Largo, Md. (06/03/2002) – More shocking news reveals that the  “Fraud on the Court” by top level Maryland officials in several regulatory Departments including the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, Department of Human Resources, the Judiciary, Treasury, and the Office of the Attorney General has led to the resignations and or retirements of several key cabinet members.  Reasons for their departures can only be speculated regarding their involvement in the 1997 “Fraud on the Court”.

            It no longer is a case of truth vs. fabrication but one of procedure in that the State failed to appear in a timely manner and used a tactic of intimidation by falsifying a case for the purpose of dismissing a docket entry when if fact they failed to appear in a matter before the court.

            In an effort to restart the calendar the Attorney General, J. Joseph Curran, had The Honorable James Cawood, former Judge in the 5^th Circuit Court, file a memoranda-requesting clarification?  He wrote instructions stating that “an appeal and claim for damages could not be contained in the same petition or filing”.  He was assured it was not the case.  He withdrew his memoranda for clarification, stating that the case filed “appeared to be a claim for damages.” 

            The Honorable Pamela North, Judge who remains on the bench at the Fifth Circuit Court dismissed an “appeal” filed by a bankrupt minority company at the agency level without realizing that the case before her was a request for “Judicial Review”, C97-42004 filed October 27, 1997, of an agency decision process.

Later Judge Eugene Lerner also dismissed the fraudulent case and has since removed himself from the bench.  Justice Thieme who wrote an opinion on behalf of Justices Sonner and Kinney has left the bench as well.  His opinion stated that the dismissed case, “Zarwell v. Diversified Information et al”, was affirmed because it was not served properly.  Fact of the matter was that the case was never before the Court.  The case before the Court was “Zarwell v. the State of Maryland, et al.”.

            Other key individuals who removed themselves from their political appointments during the period after news of the “Fraudulent activity became public are Eugene Conti, former Secretary of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation and Secretary Linda Fox, of the Department of Human Resources.  Ms. Fox also left shortly after it was learned that DHR fabricated false charges to discredit the plaintiff’s record of community service.  And, recently after pressure increased to settle the more than $100 Million case, former Treasurer Richard N. Dixon retired.

            All of the individuals served under the Glendenning - Townsend Democratic Administration that has continually built a record of corruption and fraud in its use of taxpayer monies for political gain as opposed to serving the State’s citizens..  

Gene Zarwell, a two-time candidate for U.S. Senate, one-time each for Congress and Comptroller is seriously planning to enter the race for Governor to draw attention to the real issues before Marylanders, (1) the high cost corruption, (2) abuse of the system, (3) rewarding inept leadership, and (4) disregard for accountability under the guise of sovereign immunity.

The total disregard for ethical, legitimate, moral, and responsible in this government seems to drive this administration and those within the administration seeking to continue that form of governing.  It is time to elect officials that believe government must be responsible to taxpayers versus the philosophy that government controls taxpayers.  Government leadership should demonstrate the highest standards of citizenship and not the lowest. 

            Zarwell is adamant about returning government to the people and has put forth several well-thought out proposals to change government to actually provide services and benefits to the taxpayers versus benefits to just those in government service on the dole.

            When does it stop – when voters (the private sector) elect trustworthy officials?   It’s their right to do that under the constitution of the State of Maryland, and of the United State of America.

            For more information about the issues alluded to above click Priorities…; for more information about the case click Costly Fraud…, and for a copy of this release click State Officials….

 

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