Part 3. Henrico Police Chief Eric English exclusive interview about 27 Day delayed arrest of privileged Child Molester

 White "Affluent Upper-class" Child Molester Given Special Legal Treatment and Protection by Henrico CA Shannon Taylor

February 28, 2023-Author Brace Impact

   Henrico CA Shannon Taylor provided David R. Gibbs a separate justice system because of his white, affluent upper-class status. As a result, David Gibbs, an aspiring actor, was treated differently than a black, Hispanic, Asian, or any other race would have been if they were charged with the same felonies.

      A grand jury indicted David Randolph Gibbs on May 16, 2022, on two counts of forcible sodomy on a child less than 13 years old, violating Va. Code §18.2-67.1, and two counts of carnal knowledge of a child 13-14 years old violating Va. Code §18.2-63.

     Henrico County property records indicate that David R. Gibbs owns two homes at 204 Dryden Lane, Henrico County, an upscale community in the Sleepy Hollow/Mooreland Farms area 11232 Fanwood Court, Henrico County, in the Short Pump area of the ritzy west end. Both homes have a combined tax assessment value of more than $1,500,000.

   Despite the four felony indictments, capias, and a judge's order for Gibbs' immediate arrest for the felony sexual assaults, CA Shannon Taylor gave special legal treatment and protection to David R. Gibbs so he could attend social events outside Virginia and voluntarily turn himself in after 27 days because of his upper-class white privilege status. 

    Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) dictates that once a capias and orders are issued for the suspect’s arrest, the HPD will immediately take action to arrest the suspect. Still, the SOP was not followed in the David R. Gibbs case. In an exclusive interview with HPD Chief Eric English, see below; Chief English stated, "I was not aware of any deal, and there was no discussion of this case with me." 

    If HPD Chief English and his agency were unaware of any deal made for David Gibbs to turn himself in after 27 days, then CA Shannon Taylor hid the capias and judge's order for Gibbs’s arrest from the HPD. Normal SOP is when the Henrico Clerk's office records a capias and order for arrest; they are sent to the HPD to arrest the suspect.

    Further research details that the May 16, 2022, capias issued for David R. Gibbs was not assigned to an HPD officer to arrest Gibbs immediately. Instead, it was filed in the Henrico Clerk's file and hidden from the public and the HPD. 

   Virginia Code § 19.2-80. Duty of arresting officer; bail states: 

Duty of arresting officer; bail.

In any case in which an officer does not issue a summons pursuant to § 19.2-74 or § 46.2-936, a law-enforcement officer making an arrest under a warrant or capias shall bring the arrested person without unnecessary delay before a judicial officer. 

   David R. Gibbs was not arrested and arraigned until June 13, 2022, 27 days after a capias and judge’s order was issued for his immediate arrest, and only by David Gibbs voluntarily turning himself into the HPD.

   David Gibbs was casually allowed to attend the Maryland Preakness on May 20, 2022, 4 days after the 4 felony indictments, capias, and judge's order for his arrest were issued. Gibbs was also allowed to attend his daughter's kindergarten graduation on June 10, 2022, while the capias and judges’ order for his arrest was still active. Gibbs voluntarily turned himself in on June 13, 2022, when he was arraigned and released on a low $20,000. bond on June 14, 2022.

 

   HPD Chief Eric English agreed to an exclusive interview with us, about the delayed arrest of David Gibbs;

Brace Impact:  

1. Were you aware that David Gibbs' delayed arrest was so that he could attend the May 21, 2022,  Preakness at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland?

2. Were you aware that David Gibbs' delayed arrest was so that he could attend his daughter's kindergarten graduation on June 10, 2022? 

3. Were you aware that David Gibbs' delayed arrest was so that he could travel across the U.S to Los Angeles, CA., so that he could attend his wife's reconstructive surgery on her nose?

4. Is this standard operating procedure for the HPD to violate Court orders and delay the arrest of a suspect that has been indicted for two counts of forcible sodomy on a child less than 13 years old, violating Va. Code §18.2-67.1 and two counts of carnal knowledge of a child 13-14 years old violating Va. Code §18.2-63., Two of these felonies carry a life sentence.?

HPD Chief English: Our Detectives investigated this case thoroughly and presented this case for prosecution.  As you are aware there are several entities involved in this case.  I can only speak on what my staff did and that was conducted a thorough investigation.

Brace Impact: Our investigative reporting is about the delay from the May 16, 2022, indictments and capias issued for his arrest and Judge Marshall's order to have David Gibbs arrested and arraigned. There is a twenty-seven day delay and some kind of deal was made with the Commonwealth Attorney to have him turn himself in on June 13, 2022.

Were you aware of this deal?

If so, were you in agreement with this deal?

Considering the seriousness and violent nature of the felonies, was it prudent to allow the suspect to go about his daily life for twenty-seven days, without having been arrested and arraigned?

Isn't the arrest of the suspect under the HPD's jurisdiction, a capias and order were issued for his arrest and the HC Clerk's office recorded the indictments, capias and the arrest order by Judge Marshall?

Is this normal SOP to allow a suspect to be free and roam around like nothing happened for twenty-seven days?

HPD Chief English: I am not going to speak for others. Our agency did what was required of us and that has nothing to do with any SOP. I was not aware of any deal and there was no discussion of this case with me.

   A Henrico County prosecutor who wished to remain anonymous stated that "a deal was made for David Gibbs to voluntarily turn himself in after he attended certain social functions". 

   Whether HPD Chief English was aware of any deal or not, and there was no discussion of the case with him, the HPD has the jurisdiction and authority to arrest a suspect without delay when a capias and/or judge's order has been issued for their arrest.

   

Governor Glenn Youngkin's Senior Legal Advisor McGuireWoods Richard Cullen has ties to White Nationalists

 Governor Youngkin's Legal Advisor Richard Cullen has pending Ethics Complaint for Promoting a White Nationalism Doctrine in Henrico Circuit Court

An October 6, 2021, Ethics Complaint filed in the Henrico County Circuit Court (CL21006572) against Richard Cullen and 8 Defendants for promoting and supporting a "White Nationalism Doctrine" which established a separate justice system to protect "white affluent middle to upper class professionals" from being prosecuted for violating § 18.2-248, a Class 5 felony possession with intent to distribute a schedule II substance (cocaine). 

See complaint at https://www.dropbox.com/White Nationalism

White Nationalism is the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial and ethnic groups, and they need or deserve a preferential treatment, and special legal protections.

Several of the protected white affluent professionals were clients of McGuireWoods law firm that were under investigation for their part in a 600-kilo cocaine organization that operated in Richmond, Virginia for over 10 years.

The complaint alleges that Richard Cullen bribed Henrico Commonwealth Attorney Howard Vick not to extradite a fugitive from justice that had fled to Greece just before the Multijurisdictional Grand Jury had issued 13 indictments for distribution of 600-kilos of cocaine. 

Richard Cullen had advised Commonwealth Attorney Howard Vick to warn the fugitive that he would be indicted for distribution of cocaine allowing him to leave for Greece before the indictments and his arrest.

In exchange for Commonwealth Attorney Howard Vick's illegal actions, Richard Cullen gave Vick a golden partners position at McGuireWoods law firm heading the white collar crime division for 20 years.

The fugitive named as Nickolas Spanos would expose the estimated 40 white affluent professionals consisting of lawyers, doctors and businessmen, if he was extradited to Virginia from Greece and prosecuted for the 13 felony indictments for distribution of cocaine.

The complaint alleges that Richard Cullen and the 8 Defendants violated federal and state laws in order to protect the fugitive, which they falsified FBI reports so that federal UFAP warrants were dismissed, allowing the fugitive to renew his U.S. passport.

The allegations listed are:

• § 18.2-460. Obstructing justice
• § 1071 - Concealing person from arrest
• § 201 - Bribery of public officials and witnesses
• § 1001 - False Statements or entries generally
• § 1510 - Obstruction of criminal investigations
• § 18. 242 - Deprivation of Rights (Color of Law)
• § 18. 241 - Conspiracy against rights

Despite numerous FBI affidavits for extradition requests for the fugitive, Richard Cullen and the 8 Defendants refused to cooperate and obstructed justice to keep the fugitive protected from arrest.

Henrico Commonwealth Attorney Howard Vick under the instruction of Richard Cullen, refused to provide exculpatory evidence that would have negated the guilt of 3 men of color that were accused of distribution of cocaine related to the 600-kilo cocaine organization.

Out of 40 people investigated for the distribution of 600-kilos of cocaine, only 3 men of color were prosecuted and sentenced to prison. The estimated 30-40 white affluent professionals were protected from prosecution by Richard Cullen and the 8 Defendants listed in the complaint filed.

All the Henrico County Circuit Court judges have recused themselves from hearing the highly controversial case as Henrico County Circuit Court Judge Lee A. Harris Jr. is one of the Defendants listed in the white nationalism complaint.

Judge Lee A. Harris Jr. is the senior presiding judge in Henrico County Circuit Court and has been sitting on the bench for over 30 years. Judge Harris is accused of refusing to report exculpatory evidence that would have negated the guilt of 3 men of color that were accused of distribution of cocaine related to the 600-kilo cocaine organization.

McGuireWoods Partners Implicated in a White Nationalism Syndicate

Complaint Filed Exposes a "White Nationalism" Syndicate that Protected White Affluent Clients of McGuireWoods Law Firm who were part of a 600-Kilo Cocaine organization

     An October 6, 2021 complaint filed in the Henrico County Circuit Court (CL21006572) against 9 high profile attorneys gives evidence of a "White Nationalism" syndicate operating in the Henrico County Courts for over twenty-three (23) years. The syndicate protected "affluent white, middle to upper class businessmen, lawyers and doctors" from being charged and prosecuted in a 600-kilo cocaine organization that operated in Richmond for over ten years. See Complaint filed: https://www.dropbox.com/WhiteNationalism

         The highly controversial complaint has shaken the Richmond legal community, as this could overturn hundreds of convictions that were tainted with racial discrimination in the Henrico County Circuit Court.

           On December 1, 2021, all 5 Henrico County Circuit Court Judges recused themselves from hearing the Complaint filed. 

 

     On January 11, 2022, the Virginia Supreme Court assigned the Honorable Cheryl V. Higgins, a circuit court judge for the 16th Circuit in Virginia to preside over the ethics complaint. 

McGuireWoods Richard Cullen was recently selected by Governor Elect Youngskin to be his senior legal advisor. Richard Cullen is well known for his secret dealings as the "head of the Virginia Shadow Government". https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/richard-cullen-to-leave-mcguirewoods-to-serve-as-counselor-to-youngkin/article_603f60ae-da00-5b32-9ccf-c81d7559585c.html

        As of December 16, 2021, all Defendants have filed Demurrers and Special Plea in Bar. The Plaintiff has filed responses to most of the Defendants which contains FBI documents, HC Court records and emails, giving undeniable evidence of a “white nationalism doctrine”.

          A chart indicates the 9 high profile Defendants listed in the October 6, 2021 complaint filed.

     Some of the high-profile attorneys associated with McGuireWoods Law firm in Richmond, Virginia is listed in the complaint as Richard Cullen, Esquire, Howard C. Vick Jr., Esquire and James B. Comey, Esquire. McGuireWoods Richard Cullen is known as the head of Virginia’s Shadow Government because of his strategically placed connections in the high ranks of government. 

       Defendant George Manoli Loupassi was the Special Counsel to the Grand Jury and later was an elected Virginia Delegate. Manoli Loupassi never disclosed his conflict of interest and proceeded as Special Counsel, which decides who will be charged and prosecuted, depending on the investigation and testimony of witnesses involved. 

         Despite having the confession of several “white affluent professionals” for the Class 5 distribution of cocaine, Special Counsel Loupassi stopped the investigations of the white affluent professionals.

        Defendant Judge Lee A. Harris is accused of supporting and promoting the “white nationalism doctrine” in his court for over 23 years and despite recognizing the white nationalism was being promoted, he failed to report this to law enforcement officials.

        The Complaint alleges that the 9 Defendants established a separate justice system giving preferred special treatment and protection to an estimated forty (40) white “affluent middle to upper class professionals, lawyers, physicians and businessmen” in the Richmond area. 

        The evidence in this complaint states that the Defendants recognized that the 40 white affluent professionals, admitted to law enforcement officials that they violated Virginia Code § 18.2-248, a Class 5 felony possession with intent to distribute a scheduled II (cocaine). Which for a first offense conviction, the penalty is between 5 and 40 years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000.

        The Defendants recognized that several of the white affluent professionals were McGuireWoods clients, which the Defendants conspired with each other to shield the white affluent professionals from investigation and prosecution, yet prosecuted three men of color for the same Class 5 felony violations. 

          The Defendants violated Federal and State laws assuring that the Plaintiff (Nickolas Spanos) remained in exile from the United States and was protected from being deported or extradited back to Henrico County, Virginia, as not be prosecuted for the thirteen (13) felony indictments to distribute cocaine. If Spanos was prosecuted, the white affluent professionals would be required to testify and their names would be revealed.

         The Complaint alleges that Henrico County Prosecutors only prosecuted 3 people of color for distribution of cocaine, while protecting the estimated 40 white affluent professionals from investigation and prosecution, despite having their confessions to the same felony offenses.

          The Complaint states that McGuireWoods Partner Richard Cullen offered Henrico Commonwealth Attorney Howard Vick a partner’s position with McGuireWoods Law firm, if Howard Vick refused to deport or extradite Nickolas Spanos from Greece.

           Howard Vick resigned early from the Henrico Commonwealth Attorney's Office to join Richard Cullen at McGuireWoods law firm in June 2000. https://richmond.com/news-18988/article_511631a5-9b51-5583-b112-6b944498564b.html

         The birth of the white nationalism syndicate began in December 1998, upon the first indictments for distributing cocaine were issued for Nickolas Spanos, Randolph Cooper Kendall, Hugh Williams and Edmond Deeb, Kendall, Williams and Deeb are people of Color.

        Shortly before the multijurisdictional grand jury indictments, HCA Howard Vick warned Spanos and told him to leave for Greece and never come back.

         Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney (HCA) Howard C. Vick Jr. proudly announced to the Richmond Times Dispatch that an investigation by Henrico County Police led to a 600-kilo cocaine organization that operated in the Richmond area for over ten years. The 600-kilo cocaine organization involved "affluent middle to upper class professionals which included businessmen, lawyers and doctors" that were buying and selling cocaine, which named Nickolas Spanos as the "Hub" of the organization. HCA Vick stated to the RTD that Spanos had a "black book and computer files" that kept a list of all his cocaine connections and clients. 

 

        Randolph Cooper Kendall, Hugh Williams and Edmond Deeb were arrested by Henrico police and charged with multiple counts of conspiracy to distribute a Schedule II Controlled Substance (cocaine). Nickolas Spanos had fled to Greece a few weeks prior to the multijurisdictional grand jury after being warned by HCA Howard Vick.

         On December 10, 1998, HCA Howard Vick had a Federal UFAP warrant issued for Spanos, the first step in having a fugitive deported or extradited from a foreign country. Spanos had traveled to Greece on a U.S. passport and was allowed a tourist visa for sixty (60) days. 

          With the Federal UFAP warrant issued for Spanos, HCA Vick could have informed the U.S. State Department that Spanos had fled to Greece, which his passport could have been cancelled; the U.S. Embassy Athens, Greece would have informed Greek DOJ officials and Spanos would have been arrested and deported as an "undocumented alien" back to the USA. HCA Vick never took these measures to have Spanos deported and prosecuted.

            The Richmond Times Dispatch began running articles which contained details of the 600-kilo cocaine organization and a media battle started between HCA Vick and Spanos who was contacting RTD reporters, Spanos taunted HCA Vick as stating it was a "witch hunt" with no evidence and dared Vick to bring him back. Vick responded that the "DEA had an office at the U.S. Embassy Athens and that Spanos would stand trial in Henrico County."

           The October 6, 2021 complaint alleges that:

• After the RTD ran the first articles in December 1998, numerous " white affluent professionals" ran to McGuireWoods law firm seeking advice and protection from being exposed in the 600-kilo cocaine organization. McGuireWoods Richard Cullen approached HCA Howard Vick to stop the investigation at the three "people of color" and not to implicate the "affluent professionals" as they were "middle to upper class businessmen, lawyers and doctors", whose careers and families would be ruined.
• In exchange to stop the investigation, McGuireWoods Richard Cullen offered HCA Howard Vick a prestigious partners position with McGuireWoods law firm eventually to become the head of the white-collar crime department.
• Allegedly Richard Cullen and/or Howard Vick had the Special Counsel to the multijurisdictional grand jury replaced with Manoli Loupassi, who had close family ties to Nickolas Spanos and his family, which created a serious conflict of interest.
• Manoli Loupassi never disclosed his conflict of interest and proceeded as Special Counsel, which decides who will be charged and prosecuted, depending on the investigation and testimony of witnesses involved. 
• Despite having the confession of several “white affluent professionals” for the Class 5 distribution of cocaine, Special Counsel Loupassi stopped the investigations of the white affluent professionals.

         On April 15, 1999, a multijurisdictional grand jury issued twelve indictments charging Spanos for distributing cocaine after numerous witnesses testified. Some of Spanos's co-conspirators had pleaded guilty for reduced sentences and had testified against Spanos. Despite several suspects admitting to distributing large amounts of cocaine, Special Counsel Manoli Loupassi never recommended any other suspects to be charged and prosecuted.

          Assistant HCA Todd Stone stated in the RTD that:

• "it's unclear whether other professional people with ties to Spanos would be indicted.
• "This thing has branched out in so many different directions that I don't know if I'd use the word 'likely,' " Stone said when asked if others were likely to be charged. "But it's always possible."
• "We tried to draw the line [on charging people] based on quantity and volume" of drugs, he added. "So that's part of the reason why a lot of those people haven't been charged."

           HCA Howard Vick stated to the RTD that "he is continuing efforts to bring Spanos back to Henrico County from Greece to face trial." 

            The October 6, 2021 complaint gives evidence that HCA Howard Vick never contacted the U.S. State Department to have Spanos's U.S. passport cancelled or did he file an Affidavit for Extradition, which is filed with the U.S. DOJ Office of International Affairs and is sent through diplomatic channels to the Greek DOJ in order to have Spanos arrested and extradited.

           The October 6, 2021 complaint states that HCA Howard Vick offered to Assistant HCA Wade Kizer the position of Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney on the condition that Wade Kizer would never extradite Nickolas Spanos from Greece so that Spanos could not be debriefed by Henrico police or the FBI. On June 08, 2000, Wade Kizer became the Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney.

 

      The October 6, 2021 complaint facts are:

• Between December 1998 to May 22, 2001, the FBI was reporting to NCIC various updates concerning Spanos and his fugitive status, giving his exact location in Greece.

• On May 22, 2001, FBI Agent Donald Thompson falsely reports that USA and Greece currently do not have an extradition treaty and that Spanos is a Greek citizen, therefore Spanos cannot be extradited from Greece.

• On July 6, 2001, U.S. Attorney (Richmond) James B. Comey voluntarily dismissed the Federal UFAP warrant issued for Spanos.
• On January 22, 2002, FBI Agent Donald Thompson falsely reported that USA and Greece currently do not have an extradition treaty and that Spanos is a Greek citizen, therefore Spanos cannot be extradited from Greece and that Spanos should be removed from NCIC.
• On February 10, 2002, Spanos was removed from NCIC.
• On September 15, 2006, Spanos renewed his U.S. passport in the U.S. Embassy Greece.
• On February 8, 2007, FBI and HPD officials discovered that Spanos renewed his U.S. passport and requested that HCA Kizer file an Affidavit for Extradition for Spanos.
• On February 20, 2007, FBI and HPD Officials had a Federal UFAP warrant issued for Spanos.
• Between 2007 through 2011, HCA Wade Kizer refused to file an extradition request for Spanos or cancel his U.S. passport.
• On October 18, 2012, Spanos was arrested in the Philippines and detained for extradition to the United States.
• On November 02, 2012, the thirteen felony indictments for distribution of cocaine were unsealed.
• Between October 18, 2012 through June 1, 2014, Henrico Commonwealth Attorney Shannon Taylor refuses to file an extradition request to the Philippines DOJ for Nickolas Spanos.
• On June 1, 2014, Spanos was deported back to his safe haven of Greece.
• On June 1, 2014, the FBI had an INTERPOL Red Warrant issued for Spanos.
• On June 2, 2014, Greek DOJ officials provisionally arrested Spanos upon arriving in Athens, Greece.
• On July 30, 2014, HCA Shannon Taylor filed an extradition request for Spanos to the Greek DOJ, knowing it would fail.
• On September 24, 2014, a Greek Tribunal denied the extradition request.
• Between April 2018 through May 2018, Nickolas Spanos voluntarily turned himself into the U.S. Embassy FBI and requested to be extradited to Virginia.
• HCA Shannon Taylor refuses to transport Spanos from Greece to Virginia to be prosecuted for the 13 felony indictments.
• On November 4, 2018, Nickolas Spanos filed a Motion for Transportation from Greece to Virginia,
• On November 4, 2018, Henrico Circuit Court Judge Lee A. Harris dismissed the Motion for Transportation.
• On February 15, 2019, the HCA and FBI dismissed the 2007 Federal UFAP Warrant and INTERPOL Red Warrant.

 

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.

Generations of Henrico County Circuit court officials protected white "affluent associates" of 600 kilo cocaine organization.

Part 1 

Henrico County Court Officials protected white "affluent, middle to upper class businessmen, lawyers, doctors" while targeting "people of color" for the same crimes.

An August 27, 2021 complaint filed in the Henrico County Circuit Court (CL21006572) against nine (9) attorneys gives evidence of a "White Nationalism"  syndicate operating in the Henrico County Courts for over twenty-three (23) years, who protected "affluent white, middle to upper class businessmen, lawyers and doctors" from being prosecuted in a 600 kilo cocaine organization that operated in Richmond for over ten years.

"White Nationalism" is defined as the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial and ethnic groups, and that in order to preserve their white, European, and Christian cultural identities, they need or deserve a segregated geographical area, preferential treatment, and special legal protections.

Former HCCA Howard C. Vick jr stated in the Richmond Times Dispatch that the 600 kilo cocaine operation involved "close circle of affluent middle- and upper-class business and professional associates" who distributed cocaine amongst each other.

Yet Henrico County officials charged and prosecuted three "people of color", out of forty (40) suspects who are white middle to upper class professionals in the Richmond area. 

Randolph Cooper Kendall III (black) was sentenced to serve 15 years,

Hugh Edmond Williams (black) was sentenced to 6 years in prison,

Edmond Theodore Deeb (Lebanese) was sentenced to serve 6 months with work release.

Judge Lee A. Harris jr gave the harshest sentences to Kendall and Williams, the black defendants, while only issuing 6 months work release to Deeb (Lebanese).

The HC Court complaint states that Judge Lee A. Harris jr conspired with former Commonwealth Attorney and McGuireWoods partner Howard Vick to issue an order denying a court motion to have Nickolas Spanos extradited and transported from Greece to Henrico County to be prosecuted for the thirteen indictments for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Vick claimed in Richmond Times Dispatch news articles that "Spanos was the hub of a 600 kilo cocaine organization that operated in the Richmond area for over ten years".

A source who worked with Howard Vick stated that Vick gave up to forty (40) "get out of jail free cards" to white, middle to upper class businessmen during the 600 kilo cocaine investigation.

The source also revealed that numerous files and evidence has gone missing from the Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney's Office, Henrico County Circuit Court Clerks office and the Henrico Police Department's evidence files.

Howard Vick gave extensive details of the cocaine organization of "affluent associates" and even stated a "black book" and computer containing the names and transactions of the business professionals was confiscated but Vick never charged any of the white professionals.

Vick in a meeting with Spanos and his attorney, told Spanos to "leave for Greece and never come back". Despite knowing the exact location of Spanos in Greece, Howard Vick never attempted to extradite or have Spanos deported, knowing that Spanos would reveal the names of the "affluent associates", which would mean prosecuting them.

Henrico Court filings show that Howard Vick used his influence to have the FBI remove Spanos from the National Crime Database and have the UFAP warrant dismissed by former McGuire-Woods partner James B. Comey, who was a Richmond U.S. Attorney at that time. The dismissed UFAP warrant allowed Spanos to renew his U.S. passport and remain off criminal databases despite having thirteen outstanding indictments against him.

Henrico Court filings gave evidence that Howard Vick, a high profile partner at McGuire-Woods law firm, used his contacts at the FBI to falsify FBI reports that Spanos could not be extradited from Greece because Greece and the United States had no extradition treaty. The United States and Greece have always had an active extradition treaty since 1932.

Henrico County Court filings gave evidence of Henrico Police efforts with the FBI to have Spanos extradited from Greece, were constantly blocked by the Henrico County Commonwealth Attorneys Office and Judge Lee A. Harris, despite another UFAP warrant being issued for Spanos on February 20, 2007 and knowing his exact location.

In 2007, HCA Wade Kizer refused to file an extradition request for Spanos despite having the DOJ Office of International Affairs full cooperation to have Spanos extradited from Greece.

The August 27, 2021 complaint gives evidence of the "White Nationalism" belief being passed down over generations of Henrico Commonwealth Attorneys up to present day HCA Shannon Taylor and Deputy HCA Michael Feinmel. 

Spanos was arrested in the Philippines in October 2012 and held for extradition, HCA Taylor refused to cooperate with FBI and Philippines DOJ officials, to file an "Affidavit for Extradition" to have Spanos extradited. Despite constant demands from FBI and Philippines DOJ officials, HCA Taylor continued to refuse their request to have Spanos extradited, ultimately the Philippines DOJ had no choice but to deport Spanos back to his safe haven of Greece.

On December 4, 2018, a Motion for Transportation to be provided by the Commonwealth Attorney for Spanos but was denied by Judge Lee A. Harris Jr., as to keep Spanos from being interviewed by FBI and Henrico Police detectives.

HCA Shannon Taylor refused requests by FBI officials, located in Athens, Greece, to transport Spanos from Greece to Virginia as to be prosecuted for the pending thirteen indictments in Henrico County. Spanos still had active Federal UFAP and INTERPOL red notice warrants which could have him arrested if he traveled outside of Greece's territory.

HCA Shannon Taylor had the Federal UFAP and INTERPOL warrants dismissed on February 15, 2019, as to keep Spanos from being arrested outside of Greece. 

To be continued