My Quest for Justice in America and what I found instead:

I looked into the eyes of Anders Behring Breivik on the Internet; trying to understand. I do not think it is hate, it is something more basic and a lot more scary than hate: it is internalized over a young lifetime; rote like metaphorical muscle memory of his soul.

Little Ali came to my mind lying on an old chipped iron bed in an Iraqi hospital with his bloodied stubs for legs and arms and he told someone that he used to want to be a soldier and now he wants to be a doctor when he grows up. They learn by example. I printed his picture and carried it with me and pray for him still when I remember. His face full of an odd shaming embarrassment and helplessness and a kind of begging to be put out of his misery.

How many twisted little bodies have we created in Iraq and Afghanistan and Libya and Pakistan. How would you like to go to bed wondering what were the chances of a drone attack? How would you comfort your child each day if you lived in a village where the chances of one were real? How can our children or any children in the world grow up unaffected by this?

Collectively we are teaching them to kill and to be unaffected by killing.

We either shrivel in pain and no longer function or we harden and go to the growers market or Starbucks and buy chic shoes and eat Thai food and watch Modern Family and pretend that we are the good guys or else we form into a monster: an Anders Behring Breivik.

Where are your souls? Why isn't everyone saying NO?

The angels are all around us. We can be brave and glow with truthfulness, Divine Truth, and demand that our politicians tax the devil out of the rich now and spend that money on our children and feed the children of the world and when anyone wants to negotiate peace we can say "yes" immediately instead of arrogantly refusing and we can demand that our politicians extend an olive branch in every direction.

How can we send 40 trained killers into a compound and then be elated at the death of a fellow human dumped into the ocean? How many children did we desensitize with that one?

How can we strap someone to a table and inject them with poisons that we know will stop their beating heart; around the world we feel the cruel and unusual punishment of their anguish leading up to this bizarre horrific moment and how can we believe that this makes anything right?

How could we ever come to a low where we debate the demonic writings of the authors of the "Torture Memos" and pay one to teach in a revered university and another to sit in one of our highest courts?

How insane has our society become? Didn't anyone hold you close and love you and teach you about love? Who are you really and why aren't you saying NO?

My Quest for Justice and what I found instead: Failure to enforce Protection of Children Statutes by HUD, HUD OIG and Courts.

                                                        APPENDIX M

                       SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

MARIA CATERINA ROSENFELD, et al, Appellant                                 No. 12-10165                                                                                                                     

v

James Hackett, Linn-Benton Housing Authority, Appellee

AFFIDAVIT   of Linn County Commissioner JOHN K. LINDSEY

I, John K. Lindsey, attest my affidavit to be used in the Supreme Court of the United States in support of the writ of certiorari in the previous mentioned case. It is my belief that a case of administrative retribution was brought onto Ms. Maria Caterina Rosenfeld for her discovery of housing entities failing to enforce federal laws.

I have, therefore, prepared the following statement:

On July 20 and 25, 2005, I received telephone calls from a person identifying herself as Caterina Rosenfeld. She said that she was having problems with the Linn-Benton Housing Authority and the enforcement of housing rules. The call was lengthy and documented. Over the next few months, I followed up by attempting to contact the Executive Director of the Linn-Benton Housing Authority James Hackett. My calls were not returned. These actions resulted in me formulating two questions:

1)  Is it illegal to knowingly house violent felons and sex offenders in federally funded housing projects?

2)      Who actually oversees the housing organizations and who can take corrective action?

            

I discussed these issues with local law enforcement including Corvallis City Police Chief Gary Boldizar who was in charge of the criminal reports in the Rosenfeld complaint. He informed me that everything that Ms. Rosenfeld said to me was accurate and that this willful violation of housing law dated back to 2000, this also included a death. After these revelations, I wrote United States Congressman Peter DeFazio and HUD Under Secretary Floyd May.

Mr. May was helpful in laying out the policy issues and legal issues of this complaint but non-committal on enforcement. Congressman Peter Defazio mailed back the federal statutes that he believed were being violated. It was made clear to me, by both the Under Secretary and the United States Congressman, that the Linn-Benton Housing Authority and the neighboring entity Willamette Neighborhood Housing were willfully violating federal law.

I verbally requested that the Board of the Linn-Benton Housing Authority investigate the incidents and terminate those responsible. It was then communicated to me by Mr. Hackett in a letter dated October 5, 2005 that the Linn-Benton Housing Authority had engaged in no wrong doing and insinuated that all the police investigations were false. This denial was in paragraph three. He also communicated that the County of Linn no longer had jurisdiction over his agency.

I then contacted Oregon State Senator Frank Morse to have a legislative opinion of this interpretation of these rules and that Linn County Attorney Thomas Corr issue an opinion. Senator Morse and County Counsel did not agree on the authority. I then approached the Linn County District Attorney Jason Carlile on enforcing these laws. The District Attorney said that DA’s do not enforce federal statute as a rule and in fact lawsuits were being filed against counties for enforcing US immigration laws. It would not be in the financial interests of Linn County to get into a turf war. I then requested on November 9, 2005 in writing that HUD start an official investigation in this matter. At this time it was apparent to me, given the enormous stack of criminal records and complaints that Mr. Hackett and those involved were being untruthful and deceptive. I continued following up on this issue and in the following year again confronted Mr. Hackett and Jim Moorefield, Director of Willamette Neighborhood Housing about this case in an electronically recorded meeting of the Linn County Board of Commissioners. On the record both men denied ever knowing who Ms. Rosenfeld was even though it was my understanding there were ongoing legal cases and that Mr. Hackett oversaw a hearing with Ms. Rosenfeld and numerous executive sessions.

Over the next two years, I contacted the staff several times of Congressman DeFazio and United States Senator Ron Wyden. Congressman DeFazio’s staff indicated this is a legal issue and Senator Wyden’s staff basically indicated they were not interested. I kept in contact with the Under Secretary of HUD’s office and discussed the ongoing problems with other individuals. I then contacted on several occasions, the office of US Attorney Karen Immergut. I was informed that they only could act if a report was filed by a federal investigator or the Oregon Attorney General. I contacted the office of the Oregon Attorney General Hardy Meyers several times and was informed by staff attorneys that these were federal laws, they did not have jurisdiction. I was interviewed by the FBI over the phone during this time. In the fall of 2008, I checked the sex offender registry against Linn-Benton Housing addresses in Corvallis. It appeared that no action had still been taken on protecting children in those developments. During the fall and into the spring of 2009 I talked with State Senator Morse on having a legislative hearing addressing the issue of sex offenders and felons being protected and shielded by state housing officials. Unfortunately, I fell ill in the March of 2009. At no time up this to point had I ever been questioned or interviewed by a federal housing investigator. My recovery extended through the summer.

During the summer of 2009, I learned that Ms. Rosenfeld was still pursuing justice in this case and protections for those disadvantaged children. I supplied Ms Rosenfeld a notarized statement for that case confirming I was an actual person and that these things happened. I told Ms. Rosenfeld to forward me information and documents on her case so that I could keep abreast of the issues she was pursuing.

During the period of 2009 through 2010, I learned that throughout the State of Oregon the act of housing dangerous felons and registered sex predators with HUD money was taking place. In fact, it had become written state policy as laid out in the 2005 Oregon Governors prison plan. To many, this is an obscure policy document generally not known. This policy was and has been resulting in more violent confrontations between law enforcement and individuals with a history that law enforcement is not aware of. It was during this time I had written and verbal correspondence with Washington County Sheriff Rob Gordon. He was at the time, President of the Oregon Sheriffs Association. The association had put out a signed release from Dec 2007 on the felon question. Today there has been no change in that position. It appears that no state law prevents it and only federal agencies can enforce federal law. I passed some of this information onto Ms. Rosenfeld. I had realized at this point the issue had become much larger than Ms. Rosenfeld’s initial complaint.

On June 1, 2010, I missed a call from Dennis Raschka at the HUD Inspector Generals Office. I returned the call and talked with staff. They believed that all of this case was made up. I assured them of who I was and that Police Chief Gary Boldizar was real.

Later in July 2010, I received an anonymous call from someone who said they had knowledge of contract audits by HUD of the Linn-Benton Housing Authority and abnormalities. After learning this I submitted a request to the Housing Director Cleo Klepzig on August 17, 2010. She would contact me a few months later by phone and tell me the records had been “accidentally” destroyed. A short time after that Ms. Klepzig had to resign due to outstanding child abuse warrants in another state.

While working though the year 2010 I had continued to learn more of the housing of felons and sex predators in HUD sponsored housing projects throughout the state of Oregon. A new twist was using Psychiatric Review Board prisoners to “fill” gaps in public housing without notifying neighbors, law enforcement and public officials. This practice is counter to federal law. At the year end I submitted a legislative request for a fix in state law with Linn County State Representative Andy Olson, Chair of the House Judiciary Committee. I also forwarded it to Senators Frank Morse, Brian Boquist, Lee Beyer and Representatives Phil Barnhart, Sherrie Sprenger and Jim Thompson. 

On Feb 4, 2011, my office of counsel received a public records request from Martin W. Jaqua of the Rickles Law Firm. The request was extremely vague and didn’t have a “direction”. Linn County Attorney Thomas Corr contacted the firm to ask what they were looking for. He tried to explain that Commissioners handle their own calendars appointment and functions individually and the County had no formal review of Ms. Rosenfeld's case. A blanket public records request could become expensive. It was also explained to an “unidentified female” who returned a call back to Mr. Corr that as a matter of process for example; Linn County Commissioner Roger Nyquist does not use a computer and that myself (John Lindsey) does not own a portable electronic device. I prefer paper, and written signatures. She became indignant and threatened the county with lawsuits if “Commissioner Lindsey does not stop snooping”and that the Rickles Firm would take action against the county. When I learned of this from Mr. Corr, I showed him the threat letter the Rickles Firm issued to the one attorney that tried to represent Ms. Rosenfeld. As a public official, lawyers constantly threaten us with lawsuits so I take it with a grain of salt.

In spring 2011, I had a conversation with Rep. Olson on why he had not drafted the legislation [Feb 14?]. He stated that I was lying about the issue and that there were no felons and sex offenders in public housing and that the PSRB individuals are “protected” along with other individuals, under federal rules. No proof of rules have ever been provided to me after six years at this point. I then approached State Senator Jason Atkinson about a similar bill he had introduced because of the proliferation of criminal housing problems in his district. Sen Atkinson showed me a legislative council interpretation saying it would be a violation of criminals’ rights under federal fair housing law and “medical privacy”. This was Deputy Legislative Counsel Joshua Nasbe dated November 3, 2010 with no legal references. I pointed out that in my previous discussions with the United States Attorney Generals office, they stated otherwise and on the A.G. website they state “the act does not extend to such criminals”. I had learned that behind the issue was the outrageous amount of money involved in these contracts and the pockets being lined. I hand delivered a copy of my correspondence in this case to every member of the Oregon Legislature offices.

That caused me to write the ranking member of the United States Judiciary Committee, Senator Charles Grassley on May 18, 2011. A few days previously I had contacted his staff who had said Sen. Grassley was outraged about this activity because he had learned about it several months before. The Senator’s staff informed me of documents entitled HUD Semi-Annual Report to Congress. It became apparent to me, after reading the 2009 report, that no one was watching housing money and still isn’t. I was shocked that the South American gang MS-13 was a qualified provider of housing services.

On June 2, 2011 I wrote a reply to State Senator Jason Atkinson about his bill. I then sent copies of that letter and the correspondence with Senator Grassley with the HUD report certified reciept mail to State Senator Ted Ferrioli and State Representatives Bruce Hanna, Dennis Richardson, Kevin Cameron, Wally Hicks. These were all self proclaimed “tuff on crime” republicans. I was hoping for some legislative response. I also sent this packet to several media outlets.  

During the month of June 2011, I started receiving phone calls from TV reporters at KVAL (Molly) and KEZI (Heather) in regard to predators in public housing. Heather from KEZI said that state politicians were upset with me. I declined interviews having an idea of where this was going. As political pressure mounted onto me to stop helping Ms. Rosenfeld I wrote Micheal Stephens of the Office of the Inspector General of HUD requesting “whistle blower” status for Ms. Rosenfeld. There was no reply. Around August 12, 2011 I talked with Lynn Ray at Oregon Department of Health Services who told me that criminals in public housing are protected by HIPPA and in fact “locking” criminals up and electronically monitoring them in public housing is OK. I pointed out that this violates the Social Security Act sec.202 [42 U.S.C.] (x)(1)(A).

On November 7, 2011, I again wrote United States Senator Charles Grassley about updated issues with the expanding issue of criminals in public housing “group homes”. The Oregon legislature had passed two bills (SB420 & HB 3100) that directly violated 42 U.S.C. chapt 135 sub V sec 13663 on placements of nationally registered predatory sex offenders and felons in public housing while violating the previous mentioned SSDI issue. It was, and is my view, that the State of Oregon had now crossed into Social Security fraud. I was also invited not to testify on these bills. I called the office of the Social Security Administration on November 7, 2011 to report this but still have no record of a returned call. I sent the Senator Grassley correspondence to several state and federal legislators. 

I spent the following year 2012 researching more on the growing issues. The number of person-to-person violent crimes involving public sponsored housing continued to do a brisk business despite violent crime declines overall. This confirms the discrimination of kids who find themselves living in these arrangements. I wrote the United States Attorney Charles F. Gordon about a complaint that Ms. Rosenfeld had about being denied an electronic recording of a hearing that took place in Eugene during the fall 2011 in front of the Honorable Michael Hogan. The comments recorded were of derogatory nature in reference to myself and former Benton Circuit Court Judge Goode and other officials by the Rickles Firm. I then had a short phone conversation a few days later with FBI Agent Mick Fennerty. Nothing memorable came from the conversation except a personal opinion he shared with me that the government money is to big in this case. Although I cannot remember the agents’ name that I talked with in 2008 (my phone notes are misplaced) he told me that it would be a good idea to let this issue die, the money was too much and powerful. Ms. Rosenfeld had stayed in contact through the year on and off.

 I contacted State Senator Betsy Close about this issue in Dec. 2012. My discussion with Senator Close was an idea to just address a piece of the issue. The federal agencies have proven they have no intent to ever enforce their own laws so we must do something to protect some of the kids involved. Senator Close had SB 506 drawn up. A hearing on the bill occurred on April 4, 2013 in hearing room A of the State Capitol. Present were Chair Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson and Senators Jeff Kruse, Tim Knopp, Chip Shields and Elizabeth Stiener Hayward. Senator Close joined me. Also Ms. Rosenfeld testified with another abuse victim of the Linn-Benton Housing Authority. Once again, staff of the State of Oregon Housing lied to the committee and stated that the law does not apply to public housing in regard to issues brought up. Later the next day, Ms. Rosenfeld contacted me and asked how it went. I told her it would depend on if the money people got to those in charge, but remember this is almost all federal money under federal jurisdiction.

On April 29, 2013, Senator Betsy Close contacted me and said for reasons she can’t understand, it appeared the bill had been blocked by the committee chair. I will continue to pursue a state remedy for this misappropriation funds with regard to housing. I told Senator Close “I am eight years into this, why stop”.

It is my belief that Ms. Rosenfeld had been the victim of administrative retribution by the Linn-Benton Housing Authority along with Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services for reporting ongoing violations of federal law. I further attest it is my belief that the State of Oregon and agencies working within Oregon have continued a pattern of behavior “skirting” federal law. In particular Title 42 Chapt 135 sub V sec. 13663 (provided by congressman DeFazio) and Social Security Act sec. 202 [42 U.S.C. 402] (x)(1)(A).  I also believe the court should grant Maria Caterina Rosenfeld her petition for writ of certiorari as a part of the remedy for retribution taken against her by the Linn-Benton Housing Authority and to order that the Department of Housing and Urban Development enforce the laws passed by the Congress of the United States of America.  

                 s/John K. Lindsey

                   Commissioner

                   Linn County, Oregon

 

My Quest for Justice in America and what I found instead: "My Heroes"

Fellow Americans,

This is a tale of my quest for Justice in our beautiful country and what I found instead.

On March 31, 2010 I filed a motion with Chief Judge for the Oregon District Court Ann Aiken to remove Judge Michael R. Hogan from my case against James Hackett and the Linn Benton Housing Authority. Before I explain why, I want to tell you about my heroes during the past ten years.

Robert S. Gardner is my hero because he treated a severely mentally ill pedophile that lived in the upstairs of my house with respect before issuing a permanent protective stalking order against him. He reminded everyone present that we are all God's children. I admire Judge Gardner because he administers Justice without prejudice or bias.

Chief of Police Gary Boldizsar is my hero because he returned my calls when a pedophile was stalking my child who lived in the upstairs of my house. Chief Boldizsar was truthful in reports concerning me even though I was uncovering corruption that involved individuals in government in Corvallis and Benton County. That took courage.

Rita Thomas, Jaquita Black and Phyllis Jones are my heroes because they are always kind at the very top of HUD's fractured system.

Richard Holmes is my hero because he loves and trusts me and helps me move my belongings -- including my oak secretary. He is also my hero because he loves trees. When Richard is finished removing the dead branches from a huge old oak, I see God. His respect for the health of the living tree and his deep awareness of beauty shows in his care of each tree. He has left his mark all over Oregon and trained young arborists that carry his skill into the future. If you stand in the grove next to the state capitol building in Salem, Oregon, you can see the many varieties of trees that survived the Columbus Day Storm and were lovingly recreated by Richard Holmes. The night I met him his eyes sparkled as he described the color of the blossoms on the red bud trees near his childhood home.

Phil Doud is my hero because he is a good man.

Linn County Commissioner John Lindsey is my hero because he took a stand for the truth and for the children of Corvallis.

He has been trying to change laws so that the private investors that receive IRS tax credits for involvement in the land development deals must be publicly disclosed. James Hackett and Jim Moorefield had to fill the units at Pickford/Leonard in order to secure more federal tax credits to entice investors in their lucrative land developments and no one would rent older units so they filled them with felons who did not qualify for HUD vouchers. They created a mini penitentiary at Pickford/Leonard. John Lindsey conferred with Corvallis Police Chief Gary Boldizsar to confirm the placements of dangerous felons around children in housing owned by Willamette Neighborhood Housing and HUD funded by James Hackett and the Linn Benton Housing Authority. Some of the felons were severely mentally ill as well as having long criminal histories. The Benton County Commissioners were ultimately responsible for the protection of Benton County from these individuals and did nothing to help. Linn County Commissioner Lindsey is actively trying to help. He is aware that James Hackett lied in public about the litigation he is in with me that stemmed from these illegal placements that I reported to every level of government.

Michael B. Wise is my hero because he welcomed me into his office when he was busy and without knowing who I was. He is America's hero for his work for Civil Rights and Constitutional law.

Luther MacLean is my hero for answering my calls within three minutes when the pedophile who lived upstairs was stalking my child. He is my hero for wanting Corvallis' citizens to have good lives rather than for himself to have glory.

Philip Howrey is my hero for writing a completely truthful and detailed police report and for hiding in the bushes to catch the man who tried to bash in my window. This man had a list of violent crimes when the Linn Benton Housing Authority placed him upstairs in my house and then refused to remove him when I reported that he was terrifying my daughter. Philip Howrey found the tool that this man used to rhythmically pound over my daughter's room for hours and sometimes all night. It sounded like a small bomb and shook our entire apartment. It could be heard across the street and two houses away. This pounding went on night after night.

Mark Posler is my hero for protecting children.

Evan Fieman is my hero for speaking the truth.

Madeline Rubin is my hero because she has backed up the truth of my claims even though she is shy.

Sheila Roberts is my hero because she has opened the door and made sure it stayed open for hundreds if not thousands of minorities to go to college. She sees the truth and allows others to walk at their own pace. She has courage and knows when to watch from a distance. Her wisdom and kindness are soothing to everyone who knows her.

Maiah is my hero because she encourages me to continue on my path of exposing the truth so that Civil Rights will be honored. She created the "World Child" concept through which everyone is encouraged to base all of our collective or individual decisions on whether the outcome will have true and lasting benefit for our children.

Angelina is my hero because she is deeply beautiful in every way. Her generosity has no limits. She sees no color and can not be fooled by anyone. Her goodness gives me hope for the future. Her brilliant mind dazzles anyone who has the intelligence to engage her in a deep conversation. She can win either side of any argument which is testament to the complexities of life.

Rudi is my hero because he is sensitive. His loyalty is absolute. He holds life as precious. In grade school he created a petition and got everyone in his school to sign it so that a little brown and orange salamander was spared certain death and dissection. I still have that petition and it is one of my treasured possessions because I can not make a salamander no matter how hard I try. When we drove through the Oregon Coast Range for the first time he was three-years-old. His eyes were big with wonder at the green trees reaching to the horizon. He asked me why there were so many trees on the hills and why it wasn't that way in Corvallis and I told him that there used to be trees everywhere. He was silent for a while. When he was done thinking he told me that everyone who loved concrete should go live on the moon.

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