Embattled U. S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk finds himself the target of election fraud allegations, as some of Kirk’s opponents have been challenged at the Illinois State Board of Elections by “shills” who are “fronts” for Kirk and other Republican Party operatives. Illinois corruption fighter Andy Martin vows to expose Kirk and other fraud artists, including fraudulent “election lawyers” who suborn perjury. Martin begins his latest anti-Kirk crusade Tuesday with a complaint to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He is preparing to file a lawsuit.
Andy Martin catches Mark Kirk & Co. in more Illinois dirty politics
Martin prepares to file FBI complaints and lawsuits against vexatious “objectors” who act as “fronts” for lawyers and politicians seeking to secretly harass their opponents at the State Board of Elections
NEWS FROM:
ANDY MARTIN /2010
“The Name You Can Trust”
Illinois Reform Party
for U. S. Senator
30 E. Huron Street, Suite 4406
Chicago, IL 60611-4723
(866) 706-2639
www.AndyforUSSenator.com
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www.DefeatMarkKirk.blogspot.com;
www.contrariancommentary.typepad.com/defeatmarkkirk/
www.MarkKirk.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Andy Martin says he is out to end the corrupt practice of bogus election objections filed by crooked Illinois lawyers using “fronts” who are hiding the identity of their real clients
Martin says he is confident the time has come for the Illinois Supreme Court to clamp down on lawyers who represent politicians using front men to harass their opponents
(CHICAGO)(June 29, 2010) One of the most noxious aspects of Illinois politics is the way access to the ballot is riddled with blatant fraud and corruption. If you want to know why quality candidates avoid running for office in Illinois, having to confront slimy lawyers and shills for secret political bosses at “election boards” is a large part of the problem.
In many states today, a candidate pays a simple “filing fee,” often tied to the salary of the office. The candidate also files a statement of candidacy, and is on the ballot. Not so in Illinois.
Candidates are forced to solicit thousands of meaningless “petitions,” which are signed by persons having no knowledge of the candidate. These “petitions” must then be filed with the State Board of Elections. Corrupt politicians then hire “front men” and women to file “objections” to candidate petitions. The front men perjure themselves by claiming to be interested in the matter, when their interest is entirely fraudulent and solely connected to shielding the real opposition from public scrutiny.
In the case of a federal candidate, these tactics violate federal law.
The current petition period is illustrative. A series of fronts, whose names are below, have filed dozens of “objections” to the petitions of various candidates, including me. These “objectors” have committed perjury and fraud on a state agency.
We are going after these election lizards to force them to disclose who is paying their attorneys, and who is behind the lawyers that use shields to conduct business without disclosing their real clients.
If you have any information about Andrew Heffernan, Sharon Meroni or Robert Sherman, please let us know so we can include it in our lawsuit. We are preparing a lawsuit for filing and we plan to file against the bogus objectors and their attorneys and law firms on June 30th.
This is the letter that has been sent to the bogus “objectors:”
ANDY MARTIN
“The name you can trust”
Illinois Reform Party for U. S. Senator/2010
Suite 4406, 30 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-4723
Toll-free tel. (866) 706-ANDY
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www.MarkKirk.us
June 28, 2010
Dear Mr./Ms _____:
I am advised that you have filed some sort of attack on my nominating petitions, as well as attacks on a large number of other candidates. You are obviously acting as a “straw person” or "front person” for other persons who are hiding behind you and using your name to file mass attacks on the election process. Your behavior violates federal laws on both mail fraud and civil rights and amounts to a form of political terrorism. Filing numerous attacks against large numbers of candidates, all while acting as a front for unnamed individuals, is a serious law enforcement matter.
You personally never even checked my petitions, so someone put you up to acting as a “front.” I suspect that is also the case with the numerous other objections you submitted.
Tuesday I will be taking the following action:
1. I will be reporting your criminal activity (mass attacks on numerous candidates without personal knowledge of the facts stirred up by unethical attorneys being paid by third parties) to the Federal Bureau of Investigation office in Chicago for investigation as well as the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. That agency will be asked to open a file on your personal activity.
One of the issues that has bedeviled Illinois politics and led to ongoing criminal prosecutions is situations where people allow their names to be used as a “fronts” to commit unlawful political activity by secret (undisclosed) persons. That appears to be the situation involving you. You personally have no direct knowledge of your own claims and arguments, and have been suborned to commit perjury by an attorney or other persons acting on behalf of undisclosed individuals.
2. I will be filing suit Wednesday in an Illinois circuit court under the federal civil rights and racketeering laws, naming you and any counsel acting on your behalf as a defendant. We will be placing a lien on your real estate to prevent you from transferring assets to avoid a judgment against you. The lien will be recorded against your property as soon as practical.
3. We will also be asking the ARDC to investigate any attorney who is orchestrating your activity.
4. I am going to be asking a county grand jury to open an investigation into your activity against numerous candidates.
The fact that you are acting as a shill for Illinois politicians and allowing your name to be used in a lawsuit at the Board of Elections, against numerous people with whom you have never had any contact or seen any of their petitions, amounts to criminal activity under Illinois law as well.
We are continuing our investigation.
I would urge you to consult with an independent attorney, and not the criminals who are associated with either the Illinois Republican Party or other political operatives who have apparently manipulated you into signing legal documents concerning which you have no personal knowledge.
If you obtain independent legal counsel, please have your independent counsel contact me at his or her earliest convenience so that counsel and I can discuss the claims against you. You should also notify your homeowner’s insurance company, if any, since you may want to invoke the tort litigation provisions for a legal defense of the lawsuit against you.
Filing lawsuits, i.e. election challenges, against candidates for federal office is a federal offence. That is why you need independent counsel and you should not rely on the advice of sleazy lawyers associated with either the Illinois Republican Party or other similar political operations.
Your behavior in attacking numerous candidates is disgraceful and I intend to see that your illegal activity is severely sanctioned by the courts and other law enforcement agencies after you have been afforded due process of law. Your behavior is an embarrassment both to you personally as well as to our election process in the State of Illinois; you should consider seeking counseling as well as independent legal counsel, to find out why you feel compelled to engage in fraudulent political activity on behalf of secret sponsors.
Sincerely, yours,
ANDY MARTIN
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Here are the names and address of the bogus objectors who are fronting for Mark Kirk and other slimy Illinois politicians:
Andrew Heffernan
3931 Scoville Avenue
Stickney, IL 60402
Sharon Ann Meroni
One Surrey Lane
Barrington Hills, IL 60010
Robert I. Sherman
778 Stonebridge Lane
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
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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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