they will sit on their investigation for a long time and then quietly claim the shooting was justified.  This is why “Archangels of Justice” is so necessary.  To inform the public just how representatives of our government usually work to the detriment of the public in order to protect themselves.

Another "Archangels" Case.

Michael Edward Bell Case

On November 9, 2004, a Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer shot and killed Michael Edward Bell in front of his mother and sister, in the driveway of their residence.  The original police reports of the four officers claimed that a lieutenant had been physically holding Bell in a bear hug, bent forward at the hip, over the hood of the driver’s side of the car.  Those reports indicate that Bell had been shot with a semi-automatic hand gun placed directly against the side of his head by an officer who had been standing in front of that vehicle. They gave the specific impression that Bell had been shot in the left side of his head.  The four officers maintained this story, even testifying that Bell had been shot in the left side of his head, in depositions related to a civil case brought by the Bell family. It was at that time they learned that the autopsy report on Bell submitted by the medical examiner, showed that he had actually been shot in the right side of the head.

The police version of the incident was that Bell had resisted arrest after being stopped as he pulled up in front of his home, that four officers couldn’t subdue him, that he had tried to disarm one of the officers as they wrestled over the left front fender of a car that had been parked in the driveway.  They claimed the shooting officer had been in front of the car and placed his gun to Bell’s head and shot him.  Apparently, the officer who had been at the right of the lieutenant had caught his holstered gun under the left side mirror of the car and yelled “He’s got my gun!”

Both Bell’s mother and sister, who were on the porch just a few feet away, observed the shooting officer standing to the right of the lieutenant who was holding Bell and to the left of the officer who had stated “He’s got my gun.”  If Bell actually had the gun, the shooting officer, who was in between the lieutenant on his left and the other officer on his right, would have seen it and could have grabbed it, and would have been able to verify any possible threat before using deadly force.  Since the lieutenant had Bell slightly bent forward and was holding him around his arms in a bear hug and the shooting officer was between the lieutenant and the other officer who wore his gun on his right side, it appears that Bell wouldn’t have been physically capable of reaching the gun.  All evidence suggests that the shooting officer did not verify any real danger before killing Bell and that all officers involved got together and falsified the story to protect the shooting officer. 
  

Subsequently, “Archangels” reviewed the entire case and determined that the city’s insurance carrier’s attorneys, who were representing the police officers, had created and proffered a second version of the story.  In a video recorded reenactment, they attempted to portray Bell as twisting and turning his body at the time he was shot.  There had been no mention in neither the police reports nor the lieutenant’s deposition that Bell had been twisting and turning.  This new reenactment shows that the lieutenant would have been directly behind Bell and would have been struck by the bullet when it passed through Bell’s head, but there was no blood on his uniform, nor was he struck by the bullet.

The attorneys then proffered another version and video reenactment in which they claimed more new facts, also contrary to the forensic evidence and medical examiner’s report.  The contact wound on Bell’s head did not match the new story and the bullet casing ejected from the gun was found in a location opposite to where its trajectory should have taken it.  Additionally, eyewitnesses reported that the officer who did the shooting was not where the officers had claimed he had been at the time he fired the fatal shot. 

In a fourth version of the story, the officer who had fired the shot claimed that he had held his gun sideways, in a left twist “Gangster style,” and that was why the casing was found where it was.  This statement was contrary to the forensic evidence and the reports and affidavits of the medical examiner.  Also, it is absolutely contrary to the deposition testimony of the shooting officer who stated that he had been holding his gun slightly canted to a right angle.  A total of six different versions were presented to justify the shooting.  All were false.  They were given by the officers because the true facts and their real positions would have proven that there was no justifiable reason to murder Bell.

“Archangels” has filed a request for an investigation into the Bell shooting with the U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the FBI.  Stay tuned.

The City of Kenosha eventually settled with the Bell family for 1.75 Million Dollars.  

Just One"Archangels" Pending Case.

John Maloney

John Maloney, a veteran Green Bay, Wisconsin, Police Detective, was in the final stages of a divorce, when his estranged, addicted wife, Sandy, was found dead in her fire damaged home. Maloney’s girlfriend, the state arson investigator, an ambitious prosecutor, and Maloney’s own attorney all played major parts in helping to convict him of her murder which turns out was not a murder.   Maloney is presently contesting his conviction and life sentence in prison.

The “Archangels” investigation has shown that brazenly ambitious special prosecutor Joe Paulus used State experts who claimed that Sandy was “probably strangled” and that 80 proof Aristocrat Vodka was used as an accelerant to start the fire.  But had any crimes been committed?  Over a dozen outside experts unequivocally say no, that Sandy died of an accidental alcohol overdose and the fire was caused by a lit cigarette that fell into the sofa cushions.  But, thanks to Maloney’s defense attorney, the jury never heard from the outside experts.  And thanks to the same defense attorney, who drafted his appeal, these issues were never included.  Now, evidence exists that indicates the state arson expert falsified his testimony about testing the vodka and a couch he allegedly set on fire.  The arson investigator has no documentation or video recordings of the tests, no time cards, no reports and never claimed any expenses for his alleged testing.  Nationally recognized experts were unable to get 80 Proof Aristocrat Vodka to burn even by using a blow torch and their testing of the couch material does not produce the same results the state arson investigator claims he obtained.  The Nationally recognized experts video recorded their entire testing procedures and the results they obtained.

At the same time the special prosecutor and state investigators were building a time line to support their theory that Maloney had a window of opportunity in which he could have committed the alleged murder and set fire to the house, another time line was building in the background.  It was a simple and deeply disturbing timeline that no judge or jury would review.  It supports a reasonable and legitimate inference that the special prosecutor, Maloney’s Girl friend’s attorney, and Maloney’s attorney conspired to frame Maloney for murder.

In 2004, the special prosecutor was charged in federal court with taking bribes to fix cases and evading taxes. He was sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison.  The State of Wisconsin conducted its own investigation, gave the prosecutor immunity from prosecution in exchange for “honest answers” to its questions and limited his jail exposure to 18 months, which he served in the federal system.

The Maloney case is one of 22 cases identified by local prosecutors as potential wrongful convictions. The record of the state’s investigation is sealed, and no action has been taken in those 22 cases.  It appears that the special prosecutor was never questioned by the state and was never compelled to provide any “honest answers” concerning his “fixing” the other 22 cases.  The state protected its “Good Ole Boy” and rigged the process to avoid undoing any wrongful convictions or compensating any wrongfully convicted individuals.

Did you know that this could happen to you?  You do now.

"Archangel" Ira Could Not Stand For This Anymore.

One night while on patrol, I observed a sheriff's deputy making a traffic stop on the street just off the exit ramp of the freeway.  Parking my squad car directly behind his I got out and walked up to "cover" him. The nicely dressed young man who had been driving the auto walked back to the deputy, stood between the two vehicles, presented his license, and politely asked "Why am I being stopped?" The deputy acted as if he had never heard the question and began walking around the man's auto apparently looking for equipment and registration violations. The young man followed the deputy as he walked around his auto and repeated his question several more times. Why am I being stopped?" he continued to ask. The deputy never responded to the requests.

All of a sudden, as they returned to the starting point between the two vehicles, the deputy spun around, grabbed the young man, and threw him face down on the trunk of his auto. I had not seen anything out of the ordinary but maybe the deputy had seen something I hadn't. "Maybe the guy had a gun."  I thought.  I quickly assisted the deputy and we wrestled with the young man in order to place him in handcuffs. When the deputy had thrown him onto the trunk he had become thoroughly agitated and it took some doing to restrain him. I still didn't know why he had been arrested. I stood back and realized that my left uniform shirt pocket had been ripped almost completely off as I unsuccessfully attempted to grab my ballpoint pens as they fell to the ground.

"Did you hear him threaten me?" The deputy then said. Although I had been right there, I had never heard anything like that. The young man had never threatened the deputy. I had not heard anything that even remotely resembled a threat. I looked at the deputy and said nothing in return.

Shaking my head, I returned to my squad car, advised the dispatcher that I was back "in service" and drove away from the scene before the prisoner wagon arrived.  I was deeply troubled by the incident. Several hours later I received a message to "call the shift commander" and when I complied I was instructed to meet the same sheriff's deputy in the district attorney's office at 8:00 A.M. the following morning.

I arrived at the district attorney's office right on time.  The deputy sheriff, who I will now refer to as the Prevaricator, was already present.  Webster's Dictionary defines the word prevaricator as "One who strays from or evades the truth." The young man, who was in custody but not present, was being held at the county jail. After a long two hours of waiting, during which the two of us said nothing to each other, an assistant district attorney ushered us into his office.  I listened as the Prevaricator told the prosecutor "I stopped the man for speeding on the freeway. Upon approaching his vehicle he became loud and profane and refused my repeated requests to quiet down. He got out of his vehicle, threatened to kick my ass and took a swing at me." the Prevaricator added, "I was forced to arrest him, and place him in handcuffs, for my own protection." His entire statement was a lie. Nothing even remotely close to his version had occurred.

At that point, I told the assistant district attorney that the deputy was not telling the truth and that I would not support any prosecution of the young man.  I also requested a district attorney’s  investigation into the deputy's conduct. He listened to my story and made a few notes on the legal pad, placed in front of him, on the desk.  If  looks could kill the deputy sheriff would have killed me right then and there. The assistant district attorney stated, "I will take a good look at the case and get back to you." I left the courthouse and drove home.

At roll call later that evening, I was instructed to see the lieutenant prior to beginning my patrol. On entering his office, he said, "The chief has instructed me to notify you that an assistant district attorney has reported you for being unprepared, and without notes, when you appeared in his office earlier in the day. I was stunned. The assistant district attorney had complained about me in order to protect the deputy sheriff. I attempted to explain what had actually occurred but it was obvious that the lieutenant did not want to know. "I don’t want to hear about it." He said. He was a "team player" and I wasn’t and anyway he was not interested in "making waves". He would sell me out in a New York minute to protect the status quo.

He said, "Consider yourself reprimanded." and instructed me to begin my shift. I did so, but went home several hours early, advising the dispatcher that I was sick. I was sick, and I was tired. Very tired.

Years later, long after I had left the department and won a substantial law suit against the city, I happened to meet the young man in a supermarket. We had both been shopping and he recognized and approached me. He looked terrible and I would never have recognized him. He told me that the assistant district attorney had eventually charged him with disorderly conduct and attempted battery to a police officer, that the deputy sheriff had lied to the jury, and that he had been convicted of both charges.  Because of that, he had served 6 months in the House of Correction, lost his job and his fiancee, became severely depressed, and had been institutionalized for a period of time. He had been "ruined" by the Prevaricator and the unethical prosecutor. Before we parted company, I gave him one of my business cards and told him to call me. But he never did.  I never saw him again, but I think of him often.

I did see that deputy sheriff again. He had been promoted to sergeant and was serving as the senior investigator with the internal affairs division of the sheriff's department.  It had become his job to investigate citizen complaints against other deputy sheriffs. That figured. It was the perfect job for him.

Every good cop has a similar story or stories about this kind of law enforcement officer.