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| Whistleblower Kruidvos plans to file suit against Florida SA Angela Corey |
| 2013-07-18 |
| (Rooters) - A former employee of Florida State Attorney Angela Corey's office plans to file a whistleblower lawsuit against George Zimmerman's prosecutors, his attorney told Reuters on Tuesday. The action will put pressure on Corey, who already faces criticism from some legal experts for the unsuccessful prosecution of the case, which led to the acquittal of Zimmerman for shooting unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman's defense has also called for sanctions against her and her prosecution team. Ben Kruidbos, Corey's former director of information technology, was fired after testifying at a pre-trial hearing on June 6 that prosecutors failed to turn over potentially embarrassing evidence extracted from Martin's cell phone to the defense, as required by evidence-sharing laws. "We will be filing a whistleblower action in (Florida's Fourth Judicial District) Circuit Court," said Kruidbos' attorney Wesley White, himself a former prosecutor who was hired by Corey but resigned in December because he disagreed with her prosecutorial priorities. He said the suit will be filed within the next 30 days. Corey and lead prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda declined to comment. A spokeswoman for Corey referred Rooters to Kruidbos' termination letter, previously made public, in which Corey's office accused him of hacking confidential information from state computers. Ben Kruidbos, Corey's former director of information technology, was fired after testifying at a pre-trial hearing on June 6 that prosecutors failed to turn over potentially embarrassing evidence extracted from Martin's cell phone to the defense, as required by evidence-sharing laws. This could get ugly for Corey and if DoJ is involvement is discovered, even uglier. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 vindictive b*tch is a term that has been heard well before the zmmerman trial. ALso well known for over-charging in an attempt to a) get a plea, and b) appear tough on rime "I get the maximum penalties, thats why IM tough" sort of thing. All in all, an out of control egomaniac dim bulb that has no business in the AG office. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-07-18 17:04 |
| #4 I read somewhere else she's a life-long Democrat. Wanted to try a 13 year-old as an adult but said Martin was a child. A real piece of work. Very vindictive. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2013-07-18 12:18 |
| #3 Wikipedia says Cory is (R), but she is not a fan of the Second Amendment - In 2009, Ronald Thompson, a 65-year old army veteran fired two shots into the ground to scare off teenagers who were demanding entry into his friend's house in Keystone Heights, Florida.[34] Corey prosecuted Thompson for aggravated assault, and after he refused a plea agreement with a three-year prison sentence, won a conviction that would carry a mandatory 20-year sentence under Florida's 10-20-Life statute. The trial judge, Fourth Circuit Judge John Skinner called the 20-year sentence "a crime in itself" and declared the 10-20-Life statute unconstitutional. Skinner gave Thompson three years instead.[34] Corey appealed the 3-year sentence and won, sending Thompson to prison for 20 years.[34] In June 2012, Fourth Circuit Judge Don Lester granted Thompson a new trial, ruling that the jury instructions had been flawed in his original trial regarding the justifiable use of deadly or non-deadly force given the circumstances of the case.[35] Thompson has been freed and awaits a decision by Corey's office on a new trial. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2013-07-18 12:01 |
| #2 This could drag on right through elections next year, instead of disappearing from the news. I'm going to vote, as early in the morning as I am capable of, and it's going to be straight Republican ticket, even the RINOs. The Honourable President Barack Hussein Obama and his henchmen have had their way for entirely too long, and those who boycotted the Republicans in the last several elections because they were not tea party/social conservative/economic conservative/other imperfection enough own this as much as the Democrats do. Yes, John McCain would have been an awful president. But on his watch the IRS would not have engaged in this nonsense, nor the Justice Department, nor the legacy media. Nor would an Obamacare kludge have been passed, because he would not have gamed the system to strong arm it through, nor encouraged such a horrible bill to be passed, though he is a big government man who believes in "national healthcare reform" of that sort. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-07-18 11:38 |
| #1 Looks like Corey could be in line for a Vince Foster [finger quote] suicide [/finger quote]! |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2013-07-18 11:26 |