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Feb 03, 2021 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Top Stories
Justice Jamie R. Grosshans
Samwise Gamgee from “Lord of the Rings” is a pretty good example of the leadership and professionalism qualities than should be emulated in the real world, including the legal system.
Supreme Court Justice Jamie Grosshans cited the hobbit when asked what literary character would best demonstrate professionalism and leadership, the themes of this year’s Supreme Court Historical Society’s Supreme Evening.
Part of the January 28 virtual program had Grosshans and fellow Justice John Couriel, both of whom joined the court last year, interviewed by society Trustee Fred Karlinsky so society members would get to better know the newest justices.
Trump Commutes Sentence of Democrat Megadonor Dr. Salomon Melgen
20 Jan 2021
Former President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Democrat megadonor Dr. Salomon Melgen as part of more than 100 grants of clemency announced in the final hours of his administration early Wednesday morning.
Melgen was convicted on 67 felony counts of Medicare fraud in April 2017, and was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison in February 2018.
In a separate case, Melgen and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) were indicted together on charges of public corruption in April 2015. That case ended in a mistrial in November 2018, and in January 2019 the Department of Justice dismissed all charges against both men.
From the moment federal prosecutors were handed the Jeffrey Epstein case, they didn’t trust Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer.
But even though federal prosecutors believed Krischer had “intentionally torpedoed” the case, they took the rare and misguided step of putting him in the driver’s seat.
Instead of vigorously pursuing the politically connected financier on charges that he sexually assaulted dozens of teens at his Palm Beach mansion, Krischer joined hands with Epstein’s defense team and undermined federal prosecutors’ efforts.
The conclusions, detailed in a 300-page report of an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department, paint a damning picture of both Krischer’s duplicity and federal prosecutors’ naivete.