I'm guessing everyone saw the ridiculous plea for Briones written by her buddy that appeared an El Paso Times article HERE. The biggest thing I take from it is that these types of people really don't see what they did as wrong. They don't want to take responsibility for it because they believe stealing from the public is their right. It's amazing how nuts these people are.
The worst part is the plea to get Briones a job so that she game the unemployment system. That part of the letter should be forwarded to the authorities so when she tries to make her claim they can deal with that properly. I think all unemployment fraud is premeditated, but this is a little bit worse than your average thief. Think of the people who really need the unemployment checks - the ones trying to get employed and stay employed. If don't think our welfare system is corrupt - think again. The letter proves that large portions of the population know how to cheat the system and don't think they aren't acting on that knowledge.
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I know everyone is upset about Judge Montalvo's super sealed documents relating to the ongoing corruption prosecution. If you don't know the inside story, or understand what's a play here, you'd have every right to be mad. I happen to know the game here and Briones' email plea is a great way of making the point.
People in a position to confirm or deny my words following this sentence will 100 percent always deny they are true - in public... right now. People "in the know" have told me as much. Give it a few years and people will be saying what I'm saying right now.
The FBI was so shocked at the amount of corruption they found once they started the investigation they made it clear to the federal prosecutors that nobody in El Paso could be trusted with the information because they'd start destroying evidence, alerting suspects and everything else that corrupt people do. People doing the investigation were literally saying "better than 90 percent of the people either elected or appointed to office at the County of El Paso are involved."
If the judge were to make all the information available it would hinder the government's ability to bring those bad people to justice. The federal prosecutors believe this, the judge believes this and the FBI investigators on the case believe this. Even here in DC, federal law enforcement and prosecutors are astounded at the level of corruption that was taking place in El Paso and how so many people escaped prosecution on the sheer fact that everybody involved was so corrupt they couldn't use them as witnesses against each other because either they weren't credible or they wouldn't testify. It was described to me as a situation where a person is murdered and 20 people witnessed it, but they were are breaking so many laws at the time of the murder that they wouldn't say how they saw the murder because it would incriminate them and the murderer walks free.
The bottom line - the feds do not trust anyone in El Paso with the information because they fear the corruption is so deep it would kill their case. References to the "tip of the iceberg" are common. And as you know, what is sticking out of the water that you can see is likely much smaller than what is not in sight.
If you think I'm full of it here, think about Briones and how she views her involvement in the whole thing. Don't you think many others have no feeling of personally responsibility? How do you think they would react if they had info that could help them cover their tracks or another corrupt colleague's tracks?
I know you all want all the information you can get, but I think you should be patient and let the government do its job. They aren't done dealing with the rats in the those sewers downtown.
You hit the nail on the head...there are so many involved it's unreal. It has gone on for so long here...I hope they get them all and quit lining their pockets with our tax dollars!! I'm Judge Montalvo's biggest fan!!
Posted by: Diane | July 25, 2012 at 02:22 PM
Fernando Parra - Why the Big Deal
http://www.newspapertree.com/politics/2071-parra-indicted-bond-granted-then-appealed
Why the big deal? I know why. Dumb question. Everybody is going to speculate that this move by the feds will move Parra to rat out others in the corruption scandal. I also think a part of the crowd wants all the people who worked with Parra in the past to be painted as "friends of child porn collector." I imagine that many of the people he worked with never knew of his little hobby. I do not think Fernando and his political clients were going over walk lists and then checking out naked minors engaged in sex acts. That does not matter in this town. If you're involved in politics and even saw Fernando at Wal-Mart once, you're going to be painted as a child molester.
As far as the FBI investigation goes - it's pretty much over. There's no way they'd let anyone remain in their public office if they thought for a second they were being bribed at anytime. You'd be a moron to think that the FBI would come out a year later and arrest an elected official and then answer to a public that says, "what the hell were you thinking letting a crook sit in office and spend our tax dollars for all that time."
If I'm wrong, the FBI is stupid. It's like a cop watching a drunk get in his car and letting him drive home drunk just to see if he might beat his wife. You take down the politicians before they can wreck anything else.
The whole Parra thing may bring hope to some, but for the rest of us, we know it's just another case of a sick human getting what he deserves.
Posted by: yucca mountain | July 25, 2012 at 07:07 PM
So more of Norma's friends are in trouble? Oddly enough, Norma never calls out her friends. She asks for restraint and patience. But God forbid Veronica Escobar wear flats. Norma will be the first to huff and puff 10 paces to her laptop to tweet, "Secret Agent saw Secret thing...WILL BLOGGIE about it".
Posted by: Norma's College Degree | July 25, 2012 at 07:15 PM
ya our welfare system is very corrupt...especially when we give millions to multimillionaires..the biggest welfare checks ever
Posted by: rich black guy | July 26, 2012 at 12:59 AM
Well, hold on sec. Isn't that what liberals want? You know the whole "you did not build that." Well, now you guys can put your money where your mouth is, and tell these multimillionaires "You did not build that!" And you see everybody wins - multimillionaires get their checks, you can guys can be self-righteous and shake your fist in fury.
Posted by: Norma's College Degree | July 26, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Norma mentioned again.
Posted by: Paul | July 26, 2012 at 07:37 PM
Those who keep mentioning that you mentioned Norma again are OBVIOUSLY trying to get you to stop. Bull. She is a public figure; held state office for 14 years, is very public on facebook, her blog and radio and makes all kinds of controversial comments and claims. LOTS of people talk about her and her antics. She throws herself into local issues, meetings, talks smack about public officials and private citizens alike. She wants the attention and commands it, then she or her friends come here and try to make it look like there is something wrong with you when you mention her. They would have NO problem if your comments were all nicie nice and kiss azz.
Posted by: MMPRType | July 27, 2012 at 07:50 AM
Norma made me listen to the entire George Thorgood song Bad to the Bone this morning..as her intro into her radio show. I think we all got it after 15 seconds... But she played the whole damn song... Doesn't that seem weird? Then of course the narcisist comes out as her first words uttered where about poor Norma losing her voice... Worthless self pity and typical Norma worthless Chavez.
Posted by: NORNC | July 27, 2012 at 04:46 PM
Hey Paulie - what's the matter you jealous no one mentions you? Why should they - your tax dodging is in the past, your cronies are all in jail, and even Norma stopped giving you air time.
Posted by: Norma's Ice Sculpture | July 27, 2012 at 07:04 PM
Norma mentioned again.
Posted by: Paul | August 03, 2012 at 06:44 PM