{OUTRAGEOUS} = Former Office of Special Counsel Director Scott Bloch sentenced {To 1 Day}
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Source: Federal Times
It appears that the labyrinthine legal saga of Scott Bloch is over. Bloch, the former head of the government’s whistleblower protection office who once stood accused (incorrectly, he said) of retaliating against whistleblowers, was sentenced yesterday for having files erased from government computers, according to The Washington Post.
Bloch’s lawyer, William Sullivan, confirmed the terms of the sentence to FedLine today: Two years probation, a $5,000 fine, 200 hours community service, and–as a special condition of Bloch’s probation–one day in prison to be served at a facility in the Eastern District of Virginia. The Post has a succinct wrap-up of the case ( here ) ; for anyone wanting a somewhat more irreverent take on just how protracted the proceedings became, here’s a another FedLine post ( here ) from two years ago.
Read more: http://blogs.federaltimes.com/federal-times-blog/2013/06/25/former-office-of-special-counsel-director-scott-bloch-sentenced/
This particular publication was picked (because it is within the time limit) and Fed Times has a back story (both succinct) - with only a couple of comments (also succinct) - that put the whole thing in a neat nutshell. Mr. Bloch did many crimes. He Breached his Fiduciary Duty, Betrayed the public's trust by rejecting his Oath to the Constitution and the People of the United States. He also Obstructed Justice and (apparently) Destroyed evidence. Then he refused to do 30 days in jail (after the Judge proclaimed the sentence to be TOO light). Now Mr. Bloch (with most people long ago forgetting about this tool) - receives only 1 day in jail. A Fed Times comment by Richard Wyeroski states the absurdity in perfect form;
June 26th, 2013 at 8:36 am
One day! Why bother, just take away his milk and cookies……..
Scott Bloch was the head of the United States Office of SPECIAL COUNSEL ("OSC"
- - The OSC division of the Department of Justice is the Federal Whistleblower division created to protect federal employees from retaliation for pointing out bad faith behavior within our federal systems.
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HOMOPHOBIC Bloch
- - Scott Bloch (apparently) was one of the parties engaging in bad faith on a grand scale. Not only did he do things wrong, it is readily apparent that he was the wrong man for the job (though GWB and Cheney might argue otherwise).
It also appears that Mr. Bloch was homophobic.
- - As the prior Federal Times story reports ( here ) that is titled "Scott Bloch calls backsies on guilty plea"
What all the stories FAIL to point out - is how serious the crimes are by Scott Bloch. The above story by Federal Times also links to a Washington Post story ( here ) - on Scott Bloch's sentencing.
What all the stories around the web fail to address, is the fact that Mr. Bloch - OBSTRUCTED JUSTICE - while he DESTROYED Evidence and Breached his Fiduciary Duty in grand fashion.
The WaPo story does (at least) contain a remark by the OSC counsel who reported Scott Bloch's bad faith and how many whistleblowers objected to the puny sentence. For not only did Mr. Bloch destroy evidence - he would also oppress those who blew the whistle.
I'm one of the persons who sent Scott Bloch a file - that was most likely destroyed.
Also, after his FBI raid and arrest (of both his home and the OSC office) - I did email him (at the new firm he created for himself) - and to offer to give him a chance to come clean.
Mr. Bloch never responded!
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Previous Stories / Discussions on Scott Bloch bad faith.
Bloch tried to turn things on their head - when he claimed he was "protecting gay rights" and sued Karl Rove
(see my DailyKos story ( here ).
My previous Wordpress on Bloch ( here ) - contains links to Blog of Legal Times ( here ) - Free Republic ( here ) - and Wikipedia ( here ).
NOTE: Wikipedia links to the fact that Scott Bloch's 1st action in office was to choose a Deputy Counsel who was against homosexuals; while also hiring RWNJ Conservatives from the Ave Maria School of Law..
This certainly flies in the fact of Bloch's $202 million lawsuit against Karl Rove and gang. Though it is also noteworthy to point out that Bloch alleged he was offered bribes and even a federal judge bench seat, to back off from Karl Rove investigations.
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1 Day in Jail sends clear message Breach of Fiduciary Duty is No Big Deal!
- - This is a GREAT DAY for those who do crimes to protect skullduggery inside our federal systems of justice. If all you get for Obstruction and Intimidation of Victim/ Witnesses - while you Destroy evidence and Breach your Fiduciary Duty, is just 1 day in jail;
an avalanche of such acts shall now come!
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