By Kelly O'Connell ——Bio and Archives--December 9, 2020
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LEXINGTON—The United States Attorney's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation jointly announced today that five Manchester, Ky. officials, including the circuit court judge, the county clerk, and election officers were arrested pursuant to a federal indictment that accused them of using corrupt tactics to obtain political power and personal gain. The 10-count indictment, unsealed today, accused the defendants of a conspiracy from March 2002, until November 2006, that violated the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). RICO is a federal statute that prosecutors use to combat organized crime. The defendants were also indicted for extortion, mail fraud, obstruction of justice, conspiracy to injure voters' rights and conspiracy to commit voter fraud. According to the indictment, these alleged criminal actions affected the outcome of federal, local, and state primary and general elections in 2002, 2004, and 2006.The indictment accused the defendants of the following criminal actions.
"Clay County Clerk, Freddy Thompson, 45, allegedly provided money to election officers to be distributed by the officers to buy votes and he also instructed officers how to change votes at the voting machine. The indictment also accused Thompson of false testimony before a grand jury in Lexington."WHY RICO NOW? In the 2020 presidential election, the sheer number of apparent crimes, their variety, the distant sites, the obvious coordination of vote fraud, and most of all the incredible time crunch means we need an emergency solution. That the countless acts of deception and theft all occurred the same time late on Nov. 3rd 2020 proves coordination. The fraud is so ambitious, large and far flung, this crime demands RICO. When one realizes the incredible time crunch, we need the FBI & DOJ to sweep in and seize all related materials, interview tens of thousands of workers and witnesses. Therefore, speed is of the utmost importance. NEED FOR FORENSIC EXAMINATION: All involved machines must be given a forensic examination. But first we need a national moratorium to freeze every part of this election in the 5 swing states. No one state or party should be allowed to decide this election by way of non-cooperation, destruction of evidence, or obfuscation. CALL & EMAIL LOCAL, STATE & DC: Call and email your legal representatives and demand a RICO inquiry. Time is of the essence. Immediately spread this message to everyone you know and help protect US elections from fraud & outside influence! https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/louisville/press-releases/2009/lo031909.htm http://media.kentucky.com/smedia/2009/03/19/17/clayindict.source.prod_affiliate.79.pdf
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Kelly O’Connell is an author and attorney. He was born on the West Coast, raised in Las Vegas, and matriculated from the University of Oregon. After laboring for the Reformed Church in Galway, Ireland, he returned to America and attended law school in Virginia, where he earned a JD and a Master’s degree in Government. He spent a stint working as a researcher and writer of academic articles at a Miami law school, focusing on ancient law and society. He has also been employed as a university Speech & Debate professor. He then returned West and worked as an assistant district attorney. Kelly is now is a private practitioner with a small law practice in New Mexico.