Wrongful Convictions

Jason Puracal photographed in prison On August 29, 2011, U.S. citizen Jason Puracal was wrongfully convicted in Nicaragua of international money laundering, drug trafficking, and organized crime despite conclusive evidence of his innocence. Jason has been sentenced to twenty two years in La Modelo maximum-security prison located outside of Nicaragua’s capital city of Managua. Jason moved from Seattle to Nicaragua …

 “What goes on in Cartagena stays in Cartagena.” At least that was the ops plan. This week the Secret Service revoked the security clearances of the eleven agents involved in the Colombian prostitution scandal. Employment (and significantly, continued employment) as a Secret Service agent requires several things, and arguably the most important is a Top Secret clearance. When agents’ conduct …

  The Honorable Judge Mike Heavey, a King County (Washington State) Superior Court Judge continues to advocate for the innocence of Amanda Knox.  Judge Heavey is often a guest speaker; he speaks as an American Citizen with the First Amendment Right to the Freedom of Speech.   Judge Heavey is continuing his crusade against the injustice of the false conviction and four-year …

Ryan Ferguson On December 5, 2005, Ryan Ferguson was found guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree robbery of Kent Heitholt, and was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Ryan was convicted based on the accepted testimony of two people, Chuck Erickson and Jerry Trump. Both Erickson and Trump have since given sworn affidavits stating that they were lying. With both …

This sensationalized headline could be straight from a 1690s Salem Witch Trial.  However, they would have punctuated it slightly different:    AMANDA KNOX: TORTURED BY A RELIGIOUS ZEALOT!!!   _____________________________________________________  If you need any background in the Amanda Knox case, please see DENVER or the meticulously and accurately revised chronicle on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_knox _____________________________________________________    There are three main themes that collided in …

  Just when you think the Italian Judicial System has obtained some level of order and discipline over their wily judicial staff in Perugia, Italy, they have surprisingly decided to defend their tarnished honor with more insanity. _____________________________________________________  If you need any background in the Amanda Knox case, please see DENVER or the meticulously and accurately revised chronicle on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_knox …