Federal Government Will Not Further Prosecute Former Pilot President Mark Hazelwood, 2 Co-Defendants chattanoogan.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chattanoogan.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Victor Omondi Mark Hazelwood, the former president of Pilot Corporation, is unsettled about the presiding judge in the fraud case against him. He wants him recused because he believes the judge has a formed opinion against him after hearing him utter racial insults in a recording. According to court documents filed on May 14, […]
The former president of Pilot Co., the largest fuel retailer in the nation, is seeking to have the Black judge presiding over the fraud case against him recused.
Mark Hazelwood claimed in court documents filed on May 14 that U.S. District Judge Curtis Collier showed bias against him at the initial trial after hearing a recording of him making racist remarks. Hazelwood and his attorneys have filed a motion asking Collier to recuse himself and not oversee the second trial, The Knoxville News Sentinel reported.
“I deserve to have a judge who has not already judged me, clearly believing I am a ‘typical’ white-collar defendant and a racist one at that,” Hazelwood wrote. “I deserve a judge who will protect my rights.”
Ex-Pilot president wants Black judge replaced for 2nd onenewspage.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from onenewspage.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.