I not a lawyer, but I think the mail fraud is that charge.
So an employer doesn’t have the right to know if they are hiring someone with a record of stealing?
A woman doesn’t have the right to know if she is dating someone with a history of domestic violence or sexual assault?
A parent doesn’t have the right to know if pedaphile moves into their neighborhood?
It’s just another example of how the easy access to “public records” has unintended consequences and it is going to be getting more visibility as “the right to be forgotten” movement gains steam. Newspapers are struggling with how long to leave articles in their archives, here is a Radiolab podcast on it:
https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/radiolab-right-be-forgotten
It’s a tough question but no one but you thinks the answer is no visibility to criminal records.
IANAL either, but I’m not sure you’re right. I don’t know really. Maybe one of these attorney posters will come along and sort this out.
Not a lawyer but guessing mail fraud was better to plead guilty to than tax evasion? I believe a lot of plea deals involve negotiating the actual charge.
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Why not both, though? They had her dead to rights on pretty much everything.
I never argued there should be no such thing as a formal criminal record check. Every nation has that. Just that the records shouldn’t be open to anyone on the internet.
Anyone this isn’t something I care deeply about so not going to keep the discussion going.
Because they made a plea deal with her.
That may be. Seems weird to make a deal with someone when you’re holding all the cards, though.
This still doesn’t answer my real question: Does it mean that she would have been untouchable (for fraud) if she just paid her bribes in person and in cash? I suppose if she did that, she likely wouldn’t claim the tax deduction, so she would avoid that problem as well.
LOL
Of course you aren’t going to “discuss” this, your position has no room for “discussion.”
My position is the law in all of Canada.
So people who attend hearings are prohibited from keeping records of the hearing and restating what they saw?
In fact with some quick googling I can’t find another country where criminal records are easily accessible online. I looked at France, Britain, Denmark.
In Australia you can only access your own criminal record, although prospective employers may demand a check certificate under some circumstances - for example, if the job involves working with children. It is illegal to attempt to access another person’s criminal record. However, court records are public and there’s at least one site that aggregates them into a database. In most jurisdictions the records give a full name and a general category of what the appearance was for (e.g. plea hearing, trial, etc). Some states also provide the address of the person. Most states don’t include information about the offence but a couple - mine included - do.
FYI. Check out a podcast called Gangster Capitalism. It’s 6 parts about the scandal. It was very good.
https://twitter.com/irin/status/1172517594189959170
Blasey Ford’s dad went to Kavanaugh’s dad and supported Brett.
These old people sure are great.
He must like beer too
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