Subject:Advance Notice of Year-end Restore Integrity Award
to Captain Dan Hanley
Hello
Captain Dan Hanley:
I
am Executive Director of POPULAR, Inc. (POPULAR), a nonprofit good government
advocate and legal reform organization.*
Congratulations
on being selected to receive POPULAR’s 2009, year-end"Restore Integrity Award" in the Grassroots
Advocacy Category**
All
of POPULAR’s award recipients have taken or otherwise pursued one or more
specific acts or measures to eliminate significant inequity, waste, fraud,
abuse, or other public and/or private sector corruption in America. POPULAR
defines corruption as any illegal or unethical conduct contributing to the
systemic malfunction of government, commerce, and/or democracy in America as
contemplated by the U.S. Constitution.
As
of June 2009,*** POPULAR’s "Restore Integrity Award" is awarded bi-annually in
the categories of public sector, private sector, and grassroots advocacy.
The
2009 year-end recipients are as follows:
Public
Sector Category:
Judge Henry L. Lackey for reporting the bribery overture to
federal authorities that derailed a seemingly invincible, corrupt segment of the
Mississippi legal system led by various “Kings of Torts,” certain powerful
lawyers who sullied the noble mission of the plaintiffs’ bar for personal
gain.
Judge Arthur M. Schack for his appropriately strict
scrutiny of foreclosure cases before him and corresponding mantra, “(i)f you are
going to take away someone’s house, everything should be legal and
correct.”
Judge Arlen Spinner for
his bold step of preempting $525,000 in mortgage payments demanded by a
California bank “so as to deter it from imposing further mortifying abuse” on a
Long Island couple appearing before him in the underlying foreclosure
dispute.
Private
Sector Category:
Retired U.S. Chief Deputy Matthew Fogg for his unique
insights and public speaking on America's failed War On Drugs, contending
"(d)rug prohibition helps the U.S. maintain a racial apartheid prison industrial
complex."
Mr.
Alan Langefor his balanced expose´ on the Mississippi judicial bribery and
racketeering cases of Paul Minor and Dickie Scruggs, now chronicled and
published with Lange’s coauthor as the book “Kings of Torts.”
Grassroots
Advocacy Category:
Captain Dan Hanley of the “Whistleblowing Airline Employees
Association” for his relentless advocacy to ultimately keep the skies safe for
millions of air travelers, culminating with a recent commitment by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission to consider alleged improprieties attendant
to the United Airlines Chapter 11 bankruptcy.?
A
press release announcing your award is scheduled to be circulated through
international wire services during the week of December 21, 2009. An encased
certificate commemorating your award will be mailed to you during that time as
well.
You
need not reply to this message. However, feel free to contact me with any
questions or comments at this email address and/or the toll free number listed
below.
*POPULAR
is an acronym for "Power Over Poverty Under Laws of America Restored". The
nonprofit corporation is essentially an association of public interest attorneys
and Juris Doctors, advised by a board of nonlawyer, community leaders. These
good government advocates are committed to helping poor and other disadvantaged
people access affordable and competent legal representation, appropriate
judicial oversight, and important civil and criminal justice system
reforms.
**POPULAR’s
"Restore Integrity Award" program is co-administered by the organization’s
Advisory Board President Katherine Moore and Advisory Board Vice President Nancy
Swan.
