Year: 2004

Stunningly Bizarre Developments around Jackson “Case”- MJEOL Bullet #149 In rather stunningly bizarre developments today (June.1.2004), the accuser’s family has set up a PO Box address where they are asking the public to send “letters of support”.In other news, thesmokinggun.com reports that they’ve received a request from the LA Department of Auditor-Controller asking them to reveal the source of one of their many leaks.

Lawyers: Misconduct, Conspiracy should be Investigated- MJEOL Bullet #147 Lawyers representing attorney Gary Dunlap are requesting an investigation into the practices and possible misconduct of current district attorney Tom Sneddon and members of his staff in his 2003 case. A California paper, the Lompoc Record, is reporting that Dunlap’s attorneys sent a 3 page “scathing” letter about Sneddon’s misconduct to the California Attorney General’s office, the California State Bar, the US Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, the Santa Barbara County Counsel of Grand Jury, and others, which denunciates Sneddon and his alleged henchmen.

Accuser’s Family Files Claim against DCFS-MJEOL Bullet #148 Just when you thought the Jackson case couldn’t get any more ridiculous, a piece of news crosses the wires that simply makes you chuckle in disbelief. According to ABCNews the family of the accuser has filed a claim, the first step towards a lawsuit, against the LA Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The document obtained by ABCNews and now available at thesmokinggun.com, was filed on behalf of the accuser and family.

Fiery Words from Attorney Tacopina – MJEOL Bullet #146 Joe Tacopina appeared on Fox News Live May 23 2004 to once again knock down what so many in the media have tried to insinuate: the alleged ‘co-conspirators’ have not “flipped” and will not be accepting any deals from the prosecution.Tacopina told host Rita Cosby that threats about his clients being arrested have been ongoing since the Jackson indictment.The question is, have prosecutors shot themselves in the foot by badgering these alleged ‘co-conspirators’?Or was there ever a chance in hell that they would even consider “flipping” on Jackson?

Prosecutors’ Nonsensical Argument to Retain $3M Bail – MJEOL Bullet #145 Update Just when you thought prosecutors in the Michael Jackson case couldn’t appear any more desperate, they always manage to take it a step further.Jackson was assigned a $3M bail amount before he was taken into custody.That amount was astronomically high and was unprecedented.Now prosecutors are arguing, in a new motion, that the $3M bail should stand because Jackson is a flight risk.By all accounts, it’s safe to say that Jackson isn’t fleeing the country.And with this being 6 months after police ransacked his Neverland Ranch, it seems implausible that he would flee now as opposed to then.