Ex-Arkansas State Senator Jake Files was convicted of money-laundering, wire fraud, bank fraud including illegally securing $56,700 from First Western Bank. He falsified bids, and profiting thousands of dollars from state funds intended for construction of the River Valley Sports Complex. He was able to secure millions from the General Improvement Fund (taxpayer money) for the Marshal’s Museum & other projects.

Private Citizen Attorney Oscar Stilley, active MENSA member, was convicted of tax evasion regarding someone else’s money in the amount of $340,000. Mr. Stilley was to be tried in Tulsa, Ok. The judge assigned to the case was Claire V. Eagan who decided to recruit Stephen P. Friot, a judge from the Northern district (OKC) to handle the case. Eagan represented the Western district of OK.  Eagan did not comply with the requirements for replacing a regular judge from her district with an outside judge. Judge Stephen P. Friot, by his own admission, had pulled the case out of the ditch for the government. Friot said that it rankled him to have to do a “scab-over” for the government’s defective case—but he did it anyway. Obviously, Friot was and is the government’s hitman. How did a judge of this caliber affect Oscar Stilley’s trial?—Quite obvious that years in prison means nothing to Judge Stephen P. Friot.!

Now compare the politician’s sentencing vs. the private citizen’s sentencing. 

First the sentencing of government employee ex-Senator Jake Files convicted of 3 major crimes—Money laundering, Wire Fraud, & Bank Fraud for which he received an 18 MONTH sentence, accompanied by an early out.

Second is the sentencing of private citizen Oscar Stilley convicted of tax evasion of someone else’s money in a sham trial as shown above and received a 15 YEAR prison sentence of which he has served 9 ½ years about to be 10 years.  Which leaves 5 more years of imprisonment.

Is there any honor in either one of these sentences the judicial system afforded? Citizens, what do you think?  In my strong opinion concerning citizen Stilley, the judge himself by his own admission was and is guilty of high crimes and torture.

No good comes from the federal judicial system as we can observe from Washington DC to the Western District of Arkansas & the Northern District of Oklahoma.  It leaves a stench.

Joe McCutchen

Arkansasfreedom.com

Equal justice under the law?  How about selective justice under the law?                        August 18, 2019,

Using 2 Fort Smith citizens in exploring the legitimacy of the title of this article.

I shall begin with ex-Arkansas State Senator Jake Files who was convicted on 3 counts: WIRE FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING, BANK FRAUD, including misuse of STATE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND (GIF).   Taxpayer monies. Those are heavy crimes, perhaps involving $millions?

There are sources that maintain he is still under investigation for bribery. $90,000, a number involved in both cases.

Files had deep-seated relations with the governor of Arkansas, the Fort Smith City Board, the downtown “Stakeholders”, and probably others attached to a quid pro quo.

Questions have been asked on multiple occasions to members of the present & past Ft. Smith City Board as to who promulgated the idea of a massive softball complex, why Files (R) and Democrat office holder Lee Webb were selected to construct; no bids taken, no oversight, and why was  Lee Webb not tried along with Files? In the end, the complex was incomplete, shoddy, and an embarrassment to the entire city government, as well as Fort Smith citizens…i.e. incompetence, political inside dealing, unpaid contractors & a plethora of other violations.

The day after the light was shone on Files potential criminal activities, then State Rep. Matt Pitsch announced that he was honored to serve the Western District as the next State Senator. Obviously, the fix was in between at least Asa Hutchinson and Matt Pitsch. Pitsch is the legislative Screw for Hutchinson. In all likelihood the both formulated a plan for Files to take the fall long before Files’ news hit the streets. Was former protégé & business partner of Gov. Hutchinson & now Western District Federal Prosecutor Duane Kees involved?

Files bequeathed at least a $million Arkansas taxpayer dollars to the planned Marshal’s Museum which was initially started by Griffin & Sicard as a “private enterprise” and both echoed, no tax dollars would be used.   The county, city and Fed also bequeathed Griffin & Sicard’s project with millions of taxpayer dollars.  All Money-Changers.

Files recently made a DEMAND to be paroled IMMEDIATELY.   The basis he is using to justify his early-out was praying, reading 70 books (what kind?), written extensively (about what?), counseled inmates (on what?), and earned a Master Gardener certificate. Technically, they don’t have paroles in the Federal System.

Coupled to the crimes he was convicted for he is still under investigation, as previously noted, for what is said to be a bribe of $90,000 by a nursing home complex, home office in Fort Smith. Allegedly one of the owners, David Norsworthy is the briber and is walking free.

Now to the second example: the case of Oscar Stilley, a former Fort Smith attorney who was convicted for income tax evasion. The case involved Stilley’s handling of IOLTA (lawyer’s trust) money for two clients.  One client loaned $250,000 to Stilley’s co-defendant Lindsey Springer out of money in Stilley’s IOLTA account.  Another involved $90,000.  Both clients testified at trial, saying that Stilley did exactly what he was told to do, and that they had no complaints.  Stilley had a duty under the Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys, to promptly pay out money to the “person entitled” to money in his trust account.  Stilley simply did what he was required to do pursuant to attorney ethics, criminal law, and civil law. 

His case was remanded to Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Northern District and given to Judge Claire V. Eagan, who promptly recused herself, followed by the recruiting of a Judge from the Western District of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City to handle the case. There were judges available who could handle the case in the Northern District.  Eagan did not comply with the requirements for replacing a judge from her district, but rather with an outside Judge.   Eagan appointed Judge Stephen P. Friot who appears to be the DOJ’s hitman. Judge Friot has demonstrated, in other cases, a willingness to “scab over” the government’s defective cases, and “pull the government’s case out of the ditch.”  In Stilley’s own case, Friot acted without a government motion to strike Stilley’s post trial motion and brief, proving that the guilty verdict was necessarily invalid.  He refused to order the production of the trial transcript in time to allow Stilley to prepare an appeal on trial issues, saying that Stilley hadn’t been sentenced yet.  At sentencing Friot sent Stilley to jail immediately, over Stilley’s protest that this would destroy his ability to appeal.  Stilley has been held without being allowed his one direct appeal, for over 9 years.  True to his history and background, he has abused his authority to deprive a criminal defendant of DUE PROCESS.  At this point two federal violations, one by Judge Claire V. Eagan and one by Stephen P. Friot. Both these judges acted to steamroll federal law that disallowed Oscar Stilley to defend himself!

Stilley’s client Eddy Patterson gave $90,000 to Bondage Breakers Ministry.  The government claimed that Oscar’s co-defendant and client Lindsey Springer was the alter-ego of Bondage Breakers Ministry.  Stilley stated he did not specifically recall who the $90,000 check was made out to.  Stilley further stated, “I just know that Patterson told me to convey the $90,000 and I did!  Once more, NONE OF THE MONEY WAS OSCAR’S!

Therefore the amount of money involved (gross amount, not tax liability if any).  In essence amounted to $340,000. The $250,000 loan was from Tulsa dentist Pat Turner to Lindsey Springer (nearly all repaid) and was the foundation of the 2005 tax evasion charge.

The $90,000 from Eddy Patterson to Bondage Breakers Ministry formed the foundation for the tax evasion charge in 2003. 

From those modest numbers Judge Stephen P. (Scab-over) Friot decides that Oscar Stilley owes the ludicrous sum of $776,280!!!! 

Oscar has defended himself and inmates when the prisons violate prison law. For short periods of time in one prison he was allowed to teach a class and it was overwhelmingly successful and for that type of conduct he was regularly transferred to other prisons, repeatedly sent to SHU (solitary confinement), “shots”, loss of good time and as previously mentioned transferred to other prisons, etc. to break his spirit.

President Trump has created a program, previously referred to, known as the First Step Act of 2018.  It is designed to teach skills to inmates and to reduce recidivism.  Stilley has pleaded for permission to donate computers, software, support, office supplies – but can’t even get an answer.  Stilley stands ready to teach GED as well as advanced courses – if the Department of Justice-Federal Bureau of Prisons (DOJ-FBOP) is willing to cease its obstructionism.  At Yazoo City Low, where Stilley is confined, he can’t even get access to archaic “Fusion” keyboards, with which to teach keyboarding and writing skills.  The DOJ-FBOP is doing its best to defeat the purposes of the First Step Act.

Oscar and a number of other people have contacted Ms. Brooke Rollins (Assistant to the President of the Office of American Innovation), who the President appointed as Chairman of this 1^st Step undertaking.  Some have sent documents & descriptions of what Oscar could do and is essentially asking to do.   Rollins’ office is in the White House.  Oscar and his supporters have not received one word from Ms. Rollins office pertaining to 1^st or 2^nd Steps and Stilley’s masterful teaching abilities.

Oscar informs that there is extreme inmate interest in completion of 1^st & 2^nd Steps since they provide points leading to parole, how to deal with outside life when released and more specifically their legal rights.   However the program priorities seem to have been torpedoed.

Excerpts of conversations Barbara & I have had with Oscar demonstrate vividly the wide gulf that exists in prison sentencing and law enforcement as you will soon see, all replete with a political protection racket.

According to Oscar: “The government refuses access to my own property and rights to property in order to prepare an Appeal Brief.  They’re not used to people who don’t give up. They thought that repeated trips to SHU (Security Housing Unit), and “Shots” (negative reports), loss of good time, transfers to other prisons, etc. would break my spirit.”

“I will never, never, never give up. I will fight to the bitter end, regardless.  I will write my Brief if I have to do it after I get out of prison.

My legal position is summed up as follows: If I had been guilty all this time why not let me appeal? Whereupon the circuit panel can write an opinion explaining TO THE WORLD why my legal arguments are meritless?  If I am not guilty, why not let me use my own property and rights to property to advance my legal argument and get a ruling?”

“I REFUSE TO SHOW REMORSE, ASK FORGIVENESS, OR CONFESS TO A CRIME I DIDN’T COMMITT. I SEEK JUSTICE NOT MERCY”

The point of all this are examples of SELECTIVE JUSTICE and the vicious power held & used by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, an all too often criminal operation.

Referring back to former Arkansas State Ex-Representative & Senator Jake Files is demanding a release from his prison sentence immediately. Is that strong language indicating he might squeal?  U.S. Prosecuting Attorney Duane Kees is a close associate of Gov. Asa Hutchinson, which may have something to do with Files snowflake sentence and a potential early release.  File’s web, no pun intended, of criminal possibilities continue to expand.  Hutchinson’s appointment of Kees as a Federal Prosecutor may not be unlawful, but certainly is a conflict.

Files has written a sophomoric 5 page motion based on worship, counseling, receiving a “Master Gardener’s Certification, and reading 70 books and claims, using that silly worn-out expression he “could make a difference and move forward”.

For Files’ known criminal activities while in the Arkansas Legislature, he received through the political protection racket an 18 month “snowflake” sentence, now demanding to be released after only 1 year served.

Now compare Oscar Stilley’s criminally corrupt treatment by the U.S. Justice system (DOJ).  He was handed a 15 YEAR SENTENCE OF WHICH 10 OF THOSE YEARS HAVE BEEN SERVED, BY FEDERAL JUDGES WHO WERE IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL MANDATES BEGINNING IN TULSA, ENDING IN OKLA. CITY. THE 15 YEAR SENTENCE IS WHAT IS CRIMINAL.  REMEMBER WHAT JUDGE FRIOT SAID, THE CASE AGAINST OSCAR WAS DEFECTIVE.

The OKC District assigned their number one Federal Judge Hitman to assure a conviction, no matter the means.  As previously stated the records are extremely murky and would not allow Oscar his personal documents involving $250,000 of his client’s money (not Oscar’s) and a homemade RV.  Let’s say for explanatory reasons only, that IF Oscar was guilty of the charges  against him,  an honorable judge and most citizens would think a sentence of 1- 5 years would satisfy even the most fiendish & brutish of Federal Judges. Again, OSCAR HAS SERVED 10 YEARS!!

In real time the 2 sentences should be reversed between the whimpering criminal Files and the real man fighting for honor and EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW—THAT WOULD BE OSCAR STILLEY WHO ALSO LOST HIS FAMILY, HIS LAW LICENSE, HIS HOME, HIS FREEDOM AND HIS REPUTATION. All the atrocities/punishment committed against Oscar are uncivilized, as is the case of much of the government. In Oscar’s case, in addition to Judge “Scab-over” Friot, the real criminal is the DOJ?

Oscar recently filled a case in the Southern District of Mississippi seeking a court ruling on the issues that DOJ-BOP have dodged for 9 years.  The complaint is 69 pages of Trulincs documents, the exhibits consist of 285 pages.  The Feds refuse to give him access to his docket and docket items.

It certainly would be refreshing if Arkansas Senators Boozman & Cotton would respond to Oscar and the many inquiries made to Boozman & Cotton regarding his sordid unjust situation.

A word from Founding Father Patrick Henry: “THE FEDERAL SHERIFF MAY COMMIT WHAT OPPRESSION, MAKE WHAT DISTRESSES HE PLEASES, AND RUIN YOU WITH IMPUNITY. FOR HOW ARE YOU TO TIE HIS HANDS?”

Oscar, you are the one to whom the honorable Mr. Patrick Henry dedicated this.

Joe McCutchen

arkansasfreedom.net

P.S. Thankfully, a Judge has just denied File’s request for early out.  

Cc: Ms. Brooke Rollins

Office of American Innovation

White House