Part 2. Henrico County tax payers will pay legal bill of Commonwealth Attorneys named in Ethics Complaint

                                Part 2. 

Henrico Tax Payers will pay the Legal Bill of  Commonwealth Attorney's Unethical Conduct

Part 1 of our series focused on the origins of a "white nationalism" justice system that protected white affluent professionals in the Richmond area from investigation and being prosecuted for distribution of cocaine. See Henrico County Circuit court officials protected 600-kilo cocaine organization

An Ethics Complaint,  Case No. CL21006572,  filed in Henrico County Circuit Court on October 6, 2021 named 5 Henrico Commonwealth Attorneys as Defendants for unethical conduct which violated the Supreme Court Rules of the Virginia Code of Professional Conduct, as well as Federal and State laws.

The Henrico CA Defendants are listed as Howard C. Vick Jr., Todd Stone, Wade Kizer, Michael Feinmel and Shannon Taylor. 

Shannon Taylor is currently the Commonwealth Attorney and Michael Feinmel is currently the Deputy Commonwealth Attorney.

Motions to appoint attorneys for Todd Stone, Wade Kizer, Michael Feinmel and Shannon Taylor were filed and orders were granted for attorneys of their choosing to represent the Commonwealth Attorneys, which will be paid by Henrico County. See court orders for counsel paid by Henrico

The attorney fees to represent the 4 Commonwealth Attorney's could cost Henrico County tax payers well over $100,000.

Howard C. Vick Jr. will be represented  by McGuireWoods law firm, as they will also represent Richard Cullen and James B. Comey, former FBI Director.

            

The last Defendant to be served on November 29, 2021,was George Manoli Loupassi, who was a former Virginia Delegate from 2008 through 2018. Loupassi's alleged unethical conduct occurred in 1999, which he was appointed as special prosecutor in the grand jury hearings held for Nickolas Spanos, who was accused of being the "hub of a 600-kilo cocaine organization that operated in the Richmond area for over 10 years". Loupassi has not answered the allegations against him and its unclear who will represent him.

• Long standing Henrico Circuit Court Judge Lee A. Harris is represented by the Attorney General's office.
• CA Shannon Taylor is represented by Theodore Bremmer.
• Deputy CA Michael Feinmel is represented by William Tunner.
• Wade Kizer is represented by Irving Blank.
• Todd Stone is represented by Keith Barker.

The Defendants are accused of promoting and supporting a "white nationalism doctrine" which established a separate justice system to provide preferential treatment, and special legal protections to white “middle to upper class, affluent businessmen, lawyers and physicians.” 

Three men of color, connected with the 600-kilo cocaine organization, were charged and prosecuted, while up to 40 white professionals were not investigated or charged for the same narcotics offenses.

In promoting this "white nationalism" justice system, the defendants allegedly violated several Federal and State laws, deprived Constitutional rights, violated the Rules of the VCPC and violated Virginia Judicial Canons.

The Ethics Complaint states that some 40 white “middle to upper class, affluent businessmen, lawyers and physicians.” were involved in the buy-sell of narcotics, specifically cocaine. Several of these white affluent professionals were McGuireWoods clients, who upon the first indictment was issued for Nickolas Spanos, allegedly ran to McGuireWoods for protection. See Ethics Complaint

McGuireWoods Partner Richard Cullen allegedly bribed CA Howard Vick to not have Spanos deported or extradited from Greece, as if he was prosecuted, the names of the white affluent professionals, who were McGuireWoods clients, would be revealed at trial.

Despite 12 more indictments being issued for Spanos, CA Howard Vick refused to file an extradition request to Greece to have Spanos extradited.

The Complaint states that in exchange for not deporting or extraditing Spanos from Greece, McGuireWoods Richard Cullen offered CA Vick a golden partnership position with McGuireWoods law firm. CA Howard Vick accepted Richard Cullen's offer and refused to file an extradition request for Spanos from Greece.

In June 1999, CA Howard Vick resigned early from the Henrico CA to join his long term friend Richard Cullen at McGuireWoods law firm, which led to a highly prosperous twenty year career until Howard Vick had to resign for reasons of the ethics violations reported to McGuireWoods management. See article Howard Vick resigns to join McGuireWoods.

Shannon Taylor's leniency towards rapists

Accused Rapist of elderly woman released on $1500 bond agreed by Henrico CA Shannon Taylor

Thomas Kamau Nganga, 44, was charged with rape of a helpless victim after a staff member reported him having sexual contact with a resident at Lexington Rehabilitation and Healthcare back in October, according to Henrico Police.

Court records indicate that Nganga is also charged with § 18.2-48. Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose which is a class 2 felony with punishment up to 40 years in prison.

Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor did not contest to  Judge Gary Hicks granting Nganga a $1500 secured bond, GPS monitoring, house arrest, and to surrender his passport. 

Court documents showed Nganga's victim was a patient in her early 70s.

https://wtvr.com/2019/05/02/ex-henrico-nurse-thomas-kamau-nganga-accused-of-raping-patient-out-of-jail/

The case originally set for trial for August 06, 2019 has been postponed until March 04, 2020. The accused rapist will remain free on the $1500 bond until the trial starts, with only an ankle monitoring device to keep him from raping another victim.

In a recent case, where another rapist was released on a $2500 bond, agreed to by Henrico CA Shannon Taylor, the convicted rapist Thomas Clark, just 7 days after his release, raped and murdered a Richmond woman, VCU administrator Suzanne Fairman in her home. 

https://henricocountycorruption.blogspot.com/2019/10/shannon-taylors-constant-blunders-takes.html

Michael S. Huberman, the chief deputy commonwealth’s attorney in Henrico County had agreed to have an electronic monitoring device removed from Thomas Clark, who had a long criminal record of rape and violence towards women.

It is clear that Henrico CA Shannon Taylor is more concerned with releasing violent criminals on small bonds than she is with protecting the citizens of Henrico County.

Shannon Taylor hidden agenda

Henrico CA Shannon Taylor lack of "family values" yields bad results as Henrico Commonwealth Attorney

The biggest concern amongst family oriented Henrico citizens, seeking justice is, "can it be possible under Shannon Taylor's term"?

Henrico CA Shannon Taylor's eight years as HCCA has proven that the answer to the question is "No".

Shannon Taylor's administration has had the highest number of staff turnovers in the history of the Henrico county Commonwealth Attorneys office. How can the revolving door of prosecutors efficiently represent the citizens of Henrico, when case files are being shuffled from prosecutor to prosecutor?

Shannon Taylor is known for operating her staff with intimidation and fear, which feeds feelings of resentment, stress and low morale, all known causes of low production, mistakes and unconcerned attitude.

In a recent FBI report, crime statistics in Henrico county had ranked in the bottom 25% of American communities. 

"Henrico is not one of the safest communities in America". 

Relative to Virginia, Henrico has a crime rate that is higher than 84% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Lets review Shannon Taylor's detached "family values" casualties.

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The mother of a 4-year-old at the center of a child abuse case said the prosecutor supposedly working to get justice for her son, mishandled the case, the file went from prosecutor to prosecutor.

This was an apparent result of a verbal agreement between the prosecutor with the Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office handling Taaj’s case and the defense attorneys. It was a deal that Whittle said she was never informed of.

“It feels like the prosecution was working more with the defendants than with my child,” 

“It’s unbelievable, that our justice system this time let me down, it let our community down,”

https://www.nbc12.com/2018/09/27/mom-henrico-prosecutor-mishandled-my-childs-case/

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In a highly controversial case involving Henrico county police officers, who illegally entered Gay Ellen Plack's home, breaking down three doors until the HPD officers confronted a scared 57 year old woman, who was in fear and was struggling with bi-polar mental illness. Gay Plack confronted the intruders with an axe, in which the HPD officers fatally shot her four times, some shots were in her back. 'She loved life’: Woman killed in shooting involving Henrico officers

Almost one week passed by before HCCA Shannon Taylor could be reached for comment and when Shannon Taylor finally commented, she pitilessly stated 

“The actions of the officers are in fact clear and while we are not at this moment going to say that a conclusion has been reached, I was confident in their actions".

With no conclusion in an investigation, Taylor is quick to exonerate the HPD officers, who illegally entered the victims home on a "welfare check", broke down three doors and shot her four times, killing her. Shannon Taylor's decision was already made, setting the stage for a political cover up, as not to offend the HPD before her re-election bid in just one month away.

At this writing, one month after the murder of Gay Plack, the two HPD officers involved in the killing have not been identified and the body cam videos have not been released to the public.

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In a case of targeted elder abuse, HCCA Shannon Taylor is maliciously persecuting ex-attorney Rhetta Daniel, who had reported to the FBI about public corruption involving HCCA Shannon Taylor and an international fugitive, in which Shannon Taylor allegedly sabotaged the case against the fugitive and received bribes from the fugitives family.

HCCA Shannon Taylor is a member of the Virginia State Bar's 2018-2019 Standing Committee on Legal Ethics, who brought charges against Rhetta Daniel for being "medically unfit" to practice law, despite every medical report stating that Rhetta Daniel was in excellent condition, both physically and mentally.

http://richmondfreepress.com/news/2019/feb/22/authority-virginia-state-bar-discipline-lawyers-ch/

Upon Shannon Taylor learning about the criminal complaint filed by Rhetta Daniel and the fugitive, Shannon Taylor initiates a secret investigation against Rhetta Daniel and her client. The sealed court motion and order was to have the email accounts of Rhetta Daniel and her client subpoenaed, these email accounts were used to communicate with the FBI about the criminal complaint.

The alleged investigation consumed hundreds of man hours involving the Henrico Commonwealth Attorneys office and the Henrico Police department, for just a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice, which have yet to be filed by Shannon Taylor's office.

The orders were denied by Google and AOL and the investigation has been frozen, as Shannon Taylor could face federal obstruction of justice charges by the FBI.

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Its no wonder that Henrico County's crime rate has soared under Shannon Taylor's term, as she wastes thousands of man hours on pointless investigations.

Shannon Taylor's lack of understanding a family unit, forms an  inability to objectively analyse legal cases and uses fear and intimidation amongst her staff, which the outcome is the highest staff turnover rate in Henrico County's history.

In conclusion, Shannon Taylor best interests are strictly political, selfish personal gains and not for the citizens of Henrico County.

Henrico County Commonwealth attorney under fire

Shannon Taylor's intentional disregard for Constitutional rights sets the tone for murder of woman in her home by HPD

When a Commonwealths attorney consistently violates the U.S. Constitution and the rules of court, it sets a tone for the entire justice system to do the same.

HPD officers illegally entered Gay Ellen Plack's home, breaking down three doors until the HPD officers confronted a scared 57 year old woman, who was in fear and was struggling with bi-polar mental illness. Gay Plack confronted the intruders with an axe, in which the HPD officers fatally shot her four times, some shots were in her back.

When the fourth amendment of the U.S. Constitution is respected, the HPD officers would have waited for a warrant and Gay Plack's doctor to enter the home, the outcome would have been far different. No one will never know, as to why Gay Plack was hiding in her bathroom but neighbours and relatives state that she was afraid of the police, for fear of being taken away.

When HPD officers arrived at Gay Plack's home for a "welfare check", there were no signs of forced entry in her home, no signs of a crime being committed or any answer from Gay Plack. The right decision would have been to make the report and leave, as other HPD officers had done in the past.

Gay Plack had never committed an act of violence nor did she have violent tendencies, "kind and gentle" were the description given by neighbours, friends and family members. Gay Plack's only crime was the need to be left alone, not answer her phone or doorbell. 

Plack was an artist who had formerly worked as a nurse in a cardiac care unit and as an instructional assistant at Ridge Elementary School in Henrico.
https://www.richmond.com/news/local/crime/bodycam-footage-of-fatal-shooting-shows-both-henrico-officers-fired/article_9aa05c77-822e-5698-955a-b56a82121ded.html

Henrico CA Shannon Taylor is no stranger to violating the Constitutional rights of citizens, her history of disregarding the foundation of a fair and equal justice system goes as far back as when she was a lawyer in private practice.

In 2011, a Richmond jury found Don Farmer guilty in the beating death of a grandmother and the rape of her 18-year-old granddaughter after DNA tied him to the brutal attack that occurred Oct. 4, 1987, in South Richmond. Farmer was also convicted of robbery and burglary, and sentenced to 125 years for the four crimes.

The claim said his original trial attorney, Shannon L. Taylor, “was constitutionally deficient” because she failed to inform Farmer of a plea offer that would have reduced his sentence to less than a quarter of the prison time.The claim said his original trial attorney, Shannon L. Taylor, “was constitutionally deficient” because she failed to inform Farmer of a plea offer that would have reduced his sentence to less than a quarter of the prison time.

Shannon Taylor admitted in her testimony "Look, I screwed up".
While under the law that might not have been appropriate, the humanity aspect of it, I thought it was the right thing to do.”

Farmer now alleges his imprisonment is unlawful, according to a civil lawsuit filed by his new attorneys.
https://www.richmond.com/news/local/crime/two-top-richmond-area-prosecutors-butt-heads-over--year/article_1f84a3de-aaf9-547e-ba89-1e654229a208.html

In a more recent pending case involving an international fugitive, who was allegedly the "hub of a 600 kilo cocaine distribution organisation in Richmond". 

Henrico CA Shannon Taylor is under investigation by the FBI for allegedly taking bribes, funnelled through campaign contributions, in order to not to extradite the fugitive and deny his transportation back to Virginia. Despite the seriousness of thirteen grand jury indictments for allegedly distributing cocaine, Shannon Taylor continues to violate the fugitive's right of due process, as if she is intentionally sabotaging the Commonwealth's case.
https://virginiastatebarcorruption.blogspot.com/2019/04/henrico-county-commonwealth-attorney.html?showComment=1568689117867#c7252859661686496756 

A former Richmond mayoral candidate Joseph D. Morrissey has filed a lawsuit alleging that two Richmond defense attorneys, the Henrico County’s commonwealth’s attorney Shannon Taylor and the Richmond Times-Dispatch conspired to “completely and utterly destroy” his bid in last year’s election.

The pending lawsuit could cost Henrico County tax payers up to $10,000,000 in damages. 

https://www.richmond.com/news/local/joe-morrissey-suit-says-prominent-defense-attorneys-henrico-s-top/article_415dc035-69bd-590e-a77e-72610963d55d.html

Ironically enough, Shannon Taylor sits on the Virginia State Bar ethics counsel and decides the fate of erring attorneys. Numerous complaints against Shannon Taylor had been filed with the Virginia State Bar but they are always buried.