Doctor Richard I. Fine Corruption News from California and the Nation
Paul Volcker Speaks Out on Judicial Corruption November 2013 While the United States views itself as an exemplar nation in regards to complying with the Rule of Law, America is in reality suffering from widespread and growing corruption, failures of governance and a ‘distorted political process’ that is overly dependent on wealthy funders, says Paul Volcker, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve. P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } ‘The successful attack on corruption depends upon a strong sense of rule of law, but it’s equally true that widespread corruption makes a strong rule of law an impossible dream,’ Volcker told a packed audience of lawyers at the IBA’s Annual Conference in Boston. Richard I. Fine, Prisoner of Conscience April 27, 2010 On April 23, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States denied the petition for “stay of execution” (of coercive confinement for civil contempt of court) by attorney Richard I. Fine in the case of Richard Fine v. Leroy Baca, Sheriff of Los Angeles County (09-1250). In doing so, the highest court of the land has refused to rectify a clear-cut case of judicial corruption in the state of California. So who’s Richard Fine and how did he run afoul of the law? A distinguished attorney with a doctor of law degree from the University of Chicago Law School and a Ph.D. in international law from the London School of Economics, Mr. Fine has practiced law in government service and private practice for 42 years and achieved considerable distinction in both. He has served in the antitrust division of the Justice Department, founded the Anti-Trust Division in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office and was awarded the prestigious “Lawyer of the Decades” award in 2006. He has also won numerous… Read More