Henrico CA Shannon Taylor received money to interfere in international drug fugitives extradition, claims Henrico prosecutor
A Henrico county prosecutor has claimed that Commonwealth Attorney Shannon Taylor took payments through her campaign contributions in order to prevent an extradition of a international drug fugitive, who had thirteen grand jury indictments for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and allegedly was the hub of a 600 kilo cocaine syndicate in the Richmond area.
The Henrico prosecutor, wanting to stay anonymous, sent the evidence to Richmond FBI and has claimed that the international drug fugitives case has links to a well known local real estate attorney, who was close friends with the fugitive and his family and a co-conspirator who pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine, who also gave payments to Shannon Taylor.
The evidence also claims that Henrico County Circuit Court Judges had also been involved in the obstruction of justice with the international fugitive's case and that the fugitive had been protected since before the 1998-1999 indictments were issued, even being told by the original Commonwealth Attorney Howard T. Vick, "to leave for Greece and never come back".
Former Henrico county Commonwealth Attorney Howard T. Vick had stated in a Richmond Times Dispatch article that "This close circle of associates consisted of local attorneys, businessmen and a physician who bought and used cocaine."
Ironically, Howard Vick continued to publicly state that the fugitive would be returned from Greece to stand trial in Virginia but never filed an extradition request to Greece or even attempted to have the fugitives passport cancelled.
Howard T. Vick, at the time of the indictments was in negotiation for a partners position with the fugitive's family law firm, McGuire, Woods & Battle. Howard Vick resigned as Henrico Commonwealth Attorney in 2001 and immediately left for McGuire, Woods & Battle.
The evidence also claims that Henrico County Circuit Court Judges had also been involved in the obstruction of justice with the international fugitive's case and that the fugitive had been protected since before the 1998-1999 indictments were issued, even being told by the original Commonwealth Attorney Howard T. Vick, "to leave for Greece and never come back".
Former Henrico county Commonwealth Attorney Howard T. Vick had stated in a Richmond Times Dispatch article that "This close circle of associates consisted of local attorneys, businessmen and a physician who bought and used cocaine."
Ironically, Howard Vick continued to publicly state that the fugitive would be returned from Greece to stand trial in Virginia but never filed an extradition request to Greece or even attempted to have the fugitives passport cancelled.
Howard T. Vick, at the time of the indictments was in negotiation for a partners position with the fugitive's family law firm, McGuire, Woods & Battle. Howard Vick resigned as Henrico Commonwealth Attorney in 2001 and immediately left for McGuire, Woods & Battle.
The alleged bribes were paid to Shannon Taylor's campaign over a span of seven years, started with the first involvement involving Shannon Taylor into the international fugitives case.
The alleged drug fugitive is listed in Henrico Court records as Nickolas G. Spanos, whose case has been passed down from three generations of Henrico Commonwealth Attorneys, and is still active in the Henrico Circuit court for over 21 years.
The alleged monies were paid by Victor A. Shaheen, local real estate attorney and Edmond T. Deeb, a food salesman.
Edmond T. Deeb plead guilty to distribution of cocaine in 1999.
Local sources state that Nickolas Spanos, Victor Shaheen and Edmond Deeb were all close friends for many decades, Victor Shaheen represented the Spanos family in various real estate matters and other cases. The three were socially connected in various activities.
The alleged bribes are listed on Shannon Taylor's campaign disclosure, https://www.vpap.org/candidates/77899/top_donors/
The payments are listed as:
Victor A. Shaheen - $12,000 total
$1,000 7/13/2012
$1,000 3/22/2013
$5,000 8/2/2015
$5,000 9/5/2018
Edmond T. Deeb - $500 total
$500 3/24/2014
The September 05, 2018 $5,000 contribution coincidentally is on the same day as the fugitive's birthday.
All but one of the contributions are given in non-election years, Shannon Taylor campaigned in 2011 and 2015.
Victor A. Shaheen's contributions are the 2nd highest campaign contributor, the Democratic party of Virginia being first. It also shows that Shaheen's contributions were 14% of the total legal community contribution.
Victor A. Shaheen is not listed as a standing member of the Democratic party or has been active in politics, Shaheen specialises in real estate law. Victor Shaheen has been practising law for over 30 years.
The irregular high amounts of the campaign donations by Victor Shaheen had surpassed 20-30 times a "normal campaign contribution" by large law firms.
https://www.vpap.org/candidates/77899/donors_per_industry/140?start_year=all&end_year=all&contrib_type=all
The prosecutor added that "no one gives that large of a campaign contribution unless you are buying favours, even Shannon Taylor only contributed $7000 to her own campaign"
The criminal complaint states that the fugitive was arrested in the Philippines in October 18, 2012 but Shannon Taylor refused to cooperate with Philippine DOJ authorities to have the fugitive extradited.
The Philippines DOJ had made several requests to Shannon Taylor to send extradition documents, so that the fugitive would be extradited to Virginia to face the thirteen grand jury indictments for conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
Despite Shannon Taylor having the grand jury indictments unsealed on November 02, 2012, Shannon Taylor never filed a formal extradition request and ignored Manilla U.S. Embassy FBI requests demanding that she move forward with an extradition or the fugitive would be deported back to his safe haven of Greece.
Since Shannon Taylor never sent extradition documents and would not cooperate with the Philippines DOJ officials, having no choice, Philippine officials deported Spanos back to Greece. Spanos has dual nationality of American and Greek.
The Henrico prosecutor declared that Nickolas Spanos had offered to turn himself in to Shannon Taylor numerous times, communicated through U.S. Embassy FBI officials in Athens, Greece and through the Richmond U.S. Attorneys office, but Shannon Taylor refused to transport Spanos back to Virginia.
The Henrico prosecutor stated that a Henrico county police detective Stuart Von Canon, who is on the FBI cyber task force tipped off Shannon Taylor that the FBI was actively investigating her about complaints submitted by Nickolas Spanos and Rhetta Daniel
Shannon Taylor then began spending hundred of hours of the Henrico commonwealth staff time, initiating a frivolous investigation of obstruction of justice, which is a misdemeanor, against Spanos and his ex-attorney Rhetta Daniels, who were cooperating with FBI officials in investigating corruption involving Shannon Taylor.
Shannon Taylor was attempting to obtain the emails in order to gain knowledge of the information given to the FBI by Spanos and Daniels.
The obstruction of justice investigation was sealed by Judge Gary Hicks and warrants went to Google llc. and AOL llc. in order to obtain the emails of Spanos and Rhetta Danial without their knowledge. Defensive motions were filed in Henrico Circuit court to block the orders. in which Google llc. and AOL llc. rejected the warrants to provide the privileges emails of Spanos and Daniels.
The prosecutor said that "a criminal syndicate operates in the Henrico county Court system, political favours and monies are exchanged between attorneys, the commonwealth attorneys office, Henrico police department and judges, it is a good old boy network that equals a mafia."
The alleged drug fugitive is listed in Henrico Court records as Nickolas G. Spanos, whose case has been passed down from three generations of Henrico Commonwealth Attorneys, and is still active in the Henrico Circuit court for over 21 years.
The alleged monies were paid by Victor A. Shaheen, local real estate attorney and Edmond T. Deeb, a food salesman.
Edmond T. Deeb plead guilty to distribution of cocaine in 1999.
Local sources state that Nickolas Spanos, Victor Shaheen and Edmond Deeb were all close friends for many decades, Victor Shaheen represented the Spanos family in various real estate matters and other cases. The three were socially connected in various activities.
The alleged bribes are listed on Shannon Taylor's campaign disclosure, https://www.vpap.org/candidates/77899/top_donors/
The payments are listed as:
Victor A. Shaheen - $12,000 total
$1,000 7/13/2012
$1,000 3/22/2013
$5,000 8/2/2015
$5,000 9/5/2018
Edmond T. Deeb - $500 total
$500 3/24/2014
The September 05, 2018 $5,000 contribution coincidentally is on the same day as the fugitive's birthday.
All but one of the contributions are given in non-election years, Shannon Taylor campaigned in 2011 and 2015.
Victor A. Shaheen's contributions are the 2nd highest campaign contributor, the Democratic party of Virginia being first. It also shows that Shaheen's contributions were 14% of the total legal community contribution.
Victor A. Shaheen is not listed as a standing member of the Democratic party or has been active in politics, Shaheen specialises in real estate law. Victor Shaheen has been practising law for over 30 years.
The irregular high amounts of the campaign donations by Victor Shaheen had surpassed 20-30 times a "normal campaign contribution" by large law firms.
https://www.vpap.org/candidates/77899/donors_per_industry/140?start_year=all&end_year=all&contrib_type=all
The prosecutor added that "no one gives that large of a campaign contribution unless you are buying favours, even Shannon Taylor only contributed $7000 to her own campaign"
The Philippines DOJ had made several requests to Shannon Taylor to send extradition documents, so that the fugitive would be extradited to Virginia to face the thirteen grand jury indictments for conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
Despite Shannon Taylor having the grand jury indictments unsealed on November 02, 2012, Shannon Taylor never filed a formal extradition request and ignored Manilla U.S. Embassy FBI requests demanding that she move forward with an extradition or the fugitive would be deported back to his safe haven of Greece.
Since Shannon Taylor never sent extradition documents and would not cooperate with the Philippines DOJ officials, having no choice, Philippine officials deported Spanos back to Greece. Spanos has dual nationality of American and Greek.
The Henrico prosecutor declared that Nickolas Spanos had offered to turn himself in to Shannon Taylor numerous times, communicated through U.S. Embassy FBI officials in Athens, Greece and through the Richmond U.S. Attorneys office, but Shannon Taylor refused to transport Spanos back to Virginia.
The Henrico prosecutor stated that a Henrico county police detective Stuart Von Canon, who is on the FBI cyber task force tipped off Shannon Taylor that the FBI was actively investigating her about complaints submitted by Nickolas Spanos and Rhetta Daniel
Shannon Taylor then began spending hundred of hours of the Henrico commonwealth staff time, initiating a frivolous investigation of obstruction of justice, which is a misdemeanor, against Spanos and his ex-attorney Rhetta Daniels, who were cooperating with FBI officials in investigating corruption involving Shannon Taylor.
Shannon Taylor was attempting to obtain the emails in order to gain knowledge of the information given to the FBI by Spanos and Daniels.
The obstruction of justice investigation was sealed by Judge Gary Hicks and warrants went to Google llc. and AOL llc. in order to obtain the emails of Spanos and Rhetta Danial without their knowledge. Defensive motions were filed in Henrico Circuit court to block the orders. in which Google llc. and AOL llc. rejected the warrants to provide the privileges emails of Spanos and Daniels.
The prosecutor said that "a criminal syndicate operates in the Henrico county Court system, political favours and monies are exchanged between attorneys, the commonwealth attorneys office, Henrico police department and judges, it is a good old boy network that equals a mafia."
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