truthandgrace

Thanks for the insight. I am still curious as to why the AUSA did not act to dump this case if she or he knew about problems with the locals. It would seem to me that not much would have changed from the time Cefalu blew the whistle to the time Carrol submitted the affidavit. My point here is that 1811's seem get thrown under the bus more often than AUSA's who actually quarterback such investigations when they get tot the Title III level do.

I wish I knew why the AUSA would choose to compromise their integrity and the Justice system for the sake of going along with....in the words of ASUA Montoya...the F***'n local yokel's. Maybe the promise of all those RICO counts....and all those indictments got the better of them. In my opinion....that makes them no better than the vendetta driven locals who sold the ATF...FBI...Judger Wanger and the Grand Jury...a corrupted and contrived bag of goods...packaged in a wiretap affidavit. Only Cefalu stepped up and put Justice first. You are correct in that there seems to have been no new information gained or written into the affidavit after Agent Cefalu left the case. Please look up the Road Dog Case and see for yourself the result of this multi-million dollar effort to (in the words of one local yokel DA investigator) "GET BOB HOLLOWAY AT ANY COST"!!
Please take note....that the local yokels...in an ad hoc task force and then the federally funded task force had made Mr. Holloway a target for over aa decade. I believe there is no way FBI Agent Carrol could have confirmed much of what he was told from the locals. He went with their word....or did he? He left one week before signing his name to the affidavit...it does make you wonder. I would like to ask Agent Carrol just what went on...and if he knew about Cefalu's concerns.

Where was the AUSA in all of this? Typically in such cases the AUSA would have to approve the contents of the affidavit prior it going to the Magistrate for signature. Did the AUSA have the same information as Cefalu and Carrol? I'm not as familiar with this case as most of you seem to be.

At one point in the investigation AUSA Montoya stated in an email to Agent Cefalu that she had no problem calling off the investigation because they had not come up with anything on the main target...Robert Holloway. Apparently she did not raise questions when the local LE found a FBI agent to sign his name to the wiretap affidavit. The AUSA's knew of Agent Cefalu's concern about the locals inappropriate push for wiretaps...but did nothing about it. Even stating that they did not know who the whistle blower was when forced to speak of it to the defense. Give me...or "Justice" a break! I think everyone involved in the investigation should be held accountable.

Road Dog Case main defendents (targets) take a plea on Tues. A hearing on the wiretape affidavit continued last Thurs. Big news is that the FBI agent who signed the affidavit did not write it. FBI agent Nathan Elias says he read it...and got daily updates on what the Task Force was doing. He admitted that he trusted the local LE to give him truthful information and that they were the source for most of the affidavit. Agent Elias's co/worker/lead in the case wrote the affidavit but left for Washington one week before Elias put his name on it and sent it to Judge Wagner in Fresno. What seems wrong here? This FBI agent...Carroll?...leaves the week before his affidavit is sent to the Judge...leaving his co/worker Elias to submit it as his own. What is wrong here? Did agent Carroll not play along with the locals....much like ATF Agent Cefalu? What made him leave without putting his name on the affidavit? Did this FBI agent Carroll have any contact with Agent Cefalu or the ATF UC's? Agent Elias admitted never talking to any of them about the investigation. Do any of you know what FBI Agent Carroll has to say on the subject? Was he a whistle blower on the affidavit like Agent Cefalu? Did he just go away...? My best to the Holloway Family, their friends and Agent Cefalu!!!

Yes it will be interesting. None of the executives at ATF have the ability to admit that they did anything wrong (see CNN piece and review the comments of Melson and Domenech as a current example). That means they need a scapegoat. Enter Vince Cefalu.

A post by Doc Holiday says that Melson may indeed be looking into issues concerning Agent Cefalu since the CNN piece. There is a long way to go...but starting is a good thing. Unfortunately for the victims of the vendetta driven investigation that Agent Cefalu blew the whistle on...their very serious fight for justice and freedom is going on right now. I have serious doubts about the Judge. I know the government's prosecution team went along with the questionable affidavit....will they be held accountable? I am praying for justice for all involved. Somebody call CNN. They need a quote from Judge Wanger!

The Road Dog Case in Fresno has been changed to Tues.the 22nd at 1:00PM. It will be interesting to see how this hearing on the wiretap affidavit will go. Agent Cefalu was retaliated against when he spoke up against using a wiretap.