GOVERNMENT SPYING

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2012-01-29T11:31:00.000-08:00

A friend, who is an activist, emailed me this past Friday. The threats, intimidation, and harassment directed at him have increased. He asked me about my own situation. I shared my fairly recent experience with jury duty. I had appeared as summoned. The last time that I was summoned, I requested to speak to the judge in private. After the clerk of the court spoke to the judge regarding such requests, he came over to me half laughing and said that the judge didn't want to talk to me and dismissed me from jury duty. This recent incident was different, however. I appeared as summoned, and noticed that the court was dismissing just about everyone. The same clerk of the court announced that if anyone wanted to talk to the judge to raise their hand. I didn't, because I figured since the judge didn't want to talk to me last time, then he won't want to talk to me this time, either. The clerk of the court came over to where I was sitting a number of times and appeared to be trying to get me to talk to the judge. I wanted to, but I didn't trust this clerk and the 14th Judicial District in general, so I didn't raise my hand. I figured that if I talk, I'll do it on the stand. The judge finally comes out and sits on the bench. He announced that they had settled all the issues earlier and that there won't be any trials this week, and dismissed everyone that the court hadn't already dismissed from jury duty. So, my question was: Why did they summon people for jury duty in the first place and then have everyone request to be dismissed? Why summon people for jury duty or at least just send them home when they arrived for the process?

I suspect some defendant or party knowledgeable about my circumstances, which is an "open secret" in the 14th Judicial District, opened up either in court or to the judge about my illegal surveillance and harassment in order to mitigate their own charges. From the bench, the judge went on about how he has a "fair court and everyone gets a fair trial in his fair court." I suspect that other defendants privy to my illegal surveillance and harassment have successfully used this knowledge to get out of charges in the past, but that appears to be changing.

What's interesting is that the Holmes County Sheriff's department vehicles resumed following me all Saturday morning. They hadn't done this for a while. One person even followed me into and a store. (Hint: in the future, push a shopping cart, put a few items in for props, and don't be too obvious.)I emailed my friend, who lives in another state, that someone, besides himself, is reading his email, and shared it with local "law enforcement" here in Holmes County, FL.

I was up and about early this Sunday morning and didn't notice anything unusual, until later on about 10:00 a.m. when I noticed that the door to the greenhouse was open. The door shuts tight and holds up to even strong winds. The green house is located on the north side of the house about 20 feet from the utility pole that has the illegal serial numbered "law enforcement" surveillance device. Some one had left the door open within the last hour or so and it wasn't me or any family member. It wasn't open earlier this morning. I wonder if someone took a peek inside when I mentioned aloud to a family member that I was going to turn on the heater in the greenhouse tonight because the temp will drop below freezing, and he wanted to see what kind of heater?

Cheque

2011-10-25T15:58:00.000-07:00

Doing my civic duty, I reported to Holmes County Court House on Monday, October 24, 2011, promptly at 8:30 a.m. as summoned for jury duty in Florida's 14th Judicial Circuit. I was Juror Number 184. Last time when I reported for jury duty, I requested to speak to the judge privately to be excused from jury duty. The clerk of the court, Cody Taylor, after talking to the judge laughed, and said that the judge doesn't want to talk to you, and excused me from jury duty, so I didn't serve on the jury last time. Taylor has been the Clerk of the Court since 1977.

This past Monday morning, the Clerk of the Court asked the prospective jurors numerous times if anyone wanted to speak to the judge privately about not serving on jury duty. Since the judge didn't want to talk to me the last time that I was summoned for jury duty and requested to talk to him, I figured that he wouldn't want to talk to me this time, either. So I didn't talk to him. At any rate, shortly afterwards, the court said that they resolved the legal matter earlier that morning, that there won't be any trials this coming week, and excused everyone that hadn't already been excused from jury duty. So why ask prospective jurors if they want to be dismissed in the first place, since you're excusing everyone anyway?

To my surprise, I received a check (check date 10/24/11; check number 8826)from the court in the mail today, Tuesday, October 25, 2011, for $15 for jury duty services. To the best of my knowledge, I'm not entitled to it, because I'm unemployed. I told the clerk when I signed in and presented my summons for jury duty on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, that I was unemployed, and she wrote that on the summons. After I read on the original mailed summons that she wrote I was unemployed, I signed it. Again, to the best of my knowledge, I'm not entitled to the $15.

I called Holmes County Clerk of the Court's office today, Tuesday, October 25, 2011,and asked to speak to accounting. I spoke to a young female who identified herself and her position, and I explained the situation, and told her that I was returning the check. She said wait, kept me on hold, and said that she spoke to the Deputy Clerk, who said that I was entitled to it. I don't know whether or not I'm "entitled" to it, but I'm not cashing the check, and will return it tomorrow. I don't want to get into any trouble.

At the risk of seeming like a "Nervous Nellie," I don't want to get arrested or be subject to another late night SWAT raid for $15. Some anonymous poster on a local board once jokingly said that they won't ask questions first before shooting on the next SWAT raid. Obviously, this anonymous poster was just joking, but he seemed to know about the first raid.

"Set-up's okay"

2011-10-23T07:18:00.000-07:00

Around 5:30 a.m.Central this morning (Sunday Oct. 23, 2011), the alarm device sounded an intruder to the south of the house. It was still dark and the temperature was in the mid-thirties. I didn't investigate, because I figured that it was some animal visiting the compost pile. The alarm sounded again 10 minutes later. I figured breakfast was over. At 6:45 a.m. I was outside attending to some chores when I (and others) heard a male's voice with a distinctively southern accent say, "Set-up's okay." The voice came from about 50 yards to the north of the house in the woods. I immediately investigated, but couldn't find anyone. After a few minutes, I gave a holler. No reaction. I looked around for awhile longer, but couldn't find anyone. Bizarre.

Snail mail tail wind

2010-10-05T18:17:00.000-07:00

I mailed my reply to Gov. Crist's response to my email on Sept. 29. The USPS estimated date of delivery was Oct. 1. USPS Track & Confirm verified "Arrival at Unit" Tallahassee FL on Oct. 3 and "Delivered" Oct. 4. I received the certified return receipt stamped received by OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CITIZEN SERVICES today Oct. 5, 2010. I guess the snail had a tail wind out of Tallahassee.

Reply to response from Governor's Office

2010-09-30T10:15:00.000-07:00

CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT NUMBER 7010 1670 0001 1551 5938

Sept. 29, 2010
Office of Governor Charlie Crist
State of Florida
The Capitol
400 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
Attn: Gov. Charlie Crist

Dear Governor Crist:

Mr. Fusillo from the Office of Citizen Services replied to the email link that I sent to you regarding my “OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST.” (see attached email, dated Sep 27, 2010) Mr. Fusillo said that you asked him to respond on your behalf. In effect, according to Mr. Fusillo, you said: “Sue me.” I find this unbelievable. I advised you of on-going and continuous criminal violations and cover-ups by Florida law enforcement agencies and the 14th Judicial District State Attorney’s Office. Florida law enforcement and the state attorney’s office continue to deny my charges. Did you read my letter? Did you find it credible? Do you know if there are illegal Florida law enforcement devices on the utility poles servicing my residence? Assistant Attorney General Joslyn Wilson even suggested that I contact you, which I did, requesting the appointment of a special prosecutor outside the 14th Judicial Circuit. The law certainly does not limit you in these matters. If you haven’t read my “OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST” yet, please do so, because if you don’t know about this abuse of authority, you should.

If, indeed, you did tell Mr. Fusillo that I should sue you and this is your position, another way to resolve this matter is mediation. I’ve read that no decision or actions can be imposed on any party unless they all agree. There’s no commitment involved in agreeing to mediation other than showing up and sitting down with a neutral third person who will try to help us work out a solution. I’m willing to try mediation if you are. Please give me the courtesy of a reply. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Joe Keegan

Response from Governor's Office

2010-09-29T04:54:00.000-07:00

I received an email from the Governor's office on Monday, Sept. 27, 2020, responding to the link that I sent them to my "Open Letter to Charlie Crist." I pasted in the text below:

Dear Mr. Keegan,

Thank you for contacting Governor Charlie Crist. The Governor appreciates your concerns and asked me to respond on his behalf.

The Florida Constitution limits the Governor's intervention in matters that should be resolved through the court system. The person who can best assist you with your legal concerns is an attorney. The Florida Bar offers a Lawyer Referral Service which you may contact by calling toll-free at (800) 342-8011, or by writing to 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300.

For those unable to afford a lawyer, Florida Legal Services or the county legal aid association has information about the availability of pro bono counsel. The main telephone number of Florida Legal Services is (850) 385-7900. You can access this information by visiting the Florida Bar's website at www.floridabar.org.

Thank you again for contacting the Governor's office.

Sincerely,

Dustin Fusillo
Office of Citizen Services

OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST

2010-09-16T17:39:00.001-07:00

Dear Gov. Crist,

I first wrote to you when you were Attorney General. I advised you that I was subject to illegal electronic surveillance and harassment by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Holmes County Sheriff’s Department. I charged then FDLE Director of Executive Investigations Jamie McLaughlin, among others, with being either directly or indirectly involved with the illegal electronic surveillance, misuse of official position, threatening witnesses, obstruction of justice, and cover-up. Director McLaughlin suddenly and unexpectedly resigned the day after the USPS confirmed that your office received my letter. I explained to you how both these Florida law enforcement agencies have an inherent conflict of interest investigating my charges. I also requested an independent investigation. You never replied to my letter.

Gov. Bush, however, replied to the letter that I sent to him charging Florida law enforcement with illegal surveillance. Gov. Bush forwarded my letter to then FDLE Director of Executive Investigations Jamie McLaughlin. Director McLaughlin refused to investigate my charges. In my letter, I told Gov. Bush the same facts that I told you. Three electronic surveillance experts that I identified all verified electronic surveillance devices on the utility poles located on private property servicing my residence, but each one refused to supply any signed report either confirming or denying the existence of these devices. The standard practice is to provide the client with such a report immediately after the “sweep” or else within a few days. The first two were threatened. One told me that he’d lose his Florida Private Investigator license if he supplied his report. The third one had a conflict of interest that he didn’t disclose. He was close personal friends with an individual associated with the manufacturer of these surveillance devices. When I wrote William S. Rimes, then VP and CEO of the West Florida Electric Co-Operative, requesting that WFEC search their utility poles for unauthorized attachments, Mr. Rimes wrote back that he takes my charges seriously, questioned the appropriate employees, and forwarded my letter to the Sheriff of Holmes County for appropriate action.

The Sheriff’s first contact was late one evening when he hovered over the house for more than ½ hr in an FDLE helicopter purportedly searching for a neighbor who they attempted to pickup at his home that evening. Earlier in the day, an FDLE Agent disguised as a FedEx driver delivered a 3.5 lb. package of meth to his home during an apparent drug bust. My neighbor arrived home as the sting was in progress, grabbed the package that his wife signed for, and escaped with the evidence. The FDLE returned later that evening on the pretext of apprehending him at his home, but targeted my residence instead. The FDLE and Sheriff knew that my neighbor hadn’t returned home. No rational person would believe that someone who ran off with 3.5 lbs of drugs earlier that day would return home later that same evening. I was the actual target and not my neighbor. The entire event was contrived in an attempt to provoke a violent incident and then remove their bugs in the aftermath. When I didn’t react as my “profilers” anticipated, the Sheriff who was in the FDLE helicopter piloted by his first cousin ordered the agents to storm the grounds in hot pursuit of my imaginary fleeing neighbor. The FDLE never conducted an official investigation of the missing 3.5 lb. package of meth. All FDLE Agents that stormed my residence that evening subsequently received promotions. Apparently losing 3.5 lbs of meth, never conducting an official investigation of its disappearance, and allowing a suspect to escape with the evidence is the basis for FDLE promotion.

My neighbor’s wife later told me that the entire area was “bugged.” The three electronic surveillance experts all confirmed that the “bugs” were located on the utility poles and could surveil 20-40 acres. She also told me that the FDLE offered her a “deal” if she’d implicate the Sheriff in her operation, but that she refused to do so. She said that she’d prefer to “do the time” instead. I suspect that the FDLE and State Attorney offered her another “deal,” because the judge declared a mistrial in that case because the State Attorney and FDLE withheld evidence and testimony. Why would the State Attorney and FDLE withhold evidence in a criminal case? I suspect that the withheld evidence and testimony would prove my charges. Incidentally, the DEA refused to get involved in this case because of the FDLE’s mishandling of it. A retired DEA Agent told me that there are cover-ups.

In response to another letter, Governor Bush encouraged me to bring any evidence of my charges to my State Attorney and advised me that he forwarded a copy of my letter to then FDLE Commissioner Guy Tunnel, who never contacted me regarding the Governor’s referral. State Attorney Steve Meadows subsequently hired the former FDLE Commissioner as an investigator in his office following Mr. Tunnel’s resignation over another incident. I mailed compelling evidence, including a VHS videotape, to State Attorney Steve Meadows, but he never replied to it or my follow-up letters. After months passed, I filed a Florida Public Records Request with the State Attorney’s Office requesting all records and documents related to my charges. The SAO did not reply to my Public Records Request, either. You were still Attorney General at the time and I wrote to your office inquiring if I should file my Public Records Request with the Attorney General’s Office since the State Attorney’s Office refused to reply. Your office indicated that I correctly filed my request with the State Attorney’s Office. Shortly afterwards, Chief Assistant State Attorney William A. Lewis contacted me. Eventually he responded to my Public Records Request by supplying copies of some of the evidence that I sent to State Attorney Meadows and a tampered with copy of the VHS tape. He didn’t supply the investigative file or any related records indicating that he didn’t investigate my charges. He knew that they were true and was covering-up. In subsequent communications, Chief Assistant State Attorney Lewis wrote that I wasn’t credible, but told me to continue to communicate with him. Mr. Lewis was giving me “the go-round.” I eventually managed to talk to him. I asked Chief Assistant State Attorney Lewis directly whether or not he, Mr. Tunnel, and/or State Attorney Meadows viewed the VHS tape that I sent to the SAO. Chief Assistant State Attorney Lewis said that he doesn’t have to answer my questions. Chief Assistant State Attorney Lewis answered my question by not answering my question.

In another event, I appeared as summoned at the Holmes County courthouse for jury duty. I was prospective juror #37. After Clerk of the Court Cody Taylor explained the procedures, he asked if anyone wanted to talk to the judge about being excused from jury duty. I raised my hand. I intended to present evidence of my charges to the judge. Taylor called a one half hour recess and waved me over to him. He laughed and said that "the judge doesn’t want to talk to you" and excused me from jury duty.

Steve Meadows served one term. Former judge Glenn Hess replace him as the new State Attorney. I wrote State Attorney Hess and supplied him with the same evidence that I supplied his predecessor. When State Attorney Hess’ office failed to reply to my charges, I filed a Public Records Request seeking all records related to my charges. When Glenn Hess’ office refused to reply to my Public Records Request, I wrote your Office of Open Government, which you instituted as the newly elected governor to insure transparency and accountability. As with the former State Attorney before, the new State Attorney refused to supply records and didn’t agree to open mediation, which ended the process.

I wrote Attorney General Bill McCollum’s office regarding my charges and failure of both former Attorney Steve Meadows and State Attorney Glenn Hess to reply to either my charges or Public Records Request. Unlike your SAO, Assistant Attorney General Joslyn Wilson replied to my charges and suggested that I contact your office regarding the appointment of a special prosecutor outside my Judicial Circuit. I wrote to you per Assistant Attorney General Wilson’s suggestion and you still haven’t replied. I also wrote to you as Governor asking you the same question that a retired FDLE Agent asked me: Why is this still going on? You didn’t reply to that letter, either.

A neighbor privy to the illegal surveillance and other law enforcement machinations told me that “there are powerful forces” and “you can’t do anything.” So, does the rule of law still exist in Florida or not? Are the U.S. Constitution and Florida Constitution meaningless in the State of Florida? Are the public servants who enforce the rules and statutes of Florida exempt from the very same laws that they enforce against Florida citizens? How is what I’ve briefly summarized above not misprision of felony (USC, TITLE 18, Part 1, Chapter 1 & 4)? Not only have Florida law enforcement and public officials failed to report a known felony, but also actively concealed the felony. Please give me the courtesy of a reply. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Joe Keegan
Bonifay, FL 32425

Crist Keynotes Holmes County Reagan Day Dinner

2009-11-26T10:19:00.000-08:00

Crist Keynotes Holmes County Reagan Day Dinner Hey, why wasn't I invited? I'm a Republican (registered as one to vote for Paul in the primary)so what happened to my invitation? For that matter, why hasn't Governor Crist replied to my request for the appointment of a special prosecutor as suggested by Assistant Attorney General Joslyn Wilson?

"delegated"

2009-08-24T13:41:00.000-07:00

It seems that someone has delegated this issue. I experienced two incidents over the past two days which I haven’t experienced in years. I suspect that they may have something to do with my email to Ms. Smith. The last time similar incidents preceded a federal criminal investigator charging me with USC 1001. I turned around and charged the criminal investigator with similar and additional charges in both federal and state courts. However, it’s a one-way street. They get to “charge” you, but you don’t get to “charge” them. Besides who gets to do the charging, what was the difference between our charges? I could prove mine and he couldn’t prove his. The criminal investigated fabricated his entire investigation upon which he based his charges and then repeatedly perjured himself. His “charges” disappeared.

What concerns me is this morning’s incident. I drove into Bonifay to pick up some supplies. After my first stop, I made a second and then a final one. I pulled into the parking lot on my final stop and parked close to the store, but away from the other cars. In line at the checkout, I noticed a person with what appeared to be a beeper. The person was totally out of place, and was hanging near the office by the registers, so I figured a sales rep or tech. The person was also starring in my direction. When I glanced up in that direction again, I noticed that the person was still starring and that no one from the office had gone out to meet this person. As I paid the cashier, this person left the building without having met with anyone or buying anything. I left the store and headed over to the newspaper vending machines. I observed that this person had gotten in a small blue car parked next to mine, which indicates that this person arrived after me and chose to park next to my vehicle. What concerned me was that this person saw me at the vending machines and instead of turning right and onto the highway, turned left headed straight at me, and then turned and headed to the highway. If this was any question as to how I looked before, there isn’t now.

Executive Office of the Governor, General Counsel

2009-08-24T06:24:00.000-07:00

I've pasted in below a copy of my recent August 19, 2009 email to Susan Smith. She's is in charge of preparing Executive Orders in the Governor's Executive Office, General Counsel (legal). Besides notifying her of criminal misconduct, the point of my letter was to ask: Do you know of any reason why Governor Crist should not assign a special prosecutor to investigate these criminal violations, as allowed under part II of chapter 27, Florida Statues, or doesn't have a duty to do so? I requested a reply by this Thursday, August 27, 2009. Maybe Ms. Smith will tell me why the Governor won't respond to my request?

Dear Ms. Smith,

Assistant Attorney General Joslyn Wilson suggested that I contact the governor's office regarding the appointment of a special prosecutor outside the 14th Judicial Circuit, and noted s. 119.07(1), Florida Statues (F.S.), s.119.10[2], s.119.07, s.119.10(1)(a), F.S., s.838.022(1)(b).F.S., part II of chapter 27, Florida Statues, and section 27.14, Florida Statues. My state attorney, Glenn Hess, is knowingly violating the Public Records in order to conceal and cover up criminal misconduct by Florida law enforcement agencies and officers, former State Attorney Steve Meadows, and other present and former public officials. State Attorney Hess has a conflict of interest and other reasons, which disqualifies him from representing the state in investigating my criminal charges against not only Florida law enforcement agencies, the former State Attorney Office of Steve Meadows, and others, but also the 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office itself. These criminal violations, including illegal electronic surveillance and obstruction of justice, by Florida law enforcement agencies, officers, and the State Attorney’s Office are an “open secret” within the 14th Judicial Circuit. For example, I appeared as summoned at the Holmes County courthouse on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2008, for jury duty. I was prospective juror #37. After Clerk of the Court Cody Taylor explained the procedures, he asked if anyone wanted to talk to the judge about being excused from duty. I raised my hand along with one other prospective juror. Taylor called a one half hour recess and called me over to him. Clerk of the Court Cody Taylor told me that the judge doesn't want to talk to me and said that I'm excused. I intended to present the Judge with evidence of my above criminal charges that State Attorney Hess refused to even acknowledge as my reason to be excused from jury duty. Consequently I am notifying you of the above criminal charges and requesting that Governor Crist appoint a special prosecutor under part II of chapter 27, Florida Statues, as 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Hess is disqualified to represent the state in any investigation of his office for knowingly violating provisions of section 119.07(1), Florida Statues, as well as covering up criminal misconduct by Florida law enforcement agencies, officers, public officials, his predecessor, and others. State Attorney Hess has an inherent conflict of interest in not only investigating the 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office and himself, but also Florida law enforcement and others’ criminal misconduct.

As I explained to Assistant Attorney General Wilson, the FDLE OIG has an inherent conflict of interest in investigating my charges, and is covering up FDLE criminal misconduct. I reported criminal misconduct charges by Florida Law Enforcement Agencies to the former Attorney General. Coincidentally, Jamie McLaughlin, the top cop that I charged with official misconduct suddenly and unexpectedly resigned the day after the USPS confirmed delivery of my letter to the FL OAG. Kim Likens from the Governor's OIG left a message for me to call her. Ms. Likens told me that her boss, Dawn Case, wanted her to call me and tell me that she had forwarded my letter to then Governor Bush regarding my charges to FDLE IG Al Dennis. Ms. Likens said that this matter belongs with the FDLE. FDLE OIG Inspector Keith Wilmer called me a short time afterwards. Inspector (Criminal Investigator) Wilmer said that his call was in response to an email (from Dawn Case) to FDLE IG Dennis and that he didn't know anything other than my letter to then Gov. Bush. FDLE OIG Criminal Investigator Wilmer lied. Inspector Wilmer said that he was calling about an email that he received from IG Dennis regarding a law enforcement tracking device. Criminal Investigator Wilmer denied that he had any other prior knowledge of my complaint. Mr. Wilmer then proceeded to quote verbatim my correspondence to Gov. Bush and others, indicating a prior knowledge. When Mr. Wilmer's conversation grew increasingly silly, I asked him if there were any Florida law enforcement bugs on the utility poles servicing the house and grounds. Wilmer said that he didn't know. Besides being expensive, these electronic surveillance devices are serialized and inventoried. A simple accounting will prove my charges, as well as some evidence and testimony that the FDLE and 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s office withheld in my neighbors’ drug trial, which I discuss below.

As I explained to Assistant Attorney General Wilson regarding her suggestion that I consult a private attorney: I have suspicions that those private attorneys that were involved in this matter were tampered with, and, furthermore, no licensed attorney who wishes to continue practicing law in Florida will even talk to me following my initial contact. And, it’s silly to expect a state attorney with a conflict of interest, who will not even acknowledge a Florida Public Records Request, to consent to an informal voluntary mediation program to assist in obtaining the records that I requested.

In summary: I sent a letter (see below) along with incontrovertible evidence to 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Glenn Hess charging the FDLE, Holmes County Sheriff’s Dept, and the West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) with illegal electronic surveillance, etc. I also charged former State Attorney Steve Meadows and his Chief Assistant State Attorney with covering up this criminal activity. The USPS confirmed delivery of my EXPRESS MAIL envelope, Receipt Number: EH55 8363 395US, at 10:25 AM Monday, March 9, 2009. On 3-18-09, I phoned the SAO, asked to speak to State Attorney Hess, and was transferred to "Pam's" answering machine. I left a recorded message for Pam to ask State Attorney Hess if he had the chance to review my March 6, 2009 letter and VHS tape that I sent to him, left my name, address, phone number, the date, asked for an appointment, and requested that he get back to me so that we can resolve this matter. On 3-20-09 I phoned the SAO and again left a message on “Pam’s” answering machine. On 4-3-09, I faxed the SAO a public records request seeking all files related to my March 6, 2009 letter discussed above. I called the SAO and Keosha Bronson acknowledged receiving the fax. On 4-7-09, I phoned Darlene Barker, the SAO employee that handles the Public Record Requests, and left a message inquiring as to the status of my request. I still haven't received a return call from anyone at the SAO regarding either my Public Records Request or complaint and evidence. Isn’t State Attorney Hess required by law to respond to my Public Records Request? Isn’t State Attorney Hess required to at least respond to my complaint or else charge me with filing a false report?

I’ve pasted in a copy of my 3-6-09 letter to State Attorney Hess below:

Dear State Attorney Hess,

I appeared as summoned at the Holmes County courthouse (FL 14th Judicial Circuit) Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2008, for jury duty. I was prospective juror #37. After Clerk of the Court Cody Taylor explained the procedures, he asked if anyone wanted to talk to the judge about being excused from duty. I raised my hand. I intended to present evidence of my charges of official police misconduct by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Holmes County Sheriff’s Department, illegal electronic surveillance by these two Florida law enforcement agencies and the West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) Association, and conspiracy to violate my civil and constitutional right by the aforementioned to the judge. I pointed to the cameras and asked, “What are those?” Clerk of the Court Cody Taylor told me that they are cameras, called me to the side, and told me that the judge doesn't want to talk to me and said that I'm excused. I didn’t get to present my charges and evidence to the judge as I had intended. This is the same Holmes County Courthouse in which another judge declared a mistrial in my neighbors’ drug case. The judge dismissed that case because the State Attorney and FDLE withheld evidence and testimony. I have suspicions that the evidence the FDLE and State Attorney’s Office withheld would prove my charges of illegal electronic surveillance.

I am also charging former State Attorney Steve Meadows and his Chief Assistant State Attorney, William A. Lewis, with obstruction of justice by covering up Florida law enforcement officers’ criminal misconduct and abuse of authority related to my above charges. Since I wasn’t allowed to present evidence of my charges to the Judge that day, I’m respectfully presenting my evidence to you and requesting an investigation of my charges. The enclosed VHS videotape, which I discuss below, and documents are more than enough evidence to warrant an investigation of my charges. There are either surveillance devices as I have charged- and three experts verified their presence- or there are not. A simple official investigation of my charges will resolve this complaint one way or another.

Summary: State and county law enforcement officers illegally arranged with WFEC employees for the illegal electronic surveillance devices’ installation on the two utility poles servicing the house and grounds. Both utility poles are located on private property and are not on the public roadway. The audio/video surveillance devices are capable of “bugging” between 20-40 square acres, have serial ID #’s, and are inventoried. Florida Law Enforcement Officers also arranged for the illegal installation of a remotely activated tracking device in one vehicle and supplied neighbors with a remote control to activate the device whenever they saw me leave. Three electronic surveillance experts all verified illegal FL law enforcement "bugs" on the two utility poles servicing the house and grounds, but refused to supply their reports. The first one, Diop Kamau, said that law enforcement would arrest me if he supplied the report. Both Mr. Kamau and his employee, Doug Jones, subsequently denied saying this, but still didn’t supply their report. Mr. Kamau obtained his Florida Private Investigator’s license after failing to provide his signed report. The second one, Jim Toth, confirmed that law enforcement installed a tracking device in one vehicle and identified Audio Surveillance Devices (AIDs) as the supplier of the surveillance devices on the utility poles, but said that he would lose his FL PI license if he supplied his report. Mr. Toth agreed to be videotaped while he conducted his Technical Surveillance Counter Measure (TSCM) “sweep,” and I videotaped him refusing to check the utility pole in the backyard for any surveillance devices. Mr. Toth said that only law enforcement would install a device on the utility poles because there are too many easier places to put them. Mr. Toth said that the police had installed a GPS remotely activated tracking device in the Dodge mini-van. He also said that the authorities have a warrant and will have to tell me about it within 30 days. I observed Mr. Toth scramble the video image he obtained on his OSCOR’s screen and then remark that there’s a video camera nearby, but he couldn’t get an image. The third expert, Jim Ross, had a conflict of interest, which he didn’t disclose. Mr. Ross is a close personal friend of Mr. G. Gordon Liddy. Mr. Liddy is the founder of the Liddy Foundation, which assumed the mission of the National Intelligence Academy (NIA) after Hurricane Andrew destroyed AID’s facility in Homestead, FL (AIDs was later sold and NIA spun off). Ross also said in reference to Florida law enforcement, “They want to be in charge.” The state agency at the time responsible for investigating complaints against the two Florida licensed private investigators refused to do so.

Former FL Gov. Bush suggested that I bring any evidence of my charges to my state attorney. I sent State Attorney Steve Meadows a VHS videotape (the same one enclosed for your review) in which recorded audio phenomenon that two TSCM experts said was indicative of electronic surveillance is pronounced. The unnatural amplification and reverberation of the dog’s barking and the sounds of a low flying helicopter recorded in the VHS tape copy is indicative of electronic surveillance. Additional examples of this phenomenon are demonstrated in the enclosed VHS tape. Although not a Technical Surveillance Counter Measure (TSCM) expert, a sibling who is a Ph.D., PE, indicated that the sound appears caused by some type of advanced technology. I also sent State Attorney Steve Meadows a copy of an email, dated Dec. 3, 2004 (attached) from my neighbor, which tends to verify my version of events. Since all state law enforcement and related agencies refused to investigate, I sent a copy of the VHS tape and my charges to US Rep. Jeff Miller and requested his help. US Rep Miller found the VHS tape to be compelling evidence of my charges. In his November 14, 2005 letter (see attached), he encouraged me to contact my State Representative, Donald Brown, for help. I contacted Rep. Brown, but I never received any reply until late in the afternoon of November 30, 2005 (see attached). Earlier that morning retired FDLE Agent Betty Romminger visited the Holmes’ County library to research some articles regarding my neighbors’ bungled FDLE drug bust. This drug bust and subsequent arrests are in part responsible for the FDLE’s refusal to investigate my charges. The judge declared a mistrial in that case because the State Attorney and FDLE withheld evidence and testimony. I suspect that this withheld evidence and testimony of illegal electronic surveillance and would prove my charges of illegal electronic surveillance.

The evidence that my state rep’s assistant, Mr. Drake, referred to in his email is the VHS videotape. I contacted the respective I.G.s. On June 20, 2006, I emailed IG Harper and courtesy-copied IG Al Dennis offering to meet with them together or separately. IG Dennis replied that he forwarded my inquiry to FDLE Executive Investigations for review. Former FDLE Executive Investigations Director Jamie McLaughlin previously dismissed my earlier complaints with the pretext: “There does not appear to be a criminal predicate which would warrant investigation by the Office of Executive Investigations.” The former Director Jamie McLaughlin lied and officially sanctioned a cover-up. Within two days of receipt of my complaint by then FL AG Charlie Crist’s office, a FDLE Executive Investigation was initiated and Director McLaughlin resigned purportedly over charges regarding what could be considered a form of sexual harassment. According to the FDLE Executive Investigation’s report, the victim was a subordinate with whom the Director had an affair with for a number of years. I suspect that the so-called investigation and “charges” were a convenient cover story for the criminal charges contained in my complaint.

By letter, dated June 26, 2006, I notified Governor Bush that I had contacted both IG’s per my State Rep’s suggestion and shared my concerns regarding FDLE Executive Investigations’ good faith in investigating my charges. Ms. Kim Likens from the Governor's OIG phoned and left a message Monday (July 3, 2006) morning to call her. I returned her call later that afternoon and left a message. Ms. Likens called back and told me that her boss, Dawn Case, wanted her to call me and tell me that she had forwarded my letter to the Governor to FDLE IG Al Dennis earlier in the day (see attached). Likens said that this matter belongs with the FDLE. Later that same afternoon (July 3, 2006), FDLE Criminal Investigator (Inspector) Keith Wilmer called me. Director of Investigations Case’s early morning referral to the FDLE IG apparently prompted Inspector Wilmer’s call later that afternoon.

Inspector Wilmer denied that he saw earlier letters regarding this matter. However, Inspector Wilmer repeatedly quoted my earlier correspondence verbatim. When Inspector Wilmer’s questioning became silly, I asked him directly: Are there FL law enforcement bugs on the utility poles? Inspector Wilmer said that he did not know. Criminal Investigator Wilmer then told me to have WFEC check their poles and transformers quoting the exact text that I used in my initial letter to WFEC VP & CEO William Rimes requesting a search. Wilmer also instructed me to have a FL licensed mechanic search for the transponder in the mini-van. Later he refused to say whether or not he viewed a copy of the VHS videotape.

On September 5, 2006, I received an email from the FL OAG replying to my inquiry whether I should file a Florida Public Records Request with the OAG or the 14th Judicial District SAO for records in possession of the SAO. Since State Attorney Meadows wouldn’t reply to my charges and evidence, I sent a Florida Public Records Request to him for a copy of all records in his files regarding this matter. The USPS verified that the SAO received my request, which suggests that SA Meadows ignored it just as he had ignored my charges and evidence. Since State Attorney Meadows wouldn’t reply to my charges and evidence, I wanted to determine exactly what he had on file. The OAG’s email instructed that I should submit such a request to the state attorney’s office, indicating that I had filed my earlier request with the correct office. On Sept. 8, 2006 a clerk in the SAO emailed that Mr. Lewis, Chief Assistant State Attorney (Florida’s 14th Judicial District) asked her to respond to my previously ignored Public Records Request. She said that she never received a request and that I should send another, which I did. I later received a letter, dated October 2, 2006, from Mr. Lewis in which he questioned my credibility and refused to answer my question whether or not he, his boss, or newly hired SAO Investigator Guy Tunnel viewed the VHS tape. Governor Bush had sent a copy of one of my complaints to former FDLE Guy Tunnel, who never replied. I later received a letter, dated 12-6-06 from Chief Assistant State Attorney William A. Lewis (see attached), which stated that there was no basis to my charges. Mr. William A. Lewis is a liar and covering-up for law enforcement. When I asked Mr. Lewis in a subsequent phone conversation if he viewed the VHS tape, he replied that he doesn’t have to answer my questions. A subsequent FL Public Records Request to the SAO for Assistant State Attorney Lewis’ “inquiries” case file produced little and omitted a lot. For example, the produced records consisted of some of my correspondence and an altered copy of the VHS tape, but there were no records of any investigation or “inquiry.” In addition, I filed numerous Public Records Requests with both the FDLE and Sheriff’s Dept., which didn’t reveal any records of any official investigations. “Off the books” investigations and “informal inquiries” are employed to smear and discredit someone’s charges of official misconduct while serving to threaten and intimidate witnesses. As a matter of fact, the FDLE even went to a family member’s place of employment during one of these endless “investigations” on a pretext that she was a “pot head,” but did not speak to her. Her superiors, when they could stop laughing, told her what the cops said. There was no reason for this cowardly inexcusable abuse of authority by so-called law enforcement officers other than an attempt to smear and defame in order to cover-up their criminal conduct and abuse of authority.

State Attorney Steve Meadows and Chief Assistant State Attorney Lewis obstructed justice by covering up FL law enforcement officers’ criminal misconduct and abuse of authority. This is at least the second set of such electronic surveillance devices installed by WFEC under the direction of Florida law enforcement and other state officials. WFEC removed the first set under the protection of FDLE officials. In reply to my initial request for help identifying any authorized or unauthorized listening devices connected to any of their equipment servicing my residence, WFEC VP and CEO William S. Rimes wrote that he took my charges seriously and forwarded my letter to HC Sheriff Dennis Lee for action. The Sheriff’s first contact was about two weeks later when an FDLE helicopter hovered over the house late one evening for more than ½ hr purportedly searching for a neighbor, Freddie Padgett, whom the FDLE attempted to arrest that evening. Sheriff Dennis Lee was in that FDLE helicopter piloted by his first cousin. In addition to a powerful searchlight, a large infrared device mounted under the helicopter assisted in their late night “search.” Earlier in the day, an FDLE Agent disguised as a Federal Express driver delivered a 3.5 lb. package of meth to my neighbor’s residence and his wife, Lisa Padgett, signed for it. My neighbor arrived home as the bust was in progress, grabbed the package that his wife signed for, and escaped with the evidence. He outran a lot of FDLE agents in his escape. The FDLE returned later that evening on the pretext of apprehending him at his home. How-ever, the entire event was staged in an attempt to provoke a violent incident with me and remove their illegal “bugs” in the aftermath. When I didn’t react as my “profilers” anticipated, the Sheriff ordered the agents to storm the grounds in hot pursuit of an imaginary fugitive in an attempt to provoke another incident. The FDLE arrested my neighbor’s wife on drug and theft charges and later arrested my neighbor on the same charges when he turned himself into authorities.

Sometime before her criminal trial, Lisa Padgett, who was arrested along with her husband, told me that the entire area was “bugged.” She then apologized for the FDLE late night helicopter incident. She also told me that the FDLE offered her a “deal” if she’d implicate Sheriff Dennis Lee in her operations. She told me that she declined and would rather do the time. I suspect that State Attorney Meadows and the FDLE withholding evidence and testimony was part of a second more acceptable deal. And, although 3.5 lbs of meth was involved, the DEA refused to get involved in the case.

Sometime later when I stopped an attempt by a WFEC utility crew to open the lock front gate to gain access in order to surreptitiously remove the bugs, the crew foreman summoned the Sheriff. A young deputy (recently appointed Bonifay City Police Chief) who had not been certified yet as a FL LEO arrived to assure access for the crew. The foreman fortunately agreed to reschedule the inspection, which was subsequently canceled. Sometime after this incident, I talked to this same foreman and his superior, Russell Dunaway, at the front gate. They both consented to be videotaped. They said that they were upgrading service and would have to replace the two transformers (containing the illegal “bugs”) on the property within a month or else disconnect power. I asked Mr. Dunaway if he knew anything about any illegal electronic surveillance devices on their poles. He said that he had no knowledge and that they’re not in the electronic surveillance equipment business. My questioning irritated Mr. Dunaway as he turned beet red (visible in the video). He then added that I put the device on the pole myself. Two months later, a large contingent of WFEC employees arrived to “upgrade” services by replacing the two transformers, containing the illegal surveillance devices, with new ones. The foreman agreed for the operation to be videotape. WFEC CEO & VP William Rimes oversaw the work from the road. Rimes became visibly upset when I recognized him and videotaped him. Although they again agreed to conduct a search for illegal devices, once in they refused to search as agreed or even open the lightening arresters and fuses on the transformers. Moreover, they insisted that the lightening arrester was solid and could not be opened, which was a lie. The crew foreman threatened to call the Sheriff and have me arrested if I searched their equipment myself. I asked this foreman if he intended to reuse this transformer with the implication for surveillance purposes, and he replied that he had just the place for it. They replaced the existing transformers with new ones and left.

In his August 14, 2007 letter (copy enclosed), the Honorable Jeff Miller wrote: “I am confident that if the agency finds merit in your allegations or have further questions, they will be in touch with you. Do understand that as a matter under the Privacy Act, the agencies may not be able to report back to your or even confirm any action taken.” Representative Miller’s still hasn’t explained his inane reference to the Privacy Act to me.

I’m a former federal whistleblower, and reluctantly I finally contacted the FBI. After passing the Jacksonville FBI Field Office Day Agent’s screening, I filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Supervisor as the Day Agent instructed. When the Civil Rights Supervisor didn’t reply, I filed another complaint with the Jacksonville FBI Special Agent In Charge. When he didn’t reply, I filed FOIPA Requests with both the Jacksonville and DC FOIA FBI offices. Both offices denied receiving my complaints and evidence, despite the fact that FBI personnel had signed for all my EXPRESS MAIL packages. I then filed a complaint with FBI DC HQ regarding my charges and when HQ didn’t reply, I filed FOIPA Requests for all records related to my complaint. The FBI also denied receiving my EXPRESS MAIL that FBI HQ personnel signed for. So I filed complaints with the FBI and DOJ OIGs and they denied receiving my complaints and I got similar denials from subsequently filed FOIPA Requests. To the credit of state authorities, unlike the federal authorities, they at least eventually acknowledged my charges before summarily dismissing them. Since neither Holmes County Sheriff Dennis Lee nor State Attorney Steve Meadows won reelection, I’m hopeful that your office will investigate my charges. The “bugs” on the utility poles and the tracking device in the mini-van all have serial numbers and are inventoried. I believe that a simple accounting of outstanding Florida law enforcement surveillance devices will confirm this.

This matter has gone on entirely too long. There’s nothing noble or honorable here on the part of Florida “law enforcement” and their co-conspirators, but rather only arrogance and abuse of power that unaccountability makes possible, aided and abetted by cowardly public officials. Does the rule of law and 4th amendment still exist in Florida or not? A neighbor recently told me that “they want your meat.” Based on the increase in stalking activity and some other bizarre incidents, which have increased following the Judge’s refusal to talk to me this past December, I would like to meet with you this week or next in order to safely resolve this matter, as I do fear for my safety. In the past, local, county, and state law enforcement appeared to treat this matter as “sport” and appeared to regard themselves as “cute” or even “clever.” There’s a different mood reflected now for some reason. It’s as though they also feel that it has gone on long enough and are planning to end it. In my opinion, the above criminal misconduct and abuse of authority by Florida law enforcement officers and is a form of psychological torture intentionally employed to compel obeisance and to cover-up their official misconduct and abuse of power. Finally, what I’ve detailed above is a violation of basic human rights.

Sincerely,
Joe Keegan

In conclusion, 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Hess has an inherent conflict of interest in investigating my charges, himself, his office, and as well as that of his predecessor, former State Attorney Meadows, and criminal violations by Florida law enforcement agencies, officers, the West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC), and others, which disqualifies him to represent the state in any investigation of this matter in the 14th Judicial Circuit. Good and sufficient reason exists that the ends of justice would best be served by appointing a special prosecutor to discharge the duties of State Attorney Hess with respect to investigating the above criminal violations by Florida law enforcement and officers, present and former public officials, and others. (See section 27.14, Florida Statues) Do you know of any reason why Governor Crist should not assign a special prosecutor to investigate these criminal violations, as allowed under part II of chapter 27, Florida Statues, or doesn't have a duty to do so? Please advise by August 27, 2009. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Joe Keegan

Assistant Attorney General Joslyn Wilson's Suggestion Regarding A Special Prosecutor

2009-07-15T11:47:00.000-07:00

July 15, 2009

Office of Governor Charlie Crist
State of Florida
The Capitol
400 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
(850) 487-0801

Dear Governor Crist,
Assistant Attorney General Joslyn Wilson suggested that I contact your office regarding the appointment of a special prosecutor outside the 14th Judicial Circuit, and noted s. 119.07(1), Florida Statues (F.S.), s.119.10[2], s.119.07, s.119.10(1)(a), F.S., s.838.022(1)(b).F.S., part II of chapter 27, Florida Statues, and section 27.14, Florida Statues. My state attorney, Glenn Hess, is knowingly violating the Public Records in order to conceal and cover up criminal misconduct by Florida law enforcement agencies and officers, former State Attorney Steve Meadows, and other present and former public officials. State Attorney Hess has a conflict of interest and other reasons, which disqualifies him from representing the state in investigating my criminal charges against not only Florida law enforcement agencies, the former State Attorney Office of Steve Meadows, and others, but also the 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office itself. These criminal violations, including illegal electronic surveillance and obstruction of justice, by Florida law enforcement agencies, officers, and the State Attorney’s Office are an “open secret” within the 14th Judicial Circuit. For example, I appeared as summoned at the Holmes County courthouse on Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2008, for jury duty. I was prospective juror #37. After Clerk of the Court Cody Taylor explained the procedures, he asked if anyone wanted to talk to the judge about being excused from duty. I raise my hand along with one other prospective juror. Taylor called a one half hour recess and called me over to him. Clerk of the Court Cody Taylor told me that the judge doesn't want to talk to me and said that I'm excused. I intended to present the Judge with evidence of my above criminal charges that State Attorney Hess refused to even acknowledge. Consequently I am requesting that you appoint a special prosecutor under part II of chapter 27, Florida Statues, as 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Hess is disqualified to represent the state in any investigation of his office for knowingly violating provisions of section 119.07(1), Florida Statues, as well as covering up criminal misconduct by Florida law enforcement agencies, officers, public officials, his predecessor, and others. State Attorney Hess has an inherent conflict of interest in not only investigating the 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office and himself, but also Florida law enforcement and others’ criminal misconduct.
As I explained to Assistant Attorney General Wilson, the FDLE OIG has an inherent conflict of interest in investigating my charges, and is covering up FDLE criminal misconduct. I reported criminal misconduct charges by Florida Law Enforcement Agencies to the former Attorney General. Coincidentally, Jamie McLaughlin, the top cop that I charged with official misconduct suddenly and unexpectedly resigned the day after the USPS confirmed delivery of my letter to the FL OAG. Kim Likens from the Governor's OIG left a message for me to call her. Ms. Likens told me that her boss, Dawn Case, wanted her to call me and tell me that she had forwarded my letter to then Governor Bush regarding my charges to FDLE IG Al Dennis. Ms. Likens said that this matter belongs with the FDLE. FDLE OIG Inspector Keith Wilmer called me a short time afterwards. Inspector (Criminal Investigator) Wilmer said that his call was in response to an email (from Dawn Case) to FDLE IG Dennis and that he didn't know anything other than my letter to then Gov. Bush. FDLE OIG Criminal Investigator Wilmer lied. Inspector Wilmer said that he was calling about an email that he received from IG Dennis regarding a law enforcement tracking device. Criminal Investigator Wilmer denied that he had any other prior knowledge of my complaint. Mr. Wilmer then proceeded to quote verbatim my correspondence to Gov. Bush and others, indicating a prior knowledge. When Mr. Wilmer's conversation grew increasingly silly, I asked him if there were any Florida law enforcement bugs on the utility poles servicing the house and grounds. Wilmer said that he didn't know. Besides being expensive, these electronic surveillance devices are serialized and inventoried. A simple accounting will prove my charges, as well as some evidence and testimony that the FDLE and 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s office withheld in my neighbors’ drug trial, which I discuss below.

As I explained to Assistant Attorney General Wilson regarding her suggestion that I consult a private attorney: I have suspicions that those private attorneys that were involved in this matter were tampered with, and, furthermore, no licensed attorney who wishes to continue practicing law in Florida will even talk to me following my initial contact. And, it’s silly to expect a state attorney with a conflict of interest, who will not even acknowledge a Florida Public Records Request, to consent to an informal voluntary mediation program to assist in obtaining the records that I requested.
In summary: I sent a letter (see below) along with incontrovertible evidence to 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Glenn Hess charging the FDLE, Holmes County Sheriff’s Dept, and the West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) with illegal electronic surveillance, etc. I also charged former State Attorney Steve Meadows and his Chief Assistant State Attorney with covering up this criminal activity. The USPS confirmed delivery of my EXPRESS MAIL envelope, Receipt Number: EH55 8363 395US, at 10:25 AM Monday, March 9, 2009. On 3-18-09, I phoned the SAO, asked to speak to State Attorney Hess, and was transferred to "Pam's" answering machine. I left a recorded message for Pam to ask State Attorney Hess if he had the chance to review my March 6, 2009 letter and VHS tape that I sent to him, left my name, address, phone number, the date, asked for an appointment, and requested that he get back to me so that we can resolve this matter. On 3-20-09 I phoned the SAO and again left a message on “Pam’s” answering machine. On 4-3-09, I faxed the SAO a public records request seeking all files related to my March 6, 2009 letter discussed above. I called the SAO and Keosha Bronson acknowledged receiving the fax. On 4-7-09, I phoned Darlene Barker, the SAO employee that handles the Public Record Requests, and left a message inquiring as to the status of my request. I still haven't received a return call from anyone at the SAO regarding either my Public Records Request or complaint and evidence. Isn’t State Attorney Hess required by law to respond to my Public Records Request? Isn’t State Attorney Hess required to at least respond to my complaint or else charge me with filing a false report?

I’ve pasted in a copy of my 3-6-09 letter to State Attorney Hess below:

Dear State Attorney Hess,
I appeared as summoned at the Holmes County courthouse (FL 14th Judicial Circuit) Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2008, for jury duty. I was prospective juror #37. After Clerk of the Court Cody Taylor explained the procedures, he asked if anyone wanted to talk to the judge about being excused from duty. I raised my hand. I intended to present evidence of my charges of official police misconduct by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Holmes County Sheriff’s Department, illegal electronic surveillance by these two Florida law enforcement agencies and the West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) Association, and conspiracy to violate my civil and constitutional right by the aforementioned to the judge. I pointed to the cameras and asked, “What are those?” Clerk of the Court Cody Taylor told me that they are cameras, called me to the side, and told me that the judge doesn't want to talk to me and said that I'm excused. I didn’t get to present my charges and evidence to the judge as I had intended. This is the same Holmes County Courthouse in which another judge declared a mistrial in my neighbors’ drug case. The judge dismissed that case because the State Attorney and FDLE withheld evidence and testimony. I have suspicions that the evidence the FDLE and State Attorney’s Office withheld would prove my charges of illegal electronic surveillance.
I am also charging former State Attorney Steve Meadows and his Chief Assistant State Attorney, William A. Lewis, with obstruction of justice by covering up Florida law enforcement officers’ criminal misconduct and abuse of authority related to my above charges. Since I wasn’t allowed to present evidence of my charges to the Judge that day, I’m respectfully presenting my evidence to you and requesting an investigation of my charges. The enclosed VHS videotape, which I discuss below, and documents are more than enough evidence to warrant an investigation of my charges. There are either surveillance devices as I have charged- and three experts verified their presence- or there are not. A simple official investigation of my charges will resolve this complaint one way or another.
Summary: State and county law enforcement officers illegally arranged with WFEC employees for the illegal electronic surveillance devices’ installation on the two utility poles servicing the house and grounds. Both utility poles are located on private property and are not on the public roadway. The audio/video surveillance devices are capable of “bugging” between 20-40 square acres, have serial ID #’s, and are inventoried. Florida Law Enforcement Officers also arranged for the illegal installation of a remotely activated tracking device in one vehicle and supplied neighbors with a remote control to activate the device whenever they saw me leave. Three electronic surveillance experts all verified illegal FL law enforcement "bugs" on the two utility poles servicing the house and grounds, but refused to supply their reports. The first one, Diop Kamau, said that law enforcement would arrest me if he supplied the report. Both Mr. Kamau and his employee, Doug Jones, subsequently denied saying this, but still didn’t supply their report. Mr. Kamau obtained his Florida Private Investigator’s license after failing to provide his signed report. The second one, Jim Toth, confirmed that law enforcement installed a tracking device in one vehicle and identified Audio Surveillance Devices (AIDs) as the supplier of the surveillance devices on the utility poles, but said that he would lose his FL PI license if he supplied his report. Mr. Toth agreed to be videotaped while he conducted his Technical Surveillance Counter Measure (TSCM) “sweep,” and I videotaped him refusing to check the utility pole in the backyard for any surveillance devices. Mr. Toth said that only law enforce-ment would install a device on the utility poles because there are too many easier places to put them. Mr. Toth said that the police had installed a GPS remotely activated tracking device in the Dodge mini-van. He also said that the authorities have a warrant and will have to tell me about it within 30 days. I observed Mr. Toth scramble the video image he obtained on his OSCOR’s screen and then remark that there’s a video camera nearby, but he couldn’t get an image. The third expert, Jim Ross, had a conflict of interest, which he didn’t disclose. Mr. Ross is a close personal friend of Mr. G. Gordon Liddy. Mr. Liddy is the founder of the Liddy Foundation, which assumed the mission of the National Intelligence Academy (NIA) after Hurricane Andrew de-stroyed AID’s facility in Homestead, FL (AIDs was later sold and NIA spun off). Ross also said in reference to Florida law enforcement, “They want to be in charge.” The state agency at the time responsible for investigating complaints against the two Florida licensed private investigators refused to do so.
Former FL Gov. Bush suggested that I bring any evidence of my charges to my state attorney. I sent State Attorney Steve Meadows a VHS videotape (the same one enclosed for your review) in which recorded audio phenomenon that two TSCM experts said was indicative of electronic surveillance is pronounced. The unnatural amplification and reverberation of the dog’s barking and the sounds of a low flying helicopter recorded in the VHS tape copy is indicative of electronic surveillance. Additional examples of this phenomenon are demonstrated in the enclosed VHS tape. Although not a Technical Surveillance Counter Measure (TSCM) expert, a sibling who is a Ph.D., PE, indicated that the sound appears caused by some type of advanced technology. I also sent State Attorney Steve Meadows a copy of an email, dated Dec. 3, 2004 (attached) from my neighbor, which tends to verify my version of events. Since all state law enforcement and related agencies refused to investigate, I sent a copy of the VHS tape and my charges to US Rep. Jeff Miller and requested his help. US Rep Miller found the VHS tape to be compelling evidence of my charges. In his November 14, 2005 letter (see attached), he encouraged me to contact my State Representative, Donald Brown, for help. I contacted Rep. Brown, but I never received any reply until late in the afternoon of November 30, 2005 (see attached). Earlier that morning retired FDLE Agent Betty Romminger visited the Holmes’ County library to research some articles regarding my neighbors’ bungled FDLE drug bust. This drug bust and subsequent arrests are in part responsible for the FDLE’s refusal to investigate my charges. The judge declared a mistrial in that case because the State Attorney and FDLE withheld evidence and testimony. I suspect that this withheld evidence and testimony of illegal electronic surveillance and would prove my charges of illegal electronic surveillance.
The evidence that my state rep’s assistant, Mr. Drake, referred to in his email is the VHS videotape. I contacted the respective I.G.s. On June 20, 2006, I emailed IG Harper and courtesy-copied IG Al Dennis offering to meet with them together or separately. IG Dennis replied that he forwarded my inquiry to FDLE Executive Investigations for review. Former FDLE Executive Investigations Director Jamie McLaughlin previously dismissed my earlier complaints with the pretext: “There does not appear to be a criminal predicate which would warrant investigation by the Office of Executive Investigations.” The former Director Jamie McLaughlin lied and officially sanctioned a cover-up. Within two days of receipt of my complaint by then FL AG Charlie Crist’s office, a FDLE Executive Investigation was initiated and Director McLaughlin resigned purportedly over charges regarding what could be considered a form of sexual harassment. According to the FDLE Executive Investigation’s report, the victim was a subordinate with whom the Director had an affair with for a number of years. I suspect that the so-called investigation and “charges” were a convenient cover story for the criminal charges contained in my complaint.
By letter, dated June 26, 2006, I notified Governor Bush that I had contacted both IG’s per my State Rep’s suggestion and shared my concerns regarding FDLE Executive Investigations’ good faith in investigating my charges. Ms. Kim Likens from the Governor's OIG phoned and left a message Monday (July 3, 2006) morning to call her. I returned her call later that afternoon and left a message. Ms. Likens called back and told me that her boss, Dawn Case, wanted her to call me and tell me that she had forwarded my letter to the Governor to FDLE IG Al Dennis earlier in the day (see attached). Likens said that this matter belongs with the FDLE. Later that same afternoon (July 3, 2006), FDLE Criminal Investigator (Inspector) Keith Wilmer called me. Director of Investigations Case’s early morning referral to the FDLE IG apparently prompted Inspector Wilmer’s call later that afternoon.
Inspector Wilmer denied that he saw earlier letters regarding this matter. However, Inspector Wilmer repeatedly quoted my earlier correspondence verbatim. When Inspector Wilmer’s questioning became silly, I asked him directly: Are there FL law enforcement bugs on the utility poles? Inspector Wilmer said that he did not know. Criminal Investigator Wilmer then told me to have WFEC check their poles and transformers quoting the exact text that I used in my initial letter to WFEC VP & CEO William Rimes requesting a search. Wilmer also instructed me to have a FL licensed mechanic search for the transponder in the mini-van. Later he refused to say whether or not he viewed a copy of the VHS videotape.
On September 5, 2006, I received an email from the FL OAG replying to my inquiry whether I should file a Florida Public Records Request with the OAG or the 14th Judicial District SAO for records in possession of the SAO. Since State Attorney Meadows wouldn’t reply to my charges and evidence, I sent a Florida Public Records Request to him for a copy of all records in his files regarding this matter. The USPS verified that the SAO received my request, which suggests that SA Meadows ignored it just as he had ignored my charges and evidence. Since State Attorney Meadows wouldn’t reply to my charges and evidence, I wanted to determine exactly what he had on file. The OAG’s email instructed that I should submit such a request to the state attorney’s office, indicating that I had filed my earlier request with the correct office. On Sept. 8, 2006 a clerk in the SAO emailed that Mr. Lewis, Chief Assistant State Attorney (Florida’s 14th Judicial District) asked her to respond to my previously ignored Public Records Request. She said that she never received a request and that I should send another, which I did. I later received a letter, dated October 2, 2006, from Mr. Lewis in which he questioned my credibility and refused to answer my question whether or not he, his boss, or newly hired SAO Investigator Guy Tunnel viewed the VHS tape. Governor Bush had sent a copy of one of my complaints to former FDLE Guy Tunnel, who never replied. I later received a letter, dated 12-6-06 from Chief Assistant State Attorney William A. Lewis (see attached), which stated that there was no basis to my charges. Mr. William A. Lewis is a liar and covering-up for law enforcement. When I asked Mr. Lewis in a subsequent phone conversation if he viewed the VHS tape, he replied that he doesn’t have to answer my questions. A subsequent FL Public Records Request to the SAO for Assistant State Attorney Lewis’ “inquiries” case file produced little and omitted a lot. For example, the produced records consisted of some of my correspondence and an altered copy of the VHS tape, but there were no records of any investigation or “inquiry.” In addition, I filed numerous Public Records Requests with both the FDLE and Sheriff’s Dept., which didn’t reveal any records of any official investigations. “Off the books” investigations and “informal inquiries” are employed to smear and discredit someone’s charges of official misconduct while serving to threaten and intimidate witnesses. As a matter of fact, the FDLE even went to a family member’s place of employment during one of these endless “investigations” on a pretext that she was a “pot head,” but did not speak to her. Her superiors, when they could stop laughing, told her what the cops said. There was no reason for this cowardly inexcusable abuse of authority by so-called law enforcement officers other than an attempt to smear and defame in order to cover-up their criminal conduct and abuse of authority. State Attorney Steve
Meadows and Chief Assistant State Attorney obstructed justice by covering up FL law enforcement officers’ criminal misconduct and abuse of authority. This is at least the second set of such electronic surveillance devices installed by WFEC under the direction of Florida law enforcement and other state officials. WFEC removed the first set under the protection of FDLE officials. In reply to my initial request for help identifying any authorized or unauthorized listening devices connected to any of their equipment servicing my residence, WFEC VP and CEO William S. Rimes wrote that he took my charges seriously and forwarded my letter to HC Sheriff Dennis Lee for action. The Sheriff’s first contact was about two weeks later when an FDLE helicopter hovered over the house late one evening for more than ½ hr purportedly searching for a neighbor, Freddie Padgett, whom the FDLE attempted to arrest that evening. Sheriff Dennis Lee was in that FDLE helicopter piloted by his first cousin. In addition to a powerful searchlight, a large infrared device mounted under the helicopter assisted in their late night “search.” Earlier in the day, an FDLE Agent disguised as a Federal Express driver delivered a 3.5 lb. package of meth to my neighbor’s residence and his wife, Lisa Padgett, signed for it. My neighbor arrived home as the bust was in progress, grabbed the package that his wife signed for, and escaped with the evidence. He outran a lot of FDLE agents in his escape. The FDLE returned later that evening on the pretext of apprehending him at his home. How-ever, the entire event was staged in an attempt to provoke a violent incident with me and remove their illegal “bugs” in the aftermath. When I didn’t react as my “profilers” anticipated, the Sheriff ordered the agents to storm the grounds in hot pursuit of an imaginary fugitive in an attempt to provoke another incident. The FDLE arrested my neighbor’s wife on drug and theft charges and later arrested my neighbor on the same charges when he turned himself into authorities.
Sometime before her criminal trial, Lisa Padgett, who was arrested along with her husband, told me that the entire area was “bugged.” She then apologized for the FDLE late night helicopter incident. She also told me that the FDLE offered her a “deal” if she’d implicate Sheriff Dennis Lee in her operations. She told me that she declined and would rather do the time. I suspect that State Attorney Meadows and the FDLE withholding evidence and testimony was part of a second more acceptable deal. And, although 3.5 lbs of meth was involved, the DEA refused to get involved in the case.
Sometime later when I stopped an attempt by a WFEC utility crew to open the lock front gate to gain access in order to surreptitiously remove the bugs, the crew foreman summoned the Sheriff. A young deputy (recently appointed Bonifay City Police Chief) who had not been certified yet as a FL LEO arrived to assure access for the crew. The foreman fortunately agreed to reschedule the inspection, which was subsequently canceled. Sometime after this incident, I talked to this same foreman and his superior, Russell Dunaway, at the front gate. They both consented to be videotaped. They said that they were upgrading service and would have to replace the two transformers (containing the illegal “bugs”) on the property within a month or else disconnect power. I asked Mr. Dunaway if he knew anything about any illegal electronic surveillance devices on their poles. He said that he had no knowledge and that they’re not in the electronic surveillance equipment business. My questioning irritated Mr. Dunaway as he turned beet red (visible in the video). He then added that I put the device on the pole myself.
Two months later, a large contingent of WFEC employees arrived to “upgrade” services by replacing the two transformers, containing the illegal surveillance devices, with new ones. The foreman agreed for the operation to be videotape. WFEC CEO & VP William Rimes oversaw the work from the road. Rimes became visibly upset when I recognized him and videotaped him. Although they again agreed to conduct a search for illegal devices, once in they refused to search as agreed or even open the lightening arresters and fuses on the transformers. Moreover, they insisted that the lightening arrester was solid and could not be opened, which was a lie. The crew foreman threatened to call the Sheriff and have me arrested if I searched their equipment myself. I asked this foreman if he intended to reuse this transformer with the implication for surveillance purposes, and he replied that he had just the place for it. They replaced the existing transformers with new ones and left.
In his August 14, 2007 letter (copy enclosed), the Honorable Jeff Miller wrote: “I am confident that if the agency finds merit in your allegations or have further questions, they will be in touch with you. Do understand that as a matter under the Privacy Act, the agencies may not be able to report back to your or even confirm any action taken.” Representative Miller’s still hasn’t explained his inane reference to the Privacy Act to me.
I’m a former federal whistleblower, and reluctantly I finally contacted the FBI. After passing the Jacksonville FBI Field Office Day Agent’s screening, I filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Supervisor as the Day Agent instructed. When the Civil Rights Supervisor didn’t reply, I filed another complaint with the Jacksonville FBI Special Agent In Charge. When he didn’t reply, I filed FOIPA Requests with both the Jacksonville and DC FOIA FBI offices. Both offices denied receiving my complaints and evidence, despite the fact that FBI personnel had signed for all my EXPRESS MAIL packages. I then filed a complaint with FBI DC HQ regarding my charges and when HQ didn’t reply, I filed FOIPA Requests for all records related to my complaint. The FBI also denied receiving my EXPRESS MAIL that FBI HQ personnel signed for. So I filed complaints with the FBI and DOJ OIGs and they denied receiving my complaints and I got similar denials from subsequently filed FOIPA Requests. To the credit of state authorities, unlike the federal authorities, they at least eventually acknowledged my charges before summarily dismissing them. Since neither Holmes County Sheriff Dennis Lee nor State Attorney Steve Meadows won reelection, I’m hopeful that your office will investigate my charges. The “bugs” on the utility poles and the tracking device in the mini-van all have serial numbers and are inventoried. I believe that a simple accounting of outstanding Florida law enforcement surveillance devices will confirm this.
This matter has gone on entirely too long. There’s nothing noble or honorable here on the part of Florida “law enforcement” and their co-conspirators, but rather only arrogance and abuse of power that unaccountability makes possible, aided and abetted by cowardly public officials. Does the rule of law and 4th amendment still exist in Florida or not? A neighbor recently told me that “they want your meat.” Based on the increase in stalking activity and some other bizarre incidents, which have increased following the Judge’s refusal to talk to me this past December, I would like to meet with you this week or next in order to safely resolve this matter, as I do fear for my safety. In the past, local, county, and state law enforcement appeared to treat this matter as “sport” and appeared to regard themselves as “cute” or even “clever.” There’s a different mood reflected now for some reason. It’s as though they also feel that it has gone on long enough and are planning to end it. In my opinion, the above criminal misconduct and abuse of authority by Florida law enforcement officers and is a form of psychological torture intentionally employed to compel obeisance and to cover-up their official misconduct and abuse of power. Finally, what I’ve detailed above is a violation of basic human rights.
Sincerely,
Joe Keegan

In conclusion, 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Hess has an inherent conflict of interest in investigating my charges , himself, his office, and as well as that of his predecessor, former State Attorney Meadows, and criminal violations by Florida law enforcement agencies, officers, the West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC), and others, which disqualifies him to represent the state in any investigation of this matter in the 14th Judicial Circuit. Good and sufficient reason exists that the ends of justice would best be served appoint a special prosecutor to discharge the duties of State Attorney Hess with respect to investigating the above criminal violations by Florida law enforcement and officers, present and former public officials, and others. (See section 27.14, Florida Statues) As allowed under part II of chapter 27, Florida Statues, I am requesting that you to assign a special prosecutor to investigate these criminal violations. Please reply by July 31, 2009. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Joe Keegan
1536 Will Lee Rd.,
Bonifay, FL 32425-6806
850-547-2254

My reply to Assistant Attorney General Wilson

2009-05-27T04:16:00.000-07:00

I've pasted in below my May 22, 2009 email reply to Assistant Attorney General Wilson's May 13, 2009 reply to my charges. This is the reply that the Attorney General's Office referenced in their email reply that I posted yesterday.

Dear Assistant Attorney General Wilson,

Thank you for your reply. Are you telling me that although I notified both you and Attorney General Bill McCollum of my charges of criminal misconduct by Florida law enforcement and a publicly regulated utility that neither one of you is legally required to forward my charges to someone that can address them? I didn’t ask the OAG to investigate my charges, but rather I only reported them to the Attorney General. Coincidentally,Jamie McLaughlin, the top cop that I charged with official misconduct suddenly and unexpectedly resigned the day after the USPS confirmed delivery of my letter to the FL OAG. Apparently, he may have believed that the FL OAG would do something.

The FDLE OIG has an inherent conflict of interest in investigating my charges. Kim Likens from the Governor's OIG left a message to call her. Ms. Likens told me that her boss, Dawn Case, wanted her to call me and tell me that she had forwarded my letter to the Governor regarding my charges to FDLE IG Al Dennis. Ms. Likens said that this matter belongs with the FDLE. FDLE OIG Inspector Keith Wilmer called me a short time afterwards. Inspector (Criminal Investigator) Wilmer said that his call was in response to an email (from Dawn Case) to FDLE IG Dennis and that he didn't know anything other than that or about my letter to then Gov. Bush. FDLE OIG Criminal Investigator Dennis lied. Inspector Wilmer said that he was calling about an email that he received from IG Dennis regarding a law enforcement tracking device. Criminal Investigator Wilmer denied that he had any other prior knowledge of my complaint. Mr. Wilmer then proceeded to quote verbatim my correspondence to Gov. Bush and others, indicating a prior knowledge. When Mr. Wilmer's conversation grew increasingly silly, I asked him if there were any Florida law enforcement bugs on the utility poles servicing the house and grounds. Wilmer said that he didn't know. Besides being expensive, these electronic surveillance
devices are serialized and inventoried. A simple accounting will prove my charges, as well as some evidence and testimony that the FDLE and State Attorney’s office withheld in my neighbors’ drug trial.

Regarding your suggestion that I request that Governor Crist appoint a “special prosecutor” outside the 14th Judicial District: Doesn’t the state attorney of that Judicial Circuit have to request to be excused? Considering that State Attorney Hess refuses to reply to my Florida Public Records Request, isn’t it silly to expect this same state attorney to request to be excused or allow a truly independent “special prosecutor” to investigate my charges? Considering that State Attorney Hess has refused to respond to my Public Records Request, I find it unlikely that he would agree to the voluntary mediation that you suggested. I’m asking you the following question in your official position of Assistant Attorney General: Is State Attorney Hess’ refusal to respond to my Florida Public Records
Request an impeachable offense?

Regarding your suggestion that I consult a private attorney: I have suspicions that those private attorneys that were involved in this matter were tampered with, and, furthermore, no licensed attorney who wishes to continue practicing law in Florida will even talk to me following the initial contact.

Again, thank you for your reply and suggestions. If you have any
questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me, so that we can
resolve this matter. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Joe Keegan

From Attorney General Bill McCollum

2009-05-26T19:21:00.000-07:00

I received the following reply to my email to the Assistant Attorney General from the the Attorney General's Office:

From Attorney General Bill McCollum
AG <.@myfloridalegal.com> Tue, May 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
To: joe.keegan@gmail.com
The Office of Attorney General Bill McCollum has received your email responding to this office’s earlier email of May 13, 2009.

This office is precluded by law from providing legal advice or opinions to private individuals. Thus, this office suggested that you may wish to consult a private attorney who would be able to provide you with the legal advice this office is precluded from offering. In an effort to be of assistance, however, this office attempted to provide you with information as to whom you might contact on this matter.

In addition, as this office noted in its previous email, the Governor, under part II of chapter 27, Florida Statutes, has the authority to issue executive orders assigning 'special prosecutors,' which are state attorneys assigned to handle criminal matters outside of their particular circuits. As to information regarding the exercise of that authority, you should contact the Governor’s Office. I would note, however, that in authorizing the Governor to appoint a special prosecutor, section 27.14, Florida Statutes, provides that if a state attorney is "disqualified to represent the state in any investigation, case, or matter pending in the courts of
his or her circuit or if, for any other good and sufficient reason, the Governor determines that the ends of justice would be best served, the Governor may, by executive order filed with the Department of State, either order an exchange of circuits or of courts between such state attorney and any other state attorney or order an assignment of any state attorney to discharge the duties of the state attorney with respect to one or more specified investigations, cases, or matters, specified in general in the executive order of the Governor." (e.s.)

As this office noted, the mediation program operated by this office is voluntary only and both sides must agree to participate. This office has no authority under the statutes to compel an agency to agree to mediation.

Article III, section 17, Florida Constitution, sets forth the officers subject to, and procedures for, impeachment, providing in subsection (a):

“The governor, lieutenant governor, members of the cabinet, justices of the supreme court, judges of district courts of appeal, judges of circuit courts, and judges of county courts shall be liable to impeachment for misdemeanor in office. The house of representatives by two-thirds vote shall have the power to impeach an officer. The speaker of the house of representatives shall have power at any time to appoint a committee to investigate charges against any officer subject to impeachment.”

Wilful violations of the Public Records may constitute a criminal violation. As stated in the Government in the Sunshine Law Manual (an abridged edition of which is available online at: http://www.myfloridalegal.com/sun.nsf/manual),

“Criminal penalties

Section 119.10(1)(b), F.S., states that a public officer who knowingly violates the provisions of s. 119.07(1), F.S., is subject to suspension and removal or impeachment and commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable by possible criminal penalties of one year in prison, or $1,000 fine, or both. See State v. Webb, 786 So. 2d 602 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001) (s. 119.10[2] authorizes a conviction for violating s. 119.07 only if a defendant is found to have committed such violation "knowingly,"; statute cannot be interpreted as allowing a conviction based on mere negligence). And see s. 119.10(1)(a), F.S., providing that a violation of any provision of Ch. 119, F.S., by a public officer is a noncriminal infraction,
punishable by fine not exceeding $500. Cf. s. 838.022(1)(b), F.S. (unlawful for a public servant, with corrupt intent to obtain a benefit for any person or to cause harm to another, to conceal, cover up, destroy, mutilate, or alter any official record or official document or cause another person to perform such an act).

A state attorney may prosecute suits charging public officials with violations of the Public Records Act, including those violations which may result in a finding of guilt for a noncriminal infraction. AGO 91-38.”

Moreover, as noted in the manual:

“When a method for removal from office is not otherwise provided by the Constitution or by law, the Governor may suspend an elected or appointed public officer who is indicted or informed against for any misdemeanor arising directly out of his or her official duties. Section 112.52(1), F.S. If convicted, the officer may be removed from office by executive order of the Governor. Section 112.52(3), F.S. A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere or who is found guilty is, for purposes of s. 112.52, F.S., deemed to have been convicted, notwithstanding the suspension of sentence or the withholding of adjudication. Id. Cf. s. 112.51, F.S., and Art. IV,
s. 7, Fla. Const.”

Thank you for contacting the Attorney General’s Office.

From FL AG Bill McCollum

2009-05-13T19:09:00.000-07:00

AG <.@myfloridalegal.com> Wed, May 13, 2009 at 2:35 PM
To: joe.keegan@gmail.com
The Office of Attorney General Bill McCollum has received your email
regarding your complaint against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
and the state attorney’s office.

I must advise you that the Attorney General has no legal authority to
investigate the actions of law enforcement officers as they pursue their
official duties. You may wish to voice your concerns to Florida Department
of Law Enforcement's Office of Inspector General at:

Office of Inspector General
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Post Office Box 1489
Tallahassee, Florida 32302-1489
Telephone: (850) 410-7225

The Office of Inspector General is established to provide a central point
for coordination of and responsibility for activities that promote
accountability, integrity, and efficiency in government. If you believe
that a criminal violation has occurred, it is the responsibility of the
state attorney to prosecute. This office does not have jurisdiction over
the actions of the state attorney. The state attorneys are independent
constitutional officers; they are not a part of the Attorney General’s
Office and this office has no authority over the prosecutorial decisions
made by such officers. I would note, however, that the Governor, under
part II of chapter 27, Florida Statutes, has the authority to issue
executive orders assigning 'special prosecutors,' which are state attorneys
assigned to handle criminal matters outside of their particular circuits.
See section 27.14, Florida Statutes, which provides that if a state
attorney is "disqualified to represent the state in any investigation,
case, or matter pending in the courts of his or her circuit or if, for any
other good and sufficient reason, the Governor determines that the ends of
justice would be best served, the Governor may, by executive order filed
with the Department of State, either order an exchange of circuits or of
courts between such state attorney and any other state attorney or order an
assignment of any state attorney to discharge the duties of the state
attorney with respect to one or more specified investigations, cases, or
matters, specified in general in the executive order of the Governor." And
see section 943.03(2), Florida Statutes, which states that “[u]pon specific
direction by the Governor in writing to the executive director, the
department [of law enforcement] shall investigate the misconduct, in
connection with their official duties, of public officials and employees
and of members of public corporations and authorities subject to suspension
or removal by the Governor.” The contact information for the Governor's
Office is:

Executive Office of the Governor
PL-05 The Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001

As to your complaints about your attempts to obtain public records, it is
the local state attorney, not the Attorney General, who is responsible for
prosecuting violations of the public records law. Since your complaint is
with the state attorney’s office, you may wish to contact the Governor’s
Office on this matter. As noted above, the Governor has the authority to
appoint a special prosecutor when a state attorney has a conflict of
interest.

While this office has no specific enforcement authority over the public
records law, we do operate an informal mediation program to assist in
obtaining records. The program is voluntary and all sides must agree to
consider mediation if the program is to be initiated. It is not intended to
serve as a forum for determining whether an agency has or has not violated
the law. If you are interested in participating in the voluntary mediation
program, please contact Anna Phillips, Mediation Coordinator, at the
following address: The Office of the Attorney General, PL-01, The Capitol,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050; telephone (850) 245-0140; email:
anna.phillips@myfloridalegal.com We will need a list of the records you
have requested and to whom the request was made. We will then contact
those agencies to determine whether they wish to participate in mediation.

You may also wish to consider consulting a private attorney if you need any
legal advice. A private attorney would be able to provide you with the
legal advice this office is precluded from offering. If you do not know an
attorney, The Florida Bar offers a Lawyer Referral Service, which you may
contact toll free at (800)342-8060, or by mail at 651 East Jefferson
Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300.

Thank you for contacting the Attorney General’s Office.

Joslyn Wilson
Assistant Attorney General

Dealership Service Department

2009-04-16T16:56:00.000-07:00

I called a car dealership and asked to be connected to the Service Department. They have only two Service Dept. employees dealing with customers and one was out, so I explained the problem and told the receptionist that I'd call back. I eventually connected with one of the Service Dept. managers. He said that it was kids with an unauthorized key. The problem is that the security indicator light keeps blinking, which he described accurately. He said that he had a similar case and will research it. He said that he'd get back to me today. He still hasn't.

Early Morning Visitor

2009-04-16T05:34:00.000-07:00

I woke up sometime between 2:00 and 2:30 a.m. this morning, Thursday, April 16, 2009. I was wide awake and, instead, of trying to get back to sleep, I got up, went to the den, turned on the light and then the pc to "surf the internet." I hadn't even got on-line (dial-up)when I heard the car door shut outside. The car is in the driveway about 15 feet from the den. The den window was opened. I ran for the door, but stopped to search for the flashlight. When I got out, I headed south, because it's the easiest way to access the property and I figured that's the direction whoever shut the door would run. It may have been a mistake, however. I didn't find anyone. The house is located about 1/4 mile off a dirt road back in the woods. It's easiest to access it from the south via the driveway. I looked around for about 10 minutes and figured that whoever shut the car door was gone or else I couldn't find him.

When I returned to the car, I shined the flashlight in the interior and didn't notice anything. I then went in, got the key, came back, and started the car. It started. I only lock the car- sophisticated security security- when I'm out and about, and, rarely, if ever lock it at home. So, naturally, I decided to lock it after the fact and pressed the key immobilizer lock button, which locks the car. And, that's when I noticed the security indicator light blinking. Someone may have slipped another key into the ignition in order to start it. I doubt that the person was a cop, because whoever it was knew about cars and was familiar with the area. However, he now realizes that there's a transponder in the key that has to match or else the vehicle won't start. So what was the motive? To steal it or disable the security alarm? As I've said, the house is located 1/4 mile back in the woods and the gate's locked every night, but that's not a big deal. They cut the chain before and they could also jimmy the lock. I also intend to search the vehicle later this morning for illegal contraband.

Office of Attorney General Complaint and Questions

2009-04-15T04:10:00.000-07:00

I electronically filed the following complaint and questions yesterday, April 14, 2009, with the Attorney General's Office.

I sent a letter along with evidence to State Attorney Glenn Hess- FL 14th Judicial District- charging the FDLE, Holmes County Sheriff’s Dept, and WFEC with illegal electronic surveillance, etc. I also charged former State Attorney Steve Meadows and his Chief Assistant State Attorney with covering up. The USPS confirmed delivery of my EXPRESS MAIL envelope, Receipt Number: EH55 8363 395US, at 10:25 AM Monday, March 9, 2009. On 3-18-09, I phoned the SAO, asked to speak to State Attorney Hess, and was transferred to "Pam's" answering machine. I left a recorded message for Pam to ask State Attorney Hess if he had the chance to review my March 6, 2009 letter and VHS tape that I sent to him, left my name, address, phone number, today's date, asked for an appointment, and requested that he get back to me so that we can resolve this matter. On 3-20-09 I phoned the SAO and again left a message on “Pam’s” answering machine.

On 4-3-09, I faxed the SAO a public records request seeking all files related to my March 6, 2009 letter discussed above. I called the SAO and an employee acknowledged receiving the fax. On 4-7-09, I phoned the SAO employee that handles the Public Record Requests and left a message inquiring as to the status of my request. I still haven't received a return call from the SAO regarding either my complaint or Public Records Request.

Isn’t State Attorney Hess required to at least respond to my complaint or else charge me with filing a false report? Isn’t State Attorney Hess required by law to respond to my Public Records Request?

I’ve pasted in a copy of my 3-6-09 letter to State Attorney Hess below:

I pasted in a copy of my 3-6-09 letter to State Attorney Hess.

SAO Public Records Request Follow-up Call

2009-04-07T18:39:00.000-07:00

Phoned the SAO employee that handles FL Public Record Requests earlier this morning and left message on answering machine inquiring as to the status of my request. As of this post, I still haven't received a return call from the SAO regarding my Public Records Request.

SAO Public Records Request

2009-04-03T17:08:00.000-07:00

I faxed a Florida Public Records Request to the 14th Judicial District SAO this morning requesting all records related to my March 6, 2009 letter to State Attorney Glenn Hess charging the Holmes County Sheriff's Department, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the WFEC with illegal electronic surveillance and conspiracy to violate my civil and constitutional rights. I called the SAO and a female employee verified receipt of my request.

Early Start

2009-03-21T06:54:00.000-07:00

Fixed wing noisy single engine flew over this morning at 6:45 am headed east-southeast at just barely the legal altitude of 400 feet. It's a good way to wake up people first thing on a Saturday morning or if you want to get their attention.

Florida State Attorney Hess Telephone Call

2009-03-18T12:27:00.000-07:00

I phoned the State Attorney Office this morning. I called the general number, didn't block my phone number from caller ID, identified myself, and asked to speak to State Attorney Hess. A male answered the phone and transferred my call. I didn't get a person, but rather "Pam's" answering machine. I left a recorded message for Pam to ask State Attorney Hess if he had the chance to review my March 6, 2009 letter and VHS tape that I sent to him, left my name, address, phone number, today's date, asked for an appointment, and requested that he get back to me so that we can resolve this matter.

Camera shy?

2009-03-07T11:07:00.000-08:00

Around 11:50 am this morning, March 7, 2009, two white males average height in their late 30's to 40's and somewhat in shape for law enforcement (my guess)ran and got into a black pickup truck and drove off quickly. It wasn't normal. They didn't want to be seen or more likely photographed (TIP: If you didn't run, you wouldn't have been noticed. Also, another TIP: when you follow someone into a store, try to have a prop- like a shopping cart or basket, preferably with something in it). I'd guess that they were FDLE or from some agency at FDLE's request. Recently, a neighbor told me that "they want your meat." Hmm, I wonder if it had anything to do with that "UPS" package that I didn't touch and then disappeared after a few days as mysteriously as it was delivered to the wrong address and addressee? At any rate, the stalking and bizarre incidents (even by my standards)have intensified since that Judge refused to talk to me and now appear to be approaching a crescendo. I hope that they don't have another SWAT raid on the agenda. One stooge on a website wrote regarding such raids that they'll first shoot and ask questions later the next time.

About a week or so ago, Coast to Coast AM had a program on ELECTRONIC INVASION. I thought that I could contribute to it, because it wouldn't be sanitized like these posts. At the risk of seeming presumptuous, I'd probably be entertaining. Unfortunately, the program is so popular I couldn't get in on any line- toll free or wild care- despite repeatedly trying. The stalking and bizarre incidents have gone off the scale since that show.

White House Office of Public Liaison

2009-02-24T05:33:00.000-08:00

I sent the following request for help to President Obama via the above referenced website:

I'm requesting President Obama's help in resolving a problem that has gone on for much too long, and all levels of government have been unresponsive and unwilling to help. The problem is abuse of authority and cover-up regarding warrant less electronic surveillance. Three electronic surveillance experts have all verified the presence of surveillance devices, yet no responsible public authority, including FBI Director Mueller, will do anything. For a further explanation, please see the the topic "Who's Watching Big Brother?" at the Reader Rant section of Capitol Hill Blue's website. I need the President's help. Thank you.
Joe Keegan

What was he up to?

2009-02-22T11:17:00.001-08:00

When I left the store this morning, I saw the guy running from my parked vehicle across to the next lane and get in the SUV on the passenger side. After a minute or so, he got out, ran around to the driver's side, got in, and drove off. He appeared anxious. It was almost funny in a sick sort of way.

New Sheriff in Town

2009-02-16T21:28:00.000-08:00

The Holmes County Times Advertiser reported on the front page in its February 11, 2009 edition that "Dope distribution takes a hit in Holmes County." The HC Sheriff's Department and Florida Highway Patrol hauled away 200 pounds of marijuana from a two-story log home and are seeking its owner.The owner built compartments in his home in which to hold the 25-pound pot bales. The Holmes County Times Advertiser reported that Chief Deputy John Braxton, Jr., said, "He was a major distributor." Braxton also commented, "He's been doing this for about 10 years" and "He flew under the radar."

The raid resulted from an investigation that began after a traffic stop in mid January just after Tim Brown was sworn in as the new Sheriff, replacing former Sheriff Dennis Lee. The former Sheriff will take a position with the Bay County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Brown said that state and federal authorities have been notified.

DC Office call

2009-01-24T00:23:00.000-08:00

I called Senator Leahy's DC office early yesterday morning. I spoke with Dan (they also don't give last names). I asked Dan if I could speak to Senator Leahy. Dan said that Sen. Leahy was unavailable and asked if I wanted to leave a message. I said yes and told Dan that I sent the Senator a package regarding FBI Patriot Act abuse and illegal electronic surveillance, a VHS tape, and some emails, and asked if the Senator viewed the VHS tape. Hopefully Senator Leahy will give me the courtesy of a reply call or email.

Sen. Leahy

2009-01-16T08:12:00.000-08:00

Just awhile ago, I emailed the above post to Senator Leahy. Gosh, I hope I don't get into any trouble.

Joe Keegan
Bonifay, Florida

Senate Judiciary Committee

2009-01-16T07:27:00.000-08:00

Got off the phone a short while ago with Steve (they don't give last names)at the Senate Judiciary Committee. Steve said that they received and forwarded my letter and evidence to Counsel by "issue area (subject)." I asked what "issue area" or what Subcommittee. He said that he didn't know. I asked for Counsel's phone number. He said that he can't release it. I asked for the name of the Chief Counsel. He said that he can't give it. So I asked to speak to Chairman Leahy. He said that the Senator's busy. So I asked him to schedule an appointment. He said that he can't do that and that I'd have to call his office. I asked Steve what he thought of cover-ups. Steve said that he's against them.

I sent the following email to Senator Leahy requesting a brief telephonic appointment:
Dear Sen. Leahy,

I just got off the phone with Steve at the Senate Judiciary Committee. He confirmed that they received my packet regarding the FBI and illegal electronic surveillance that I sent to you last month and they forwarded it to counsel by issue area. Unfortunately, he couldn't give me a phone number for counsel, the issue area, or the name of the chief counsel. I requested that he connect me to you so that I may find out the status of my charges and evidence. He said that you're busy and he can't do that. So I asked him if he could schedule an appointment with you and he said no and that I'd have to call your office to do so. Since I'm not in your area code, I'm requesting 5 minute phone conversation with you to discuss this matter. I've listed
my address and phone number below. Thank you for your consideration.

Regards,
Joe Keegan

Senate Judiciary Subcommittees

2008-12-23T05:25:00.000-08:00

Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, I emailed Sen. Leahy and faxed the senate Judiciary Committee and Subcommittees the following message:

December 22, 2008

Chairman Patrick J. Leahy
United States Senate
Committee on the Judiciary
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Fax: 202-224-9516

Re: FBI Oversight- Please associate with my Dec. 11, 2008 letter (USPS # EH 222975937 US)

Dear Chairman Leahy,

I appeared as summoned at the Holmes County courthouse (FL 14th Judicial Circuit) Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2008, for jury duty. I was prospective juror #37. After Clerk of the Court Cody Taylor explained the procedures, he asked if anyone wanted to talk to the judge about being excused from duty. I raised my hand. I intended to present the judge with evidence of my charges in his chambers. Taylor called a one half hour recess and called me over to him. He told me that the judge doesn't want to talk to me and said that I'm excused. This is the same courthouse in which another judge earlier declared a mistrial in my neighbors’ drug case that I referenced in my December 11, 2007 letter to FBI Director Mueller. The judge dismissed the case because the State Attorney and FDLE withheld evidence and testimony. I suspect that the withheld evidence would prove my charges.

The above is representative of all state officials’ responses to my charges and why I am requesting the Senate Judiciary Committee’s help. No Florida politician will intervene on my behalf. My situation is not unique. The Patriot Act just legalized what various agencies have been doing for years, and there are no effective checks and balances to the inevitable abuses. The recent DOJ policy changes regarding information sharing between federal, state, and local law enforcement only makes it easier to cover-up such abuses on all levels. If you have any questions, please contact me and I will answer any questions that you may have and provide you with whatever additional information that you may require. Thank you.

Sincerely

Joe Keegan

Jury Duty

2008-12-13T20:09:00.000-08:00

Appeared as summoned at the courthouse Friday morning, Dec. 12, for jury duty. I was prospective juror #37. After Clerk of the Court Cody Taylor explained the procedures, he asked if anyone wanted to talk to the judge about being excused from duty. I figured that I might as well to avoid a possible scene, because no prosecutor would allow me to sit on any jury anyway. Taylor called a one half hour recess and called me over to him. He told me that the judge doesn't want to talk to me and said that I'm excused.

US Senate Judicicary Committee

2008-12-12T13:21:00.000-08:00

The USPS verified delivery of my EXPRESS MAIL envelope tracking #: EH 222975937 US at 11:08 AM on December 12, 2008 in WASHINGTON, DC 20510 to SENATE 20510 R6 . The item was signed for by E TURNER. A copy of the text of my letter follows:

December 11, 2008

Chairman Patrick J. Leahy
United States Senate
Committee on the Judiciary
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

“When just one of us loses just one of our rights, then the freedoms of all of us are diminished.” - FBI Director Robert S. Mueller

Re: FBI oversight

Dear Chairman Leahy,

Despite FBI Director Mueller’s assurances, there are no effective controls to prevent the inevitable abuses resulting from the recent changes to DOJ regulations that would allow state and local law enforcement agencies to collect intelligence on individuals and or-ganizations even if the information is unrelated to any criminal activity. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies have an inherent conflict of interest in investigating themselves and each other. These changes are too open to deliberate misinterpretation and abuse by those with the will to do so. 28 C.F.R. Part 23 already provided all the direction necessary for law enforcement to do their job within the constraints of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights while keeping all of us safe from the real terrorists and criminals.

My situation is a case in point and serves as a model as to what to expect from these new regulations. After exhausting all administrative remedies with the State of Florida to resolve my charges of illegal electronic surveillance and harassment against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Holmes County Sheriff’s Department, and the West Florida Electric Co-Op, I filed a complaint with the FBI Jacksonville Field Office. When Jacksonville refused to reply to inquiries regarding the status of my complaint, I mailed a more detailed one, dated December 11, 2007, to FBI Director Mueller and included a copy of a VHS tape (enclosed). Electronic surveillance experts said that the audio phenomenon that I managed to record, such as the amplification and unnatural resonance of the dog’s barking and sound of the aircraft, is indicative of electronic surveillance. Earlier three other electronic surveillance experts all verified illegally mounted electronic surveillance devices on the utility poles servicing the house and grounds, but refused to supply their reports. One expert even identified the manu-facturer of the devices as Audio Intelligence Devices, a supplier to law enforcement and government agencies. When the FBI refused to reply to my complaints, I filed a number of FOIA/PA requests in order to get an acknowledgment of my charges by the FBI. However, the FBI denied having any records related to me or my charges, even though I mailed my complaints EXPRESS MAIL and FBI personnel signed for them. The Jacksonville Field Office even denied receiving my FOIA/PA Request.

I appealed the FBI’s "no record" responses. Deputy Chief Work of the Administrative Appeals Staff dismissed my appeals as "moot" and closed my appeal files, because both FBI HQ and the Jacksonville Field Offices denied having any records. She even dismissed an appeal that I hadn’t filed yet. Consequently, I filed two separate complaints, one under the Patriot Act, with the DOJ OIG charging FBI employees with misconduct. When the IG didn’t acknowledge my complaints, I filed a FOIA/PA request with the DOJ OIG seeking records related to my filed charges against named FBI employees. I received a "no records" response to my FOIA. The IG denied receiving my complaints.

Around this time period, I called FBI HQ mailroom, which easily tracked my EXPRESS MAIL letter to FBI Director Mueller and the room/unit where it was eventually delivered. I suspect that my phone call to the FBI mailroom and/or two complaints filed with the DOJ OIG charging the FBI with lying to cover-up and abuse of the Patriot Act may have prompted Civil Rights CID Chief Peeples’ reply. He returned my complaint and evidence addressed to FBI Dir. Mueller and wrote: "The allegations that you have brought to our attention do not warrant any action by the FBI."

My charges most certainly warrant the FBI’s action as a form of check and balances and oversight to state and local law enforcement abuses, especially in light of these new regulations. I’ve enclosed a copy of my letter, dated December 11, 2007, and evidence, including a VHS videotape, to FBI Director Mueller. I am requesting that the Senate Judiciary Committee investigate my charges and that you or your staff present my complaint directly to FBI Director Mueller for his reply. I began this letter with the following quote from Director Mueller: “When just one of us loses just one of our rights, then the freedoms of all of us are diminished.” I would like to know if he means what he said or are they just words.

Sincerely,
Joe Keegan

"They" are out to get you

2008-11-15T05:35:00.000-08:00

Maddow: New rules kick Patriot Act foes 'right in the teeth'

Although many of the regulations have to do with energy and the environment, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow noted on Tuesday that there's also "one that'll kick opponents of the Patriot Act right in the teeth."

The proposed regulation "would allow state and local law enforcement agencies to collect intelligence on individuals and organizations even if the information is unrelated to any criminal matter," Maddow explained. She added, "Even if they weren't already watching you -- they soon could be."

President Bush will sign this DOJ policy change proposal and it will be in effect before Nov. 22. The missing word is "sharing." All law enforcement, federal, state, and local, will be sharing their collected intelligence with each other. Any agency with a Criminal Investigation Division has been spying on its critics since there were agencies or at anyone an Administration or someone in authority pointing them at someone. However, in the not too distant past, agency policy drew a line between one another in order to avoid the appearance of a police state, although informal "friendly" relationships and exchanges were overlooked. Not any longer. This policy change will not only effect critics and protesters, but any average citizen for any reason. If you want a model as to what you can expect, just read the the condensed and sanitized posts in this blog. Pres. Bush is "legalizing" a KGB style intelligence network, which is a useful tool if you're a police state and want to spy on your citizens. "They" are out to get you.

DOJ Civil Rights Division

2008-11-11T02:47:00.000-08:00

I received a letter, dated Oct. 31, 2008 and postmarked Nov. 5, 2008, yesterday from a Tawana C. Greene signing for Nelson D. Hermilla, Chief FOI/PA Branch (DOJ)Civil Rights Division, regarding my 9-25-08 Privacy Act request seeking all documents pertaining to me. They wrote that they released all Civil Rights Division documents pertaining to me and enclosed sixty-two(62)pages. What they enclosed was my two earlier complaints with the DOJ's Civil Rights Division- I filed complaints with both the Civil and Criminal Divisions- and their replies. These are separate from the complaint and evidence that I addressed to FBI Director Mueller and the ones that I filed within the last year with the OIG against FBI employees (one complaint under provisions of the Patriot Act). The DOJ OIG denied receiving these complaints. Realize that the ones doing the denying are responsible for the ethics and integrity of the FBI.

The "they" referred to here is not an indefinite "they," but rather the DOJ/FBI. "They" have excellent internal controls and can track every letter received and every reply as well as case files, ROI's, and related documents. "They" previously denied that the FBI had any records pertaining to me, denied receiving Express Mail that FBI personnel signed to receive, dismissed FOIA appeals, including ones that I had not even filed yet, as "moot" (talk about a preemptive strike!) because "they" had no records on me; however, still managed to deny some requests pursuant to Exemption 5, 5 USC, Sec. 552(b)(5), supply replies to letters dated over one year before the date of the letter that "they" were replying to, and tell me that I can sue them per 5 USC, Sec. 552(a)(4)(B))if I'm unhappy with their actions.

I've documented the FBI's lies and cover-ups sufficiently to prove that their system of checks and balances don't work because "they" don't want them to work, despite what FBI Director Mueller testified to before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

So what's my point? If you think that "they" are giving me the run around, abusing their authority, and covering-up, just wait until the Dept. of Homeland Security opens its very big umbrella to cover these agencies as well as other federal and state agencies under their protective exemptions when you try to get some information. And, "they" will be investigating you.

After FBI Director Mueller's US Senate Testimony

2008-09-27T11:50:00.000-07:00

I received two letters yesterday from the DOJ/FBI. The first letter, dated Sept. 22, 2008, was from an Angela L. Byers, Unit Chief, Initial Processing Unit. Her letter apparently is in response to one of two complaints that I filed on March 17, 2008 with the DOJ OIG against FBI employees. As mentioned in above posts, I had to file FOI/PA requests to find out what happened to my complaints. The FOI/PA response was that there was no records of either complaint.

Whoever signed for Ms. Byers wrote that "We acknowledged receipt of your communications dated March 17, 2008, that you directed to the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Justice (DOJ/OIG), on September 25, 2007. First, I faxed and emailed both complaints on March 17, 2008, which is the day that they received it, and I believe that Ms. Byers mistakenly wrote the year as "2007" instead of 2008. If so, she also got the date wrong as her letter to me is dated September 22, 2008 and I supposedly referred it to her unit on September 25- three days after she wrote the letter. If her date is correct, however, my complaint was forwarded to her unit six months before I filed it. Apparently my complaint is caught up in some FBI time/space warp, which would also explain the whereabouts of my other separate complaint charging and incontrovertibly proving that FBI employees lied.

At any rate, she wrote that my complaint was against the FBI's Jacksonville Division,including former Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Folmar. She eventually concluded that I didn't provide any specific evidence to support my allegations and the royal "we" in her unit determined that this matter doesn't warrant further administrative action and the matter is closed. Realize that this is the division that insures the honesty and integrity of FBI employees.

The second letter, dated September 23, 2008, is from David M. Hardy, who handles the FBI's FOIA's, in reference to Request No: 1111513-001. Section Chief Hardy wrote that his letter was to advised me that my pending FBI request is being reviewed by an analyst. I had received a letter, dated July 7, 2008, from US DOJ Office of Information and Privacy Associate Director Janice Galli McLeod regarding- Appeal No.08-1881;Request No. 1111513. Assoc. Dir. McLeod remanded my FOI/PA request (1111513)back to the FBI. At the time I wondered why, because the FBI already denied having any records and described earlier appeals as moot, even though they denied one of my request under a FOIA exemption.

I can only conclude that the FBI is lying and covering up not only for their own employees failure to investigate my charges, but also for Florida law enforcement official misconduct and abuse, which amounts to psychological torture. The old saying that "one hand washes the other and they both wash the face" is appropriate here. I have suspicions that the FDLE would return the favor if they stumbled upon some illegal FBI surveillance.

There are no checks and balances to these abuses no matter what FBI Director Mueller may have told the Senate last week. Finally, the condensed and sanitized version of my charges that you're reading here is nothing compared to what the general public will see and possibly you yourself experience in the near future.

Joe

US DOJ Special Litigation Section

2008-09-25T12:57:00.000-07:00

Last week I received an interesting letter, dated August 25, 2008, from Glynis Raval, DOJ Special Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, following FBI Dir. Mueller's testimony before the US Senate. She thanked me for my unidentified correspondence and cited the applicable USC sections for their authority. I had sent a letter with evidence to FBI Director Mueller requesting an investigation. If I remember correctly, I believe that it was the FBI Civil Rights CID chief that eventually replied and told me (my words) to buzz off. So I sent a letter to Ms. Raval thanking her for her letter and asking what correspondence that she was referencing. Since Ms. Raval didn't reply to my recent letter, I faxed a FOIA/PA to the DOJ's Civil Rights Division requesting copies all correspondence both to and from Special Litigation.

OJP Public Comments

2008-09-04T04:59:00.000-07:00

The DOJ Office of Justice Programs published proposals for state and local police in the July 31 Federal Register that would allow the cops to launch their own criminal investigations based on the suspicion that a target in engaged in criminal activity, including terrorism, and solicited public comments. You're looking at the creation of an American Stasi. I commented electronically and received the Comment tracking number 806ece34. However, before anyone can track my timely submitted comment, the DOJ has to post it to www.regulations.gov. So far, they haven't. The text of my still unpublished Comment follows:

Dear Mr. Deaver:

Re: OJP Docket No. 1473

As an American citizen whose 4th Amendment right has been violated with impunity by state and local law enforcement (see http://www.governmentspying.blogspot.com), I strongly recommend that the DOJ does not enact the proposed changes to 28 C.F.R. Part 23 for the following reasons: 28 C.F.R. Part 23 already provides for information sharing between state and federal agencies. Furthermore, the DOJ does not have the resources or manpower to adequately train the police in the administration of these proposed changes or investigate the inevitable abuses that will result. The proposed changes, in effect, will give state and local authorities carte blanche to “investigate” any law-abiding citizen, including whistle blowers, protesters, and government policy critics, and expand the scope of any criminal investigation to include the lawyers and witnesses of anyone exposing official misconduct or exercising their First Amendment right. State and local police have an inherent conflict of interest in investigating themselves and these proposed changes eliminate any remaining checks and balances; thereby, providing the “legal” framework to cover-up official misconduct and abuse of authority.

As an American citizen whose life has been affected by such abusive law enforcement investigations based not on any reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, but rather self-serving innuendoes and conducted under the color of law, I am specifically concerned with the following proposed changes to Section 23.20(e) and (f) which expands the dissemination of information that may assist in preventing crime or violence or “any conduct dangerous to human life or property.” In effect, these proposed changes would destroy any privacy and civil liberties based on some vague definition of “dangerous.” By deleting the word “imminent,” Section 23.20(f)(2) allows the dissemination of criminal intelligence “to a government official or any other individual, when necessary to avoid danger to life or property” which could easily serve as a pretext to discredit an individual or their charges and intimidate or threaten witnesses under the color of law.

These proposed changes are too open to deliberate misinterpretation and abuse by those with the will to do so. 28 C.F.R. Part 23 already provides all the direction necessary for law enforcement to do their job within the constraints of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights while keeping all of us safe from the real terrorists and criminals.

Respectfully submitted,
Joe Keegan

DOJ Special Agent in Charge

2008-08-22T06:28:00.000-07:00

I received a letter, dated 8-11-08, Tuesday from Glenn G. Powell, Special Agent in Charge, DOJ OIG Special Operations, Investigation Division. The text of his letter follows:

Dear Mr. Keegan:

The purpose of this letter is to acknowledge receipt of your correspondence dated March 17, 2008. The matters that you raised are more appropriate for review by another office or Agency. Therefore, your complaint has been forwarded to:

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Inspection Division
935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20535

Any further correspondence regarding this matter should be directed to that office.

I hope this answers any questions you have relative to this matter.

Sincerely,
Glenn G. Powell
Special Agent in Charge

I had filed two complaints against DOJ (FBI) employees with the DOJ OIG. When the DOJ OIG didn't respond, I filed a FOI/PA request to obtain copies of my complaints. The DOJ OIP replied with a no-records response, i.e. they lied and said that there are no records. The DOJ also returned previous FOI Appeals to the FBI for processing of my original FOI/PA requests- the FBI lied and said that there were no records. The FBI had denied receiving my EXPRESS MAIL charging the FDLE and others with criminal misconduct. I still haven't received a reply to those Appeals returned to them by the DOJ from the FBI. This is the standard tactic that any law enforcement agency uses to cover-up misconduct by another agency; professional courtesy, if you will. They cover-up for each other. In the case of the Florida Governor's OIG, they returned my complaints to the FDLE, which refused to investigate itself. So much for checks and balances.

Special Agent in Charge Powell's letter is an example of things to come when the DOJ's new proposal to ease police spy rules reported in the Washington Post takes effect. Actually, if you've read any of my posts in this thread, you'll see that they have been in effect for quite some time. The DOJ's proposal would make it easier for cops to collect "intelligence" on Americans and share it with federal agencies. You should be concerned. Just as the White House's, DOJ's, and state and local spokesmen will assure you that these "new" spy measures won't be abused and that there are checks and balances, I can assure you that they will be abused and there are no checks and balances. Adios, 4th Amendment!

Remanded

2008-07-12T10:28:00.000-07:00

I received a letter, dated July 7, 2008, yesterday, Friday July 11, 2008, from- and I believe that this is the right title/agency- US DOJ Office of Information and Privacy Associate Director Janice Galli McLeod regarding- Appeal No.08-1881; Request No. 1111513; KM MJS. Long and short of it is that she's remanding my request for FBI records related to me back to the FBI. My only question is, why. The FBI already denied having any and describe earlier appeals as moot. I didn't appeal the appeals or bring them to court. I'll scan and eventually post her letter along with the others.

Rainmakers

2008-06-14T19:36:00.000-07:00

It's been raining all weekend and probably will continue through Sunday. The rain's appreciated, but I hope that they know what they're doing.

Natasha

2008-06-12T22:42:00.000-07:00

I returned home late this afternoon to a message on the answering machine. A Natasha, a FOIA specialist with the Office of...., left a message for Joseph Keegan. Unfortunate- ly, the message was abruptly cut off omitting the name of Natasha's agency and return phone number. The answering machine was working properly, so it's possible that she called during this afternoon's thunderstorm and lightening may have hit either the electrical or phone line interrupting her call. At any rate, she didn't call back.

Spraying Vitamin C?

2008-06-11T12:00:00.000-07:00

Walking the dogs along the drive just past the culvert headed east when I noticed that a large helicopter flying W-NW at just over 1,000 ft accompanied by 4 smaller planes was spraying something. Whatever it was it was clearly visible, whitish, and sprayed in the form of a puffy cloud rather than a stream. Earlier this morning while in Marianna, I observed one or two jets spraying chemtrails at about 30k ft, so we'll probably have rain with the next day or two. The helicopter pilot may have seen me, because when I waved to them the helicopter, followed by its entourage, veered sharply north to fly over the house. I suspect that whatever was discharged wasn't the typical chemtrail mix.

What would Mulder and Scully do?

2008-05-16T07:29:00.000-07:00

I filed my first complaint with the FBI Jacksonville Field Office. When Jacksonville refused to reply to inquiries regarding the status of my complaint, I mailed a more detailed one to FBI Director Mueller and included a copy of a VHS tape. When FBI HQ didn’t respond, I filed 4 separate FBI FOIPA Requests. I filed the first 2 general requests at the same time seeking all records related to me: #1 with the Jacksonville FBI Field Office and #2 with DC FBI HQ. RIDS Section Chief Hardy timely replied to FBI HQ’s #2: "No records responsive to your FOIPA request were located by a search of the automated and manual indices. If you desire a search of the Field Office files, you must contact the appropriate Field Office." As noted, I already filed #1 with Jacksonville. When Jacksonville didn’t respond after an inordinate period, I phoned them and spoke to the FOIA manager. First time he said that that Jacksonville FBI would reply to my FOIA when they received FBI HQ’s authorization to release my records. Second time he changed his story and said that he doesn’t understand what’s going on, knows nothing, and that DC HQ would handle it. When FBI HQ didn’t respond after two months to #1, I filed an FOI Appeal. Shortly afterward Chief Hardy replied to #1 with the standard "no records" reply quoted above minus the referral to the local Field Office. So I then filed a more specific FOIPA request (#3) addressed to the Jacksonville Special Agent in Charge and later another specific request (#4) with FBI HQ regarding my charges and evidence that I sent to FBI Director Mueller. When neither office replied within the statutory period to #’s 3&4, I filed 2 separate additional FOI Appeals.

The DOJ Supervisory Administrative Specialist replied to my appeal regarding #3 was that the FBI denied receiving #3 and that they referred #3 to the FBI. The FBI lied: Jacksonville FBI personnel signed for #3 and a Duty Agent said that he found my request in the system. She also wrote that I could appeal any future adverse determination made by the FBI. When the FBI didn’t respond timely to #3, I again appealed the FBI’s failure to make an initial determination within the statutory period. I filed a similar appeal regarding FBI DC HQ’s failure to respond to #4. So I filed 4 FOIPA Requests and 4 FOI Appeals- all appeals treated agency’s failure to make an initial determination within statutory period as a denial.

I received another no records reply, dated March 25, 2008, from RIDS Chief Hardy. He referenced the FOIPA # that the FBI assigned my request, but not the date of my request, so I didn’t know if he was referring to my Jacksonville or DC requests. When the FBI FOIPA Public Information (PIO) failed to respond to my inquiries regarding what request- #’s 2, 3, or 4- Hardy’s March 25, 2008 no records letter addressed, I called the FBI Public Liason Officer (PLO) for an answer. The PLO never returned my call. Instead, an FBI employee who said that she’s not even a supervisor or the person that handles it but will answer my questions and remail Hardy’s March 25, 2008 letter. Eventually she indicated that Hardy’s no records letter referred to request #4.

Coincidentally, I received a letter, dated April 17, 2008, from Anne D. Work, Deputy Chief Administrative Appeals Staff, the same day that I received Hardy’s remailed March 25, 2007 letter. The text of Deputy Chief Work’s letter follows:
This responds to your letters dated February 11 and March 8, 2008, in which you attempted to appeal from the failure of the Headquarters Office and Jacksonville Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to respond to your requests for access to records pertaining to your correspondence with Director Robert S. Mueller III and "Jacksonville FBI documents."

The FBI responded to your requests by letters dated September 21, 2007, and November 7, 2007 (copies enclosed). Because the FBI responded to your requests, your appeals from the FBI's failure to respond are moot. Accordingly, I am closing your appeal files in this Office.

The Deputy Chief was perhaps too conscientious and premature in closing my case. Although the FBI lied in their no record responses to my ’07 FOIPA Requests, my Sept 21 and Nov 7 requests, which she based her decision, they don’t address my Jan. 5. 2008 FOIPA, requesting records pertaining to my Dec. 11, 2007 charges and evidence to FBI Director Mueller. I checked with DC FBI Logistics mail-room in civilian terms. The FBI logs and tracks mail via identifier numbers and carriers, which is only common sense and I suspect that they assign a DLN to the others. The mail-room easily tracked my EXPRESS MAIL letter to Dir. Mueller and the room/unit where it was eventually delivered. I filed two complaints with the DOJ OIG charging the FBI with lying to cover-up and abuse of the Patriot Act, which may have prompted a reply to my charges and evidence that I sent to Dir. Mueller. I received a letter, dated April 29, 2008, from a Carlton L. Peeples, Chief, Civil Rights Unit, CID and postmarked May 5, 2008. The letter included the material that I had sent Mueller as well as a VHS tape, which I haven’t viewed yet. The text of Chief Peeples' letter follows:

Dear Mr. Keegan:

This letter is in response to the correspondence that you addressed to the FBI.

The allegations that you have brought to our attention do not warrant any action by the FBI. You may wish to pursue these issues with the assistance of an attorney.

My charges most certainly warrant some agency’s action as a form of check and balances and oversight, which the FBI refuses to provide for a variety of reasons, primarily because they make the state clowns look like altar boys. If an unaccountable, arrogant, and abusive criminal government agency can do this to me, then they can do it to you. More importantly they can do it to anyone, including your Congressman.

FBI Apples and Oranges III

2008-04-24T19:34:00.000-07:00

I returned home this afternoon just as an FBI employee was leaving a message on the answering machine. This was the same employee who had left an earlier message. In this message, she referenced the FBI's March 25, 2008 no records response and said that they had sent my request to FBI DC HQ and Jacksonville. I picked up the phone as she said that as far as she can tell that I made only one request for information on myself. I asked her what was the date of my request. She replied that it was dated January 5, 2008. I thanked her and asked if I could call her if I had any more questions. She said that it was okay. Apparantly all calls go through their central switchboard because she wasn't calling from the number that she had left previously.

I've pasted in below what I requested in my Jan. 5, 2008 FOIPA Request to Record Information/Dissemination Section (RIDS),Washington, DC. I filed separate and distinct requests with the FBI Jacksonville Field Office as required by FBI FOIA policies.

1) Any and all records of my communications and correspondence, including any VHS videotape, to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, regarding my letter, dated December 11, 2007, in which I charged violations of my civil rights and official police misconduct by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Holmes County Sheriff’s Department, and the West Florida Electric Cooperative Association. In my letter to FBI Director Mueller, I also requested an investigation and a report of the investigation;
2) I am requesting a copy of any FBI documents, notes, memos, and records attached or associated with my correspondence and/or case file, including logs, daily activity/time sheets, memos, intake forms, notes, quality control records, and processing records;
3) I am requesting a copy of any records, notes, and memos of any FBI DC Headquarters telephone calls or other communications to any other office or agency regarding my charges and request for an investigation; and,
4) Copy of FBI Agent’s case file regarding my charges of illegal electronic surveillance by the FDLE, Holmes County Sheriff’s Department, and/or any other agency, and the Agent’s Report of Investigation. If my case was not assigned for review or investigation, I am requesting any records, notes, and memos as to why my complaint was not assigned for investigation or if review is still pending.

FBI Apples and Oranges II

2008-04-24T05:40:00.000-07:00

I returned the FBI's call yesterday morning. Someone who had identified herself as with the FBI had left a message on Thursday, April 17, 2008, to call her if I had any questions regarding a "no-records" response to an FBI FOIPA Request. I decided to hold any questions, until I received the letter that she promised to remail. I received it, and had one question: what FOIPA Request was this "no response letter" in reference to? I haven't been able to get a staight answer, so I called the phone number that she left. The number belonged to the person who she identified herself as, but the recorded voice wasn't the same- or it least it didn't sound the same- as the one that left a message. This voice sounded much older and different from that of the earlier caller's voice. At any rate, I called and left a message with my name and number and requested that she tell me what FOIPA Request this "no records letter" addresses. I still haven't received a reply to this simple question.

Closed Appeal Files

2008-04-22T08:03:00.000-07:00

I faxed an FOIPA Request this morning to the DOJ'S Office of Information and Privacy requesting copies of my closed appeal files that Deputy Chief Anne D. Work referred to in her letter, dated April 17, 2008. I included a copy of the Deputy Chief's letter to help them in their search.

Moot

2008-04-21T21:20:00.000-07:00

I received the FBI no-record letter, dated March 25, 2008, today. Coincidentally, I also received today a letter, dated April 17, 2008, from Deputy Chief Administrative Appeals Staff Anne D. Work of the US DOJ Office of Information and Privacy in response to two earlier FOI Appeals. I've copied the text of the Deputy Chief's response below.

Re: Appeal Nos. 08-1501 & 08-1502
Request Nos. 1091663 & 1095794
ADW:CIH

Dear Mr. Keegan:

This responds to your letters dated February 11 and March 8, 2008, in which you attempted to appeal from the failure of the Headquarters Office and Jacksonville Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to respond to your requests for access to records pertaining to your correspondence with Director Robert S. Mueller III and "Jacksonville FBI documents."

The FBI responded to your requests by letters dated September 21, 2007, and November 7, 2007 (copies enclosed). Because the FBI responded to your requests, your appeals from the FBI's failure to respond are moot. Accordingly, I am closing your appeal files in this Office.

Sincerly,
Anne D. Work
Deputy Chief
Administrative Appeals Staff

Enclosures

FBI Apples and Oranges

2008-04-17T17:50:00.000-07:00

I left a message yesterday morning on the FBI FOIPA Public Liaison (PLO) Officer answering machine inquiring as to the status of my Jan. 5, 2008 FOIPA Request and my Feb. 16, 2008 FOI Appeal. DC FBI HQ still hasn’t replied to this FOIPA Request or FOI Appeal. I called the FBI PLO after the FBI FOIPA Public Information Officer (PIO) failed to reply to earlier messages regarding this request. When I returned home yesterday afternoon, the FBI had left a message on the answering machine. The FBI employee said that she’s looking at my request right now- but didn't give the date of my request- and that the FBI sent a 'no records'response on March 25, 2008. She said that the FBI searched their Jacksonville FBI Field Office and they didn’t find anything. My FOIPA Request sought DC records. She identified my street address and said that if it’s incorrect to call her. She said that she’s not even a supervisor or the person that handles it, but she’s going to return my call anyway. She said that she's remailing the no records letter now. My request was for FBI DC HQ records and not Jacksonville. Two separate requests which are easy enough to distinguish as apples and oranges.

In my Jan. 5, 2008 FOIAP Request, which is the issue, I requested a copy of my Dec. 11, 2007 letter to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, charging violations of my civil rights and official police misconduct by the FDLE, Holmes County Sheriff’s Department, and the West Florida Electric Cooperative Association. I included a VHS videotape, which proves my charges, and some other evidence. I also requested all the associated records, such as the case file, logs, activity/time sheets, processing records, etc. I filed two separate requests for records with the FBI. One was for the records associated with my complaint to the Jacksonville FBI Special Agent in Charge and the later was with FBI Director Mueller.

Although the USPS verified delivery of all my letters to the FBI Jacksonville Field Office and FBI employees signed for my letters, the FBI Jacksonville Field Office denied receiving anything. The Jacksonville FBI Field Office FOIA Manager told me that he doesn’t understand what’s going on, knows nothing, and that FBI HQ will handle it.

I filed two separate complaints charging 4th Amendment violations and two separate and distinct FOIPA Requests with the FBI. One with FBI DC HQ and one with the FBI Jacksonville Field Office. Apples and Oranges. The USPS verified delivery of all my letters, as well as the FBI employees that signed for them. Both complaints and requests are different. For example, I didn’t include the VHS videotape in my complaint to the FBI Jacksonville Field Office. However, I did provide FBI Director Mueller with a copy, along with some other stuff.

FBI FOIPA Public Information Officer

2008-04-10T07:36:00.000-07:00

I left another message on the FOIPA Public Information Officer's answering machine this morning regarding the status of my Jan. 5, 2008 FOIPA Request, which the USPS delivered on January 8, 2008. The FBI still hasn't acknowledged it.

DOJ Office of Inspector General

2008-04-08T08:11:00.000-07:00

I faxed a FOIA/PA Request to the DOJ's Office of Inspector General this morning requesting the following:

1) Any and all records of my communications and correspondence to the United States Department of Justice Office of Inspector General charging DOJ employees with violating my civil rights and civil liberties and/or misconduct;
2) I am requesting a copy of any DOJ documents, notes, memos, and records attached or associated with my DOJ OIG complaints and/or case file, including logs, daily activity/time sheets, memos, intake forms, notes, quality control records, and processing records;
3) I am requesting a copy of any records, notes, and memos of any DOJ OIG telephone calls or other communications to any other office or agency regarding my charges and request for an investigation;
4) Copy of any DOJ OIG case file(s) regarding violations of my civil rights and civil liberties by DOJ employees and/or DOJ employee misconduct. If the DOJ OIG did not assign my complaints for investigation, I am requesting any records, notes, and memos as to why my complaint was not assigned for investigation or if review is still pending; and,
5) Copy of DOJ OIG manual and/or policy regarding review and assignment of complaints charging DOJ employees with violations of civil rights and civil liberties and/or misconduct.

FBI Director Mueller FOIPA Request

2008-04-02T15:58:00.000-07:00

I left another message early this morning on the FBI FOIPA Public Information Officer's answering machine inquiring as to the status of my Jan. 5, 2008 FOIPA Request(USPS EB390615975US)seeking copies of all records related to my complaint and evidence, including a VHS videotape, that I sent to FBI Director Mueller on Dec. 12, 2007 and the Request Number that RIDS Section Chief Hardy assigned it.

FBI Patriot Act Abuse

2008-03-31T21:57:00.000-07:00

I left a message early this morning on the FBI FOIPA Public Information Officer's answering machine to either tell me the date of my FOIPA request that Section Chief Hardy assigned Request No. 1111513-000 or fax me the first page of my request. Interestingly enough I received another letter- this one dated March 19, 2008- in this afternoon's mail from Section Chief Hardy acknowledging receipt of my Nov. 20, 2007 FOIPA request to the Jacksonville Field Office. The request was assigned to FBIHQ for handling and assigned Request No. 1111513, so it's the one that Hardy's March 25, 2008 reply letter said there's no record of me or my complaint to the FBI Jacksonville Field Office.

The difference between Hardy's March 19 and March 25 letters is telling. The March 19, 2008 letter is in 12 point type and double-spaced between lines and apparently signed with Hardy's rubber-stamp. The March 25, 2008 letter is in 10 point type and single-spaced between lines. Beneath Hardy's rubber stamped signature there's the initials 'EM.' The similarities are also telling- both sent from the same zip code 22602 and both postmarked March 25, 2008.

I sent my original complaint and evidence as well as my FOIPA request requesting same to the FBI Jacksonville Field Office EXPRESS MAIL and although the FBI signed for both envelopes they don't have any record of my complaint and denied receiving my original FOIPA request. Anyone get the feeling that FIB is covering up for Florida law enforcement? Hmmmm, I wonder what agency those two twenty somethings dressed in camo that a sedan with Leon County- Tallahassee- plates has been dropping off late at night along these country roads belong to?

At any rate Request No. 1111513-000 seems to be- at least for the moment- my Nov. 20, 2007 FOIPA request to the Jacksonville FBI Field Office, which means that the FBI hasn't assigned a Request Number to my FOIPA requesting copies of my complaint and evidence that I sent to FBI Director Mueller.

Joe

FBI Patriot Act Abuse

2008-03-30T15:33:00.000-07:00

I received a letter, dated March 25, 2008, from David M. Hardy, FBI Section Chief, RIDS Record Management Division, yesterday, in response to a FOI/PA Request that I had filed. Coincidentally, I expected a reply to my Feb. 16, 2008 FOI Appeal regarding the FBI’s failure to respond to my Jan. 5, 2008 FOI/PA Request in which I requested a copy of all my correspondence, including a VHS tape, that I sent to FBI Director Mueller. Since Mr. Hardy neither referenced the date of this FOIA Request nor supplied a copy of it, I can only conclude that it’s my Jan. 5, 2008 FOIA requesting a copy of my complaint to Dir. Mueller charging FL LEO’s with illegal electronic surveillance and harassment. Hardy, however, did supply a Request No.: 1111513-000 to this otherwise unidentified request. In his letter, he wrote; "To promptly respond to requests, we concentrate on identifying main files in the central records system at FBI Head- quarters as well as the FBI Jacksonville Field Office. No records responsive to your FOIPA request were located by a search of the automated, Electronic Surveillance, and manual indices." He then notified me that I could file an administrative appeal. Besides not identifying my request by date or supplying a copy, Mr. Hardy improperly incorporated my Jacksonville FOIPA Request into his reply even though I didn’t mention Jacksonville in my Jan. 5, 2008 letter requesting copies of what I sent to Director Mueller.

Mr. Hardy’s incorporation of my Jacksonville FOI/PA Request in my request for FBI DC HQ records is suspicious, especially since I didn’t mention Jacksonville in my Jan. 5, 2008 request. I filed two earlier FOIPA Requests: one with FBI HQ (Request No.: 1091663-000) and one with the Jacksonville FBI Field Office (Request No.: 1095794-000). In response to both these requests Section Chief Hardy wrote the same stock reply quoted above except this time he included the FBI Jacksonville Field Office reference even though I didn’t mention Jacksonville in my request. When I appealed his two earlier request responses, I was told in effect to bring the FBI to court to obtain these records although they didn’t cite any FOIA exemptions to reject my appeals. Consequently, I filed two additional requests, specifically identifying the requested records. The Jacksonville FBI Office lied that they didn’t received the request addressed to them, even though they signed for the USPS EXPRESS MAIL envelope and an Agent confirmed that it was in their system.

This is a repeat of my experiences with FL State Attorney Meadows where he refused at first to even acknowledge a public records request and then refused to answer a simple question whether or not he viewed a VHS tape that I submitted as evidence. The FBI is covering up for Florida law enforcement and by doing so violate the Patriot Act.

FBI Employees Violation of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

2008-03-17T16:19:00.000-07:00

There's a provision in the Patriot Act which allows you to file a complaint with the DOJ IG against DOJ employees if they violated your civil rights and civil liberties. I pasted in the text of my complaint below. I filed a similar complaint with the DOJ IG charging misconduct.

March 17, 2008

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Complaints
Office of the Inspector General
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
Fax : 202-XXX-XXXX

Dear Inspector General,

I am charging the Jacksonville FBI Special Agent In Charge, XXX XXXX, the Jacksonville FBI Civil Rights Supervisor, the Jacksonville FBI FOIA manager, and other unknown FBI employees in both the Jacksonville, FL, Field Office, and in FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., with violating my civil rights and civil liberties. These DOJ employees violated my civil rights and civil liberties by not only delaying, imped-ing, covering up and concealing any investigation of my charges of illegal electronic surveillance by Florida Law Enforcement Officers and the West Florida Electric Co-operative Association, but also evidence related to my charges. My charges require an official investigation.

After exhausting all efforts to get Florida law enforcement officials and public officials to investigate my charges of illegal electronic surveillance, harassment, threatening witnesses, and obstruction of justice, I telephoned the Jacksonville Field Office on Friday, June 1, 2007 to request an investigation. The secretary connected me to an agent. I identified myself and briefly explained the situation to Chris(he refused to state his last name for security reasons). I explained that three electronic surveillance experts had verified the presence of illegal law enforcement electronic surveillance devices on the utility pole servicing the house and grounds, but refused to supply their respective reports. Two were threatened and the third had a conflict of interest, which he didn’t disclose. Chris asked if the pole was on the street. I made it clear that the pole was on private property. Chris said to summarize it in a page or two, attach some letters, and mail it to the attention of the Civil Rights Supervisor. The USPS verified that the FBI Jacksonville office received my EXPRESS MAIL (EB 401574474 US) letter, dated June 4, 2007, addressed to the FBI Civil Rights Supervisor on June 5, 2007. A XXX XXXX signed for it.

On June 14, 2007, I mailed a supplemental evidence envelope (PRIORITY MAIL # 0307 0020 0004 6108 7729) to the Jacksonville FBI Field Office Civil Rights Supervisor. I included a letter from the West Florida Electric Cooperative Association’s VP & CEO William Rimes in which he wrote that he takes my charges of illegal electronic surveil-lance seriously, no WFEC employees are involved, and he forwarded my letter to the local Sheriff. Holmes County Sheriff Dennis Lee, however, never contacted me regarding Mr. Rimes’ referral. My envelope arrived in Jacksonville, FL, on June 16, 2007, the USPS attempted to deliver it, and left a notice left. The FBI never picked it up and the USPS never returned it to me as undeliverable.

On June 20, 2007 mailed a duplicate supplemental evidence envelope (EXPRESS MAIL Label Number: EB032491235US) to the Jacksonville FBI Field Office Civil Rights Supervisor. The USPS verified that the Jacksonville FBI Field Office received it on
Neither the Jacksonville FBI Special Agent In Charge nor the Jacksonville FBI Civil Rights Supervisor responded to my July 2007 inquiries regarding the status of my June 4, 2007 complaint. Consequently, on August 23, 2007, I filed two FOIA/PA Requests with the FBI for records related to my complaint. I filed one with the Special Agent in Charge at the Jacksonville office (PRIORITY MAIL # 0306 1070 0004 8123 0740) and the other with David M. Hardy, Chief, RIDS, in DC (EXPRESS MAIL EB 390615184). The USPS verified delivery of both. FBI HQ acknowledged theirs and assigned Request No.: 1091663-000 to it. In his Sept. 21, 2007 letter, David M. Hardy, Section Chief, RIDS Records Management Division wrote: "No records responsive to your FOIPA request were located by a search of the automated and manual indices. If you desire a search of the Field Office files, you must contact the appropriate Field Office." As indicated, I already had filed a request with the Jacksonville FBI Field Office. However, the Jacksonville FBI office still hadn't even acknowledged my FOIA.

On October 3, 2007, I phoned the Jacksonville FBI Special Agent in Charge to inquire about the status of my August 23, 2007 FOIA/PA Requests (PRIORITY MAIL # 0306 1070 0004 8123 0740). His secretary referred me to the person who handled FOIAs. Mr. XXX XXXX said that he would look for it and forward it FBI HQ in DC, which in turn would then either call or email him authority to provide the records. On Oct. 5, 2007 the Jacksonville FBI FOIA manager XXX XXXX(phone number XXX-XXX-XXXX) left a message that my letter was delayed and forwarded it via Express Mail on Oct. 4, 2007 to FBI HQ, and that HQ would reply to me directly.

When FBI HQ didn’t reply to my Jacksonville FOIA/PA Request within an additional 20 working days (up and above the time my FOIPA already sat in Jacksonville, FL), I filed an appeal on 10-24-07 with the DOJ. I treated the FBI’s failure to reply within the deadlines as a denial of my request and appealed.

On November 19, 2007, I received a reply from XXX XXXX, Section Chief, FBI HQ, to my Jacksonville FOIPA (Request No.:1095794-000), who wrote in November 7, 2007 letter: "To promptly respond to requests, we concentrate on identifying main files in the central records system at the Jacksonville Field Office. No records responsive to your FOIPA request were located by a search of the automated and manual indices." If you remember, Mr. Hardy previously advised me to file a separate one with the Jacksonville FBI Field Office. However, when Jacksonville FBI forwarded my request to him, he gave me the same reply as before: "No records responsive to your FOIPA request were located by a search of the automated and manual indices." The Jacksonville FBI never entered my complaint into the system.

I filed a November 20, 2007 FOIPA Request (USPS# EB 390622106 US) in which I requested any and all records regarding my communications and correspondence to the FBI Jacksonville Field Office. The USPS verified delivery of my second FOIPA Request to the Jacksonville FBI. USPS delivery record show that my November 20, 2007 FOIPA Request was delivered on November 21, 2007 at 11:37 AM in Jacksonville, FL. The scanned image of the recipient information revealed that a XXX XXXX signed for it.

On December 12, 2007, I mailed a letter (Receipt Number:EB39 0615 975US) to FBI Director Mueller charging the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Holmes County Sheriff’s Department, and the West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) Association with on-going violations of my civil rights, including illegal electronic surveillance and harassment, requested an investigation, and a copy of the FBI’s report of investigation. I enclosed a VHS videotape, which was evidence of electronic surveillance according to some electronic surveillance experts. Although not a TSCMP expert, a sibling, who is a PhD, PE, said that an advanced technology caused the sound recorded in the VHS tape. The USPS verified delivery of my letter and evidence (Receipt Number: EB39 0615 975U S). USPS Track & Confirm verified delivery:"Your item was delivered at 3:07 AM on December 14, 2007 in WASHINGTON, DC 20535 to FBI 20535 PU .The item was signed for by XXX XXXX."

On the morning of December 28, 2007, I telephoned the Jacksonville FBI Field Office regarding the status of my November 20, 2007 FOIPA Request (USPS# EB 390622106 US) to the FBI Jacksonville Field Office. I spoke to the Duty Agent, who refused to identify himself for security reasons. He said that he would check and get back to me. Later that afternoon this same Duty Agent left a message on the answering machine that he found my request in the system, but the guy who processes them put it somewhere and he can not find it.

On January 5, 2008, I mailed a Request for Personal Records under the FOIA/PA to the Record Information/Dissemination Section (RIDS). In my letter (USPS PRIORITY MAIL #: 03070020000461091009), I requested any and all records of my communications and correspondence to FBI Director Mueller regarding my letter, dated December 11, 2007, charging the FDLE, Holmes County Sheriff’s Department, and WFEC Association with violations of my civil rights. The USPS verified delivery of my letter in Washington, DC, on January 8, 2008.

In her January 30, 2008 letter , XXX XXXX, Supervisory Administrative Specialist, U.S. DOJ, Office of Information and Privacy, wrote:

"This responds to your letter dated January 5, 2008, in which you attempted to appeal from the failure of the Jacksonville Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to respond to your request for access to records pertaining to your communications with the Jacksonville Field Office charging the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Holmes County Sheriff’s Department with illegal electronic surveillance and harassment.
A member of my staff has been advised by the FBI that it has no record of receiving this request from you. Accordingly, by copy of this letter, we are referring your letter to the FBI for processing and direct response to you. You may appeal any future adverse determination mad by the FBI. "

On March 8, 2008, I mailed my FOI Appeal (PRIORITY MAIL #: 0307179000016068 3078) to the Director, Office of Information and Privacy, U.S. DOJ, Washington, D.C. I treated the Jacksonville FBI Field Office’s failure to meet my November 20, 2007 FOIPA Request (USPS# EB 390622106 US) deadlines as a denial of my request and appealed. The USPS verified delivery of my FOI Appeal on March 10, 2008.

By delaying, impeding, covering up and concealing not only my charges but also evidence related to my charges of illegal electronic surveillance by Florida Law Enforcement Officers and the West Florida Electric Cooperative Association the above referenced DOJ employees violated my civil rights and civil liberties. Moreover, the FBI told the Office of Information and Privacy that they had no record of receiving my November 20, 2007 FOIPA Request even though the USPS verified its delivery and the December 28, 2007 Jacksonville FBI Duty Agent confirmed that it was in the system.

Sincerely,

Joseph Michael Keegan

FBI Director Robert Mueller

2007-12-14T05:29:00.002-08:00

The USPS verified delivery of my letter (Receipt Number: EB 390615975US) addressed to FBI Director Robert Mueller. According to the USPS's Track & Confirm, "Your item was delivered at 3:07 AM on December 14, 2007 in WASHINGTON, DC 20535 to FBI 20535 PU . The item was signed for by M SIMON." I pasted in the text of my letter below.

December 11, 2007

Director – Robert S. Mueller, III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

Director Mueller,

I’m notifying you in your official capacity as the Director of the FBI of continuing and on-going violations of my civil rights and official police misconduct, including illegal electronic surveillance and harassment, by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Holmes County (HC) Sheriff’s Department, and the West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) Association. I am requesting that the FBI investigate my charges and supply me with a report of the investigation. The enclosed VHS videotape, which I discuss below, is more than enough evidence to warrant a FBI investigation of my charges.

State and county law enforcement officers illegally arranged with WFEC employees for the illegal electronic surveillance devices’ installation on the two utility poles servicing the house and grounds. Both utility poles are located on private property and are not on the public roadway. The audio/video surveillance devices are capable of “bugging” between 20-40 square acres, have serial ID #’s, and are inventoried. Florida Law Enforcement Officers also arranged for the illegal installation of a remotely activated tracking device in one vehicle and supplied neighbors with a remote control to activate the device whenever they saw me leave.

Three electronic surveillance experts all verified illegal FL law enforcement "bugs" on the two utility poles servicing the house and grounds, but refused to supply their reports. The first one, Diop Kamau, said that law enforcement would arrest me if he supplied the report. Both Mr. Kamau and his employee, Doug Jones, subsequently denied saying this, but still didn’t supply their report. Mr. Kamau obtained his Florida Private Investigator’s license after failing to provide his signed report. The second one, Jim Toth, confirmed that law enforcement installed a tracking device in one vehicle and identified Audio Surveillance Devices (AIDs) as the supplier of the surveillance devices on the utility poles, but said that he would lose his FL PI license if he supplied his report. Mr. Toth agreed to be videotaped while he conducted his Technical Surveillance Counter Measure (TSCM) “sweep,” and I videotaped him refusing to check the utility pole in the backyard for any surveillance devices. Mr. Toth said that only law enforcement would install a device on the utility poles because there are too many easier places to put them. Mr. Toth said that the police had installed a GPS remotely activated tracking device in the mini-van. He also said that the authorities have a warrant and will have to tell me about it within 30 days. I observed Mr. Toth scramble the video image he obtained on his OSCOR’s screen and then remark that there’s a video camera nearby, but he couldn’t get an image. The third expert, Jim Ross, had a conflict of interest, which he didn’t disclose. Mr. Ross is a close personal friend of Mr. G. Gordon Liddy. Mr. Liddy is the founder of the Liddy Foundation, which assumed the mission of the National Intelligence Academy (NIA) after Hurricane Andrew destroyed AID’s facility in Homestead, FL (AIDs was sold sometime ago and NIA spun off). Ross also said in reference to Florida law enforcement, “They want to be in charge.”

Former FL Gov. Bush suggested that I bring any evidence of my charges to my state attorney. I sent State Attorney Steve Meadows a VHS videotape (copy enclosed) in which recorded audio phenomenon that two TSCM experts said was indicative of electronic surveillance was pronounced. The amplification and reverberation of the dog’s barking and the sounds of a low flying helicopter recorded in the VHS tape copy indicative of electronic surveillance. Additional examples of this phenomenon are demonstrated in the enclosed VHS tape. Although not a TSCM expert, a sibling who is a Ph.D., PE indicated that the sound appears caused by some type of advanced technology. I also sent State Attorney Steve Meadows a copy of an email, dated Dec. 3, 2004 (attached) from my neighbor, which tends to verify my version of events. Since all state law enforcement and related agencies refused to investigate, I sent a copy of the VHS tape and my charges to US Rep. Jeff Miller and requested his help. US Rep Miller found the VHS tape to be compelling evidence of my charges. In his November 14, 2005 letter (see attached), he encouraged me to contact my State Representative, Donald Brown, for help. I contacted Rep. Brown, but I never received any reply until late in the afternoon of November 30, 2005 (see attached). Earlier that morning retired FDLE Agent Betty Romminger visited the Holmes’ County library to research some articles regarding a bungled FDLE drug bust. This drug bust and subsequent arrests are in part responsible for the FDLE’s refusal to investigate my charges. The judge declared a mistrial in that case because the State Attorney and FDLE withheld evidence and testimony. I suspect that this withheld evidence and testimony would prove my charges.

The evidence that my state rep’s assistant, Mr. Drake, referred to in his email is the VHS videotape. I contacted the respective I.G.s. On June 20, 2006, I emailed IG Harper and courtesy-copied IG Al Dennis offering to meet with them together or separately. IG Dennis replied that he forwarded my inquiry to FDLE Executive Investigations for review. Former FDLE Executive Investigations Director Jamie McLaughlin previously dismissed my earlier complaints with the pretext: “There does not appear to be a criminal predicate which would warrant investigation by the Office of Executive Investigations.” The former Director lied and officially sanctioned a cover-up. Within two days of receipt of my complaint by then FL AG Charlie Crist’s office, a FDLE Executive Investigation was initiated and Director McLaughlin resigned purportedly over charges regarding what could be considered a form of sexual harassment. According to the FDLE Executive Investigation’s report, the victim was a subordinate with whom the Director had an affair with for a number of years.

By letter, dated June 26, 2006, I notified Governor Bush that I had contacted both IG’s per my State Rep’s suggestion and shared my concerns regarding FDLE Executive Investigations’ good faith in investigating my charges. Ms. Kim Likens from the Governor's OIG phoned and left a message Monday (July 3, 2006) morning to call her. I returned her call later that afternoon and left a message. Ms. Likens called back and told me that her boss, Dawn Case, wanted her to call me and tell me that she had forwarded my letter to the Governor to FDLE IG Al Dennis earlier in the day (see attached). Likens said that this matter belongs with the FDLE. Later that same afternoon (July 3, 2006), FDLE Criminal Investigator (Inspector) Keith Wilmer called me. Director of Investigations Case’s early morning referral to the FDLE IG apparently prompted Inspector Wilmer’s call later that afternoon.

Inspector Wilmer denied that he saw earlier letters regarding this matter. However, Inspector Wilmer repeatedly quoted my earlier correspondence verbatim. When Inspector Wilmer’s questioning became silly, I asked him directly: Are there FL law enforcement bugs on the utility poles? Inspector Wilmer said that he did not know. Criminal Investigator Wilmer then told me to have WFEC check their poles and transformers quoting the exact text that I used in my initial letter to WFEC VP & CEO William Rimes requesting a search. Wilmer also instructed me to have a FL licensed mechanic search for the transponder in the mini-van. Later he refused to say whether or not he viewed a copy of the VHS videotape.

On September 5, 2006, I received an email from the FL OAG replying to my inquiry if I should file a Public Records Request with the OAG or the SAO for records in possession of the SAO. I sent an earlier Public Records Request to SA Steve Meadows’ office for a copy of all records in his files regarding this matter, but I never received any reply. The USPS verified that the SAO received my request, which suggests that SA Meadows ignored it. The OAG’s email instructed that I should submit such a request to the state attorney’s office, indicating that I had filed my earlier request with the correct office. On Sept. 8, 2006 a clerk in the SAO emailed that Mr. Lewis, Chief Assistant State Attorney (Florida’s 14th Judicial District) asked her to respond to my previously ignored Public Records Request. She said that she never received a request and that I should send another, which I did. I later received a letter, dated October 2, 2006, from Mr. Lewis in which he questioned my credibility and refused to answer my question whether or not he, his boss, or newly hired SAO Investigator Guy Tunnel viewed the VHS tape. Governor Bush had sent a copy of one of my complaints to former FDLE Guy Tunnel, who never replied. I later received a letter, dated 12-6-06 from Chief Assistant State Attorney William A. Lewis (see attached), which stated that there was no basis to my charges. A subsequent FL Public Records Request to the SAO for Assistant State Attorney Lewis’ “inquiries” file produced little and omitted a lot. In addition, I filed numerous Public Records Requests with both the FDLE and Sheriff’s Dept., which didn’t reveal any records of any official investigations. “Off the books” investigations and “informal inquiries” are employed to smear and discredit someone’s charges of official misconduct while serving to threaten and intimidate witnesses. As a matter of fact, the FDLE even went to a family member’s place of employment during one of these endless “investigations” on a pretext that she was a “pot head,” but did not speak to her. Her superiors, when they could stop laughing, told her what the cops said. There was no reason for this cowardly inexcusable abuse of authority by so-called law enforcement officers other than an attempt to smear and defame in order to cover-up their criminal conduct and abuse of authority.

State Attorney Steve Meadows is obstructing justice by covering up FL law enforcement officers’ criminal misconduct and abuse of authority. This is at least the second set of such electronic surveillance devices installed by WFEC under the direction of Florida law enforcement and other state officials. WFEC removed the first set under the protection of FDLE officials. In reply to my initial request for help identifying any authorized or unauthorized listening devices connected to any of their equipment servicing my residence, WFEC VP and CEO William S. Rimes wrote that he took my charges seriously and forwarded my letter to HC Sheriff Dennis Lee for action. The Sheriff’s first contact was about two weeks later when an FDLE helicopter hovered over the house late one evening for more than ½ hr purportedly searching for a neighbor who the FDLE attempted to arrest that evening. Sheriff Dennis Lee was in that FDLE helicopter piloted by his first cousin. In addition to a powerful searchlight, a large infrared device mounted under the helicopter assisted in their late night “search.” Earlier in the day, an FDLE Agent disguised as a Federal Express driver delivered a 3.5 lb. package of meth to my neighbor’s wife. My neighbor arrived home as the bust was in progress, grabbed the package that his wife signed for, and escaped with the evidence. He outran a lot of FDLE agents in his escape. The FDLE returned later that evening on the pretext of apprehending him at his home. However, the entire event was staged in an attempt to provoke a violent incident with me and remove their illegal “bugs” in the aftermath. When I didn’t react as my “profilers” anticipated, the Sheriff ordered the agents to storm the grounds in hot pursuit of an imaginary fugitive in an attempt to provoke another incident. The FDLE arrested my neighbor’s wife on drug and theft charges and later arrested my neighbor on the same charges when he turned himself into authorities.

Sometime later when I stopped an attempt by a WFEC utility crew to open the locked front gate to gain access in order to surreptitiously remove the bugs, the crew foreman summoned the Sheriff. A young deputy who had not been certified yet as a FL LEO arrived to assure access for the crew. The foreman fortunately agreed to reschedule the inspection, which was subsequently canceled. Sometime after this incident, I talked to this same foreman and his superior, Russell Dunaway, at the front gate. They both consented to be videotaped. They said that they were upgrading service and would have to replace the two transformers (containing the illegal “bugs”) on the property within a month or else disconnect power. I asked Mr. Dunaway if he knew anything about any illegal electronic surveillance devices on their poles. He said that he had no knowledge and that they’re not in the electronic surveillance equipment business. My questioning irritated Mr. Dunaway as he turned beet red (visible in the video). He then added that I put the device on the pole myself.

Two months later, a large contingent of WFEC employees arrived to “upgrade” services by replacing the two transformers, containing the illegal surveillance devices, with new ones. The foreman agreed for the operation to be videotape. WFEC CEO & VP William Rimes oversaw the work from the road. Rimes became visibly upset when I recognized him and videotaped him. Although they again agreed to conduct a search for illegal devices, once in they refused to search as agreed or even open the lightening arresters and fuses on the transformers. Moreover, they insisted that the lightening arrester was solid and could not be opened, which was a lie. The crew foreman threatened to call the Sheriff and have me arrested if I searched their equipment myself. I asked this foreman if he intended to reuse this transformer with the implication for surveillance purposes, and he replied that he had just the place for it. They replaced the existing transformers with new ones and left.

In his August 14, 2007 letter (copy enclosed), the Honorable Jeff Miller wrote: “I am confident that if the agency finds merit in your allegations or have further questions, they will be in touch with you. Do understand that as a matter under the Privacy Act, the agencies may not be able to report back to your or even confirm any action taken.” I don’t understand Representative Miller’s comments. I wrote the Jacksonville FBI Field Office in June charging the FDLE and HC Sheriff’s Department with illegal electronic surveillance and harassment, but still haven’t received even an acknowledgment. As FBI Director, please explain what the Honorable is talking about, because it doesn’t make any sense to any rational person. The Fourth Amendment is either still the law or it isn’t. Whose privacy is being protected? I filed a straightforward complaint, so why haven’t I been able to get a straight answer? Are my charges legitimate or aren’t they?

FL law enforcement and the 14th District SAO have an inherent conflict of interest in investigating my charges. FDLE Executive Investigations, the department that is entrusted with insuring the integrity of FL LEO’s, is in fact covering up just as the SAO. Consequently, I’m requesting that the FBI help to end this egregious violation of my civil rights as well as others by FL law enforcement officers, who apparently believe that the 4th Amendment doesn’t apply to them. I’ll provide additional video and audiotapes, documents, and witnesses to prove my charges. Please advise by December 31, 2007 as to whether or not you intend to investigate my charges. Thank you.

Respectfully submitted,
Joe Keegan

W.I.P. Removal

2007-12-11T10:03:00.000-08:00

Around 8:50 a.m. this morning, a large WFEC bucket truck pulled up to the utility pole out front that they had mounted a second thinner transformer on Oct. 30, 2007. The driver and his helper lingered, which is unusal because WFEC employee do move it. At 9:00 a.m. a second WFEC utility arrived and pulled up to the utility pole. It looked like a truck crane with the hook at the end of the boom. I was surprised to see it also had outriggers, which stabilize cranes. As the second truck lowered its outriggers, the first truck raised its bucket to the transformers and the technician began disconnecting the wires connecting the two transformers to each other. I thought that they intended to replace the smaller thinner transformer with a larger one, but that wasn't the case. The second truck raised it boom with bucket and hook, but there was no new transformer. Instead they hooked onto the thin secondary transformer that they had installed on Oct. 30, 2007, and lowered it to the ground. There was no replacement. The driver and helper from the first bucket truck finished up and left first. The second crane/bucket truck left shortly after the employees raised and secured the outriggers and transformers. Usually just one truck performs this operation, but I guess that they either had an extra truck or were on a tight schedule. Both trucks had left by 9:15 a.m. As I said, WFEC employees are efficient. Fortunately my neighbors dogs weren't around to get in the way. Finally, I can't help but wonder why they put that additional transformer up in the first place only to remove it in December?

Chemtrails

2007-12-07T09:33:00.000-08:00

Yesterday morning about 8:00 a.m. I was admiring how clear and blue the sky was (I'm also into sunrises and sunsets) when I noticed a contrail forming to the south. I couldn't see or hear the aircraft, but just see the contrail form slowly from east to the west. I didn't think much of it, until a little after 9:00 a.m., when I observed that there were now 4 or 5 contrails and they were not evaporating. I wondered if these were the "chemtrails" that I had read about on the internet and heard discussed on Art Bell? I wondered if "they" had done this before, but I missed it because I couldn't hear or see the planes because of the altitude? My critics say that I don't miss anything, but I've never seen this phenomenon before here in Holmes County. I thought to myself, "Why Holmes County? It's not cost effective. Not enough people (about 20k and rural), cattle, or agriculture to be cost effective. Could it be some test on the population? During the rest of the morning I watched the clear blue sky crossed by parallel contrails from east to west that weren't dispersing, but lingering and merging into a white covering which obscured the blue and otherwise cloudless sky. The sun, however, was still shinning brightly through the white covering. These were chemtrails! I also observed that additional ones were intersecting the earlier ones from south to north creating a grid pattern, but not much of one. There was no need. The earlier east to west ones had spread sufficiently to fill the sky in all directions but about 2 miles to the north where they ended just pass Route 160. Just two or three planes silently created the entire chemtrail grid, which completely covered the sky with a white overcast that turned gray, by noon (your tax dollars at work!).The white turned gray by 2:00 p.m., but the sun still shined through although somewhat strangely. I also pay attention to the quality of light.

This morning, Dec. 7, I observed more of a haze than a mist. I probably wouldn't have noticed it and dismissed it as morning fog if I hadn't witnessed yesterday's chemtrails. What surprised me, however, was that unlike the past 3 days there was no morning frost on the ground! I noticed the chilly air (more like frigid) when I drove up front to put out the trash. The air was "iced," but there was no frost for the first time in the last 4 or 5 days on the ground. It was as though the frost/ice was in the air instead of on the vegetation. I decided to water the newly planted sod around the pond. For the past few days, I had waited until things warmed up to turn on the water because the line would have been frozen, but no frost so no ice I thought. I was surprised that I could water the sod at 7:00 a.m., instead of the usual 10-11 am or so. Again, it was as though the "frost/ice" was in "the air." The ground was frostless.

My only question is: Why Holmes County? I'm certainly not important enough and just another scandal, there's not enough people, livestock, or agriculture to make the operation cost effective, so why Holmes County? At the risk of sounding conspiratorial, dare I ask: testing?

W.I.P.

2007-10-31T11:09:00.000-07:00

While attending to some chores up front this morning, I noticed a WFEC bucket truck speed by heading south on Will Lee Road around 8:10 am. Just as the truck passed me, I heard it skid to a stop just out of view behind some trees. I don't know if they locked the brakes on not, but I heard a breaking skid on the dirt road. The truck then slowly moved up to the utility pole where they had installed the additional transformer yesterday. Earlier this morning I had checked their previous day's work on the pole and I noticed that they didn't run the drop line from the newly installed transformer to the trailor, but rather had connected a line from it to the original transformer. Apparently this new transformer, which they installed above the original on the same utility pole, is a step-up or booster transformer to accomodate the additional energy requirements of two residences. I'm surprised they hadn't installed it earlier. The truck, however, didn't stop, but instead made a U-Turn and sped north back in the direction that they had come.

Around 8:35 am, the same truck returned, but this time stopped at the pole. The driver and his assistant got out, the driver got in the bucket, and raised the bucket to the transformers. I saw him put on the heavy utility gloves and he also had a pole to disconnect the line, then make some quick adjustments, but I didn't see everything because of the angle and distance. I then watched as he drew back and appeared to "contemplate" the pole. After about 5 minutes, I got tired of watching and left. When I returned a short time later around 8:55 am, they had left. I hope that they finished whatever it was that they were doing. It certainly turned into a project. Well, at least, WFEC's CEO & VP wasn't supervising this time.

Transformers

2007-10-30T14:12:00.000-07:00

A short time ago I witnessed a curious incident. I had walked up front about 11:45 am (Central) to check on some irrigation, when I observed a WFEC truck with boom bucket back up to their utility pole in front of my neighbors. The driver and his assistant were the only ones in the truck. The driver got into the bucket, which was raised up to the transformer, and I saw him remove something from it. When the bucket was lowered to the ground, the driver and his helper then made a big production about something. They had a new transformer, which was thinner and longer than the one on the pole, and I watched them raise it with the bucket. I figured that they were “upgrading” transformers, but I was mistaken. They installed this new transformer on the same pole to service the mobile home across the street, which had been serviced by the existing transformer. However, they didn’t remove the existing one. I was surprised that the utility hadn’t installed an additional transformer when they first ran an electric line to the new mobile home a few months back. At any rate, there’s now two transformers serving both residences. Also, my neighbors’ dogs weren’t around as usual to bark at the utility workers and their truck. Well, it’s about time that WFEC supplied better service to their customers by installing another transformer. I’m surprised that they hadn’t done so earlier.

I still haven’t received a reply to my Jacksonville FBI complaint or FOIA. It’s easy to substantiate my charges, just check the FDLE’s and area Sheriff Departments’ serial numbered inventory for unaccounted bugs and tracking devices. However, “they” make it difficult to prove. For example, I took Bill (I have a loofah and I’m not afraid to use it) O’Reilly’s challenge regarding if you were subject to privacy abuse. Bill was bloviating (sp?) through his O’Tuckus when he said that he didn’t have one case of such abuse. At any rate, Bill took my call, said that “we’ve got one,” cut me off while I was trying to say that there were “no checks and balances,” and connected me to one of his producers, who took my phone number and email address. Realize that I had not sent any evidence of my charges to O’Reilly. When I didn’t hear from his producer after two weeks, I figured that they killed the story.

O’Reilly is not only smart, but very smart. Some of his “librul” critics are calling him “nuts.” He’s not “nuts,” but probably does have some reason to be paranoid. I don’t listen to him regularly, so one day I was amused to hear him admit that he had “ONLY ONE” such surveillance abuse victim, but that the victim was a “REAL LOSER” and in “LITIGATION.” If O’Reilly was referring to me, I’ll concede the “LOSER” point, but disagree with the in litigation one. They don’t let you litigate these things. Incidentally, the power was cut to the residence a short time ago- about 1:20 p.m.- and then shortly came back on. Hmmm, I wonder what that was about? My only question is- if Bill was referring to me: Why are all these law enforcement "winners" so interested in surveilling a loser?

Joe

Freedom of Information Appeal

2007-10-25T20:02:00.000-07:00

The USPS verified delivery of my Freedom of Information Appeal (Label Number: EB 390615961 US) at 11:01 am this morning to the Director, Office of Information and Privacy, US DOJ. I had filed two FOIAs, one with the Jacksonville FBI office and the other with FBI HQ, requesting all agency records related to me, including my complaint charging the FDLE and Holmes County Sheriff's Department with illegal electronic surveillane and harassment. FBI HQ replied to my FOIA within the statutory period indicating that they had no records. However, the Jacksonville FBI office still hadn't even acknowledged my FOIA, so I phoned the Special Agent in Charge to inquire about its status. His secretary referred me to the person who handled FOIAs. This individual said that he would look for it and forward it FBI HQ in DC, which in turn would then either call or email him authority to provide the records. On Oct. 5, 2007 the Jacksonville FBI FOIA manager left a message that he found my FOIA, forwarded it via Express Mail on Oct. 4, 2007 to FBI HQ, and that HQ would reply to me directly. When I still hadn't received a reply by Oct. 24, 2007 from FBI HQ, I filed an FOI Appeal treating the agency's failure to meet the FOIA's deadlines as a denial of my request. Any agency has 20 working days from receipt to make an initial determination of whether to comply with the FOIA and an additional ten working days is permitted in "unusual circumstances." It has been two months since the USPS verified delivery of my FOIA by the Jacksonville FBI office.

When I initially mailed both FOIAs, one to Jacksonville and the other to FBI HQ, USPS Track & Confirm indicated that both letters had been scanned twice: once upon receipt in the morning and then a second time in the afternoon. I've never seen this before, so I inquired as to how this could happen. The USPS didn't have any explanation. I suspect, although I can't prove it, that these letters were tampered with and that possibly accounted for the Jacksonville FBI office's delay in responding to my FOIA request within the statutory period.

Freedom of Information Privacy Act (FOIPA) Requests

2007-10-03T20:32:00.000-07:00

In August, I filed two FOIPA requests with the FBI. I filed one with FBI HQ and one with the Jacksonville, FL, Field Office. The USPS verified delivery of both. FBI HQ acknowledged theirs and assigned Request No.: 1091663-000 to it. Today I received FBI HQ's response: "No records responsive to your FOIPA request were located by a search of the automated and manual indices. If you desire a search of the Field Office files, you must contact the appropriate Field Office." David M. Hardy, Section Chief, Record/Information Dissemination Section Records Management Division signed the response. Mr. Hardy's letter was dated Sept. 21, 2007, postmarked Sept. 28, 2007, and received today, Oct. 3, 2007.

Unfortunately, Jacksonville FBI still hasn't even acknowledged my FOIPA request never mind responded to it. For that matter, the Jacksonville FBI Field Office hasn't responded to my inquiries regarding my FOIPA request, either.

I guess my earlier complaint regarding illegal electronic surveillance by FL law enforcement that I filed with the Jacksonville FBI Field Office is so secret that I'm not even supposed to know about it.

FL Assistant Attorney General Joslyn Wilson

2007-09-26T14:21:00.000-07:00

I've pasted in the text of the letter, dated September 25, 2007, that I received from AAG Joslyn Wilson this afternoon below in response to formally reporting illegal electronic surveillance to AG Bill McCollum.

September 25, 2007
Dear Mr. Keegan:

The Office of Attorney General Bill McCollum has received your letter requesting this office to investigate the actions of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Holmes County Sheriff’s Department. You state that these agencies are guilty of official misconduct and the illegal interception of wire, oral and electronic communications. You also accuse the State Attorney of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit and one of his associates of official misconduct by refusing to investigate your charges and the evidence you provided to that office.

Florida’s state attorneys are independent constitutional officers; they operate independently and are not a part of the Attorney General’s Office. Moreover, it is the elected state attorney in each judicial circuit, not this office, that is responsible for prosecuting crime at the local level. See Article V, section 17, Florida Constitution, providing in part that the state attorney for each judicial circuit “shall be the prosecuting officer of all trial courts in that circuit…”, and section 27.02, Florida Statues. Thus, the prosecution of offenses rests with the state attorney’s office in the judicial circuit where the offense occurred. The state attorneys operate independently and their decisions regarding whether or not to prosecute a criminal case are not subject to the authority of this office. It is within the responsibility of the State Attorney’s office to exercise prosecutorial discretion based on a review of the evidence, the applicable law, and the available resources of that office. See generally State v. Cotton, 769 So. 2d 345, 350 (Fla. 200) (absent a compelling equal protection argument, the exercise of such prosecutorial discretion is not generally subject to judicial review).

While the Governor has the authority to review the actions of a state attorney for malfeasance or misfeasance in office, such review does not generally extend to the state attorney’s exercise of his or her prosecutorial discretion. The Governor, however, under Part II of Chapter 27, Florida Statues, has the authority to issues executive orders assigning “special prosecutors,” which are state attorneys assigned to handle criminal matters outside of their particular circuits. See section 27.14, Florida Statues. If you believe that the state attorney in your judicial circuit has a conflict regarding this matter, you should contact the Governor’s office at the following address: Executive Office of the Governor, PL-05, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001.

In addition, this office does not have specific authority to enforce the provisions of the Public Records Law. As you are aware, this office operates a voluntary mediation program pursuant to section 16.60, Florida Statutes. However, as the program is voluntary and it appears that the state attorney’s office is not interested in participating in the program, this office has no authority to proceed. There are various civil remedies that may be brought by a private individual under the Public Records Law. You may wish to consult a private attorney to discuss your options.

I trust you will understand this office’s lack of statutory authority to become more directly involved in this matter. Thank you for sharing your concerns with the Attorney General’s Office.

Sincerely,
Signed by
Joslyn Wilson
Assistant Attorney General

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum

2007-09-20T00:01:00.000-07:00

CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED #7006 0100 0004 4316 7461

The Office of the Attorney General
The Capitol, PL-01,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050
Fax: 850-410-1630

Dear Attorney General McCollum,

Pursuant to Title 18 U.S.C. Sec. 4, I’m notifying you in your official capacity as Florida’s Attorney General of official misconduct and illegal interception of wire, oral, and electronic communications by the FDLE and the Holmes County Sheriff’s Department. In addition, I am charging State Attorney Steve Meadows and Chief Assistant State Attorney William A. Lewis with covering up the FDLE’s and Holmes County Sheriff’s Department official misconduct by refusing to investigate my charges and the evidence that I provided.

On former Gov. Jeb Bush’s suggestion, I forwarded evidence of this illegal electronic surveillance to my State Attorney. SA Meadows never acknowledged or replied to the evidence that I provided or any of my communications. Assistant State Attorney Lewis eventually replied to a Public Records Request, which Mr. Meadows ignored. However, in a letter, dated 12-6-06, Mr. Lewis wrote: “All inquiries by this office have failed to substantiate any of your claims. Absent any credible evidence this office is closing our file.” Chief Assistant State Attorney Lewis is lying in order to cover up official misconduct by Florida Law Enforcement Officers. Electronic surveillance experts indicated that audio phenomenon recorded in the VHS videotape that I provided as one piece of evidence was indicative of electronic surveillance. Other evidence provided corroborates my charges on the face of it.

In response to a 12-16-06 Public Records Request for the closed file containing records of his “inquiries,” Mr. Lewis only provided: a copy of my Public Records Request and some earlier correspondence. He did not supply any records or references to the evidence that I provided. JoAnn Carrin, Director of Open Government, EOG, indicated that these issues are appropriate for the OAG Open Government Mediation Program. In response to my request for Open Mediation regarding the SAO’s inadequate response, Assistant Attorney General Joslyn Wilson wrote Mr. Lewis on 8-28-07 requesting that he notify her by 9-5-07 if the SAO wished to participate in this voluntary program. On 9-12-07, Assistant Attorney General Wilson closed my mediation case file because Assistant State Attorney Lewis had not replied to her. Mr. Lewis did not reply because he is lying and covering-up official misconduct by FL law enforcement.

If I had known beforehand that you were to be the keynote speaker at the Bonifay Republican Reagan Day Dinner on 9-6-07, I would have attended in order to discuss this official misconduct and provide you with the same evidence that the SAO refuses to address. Since I missed this recent opportunity, I would like to either present this evidence to you personally or else forward it. Please reply by 10-5-07. Thank you.

Regards,

Joe Keegan

Reagan Day Dinner

2007-09-11T07:46:00.000-07:00

September 8, 2007

The Office of the Attorney General
The Capitol, PL-01,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050
Fax: 850-410-1630

Re: Bonifay Reagan Day Dinner

Dear Attorney General McCollum,

I’m sorry that I missed the opportunity to meet with you this past Thursday, Sept. 6. Yesterday, Friday, Sept. 7, I read in the HOLMES COUNTY TIMES-ADVISER, Sept. 5, 2007 edition, that you were to be the keynote speaker at the HC Republican Party’s bi-annual Reagan Day Dinner on Sept. 6. If I had known about this event beforehand, I would have attended in order to meet with you in an attempt to resolve an on-going issue.

Regards,

Joe Keegan

OAG Open Government Mediation Program

2007-09-11T05:00:00.000-07:00

The USPS verified delivery on August 31, 2007 of the certified letter below:

August 30, 2007

The Office of the Attorney General
The Capitol, PL-01,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050

Re: OAG Open Government Mediation Program

Dear Attorney General McCollum,

I’ve attached a copy of my Florida Public Records Request, dated December 16, 2006, that I sent to the State Attorney’s Office in Panama City, FL. The USPS verified its delivery on Dec. 19, 2006 at 3:20 PM. On former Gov. Jeb Bush’s suggestion, I forwarded evidence of illegal electronic surveillance by the FDLE and Holmes County Sheriff’s Department to my State Attorney. I never heard from SA Meadows; however, ASA Lewis eventually replied to an earlier FL PRR. The response that I received to my Dec. 16, 2006 PRR was totally inadequate, consisting only of some of my earlier correspondence while omitting material evidence that I had sent to the SAO, such as a January 5, 2001 letter from William S. Rimes, WFEC Executive VP & CEO, and email from another party. In addition, there was no mention of a VHS videotape- a crucial piece of evidence- that I sent to SA Meadows. Electronic surveillance experts described the recorded audio phenomenon in the VHS videotape as indicative of electronic surveil-lance. Furthermore, there was no indication in the records provided that either Mr. Meadows or Mr. Lewis questioned former FDLE Commissioner Guy Tunnel, who was employed by SA Meadow’s office at the time. Earlier, Gov. Bush had forwarded my complaint to then FDLE Commissioner Tunnel at the time that he suggested that I bring any evidence of my charges to my State Attorney. The SAO didn’t supply anything in response to my FL Public Records Request, dated Dec. 16, 2006, that could even remotely be described as a case file, which would have served as the basis for Mr. Lewis' Dec. 6, 2006 letter discussed in this Public Records Request (see attached).

JoAnn Carrin, Director of Open Government, EOG, indicated that these issues are appropriate for the OAG Open Government Mediation Program. I hope that you can help. If you need any additional information or have any questions, please contact me. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Joe Keegan

surge

2007-09-10T07:30:00.000-07:00

Well, we know for sure that at least one "surge" is working. The WRJM MessageboardSite Admin posted the following notice Saturday Sept. 8, 2007 at 7:40 pm:

Due to a surge of over 200 spam entries in our forum we have had to completely remove all posts and start over. We apologize if your favorite post was removed. In addition, you will need to re-register as a user to post to this forum.

Thank you for participating in WRJM FM's forum.

WRJM FM eliminated all the posts on their messageboard. My thread entitled, "Who's Watching Big Brother?" was the most popular. Why you have to re-register is beyond me, considering that it's exactly the same process as "pre-surge."

OAG's Open Government Mediation Program

2007-08-29T06:32:00.000-07:00

Dear Attorney General McCollum,

I pasted in below a copy of my Florida Public Records request, dated December 16, 2006, that I sent to the State Attorney's Office in Panama City. I also faxed a copy. The USPS verified its delivery on 12/19/06 at 3:20 PM. On former Gov. Bush's suggestion I forwarded evidence of illegal electronic surveillance by the FDLE and Holmes County Sheriff's Dept. to my State Attorney. I never heard from SA Meadows; however, ASA Lewis eventually replied to my earlier FL PRR. The response that I received to my 12/19/06 PRR was totally inadequate, consisting only of some of my earlier correspondence while omitting material evidence that I had sent, such as a January 5, 2001 letter from William S. Rimes, WFEC Executive VP & CEO, and email from another party. There was also no mention of a VHS tape, a crucial piece of evidence, that I sent to SA Steve Meadows. Electronic surveillance experts described the recorded audio phenomenon as indicative of electronic surveillance. Furthermore, there's no indication that either Mr. Meadows or Mr. Lewis questioned former FDLE Commissioner Guy Tunnel, who was employed by SA Meadow's office at the time, as I requested (Former Gov. Bush had forwarded my complaint at the time to then FDLE Commissioner Tunnel). The SAO didn't supply anything that could even remotely be described as a case file, which would serve as the basis for Mr. Lewis' Dec. 6, 2006 letter.

I hope that you can help. If you need any additional information or have any questions, please contact me. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Joe Keegan
Bonifay, FL

CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT # 7006 0810 0005 0531 0903

PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST

December 16, 2006

State Attorney's Office
421 Magnolia Avenue,
Panama City, FL 32401,
Attention: Erica Field.
Fax: 850-747-5863

Pursuant to Article I, section 24, of the Florida Constitution, and Chapter 119, F.S, I am requesting a copy of my entire closed case file, which Mr. Lewis referenced in his letter, dated December 6, 2006. In his letter, dated December 6, 2006, Mr. Lewis wrote: "Dear Mr. Keegan, All inquiries by this office have failed to substantiate any of your claims. Absent any credible evidence this office is closing our file." I am requesting any and all documents, records, memoranda, correspondence, Internet emails, and notes and records from any telephonic discussions related to Mr. Lewis' "inquiries." I am requesting any and all records and memoranda regarding the State Attorney Office's review and findings of the VHS videotape that I submitted as evidence of illegal electronic surveillance by Florida law enforcement. In addition, I am requesting a check of the State Attorney Office's public contact databases, including Internet email, and requesting printouts of these records, i.e., intake forms, Internet email, and tracking documents for postal correspondence.

I will contact your office within one week to discuss when I may expect fulfillment of my request, and payment of any statutorily prescribed fees. If you have any questions, please contact me. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Joe Keegan
Bonifay, FL

FBI FOIA

2007-08-23T18:11:00.000-07:00

US Rep Jeff Miller wrote that he couldn't help with the FBI, so I filed two FOIA's with with the FBI: one with the Special Agent in Charge at the Jacksonville office (PRIORITY MAIL 0306 1070 0004 8123 0740) and the other with David M. Hardy, Chief, RIDS, in DC (EXPRESS MAIL EB 390615184). USPS Track & Confirm verified delivery of the later. However, I noticed that USPS Track & Confirm indicated two separate Acceptance times by Wassau Post Office: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. I've never seen this before and inquired about it. Amber S, who I dealt with before, emailed a reply that my mail was delivered in DC. I emailed back that my question was, why two different acceptance times? I suspect that someone opened both envelopes. I've pasted in the text from my FOIA/PA Request to DC below. I hope that's what they receive.The other one was the same but addressed to the Special Agent in Charge at the Jacksonville FBI office.

Request for PersonalRecords under the FOIA/PA

Joseph Michael Keegan
Street Address.,
City, FL 32425
Daytime phone #
email address

August 21, 2007

David M. Hardy, Chief
Record/Information Dissemination Section
Records Management Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20535-0001

Dear Sir:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. Section 552) and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. Section 552a)

I write to request a copy of all agency records relating to me. Please inform me if your index or indexes show that there are “See References” indicating that my name appears in files under captions other than my name, so that I can decide whether to have such files searched.

In order to help your search for these materials, I am including the following information. Other names that I have used: Joe Keegan. I mailed a complaint and request for help, dated June 4, 2007, under the name of Joe Keegan and signed by Joe Keegan to the FBI Jacksonville office charging the FDLE and Holmes County Sheriff’s Department with illegal electronic surveillance and harassment. I also mailed under the name of Joe Keegan and signed by Joe Keegan a June 14, 2007 supplemental evidence envelope. The USPS verified delivery of both Express Mail envelopes. In addition, I mailed subsequent follow up letters, dated July 14, 2007 FBI, to both the Jacksonville FBI Special Agent In Charge and Civil Rights Supervisor regarding the status of my complaint.

My date of birth is ____; my place of birth is ______, __; and my Social Security Number is xxx-xx-xxxx.

The following information may also be of use in locating and identifying my records: I phoned the FBI's Jacksonville office to report this violation of my civil rights and police misconduct on June 1, 2007. The secretary connected me to an agent. I briefly explained the situation to Chris (no last names, although I identified myself as Joe Keegan and my address as _________, and phone number xxx-xxx-xxxx). Chris asked if the pole was on the street. I made it clear that both poles are on private property. Chris said to summarize it in a page or two, attach some letters, and mail it to the attention of the Civil Rights Supervisor.

As you know, the FOIA requires that even if some material is properly exempt from mandatory disclosure, all segregable portions must be released. If all material covered by this request is withheld, please inform me of the specific exemptions that are being claimed; if material is being released with deletions, I ask that each deletion be marked to indicate which exemption(s) is (are) being claimed to authorize each particular withholding. In addition, I ask that your agency exercise its discretion to release information that may be technically exempt but where withholding would serve no important public interest.

I am prepared to pay reasonable fees for the material that I am requesting. However, I ask that if the fees will total more than $xxx.00 that I be informed before the fees are incurred.

In addition, the FOIA states that fees should be reduced or waived when release of information would be of benefit to the public. Since the release of files to the subject of those files is important for the protection of personal privacy in our society, I believe that the fees that would be incurred by this request should be waived, or, in the alternative, reduced. If you do not grant my request for a fee waiver, and if the copying fees will be more than $xx.00, I ask that provisions be made so that I can review the records I am requesting and to select those documents that I want copied.

If you have any questions regarding this request, please telephone me at xx-xxx-xxxx. I would be happy to discuss ways in which this request could be clarified or redesigned to speed the search for records.

As provided under the FOIA, I will expect a reply within twenty working days.

Under penalty of perjury, I hereby declare that I am the person named above and I understand that any falsification of this statement is punishable under the provisions of Title 18, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 1001 by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment of not more than five years, or both; and that requesting or obtaining any record(s) under false pretenses is punishable under the provisions of Title 5, U.S.C., Section 552a(i)(3) as a misdemeanor and by a fine of not more than $5,000.

Signature_____________________________________Date______________________

Jeff Miller, Member of Congress

2007-08-19T19:35:00.000-07:00

I received Jeff Miller's reply, dated August 14, 2007, to my request for help this past Friday, August 17, 2007. The text of the Honorable's communication appears below.

August 14, 2007

Dear Mr. Keegan:

Thank you for your letter regarding your concerns with the FDLE, Holmes County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I do understand your concerns regarding these matters and appreciate your bringing them to my attention.

In reviewing your correspondence, I see that you sent your concerns in writing to the FBI. This is the appropriate course of action to take. As a Member of Congress, I am not in authority to neither assist in nor take part in active agency investigations. When an agency receives such allegations, they have an investigative branch that examines the matter and takes action. This is akin to a judicial review and outside the legislative authority that I possess.

I am very sorry that I was unable to assist you. In offering help, however, I did want to be perfectly honest with you about how this situation limits by ability to assist in such matters. I am confident that if the agency finds merit in your allegations or have further questions, they will be in touch with you. Do understand that as a matter under the Privacy Act, the agencies may not be able to report back to you or even confirm any action taken.

If I can be of further assistance to you concerning other matters, please contact me. With warm personal regards, I am

Sincerely,

Signed Jeff Miller
Member of Congress

US Rep Jeff Miller

2007-08-19T19:00:00.000-07:00

The USPS verified that my Express Mail envelope number EB39 0615 198US was delivered on 07/30/2007 at 11:02 AM in PENSACOLA, FL, 32503. The preceding item was a request for my Congressman to inquire as to the status of my complaint charging theFDLE and Holmes County Sheriff's Department with illegal surveillance and harassment. Earlier I had sent the Congressman a copy of the same VHS tape that I sent to the SAO. Based on that compelling VHS tape, US Rep Miller suggested that I contact my State Representative, which I did. I also provided the Congressman with additional evidence of my charges.

July 28, 2007

The Honorable Jeff Miller
4300 Bayou Blvd., Suite 13
Pensacola, Florida 32503

Dear Congressman Miller,

I’m requesting your help with a problem that I’m having with a federal agency. The USPS verified delivery of my June 4, 2007 FBI complaint (copy enclosed)and June 14, 2007 supplemental evidence (copy enclosed)letters to the FBI Jacksonville office. Both the Jacksonville FBI Special Agent In Charge and Civil Rights Supervisor failed to respond to my subsequent July 14, 2007 letters (copies enclosed) inquiring as
to the status of my complaint. Consequently, I’m requesting your help in obtaining a reply from the Jacksonville FBI to my complaint charging the FDLE and Holmes County Sheriff’s Department with illegal electronic surveillance and harassment.

All attempts to resolve this on-going egregious violation of US Constitutionally protected rights with Florida State authorities were met with stonewalling lies, and cover-up. There’s not only an inherent conflict of interest with the FDLE and SAO investigating my charges, but also there are no effective checks and balances within this system. Only unaccountability makes this arrogant abuse and violation of the US
Constitution possible.

As you suggested in your earlier letter, I phoned the Jacksonville FBI office and the FBI representative who answered the phone connected me with a FBI agent, who identified himself as Chris (he said that they don’t give their last names). I
identified myself and gave my address. Chrisdidn ’t question my veracity, but only if the devices were located on a public street or on private property. When convinced that they were indeed on private property, Chris instructed me to write a brief letter to the Jacksonville FBI Civil Rights Supervisor. I’m requesting your help in
getting a reply to my complaint from the FBI.

Former FDLE Agent Betty Romminger asked me: Why is this still going on? Good question. Why is this still going on? Is this an example of the “freedom” that our troops are fighting to protect in Iraq?

Sincerely,

Joe Keegan

USPS FBI delivery

2007-06-30T07:07:00.000-07:00

I just checked USPS's Track & Confirm which revealed the following:
Search Results

Label/Receipt Number: 0307 0020 0004 6108 7729
Status: Notice Left

We attempted to deliver your item at 11:00 AM on June 16, 2007 in JACKSONVILLE, FL 32211 and a notice was left. It can be redelivered or picked up at the Post Office. If the item is unclaimed, it will be returned to the sender. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later.

Return to USPS.com Home

Track and Confirm

Enter Label/Receipt Number.

Enter Label / Receipt Number.

Notification Options

Track & Confirm by email
Get current event information or updates for your item sent to you or others by email.

Hmmm, PRIORITY MAIL can be a problem, so I also mailed another EXPRESS MAIL (EB 032491235 US)which the FBI did receive. I had supplemented my original request for an investigation with some additional material, such as the letter from WFEC CEO & VP Bill Rimes and some other evidence.

Two sets of laws?

2007-06-25T08:12:00.000-07:00

Can the FDLE and FL's 14th District State Attorney's Office do whatever they please by ignoring the US Constitution and FL statutes? Do the same laws that they enforce against others apply to them? You be the Judge:

In response to a request for the West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) Association's help identifying any authorized or unauthorized devices on or connected to any of their lines, poles, transformers, or equipment servicing my residence WFEC V.P. and CEO, William S. Rimes wrote: "We take your concerns seriously and have taken the following actions based on your letter and telephone conversation with my Executive Assistant: First, the appropriate employees have been briefed and assure me that WFEC is not involved. Second, we have forwarded this correspondence to the Sheriff of Holmes County for appropriate action." In addition, I wrote US Rep Jeff Miller for help and sent him VHS videotape. Congressman Miller found my VHS videotape to be compelling evidence of my charges, and wrote: : "…Although this appears to be a federal issue, I believe that it is state related. You may contact your State Representative, Donald Brown…..I am confident he will able to help you." On the Congressman's advice I wrote State Rep. Brown. His assistant, Brad Drake, wrote back: " If you feel harmed by an agency, send a copy of evidence to the Inspector Generals of that agency and Governor's officer." I did. The Director of Investigations, Office of the Chief Inspector General, Dawn Case advised me that this is an FDLE matter and forwarded my correspondence to the FDLE. The FDLE and FL 14th Judicial District SAO, however, have an inherent conflict of interest and both deny that there is any basis to my charges and refuses to investigate and are covering up. The FDLE and SAO are liars.I sent the above referenced documents to the FBI.

Huh?

2007-06-20T17:35:00.000-07:00

I just tried to access capitolhillblue.com and the following text appeared:

Unable to connect to database server

If you still have to install Drupal, proceed to the installation page.

If you have already finished installed Drupal, this either means that the username and password information in your settings.php file is incorrect or that we can't connect to the MySQL database server. This could mean your hosting provider's database server is down.

The MySQL error was: Too many connections.

Currently, the username is drupalusr and the database server is localhost.

* Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
* Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?
* Are you sure that the database server is running?

For more help, see the Installation and upgrading handbook. If you are unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your hosting provider.

Sorry, My Bad

2007-06-20T17:05:00.000-07:00

I signed back into gmail and for some reason checked "all mail," which I didn't do before. I found the disappearing email in "all mail" and pasted it in below. I didn't list the Delivery Confirmation Number anywhere in my question to USPS; but what the hey, since I can't prove it there's no point in mentioning it. I won't even mention the renewed police escorts.

"Support@USPS"
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Response (Amber S) - 06/20/2007 02:26 PM
Dear JOE KEEGAN,

Thank you for contacting us requesting more information on item number 0307 0020 0004 6108 7729.

I apologize your item arrived at 8:07 AM on June 16, 2007 in JACKSONVILLE, FL 32211.

Complete tracking information is only available for Express Mail® items. Services that confirm delivery are designed to be a low cost alternative to full tracking. Retail rate Delivery Confirmation™, which is brought into the Post Office™ for mailing, will include an acceptance scan. It does not include tracking of the package en route.

We will document this issue if your item has not been received within 14 postal business days from the date of mailing. However, I need some additional information so this can be sent to the correct office and you can be contacted:

- Your home telephone number
- Full name of the sender
- Address of the sender
- Full name of the recipient
- Address of the recipient
- Type of mail (letter, large envelope, package, large package, or unknown)
- Class of mail (Express Mail, First Class Mail®, international, military, Periodicals, Priority Mail®, Bulk Mail, Parcel Post®, Media Mail®, or none)
- Services added (Certified Mail™, Registered Mail™, Return Receipt, Merchandise, Insured, C.O.D., Signature Confirmation™, or Delivery Confirmation)
- Location the mail item was sent from (sender’s residence, other residence / business, Post Office™ ZIP Code™, Collection Box®, or unknown)
- Time and date the mail item was sent
- Contents of the mail item and value
- Whether you would like to receive a call regarding this issue (There is no guarantee that further information can be provided via email.)
- If you suspect foul play:
- Do you know who was involved?
- Do you know the name(s) of whom you suspect?
- Was it a Postal employee?
- Do you have a description?

If I can be of assistance to you in the future, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for choosing the United States Postal Service®.

Regards,

Amber S

Customer (JOE KEEGAN) - 06/18/2007 07:17 PM
RE: Delivery Confirmation

I PRIORITY mailed (0307 0020 0004 6108 7729)with delivery confirmation an envelope Thursday from Graceville, FL, to Jacksonville, FL. The P.O. Clerk said that it would arrive Saturday. I just checked Track & Confirm at your website and it only shows "acceptance" on Thurs. and "arrival at unit" on Saturday. Arrival at unit isn't proof of delivery is it? When the Priority Mail item is delivered, shouldn't Track & Confirm verify delivery?

As our customer, your privacy is important to us. Please see our privacy policy at www.usps.com
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USPS PRIORITY MAIL

2007-06-20T14:07:00.000-07:00

About 25 minutes or so ago, I checked my gmail account. On top of my messages was one from "USPS PRIORITY MAIL" and peripherally I noticed that the time received was 3:20 something or other, so it recently arrived. Without paying any attention, I clicked on it to open the message. What happened was instead of opening as usual the message disappeared. I haven't the slightest idea what happened. I checked the other folders, trash, spam, etc., and nothing. I even signed out and then signed in again hoping that the message would reappear. It didn't.

I've received email in the past that also disappeared, but not until I read, copied, printed, and closed it. I didn't even get a chance to read this one, which may have been a reply to a question that I sent the USPS sometime Sunday. I went to their website and filled out the form asking them if a "arrived at unit" means the same as "delivered." I PRIORITY MAILED (with proof of delivery) the FBI on Thursday an envelope. I checked "Track and Confirm" on USPS's website Friday and everyday since, and all that I got was:

"Search Results

Label/Receipt Number: 0307 0020 0004 6108 7729
Status: Arrival at Unit

Your item arrived at 8:07 AM on June 16, 2007 in JACKSONVILLE, FL 32211. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later."

I just checked USPS's website a short time ago and that was the same message. I asked the USPS if "arrived at" is the same as "delivered." In the past, I always got a "delivered" message, and usually within 2 or 3 days. It's been 5 days and I still don't get any indication that my envelope has been delivered. Is it hung up or misplaced somewhere in the Jacksonville PO? I hope not. At any rate, I notified the FBI that I sent them some important evidence and also had the "Track & Confirm" updates sent to them. To save time, I included some of the stuff in my emails to the FBI. I've had the USPS lose CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED mail in the past, so this doesn't surprise me. What surprises me is the disappearing email that I received from whomever sent it.

FBI Jacksonville Office

2007-06-06T06:32:00.000-07:00

Gov. Crist apparently doesn't intend to reply to my recent Petition, so I phoned the FBI for help this past Friday. The secretary connected me to an agent. I briefly explained the situation to Chris (no last names), who asked if the pole was on the street. I made it clear that both poles are on private property. Chris said to summarize it in a page or two, attach some letters, and mail it to the attention of the Civil Rights Supervisor. The USPS verified that the FBI received my EXPRESS MAIL (EB 401574474 US) requesting the FBI's help yesterday.

Gov. Charlie Crist Petition

2007-05-23T16:47:00.000-07:00

Dear Governor Crist;

I am respectfully requesting that your office investigate criminal misconduct, including illegal interception of wire, oral, and electronic communications by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Holmes County Sheriff’s Department. In addition, I am charging FDLE Executive Investigations Chief Inspector Richard E. Lober, Inspector Ken Wilmer, former Director of Executive Investigations Jamie McLaughlin, Professionalism Program Director Rod Caswell, HC Sheriff Dennis Lee, HC Deputy Christopher Wells, and former HC Chief Deputy Aubrey Carroll with violations of the moral character standards as defined under Rule 11B-27.0011, F. A. C.. They either knew about or were involved in the illegal interception of wire, oral, and electronic communications, misuse of official position, threatening witnesses, conducting so called “investigations” under the color of law, covering up official misconduct, falsifying official records, ob-struction of justice, and conspiracy to deny me my civil rights. This pattern of criminal misconduct, which continues to this day, violates the most basic principles of the US and Florida Constitutions, including simply “to be let alone,” and demonstrates the abuse of power by arrogant and seemingly unaccountable Florida law enforcement officers. Both these Florida law enforcement agencies have proven that they are incapable of policing them-selves. Both have an inherent conflict of interest and both not only refuse to investigate my criminal charges but also are in fact covering up their criminal activity.

County and state law enforcement illegally arranged for the bugs’ installation on the utility poles servicing the house and grounds. Officers also arranged for the illegal installation of a remotely activated transponder in one of the vehicles and supplied my neighbors with a remote to activate the device whenever they saw me leave. By letter, dated January 4, 2001, I requested that West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) Association’s V.P. and CEO, William S. Rimes, help in identifying any authorized or unauthorized listening devices on or connected to any of their lines, poles, transformers, or equipment servicing my residence. By letter, dated January 5, 2001, Mr. Rimes advised me that he took my charges seriously and forwarded my letter to HC Sheriff Dennis Lee for action. Unfortunately, Florida law enforcement immediately proceeded to “circle their wagons.” I’ve provided a chronology of this illegal misconduct and cover-up under TSCM EXPERTS AND DATES beginning on page 9 of this Petition.

Since the Florida state law enforcement agencies involved refused to investigate, I sent a copy of a VHS tape, which TSCM experts said was indicative of electronic surveillance, and my charges to US Representative Jeff Miller, who found the VHS tape to be compelling evidence of my charges. In his November 14, 2005 letter, US Rep Jeff Miller wrote:

“…Although this appears to be a federal issue, I believe that it is state related. You may contact your State Representative, Donald Brown…..I am confident he will able to help you.”

I contacted State Representative Brown, but I never received any reply until late in the afternoon of November 30, 2005. Earlier that morning retired FDLE Agent Betty Romminger visited our local library to research some articles regarding a bungled FDLE drug bust. This drug bust and subsequent arrests are in part responsible for the FDLE’s refusal to investigate my charges. The judge declared a mistrial in that case because the SA and FDLE withheld evidence and testimony. I suspect that this withheld evidence and testimony would prove my charges.

The retired FDLE Agent visited the library in the morning and later that afternoon I received an email from State Representative Brown’s assistant, Brad Drake, who wrote:

“ If you feel harmed by an agency, send a copy of evidence to the Inspector General’s of that agency and Governor’s officer.”

This sudden and unexpected solution to an on-going problem caught me off guard and I mistook it for another example of “passing the buck.” The evidence that Mr. Drake re-ferred to is the VHS videotape. I contacted the respective I.G.s. On June 20, 2006, I emailed IG Harper and courtesy-copied IG Al Dennis offering to meet with them together or separately. Before I mailed copies of the VHS videotape, however, I asked them how to present evidence of the Florida LEO remote tracking device installed in my sister’s Dodge mini-van without destroying its evidentiary value. Repeated activation ruined the vehicle’s electrical system leaving the mini-van inoperable. Since I could not “bring” it to them, I wanted to know how best to present this evidence. I told them that I had not attempted to locate the device because I did not want to destroy any evidentiary value. IG Dennis replied that he forwarded my inquiry regarding the tracking device in the mini-van to FDLE Executive Investigations for review. He indicated that Inspector Keith Wilmer would handle it. Various other FDLE officials had referred me to Mr. Wilmer previously, so even though I had never contacted him before I was familiar with the name. I replied to IG Dennis’ email that I had no confidence in FDLE Executive Investigations. Moreover, former FDLE EI Director Jamie McLaughlin officially sanctioned the initial cover-up by his repeated refusals to investigate my verifiable complaints, which by law he was required to do. He also refused to investigate a family member’s verifiable complaint.

Then Assistant Director Lober summarily dismissed former AG Butterworth ‘s referral of these same charges (see Related item #69, FDLE Case # EI-73-4557) by stating "review-ed said correspondence" and determined that it "lacked substance." Assistant Director Lo-ber lied to cover-up for his boss. He was later selected as the new Chief Inspector after Director McLaughlin resigned. I mailed a certified letter to you as Florida State Attorney General on April 21, 2004 charging Director McLaughlin, among others, with official misconduct. Coincidentally, FDLE Executive Investigations began an investigation on Director McLaughlin on April 22, 2004 based on an anonymous tip. Director McLaughlin resigned suddenly and unexpectedly on April 23, 2004 coincidentally the same day USPS confirmed delivery of my letter to your office. Executive Investigation’s investigative report revealed that the dates covered by their investigation were from Oct. 1999 to April 22, 2004. However, General Counsel Ramage and Assistant Director Richard Lober advised the investigators, Special Agent Pritt and Chief Metz, on April 22, 2004 of the receipt of the anonymous allegation of potential sexual harassment. After their briefing (remember this was on April 22, the day after I mailed my letter to you), Pritt and Metaz conducted a preliminary fact-finding inquiry into an ongoing course of conduct “that could be considered a type of Sexual Harassment.” They used Oct. 1999 as the start date of their investigation purportedly because that’s when the Director and another EI employee began their consensual affair and April 22, 2004 as the end date. So FDLE began their investigation the same day Lober receives an anonymous allegation and Director McLaughlin resigns the next day, which is the day the USPS verified that the OAG received my complaint. No rational person would find that coincidental. Any reasonable and rationally minded person could easily conclude that this “anonymous tip” served as a cover story for Director McLaughlin’s role in sanctioning and covering the official mis-conduct that I describe in my April 21, 2004 letter to you.

I advised IG Dennis that I had sent this VHS videotape evidence along with my charges to SA Meadows who still had not acknowledged either. I suggested that either he or Inspector Wilmer obtain a copy of the VHS tape from SA Meadows. I reiterated that I had no confidence in FDLE Executive Investigations. I also asked both IG Dennis and Inspector Wilmer a simple question: What would you do if I did present evidence of my charges? I never received an answer from either one. Recently, I asked Chief Assistant SA Lewis a simple question: Did you view it (the VHS videotape)? By refusing to an-swer a basic question, Mr. Lewis answered it by writing that he doesn’t have to answer my questions. I also suggested that Chief ASA Lewis show the VHS videotape to Mr. Guy Tunnel , who could easily answer all his questions. I have yet to receive a reply from any of these public officials regarding this evidence.

By letter, dated June 26, 2006, I notified Governor Bush that I had contacted both IG Harper and FDLE IG Dennis per my State Representative’s suggestion and shared my concerns with the Governor regarding FDLE Executive Investigations’ sincerity in in-vestigating my charges. Ms. Kim Likens from the Governor's OIG phoned and left a message Monday (July 3, 2006) morning to call her. I returned her call around 1:00 p.m. Central. A Mr. Fred Wollet answered. Ms. Likens was not available. Mr. Wollet said that she was with the Chief Inspector's office. I left a message. Ms. Likens called back within an hour. She told me that her boss, Dawn Case, wanted her to call me and tell me that she had forwarded my letter to the Governor to FDLE IG Al Dennis earlier in the day. Ms. Likens said that this matter belongs with the FDLE. Later that same afternoon (July 3, 2006), FDLE OIG Inspector Keith Wilmer called me. Inspector Wilmer said that his call was in response to an earlier email to IG Dennis and that he did not know anything other than that or about my letter to Gov. Bush. Director of Investigations Case’s early morning referral to the FDLE IG apparently prompted Inspector Wilmer’s call later that afternoon.

Inspector Wilmer said that he received an email from IG Dennis regarding a remote transponder (tracking device) in a Dodge mini-van. Mr. Wilmer said that he was an FDLE Criminal Investigator and said that he was not recording our conversation. He said that he was replying to an email to FDLE IG Dennis regarding a Dodge mini-van and denied that he saw any other correspondence regarding this matter and his call just in-volved the mini-van. However, Inspector Wilmer went on to quote my earlier corres-pondence that Gov. Bush had forwarded to FDLE Executive Investigations verbatim, stressing my phraseology. Inspector Wilmer then asked me who the mini-van belonged to, why would law enforcement put a remote transponder in it, and who verified that there was a tracking device in it? Inspector Wilmer also asked me if I had searched for the tracking device in the mini-van. I told him that I had not searched for the tracking device. Inspector Wilmer advised that I would have to have some certified mechanic inspect the mini-van and remove the tracking device.

Criminal Investigator Wilmer’s questions and suggestions were disingenuous at best and revealed a complete lack of good faith on his part. First, he attempted to limit his inquiry to my sister’s mini-van ignoring the issue of the “bugs” on the utility poles. Moreover, these “bugs” and tracking device have serial numbers, are inventoried, and required war-rants. Inspector Wilmer simply just had to check inventory listing to see what was still out or just ask Chief Lober. Moreover, a state certified mechanic is not qualified to con-duct a TSCM vehicle search and, assuming that he did not damage or lose the tracking device, would be threatened with loss of his license if he should testify. When FDLE Criminal Investigator Wilmer’s questioning became increasing silly, I asked him directly: Are there FL law enforcement bugs on the utility poles? Inspector Wilmer said that he did not know and to contact the power supplier and ask them to do a search for "illegal attachments," quoting verbatim from my earlier correspondence forwarded by Gov. Bush to Executive Investigations. Inspector Wilmer told me that he was being direct with me and then suggested that I let the electric utility company come in and remove the “bugs” as they had done at least one time before without supplying a “report of their findings.”

Criminal Investigator Wilmer continued that I would have to pay for the experts to verify the presence of "attachments" and to supply their "reports of findings" to him, which again were among other terms that he quoted verbatim from my previous Petitions, which Gov. Bush forwarded to FDLE EI. In his reply, dated April 26, 2001, to my April 12, 2001 Petition then FDLE Executive Investigations Director Jamie A. McLaughlin wrote:

Your letter wherein you complained of electronic surveillance of your home, has been reviewed by this office. We have determined that the subject matter of your allegation does not fall within the purview of FDLE.

There does not appear to be a criminal predicate which would warrant investigation by the Office of Executive Investigations. The subject matter of your complaint may involve judicial or civil issues that necessitate you seeking legal counsel and/or advice. Such issues must be addressed in the courts, not by FDLE.

FDLE EI Director McLaughlin dismissed all later referrals and complaints, including one from a family member, with his stock pretext:

There does not appear to be a criminal predicate which would warrant investigation by the Office of Executive Investigations.

In order to specious, a reason had to at least sound good. Director McLaughlin’s pretext did not even meet the specious threshold. At any rate, I filed a verifiable complaint, which by law the FDLE was required to investigate. In addition, a family member also filed a complaint, which Director McLaughlin also refused to investigate.

Inspector Wilmer then asked me what experts verified the bugs on the utility pole and why they did not supply reports, which again I explained in my earlier correspondence Gov. Bush forwarded to Executive. Inspector Wilmer wanted dates and experts’ names (I provided both below in this Petition). I told the Inspector that the first incident was to the best of my recollection around early 2001 following the bungled drug bust of my neighbors. I said that an FDLE agent disguised as a FedEx driver delivered 3.5 lbs. of meth to my neighbor's wife. I told him that my neighbor coincidentally arrived home as the bust was going down and ran off with the 3.5 lbs. of meth, which is still “missing.” The DEA refused to get involved in this case although during testimony one FDLE agent compared my neighbors to Noriega. FDLE Criminal Inspector Wilmer became increas-ingly agitated, did not allow me to finish, and repeatedly interrupted saying that this has nothing to do with his investigation. I told him that it had everything to do with it. I told Mr. Wilmer that the FDLE threatened the experts or else they had conflicts of interest. Wilmer cut me off before I could discuss any conflicts of interests, although I said that one Florida licensed PI said that he would lose his license if he supplied his report. Wilmer said that is not possible. Inspector Wilmer's call did not last more than 25 minutes. In my follow-up emails to Inspector Wilmer and IG Dennis, dated July 4, 2006, I asked them directly what he would do if I supplied evidence of illegal electronic surveillance by FL law enforcement. Neither one replied.

On Wednesday, August 2, 2006, the FDLE replied to my August 1, 2006 email inquiry as to whether or not Commissioner Bailey is the “interim” or permanent commissioner. The FDLE answered:

Dear Mr. Keegan,
At this time, Commissioner Bailey remains "interim." A permanent commissioner has not yet been determined.
Sincerely,
FDLE Public Information Office

On August 2, 2006, I received a letter, dated July 24, 2006 (postmarked Aug. 1, 2006) from Chief Inspector Lober. What follows is the text from that letter:

July 24, 2006

RE: FDLE Case #2006-CC-011

Dear Mr. Keegan:

We have recently completed our preliminary review in reference to possible misconduct by members of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. During the course of this review, we reviewed the information that you provided the Office of the Inspector General and reviewed applicable documents.

As a result of our review, we have determined that there are no administrative violations of FDLE's policies or procedures by any FDLE member. Therefore, we are closing this matter without further investigation.

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. Should you have any questions concerning this review, please feel free to contact Inspector Wilmer at 850-410-0000.

Sincerely,

Gerald M. Bailey
Commissioner

Richard E. Lober, Chief Inspector
Executive Investigations

Chief Inspector Lober signed on behalf of Commissioner Bailey. Presumably, Chief Inspector Lober is referring to Inspector Wilmer’s so-called Report of Investigation (ROI), coincidentally dated July 24, 2006, which I suspect that my email inquiry regard-ing Commissioner Bailey’s status prompted as a CYA maneuver. I suspect that if it had not been for my inquiry, no report with appropriate backdated documents would have been generated. Inspector Wilmer’s "case file" contained a MEMORANDUM, dated July 24, 2006, and initialed by Inspector Wilmer regarding: "Email complaint by Joe Keegan." First, it was not a complaint. It was an inquiry regarding presentation of evi-dence. Former FDLE IE Director McLaughlin never managed to find any criminal pre-dicate to investigate nor did Assistant Director Lober, yet now Chief Inspector Lober and Inspector Wilmer regarded an email inquiry as a complaint criminally predicated enough to “investigate.” No rational person would believe either one.

In his ROI, Inspector Wilmer wrote that he was assigned a complaint forwarded by the FDLE OIG. Wilmer wrote the he reviewed eight AIMS Investigative Reports concerning similar complaints (Petitions forwarded by the Governor). Inspector Wilmer briefly re-capped our July 3, 2006 later afternoon phone conversation (remember, Dawn Case, Di-rector of Investigations, Office of the Chief Inspector General, notified me earlier that day that she was forwarding my letter to the Governor to FDLE IG Dennis). Inspector Wilmer incorrectly wrote that I said that the FDLE threatened all three TSCM expert with the loss of their Florida PI license. I said that Florida law enforcement officers only threatened one with loss of license. Inspector Wilmer referred to my inquiry as a "com-plaint" regarding only an illegal tracking device. Inspector Wilmer also wrote that he in-spected my July 4, 2006 email, which recapped our July 3, 2006 conversation. Inspector Wilmer wrote that the recap was from "Mr. Keegan's perspective." He concluded: "...Mr. Keegan's allegations are without basis in fact." Apparently both he and Chief Inspector Lober found criminal predicate enough in an email inquiry to “investigate” whereas for-mer FDLE EI Director McLaughlin could not find any in multiple detailed complaints forwarded by the Governor. Furthermore, West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) CEO and VP Bill Rimes earlier found enough basis in fact to forward my charges of illegal attachments on his company’s transformers to the Sheriff, which I will explain in greater detail later. Finally, neither Inspector Wilmer nor Chief Inspector Lober has replied to the following questions that I asked in my July 4, 2006 email:

"Finally, if I did supply you with direct evidence of illegal electronic surveillance by FL law enforcement, what action could you take as an FDLE Criminal Investigator (Inspector)? And, what action would you take as an FDLE Criminal Investigator regarding illegal electronic surveillance and official misconduct by certified Florida law enforcement officers?"

Again, they answered my questions by not answering them and demonstrated a willing-ness to continue the cover-up, which shows the necessity to remove the FDLE from any investigation of my charges due to an inherent conflict of interest.

On September 5, 2006, I received an email from the FL OAG replying to my inquiry if I should file a Public Records Request with the OAG or the SAO for records in possession of the SAO. I sent an earlier Public Records Request to SA Steve Meadows’ office for a copy of everything in his files regarding this matter, but I never received any reply. The OAG in their reply wrote:

Based on the information in your email, it appears that you should submit such a request directly to the state attorney's office. Generally, you should submit any request to view or obtain copies of public records to the custodial agency of the records in question, in this instance, directly to the state attorney's office.

So, I had properly forward my Public Records Request to the 14th Judicial District SAO, which SA Meadows ignored. However, following my September 5, 2006 email to the OAG, I received my first response from SA Meadows’ office to my Public Records Request on September 8, 2006:

Mr. Keegan,
This is in response to your public records request. Mr. Lewis, Chief Assistant State Attorney, asked me to respond to you. Unfortunately, I haven’t received a public records request from you. If you would, please let me know what it is that you are in need of and I will ensure your request gets filled. I apologize again for any miscommunication. If you need to contact me by phone, my number is 850-872-4473 ext. 433. Thank you.
Sincerely, Erica Field

I suspect that my inquiry to the OAG prompted this belated reply.

I later received a letter, dated October 2, 2006, from Chief Assistant State Attorney Lewis in which he questioned my credibility and refused to answer my reasonable questions, but nonetheless encouraged me to continue to write to him. So, I wrote him that I sent a copy of the same VHS tape to US Rep. Jeff Miller, who found it compelling enough to suggest that I contact FL Rep. Don Brown. I did not hear from my State Representative, until a retired FDLE Special Agent researched some news articles at our local library one morn-ing regarding the FDLE bungled drug bust and trial mentioned above and created quite a stir. Brad Drake, Rep. Brown's assistant, emailed me later that very same day suggesting that if I feel "harmed" by any state agency to send evidence to the IG's at the Governor’s office and the FDLE IG. I wrote Mr. Lewis that I contacted both IG's and that Dawn E. Case, Director of Investigations, Office of the Chief Inspector General notified me that she forwarded my inquiry to FDLE IG Al Dennis. I received a phone call later that same day from FDLE OIG Inspector Keith Wilmer. When he suggested that I take actions that I've already taken and quoted from my earlier correspondence verbatim while simultan-eously denying that he knew anything about this matter, it became clear that FDLE In-spector Wilmer was not acting in good faith.

I concluded by asking ASA Lewis: Did you view the videotape that I sent to SA Mea-dows while you were copying it in order to comply with my Public Records Request? He replied that he does not have to answer my questions.

I received a glassine faced envelope letter, dated 12-6-06 and postmarked 12-07-06, from the office of the Hon. Steve Meadows, FL 14th judicial circuit, signed by Chief Assistant State Attorney William A. Lewis. I've posted a copy of its text below in its entirety.

Dear Mr. Keegan,

All inquiries by this office have failed to substantiate any of your claims. Absent any credible evidence this office is closing our file.

signed, William A. Lewis

The VHS videotape convinced US Representative Jeff Miller among others. Furthermore, the FDLE improperly obtained copies of other tapes, but not all of them, which prove my charges. I asked ASA Lewis if he discussed my charges with Mr. Tunnel in his office. Again, by not answering my question, he answered it. At the very least that tape is com-pelling enough that ASA Lewis would check FDLE inventory and discuss my charges with Mr. Guy Tunnel if he genuinely intended to resolve this, instead of continuing the officially sanctioned cover-up. Furthermore, in response to my December 16, 2006 Public Records Request seeking all records, email, and documents related to his “inquiries,” ASA Lewis only supplied: a copy of my PRR, my September 26, 2005 letter to SA Meadows; November 21, 2006 letter to ASA Lewis; and emails from SAO employee, Erica Field, regarding my PRR. One obvious omission from his “inquiries” file is the enclosed email, dated Fri, Dec 3, 2004, from “COWGIRLSKICKAZZ” which was Lisa Padgett’s screen name. I personally observed some of this harassment against her and her surrounding family, including her brother-in-law, who recently was sentenced to life plus a mandatory 25 years. Like FDLE Inspector Wilmer, ASA Lewis does not want to touch the FDLE “deal” with my neighbors.

TSCM EXPERTS AND DATES

Inspector Wilmer asked me what experts verified the bugs on the utility pole and why they did not supply reports. Inspector Wilmer knew the answers to his questions. In the event, however, that the FDLE destroyed my Petitions that Governor Bush forwarded to them and are not available to you, I have answered his question below.

By letter, dated January 4, 2001, I requested that West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) Association’s V.P. and CEO, William S. Rimes, help in identifying any authorized or unauthorized devices on or connected to any of their lines, poles, trans-formers, or equipment servicing my residence. By letter, dated January 5, 2001, Mr. Rimes advised:

We take your concerns seriously and have taken the following actions based on your letter and telephone conversation with my Executive Assistant:
 First, the appropriate employees have been briefed and assure me that WFEC is not involved.
 Second, we have forwarded this correspondence to the Sheriff of Holmes County for appropriate action.

The Sheriff’s first contact was on the evening of January 17, 2001 about 10:30 p.m. when he hovered over the house for more than ½ hr in an FDLE helicopter purportedly search-ing for my neighbor, Freddie Padgett, who they attempted to pickup at his home that evening. In addition to a powerful searchlight, a large infrared device mounted under the helicopter assisted in their late night “search.” Earlier in the day, an FDLE Agent dis-guised as a FedEx driver delivered a 3.5 lb. package of meth to his wife, Lisa Padgett., Freddie Padgett arrived home as the sting was in progress, saw what was going on, grabbed the package that his wife signed for, and escaped. The FDLE returned later that evening on the pretext of apprehending him at his home. No rational person would be-lieve that someone who ran off with 3.5 lbs of drugs earlier that day would return home later that evening. I was the target that night and not my neighbor. The entire event was staged in an attempt to provoke a violent incident and remove their bugs in the aftermath. When I did not react as my “profilers” anticipated, the Sheriff, who was in the FDLE he-licopter piloted by his first cousin, ordered the agents to storm the grounds in hot pursuit of my imaginary fleeing neighbor. I asked the FDLE Agents as they stormed the grounds, “Isn’t this a lot of effort for one guy?” One Agent replied, “Yeah, it is.” I lingered outside with them until they left around 11:35 p.m.

According to my neighbor, Lisa Padgett (“COWGIRLSKICKAZZ”), some of the agents involved that day tested positive for drugs. However, despite losing 3.5 pounds of meth, some of the agents involved in the raid testing positive, and no official investigation regarding the missing 3.5 pounds of meth, all the FDLE agents present that evening at my residence were subsequently promoted.

The FDLE arrested my neighbor, Lisa Padgett, on drug and theft charges on January17, 2001 and later arrested Freddie Padgett on January 23, 2001 on the same charges. They subsequently arrested her on additional drug-related charges. A family member and I somehow became suspects in this “missing” drug drama. On the evening of January 29, 2001, my sister, Bridget Keegan, told me that two late model sedans followed her from nearby Carmel Church Road when she left for work that morning. She said that a third sedan was waiting on the side of the road as she turned onto Rte.160 and also followed her. I checked the next morning and observed the stakeout and “tail” that she told me about. I notified then US Rep Joe Scarbourough that morning that I don’t want some SWAT raid picking up where the helicopter left off. The FDLE stakeout and “tail” ended.

My sister hired Florida licensed Private Investigator, Diop Kamau to conduct a “sweep” of her home and property, locate the monitoring station, activate any deactivated bugs, and identify the origin of any devices discovered. On March 14, 2001, Kamau’s em-ployee, Mr. Underwood, arrived late for the scheduled “sweep” and with no testing equipment. He walked around the house and inspected the utility pole in the backyard. As he left, he said, “It’s time for the cameras.” On March 23, 2001, Mr. Kamau’s employee, Doug Jones, showed up with test equipment and was surprised by the off the scale readings, which verified electronic surveillance. However, he refused my sister’s request for his report and when I asked him for it, he said that the police would arrest me if he supplied it. I told Mr. Jones to let the clowns arrest me and I will sue for false arrest, but supply the report. Mr. Jones refused to supply the report. He later called my sister at work to discuss installing cameras to film anyone trying to remove the illegal surveillance devices. My sister told him no cameras and to supply the report. When she later demand-ed her report from Mr. Kamau, he told her to get a lawyer and he would provide it to him, although that was not part of the original agreement. He also told her that he would fax her a list of lawyers at work, but never did.

By letter dated, March 26, 2001, I notified WFEC VP and CEO, William S. Rimes, that the Sheriff still hadn’t contacted either my sister or myself regarding the electronic sur-veillance. I requested that he arrange for his WFEC to check their equipment during the week of April 2nd and to supply a report of their findings.

On Tuesday morning, April 3, 2001, I observed two WFEC trucks parked at the front gate and one employee trying to pick the lock. I went over and asked the one who ap-peared to be in charge if he was here to remove the bugs. He mistook me for an Alabama utility worker and replied that he was here to remove the bugs. He identified himself as Doyle Short. The other three refused to identify themselves. I told him that he can’t come in and to return when my sister was home, which upset him. Short threatened to call the Sheriff if I didn’t let him in. I told him to go ahead. He did. He dialed a number on his cell phone and I heard him say, “Dispatcher.” When the deputy arrived, Short told the deputy that he is here to change the lights on “their property (WFEC utility poles)” and that I won’t let him in. He changed that story when he remembered that we don’t have any pole lights and said that he’s here to read the meter, then qualified that reason by saying to verify meter readings because the radio remote meters are too far and they can’t read them. When I said that he did that last month, he then said that he’s here to do a “safety inspection” and waved some piece of paper saying, “they requested it.” I told the deputy that I wrote that letter and requested an inspection for any illegal attachments and insisted on advance notice. I told Short to show the deputy the letter. He did not, but that ended the letter argument.

I learned later that Short had called my sister at her office in Panama City, told her that he was at the gate, and requested her permission to enter and inspect. She told him no, that she wanted to be present, and that she can’t talk any longer because she has a meeting. He then told her that he saw someone approaching (me) and hung up. He didn’t tell De-puty Wells that he had called my sister. Wells asked for my name and DOB. I answered his questions because I was afraid that he’d arrest me if I did not. The deputy then asked Short if he wanted to enter the property. I suggested that Short reschedule the inspection. Deputy Wells asked if that’s okay and Short agreed. The deputy then called in on a cell phone- not his squad car radio- and asked for Aubrey Carroll. I asked Wells, “Is that Holmes County Investigator Aubrey Carroll?” He replied, “Yes sir, it is.”

On April 13, 2001, FDLE Agent Dallas Herring left a message, which consisted only of his name, phone number, and “FDLE,” on my sister’s answering machine at work. Glenn (“Red”) Riley told us that the Sheriff’s Department was using my neighbors to supply statements to investigate us and would discard them when they were no longer useful. He later told me that a deputy threatened to place him at the scene of a crime if he should ever talk about any of this. Both the Sheriff’s Dept. and FDLE used these people when-ever they needed a statement to serve as a pretext for one of their on going and never ending investigations. However, numerous FL Public Record Requests never once produced any record of any investigation. Not too long ago, a judge sentenced one of these star “witnesses” to mandatory life plus 25 years.

Gov. Bush forwarded my April 12, 2001 petition to FDLE Executive Investigations for review. In his reply, dated April 26, 2001, former FDLE Executive Investigations Director Jamie A. McLaughlin wrote:

Your letter wherein you complained of electronic surveillance of your home, has been reviewed by this office. We have determined that the subject matter of your allegation does not fall within the purview of FDLE.

There does not appear to be a criminal predicate which would warrant investigation by the Office of Executive Investigations. The subject matter of your complaint may involve judicial or civil issues that necessitate you seeking legal counsel and/or advice. Such issues must be addressed in the courts, not by FDLE.

Following Director McLaughlin’s letter, my sister could no longer contact Kamau and Jones by phone or fax, as they appeared to have disconnected them. She notified Doug Jones on May 29, 2001 that she scheduled an inspection for June 8, 2001 at 1pm and instructed him to arrive early. She also sent Sheriff Dennis Lee a letter, dated May 29, 2001, requesting that the Sheriff’s Department search the utility poles and lines for any illegal listening devices and to supply a report, and she scheduled him for the same time. Jones canceled shortly before the scheduled day claiming that he has to go to Louisiana on a case. The Sheriff supposedly went on vacation and was also unavailable. A Tim Brown from the Sheriff’s Department left a message June 7, 2001 on my sister’s an-swering machine at work for her to deal with WFEC and not them. My sister canceled the inspection by WFEC since the other two parties were unavailable.

A few days after my sister sent a certified letter, dated June 18, 2001, demanding that Kamau either complete the sweep and supply his report or else refund her money, Doug Jones called her at work. He told her the illegal bugs were on the pole, instructed her to schedule an appointment with the utility for “safety reasons” so that the utility could not go after us for tampering with their property, and suggested that she get an injunction against the police. My sister eventually scheduled an inspection by WFEC for July 27, 2002, notified the Sheriff and requested his presence, and notified both Kamau and Jones.

In the interim, the Sheriff finally responded to one of my Public Record Requests, but he only provided a copy of Deputy Wells’ 4-3-01 Incident Report, case #2001041393, Report #9842. Wells’ narrative read:

ON 4/3/01 DOYLE SHORT WITH R.E.A. STATED THAT JOE KEEGAN WAS REFUSING ACCESS FOR THEM TO CHECK THEIR METER AND CONNECTIONS. HE SAID MR. KEEGAN’S SISTER OWNS THE PROPERTY AND HAD GIVEN PERMISSIIN BUT SHE LIVES IN HOSTON, TEXAS. MR. KEEGAN SASID HE DIDN NOT WANT THEM TO CHECK ANYTHING UNTIL HE COULD HAVE SOME PEOPLE THERE. HE BELEIEVES R.E.A. HAS LISTNEING DEVICES ON THE WIRES AND IS COMING TO REMOVE THEM. MR. SHORT AND MR. KEEGAN AGREED FOR R.E.A. TO RETURN ON FRIDAY, 4/6/01 AND HE WOULD ALLOW ACCESS.

In my letter to Sheriff Lee, dated June 9, 2001, I accused Deputy Wells of lying and submitting a false report to cover up law enforcement’s involvement and requested an internal review by his Department. In his June 28, 2001 letter, Sheriff Lee wrote:

I have talked with Deputy Wells about the report and have learned that Deputy Wells wrote his report after the incident had occurred and he did a summary of all the information he had gathered. Deputy Wells would have no reason to lie in his report and I have no reason to believe that Deputy Wells would lie about your or anything else. I would also like for you to know that we would love to have electronic surveillance equipment like you were talking about. But, we do not own any or have access to any such equipment. We are a small rural department with a very limited budget. Our primary responsibility is responding to the needs of the people in Holmes County. Unless there is something I do not know about you that you would like to share with me, I have no reason or desire to set up any kind of surveillance on you. Your correspondence has been filed.

In my June 30, 2001 reply, I wrote the Sheriff that other than what I stated in my June 9th letter, I didn’t talk any further about electronic surveillance equipment. Either the Sheriff or his former Chief Deputy helped concoct that story for the rookie deputy. I also requested copies of the two earlier Deputy Incident Reports resulting from my neighbors calling “The Law” on me. I tape-recorded one of incidents with the deputies’ permission and photographed the other. Sheriff Lee did not supply the reports because they would serve to discredit any other false charges by my neighbors, which apparently served as a pretext to investigate either one or both of us.

Deputy Wells listed Doyle Short’s work phone number in his report as 263-3231. I believe that was Mr. Short’s mobile phone number. If that’s the correct number of the cell phone that he had with him that day, then a check of the phone records would reveal that Short called my sister at Tyndall AFB in Panama City, FL, contradicting what Wells wrote in his report.

The bugs were not just on the poles on my sister’s property, however, but on the ones in my surrounding neighbors’ yards as well. On July 17, 2001, I videotaped two WFEC employees working on a utility pole in the Connors’ front yard. I filmed Bowers (sp?) in the truck’s lift basket removing the ceramic fuse mounted on the pole. There was no other equipment on the pole at this time. Once he removed it, he lowered the basket to ground level and handed the fuse to Gillie (sp?). Gillie opened it, stopped what he was doing, and approached me. He agreed to be videotaped. Gillie said that they were installing a lightening resistor, but did not answer my questions regarding the fuse that Bowers removed and handed to him.

Bowers first removed what he later identified as a fuse from the utility pole, handed it to Gillie who worked on it and then returned it to Bowers along with what Bowers identi-fied as a lightning arrester. Bowers then installed a bracket and mounted both devices on it and made the necessary connections. When he finished, he lowered the basket, approached me, and consented to be videotaped. When I asked Bowers what he removed from the hollow fuse, he replied, “a broken bolt.” He also said that they’re installing the lightening arrester to prevent any problems resulting from a tree limb falling on the line even though there are no trees in the area around the pole and there were fuses and lightening arresters already mounted on both transformers on my sister’s property.

Bowers wanted to cover for his employer. He volunteered that he was out here when lightening knocked a tree branch down dislodging the live wire to the transformer at the house, but that he didn’t come back to the house, which would contradict what I wrote in my letter, dated 1-4-01, to WFEC CEO & VP Rimes:

The first incident, which suggested that some WFEC employees might know something about this matter, occurred about 1:30 am one Sunday morning. A WFEC pickup zoomed up by the side of the house and two men got out. They had cut the chain on the front locked gate to gain access and drove the ¼ mile back to the house. The previous evening a lightning bolt knocked off a tree limb that dislodged the line to the transformer, knocking out power to the house. Since it was then early Saturday evening, I figured that I call the next morning. I asked them how'd they know power was out? They said that they were in the neighborhood, so stopped by to fix it. I asked again, “How'd you know the power was out?” The driver asked me, “Why didn't you call?” I replied that that I intended to call in the morning. They repeatedly refused to answer my question.

Bower’s actions are indicative of a cover up. The tree limb falling knocked out power only to my residence whose lights could not be seen from the road. I wanted to know who called WFEC and instructed them to come out and repair the problem, since whoever did was either the one monitoring us in real time or knew who was. When those monitoring us realized that they could no longer hear us, they called or had someone call the utility to investigate. The two WFEC employees cut the chain on the locked front gate to access the property around 1:30 am and installed one of their own locks on the chain.

WFEC showed as scheduled on July 27, 2001, but not Kamau or Jones. The WFEC employees present, including Short, agreed to be videotaped. Short’s superior made a point to say that Bowers who I videotaped on July 17th working on my neighbors pole was not out here the night the tree limb knocked out power to the house. They completed their “safety inspection” and found no “safety hazards.” They did not search for any illegal listening devices. Jones showed up later. He denied that either he or Kamau said that I would be arrested or that the bug was on the pole. He detected another bug on the northeast side of the house, but said that he could not pinpoint it. He refused to try to activate the remote transponder in the minivan, which they said that they could do. He again refused to supply his report. Incidentally, although Kamau represented himself as a licensed and expert witness, I learned later that he only received his Florida Private In-vestigator's license the month before in June 2001. In my opinion, the timing raises some disturbing and troubling questions. Jones also said that he was working under Kamau’s license.

Lisa Padgett’s arrest, pending trial, and the missing drugs had been big news in the local papers from the time of her first arrest on January 17, 2001. However, interest intensified when the HOLMES COUNTY ADVERTISER February 20, 2002 headlines read: FDLE MADE NO FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO MISSING METHAM-PHETAMINES. Journalist Bill Pate asked in his article why the FDLE had not investi-gated their disappearance. People wanted to know then and still want to know now what happened to the missing drugs and why the FDLE refused to formally investigate.

I contacted Bill Pate on March 5, 2002 and answered his question. The FDLE didn’t formally investigate the “missing” drugs because the FDLE would have to explain why Sheriff Lee hovered over my residence in an FDLE helicopter piloted by his cousin for over ½ hour on the evening of Jan. 17th and left as FDLE agents stormed the grounds. The FDLE is covering up official misconduct involving the FDLE, Sheriff’s Dept, and the Sheriff, and don’t want a fully developed record, which would have to address my charges. As a result of Pate’s investigation, they forced the Chief Deputy Carroll to retire early for his role, but he was just the patsy.

Later on or around March 20 or 21, 2002, Lisa Padgett drove her All Terrain Vehicle from her home to where I was working on fence along the southern property line. This was the first time that I ever spoke to her since moving here. She talked about her upcoming trial and apologized for the helicopter incident because she worried what kind of people we thought they were. She said that she knew that the entire area was bugged.

The HOLMES COUNTY TIMES reported in its April 24, 2002 edition:

On Thursday, April 4, a retirement party was held for Aubrey Carroll, who spent nearly 15 years with the Holmes County Sheriff’s Department.
Everyone from State Attorney Jim Appleman to Carroll’s grandchildren attended the event, kicked off by Kim Durden singing the national anthem.

Following the above announcement, Lisa Padgett, as well as others, shook my hand and congratulated me for getting Carroll “fired.” I corrected her by saying that they forced him to retire early so that he would keep his pension (strikingly similar to McLaughlin’s sudden and unexpected resignation). Lisa Padgett also told me that the reporter, Bill Pate, questioned her about me after I contacted him and he kept asking her, “What did he do?” because he could not believe that the cops would do what they were doing without some reason. Lisa Padgett told me that she kept repeating, “Nothing.” “He didn’t do anything.” She later told me that her husband was ashamed for what his family said about me, but did not elaborate. She said that one of the FDLE Agents compared them to Norriega and that some FDLE Agents tested positive for drugs. She said that the DEA did not want to become involved in this high profile case because the FDLE screwed it up. Later she confided that the FDLE offered her a “deal” if she’d implicate Sheriff Dennis Lee in their drug dealing, but she declined that offer. Shortly afterwards she stopped talking to me. I suspect on law enforcement’s orders. They subsequently offered her another deal, which she couldn’t refuse.

My sister eventually got a lawyer to help secure Kamau’s report, but Kamau’s lawyer refused to hand over his client’s report to my sister’s lawyer. Following any “sweep,” the electronic surveillance expert provides the client with a signed written report of his find-ings. He either finds bugs or does not. In either case, he supplies the client with a report. Her lawyer then instructed her to copy the next expert’s web page, listing equipment used and report provided, to leave no possible questions regarding the scope of the sweep and report of its findings. On her lawyer’s instructions, my sister then hired her second elec-tronic surveillance expert, Florida licensed PI Jim Toth, and she explained law enforce-ment’s role to him. Toth said that he would be happy to help with any legal or illegal intercept problem. He agreed to do the sweep and supply a written, signed report. How-ever, when he arrived here in to do the sweep on April 15, 2002, he said that he cannot talk about any FDLE or any other law enforcement electronic surveillance devices or he will loose his license. He tested for video as agreed and said that he picked up some sig-nal and that there is a camera nearby, but he could not pick up a clear image. I observed him scramble the image on the screen on his OSCOR. Toth repeatedly refused to check the pole although that is what he came here to do and said that he would have to climb up it and plug his equipment into it and that he does not intend to do that.

When we drove up front, I repeatedly asked him why he didn’t bring equipment to test poles because that’s what my sister hired him to do. I bothered him enough that at one point he said that “you’re pissing me off.” I asked him if he wanted me turn off my camcorder and he said no. He had also agreed earlier to being videotaped. On the drive back to the house, he pointed to about 300’ of bright yellow hose along the driveway used to water the plants indicated that was “probable cause.” When I asked Toth if the FDLE would not allow these charges to be proven, he nodded in the affirmative. When I asked him if the police intend to “debrief” him when he leaves, he said, “Possibly.” He also insisted that the police put a GPS device in the minivan and not a remotely activated transponder.

Toth also said that the police have a warrant and have to tell us about the bugs in thirty days. Toth had a conscience and what the FDLE was forcing him to do troubled him. He said that if he lost his license as illegally threatened that he would have to do menial labor. Before he left, he said that the bugs on the poles came from Audio Intelligence Devices. That company sold only to government and law enforcement at the time and has since been sold. AID’s training branch, the National Intelligence Academy, was spun off. Toth never supplied a signed written report of his findings.

My sister hired a third electronic surveillance expert, Jim Ross, who lived in Virginia at the time. Ross appeared as scheduled on July 19, 2002. He said that he had been out the night before to check. The echo was quite pronounced that evening. He had a word of wisdom that he wanted to share with us before he began: “Don’t trust hotels.” I thought, uh-uh, here we go again. His story was that he rented hotel space for his surveillance shows and the last one billed him 7k for services they didn’t provide. He was still upset. He walked around the house and insisted that any echo that I heard was from my voice bouncing off the house and not from the open air. When we went inside, he played with his equipment and then stunned me by saying that he can’t do what we want him to do. He didn’t say that he didn’t detect any bugs at the time or the evening before, but only that he can’t do what we want him to do, which was sweep and supply a report of his findings. He also confided, “They want to be in charge.”

Instead of doing a sweep and supplying a signed written report, he offered to get my sister on the G. Gordon Liddy show to discuss her blacklisting. Liddy and he are friends. Actually, friends doesn’t accurately describe the relationship: It’s was more like hero worship on Mr. Ross’ part. Mr. Ross didn’t disclose his obvious conflict of interest. He also said that she would have to move. My sister declined. They want us both to move because some locals were black-mailing law enforcement with their knowledge of what I’ve described here and the cops cut deals with others, which may explain why so many of Sheriff Department’s drug arrests were either thrown out or else failed to result in convictions. Ross also told my sister to have her lawyer sue Toth, who was the apparent fall guy. The problem was that her lawyer who instructed her to hire a new expert later refused to sue Toth. I have suspicions that FDLE officials threatened him.

I didn’t tell Ross that I knew that the G. Gordon Liddy was affiliated with AID’s training branch, the National Intelligence Academy. I suggested that I go on the “G-Man’s” show, instead. Ross wanted more money and said that he couldn’t guarantee that I’d get on Liddy’s show. I told him to forget it. Ross never supplied a signed written report.

Around 8:30 a.m. on August 15, 2002, I observed two WFEC trucks working on the poles in my neighbors’ yards. As I watched them, a WFEC pickup drove up, stopped, and Doyle Short- the WFEC employee that called the Sheriff on the April 3, 2001 incident- got out and told me that he wants to talk to me by the front gate. When I reached the gate, Mr. Short and his boss, Russell Dunaway, were waiting. They both consented to be videotaped. They said that they were upgrading service and would have to replace the two transformers on the property within a month or else disconnect power. I asked Mr. Dunaway if he knew anything about any illegal electronic surveillance devices on their poles. He said that he had no knowledge and that they’re not in the electronic surveillance equipment business. My questioning appeared to irritate Mr. Dunaway as he turned beet red (visible in the video). He then said that I put the device on the pole myself.

My sister notified her lawyer on August 16, 2002 about Ross and requested he contact him to get a copy of his report. Her lawyer contacted him and Ross later emailed my sister a copy of what he sent to her lawyer telling him about his offer to get her on G. Gordon Liddy’s show. Ross never supplied a signed report. A decided chill in the at-torney client relationship ensued at this point. Her lawyer never replied to her request to get an injunction to block any utility upgrade until after an official state investigation. He later wrote that there probably was never a report in the first place and if there were it wouldn’t be any good.

After I wrote former AG Butterworth and FDLE Commissioner Moore requesting an investigation, my sister told me that two Colonels and a Master Sergeant at Tyndall AFB where she works as an engineer told her, when they could stop laughing long enough, that the cops said that she was a “pothead.” That was the pretext they gave for going to her workplace. I suspect that law enforcement “squeezed” my former neighbor, Foyd Padgett who was recently sentenced to life plus 25 years, or one of his other family members for a statement to serve as a pretext to “investigate” my sister. I have filed multiple staggered Public Records Requests for any FDLE investigations pertaining to me and my sister has filed at least one. All FDLE responses indicated that there are no records on any investigations. However, although the FDLE went to her employer, why did no one question her? The FDLE certainly had no trouble slandering her by innuendo. The cops even brought a drug sniffing dog on base to check her vehicle, which was intended to be noticed. The FDLE even attempted to interfere with her Florida PE license. There is not one area of our lives in which Florida law enforcement has not either intruded or attempted to intrude.

The judge hearing Lisa Padgett’s case tossed out some evidence and rescheduled the trial for June 2002 because the FDLE did not supply her lawyer with some statements that she made. As stated above, I believe that this withheld evidence- if it still exists- would prove my charges. That was about the last coverage of the case other than to report the mistrial.

In reply to my August 21, 2002 letter charging FDLE involvement with electronic surveillance, Director McLaughlin wrote in his September 11, 2002 letter:

Your past five letters/facsimiles to this office (April 12, 2001, May 3, 2001, May 4, 2001, August 30, 2001, and October 9, 2001) were also reviewed and indicate that you have continual concerns with electronic surveillance. Based on these concerns, it is suggested that you allow the utility to upgrade the transformers and insulators on your property as they deem necessary. In do doing, the West Florida Electric Co-operative will maintain your electric service using only the equipment necessary for that purpose.

Former Director McLaughlin sanctioned the cover up.

On Oct. 28th my sister received a letter from Director McLaughlin in response to her petition in which she charged that Florida law enforcement officers tampered with two Florida electronic surveillance experts that she hired to sweep her home and property. McLaughlin wrote that he would not investigate because there did not appear to be a criminal predicate. Coincidentally, the electric cooperative also notified my sister that same day that they would be out on Oct. 31st to either replace their two transformers on her property as part of an upgrade or else disconnect service. She faxed the utility’s CEO, with courtesy copies to their lawyer and two foremen that they would be only allowed onto her property on the condition that they conduct a search for illegal law enforcement surveillance devices before upgrading their equipment. She also notified Sheriff Dennis Lee. She attempted to contact her lawyer, but her email was rejected. She left messages for him on his answering machine and faxed him as well, but he did not reply.

On the morning of October 31, 2002, WFEC foreman Ty Peel from their Graceville office arrived before the others to “upgrade” services by replacing the two transformers, containing the illegal surveillance devices, with new ones. He agreed to allow us to videotape. Foreman Doyle Short and crews from the Bonifay and Graceville offices arrived shortly afterwards along with WFEC CEO & VP Bill Rimes, who oversaw the work from the road. Rimes became visibly upset when I recognized him and videotaped him. My sister let them in after they again agreed to conduct a search, but once in they refused to search as agreed or even open the lightening arresters. Moreover, they insisted that the lightening arrester was solid and could not be opened, which was a lie. Although they agreed to inspect their equipment for illegal bugs before being allowed onto the property, I videotaped them refusing to do so once admitted and threatening to call the Sheriff and have me arrested if I searched their equipment myself. I asked Peel if he intended to reuse this transformer with the implication for surveillance purposes, and he replied that he had just the place for it. They replaced the existing transformers with new ones and left. The echo effect vanished.

By letter, dated February 2, 2004, I wrote the FDLE Criminal Justice Professionalism Program’s Professional Compliance Section and charged Director of Executive Inves-tigations Jamie McLaughlin, Holmes County Sheriff Dennis Lee, Holmes County Deputy Christopher Wells, and former Holmes County Chief Deputy Aubrey Carroll them with the above violations. By letter, dated February 20, 2004, Professionalism Program Director Rod Caswell acknowledged my verifiable complaint and in his reply wrote:

The text of your letter does not articulate any violations that the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission would have jurisdiction over. We suggest that you speak with the Holmes County Sheriff regarding this complaint.

Director Caswell was covering up. I suspect that he was just following McLaughlin’s example and his “suggestion” was nothing more than an attempt to deflect and redirect attention away from FDLE’s involvement, especially with the deal FDLE cut with neighbors in exchange for their silence. It’s a typical reaction whenever an agency has such a blatant conflict of interest, but it’s the wrong thing to do. Director Caswell had the opportunity to do the right thing, but he didn’t. My complaint contained violations that the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission would have jurisdiction over, and certainly Executive Investigations. Director Caswell’s suggestion that I speak to Sheriff Lee is ludicrous. Both my sister and myself tried to speak to and get the Sheriff as well as the FDLE to come here for quite some time. The fact that this is now being pro-posed raises some disturbing and troubling questions. Under the circumstances, no rea-sonably minded person would talk with Sheriff Lee nor would any rational person expect someone to do so considering the following: 1. The Jan. 17, 2001 helicopter incident was a thinly disguised pretext to provoke a deadly confrontation, 2. The FDLE offered my neighbor, Lisa Padget, a deal if she’d implicate the Sheriff in her drug dealing, 3. When she didn’t accept the first deal, the FDLE offered her another one, which involved her knowledge of our illegal electronic surveillance and the Jan. 17, 2001 late night heli-copter incident, and she accepted it, 4. The 3.5 pounds of meth that the FDLE lost during my neighbor’s bust are still “missing” and the FDLE never officially investigated its dis-appearance, and, 5. Finally, let’s not forget that they arranged for the WFEC to install il-legal surveillance devices and then protected by the Sheriff and FDLE they removed the bugs and reinstalled next generation devices. There are other considerations as well, but that’s enough for the average person to question the motive behind Director Caswell’s suggestion and former Director Jamie McLaughlin’s refusal to investigate my criminal charges.

By letter, dated Feb. 3, 2004, I wrote Braulio L. Baez, Chairman of the FL Public Service Commission, and notified him of the illegal electronic surveillance and asked for the FL FL Public Service Commission, and notified him of the illegal electronic surveillance and asked for the FL PSC’s help. Beverlee S. DeMello, Director Division Consumer Affairs replied on behalf of the Chairman and Commissioners. In her letter, dated Feb. 13, 2004, Director DeMello wrote:

…Electric cooperatives do not fall under the authority of the PSC, except for the limited areas of rate structure and safety.

Federal law prohibits interceptions of telephone communications unless the person intercepting the call has received prior consent from one of the parties. Under Florida Statutes, both parties to the communication must agree to the interception. Violation of either Federal law or Florida statues may result in fine, imprisonment, or both. The Florida Public Service Commission has no authority to enforce criminal law.

The matter you have outlined does not come under the jurisdiction of the PSC. I have taken the liberty of forwarding your correspondence to the Governor’s Office of Citizen Services for review.

How is it that the Director of the FL PSC’s Division Consumer Affairs can recognize criminal violations while FDLE officials can’t? Perhaps Director Caswell should spend some time at PSC to receive the necessary training in common sense? Or, perhaps, the FDLE gets to pick and choose the criminal violations of certified law enforcement officers that it investigates?

Conclusion: While Florida Attorney General, you wrote in your Feb. 18, 2005 newsletter:

In the right hands, modern technology can be a wonderful tool. But in the wrong hands, it can become weapon unleashed by aggressors against the most vulnerable among us.

The average citizen is vulnerable and seeming impotent against the formidable power and resources of an aggressor and there is no more powerful aggressor than the state. You continued:

Not only will the program educate victims, but it will also educate
those who can protect and aid those victims - such as law enforcement
officers, victim advocates and emergency care personnel.

and

Now law enforcement officers will receive training on how to identify
and hold perpetrators accountable for misusing technology to terrorize
victims.

What if Florida law enforcement officers are misusing technology to terrorize and torture and their victims are Florida citizens? Do the same laws that they enforce others apply to them?

I’m requesting that your office investigate my criminal charges above, which abound with criminal predicates, because those public officials charged with the legal responsibility refuse to do so because of an inherent conflict of interest. I’d appreciate your help in resolving this criminal misconduct and abuse of authority. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Joe Keegan
May 11, 2007

Office of Citizen Services

2007-05-21T06:15:00.000-07:00

I pasted an email in below that I sent to the public servant that replied on behalf of Governor Charlie Crist. I still haven't received a reply to my email and I suspect that I won't.

Joe Keegan
hide details May 13

to warren.davis@myflorida.com
date May 13, 2007 8:48 AM
subject May 9, 2007 letter
mailed-by gmail.com

Dear Mr. Davis,

Thank you for your May 9, 2007 letter. I appreciate Governor Crist's concern and interest. When you spoke with the Governor, what did he say about the VHS videotape that I sent to him? Did you view the VHS tape? If so, what were your impressions? Finally, are you a lawyer? Thank you.

Sincerely,
Joe Keegan

5-11-07 Petition to Gov. Crist

2007-05-15T07:32:00.000-07:00

The USPS verified receipt (# EB 401574338 US) of my 5-11-07 Petition to Gov. Crist yesterday requesting an investigation of my charges of official misconduct, including illegal electronic surveillance. This Petition is similar to my first one to Governor Crist, except I didn't request a special prosecutor to investigate my charges.

Office of the Governor Citizen Services

2007-05-13T08:03:00.000-07:00

The body of the text from the letter, dated May 9, 2007, that I
received from the Governor's office in response to my Petition appears
below:

Dear Mr. Keegan

Thank you for contacting Governor Charlie Crist requesting the appointment of a special prosecutor. Governor Crist appreciates your concerns and asked me to respond on his behalf.

Florida law gives the Governor the authority to assign outside prosecutors in the interest of justice. This authority is appropriate in unusual situations, typically when the state attorney informs the Governor there is a conflict of interest within the office, and he or she cannot be impartial. This authority, however, is not designed to allow the Governor to review or second-guess the actions of the state attorney.

I understand your concerns have been reviewed by local law enforcement,your locally elected state attorney's office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Office of Inspector General and the Chief Inspector General's Office. I am sorry you are dissatisfied with their response.

The Florida Constitution limits the Governor's intervention in matters that should be resolved through the court system. The person who can best answer you legal questions is an attorney. If you need assistance in locating an attorney, please call the Florida Bar's Referral Services at 1-800-342-8011. For those unable to afford a lawyer, Florida Legal Services or you local legal aid office has information about theavailability of pro bono counsel. The main telephone number for Florida Legal Services is 850-385-7900.

Thank you again for writing. Governor Crist hopes you concerns can be resolved to your satisfaction.

Sincerely,
(signed) Warren Davis
Office of Citizen Services

Governor Charlie Crist

2007-05-01T08:37:00.000-07:00

The USPS verified receipt of the letter below by Governor Crist's office on April 30, 2007.

CERTIFIED MAIL # 7005 1820 0005 0366 0357

April 27, 2007

Office of the Governor
The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001

Re: Joe Keegan Petition

Dear Gov. Crist,

A retired FDLE agent asked me, “Why is this (illegal FL LEO surveillance and harassment) still going on? Good question. I’m respectfully asking you the same question, Why is this still going on? The USPS verified that your office received my Petition over one month ago. I’d appreciate a reply by May 11, 2007. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Joe Keegan
Bonifay, FL 32425

Governor Charlie Crist

2007-03-21T01:07:00.000-07:00

I Expressed Mailed (EB 074025101 US)the below PETITION to Gov. Crist requesting an investigation of my charges by a special prosecutor outside of the 14th Judicial District. I included the copy of the VHS tape that ASA Lewis provided in response to my Public Records Request seeking all records and evidence related to my charges. I told the Governor that he may want to secure the orginal first generation VHS tape copy from the Honorable Steve Meadows or else I can supply him with one.

PETITION

Dear Governor Crist;

I am respectfully requesting that your office investigate criminal misconduct, including illegal interception of wire, oral, and electronic communications by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Holmes County Sheriff’s Department. In addition, I am charging FDLE Executive Investigations Chief Inspector Richard E. Lober, Inspector Ken Wilmer, former Director of Executive Investigations Jamie McLaughlin, Profession-alism Program Director Rod Caswell, HC Sheriff Dennis Lee, HC Deputy Christopher Wells, and former HC Chief Deputy Aubrey Carroll with violations of the moral character standards as defined under Rule 11B-27.0011, F. A. C.. They either knew about or were involved in the illegal interception of wire, oral, and electronic communications, misuse of official position, threatening witnesses, conducting so called “investigations” under the color of law, covering up official misconduct, falsifying official records, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to deny me my civil rights. This abusive and illegal pattern of official misconduct, which continues to this day, violates the most basic principles of the US and Florida Constitutions. Both the FDLE and Holmes County Sheriff’s Department have repeatedly proven that they are incapable of policing themselves. Both have an inherent conflict of interest, as does the 14th Judicial District State Attorney’s Office, in investigating my charges. Consequently, I am requesting the appointment of a special prosecutor from outside the 14th Judicial District to investigate my documented and verifiable charges, as well as excluding the FDLE from any investigative role.

Florida law enforcement officers arranged for the installation, removal, and reinstallation of illegal electronic surveillance devices numerous times over a period of years. This on-going pattern continues to this day. I have enclosed a VHS videotape, which together with this Petition and enclosed email, is more than enough evidence to serve as a basis to appoint a special prosecutor from outside the 14th Judicial District to investigate my charges and remove the FDLE from any investigation. The 14th Judicial District provided this enclosed VHS tape in response to my Public Records Request for it, so it is second generation and there is more quality degradation than I have ever witnessed before. Because of the serious nature of my charges, I am respectfully requesting that you view the enclosed VHS videotape yourself. US Representative Jeff Miller viewed a first generation copy and found it compelling. Technical Surveillance Counter Measure (TSCM) experts said that the recorded audio phenomenon in the tape is indicative of electronic surveillance. If this second generation VHS tape, which the SAO supplied in response to my Public Records request, is not convincing, enough then I respectfully request that you ask the Honorable Steve Meadows for the first generation copy that I sent to him or else US Representative Jeff Miller. You will find the first generation copy compelling. If for some reason, there is some remaining reasonable doubt, I will provide you with a first generation copy or else present the original recording and make you a copy while you are present, which is what I suggest. It is quite compelling to any reasonable and rationally minded Florida citizen that views it they would question the pronounced "echo" in the first generation copy provided to the Honorable Steve Meadows. The audio-video surveillance devices responsible for this audio phenomenon are located on the two utility poles servicing the house and grounds. The enclosed VHS tape is a second-generation copy of the same one that I supplied to State Attorney Meadows per former Gov. Jeb Bush’s suggestion. I have no explanation for the degeneration in the audio quality other than somehow someone tampered with the evidence. Both FDLE Executive Investigations and the 14 Judicial District SAO refuse to address the compelling first generation copy evidence of the original recording.

In response to an earlier letter, Governor Bush suggested that I bring any evidence of my charges to my State Attorney and advised me that he forwarded a copy of my letter to then FDLE Commissioner Guy Tunnel, who never contacted me regarding the Governor’s referral. SA Meadows subsequently hired Mr. Tunnel as an investigator in his Panama City office following Mr. Tunnel’s resignation as FDLE Commissioner. I mailed a copy of this VHS videotape to SA Steve Meadows, but he never replied to it or my follow-up letters. After months passed without any acknowledgment from the SAO, I sent a copy of the same VHS tape and my charges to US Representative Jeff Miller, who found it to be compelling evidence of my charges. In his November 14, 2005 letter, US Rep Jeff Miller wrote:

"…Although this appears to be a federal issue, I believe that it is state related. You may contact your State Representative, Donald Brown…..I am confident he will able to help you."

I contacted State Representative Brown, but I never received any reply until late in the afternoon of November 30, 2005. Earlier that morning retired FDLE Agent Betty Romminger visited our local library to research some articles regarding a bungled FDLE drug bust. This drug bust and subsequent arrests are in part responsible for the FDLE’s refusal to investigate my charges. The judge declared a mistrial in that case because the SA and FDLE withheld evidence and testimony. I suspect that this withheld evidence and testimony would prove my charges.

The retired FDLE Agent visited the library in the morning and later that afternoon I received an email from State Representative Brown’s assistant, Brad Drake, who wrote:

" If you feel harmed by an agency, send a copy of evidence to the Inspector General’s of that agency and Governor’s officer."

This sudden and unexpected solution to an on-going problem caught me off guard and I mistook it for another example of “passing the buck.” The evidence that Mr. Drake re-ferred to is the VHS videotape. I did not understand the necessity to send it to two sepa-rate IG’s other than possibly as a required internal control procedure. No one explained the reason or what to expect if I did send this evidence. I was kept in the dark and yet expected to proceed on blind trust with agencies that have proven themselves untrust-worthy. Under the circumstances, no rational person would fault me for being skeptical. However, I contacted the respective I.G.s on the outside chance that they might proceed in good faith this time. On June 20, 2006, I emailed IG Harper and courtesy-copied IG Al Dennis offering to meet with them together or separately. Before I mailed copies of the VHS videotape, however, I asked them how to present evidence of the Florida LEO remote tracking device installed in my sister’s Dodge mini-van without destroying its evidentiary value. Repeated activation ruined the vehicle’s electrical system leaving the mini-van inoperable. Since I could not “bring” it to them, I wanted to know how best to present this evidence. I told them that I had not attempted to locate the device because I did not want to destroy any evidentiary value. IG Dennis replied that he forwarded my inquiry regarding the tracking device in the mini-van to FDLE Executive Investigations for review. He indicated that Inspector Keith Wilmer would handle it. Various other FDLE officials had referred me to Mr. Wilmer previously, so even though I had never contacted him before I was familiar with the name. I replied to IG Dennis’ email that I had no confidence in FDLE Executive Investigations. Moreover, former FDLE EI Director Jamie McLaughlin officially sanctioned the initial cover-up by his repeated refusals to investigate my verifiable complaints, which by law he was required to do. He also refused to investigate a family member’s verifiable complaint.

Then Assistant Director Lober summarily dismissed former AG Butterworth ‘s referral of these same charges (see Related item #69, FDLE Case # EI-73-4557) by stating "reviewed said correspondence" and determined that it "lacked substance." Assistant Director Lober lied to cover-up for his boss. He was later selected as the new Chief Inspector after Director McLaughlin resigned. I mailed a certified letter to you as Florida State Attorney General on April 21, 2004 charging Director McLaughlin, among others, with official misconduct. Coincidentally, FDLE Executive Investigations began an investigation on Director McLaughlin on April 22, 2004 based on an anonymous tip. Director McLaughlin resigned suddenly and unexpectedly on April 23, 2004 coincidentally the same day USPS confirmed delivery of my letter to your office. Executive Investigation’s investigative report revealed that the dates covered by their investigation were from Oct. 1999 to April 22, 2004. However, General Counsel Ramage and Assistant Director Richard Lober advised the investigators, Special Agent Pritt and Chief Metz, on April 22, 2004 of the receipt of the anonymous allegation of potential sexual harassment. After their briefing (remember this was on April 22, the day after I mailed my letter to you), Pritt and Metaz conducted a preliminary fact-finding inquiry into an ongoing course of conduct "that could be considered a type of Sexual Harassment." They used Oct. 1999 as the start date of their investigation purportedly because that’s when the Director and another EI employee began their consensual affair and April 22, 2004 as the end date. So FDLE began their investigation the same day Lober receives an anonymous allegation and Director McLaughlin resigns the next day, which is the day the USPS verified that the OAG re-ceived my complaint. No rational person would find that coincidental. Any reasonable and rationally minded person could easily conclude that this "anonymous tip" served as a cover story for Director McLaughlin’s role in sanctioning and covering the official mis-conduct that I describe in my April 21, 2004 letter to you.

I advised IG Dennis that I had sent this VHS videotape evidence along with my charges to SA Meadows who still had not acknowledged either. I suggested that either he or Inspector Wilmer obtain a copy of the VHS tape from SA Meadows. I reiterated that I had no confidence in FDLE Executive Investigations. I also asked both IG Dennis and Inspector Wilmer a simple question: What would you do if I did present evidence of my charges? I never received an answer from either one. Recently, I asked Chief Assistant SA Lewis a simple question: Did you view it (the VHS videotape)? By refusing to answer a basic question, Mr. Lewis answered it by writing that he doesn’t have to answer my questions. I also suggested that Chief ASA Lewis show the VHS videotape to Mr. Guy Tunnel , who could easily answer all his questions. I have yet to receive a reply from any of these public officials regarding this evidence.

By letter, dated June 26, 2006, I notified Governor Bush that I had contacted both IG Harper and FDLE IG Dennis per my State Representative’s suggestion and shared my concerns with the Governor regarding FDLE Executive Investigations’ sincerity in investigating my charges. Ms. Kim Likens from the Governor's OIG phoned and left a message Monday (July 3, 2006) morning to call her. I returned her call around 1:00 p.m. Central. A Mr. Fred Wollet answered. Ms. Likens was not available. Mr. Wollet said that she was with the Chief Inspector's office. I left a message. Ms. Likens called back within an hour. She told me that her boss, Dawn Case, wanted her to call me and tell me that she had forwarded my letter to the Governor to FDLE IG Al Dennis earlier in the day. Ms. Likens said that this matter belongs with the FDLE. Later that same afternoon (July 3, 2006), FDLE OIG Inspector Keith Wilmer called me. Inspector Wilmer said that his call was in response to an earlier email to IG Dennis and that he did not know anything other than that or about my letter to Gov. Bush. Director of Investigations Case’s early morning referral to the FDLE IG apparently prompted Inspector Wilmer’s call later that afternoon.

Inspector Wilmer said that he received an email from IG Dennis regarding a remote transponder (tracking device) in a Dodge mini-van. Mr. Wilmer said that he was an FDLE Criminal Investigator and said that he was not recording our conversation. He said that he was replying to an email to FDLE IG Dennis regarding a Dodge mini-van and denied that he saw any other correspondence regarding this matter and his call just in-volved the mini-van. However, Inspector Wilmer went on to quote my earlier correspondence that Gov. Bush had forwarded to FDLE Executive Investigations verbatim, stressing my phraseology. Inspector Wilmer then asked me who the mini-van belonged to, why would law enforcement put a remote transponder in it, and who verified that there was a tracking device in it? Inspector Wilmer also asked me if I had searched for the tracking device in the mini-van. I told him that I had not searched for the tracking device. Inspector Wilmer advised that I would have to have some certified mechanic inspect the mini-van and remove the tracking device.

Criminal Investigator Wilmer’s questions and suggestions were disingenuous at best and revealed a complete lack of good faith on his part. First, he attempted to limit his inquiry to my sister’s mini-van ignoring the issue of the “bugs” on the utility poles. Moreover, these “bugs” and tracking device have serial numbers, are inventoried, and required warrants. Inspector Wilmer simply just had to check inventory listing to see what was still out or just ask Chief Lober. Moreover, a state certified mechanic is not qualified to conduct a TSCM vehicle search and, assuming that he did not damage or lose the tracking device, would be threatened with loss of his license if he should testify. When FDLE Criminal Investigator Wilmer’s questioning became increasing silly, I asked him directly: Are there FL law enforcement bugs on the utility poles? Inspector Wilmer said that he did not know and to contact the power supplier and ask them to do a search for "illegal attachments," quoting verbatim from my earlier correspondence forwarded by Gov. Bush to Executive Investigations. Inspector Wilmer told me that he was being direct with me and then suggested that I let the electric utility company come in and remove the "bugs" as they had done at least one time before without supplying a "report of their findings."

Criminal Investigator Wilmer continued that I would have to pay for the experts to verify the presence of "attachments" and to supply their "reports of findings" to him, which again were among other terms that he quoted verbatim from my previous Petitions, which Gov. Bush forwarded to FDLE EI. In his reply, dated April 26, 2001, to my April 12, 2001 Petition then FDLE Executive Investigations Director Jamie A. McLaughlin wrote:

"Your letter wherein you complained of electronic surveillance of your home, has been reviewed by this office. We have determined that the subject matter of your allegation does not fall within the purview of FDLE."

"There does not appear to be a criminal predicate which would warrant investigation by the Office of Executive Investigations. The subject matter of your complaint may involve judicial or civil issues that necessitate you seeking legal counsel and/or advice. Such issues must be addressed in the courts, not by FDLE."

FDLE EI Director McLaughlin dismissed all later referrals and complaints, including one from a family member, with his stock pretext:

"There does not appear to be a criminal predicate which would warrant investigation by the Office of Executive Investigations."

In order to specious, a reason had to at least sound good. Director McLaughlin’s pretext did not even meet the specious threshold. At any rate, I filed a verifiable complaint, which by law the FDLE was required to investigate. In addition, a family member also filed a complaint, which Director McLaughlin also refused to investigate.

Inspector Wilmer then asked me what experts verified the bugs on the utility pole and why they did not supply reports, which again I explained in my earlier correspondence Gov. Bush forwarded to Executive. Inspector Wilmer wanted dates and experts’ names (I provided both below in this Petition). I told the Inspector that the first incident was to the best of my recollection around early 2001 following the bungled drug bust of my neighbors. I said that an FDLE agent disguised as a FedEx driver delivered 3.5 lbs. of meth to my neighbor's wife. I told him that my neighbor coincidentally arrived home as the bust was going down and ran off with the 3.5 lbs. of meth, which is still “missing.” The DEA refused to get involved in this case although during testimony one FDLE agent compared my neighbors to Noriega. FDLE Criminal Inspector Wilmer became increasingly agitated, did not allow me to finish, and repeatedly interrupted saying that this has nothing to do with his investigation. I told him that it had everything to do with it. I told Mr. Wilmer that the FDLE threatened the experts or else they had conflicts of interest. Wilmer cut me off before I could discuss any conflicts of interests, although I said that one Florida licensed PI said that he would lose his license if he supplied his report. Wilmer said that is not possible. Inspector Wilmer's call did not last more than 25 minutes. In my follow-up emails to Inspector Wilmer and IG Dennis, dated July 4, 2006, I asked them directly what he would do if I supplied evidence of illegal electronic surveillance by FL law enforcement. Neither one replied.

On Wednesday, August 2, 2006, the FDLE replied to my August 1, 2006 email inquiry as to whether or not Commissioner Bailey is the "interim" or permanent commissioner. The FDLE answered:

Dear Mr. Keegan,
At this time, Commissioner Bailey remains "interim." A permanent commissioner has not yet been determined.
Sincerely,
FDLE Public Information Office

On August 2, 2006, I received a letter, dated July 24, 2006 (postmarked Aug. 1, 2006) from Chief Inspector Lober. What follows is the text from that letter:

July 24, 2006

RE: FDLE Case #2006-CC-011

Dear Mr. Keegan:

We have recently completed our preliminary review in reference to possible misconduct by members of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. During the course of this review, we reviewed the information that you provided the Office of the Inspector General and reviewed applicable documents.

As a result of our review, we have determined that there are no administrative violations of FDLE's policies or procedures by any FDLE member. Therefore, we are closing this matter without further investigation.

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. Should you have any questions concerning this review, please feel free to contact Inspector Wilmer at 850-410-0000.

Sincerely,

Gerald M. Bailey
Commissioner

Richard E. Lober, Chief Inspector
Executive Investigations

Chief Inspector Lober signed on behalf of Commissioner Bailey. Presumably, Chief Inspector Lober is referring to Inspector Wilmer’s so-called Report of Investigation (ROI), coincidentally dated July 24, 2006, which I suspect that my email inquiry regard-ing Commissioner Bailey’s status prompted as a CYA maneuver. I suspect that if it had not been for my inquiry, no report with appropriate backdated documents would have been generated. Inspector Wilmer’s "case file" contained a MEMORANDUM, dated July 24, 2006, and initialed by Inspector Wilmer regarding: "Email complaint by Joe Keegan." First, it was not a complaint. It was an inquiry regarding presentation of evi-dence. Former FDLE IE Director McLaughlin never managed to find any criminal pre-dicate to investigate nor did Assistant Director Lober, yet now Chief Inspector Lober and Inspector Wilmer regarded an email inquiry as a complaint criminally predicated enough to “investigate.” No rational person would believe either one.

In his ROI, Inspector Wilmer wrote that he was assigned a complaint forwarded by the FDLE OIG. Wilmer wrote the he reviewed eight AIMS Investigative Reports concerning similar complaints (Petitions forwarded by the Governor). Inspector Wilmer briefly recapped our July 3, 2006 later afternoon phone conversation (remember, Dawn Case, Director of Investigations, Office of the Chief Inspector General, notified me earlier that day that she was forwarding my letter to the Governor to FDLE IG Dennis). Inspector Wilmer incorrectly wrote that I said that the FDLE threatened all three TSCM expert with the loss of their Florida PI license. I said that Florida law enforcement officers only threatened one with loss of license. Inspector Wilmer referred to my inquiry as a "complaint" regarding only an illegal tracking device. Inspector Wilmer also wrote that he inspected my July 4, 2006 email, which recapped our July 3, 2006 conversation. Inspector Wilmer wrote that the recap was from "Mr. Keegan's perspective." He concluded: "...Mr. Keegan's allegations are without basis in fact." Apparently both he and Chief Inspector Lober found criminal predicate enough in an email inquiry to “investigate” whereas former FDLE EI Director McLaughlin could not find any in multiple detailed complaints forwarded by the Governor. Furthermore, West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) CEO and VP Bill Rimes earlier found enough basis in fact to forward my charges of illegal attachments on his company’s transformers to the Sheriff, which I will explain in greater detail later. Finally, neither Inspector Wilmer nor Chief Inspector Lober has replied to the following questions that I asked in my July 4, 2006 email:

"Finally, if I did supply you with direct evidence of illegal electronic surveillance by FL law enforcement, what action could you take as an FDLE Criminal Investigator (Inspector)? And, what action would you take as an FDLE Criminal Investigator regarding illegal electronic surveillance and official misconduct by certified Florida law enforcement officers?"

Again, they answered my questions by not answering them and demonstrated a willingness to continue the cover-up, which shows the necessity to remove the FDLE from any investigation of my charges due to an inherent conflict of interest.

On September 5, 2006, I received an email from the FL OAG replying to my inquiry if I should file a Public Records Request with the OAG or the SAO for records in possession of the SAO. I sent an earlier Public Records Request to SA Steve Meadows’ office for a copy of everything in his files regarding this matter, but I never received any reply. The OAG in their reply wrote:

"Based on the information in your email, it appears that you should submit such a request directly to the state attorney's office. Generally, you should submit any request to view or obtain copies of public records to the custodial agency of the records in question, in this instance, directly to the state attorney's office."

So, I had properly forward my Public Records Request to the 14th Judicial District SAO, which SA Meadows ignored. However, following my September 5, 2006 email to the OAG, I received my first response from SA Meadows’ office to my Public Records Request on September 8, 2006:

Mr. Keegan,
This is in response to your public records request. Mr. Lewis, Chief Assistant State Attorney, asked me to respond to you. Unfortunately, I haven’t received a public records request from you. If you would, please let me know what it is that you are in need of and I will ensure your request gets filled. I apologize again for any miscommunication. If you need to contact me by phone, my number is 850-872-4473 ext. 433. Thank you.
Sincerely, Erica Field

I suspect that my inquiry to the OAG prompted this belated reply.

I later received a letter, dated October 2, 2006, from Chief Assistant State Attorney Lewis in which he questioned my credibility and refused to answer my reasonable questions, but nonetheless encouraged me to continue to write to him. So, I wrote him that I sent a copy of the same VHS tape to US Rep. Jeff Miller, who found it compelling enough to suggest that I contact FL Rep. Don Brown. I did not hear from my State Representative, until a retired FDLE Special Agent researched some news articles at our local library one morning regarding the FDLE bungled drug bust and trial mentioned above and created quite a stir. Brad Drake, Rep. Brown's assistant, emailed me later that very same day suggesting that if I feel "harmed" by any state agency to send evidence to the IG's at the Governor’s office and the FDLE IG. I wrote Mr. Lewis that I contacted both IG's and that Dawn E. Case, Director of Investigations, Office of the Chief Inspector General notified me that she forwarded my inquiry to FDLE IG Al Dennis. I received a phone call later that same day from FDLE OIG Inspector Keith Wilmer. When he suggested that I take actions that I've already taken and quoted from my earlier correspondence verbatim while simultaneously denying that he knew anything about this matter, it became clear that FDLE Inspector Wilmer was not acting in good faith.

I concluded by asking ASA Lewis: Did you view the videotape that I sent to SA Meadows while you were copying it in order to comply with my Public Records Request? He replied that he does not have to answer my questions.

I received a glassine faced envelope letter, dated 12-6-06 and postmarked 12-07-06, from the office of the Hon. Steve Meadows, FL 14th judicial circuit, signed by Chief Assistant State Attorney William A. Lewis. I've posted a copy of its text below in its entirety.

"Dear Mr. Keegan,

All inquiries by this office have failed to substantiate any of your claims. Absent any credible evidence this office is closing our file.

signed, William A. Lewis"

The VHS videotape convinced US Representative Jeff Miller among others. Furthermore, the FDLE improperly obtained copies of other tapes, but not all of them, which prove my charges. I asked ASA Lewis if he discussed my charges with Mr. Tunnel in his office. Again, by not answering my question, he answered it. At the very least that tape is compelling enough that ASA Lewis would check FDLE inventory and discuss my charges with Mr. Guy Tunnel if he genuinely intended to resolve this, instead of continuing the officially sanctioned cover-up. Furthermore, in response to my December 16, 2006 Public Records Request seeking all records, email, and documents related to his "inquiries," ASA Lewis only supplied: a copy of my PRR, my September 26, 2005 letter to SA Meadows; November 21, 2006 letter to ASA Lewis; and emails from SAO employee, Erica Field, regarding my PRR. One obvious omission from his "inquiries" file is the enclosed email, dated Fri, Dec 3, 2004, from "COWGIRLSKICKAZZ" which was Lisa Padgett’s screen name. I personally observed some of this harassment against her and her surrounding family, including her brother-in-law, who recently was sentenced to life plus a mandatory 25 years. Like FDLE Inspector Wilmer, ASA Lewis does not want to touch the FDLE "deal" with my neighbors. The 14 Judicial District has an inherent conflict of interest as does the FDLE and both are just as incapable of investigating my charges as that of the tragic death of Martin Lee Anderson.

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Inspector Wilmer asked me what experts verified the bugs on the utility pole and why they did not supply reports. Inspector Wilmer knew the answers to his questions. In the event, however, that the FDLE destroyed my Petitions that Governor Bush forwarded to them and are not available to you, I have answered his question below.

By letter, dated January 4, 2001, I requested that West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) Association’s V.P. and CEO, William S. Rimes, help in identifying any authorized or unauthorized devices on or connected to any of their lines, poles, transformers, or equipment servicing my residence. By letter, dated January 5, 2001, Mr. Rimes advised:

"We take your concerns seriously and have taken the following actions based on your letter and telephone conversation with my Executive Assistant:
First, the appropriate employees have been briefed and assure me that WFEC is not involved.
Second, we have forwarded this correspondence to the Sheriff of Holmes County for appropriate action."

The Sheriff’s first contact was on the evening of January 17, 2001 about 10:30 p.m. when he hovered over the house for more than ½ hr in an FDLE helicopter purportedly searching for my neighbor, Freddie Padgett, who they attempted to pickup at his home that evening. In addition to a powerful searchlight, a large infrared device mounted under the helicopter assisted in their late night "search." Earlier in the day, an FDLE Agent disguised as a FedEx driver delivered a 3.5 lb. package of meth to his wife, Lisa Padgett., Freddie Padgett arrived home as the sting was in progress, saw what was going on, grabbed the package that his wife signed for, and escaped. The FDLE returned later that evening on the pretext of apprehending him at his home. No rational person would believe that someone who ran off with 3.5 lbs of drugs earlier that day would return home later that evening. I was the target that night and not my neighbor. The entire event was staged in an attempt to provoke a violent incident and remove their bugs in the aftermath. When I did not react as my "profilers" anticipated, the Sheriff, who was in the FDLE helicopter piloted by his first cousin, ordered the agents to storm the grounds in hot pursuit of my imaginary fleeing neighbor. I asked the FDLE Agents as they stormed the grounds, "Isn’t this a lot of effort for one guy?" One Agent replied, "Yeah, it is." I lingered outside with them until they left around 11:35 p.m.

According to my neighbor, Lisa Padgett ("COWGIRLSKICKAZZ"), some of the agents involved that day tested positive for drugs. However, despite losing 3.5 pounds of meth, some of the agents involved in the raid testing positive, and no official investigation regarding the missing 3.5 pounds of meth, all the FDLE agents present that evening at my residence were subsequently promoted.

The FDLE arrested my neighbor, Lisa Padgett, on drug and theft charges on January 17, 2001 and later arrested Freddie Padgett on January 23, 2001 on the same charges. They subsequently arrested her on additional drug-related charges. A family member and I somehow became suspects in this "missing" drug drama. On the evening of January 29, 2001, my sister, Bridget Keegan, told me that two late model sedans followed her from nearby Carmel Church Road when she left for work that morning. She said that a third sedan was waiting on the side of the road as she turned onto Rte.160 and also followed her. I checked the next morning and observed the stakeout and "tail" that she told me about. I notified then US Rep Joe Scarbourough that morning that I don’t want some SWAT raid picking up where the helicopter left off. The FDLE stakeout and "tail" ended.

My sister hired Florida licensed Private Investigator, Diop Kamau to conduct a "sweep" of her home and property, locate the monitoring station, activate any deactivated bugs, and identify the origin of any devices discovered. On March 14, 2001, Kamau’s employee, Mr. Underwood, arrived late for the scheduled "sweep" and with no testing equipment. He walked around the house and inspected the utility pole in the backyard. As he left, he said, "It’s time for the cameras." On March 23, 2001, Mr. Kamau’s employee, Doug Jones, showed up with test equipment and was surprised by the off the scale readings, which verified electronic surveillance. However, he refused my sister’s request for his report and when I asked him for it, he said that the police would arrest me if he supplied it. I told Mr. Jones to let the clowns arrest me and I will sue for false arrest, but supply the report. Mr. Jones refused to supply the report. He later called my sister at work to discuss installing cameras to film anyone trying to remove the illegal surveillance devices. My sister told him no cameras and to supply the report. When she later demanded her report from Mr. Kamau, he told her to get a lawyer and he would provide it to him, although that was not part of the original agreement. He also told her that he would fax her a list of lawyers at work, but never did.

By letter dated, March 26, 2001, I notified WFEC VP and CEO, William S. Rimes, that the Sheriff still hadn’t contacted either my sister or myself regarding the electronic surveillance. I requested that he arrange for his WFEC to check their equipment during the week of April 2nd and to supply a report of their findings.

On Tuesday morning, April 3, 2001, I observed two WFEC trucks parked at the front gate and one employee trying to pick the lock. I went over and asked the one who ap-peared to be in charge if he was here to remove the bugs. He mistook me for an Alabama utility worker and replied that he was here to remove the bugs. He identified himself as Doyle Short. The other three refused to identify themselves. I told him that he can’t come in and to return when my sister was home, which upset him. Short threatened to call the Sheriff if I didn’t let him in. I told him to go ahead. He did. He dialed a number on his cell phone and I heard him say, "Dispatcher." When the deputy arrived, Short told the deputy that he is here to change the lights on "their property (WFEC utility poles)" and that I won’t let him in. He changed that story when he remembered that we don’t have any pole lights and said that he’s here to read the meter, then qualified that reason by saying to verify meter readings because the radio remote meters are too far and they can’t read them. When I said that he did that last month, he then said that he’s here to do a "safety inspection" and waved some piece of paper saying, "they requested it." I told the deputy that I wrote that letter and requested an inspection for any illegal attachments and insisted on advance notice. I told Short to show the deputy the letter. He did not, but that ended the letter argument.

I learned later that Short had called my sister at her office in Panama City, told her that he was at the gate, and requested her permission to enter and inspect. She told him no, that she wanted to be present, and that she can’t talk any longer because she has a meeting. He then told her that he saw someone approaching (me) and hung up. He didn’t tell Deputy Wells that he had called my sister. Wells asked for my name and DOB. I answered his questions because I was afraid that he’d arrest me if I did not. The deputy then asked Short if he wanted to enter the property. I suggested that Short reschedule the inspection. Deputy Wells asked if that’s okay and Short agreed. The deputy then called in on a cell phone- not his squad car radio- and asked for Aubrey Carroll. I asked Wells, "Is that Holmes County Investigator Aubrey Carroll?" He replied, "Yes sir, it is."

On April 13, 2001, FDLE Agent Dallas Herring left a message, which consisted only of his name, phone number, and "FDLE," on my sister’s answering machine at work. Glenn ("Red") Riley told us that the Sheriff’s Department was using my neighbors to supply statements to investigate us and would discard them when they were no longer useful. He later told me that a deputy threatened to place him at the scene of a crime if he should ever talk about any of this. Both the Sheriff’s Dept. and FDLE used these people whenever they needed a statement to serve as a pretext for one of their on going and never ending investigations. However, numerous FL Public Record Requests never once produced any record of any investigation. Not too long ago, a judge sentenced one of these star "witnesses" to mandatory life plus 25 years.

Gov. Bush forwarded my April 12, 2001 petition to FDLE Executive Investigations for review. In his reply, dated April 26, 2001, former FDLE Executive Investigations Director Jamie A. McLaughlin wrote:

"Your letter wherein you complained of electronic surveillance of your home, has been reviewed by this office. We have determined that the subject matter of your allegation does not fall within the purview of FDLE."

"There does not appear to be a criminal predicate which would warrant investigation by the Office of Executive Investigations. The subject matter of your complaint may involve judicial or civil issues that necessitate you seeking legal counsel and/or advice. Such issues must be addressed in the courts, not by FDLE."

Following Director McLaughlin’s letter, my sister could no longer contact Kamau and Jones by phone or fax, as they appeared to have disconnected them. She notified Doug Jones on May 29, 2001 that she scheduled an inspection for June 8, 2001 at 1pm and instructed him to arrive early. She also sent Sheriff Dennis Lee a letter, dated May 29, 2001, requesting that the Sheriff’s Department search the utility poles and lines for any illegal listening devices and to supply a report, and she scheduled him for the same time. Jones canceled shortly before the scheduled day claiming that he has to go to Louisiana on a case. The Sheriff supposedly went on vacation and was also unavailable. A Tim Brown from the Sheriff’s Department left a message June 7, 2001 on my sister’s an-swering machine at work for her to deal with WFEC and not them. My sister canceled the inspection by WFEC since the other two parties were unavailable.

A few days after my sister sent a certified letter, dated June 18, 2001, demanding that Kamau either complete the sweep and supply his report or else refund her money, Doug Jones called her at work. He told her the illegal bugs were on the pole, instructed her to schedule an appointment with the utility for “safety reasons” so that the utility could not go after us for tampering with their property, and suggested that she get an injunction against the police. My sister eventually scheduled an inspection by WFEC for July 27, 2002, notified the Sheriff and requested his presence, and notified both Kamau and Jones.

In the interim, the Sheriff finally responded to one of my Public Record Requests, but he only provided a copy of Deputy Wells’ 4-3-01 Incident Report, case #2001041393, Report #9842. Wells’ narrative read:

ON 4/3/01 DOYLE SHORT WITH R.E.A. STATED THAT JOE KEEGAN WAS REFUSING ACCESS FOR THEM TO CHECK THEIR METER AND CONNECTIONS. HE SAID MR. KEEGAN’S SISTER OWNS THE PROPERTY AND HAD GIVEN PERMISSIIN BUT SHE LIVES IN HOSTON, TEXAS. MR. KEEGAN SASID HE DIDN NOT WANT THEM TO CHECK ANYTHING UNTIL HE COULD HAVE SOME PEOPLE THERE. HE BELEIEVES R.E.A. HAS LISTNEING DEVICES ON THE WIRES AND IS COMING TO REMOVE THEM. MR. SHORT AND MR. KEEGAN AGREED FOR R.E.A. TO RETURN ON FRIDAY, 4/6/01 AND HE WOULD ALLOW ACCESS.

In my letter to Sheriff Lee, dated June 9, 2001, I accused Deputy Wells of lying and submitting a false report to cover up law enforcement’s involvement and requested an internal review by his Department. In his June 28, 2001 letter, Sheriff Lee wrote:

"I have talked with Deputy Wells about the report and have learned that Deputy Wells wrote his report after the incident had occurred and he did a summary of all the information he had gathered. Deputy Wells would have no reason to lie in his report and I have no reason to believe that Deputy Wells would lie about your or anything else. I would also like for you to know that we would love to have electronic surveillance equipment like you were talking about. But, we do not own any or have access to any such equipment. We are a small rural department with a very limited budget. Our primary responsibility is responding to the needs of the people in Holmes County. Unless there is something I do not know about you that you would like to share with me, I have no reason or desire to set up any kind of surveillance on you. Your correspondence has been filed."

In my June 30, 2001 reply, I wrote the Sheriff that other than what I stated in my June 9th letter, I didn’t talk any further about electronic surveillance equipment. Either the Sheriff or his former Chief Deputy helped concoct that story for the rookie deputy. I also requested copies of the two earlier Deputy Incident Reports resulting from my neighbors calling “The Law” on me. I tape-recorded one of incidents with the deputies’ permission and photographed the other. Sheriff Lee did not supply the reports because they would serve to discredit any other false charges by my neighbors, which apparently served as a pretext to investigate either one or both of us.

Deputy Wells listed Doyle Short’s work phone number in his report as 263-3231. I believe that was Mr. Short’s mobile phone number. If that’s the correct number of the cell phone that he had with him that day, then a check of the phone records would reveal that Short called my sister at Tyndall AFB in Panama City, FL, contradicting what Wells wrote in his report.

The bugs were not just on the poles on my sister’s property, however, but on the ones in my surrounding neighbors’ yards as well. On July 17, 2001, I videotaped two WFEC employees working on a utility pole in the Connors’ front yard. I filmed Bowers (sp?) in the truck’s lift basket removing the ceramic fuse mounted on the pole. There was no other equipment on the pole at this time. Once he removed it, he lowered the basket to ground level and handed the fuse to Gillie (sp?). Gillie opened it, stopped what he was doing, and approached me. He agreed to be videotaped. Gillie said that they were installing a lightening resistor, but did not answer my questions regarding the fuse that Bowers removed and handed to him.

Bowers first removed what he later identified as a fuse from the utility pole, handed it to Gillie who worked on it and then returned it to Bowers along with what Bowers identified as a lightning arrester. Bowers then installed a bracket and mounted both devices on it and made the necessary connections. When he finished, he lowered the basket, approached me, and consented to be videotaped. When I asked Bowers what he removed from the hollow fuse, he replied, "a broken bolt." He also said that they’re installing the lightening arrester to prevent any problems resulting from a tree limb falling on the line even though there are no trees in the area around the pole and there were fuses and lightening arresters already mounted on both transformers on my sister’s property.

Bowers wanted to cover for his employer. He volunteered that he was out here when lightening knocked a tree branch down dislodging the live wire to the transformer at the house, but that he didn’t come back to the house, which would contradict what I wrote in my letter, dated 1-4-01, to WFEC CEO & VP Rimes:

The first incident, which suggested that some WFEC employees might know something about this matter, occurred about 1:30 am one Sunday morning. A WFEC pickup zoomed up by the side of the house and two men got out. They had cut the chain on the front locked gate to gain access and drove the ¼ mile back to the house. The previous evening a lightning bolt knocked off a tree limb that dislodged the line to the transformer, knocking out power to the house. Since it was then early Saturday evening, I figured that I call the next morning. I asked them how'd they know power was out? They said that they were in the neighborhood, so stopped by to fix it. I asked again, "How'd you know the power was out?" The driver asked me, "Why didn't you call?" I replied that that I intended to call in the morning. They repeatedly refused to answer my question.

Bower’s actions are indicative of a cover up. The tree limb falling knocked out power only to my residence whose lights could not be seen from the road. I wanted to know who called WFEC and instructed them to come out and repair the problem, since whoever did was either the one monitoring us in real time or knew who was. When those monitoring us realized that they could no longer hear us, they called or had someone call the utility to investigate. The two WFEC employees cut the chain on the locked front gate to access the property around 1:30 am and installed one of their own locks on the chain.

WFEC showed as scheduled on July 27, 2001, but not Kamau or Jones. The WFEC employees present, including Short, agreed to be videotaped. Short’s superior made a point to say that Bowers who I videotaped on July 17th working on my neighbors pole was not out here the night the tree limb knocked out power to the house. They completed their “safety inspection” and found no "safety hazards." They did not search for any illegal listening devices. Jones showed up later. He denied that either he or Kamau said that I would be arrested or that the bug was on the pole. He detected another bug on the northeast side of the house, but said that he could not pinpoint it. He refused to try to activate the remote transponder in the minivan, which they said that they could do. He again refused to supply his report. Incidentally, although Kamau represented himself as a licensed and expert witness, I learned later that he only received his Florida Private Investigator's license the month before in June 2001. In my opinion, the timing raises some disturbing and troubling questions. Jones also said that he was working under Kamau’s license.

Lisa Padgett’s arrest, pending trial, and the missing drugs had been big news in the local papers from the time of her first arrest on January 17, 2001. However, interest intensified when the HOLMES COUNTY ADVERTISER February 20, 2002 headlines read: FDLE MADE NO FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO MISSING METHAMPHETAMINES. Journalist Bill Pate asked in his article why the FDLE had not investi-gated their disappearance. People wanted to know then and still want to know now what happened to the missing drugs and why the FDLE refused to formally investigate.

I contacted Bill Pate on March 5, 2002 and answered his question. The FDLE didn’t formally investigate the "missing" drugs because the FDLE would have to explain why Sheriff Lee hovered over my residence in an FDLE helicopter piloted by his cousin for over ½ hour on the evening of Jan. 17th and left as FDLE agents stormed the grounds. The FDLE is covering up official misconduct involving the FDLE, Sheriff’s Dept, and the Sheriff, and don’t want a fully developed record, which would have to address my charges. As a result of Pate’s investigation, they forced the Chief Deputy Carroll to retire early for his role, but he was just the patsy.

Later on or around March 20 or 21, 2002, Lisa Padgett drove her All Terrain Vehicle from her home to where I was working on fence along the southern property line. This was the first time that I ever spoke to her since moving here. She talked about her upcoming trial and apologized for the helicopter incident because she worried what kind of people we thought they were. She said that she knew that the entire area was bugged.

The HOLMES COUNTY TIMES reported in its April 24, 2002 edition:

On Thursday, April 4, a retirement party was held for Aubrey Carroll, who spent nearly 15 years with the Holmes County Sheriff’s Department. Everyone from State Attorney Jim Appleman to Carroll’s grandchildren attended the event, kicked off by Kim Durden singing the national anthem.

Following the above announcement, Lisa Padgett, as well as others, shook my hand and congratulated me for getting Carroll “fired.” I corrected her by saying that they forced him to retire early so that he would keep his pension (strikingly similar to McLaughlin’s sudden and unexpected resignation). Lisa Padgett also told me that the reporter, Bill Pate, questioned her about me after I contacted him and he kept asking her, "What did he do?" because he could not believe that the cops would do what they were doing without some reason. Lisa Padgett told me that she kept repeating, "Nothing." "He didn’t do anything." She later told me that her husband was ashamed for what his family said about me, but did not elaborate. She said that one of the FDLE Agents compared them to Norriega and that some FDLE Agents tested positive for drugs. She said that the DEA did not want to become involved in this high profile case because the FDLE screwed it up. Later she confided that the FDLE offered her a "deal" if she’d implicate Sheriff Dennis Lee in their drug dealing, but she declined that offer. Shortly afterwards she stopped talking to me. I suspect on law enforcement’s orders. They subsequently offered her another deal, which she couldn’t refuse.

My sister eventually got a lawyer to help secure Kamau’s report, but Kamau’s lawyer refused to hand over his client’s report to my sister’s lawyer. Following any "sweep," the electronic surveillance expert provides the client with a signed written report of his findings. He either finds bugs or does not. In either case, he supplies the client with a report. Her lawyer then instructed her to copy the next expert’s web page, listing equipment used and report provided, to leave no possible questions regarding the scope of the sweep and report of its findings. On her lawyer’s instructions, my sister then hired her second electronic surveillance expert, Florida licensed PI Jim Toth, and she explained law enforcement’s role to him. Toth said that he would be happy to help with any legal or illegal intercept problem. He agreed to do the sweep and supply a written, signed report. However, when he arrived here in to do the sweep on April 15, 2002, he said that he cannot talk about any FDLE or any other law enforcement electronic surveillance devices or he will loose his license. He tested for video as agreed and said that he picked up some signal and that there is a camera nearby, but he could not pick up a clear image. I observed him scramble the image on the screen on his OSCOR. Toth repeatedly refused to check the pole although that is what he came here to do and said that he would have to climb up it and plug his equipment into it and that he does not intend to do that.

When we drove up front, I repeatedly asked him why he didn’t bring equipment to test poles because that’s what my sister hired him to do. I bothered him enough that at one point he said that "you’re pissing me off." I asked him if he wanted me turn off my camcorder and he said no. He had also agreed earlier to being videotaped. On the drive back to the house, he pointed to about 300’ of bright yellow hose along the driveway used to water the plants indicated that was "probable cause." When I asked Toth if the FDLE would not allow these charges to be proven, he nodded in the affirmative. When I asked him if the police intend to "debrief" him when he leaves, he said, "Possibly." He also insisted that the police put a GPS device in the minivan and not a remotely activated transponder.

Toth also said that the police have a warrant and have to tell us about the bugs in thirty days. Toth had a conscience and what the FDLE was forcing him to do troubled him. He said that if he lost his license as illegally threatened that he would have to do menial labor. Before he left, he said that the bugs on the poles came from Audio Intelligence Devices. That company sold only to government and law enforcement at the time and has since been sold. AID’s training branch, the National Intelligence Academy, was spun off. Toth never supplied a signed written report of his findings.

My sister hired a third electronic surveillance expert, Jim Ross, who lived in Virginia at the time. Ross appeared as scheduled on July 19, 2002. He said that he had been out the night before to check. The echo was quite pronounced that evening. He had a word of wisdom that he wanted to share with us before he began: "Don’t trust hotels." I thought, uh-uh, here we go again. His story was that he rented hotel space for his surveillance shows and the last one billed him 7k for services they didn’t provide. He was still upset. He walked around the house and insisted that any echo that I heard was from my voice bouncing off the house and not from the open air. When we went inside, he played with his equipment and then stunned me by saying that he can’t do what we want him to do. He didn’t say that he didn’t detect any bugs at the time or the evening before, but only that he can’t do what we want him to do, which was sweep and supply a report of his findings. He also confided, "They want to be in charge."

Instead of doing a sweep and supplying a signed written report, he offered to get my sister on the G. Gordon Liddy show to discuss her blacklisting. Liddy and he are friends. Actually, friends doesn’t accurately describe the relationship: It’s was more like hero worship on Mr. Ross’ part. Mr. Ross didn’t disclose his obvious conflict of interest. He also said that she would have to move. My sister declined. They want us both to move because some locals were black-mailing law enforcement with their knowledge of what I’ve described here and the cops cut deals with others, which may explain why so many of Sheriff Department’s drug arrests were either thrown out or else failed to result in convictions. Ross also told my sister to have her lawyer sue Toth, who was the apparent fall guy. The problem was that her lawyer who instructed her to hire a new expert later refused to sue Toth. I have suspicions that FDLE officials threatened him.

I didn’t tell Ross that I knew that the G. Gordon Liddy was affiliated with AID’s training branch, the National Intelligence Academy. I suggested that I go on the "G-Man’s" show, instead. Ross wanted more money and said that he couldn’t guarantee that I’d get on Liddy’s show. I told him to forget it. Ross never supplied a signed written report.

Around 8:30 a.m. on August 15, 2002, I observed two WFEC trucks working on the poles in my neighbors’ yards. As I watched them, a WFEC pickup drove up, stopped, and Doyle Short- the WFEC employee that called the Sheriff on the April 3, 2001 incident- got out and told me that he wants to talk to me by the front gate. When I reached the gate, Mr. Short and his boss, Russell Dunaway, were waiting. They both consented to be videotaped. They said that they were upgrading service and would have to replace the two transformers on the property within a month or else disconnect power. I asked Mr. Dunaway if he knew anything about any illegal electronic surveillance devices on their poles. He said that he had no knowledge and that they’re not in the electronic surveillance equipment business. My questioning appeared to irritate Mr. Dunaway as he turned beet red (visible in the video). He then said that I put the device on the pole myself.

My sister notified her lawyer on August 16, 2002 about Ross and requested he contact him to get a copy of his report. Her lawyer contacted him and Ross later emailed my sister a copy of what he sent to her lawyer telling him about his offer to get her on G. Gordon Liddy’s show. Ross never supplied a signed report. A decided chill in the at-torney client relationship ensued at this point. Her lawyer never replied to her request to get an injunction to block any utility upgrade until after an official state investigation. He later wrote that there probably was never a report in the first place and if there were it wouldn’t be any good.

After I wrote former AG Butterworth and FDLE Commissioner Moore requesting an investigation, my sister told me that two Colonels and a Master Sergeant at Tyndall AFB where she works as an engineer told her, when they could stop laughing long enough, that the cops said that she was a "pothead." That was the pretext they gave for going to her workplace. I suspect that law enforcement "squeezed" my former neighbor, Foyd Padgett who was recently sentenced to life plus 25 years, or one of his other family members for a statement to serve as a pretext to "investigate" my sister. I have filed multiple staggered Public Records Requests for any FDLE investigations pertaining to me and my sister has filed at least one. All FDLE responses indicated that there are no records on any investigations. However, although the FDLE went to her employer, why did no one question her? The FDLE certainly had no trouble slandering her by innuendo. The cops even brought a drug sniffing dog on base to check her vehicle, which was intended to be noticed. The FDLE even attempted to interfere with her Florida PE license. There is not one area of our lives in which Florida law enforcement has not either intruded or attempted to intrude.

The judge hearing Lisa Padgett’s case tossed out some evidence and rescheduled the trial for June 2002 because the FDLE did not supply her lawyer with some statements that she made. As stated above, I believe that this withheld evidence- if it still exists- would prove my charges. That was about the last coverage of the case other than to report the mistrial.

In reply to my August 21, 2002 letter charging FDLE involvement with electronic surveillance, Director McLaughlin wrote in his September 11, 2002 letter:

"Your past five letters/facsimiles to this office (April 12, 2001, May 3, 2001, May 4, 2001, August 30, 2001, and October 9, 2001) were also reviewed and indicate that you have continual concerns with electronic surveillance. Based on these concerns, it is suggested that you allow the utility to upgrade the transformers and insulators on your property as they deem necessary. In do doing, the West Florida Electric Co-operative will maintain your electric service using only the equipment necessary for that purpose."

Former Director McLaughlin sanctioned the cover up.

On Oct. 28th my sister received a letter from Director McLaughlin in response to her petition in which she charged that Florida law enforcement officers tampered with two Florida electronic surveillance experts that she hired to sweep her home and property. McLaughlin wrote that he would not investigate because there did not appear to be a criminal predicate. Coincidentally, the electric cooperative also notified my sister that same day that they would be out on Oct. 31st to either replace their two transformers on her property as part of an upgrade or else disconnect service. She faxed the utility’s CEO, with courtesy copies to their lawyer and two foremen that they would be only allowed onto her property on the condition that they conduct a search for illegal law enforcement surveillance devices before upgrading their equipment. She also notified Sheriff Dennis Lee. She attempted to contact her lawyer, but her email was rejected. She left messages for him on his answering machine and faxed him as well, but he did not reply.

On the morning of October 31, 2002, WFEC foreman Ty Peel from their Graceville office arrived before the others to "upgrade" services by replacing the two transformers, containing the illegal surveillance devices, with new ones. He agreed to allow us to videotape. Foreman Doyle Short and crews from the Bonifay and Graceville offices arrived shortly afterwards along with WFEC CEO & VP Bill Rimes, who oversaw the work from the road. Rimes became visibly upset when I recognized him and videotaped him. My sister let them in after they again agreed to conduct a search, but once in they refused to search as agreed or even open the lightening arresters. Moreover, they insisted that the lightening arrester was solid and could not be opened, which was a lie. Although they agreed to inspect their equipment for illegal bugs before being allowed onto the property, I videotaped them refusing to do so once admitted and threatening to call the Sheriff and have me arrested if I searched their equipment myself. I asked Peel if he intended to reuse this transformer with the implication for surveillance purposes, and he replied that he had just the place for it. They replaced the existing transformers with new ones and left. The echo effect vanished.

By letter, dated February 2, 2004, I wrote the FDLE Criminal Justice Professionalism Program’s Professional Compliance Section and charged Director of Executive Investigations Jamie McLaughlin, Holmes County Sheriff Dennis Lee, Holmes County Deputy Christopher Wells, and former Holmes County Chief Deputy Aubrey Carroll them with the above violations. By letter, dated February 20, 2004, Professionalism Program Director Rod Caswell acknowledged my verifiable complaint and in his reply wrote:

"The text of your letter does not articulate any violations that the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission would have jurisdiction over. We suggest that you speak with the Holmes County Sheriff regarding this complaint."

Director Caswell was covering up. I suspect that he was just following McLaughlin’s example and his "suggestion" was nothing more than an attempt to deflect and redirect attention away from FDLE’s involvement, especially with the deal FDLE cut with neighbors in exchange for their silence. It’s a typical reaction whenever an agency has such a blatant conflict of interest, but it’s the wrong thing to do. Director Caswell had the opportunity to do the right thing, but he didn’t. My complaint contained violations that the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission would have jurisdiction over, and certainly Executive Investigations. Director Caswell’s suggestion that I speak to Sheriff Lee is ludicrous. Both my sister and myself tried to speak to and get the Sheriff as well as the FDLE to come here for quite some time. The fact that this is now being proposed raises some disturbing and troubling questions. Under the circumstances, no reasonably minded person would talk with Sheriff Lee nor would any rational person expect someone to do so considering the following: 1. The Jan. 17, 2001 helicopter incident was a thinly disguised pretext to provoke a deadly confrontation, 2. The FDLE offered my neighbor, Lisa Padget, a deal if she’d implicate the Sheriff in her drug dealing, 3. When she didn’t accept the first deal, the FDLE offered her another one, which involved her knowledge of our illegal electronic surveillance and the Jan. 17, 2001 late night helicopter incident, and she accepted it, 4. The 3.5 pounds of meth that the FDLE lost during my neighbor’s bust are still “missing” and the FDLE never officially investigated its disappearance, and, 5. Finally, let’s not forget that they arranged for the WFEC to install il-legal surveillance devices and then protected by the Sheriff and FDLE they removed the bugs and reinstalled next generation devices. There are other considerations as well, but that’s enough for the average person to question the motive behind Director Caswell’s suggestion and former Director Jamie McLaughlin’s refusal to investigate my criminal charges.

By letter, dated Feb. 3, 2004, I wrote Braulio L. Baez, Chairman of the FL Public Service Commission, and notified him of the illegal electronic surveillance and asked for the FL FL Public Service Commission, and notified him of the illegal electronic surveillance and asked for the FL PSC’s help. Beverlee S. DeMello, Director Division Consumer Affairs replied on behalf of the Chairman and Commissioners. In her letter, dated Feb. 13, 2004, Director DeMello wrote:

"…Electric cooperatives do not fall under the authority of the PSC, except for the limited areas of rate structure and safety."

"Federal law prohibits interceptions of telephone communications unless the person intercepting the call has received prior consent from one of the parties. Under Florida Statutes, both parties to the communication must agree to the interception. Violation of either Federal law or Florida statues may result in fine, imprisonment, or both. The Florida Public Service Commission has no authority to enforce criminal law."

"The matter you have outlined does not come under the jurisdiction of the PSC. I have taken the liberty of forwarding your correspondence to the Governor’s Office of Citizen Services for review."

How is it that the Director of the FL PSC’s Division Consumer Affairs can recognize criminal violations while FDLE officials can’t? Perhaps Director Caswell should spend some time at PSC to receive the necessary training in common sense? Or, perhaps, the FDLE and 14th Judicial District gets to pick and choose the criminal violations of certified law enforcement officers that it investigates?

Conclusion: While Florida Attorney General, you wrote in your Feb. 18, 2005 newsletter:

"In the right hands, modern technology can be a wonderful tool. But in the wrong hands, it can become weapon unleashed by aggressors against the most vulnerable among us."

"The average citizen is vulnerable and seeming impotent against the formidable power and resources of an aggressor and there is no more powerful aggressor than the state."

You continued:

"Not only will the program educate victims, but it will also educate
those who can protect and aid those victims - such as law enforcement
officers, victim advocates and emergency care personnel."

and

"Now law enforcement officers will receive training on how to identify
and hold perpetrators accountable for misusing technology to terrorize
victims."

What if Florida law enforcement officers are misusing technology to terrorize and torture and their victims are Florida citizens? Do the same laws that they enforce others apply to them? Or, somehow law enforcement receives special dispensation and is otherwise exempt from both the US and Florida Constitutions and just plain decency?

I am requesting an investigation of all my charges stated above by an independent special prosecutor from outside the 14th Judicial District and that the FDLE be excluded from any investigative role because of an inherent conflict of interest. If the second generation copy of the video-tape that I sent SA Meadows is not convincing, then I will supply you with a first generation, copy such as I supplied US Rep Miller and others. I would appreciate your help in resolving this criminal official misconduct and abuse of authority. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Joe Keegan
March 18, 2007

Full Employment

2007-03-16T08:30:00.000-07:00

A number of people laughed that I was keeping half the Holmes County Sheriff's Department employed, as well as good number of FDLE officers and FL Highway Patrol (For the record, Alabama law enforcement was involved as well). Anyone- excluding law enforcement- who followed me around for a day might agree with that assessment. Realize that I have no criminal record or connections to anyone engaged in any criminal activities, especially drugs. I'm an average American peasant. For some reason my police escorts- local, county, and state- have resummed within the past month. Typically this illegal harassment is either to: 1)let you know that "we're watching you," 2)"intelligence" gathering; 3)defamation by follow you in after one of your stops to "investigate" you, thereby scaring the crap out anyone who talked to the dangerous criminal that just left; 4)intimidatation; or 5)else provocation. Typically the squad cars/SUV's/vans/pick-ups triagulate and meet or pass by you at intersections. The bolder ones sometimes will follow you or a family member into a store or business. There's a different "feel" about this renewed harassment, however. I get a sense of desperation on their part. They speed by at the intersections now and they don't pull up behind and around me as before. In the past, as many as three or four squad cars would be involved at one time along one stretch of road for a limited period of time. Now it's only one. Budget cuts? Hmmm, I wonder what's up?

Jan. 12, 2007

2007-01-12T11:47:00.000-08:00

I received the following the email today in response to an earlier inquiry regarding a FL Public Records Request.

RE: Dec. 16, 2006 FL Public Records Request Inbox

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from "Field, Erica" hide details 11:50 am (1½ hours ago)
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date Jan 12, 2007 11:50 AM
subject RE: Dec. 16, 2006 FL Public Records Request

Mr. Keegan,

Your public records request will be filled when we receive $4.73 (9 pages @ $.15 a page, $1.07 for the VHS tape and $2.31 for postage. If you need any further assistance please let me know

Thank you,

Erica Field

From: Joe Keegan [mailto:joe.keegan@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:02 AM
To: efield@mail.state.fl.us
Subject: Dec. 16, 2006 FL Public Records Request

What are the fees to provide the records requested in my above referenced Public Records Request and when will I received them? The USPS verified receipt of my Dec. 16, 2006 Public Records Request Cert. Mail # 7006 0810 0005 0531 0903. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Joe Keegan

Public Records Request

2006-12-22T18:11:00.000-08:00

The USPS verified delivery of my 12/20/06 PRR to the Governor's office on 12/21/06 requesting copies of all my letters to Gov. Bush, including Petitions, and the Governor's replies. I also requested any documents accompanying the referrals to the FDLE and any FDLE replies.

Florida OAG Public Records Request

2006-12-20T07:49:00.000-08:00

When I still hadn't received USPS confirmation of delivery yesterday, I filed an email Public Records Request for my closed file with the FL Office of Attorney General. The OAG should forward my request to the State Attorney's Office. The heavy volume of Christmas mail probably slowed delivery.

Public Records Request

2006-12-16T22:02:00.000-08:00

Chief Assistant State Attorney Lewis wrote that his "inquiries" failed
to substantiate any of my claims (remember, this statement is in
response to a Public Records Request). I charged Florida law
enforcement officers with illegal electronic surveillance and provided
the Hon. Steve Meadows with a VHS tape proving my charges. I've
requested a copy of my "closed file" to see if Mr. Lewis pulled the
answers to his inquiries out of thin air or some place else. Once again, Mr. Lewis, did you or didn't you view the videotape? It's a simple question.

CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT # 7006 0810 0005 0531 0903

PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST

December 16, 2006

State Attorney’s Office
421 Magnolia Avenue,
Panama City, FL 32401,
Attention: Erica Field.
Fax: 850-747-5863

Pursuant to Article I, section 24, of the Florida Constitution, and Chapter 119,
F.S, I am requesting a copy of my entire closed case file, which Mr.Lewis referenced in his letter, dated December 6, 2006. In his letter,dated December 6, 2006, Mr. Lewis wrote: “Dear Mr.Keegan , All inquiries by this office have failed to substantiate any of your claims. Absent any credible evidence this office is closing our file.” I am requesting any and all documents, records,memoranda ,correspondence, Internet emails, and notes and records from any telephonic discussions related to Mr. Lewis’ “inquiries.” I am requesting any and all records andmemoranda regarding the State Attorney Office’s review and findings of the VHS videotape that I submitted as evidence of illegal electronic surveillance by Florida law enforcement. In addition, I am requesting a check of the State Attorney Office’s public contact databases, including Internet email, and requesting printouts of these records, i.e., intake forms, Internet email, and tracking documents for postal correspondence.

I will contact your office within one week to discuss when I may expect fulfillment of my request, and payment of any statutorily prescribed fees. If you have any questions, please contact me. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Joe Keegan

Yes or No

2006-12-10T15:53:00.000-08:00

Florida 14th Judicial District Chief Assistant State Attorney Lewis' letter, dated December 6, 2006, disappointed but did not surprise me. I asked him a simple question: Did you view the videotape that you referenced in your letter in response to my Public Records Request? He answered my question by refusing to answer it. Electronic surveillance experts have stated that the audio phenomenon recorded in that videotape is indicative of electronic surveillance. The audio/video devices are mounted on the utility poles servicing the house and grounds and can “bug” anywhere from 20 to 40 square acres. The SAO is aiding and abetting Florida law enforcement in their continuing and on-going cover-up of this egregious violation of a citizen’s most basic rights as guaranteed by both the Florida and US Constitutions. Unaccountability and being “above the law” makes this arrogance possible and truly is the sign of a police state.

Chief Assistant State Attorney Lewis replies

2006-12-09T10:42:00.000-08:00

Yesterday afternoon I received a glassine faced envelope letter, dated 12-6-06 and postmarked 12-07-06 (anniversary of Pearl Harbor), from the office of the Hon. Steve Meadows, FL 14th judicial circuit, signed by Chief Assistant State Attorney William A. Lewis. I've posted a copy of its text below in its entirety.

Dear Mr. Keegan,

All inquiries by this office have failed to substantiate any of your claims. Absent any credible evidence this office is closing our file.

signed, William A. Lewis

First, I didn't make any claims. I filed a simple Public Records Request with the SAO, which the Hon. Steve Meadows ignored until I asked the Hon. Charlie Crist (now Gov. elect Crist) if I should file my PRR with his office.

Secondly, I asked Mr. Lewis a simple question:
Did you view my videotape? Yes or no? Simple enough question for a simple public servant to anwer. However, Mr. Lewis answered my question by not answering it. Again, this was a simple PRR followed by a simple question.

Mr. Jim Ross and possibly Mr. G. Gordon Liddy can verify my credibility, along with two Presidents, one VP, and numerous US congressmen, including former US FL Rep. Joe Scarborough, and US FL Reps. Miller and Boyd.

The following is an open and public question to Mr. Lewis:

Did you view my videotape? You can answer "yes" or you can answer "no." Again, Mr. Lewis, did you view the evidence that I sent to the Hon. Steve Meadows (FL 14th judicial district) since he won't answer. Surely an honorable public servant such as yourself shouldn't have any difficulty answering this simple question?

internal authentication error

2006-12-04T08:13:00.000-08:00

When I booted up this morning, the message "internal authentication error" appeared on the screen, so I tried again and had no problem. I've had my share of weird computer messages and unique experiences before, but this is a first. I wonder if it's just a glitch?