MOTION TO QUASH LLC BLACKLIST

Jefferson Parish Elected Officials and Attorneys Who Have Incurred Suspicion

By Tracie Burke| Motion to Quash, LLC| 7/21/2019| 11:10 AM

A comprehensive list of Attorneys who clearly can’t win a case unless the courtroom fix is in, the MOTION TO QUASH LLC BLACKLIST includes Jefferson Parish elected officials and attorneys whose campaign finance contributions signifies impropriety and creates bias. The omission of a name could mean the individual or group is under review by the Louisiana Ethics Committee, or some other jurisdiction where the information is confidential pending a hearing on the matter. MTQ examiners review each case individually and requests for charges are consistently turning up hearings and indictments. 

A campaign contribution becomes a bribe when the quid pro quo is shown. Jefferson Parish elected officials are benefiting from the confusion of campaign finance laws by steering contracts and legal work to election campaign donors, and by violating a number of judicial and lawyer codes.

Merely receiving a campaign contribution from someone who benefits from the elected official actions is not enough the Supreme Court said in a 1991 decision overturning the extortion conviction of a West Virginia legislator. Prosecutors must prove a donation caused an elected official to pull levers of government power in ways he would not otherwise. 

Other courts have held a payment doesn’t need to be tied to a specific official for a jury to find quid pro quo, “so long as the defendant understood that he was to take official action whenever an opportunity was presented to him.” It’s a matter of explaining it properly.

MOTION TO QUASH LLC BLACKLIST spreadsheets are sufficient to conclude the benefits theory because it proves there was an understanding between the elected officials and the contributors that contributions would lead to work or a favorable outcome of a case.  

Many Jefferson Parish elected officials did escape the Blacklist but that requires another article for those deserving of praise. Called the MOTION TO QUASH LLC WHITELIST, it’s the reverse of blacklisting. 

Check back in August for updates to the MOTION TO QUASH LLC BLACKLIST. 

Tracie Burke is Louisiana author of Motion to Quash. Her work focuses on providing information, education, and justice for women survivors of domestic violence. She can be reached at tracie@motiontoquash.org Motion to Quash LLC promotes legislation that supports the American Anti-Corruption Act. Please Support journalism in the public interest by contributing today. Motion to Quash ISSN 2644-1594 is the copyrighted property of Motion to Quash LLC 2019 Click here to donate.