tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post2768299462930944495..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: CRIME FLIES: Crown Office jet set junket racket - Files reveal Prosecutors spent £57K on international & domestic air travel as crooks deal plea bargains to dodge law & courtsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-65210782313361365732016-10-17T18:57:42.053+01:002016-10-17T18:57:42.053+01:00Crown Office paid for all of Arlene Fraser's f...Crown Office paid for all of Arlene Fraser's family to attend every appeal hearing including funding their visit to UKSC yet rape victims are denied fares to attend court to see their rapists sentenced.Big Wullie Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622020677322097844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-74760731938776765742016-02-03T21:51:37.225+00:002016-02-03T21:51:37.225+00:00Anonymous Anonymous said...
"Last week, BBC n...Anonymous Anonymous said...<br />"Last week, BBC news reported a Perth drugs dealer had been allowed to keep £300K of his drugs profits - after high flying prosecutors cut a plea bargain deal."<br /><br />This is very interesting, especially since plea-bargaining is a criminal offence in Scotland?<br /><br />These joint minutes (where the prosecutor is representing the State and the accused) is unlawful for good reason because the prosecutor should not be put into a position of weakness by the lure of money in lieu of negotiating a prosecution success, in order to:<br /><br />a) Make the prosecutors job easier<br /><br />b) Means that the prosecutor de facto is acting in the interests of the accused by giving away ground and cash therefore, cannot be seen to be acting in the Public Interest , which they are employed to do?<br /><br />c) Leaves the State prosecutor open to allegations of acting in favour of the accused for monetary benefit?<br /><br />The police should investigate this case, with a view to prosecuting the State prosecutor and do a wider investigation into the wider use of these sharp practices? <br /><br />It would seem that Crown Office Officials have made too many flights to serve their masters at the USA Government and have introduced the USA plea-bargaining system to Scotland unlawfully under the radar?<br /><br />31 January 2016 at 13:02<br /><br />==================================================================================<br /><br />Do you not know the Perth sheriff court is the most corrupt & rotten to the core establishment in our country today? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-5334786609674191882016-01-31T13:19:22.648+00:002016-01-31T13:19:22.648+00:00Anonymous said...
They cant even be bothered to sh...Anonymous said...<br />They cant even be bothered to show up in court with correct papers yet here you have Crown Office flying to San Francisco and beyond.I'll make a note of this,thanks.<br /><br />22 January 2016 at 19:28<br />--------------------------<br /><br />If the Crown Office are not hiding any dirty secrets from the public, then they should adopt the truth and transparency morals of the Diary of Injustice journalists and publish in full without redaction who benefited from these flights, how much each flight cost (standard, business or First Class) and the purpose of the flight, afteral these are publicly funded employees on public business and are there to serve the public and not vested interests?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-81070262121305860772016-01-31T13:13:15.399+00:002016-01-31T13:13:15.399+00:00Anonymous said...
Little wonder the Crown Office c...Anonymous said...<br />Little wonder the Crown Office couldnt be bothered to look into Christopher Hales and countless other cases put to them as the PFs are too into snorting public funds and holidays around the world<br /><br />23 January 2016 at 10:40<br />=============================<br /><br />Of course, the real reason that the scandal involving Michelle Thompson MP's solicitor Christopher Hales was covered-up was because the Law Society of Scotland and the Crown Office had cut-a-deal to prevent Mr Hales from being sent to jail?<br /><br />The Press's reporting of the scandal, inadvertently exposed the fact that a deal was cut and that these deals between the Law Society of Scotland and the Crown Office are commonplace, which adds grist to the mill that both the Law Society and the Crown Office are involved in operating an unlawful-two-tiered justice system, whereby many Scottish lawyers are considered to be protected and above-the-law?<br /><br />Since this crime was exposed, the police have been silenced, Mulholland has pleaded to Parliament that a Public Inquiry should not take place and The Press have similarly been told they must not report the truth to the Scottish Public because 'It is not in the Public Interest for the Scottish Public to find out what the Law Society of Scotland and the Crown Office are getting up to behind the public's backs?' Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-13981387287170806722016-01-31T13:02:27.516+00:002016-01-31T13:02:27.516+00:00"Last week, BBC news reported a Perth drugs d..."Last week, BBC news reported a Perth drugs dealer had been allowed to keep £300K of his drugs profits - after high flying prosecutors cut a plea bargain deal."<br /><br />This is very interesting, especially since plea-bargaining is a criminal offence in Scotland?<br /><br />These joint minutes (where the prosecutor is representing the State and the accused) is unlawful for good reason because the prosecutor should not be put into a position of weakness by the lure of money in lieu of negotiating a prosecution success, in order to:<br /><br />a) Make the prosecutors job easier<br /><br />b) Means that the prosecutor de facto is acting in the interests of the accused by giving away ground and cash therefore, cannot be seen to be acting in the Public Interest , which they are employed to do?<br /><br />c) Leaves the State prosecutor open to allegations of acting in favour of the accused for monetary benefit?<br /><br />The police should investigate this case, with a view to prosecuting the State prosecutor and do a wider investigation into the wider use of these sharp practices? <br /><br />It would seem that Crown Office Officials have made too many flights to serve their masters at the USA Government and have introduced the USA plea-bargaining system to Scotland unlawfully under the radar?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-31181258952814374212016-01-30T21:11:17.478+00:002016-01-30T21:11:17.478+00:00Who ate all the pies-who ate all the pies Mulholla...Who ate all the pies-who ate all the pies Mulholland and his pie munchers did thats why they all fly abroad to see who makes the best so judge Gill NO NO doesn't have to eat out again before visiting parliament.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-90318859463469004182016-01-29T11:24:51.651+00:002016-01-29T11:24:51.651+00:00and dont forget the lists of fake and unidentifiab...and dont forget the lists of fake and unidentifiable witnesses the Crown regularly present in courtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-30121626759290007362016-01-25T21:40:36.658+00:002016-01-25T21:40:36.658+00:00How on earth does it cost £112.5 million a year to...How on earth does it cost £112.5 million a year to run Crown Office prosecutors in a small country such as Scotland??<br /><br />Something definitely amiss there considering the crap quality of justice!<br /><br />Is it all going on junkets and airline tickets?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-10879262662005260712016-01-25T19:57:07.398+00:002016-01-25T19:57:07.398+00:00What I take away from this and your earlier one on...What I take away from this and your earlier one on the Crown office bonuses is they are as much crooked as the crooks they claim they are supposed to be chasing in court.Also that story on the guy who was selling secrets in the crown office well easy to see they are compromised by criminals as well as being crooked so not really deserving of any praise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-37435213586265996812016-01-25T14:35:21.361+00:002016-01-25T14:35:21.361+00:00I see the judges traveled to Ukraine just before t...I see the judges traveled to Ukraine just before the war started and also been to the baltic states what are they really up to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-61753324554394357232016-01-24T20:48:37.052+00:002016-01-24T20:48:37.052+00:00Just reading your blog tonight for first time, mus...Just reading your blog tonight for first time, must say you are to be congratulated for putting all this information online about lawyers and their partners in crime.<br /><br />I hope you ruin a few in the process and people pay attention for once instead of just blindly handing over their assets to some rat in a suit who is allowed to get away with blue murder just because they are a lawyer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-86192636060683111702016-01-24T13:34:44.344+00:002016-01-24T13:34:44.344+00:00Amsterdam seems to be a popular getaway for Mulhol...Amsterdam seems to be a popular getaway for Mulholland's gang wonder what is going on there because the destinations do not tally with criminal cases on the go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-69891971498291669462016-01-24T11:32:46.867+00:002016-01-24T11:32:46.867+00:00Sounds like another part of the corrupt establishm...Sounds like another part of the corrupt establishment gone out of control no matter who is in charge the Crown Office do their own thing and get away with it constantly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-30418954639780097832016-01-23T19:48:55.571+00:002016-01-23T19:48:55.571+00:00Anonymous said
Somewhere in among all those trips ...Anonymous said<br />Somewhere in among all those trips there will be brown envelopes and bungs galore!They are not flying around just to talk about cases there is a lot of off the books stuff being talked about and palms pressed at our expense!<br />22 January 2016 at 23:38<br /><br />my thoughts exactly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-88191685682662829622016-01-23T16:19:24.156+00:002016-01-23T16:19:24.156+00:00Yes they will keep helping themselves because they...Yes they will keep helping themselves because they are the law. I find it difficult to find words to express my revulsion at these legalized crooks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-58938941175215571692016-01-23T14:22:52.587+00:002016-01-23T14:22:52.587+00:00@ 22 January 2016 at 20:52
Good points ...
@ 23 ...@ 22 January 2016 at 20:52<br /><br />Good points ...<br /><br />@ 23 January 2016 at 00:22<br /><br />A confiscation order for £1 ... considering the costs of the case they are unlikely to recover much to brag about ...<br /><br />@ 23 January 2016 at 10:40<br /><br />Otherwise known as perks and fingers in the pie before justice ...<br /><br />@ 23 January 2016 at 11:41<br /><br />A pity the Sheriff did not say more ... clearly the figures are way off to the point Scotgov's Cashback for Communities is losing out to drug profits once again, courtesy of the Crown Office.<br /><br />@ 23 January 2016 at 13:07<br /><br />Send in more details of this case you refer to, could be a good one for media scrutiny and add to the bigger picture ...Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-4819421039328384982016-01-23T13:07:09.782+00:002016-01-23T13:07:09.782+00:00I watched a case at Edinburgh Sheriff Court and th...I watched a case at Edinburgh Sheriff Court and the judge made some pretty bad remarks about the Procurator Fiscal and the evidence almost said he was lying through his teeth then the fiscal asks for adjournment and few months later drops charge so yes crown office are not doing their job properly or are corrupt they should be made to say what their flying is for not just where they go and the costAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-31714155744575990842016-01-23T11:41:33.922+00:002016-01-23T11:41:33.922+00:00Did you see what Sheriff Foulis said in that BBC s...Did you see what Sheriff Foulis said in that BBC story on the drug dealer? In his comments he made sure the court was aware the amount falls squarely on the Fiscal depute..<br /><br />Fiscal depute Carol Whyte told Perth Sheriff Court: "A settlement has been agreed. There is a joint minute for sums currently being held by the Police Service of Scotland."<br /><br />Sheriff Lindsay Foulis said: "So it is agreed that I should make a confiscation order in the sum of £129,908.70? That is what I will do."<br /><br />Ms Whyte then asked the court to record that Blair's "proceeds from his general criminal conduct amount to £428,853.29".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-50218168064274681062016-01-23T10:40:40.882+00:002016-01-23T10:40:40.882+00:00Little wonder the Crown Office couldnt be bothered...Little wonder the Crown Office couldnt be bothered to look into Christopher Hales and countless other cases put to them as the PFs are too into snorting public funds and holidays around the worldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-47686706765241626262016-01-23T00:22:04.893+00:002016-01-23T00:22:04.893+00:00and here is Lindsey Miller bragging about recoveri...and here is Lindsey Miller bragging about recovering £1 from a criminal but not bragging about all these flights!<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35382022<br /><br />£1 'confiscated' from £600,000 jewel thief<br /><br />A confiscation order for £1 has been granted against a man who was part of a gang which stole more than £600,000 of goods from a Glasgow shopping centre.<br /><br />Walter McRobbie, 55, was jailed for 30 months for his part in the raid on the Savoy Shopping Centre in August 2011.<br /><br />The haul, including jewellery and goods worth £606,071, was never recovered.<br /><br />The order for £1 was granted after Glasgow Sheriff Court heard McRobbie currently has no assets. The Crown can reapply if he acquires future wealth.<br /><br />Lindsey Miller, procurator fiscal for organised crime, said: "After a detailed forensic examination of the accused's accounts, it has been established that he has no money or assets available at present to repay his criminal earnings.<br /><br />"We cannot confiscate funds that do not exist, but we have today in effect secured a financial life sentence.<br /><br />"The order for the full value of the stolen goods will remain active against him until every penny is paid back, however long that takes."<br /><br />Following a previous trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court, McRobbie and two others were convicted of five charges of breaking into various parts of the Savoy Centre and stealing goods.<br /><br />The court heard that they forced their way into an office and four retail units including City Gold Centre, where they stole jewellery and money, and Really Fabulicious - stealing a number of bags.<br /><br />Robert McColl, 52, was jailed for two years and Patrick Kilna, 48, was sentenced to 27 months for their parts in robbery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-18054598732322457862016-01-22T23:38:55.822+00:002016-01-22T23:38:55.822+00:00Somewhere in among all those trips there will be b...Somewhere in among all those trips there will be brown envelopes and bungs galore!They are not flying around just to talk about cases there is a lot of off the books stuff being talked about and palms pressed at our expense!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-51725283195930412242016-01-22T20:52:58.616+00:002016-01-22T20:52:58.616+00:00Where does it say judges can fly around like heads...Where does it say judges can fly around like heads of state and deliver lectures on how everyone else has to submit to their dictatorial remit?<br />About time all this was put a stop to.<br />Judges are not the respectable bunch they claim to be - Gill's display of anger in the earlier post tells us all we need to know about judges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-78893237894636846982016-01-22T19:28:30.956+00:002016-01-22T19:28:30.956+00:00They cant even be bothered to show up in court wit...They cant even be bothered to show up in court with correct papers yet here you have Crown Office flying to San Francisco and beyond.I'll make a note of this,thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-78489566240651130982016-01-22T17:09:54.739+00:002016-01-22T17:09:54.739+00:00some of Scotland’s biggest crooks, tax dodgers, ga...some of Scotland’s biggest crooks, tax dodgers, gangsters & serial offenders are also in the courts and at the Crown Office!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-25244321121834068222016-01-22T17:07:16.416+00:002016-01-22T17:07:16.416+00:00I see Lord Carloway is also a user of air junkets....I see Lord Carloway is also a user of air junkets.Not good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com