Bribe-taking judge, Gerald Garson, gets out of jail early - New York Daily News
BY BARBARA ROSS
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Friday, August 21, 2009
A Brooklyn judge convicted of taking bribes is getting out of jail six months early - thanks to the state parole board.
Gerald Garson, 77, will be able to leave a state prison in Orange County on Dec. 23, but he must stay away from associating with any law firms, cannot drink alcohol and must go to an alcohol abuse treatment program.
"That's ridiculous! That's really crazy! Only in America," said Freida Hanimov, a Brooklyn nurse who blew the whistle on Garson when she discovered that paying $9,000 to an intermediary could ensure that she kept custody of her children in her divorce case.
Ultimately, Hanimov wore a wire to nail the intermediary, Nissam Ellmann, who then implicated lawyer Paul Siminovsky, who in turn nailed the judge.
Judge Gerald Garson in Brooklyn Supreme Court during his trial on bribery… (Egan-Chin/News)
Garson was caught on videotape taking a $1,000 cash bribe from Siminovsky and a $275 box of cigars. He was convicted of bribery and official misconduct and sentenced to 3 to 10 years.
Heather Groll, a spokesman for the Parole Board, said it is relatively rare for nonviolent felons like Garson to get parole the first time they appear before the board - only 21% did in 2008.
If Garson had been denied parole, he would have had to wait two years before going before the board again.
Garson is serving six months less than his minimum sentence because he behaved well in jail and has completed a mandatory substance abuse program.
Defense lawyer Jeremy Gutman said Garson's "family and friends are thrilled that he is going to be back home again." He said those supporters, along with "former colleagues, including retired judges," wrote to the board on Garson's behalf. Neither Gutman nor state officials would say who sent letters.
Garson's prosecutor, Michael Vecchione, chief of the rackets division in the Brooklyn district attorney's office, opposed the early release. "This was an overwhelming case of greed," he wrote.
Ellman is still serving his sentence of 16 months to 5-1/2 years. He was denied parole last year and won't be eligible to try again until July.
bross@nydailynews.com
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Chamber Of Secrets - 48 Hours-A Pregnant Mother Goes Undercover To Keep Custody Of Her Children
Chamber Of Secrets - 48 Hours - CBS News
(CBS) Frieda Hanimov’s American dream was once a big house in a swanky New York neighborhood. It's a world away from the poverty where she grew up.
Her parents fled Russia, emigrated to Israel, and at the age of 18, this young nurse made her way to America. Just a few weeks later, she met the man she would marry, Yury Hanimov, whose business was diamonds. They would have three children, Yaniv, Sharon, and Natti.
Life was good. But after 13 years of marriage, Yuri announced to his wife that his business was failing. The dream house had to be sold, and they moved to a small apartment in Brooklyn.
(CBS) Frieda Hanimov’s American dream was once a big house in a swanky New York neighborhood. It's a world away from the poverty where she grew up.
Her parents fled Russia, emigrated to Israel, and at the age of 18, this young nurse made her way to America. Just a few weeks later, she met the man she would marry, Yury Hanimov, whose business was diamonds. They would have three children, Yaniv, Sharon, and Natti.
Life was good. But after 13 years of marriage, Yuri announced to his wife that his business was failing. The dream house had to be sold, and they moved to a small apartment in Brooklyn.
Judge Orders Dad to Arrange for Triplets to Visit Their Severely Disabled Mom
Judge Orders Dad to Arrange for Triplets to Visit Their Severely Disabled Mom - News - ABA Journal
A woman who became severely disabled giving birth to triplets in 2006 has the right to see her children, a California judge ruled today in a temporary order pending a final resolution of the case.
The husband of Abbie Dorn, who is now 34, divorced her after she was starved of oxygen during the delivery and had objected to taking their children to see her because, he argued, it was emotionally upsetting for the triplets and she wasn't conscious enough to benefit from the visits because she is in a vegetative state.
A woman who became severely disabled giving birth to triplets in 2006 has the right to see her children, a California judge ruled today in a temporary order pending a final resolution of the case.
The husband of Abbie Dorn, who is now 34, divorced her after she was starved of oxygen during the delivery and had objected to taking their children to see her because, he argued, it was emotionally upsetting for the triplets and she wasn't conscious enough to benefit from the visits because she is in a vegetative state.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Department Of Human Services (DHS) | Rip-off Report: 599321
Department Of Human Services (DHS) | Rip-off Report: 599321
Reported By: Dana (Oklahoma City Oklahoma U.S.A.)
Department Of Human Services , DHS) The Destruction Of Families Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*General Comment: Government Corruption
The Nightmare Of An Average Oklahoman
My honesty which is the best thing about me, is also the worst thing about me. In life we all may joke but trust me when I say something is a fact I know it for sure. I always say one day a time may come when I say something as a fact and I will really need all of you to believe me. That is why I make sure to be very honest all the time, unless I am joking of course and people know when I am. It is also a friend checker for me for when things sometimes get tough for me. When I am at the bottom and I look at my friends and say "Trust Me I Am Telling The Truth". It has always been a quirk of mine since my grandmother told me to always tell the truth. Since this recent DHS mess that quirk of mine has gotten worse. I will go above and beyond to prove when I say I am telling the truth. That is part of the reason I am in this mess. I felt I had to tell the truth I just didn't realize that everybody already knew it, they just didn't want to have it thrown in their face. It has always been embarrassing for them because they knew I was telling the truth. Then their mission in life came to make me disappear. I know it sounds unbelievable but as God as my witness I am telling the truth. There I was one day living my life working very hard at my job, doing all that I could to help people. I was a volunteer for Red Cross, I donated to many organizations around town. For example The Jesus House, Citizens Caring For Children, Positive Tomorrow’s, Neighborhood Services, The Battered Woman’s Shelter. Then just average people I have met along the way. People that have known me if they told the truth, would have to say the same about me. Normally I would not speak of myself in these terms I am not a boastful person. However in this case I have to for people to see what is really going on. One day in 2008 a woman who happened to work for DHS decided she wanted my grandson. There was nothing wrong he was a very loved little boy. I could not understand why she would want to take him. My daughter was living with me and my grandson was living with me I had no idea what the problem was. I knew I was a good person, and capable of taking care of children. I had given birth to 2 of my own children and helped both my sisters raise their’s. Even though one of my sister’s was a major drug addict I kept her children loved, and protected while I was there. I made sure they ate everyday, and were clean, and dressed. I helped them with their homework and taught them to have respect for others. I tried to raise them that telling the truth is always best but unfortunately that is not the way their mother lived. When she got married she chose to not have me in their lives anymore so I left. I prayed to God that now maybe she could become a good mother, and make a good family for her children. On the 18th of July 2008 while I was at work at the court reporting firm that I had been at for almost 8 years. She went after him again for the 3rd time this time she was successful. When this happened I was in shock but at that time I was not worried. I worked with lawyers all day who knew me and knew what kind of person I was. I was sure that they would be glad to help fix this little mistake so that nothing bad would happen to an innocent child. I was so naive I had no idea that this kind of thing happened all the time. I thought that if DHS picked up a child it was because they were only trying to protect children. Even though this kind of thing happened once before. It took 4 to 5 months but once I had proven where a mistake had been made my son was returned. Unfortunately while in custody of DHS my son was beaten and molested continually by the foster parent. As hard as we tried with doctors etc., he could never forget or live with it so he later committed suicide. I was sure that I could do the same thing this time. All I had to do was just show where a mistake had been made. I soon learned things were different when George Nigh was Governor of Oklahoma. As I started on my quest I soon realized that Oklahoma was not concerned with their mistakes. In fact they didn’t want to even be told about them. They didn’t want to be told about their employees who were breaking the law because I soon found out they already knew. Because of my efforts to get the truth told and protect the rights of a child I soon found that my rights would soon be trampled on. The State of Oklahoma made it their life’s work to destroy me for telling the truth. Even though I am an honest person and had never been in trouble it did not matter to them. DHS went so far as to doctor a drug test to prove they had a reason to take my grandson. Even though I was able to prove to the judge what they did he didn’t care. It also didn’t matter to them that they had a person on their payroll picking up children who had an active warrant for her arrest. In my efforts to tell the truth and see that justice was done my life only got worse. Their retaliation against me became very evil and brutal. I was pushed out of my job, forced out of my home, and then had 3 warrants issued for my arrest. While I was in jail my life was threatened and was also denied medical treatment while I was having a seizure. To this day I continue to be harassed. They are hoping that I will either kill myself or cause a problem where they can kill me and claim justifiable homicide. I have been and continue to be victimized by the State of Oklahoma and nobody cares. During all this time my grandson was put in a foster home where he was being abused. Reports were filed every time he was abused and finally after the 5th abuse incident they decided to move him. Instead of putting him back with us where he would be loved he was put in the home of a convicted felon where he continues to be abused. This person tried to kill my daughter and my grandson before he was born but nobody cares about that either. To keep me from reporting the abuse I have now been denied to see my daughter or my grandson. Even though my daughter is a grown person the judge told her that she was not allowed to have anymore contact with me. Everybody knows that what is being done to me is wrong but they are too scared to say anything. In their own words I was told I can’t help you because I don’t want them taking my children too. I have already been told I will never see my grandchild again truth be told he will probably wind up dead just like my son. I hope that all of you who had a part in this can live with your actions. I know that the devil will be proud of your efforts on doing nothing and letting an innocent child suffer. He will also be proud of you for letting a law abiding citizen be tortured and destroyed just because she was trying to expose the truth and do the right thing. I had no idea there were so many evil people in the world that walk around like wolves in sheep’s clothing. All these people that I thought were good God fearing christians were nothing like that at all. Because of this adventure in my life I may never trust anybody ever again. The emotional trauma that I have been forced to live with has caused me to come to this decision. I know my life is over I am already dead inside I am just waiting for my body to follow. I pray to God everyday that some day my nightmare will end. Now that I know there is no room in this world for honest, decent, loving people I don’t want to be here anymore. If you read this thank you for your time and attention to my story.
Reported By: Dana (Oklahoma City Oklahoma U.S.A.)
Department Of Human Services , DHS) The Destruction Of Families Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*General Comment: Government Corruption
The Nightmare Of An Average Oklahoman
My honesty which is the best thing about me, is also the worst thing about me. In life we all may joke but trust me when I say something is a fact I know it for sure. I always say one day a time may come when I say something as a fact and I will really need all of you to believe me. That is why I make sure to be very honest all the time, unless I am joking of course and people know when I am. It is also a friend checker for me for when things sometimes get tough for me. When I am at the bottom and I look at my friends and say "Trust Me I Am Telling The Truth". It has always been a quirk of mine since my grandmother told me to always tell the truth. Since this recent DHS mess that quirk of mine has gotten worse. I will go above and beyond to prove when I say I am telling the truth. That is part of the reason I am in this mess. I felt I had to tell the truth I just didn't realize that everybody already knew it, they just didn't want to have it thrown in their face. It has always been embarrassing for them because they knew I was telling the truth. Then their mission in life came to make me disappear. I know it sounds unbelievable but as God as my witness I am telling the truth. There I was one day living my life working very hard at my job, doing all that I could to help people. I was a volunteer for Red Cross, I donated to many organizations around town. For example The Jesus House, Citizens Caring For Children, Positive Tomorrow’s, Neighborhood Services, The Battered Woman’s Shelter. Then just average people I have met along the way. People that have known me if they told the truth, would have to say the same about me. Normally I would not speak of myself in these terms I am not a boastful person. However in this case I have to for people to see what is really going on. One day in 2008 a woman who happened to work for DHS decided she wanted my grandson. There was nothing wrong he was a very loved little boy. I could not understand why she would want to take him. My daughter was living with me and my grandson was living with me I had no idea what the problem was. I knew I was a good person, and capable of taking care of children. I had given birth to 2 of my own children and helped both my sisters raise their’s. Even though one of my sister’s was a major drug addict I kept her children loved, and protected while I was there. I made sure they ate everyday, and were clean, and dressed. I helped them with their homework and taught them to have respect for others. I tried to raise them that telling the truth is always best but unfortunately that is not the way their mother lived. When she got married she chose to not have me in their lives anymore so I left. I prayed to God that now maybe she could become a good mother, and make a good family for her children. On the 18th of July 2008 while I was at work at the court reporting firm that I had been at for almost 8 years. She went after him again for the 3rd time this time she was successful. When this happened I was in shock but at that time I was not worried. I worked with lawyers all day who knew me and knew what kind of person I was. I was sure that they would be glad to help fix this little mistake so that nothing bad would happen to an innocent child. I was so naive I had no idea that this kind of thing happened all the time. I thought that if DHS picked up a child it was because they were only trying to protect children. Even though this kind of thing happened once before. It took 4 to 5 months but once I had proven where a mistake had been made my son was returned. Unfortunately while in custody of DHS my son was beaten and molested continually by the foster parent. As hard as we tried with doctors etc., he could never forget or live with it so he later committed suicide. I was sure that I could do the same thing this time. All I had to do was just show where a mistake had been made. I soon learned things were different when George Nigh was Governor of Oklahoma. As I started on my quest I soon realized that Oklahoma was not concerned with their mistakes. In fact they didn’t want to even be told about them. They didn’t want to be told about their employees who were breaking the law because I soon found out they already knew. Because of my efforts to get the truth told and protect the rights of a child I soon found that my rights would soon be trampled on. The State of Oklahoma made it their life’s work to destroy me for telling the truth. Even though I am an honest person and had never been in trouble it did not matter to them. DHS went so far as to doctor a drug test to prove they had a reason to take my grandson. Even though I was able to prove to the judge what they did he didn’t care. It also didn’t matter to them that they had a person on their payroll picking up children who had an active warrant for her arrest. In my efforts to tell the truth and see that justice was done my life only got worse. Their retaliation against me became very evil and brutal. I was pushed out of my job, forced out of my home, and then had 3 warrants issued for my arrest. While I was in jail my life was threatened and was also denied medical treatment while I was having a seizure. To this day I continue to be harassed. They are hoping that I will either kill myself or cause a problem where they can kill me and claim justifiable homicide. I have been and continue to be victimized by the State of Oklahoma and nobody cares. During all this time my grandson was put in a foster home where he was being abused. Reports were filed every time he was abused and finally after the 5th abuse incident they decided to move him. Instead of putting him back with us where he would be loved he was put in the home of a convicted felon where he continues to be abused. This person tried to kill my daughter and my grandson before he was born but nobody cares about that either. To keep me from reporting the abuse I have now been denied to see my daughter or my grandson. Even though my daughter is a grown person the judge told her that she was not allowed to have anymore contact with me. Everybody knows that what is being done to me is wrong but they are too scared to say anything. In their own words I was told I can’t help you because I don’t want them taking my children too. I have already been told I will never see my grandchild again truth be told he will probably wind up dead just like my son. I hope that all of you who had a part in this can live with your actions. I know that the devil will be proud of your efforts on doing nothing and letting an innocent child suffer. He will also be proud of you for letting a law abiding citizen be tortured and destroyed just because she was trying to expose the truth and do the right thing. I had no idea there were so many evil people in the world that walk around like wolves in sheep’s clothing. All these people that I thought were good God fearing christians were nothing like that at all. Because of this adventure in my life I may never trust anybody ever again. The emotional trauma that I have been forced to live with has caused me to come to this decision. I know my life is over I am already dead inside I am just waiting for my body to follow. I pray to God everyday that some day my nightmare will end. Now that I know there is no room in this world for honest, decent, loving people I don’t want to be here anymore. If you read this thank you for your time and attention to my story.
Sarah Sandy abused by Orange County DFC Time to Bring them Home « How Child Protection Services Buys and Sells Our Children
Sarah Sandy abused by Orange County DFC Time to Bring them Home « How Child Protection Services Buys and Sells Our Children
Orange County is trying to take away a mother’s first amendment rights – using tatic that she is hurting her children’s case. She has been told that if she doesn’t take it down she won’t get her children back. This is a direct violation of the first amendment of freedome of speech and freedom of the press. Orange County CPS is violationg these rights, they can be sued in Federal Court it is time for the Civil Liberty Union lawyers to get involved.
They are trying to keep this mother from fighting for her children using the social network facebook. They have no case and they know it. Support this mother.
Orange County is trying to take away a mother’s first amendment rights – using tatic that she is hurting her children’s case. She has been told that if she doesn’t take it down she won’t get her children back. This is a direct violation of the first amendment of freedome of speech and freedom of the press. Orange County CPS is violationg these rights, they can be sued in Federal Court it is time for the Civil Liberty Union lawyers to get involved.
They are trying to keep this mother from fighting for her children using the social network facebook. They have no case and they know it. Support this mother.
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