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
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.
