Subject: Judge Wedoff (UAL bankruptcy judge)
Wedoff was the bankruptcy judge in the United case.
Judge Wedoff sued for Corruption and Bribery
Independent Federal Fund Oversight Committee Files a Federal Lawsuit In Kansas City, Kansas Against Three Federal Judges, Three IL Judges and Eight Law Firms Citing Evidence of Corruption and Bribery In Connection With McCook Metals Bankruptcy Case In C
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Independent Federal Fund Oversight Committee Files a Federal Lawsuit In Kansas City, Kansas Against Three Federal Judges, Three IL Judges and Eight Law Firms Citing Evidence of Corruption and Bribery In Connection With McCook Metals Bankruptcy Case In Chicago
TOPEKA, Kan. June 6, 2006
David Martin Price, President of Independent Federal Fund Oversight Committee (IFFOC), today announced that he has filed suit in Topeka, Kansas against the Seventh Circuit Bankruptcy Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Eugene R. Wedoff, Federal Court Judges Mark R. Filip and James Zagel, State Court Judges Stuart Nudelman, Barb Disco, and Alexander P. White and law firms Seyfarth Shaw, Jenner & Block, Miller Shakman & Beem, Bryan Cave, Novak & Macey, Lord Bissel & Brook, Cummins & Cronin, and Jenkins & Gilchrist.
The above named defendants are accused of bribery, extortion, wire and mail fraud, racketeering, and conspiracy to commit crimes in connection with the McCook Metals bankruptcy case in Chicago. IFFOC has uncovered what it believed to be a $40 million bribery fund used by Seyfarth Shaw and General Electric Commercial Finance (GECC) to pay judges for favorable verdicts in the Seventh Circuit and Cook County courts.
Price and his IFFOC alleges the following was uncovered:
1) U.S. Chief Judge Eugene R. Wedoff is personally overseeing a $40 million "bribery fund" via the McCook Metals bankruptcy estate.
2) McCook Metals was never sold to French aluminum company Pechiney.
3) Judge Wedoff admitted he was still receiving residuals from his former employer, law firm Jenner & Block.
4) Jenner & Block represented Pechiney in its contested acquisition of McCook Metals - and currently represents General Electric Commercial Finance (GECC).
5) GECC was a lender to McCook Metals and United Airlines. Judge Wedoff was the bankruptcy judge in both matters.
6) Lynch issued subpoenas to U.S. Trustees Joseph Baldi and David Leibowitz for turnover of financial records and tax returns. Judge Wedoff blocked the Lynch acquisition of those documents.
7) Judge Wedoff refused to remove U.S. Trustee David Leibowitz due to conflicted representation. David Leibowitz's daughter, Debra Gordon, is a partner at Seyfarth Shaw.
8) Judge Wedoff refused to recuse himself despite being a defendant in a Federal Lawsuit (case number 06-C-2500) filed on May 18th, 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
9) Judge Wedoff refused to read an affidavit signed by a Federal Agent and submitted to the court on May 18th 2006 documenting the "Bribery Fund" and Judge Wedoff's active participation.
10) Judge Wedoff issued a "Denial of Motion" in his orders - with no written explanation as to why he did so.
11) All McCook Metals and Scottsboro Aluminum manufacturing equipment currently reside in Alcoa plants.
12) Judge Wedoff refused to allow Lynch to pursue his litigation claim against Alcoa and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Board (PBGC) for the unfunded pension obligations at McCook Metals. Alcoa, pursuant to its acquisition of Reynolds Metals, was responsible for those unfunded pension monies via successor liability provisions under ERISA laws. The same successor liability holds true for United Airlines.
13) Judge Wedoff, despite current ERISA and bankruptcy laws, allowed Alcoa and GECC to discharge their pension obligations to the PBGC - placing the responsibility for accruing these funds on taxpayers.
14) Judge Wedoff refused to allow Lynch to investigate the wiretaps' that Seyfarth Shaw installed at his home, offices, and manufacturing plants.
15) Judge Wedoff protected General Electric from liability in the McCook Metals liquidation, despite overwhelming evidence that GECC conspired with Seyfarth Shaw to coerce McCook Metals into bankruptcy.
16) Judge Wedoff issued an August 2nd, 2005 Memorandum of Opinion stating that Seyfarth Shaw never represented Michael Lynch.
17) Judge Wedoff refused to report to the U.S. Attorney's office that GECC had installed a "mole" into the McCook Metals organization. The "mole", Robert Rulman, testified in Judge Wedoff's courtroom that he was placed into the McCook organization by GECC to provide information on Lynch's anti-trust activities against Alcoa.
IFFOC has filed a Federal Lawsuit - case number 06-C-2500 - which is now on appeal to an alternative Circuit Appellate Court due to the fact that the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is a Defendant in the action filed by IFFOC, citing obstruction of justice in multiple Illinois courts including Cook County Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division.
IFFOC has discovered State and Federal District Courts allegedly attempting to sequester this information from public view by placing U.S. District Court case number 06-C-2500 under seal illegally. This information allegedly includes involuntary servitude, tax fraud, money laundering, four instances of breaking sealed documents, direct conflicts of interest pursuant to 28 USC section 455, illegal ex parte communications, and directions from the court to the opposing counsel on how to proceed with the case, as well as the court acting as the opposing counsel - arguing facts without objection, opposition, or omissions by the opposing party.
Frustrated by what he saw as obvious corruption in the American judicial system, David Martin Price founded the IFFOC in Topeka, Kansas in 1996 to investigate alleged governmental misappropriation of funds and manipulation of judicial processes. Mr. Price also serves on the board at St. Louis, Missouri's Foundation for Court Reform, and works in cooperation with Richard Farr of krightsradio.com in Denver, Colorado on a live broadcast on family rights. CONTACT: Independent Federal Fund Oversight Committee (IFFOC) David Martin Price, 847-691-3203 http://www.businesswire.com/
June 6, 2006
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Wedoff was the bankruptcy judge in the United case.
Judge Wedoff sued for Corruption and Bribery
Independent Federal Fund Oversight Committee Files a Federal Lawsuit In Kansas City, Kansas Against Three Federal Judges, Three IL Judges and Eight Law Firms Citing Evidence of Corruption and Bribery In Connection With McCook Metals Bankruptcy Case In C
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Copyright 2006 Business Wire, Inc. Business Wire, June 6, 2006 Tuesday 9:51 PM GMT
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Independent Federal Fund Oversight Committee Files a Federal Lawsuit In Kansas City, Kansas Against Three Federal Judges, Three IL Judges and Eight Law Firms Citing Evidence of Corruption and Bribery In Connection With McCook Metals Bankruptcy Case In Chicago
TOPEKA, Kan. June 6, 2006
David Martin Price, President of Independent Federal Fund Oversight Committee (IFFOC), today announced that he has filed suit in Topeka, Kansas against the Seventh Circuit Bankruptcy Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Eugene R. Wedoff, Federal Court Judges Mark R. Filip and James Zagel, State Court Judges Stuart Nudelman, Barb Disco, and Alexander P. White and law firms Seyfarth Shaw, Jenner & Block, Miller Shakman & Beem, Bryan Cave, Novak & Macey, Lord Bissel & Brook, Cummins & Cronin, and Jenkins & Gilchrist.
The above named defendants are accused of bribery, extortion, wire and mail fraud, racketeering, and conspiracy to commit crimes in connection with the McCook Metals bankruptcy case in Chicago. IFFOC has uncovered what it believed to be a $40 million bribery fund used by Seyfarth Shaw and General Electric Commercial Finance (GECC) to pay judges for favorable verdicts in the Seventh Circuit and Cook County courts.
Price and his IFFOC alleges the following was uncovered:
1) U.S. Chief Judge Eugene R. Wedoff is personally overseeing a $40 million "bribery fund" via the McCook Metals bankruptcy estate.
2) McCook Metals was never sold to French aluminum company Pechiney.
3) Judge Wedoff admitted he was still receiving residuals from his former employer, law firm Jenner & Block.
4) Jenner & Block represented Pechiney in its contested acquisition of McCook Metals - and currently represents General Electric Commercial Finance (GECC).
5) GECC was a lender to McCook Metals and United Airlines. Judge Wedoff was the bankruptcy judge in both matters.
6) Lynch issued subpoenas to U.S. Trustees Joseph Baldi and David Leibowitz for turnover of financial records and tax returns. Judge Wedoff blocked the Lynch acquisition of those documents.
7) Judge Wedoff refused to remove U.S. Trustee David Leibowitz due to conflicted representation. David Leibowitz's daughter, Debra Gordon, is a partner at Seyfarth Shaw.
8) Judge Wedoff refused to recuse himself despite being a defendant in a Federal Lawsuit (case number 06-C-2500) filed on May 18th, 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
9) Judge Wedoff refused to read an affidavit signed by a Federal Agent and submitted to the court on May 18th 2006 documenting the "Bribery Fund" and Judge Wedoff's active participation.
10) Judge Wedoff issued a "Denial of Motion" in his orders - with no written explanation as to why he did so.
11) All McCook Metals and Scottsboro Aluminum manufacturing equipment currently reside in Alcoa plants.
12) Judge Wedoff refused to allow Lynch to pursue his litigation claim against Alcoa and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Board (PBGC) for the unfunded pension obligations at McCook Metals. Alcoa, pursuant to its acquisition of Reynolds Metals, was responsible for those unfunded pension monies via successor liability provisions under ERISA laws. The same successor liability holds true for United Airlines.
13) Judge Wedoff, despite current ERISA and bankruptcy laws, allowed Alcoa and GECC to discharge their pension obligations to the PBGC - placing the responsibility for accruing these funds on taxpayers.
14) Judge Wedoff refused to allow Lynch to investigate the wiretaps' that Seyfarth Shaw installed at his home, offices, and manufacturing plants.
15) Judge Wedoff protected General Electric from liability in the McCook Metals liquidation, despite overwhelming evidence that GECC conspired with Seyfarth Shaw to coerce McCook Metals into bankruptcy.
16) Judge Wedoff issued an August 2nd, 2005 Memorandum of Opinion stating that Seyfarth Shaw never represented Michael Lynch.
17) Judge Wedoff refused to report to the U.S. Attorney's office that GECC had installed a "mole" into the McCook Metals organization. The "mole", Robert Rulman, testified in Judge Wedoff's courtroom that he was placed into the McCook organization by GECC to provide information on Lynch's anti-trust activities against Alcoa.
IFFOC has filed a Federal Lawsuit - case number 06-C-2500 - which is now on appeal to an alternative Circuit Appellate Court due to the fact that the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is a Defendant in the action filed by IFFOC, citing obstruction of justice in multiple Illinois courts including Cook County Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division.
IFFOC has discovered State and Federal District Courts allegedly attempting to sequester this information from public view by placing U.S. District Court case number 06-C-2500 under seal illegally. This information allegedly includes involuntary servitude, tax fraud, money laundering, four instances of breaking sealed documents, direct conflicts of interest pursuant to 28 USC section 455, illegal ex parte communications, and directions from the court to the opposing counsel on how to proceed with the case, as well as the court acting as the opposing counsel - arguing facts without objection, opposition, or omissions by the opposing party.
Frustrated by what he saw as obvious corruption in the American judicial system, David Martin Price founded the IFFOC in Topeka, Kansas in 1996 to investigate alleged governmental misappropriation of funds and manipulation of judicial processes. Mr. Price also serves on the board at St. Louis, Missouri's Foundation for Court Reform, and works in cooperation with Richard Farr of krightsradio.com in Denver, Colorado on a live broadcast on family rights. CONTACT: Independent Federal Fund Oversight Committee (IFFOC) David Martin Price, 847-691-3203 http://www.businesswire.com/
June 6, 2006
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