Exclusive: Richard I. Fine Documents California Judicial Corruption On Full Disclosure Network®

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Jan 03, 2011, 06:10 ET

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an exclusive video, recorded for public cable television channels, the Full Disclosure Network® reports how jailed attorney Richard I. Fine originally learned of the $300 million in illegal payments to State Superior Court Judges by the County of Los Angeles. The video along with the attached Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Objection here both detail how the Judges and County conspired to destroy Richard I. Fine, Ph.D. a former U.S. Prosecutor in the Department of Justice in Washington D.C. Video: http://fulldisclosure.net/Programs/580.php?stream=4

Never Charged, Never Convicted Of A Crime

Although Richard Fine was never charged or convicted of a crime, Judge David Yaffe held him 18 months in solitary "coercive confinement" in L.A. County Jail for civil contempt of court. Fine had attempted to remove the Judge from the case where he had admitted taking illegal payments from the County, a party to the case. (Marina Strand Colony Homeowners II v County of L.A.)

In His Own Words

Richard Fine, told Full Disclosure, "I can sit here today and tell you that based upon every brief that was filed and based upon every Supreme Court Decision that I should never have been in jail and that every court avoided their responsibility and did not follow the law." He noted that U.S. Supreme Court precedent cases have held that individuals could not be held more than five days for civil contempt of court.

Judge Resigns From Office Early

Strangely, the controversy resulted in Judge Yaffe's early resignation from office, just days after releasing Richard Fine and one day after the Judge himself had vowed to keep Fine in jail. His release order stated: "By keeping him incarcerated for 18 months the court has deterred others from defying its orders to the extent it is possible to do so given the facts of the case."

Interview Available Online

The video is available for viewing online and from link below, as a public service of the Full Disclosure Network® an Emmy Award winning public affairs program featured on community and public cable channels in major U.S. cities and throughout California.

http://www.fulldisclosure.net/Programs/581.php

Richard Fine's Objection Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal

http://fulldisclosure.net/Documents/9thCir.09-80130DisbarmentObjection.pdf

Contact: Leslie Dutton 310-822-4449 www.fulldisclosure.net

SOURCE Full Disclosure Network