Illinois corruption fighter Andy Martin today filed suit against U. S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk and “lizard lawyers” of the Illinois Republican Party, charging them with trumping up fraudulent election objections at the State Board of Elections. “John Fogarty is a sleazy lawyer who acts as a hatchet man for the Republican Party,” Martin said in announcing his new lawsuit which is also posted on the internet. Martin also sued Chicago attorney Andrew Finko and political whacko Sharon Meroni for filing election objections without even examining official records. “These people are abusing the system, and violating the law,” Martin said of his federal civil rights lawsuit. The lawsuit also named Republican Party stooges Donna and Andrew Heffernan.
Corruption fighter Andy Martin sues Mark Kirk to stop his use of election “stooges”
Martin says Illinois election practices are thoroughly corrupt and violate federal law
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Andy Martin is taking court action to clean up the “cesspool of Illinois politics”
Martin’s new lawsuit explains how “front men” are used by the Republican Party to harass opposing candidates, while the people actually paying the bills remain hidden
(CHICAGO)(June 30, 2010) Political corruption fighter Andy Martin today filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Sangamon County, Illinois (federal claims may be filed instate courts) seeking to put an end to fraudulent election tactics in Illinois elections.
Martin charges that Mark Kirk is using a “lizard lawyer” to harass Martin’s efforts to defeat Kirk. Also named as defendants are Republican Party stooges Donna and Andrew Heffernan.
Martin’s complaint also sues attorney Andrew Finko and his client Robert Sherman as well as Sharon Meroni. Martin plans to place liens on the property of the Heffernans, Meroni, Fogarty, Finko and Sherman to block any attempts by the defendants to hide assets.
"These individuals are abusing the law," Martin says. “Finko and Sherman filed thirteen (13) election challenges without even examining one petition. Sharon Meroni has manifested unstable mental behavior and filed 32 challenges to candidates, without examining a single petition and without raising a single issue contemplated by the election law. This is abusive behavior which discourages people from running for office.
“My lawsuit also exposes John Fogarty, a Republican Party sleazeball who was once compared to ‘trailer trash’ by a state judge. Fogarty is acting as a secret agent for Kirk, and using the Heffernans as stooges to file Kirk's surreptitious claims. The Heffernans filed eleven (11) election challenges, all of which were perjured. The practice of recruiting ‘straw men’ to file ‘objections’ instigated by undisclosed individuals constitutes common law ‘maintenance’ and is against Illinois law. Neither Finko nor Fogarty have bona fide attorney-client relationships with their so-called ‘clients.’
“I will also be asking the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) to impose sanctions on the attorneys for professional misconduct. Corruption exists in Illinois because regulatory agencies tolerate, and therefore encourage, corruption. It is time to say ‘enough.’
“We will be seeking an injunction hearing very soon,” Martin says. “There are dozens and dozens of candidates who are being abused by these craven individuals. I am standing up on behalf of voters to reform Illinois politics, and to allow citizens to run for office without fearing anonymous attacks from crooked politicians hiding in the shadows.”
Martin’s lawsuit is posted on the Internet:
http://www.pr-inside.com/andy-martin-civil-rights-lawsuit-says-r1978764.htm
Martin will be asking Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady to condemn the use of bogus objections and anonymous complaints. “Brady is either for reform, or against reform,” Martin states. “The Democrats are saturated with corruption; they are clearly against reform.”
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Andy Martin is the legendary New York and Chicago-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting background in radio and television and is the dean of Illinois media and communications. He is currently promoting his best-selling book, “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” and his Internet movie "Obama: The Hawai'i years." Martin has been a leading corruption fighter in Illinois for over forty years. He is currently sponsoring www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com
Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” www.ContrarianCommentary.com. He comments on regional, national and world events with more than four decades of investigative experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).
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