(10/16/2020) Journalist Michael Volpe shares his story of how he began reporting on real life stories of families impacted by failures and corruption in the family court and CPS, and discusses several cases, in an interview with “Anomic Age”.
1) https://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2020/08/california-cws-takes-three-year-under.htmlA California, John Barton, man says he three-year-old son was unjustly taken into state care by local Child Protective Services (CPS) on July 31, 2020. Barton believes his son may have suffered abuse in foster care. Barton and his wife are both products of foster care when they were growing up, and thinks makes him a target when dealing with social services. Barton was denied custody because social services determined that because he struggled with homelessness that he is neglectful of his son.
Note: Family First Act was applied into law on February 9, 2018, as a part of the Bipartisan Budget Act (HR. 1892). The Family First Act implements reforms to the child welfare system to better meet the needs of families by keeping children with families whenever possible, and using foster care or state placement as a last result. FFA offers support and resources for families to achieve this. It is unclear why John Bartonand his ex partner were not offered help, including securing stable housin, before their son was taken into state care. The FFA is designed to support parents like Barton, who is a loving,involved father who has been able to adequately provide for his son and is just in need of some additional assistance to help get through a challenging situation.
2) https://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2020/09/explosive-audio-reveals-details-behind.html Volpe investigates the unsual circumstances on how a local Minneapolis reporter gained an interview with the Rucki girls shortly after they ran away in 2013 (the girls ran as a direct result of the family court attempting to reunite them with an allegedly abusive father).
3) https://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2020/09/judge-uses-arbitrary-and-capricious.html Haley Luttrell, a mother from Kane County, Illinois, says she unjustly lost custody of her son in family court and her rights have been violated in proceedings. Luttrell was once a primary caregiver to her son and due to the court order, she has become forcibly estranged, and denied contact. Luttrell sought to improve her life, and that of her son, by entering law school, so that she could obtain a career that provided stability and increased financial resources. When Luttrell petitioned the court to temporarily move out of state in order to attend school, it triggered a series of events that resulted in her losing custody.There has never been any allegations or findings of maltreatment against Luttrell. She is now fighting to regain custody of her son, who she has not seen since before the pandemic began.
4) https://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2020/09/joannas-incredible-international.html Joanna Shugar was born in England. Her birth mother was a vulnerable teenager living in a group home in England; Joanna was conceived through rape, when her mother was only 13 years old. Authorities pressured the mother to abort but she refused. After birth, social services seized the baby. Joanna was later adopted an American couple, who severely abused her, until she entered Florida's chaotic foster care system.
6) Volpe discusses idea on how to improve the family court and CPS system. He also reveals efforts to establish a website dedictedto reporting more in-depth on cases involving unjust family court and CPS cases in order to raise awareness and give victims a voice. Get Louder Fundraiser
WHY are so many articles, posts, links to documents and first hand accounts of the Grazzini-Rucki case being removed from the internet, and from the public eye?
The media has a vital role in uncovering the truth, and bringing issues of concern to the public. With advancements in technology and communication, the media has evolved to include everyday citizens, bloggers/vloggers, social commentators (etc) who report, research and share news; often delving into areas mainstream media won’t cover. This is a critical time in history when the true voice of the people is finally being heard. The news is no longer defined by major outlets alone but there are many outlets, and many sources to gather information. Every time a blog or article is removed due to harassment, threats, force/legal action or fear of personal harm, it strikes a blow to the liberty of every American.
...this post remains online but several links connecting to it have been removed...
PLEASE DON'T THINK FOR ONE SECOND THAT THIS IS ONLY ONE CASE - ITS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO MEN AND WOMEN ALIKE. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF THIS HAPPENED TO YOU?
Radio Interview with Sandra "Sam" Grazzini-Rucki (Missing)
THE FEDERAL LAW SUIT BEGINS – (Missing, Posted 9/17/2013)
"Speechless Minnesota" also did an episode on the lawsuit:"2014/01/16 A U.S. Federal Court Hearing took place on Friday, January 10, 2013, at 2:00 PM on whether Judges sued individually are immune, even if they violate the civil rights of family members, by "temporarily" depriving them of their rights to their own children. Tim Kinley held a press conference in front of the court building before and after the court proceedings. Tim discussed the case and the interviews on this show."
<<< CLICK AND LISTEN (Missing. This refers to the Fox 9 Story.) >>>>
This article is attached to the post, it comes from the Carver County Corruption blog which reported on several family court cases including Grazzini-Rucki. The CCC blog was removed from the internet after threats of lawsuit from David Rucki and his attorney.
"GIFTS" ARE LEGAL .... ANYONE WONDER WHY THE WORLD SEEMS JACKED UP!
$150 `gifts` (bribes) For Judges Under a rule judges made for their benefit only, they can take $150 secret `gifts` (bribes) from lawyers, special interests and anyone else. They can keep these `gifts` (bribes) secret – they do not have to report them to anyone. They can take unlimited number of these `gifts` (bribes) – as many as they want. The rule is on the internet, you can see it yourself. The rule is part of the Canons of Judicial Conduct. The paragraph that states the rule is very convoluted. In simplified language it states that a judge can accept: `Any other gift, loan, bequest, or other thing of value not exceeding $150, if the source of person is not a party or other person who, directly or indirectly, has come or is likely to come before the judge, or whose interests have come or are likely to come before the judge.` The rule allows a lawyer or person to appear before a judge even if a partner or associate gives the judge $150 gifts (bribes). Thus, law firms commonly designate a `DE` (designated entertainer) to give judge gifts up to $150 in value. DEs do not appear in court. To see the rule, go to a search engine like Google and enter <Minnesota Canons Judicial Conduct> Scroll to 3 (D) (5) (h) to see the language quoted above. A judge must report the gift only if it is more than $150 in amount or value. `That is scandalous` former Governor Quie said when he learned that judges can take up to $150 gifts from lawyers, special interests, and others. It is more than that – it is outrageous. Judges know they can take $150 `gifts` – as many as they want – and keep it a secret. They are well aware of their rules of judicial conduct. Many judges accept these secret gifts. If they do not, the rule would obviously be unnecessary and could be eliminated. Legislators, legislative employees and employees of the executive (governor`s) branch of state government cannot accept `gifts` (bribes) in any amount over $5. This is because a code of ethics exists for the legislative and executive branches of state of government. There should be such a code for the judicial branch of government but there is not. The legislator should outlaw `gifts` by anyone to judges except from members of their immediate family as other states have done. Judges should be required to publicly disclose all gifts received from anyone other than their immediate family. `Gifts` to judges promote judicial corruption and undermine justice. How many judges do you think take more than $150? More than $100,000?
LETS START HERE!
Dakota County Judge David Knutson issued an order on September 7, 2012 that denies the mother of five children any contact with her children. He ordered mother to vacate her home of 15 years on the same day as the court order. Mother was able to take only a suitcase of her clothes. She was forced to leave her home and all of her possessions which she has never been able to recover. She was denied any due process. She was told she would be arrested and jailed if she refused to follow Judge Knutson’s orders.
She now is homeless, has no vehicle, no bank accounts, no credit cards, and no assets other than her clothing. She has only her job as an airline flight attendant which she has held for approx 27 years while taking leaves to care for her children. As a professional flight attendant, she is routinely tested for alcohol and substance abuse. All her independent psychological evaluations are completely normal. Her wages are garnished 25% for payment of past marital taxes even though mother has been left destitute with prior use of MN Care Insurance and food stamps after the divorce. Her ex-husband’s income is in excess of $200,000 per month and he retains all of the marital property. There was no hearing or any finding that she ever hurt or abused any of her five children in any way. The five children, ages 10, 11, 13, 14, and 16, were ordered to live in the custody of two aunts. The four youngest children have lived with their maternal aunt for almost six months without support from anyone. The children have not had or been allowed any contact with their mother except for one three-hour heavily supervised visit in late December, 2012. They have not had any contact with their father who has physically and sexually abused them and who hate him. In court on February 26, 2013, this aunt said she no longer is willing to provide for the children. The oldest child, a boy 16 years old, now lives in the former home of his mother with his father, who we believe a car and other expensive gifts in an attempt to buy the boy’s loyalty. The four youngest children no longer have a relationship with their oldest brother.
Why did all of this happen? In late August, 2012, Judge Knutson appointed an “expert” to make a recommendation on the parenting of the children. This expert, Dr. Paul Reitman, met with four of the children for about thirty minutes. He conducted no other evaluations, tests, or analysis. Yet, on the basis of this meeting, he issued his report that the problem was caused by the Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS), a condition of the mother. Parental Alienation has been rejected by the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Medical Association. They believe it to be unsubstantiated. In fact, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCI) has published guidelines stating that “The theory positing the existence of ‘PAS’ has been discredited by the scientific community.”
Nevertheless, Judge Knutson appointed another expert, Dr. James Gilbertson, to attempt to re-unify the children with their abusive father. He said he would “reprogram” the children to like their father—he saw them 3 times in 6 months. This failed leading to the February 26, 2013 hearing. At this hearing, Dr. Gilbertson arranged for the children to appear before Judge Knutson in a conference room. Judge Knutson listened to the children’s short statements and told them he was going to issue orders that they had to follow. The transcript of this meeting has been ordered. The mother has requested information from Gilbertson and Reitman such as appointment dates, payment history, and other documents, but these have been denied by the practitioners saying they are protected by the judge and do not need to follow the guidelines of their respective professional organizations. Judge Knutson has not allowed the opinions of any other professionals to be heard.
The four youngest children will now be homeless. They begged to be with their mother. Their lives have been seriously disrupted. The Guardian ad Litem (GAL), Julie Friedrich, initially agreed that they belonged with their mother. Her story has now changed. She told the children that everything had been given to their father, and that their mother was homeless and without a vehicle. (The children reported this information to their mother at the late December 2012 meeting.) Ms. Friedrich also informed the children that their mother was in a mental institution, in jail, had moved to Philadelphia, PA, had been fired from her job, and that mother’s whereabouts were unknown. Julie also told the children that their mother didn’t want them and that she was gone. She informed Dr. Gilbertson that no further contact between mother and children should take place. Mother has not been allowed to schedule any further visits with her children despite numerous attempts.
The youngest child, 10 years old, has a significant medical condition that since his birth has been attended to solely by his mother. His complex medical issues include dealing with numerous doctors, surgeries, and providing day to day care and attention. Over the last 10 years mother has been the sole provider of his care along with his pediatrician, Dr. Tim Anderson, who in a letter and in a conversation with Guardian ad Litem Julie Friedrich, stated that his mother has been the sole provider of his medical care and in the best interest of the child he should be with his mother due to her history of care and knowledge of all factors relating to him. He is placed at risk without her care.
Mother was the beneficiary of a life insurance purchased by her father, now deceased, that provided $1.3 million for mother’s use. This total amount was exhausted in the spring of 2012 when mother was ordered by Judge Knutson to pay substantial amounts for attorney’s fees and debts that became hers as a result of the original judgment and decree. She is now Pro Se, unable to afford her own attorney. When David Rucki failed to pay the court ordered child support, the state pulled his driver’s license. Judge Knutson wrote an order to child support and the state noting that David’s license was not to be revoked now or in the future. This ruling breaks state and federal law. His passport also was removed according to state and federal law due to child support arrears, yet Judge Knutson is attempting to over-rule federal law by reinstating his passport in defiance of the Dakota County District Attorney’s affidavit telling the judge that he cannot do this as he has no authority to over-rule the US Department of State. This is clearly our of Judge Knutson’s jurisdiction, yet he has scheduled a hearing on the matter.
Judge Knutson refused to order the normal parental arrangement where one parent has primary custody and the other parent visitation. He refused to follow Minnesota laws on parenting. He refused to give mother any due process or to follow court rules of procedure. There is no penalty or consequence to him because of his violation of law and other abuses. He is not accountable to anyone. Judge Knutson is actually a member of the Board of Judicial Standards where complaints against judges are sent! He has refused to remove himself from the case, denied a change of venue, and no action has been taken against him for the clear violations he has enforced. A letter of complaint about Judge Knutson’s actions to the Board of Judicial Standards from concerned citizens in the Burnsville, Lakeville, and Eagan area had no effect whatsoever. Clearly, this needs to be changed. There needs to be legislative oversight of the judiciary.
“I think it’s fairly obvious that Dakota County wants to control the narrative in this case. The only reason we were falsely convicted is that our evidence was illegally withheld and suppressed in our criminal trials. Dakota County and the appellate courts have refused to acknowledge this fact and continue to spin the narrative in their favor. They also have the advantage of the complicit mainstream media...“ ~ Dede Evavold
(Saved from the Former Red Herring Alert blog)
First Amendment Arrest
Posted on April 1, 2018 by Dede Evavold
Last week, a warrant was issued and I was falsely arrested and imprisoned for 4 days. My crime? Blogging on this very site. I challenge readers to find another person that has actually had a warrant and been arrested at their home for blog posts.
I was also arrested on a Sunday and according to MN Rule 3.03 Execution or Service of Warrant or Summons: A warrant is executed by the defendant’s arrest. If the offense charged is a misdemeanor, the defendant must not be arrested on Sunday or, on any other day of the week, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. except, when exigent circumstances exist, by direction of the judge, stated on the warrant.
What are exigent circumstances? Circumstances which require the need to engage in a search or seizure immediately due to an emergency situation where life and/or safety is at risk. Apparently this met the requirements.
Backstory:I was ordered to remove public documents and posts that were authored by myself and other writers on Red Herring Alert due to a harassment restraining order filed against me in July of 2017.
I complied with the unconstitutional purge conditions, and then received an affidavit of noncompliance with approximately 50 more posts to be removed. The deadline was 9:00 am on March 9th and at 9:09 am, I received the email with the unsigned Affidavit and Request for Arrest Warrant. This was signed by a Judge on March 14th. I filed my own Affidavit of Compliance and Motion to Vacate the Constructive Civil Contempt on March 17th.
Excerpt Below
Respondent has complied with the purge conditions contained in the Court’s March 1, 2018 Order as well as the March 14th Affidavit of Non-Compliance, even though the validity of the original order has not been determined and the contempt was approved without specific findings of fact.
The civil contempt no longer continues as Respondent has cleared the contempt to avoid the sanctions imposed by the court. Please vacate the arrest warrant as well as attorney fee sanctions imposed due to full compliance.”
2017 Minnesota Statutes
CHAPTER 588. CONTEMPTS OF COURT
588.12 IMPRISONMENT UNTIL PERFORMANCE.
When the contempt consists in the omission to perform an act which is yet in the power of the person to perform, the person may be imprisoned until the person performs it, and in such case the act shall be specified in the warrant of commitment.
I was arrested on March 18th and did not have a hearing on the matter until Wednesday, March 21st. I have had to remove 200+ posts from Red Herring Alert including other writers work without due process and a compelling government interest.
“If you even possibly imagine how bad being locked down for 23 hours a day in a cell with a woman who just killed somebody could be, transport was a thousand times worse...” Sandra Grazzini-Rucki
A recent interview of Sandra Grazzini-Rucki on F.A.C.E. U.S. describes her torturous journey on prison transport that involved nearly a month of being shackled hand to foot, and placed in a dog cage, as she was driven in a jagged route from Florida to Minnesota from October-November 2015 after a sealed warrant was issued for her rest. At the time of transport, Sandra had no prior criminal history, and was not convicted of any crime.
Sandra Grazzini-Rucki with Domestic Violence Ribbon (Source: Online)
Prison transport is often referred to as “diesel therapy”, nicknamed for the exhaust fumes that permeate transport vans. Diesel
therapy is notorious for its extreme and degrading treatment of
prisoners where neglect as well as physical and mental abuse is common. Trips can last weeks and months at a time; in which prisoners at held at the mercy of their captors.
In
the United States, tens of thousands of suspects and fugitives, many
who have not been convicted of a crime (like Sandra at the time of this
transport) are transferred from jails and prisons into the care of
private companies that handle transport, and operate with almost no
oversight or accountability. Transport companies are usually paid per
mile, and guards are generally paid only for their time on the road, so
they have an incentive to pack vans tightly and take as little breaks as
possible. Numerous investigations into the prison transport
industry have revealed rampant abuse and neglect of prisoners, and in
some cases prisoners actually die from the inhumane conditions, abuse or
vehicle crashes/accidents. On
prison transport trips, violent and repeat felons are often transported
alongside suspects (and may be chained together). Even something as
simple as a child support warrant could land you into diesel therapy,
shackled next to a child predator or drug lord. The lack of
security on prison transport is also a concern – in some cases prisoners
have escaped from transport, or have attacked guards or other
prisoners. Sexual assault of female prisoners is also routinely reported
on transport – with perpetrators identified as guards, drivers or even
other male prisoners. Once inside the prison system, there is little or
no recourse for prisoners to file grievances, and they risk retaliation
for raising concerns.
At
an emotional moment in the show, Sandra’s distress can audibly be heard
as she struggles to put into words the abuse she suffered in jail and
transport, “About after about 6 days of what was
going on.. I don’t know if people really want to know what goes on,
because you don’t know what goes on in jails, but people know
that people that aren’t really that type of people and they take full
advantage of it..and if they feel they got somebody in there that may be
proper they will do whatever they can to make it worse for them… And
that’s what they did to me. They took advantage of the fact that …
whatever..” Sandra is not able to talk further… perhaps she is afraid to say anymore.
From American Mom to Fighting for Survival
How
Sandra went from former beauty queen and mother to being criminally
charged for her efforts to protect her children from abuse is a journey
that has transported her from “a basic American mom” to a woman who is now fighting for her survival.
In
her former life Sandra lived in Lakeville, a rural suburb in Minnesota,
where she was a stay-at-home mother of 5 children. She also worked as a
flight attendant. Sandra is a former beauty queen who is known not just
for being attractive but having a beautiful heart as well. She actively
volunteered in her community, opened her doors to the neighborhood
children to stop by and devoted her life to the care of her 5 children.
Sandra has said it was her dream to be a wife and mother, and that“my children were my world”.
However, she did not anticipate that her husband would be an abusive
monster with a lengthy criminal history, who would also physically and
mentally abuse the children she so loves.
So
how did Sandra become destitute, homeless, and now, a 6 time felon who
is permanently banned from seeing her children for the rest of their
lives? The answer will shock you: she sought a divorce. David
Rucki, ex-husband, is a wealthy, well-connected abuser, who has
continued to batter Sandra through the family court and legal system. The
Grazzini-Rucki family court and criminal case has been overwhelmed with
corruption, abuse of judicial power and laws that are routinely
broken…the victims in this are the 5 Rucki children who continued to be
trapped in an abusive home, and Sandra, whose life remains endangered by
the court system that should have protected her and the children. Sealed Warrant Used to Ambush Sandra Grazzini-Rucki Now,
shocking new details emerge about the initial arrest of Sandra
Grazzini-Rucki and the inhumane treatment she received during transport.
Some background needed to understand this story – A
nationwide warrant for Sandra’s arrest was submitted by Dakota County
Prosecuting Attorney Kathryn M. Keena and not only approved but put
under a seal on August 12, 2015.Sandra was charged with 3 counts of felony deprivation of parental rights, a seal means the warrant was kept secret. The seal was to last until Sandra is arrested, and returned to Minnesota.
A sealed warrant also means that Sandra was not notified that a warrant
was issued against her – and given absolutely no chance to voluntarily
turn herself in.
Assistant Dakota County Attorney, Kathryn Keena
Despite
the seal, information regarding the warrant was leaked to a local
reporter from an unknown source. Whoever leaked the warrant committed an
illegal act, though the reporter did nothing illegal by receiving or
publishing the information.Sandra was not living in Minnesota at the
time of the warrant, and is not aware of the news reports. Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie claims the leak was just a “glitch”. Dakota County’s mishanding of Sandra’s arrest warrant is NOT just a “glitch” – it is a serious error that has violated Sandra’s due process rights and resulted in egregious harm being inflicted upon her.
Since
the warrant was leaked into the press, there was no legitimate reason
for it to remain sealed. But that is not what happened in Dakota County –
after the warrant is leaked, it is then re-sealed, making it impossible
for Sandra, or her attorney, to be notified of its existence. Providing
Sandra with a notice to appear in court would have been appropriate in
this case, and easier than what happened next. Instead, Dakota County
relentlessly pursued Sandra.
Sandra was apprehended by U.S. Marshalls, in
Florida on October 18, 2015. She was temporarily held in jail then
transported across the country to be brought back to Minnesota to answer
to criminal charges.
