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Holmseth v. City of East Grand Forks et al

(Federal Lawsuit and Justice for HaLeigh Cummings and Caylee Anthony)

First Amended Complaint

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA TIMOTHY CHARLES HOLMSETH           Plaintiff,            v.       CITY OF EAST GRAND FORKS, a municipal entity in the state of Minnesota; RONALD GALSTAD, city attorney for City of East Grand Forks, in his official and individual capacity; BARB ERDMAN, Sheriff of Polk County, Minnesota, in her official and individual capacity; JAMES RICHTER, director of Economic Development and Housing Authority (retired), in his official and individual capacity; MICHAEL HEDLUND, chief of police for City of East Grand Forks, in his official and individual capacity; DAVID MURPHY, administrator for the City of East Grand Forks, in his official and individual capacity; RODNEY HAJICEK, lieutenant detective at East Grand Forks Police Department, in his official and individual capacity; AEISSO SCHRAGE, police officer at East Grand Forks Police Department, in his official and individual capacity; MICHAEL LACOURSIERE, public defender for MINNESOTA PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE, in his official and individual capacity; JOHN DOE, in his/her official and individual capacity; JEANETTE RINGUETTE, administrative assistant at the Grand Forks National Weather Service Office, in her official and individual capacity; MICHAEL NORLAND, deputy at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, in his official and individual capacity;           Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO: 14-CV-2970 (DWF/LIB) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED ORIGINAL COMPLAINT Deprivation of Rights (42 U.S.C. – 1983) CIVIL RIGHTS   PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED ORIGINAL COMPLAINT Plaintiff, Timothy Holmseth, hereby sues Defendants, CITY OF EAST GRAND FORKS; RONALD GALSTAD, in his official and individual capacity as EAST GRAND FORKS CITY ATTORNEY; BARB ERDMAN, in her official and individual capacity as Sheriff of Polk County, Minnesota; MICHAEL HEDLUND in his official and individual capacity as EAST GRAND FORKS CHIEF OF POLICE; JAMES RICHTER in his official and individual capacity as (former) DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY – EAST GRAND FORKS; DAVID MURPHY, in his official and individual capacity as EAST GRAND FORKS CITY ADMINISTRATOR; MICHAEL LACOURSIERE, public defender for MINNESOTA PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE, in his official and individual capacity; RODNEY HAJICEK in his official and individual capacity as EAST GRAND FORKS POLICE OFFICER; AEISSO SCHRAGE, in his official and individual capacity as EAST GRAND FORKS POLICE OFFICER; JEANNETTE RINGUETTE, in her official and individual capacity; JOHN DOE in his/her official and individual capacity; and MICHAEL NORLAND, a deputy at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in his official and individual capacity. JURISDICTION This is a civil action under 42 U.S.C. – 1983 and 42 U.S.C. – 1981 seeking money damages against Defendant(s) for committing acts, under color of law, with the intent and for the purpose of depriving Plaintiff of rights secured under the Constitution and laws of the United States Bill of Rights, those being, but not expressly limited to, the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 14th  Amendments, and retaliating against Plaintiff for exercise of constitutionally protected speech; and for refusing or neglecting to prevent such deprivations and denials to Plaintiff. This case arises under the United States Constitution and 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and 42 U.S.C – 1981. This Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Plaintiff brings this action resulting from damages incurred as result of being targeted for rights violations by the Defendant(s). This Court is the appropriate venue for this cause pursuant to 28 U.S.C. – 1391, because all Defendants are residents of the State in which the District is located. PARTIES  At all time relevant hereto, Plaintiff TIMOTHY HOLMSETH, has been a resident of East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Defendant, RONALD GALSTAD, at all times relevant hereto, was the EAST GRAND FORKS CITY ATTORNEY and a resident of Minnesota. Defendant, BARB ERDMAN, at all times relevant hereto, was the POLK COUNTY SHERIFF and a resident of Minnesota. Defendant, MICHAEL NORLAND, at all times relevant hereto, was a Polk County Deputy, and a resident of Minnesota. Defendant, MICHAEL HEDLUND, at all times relevant hereto, was the EAST GRAND FORKS CHIEF OF POLICE and a resident of Minnesota. Defendant, JAMES RICHTER, at all times relevant hereto, was the DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY – EAST GRAND FORKS and a resident of Minnesota. Defendant, DAVID MURPHY, at all times relevant hereto, was the EAST GRAND FORKS CITY ADMINISTRATOR, and is believed by Plaintiff to be a resident of Minnesota. Defendant, RODNEY HAJICEK, at all times relevant hereto, was an EAST GRAND FORKS POLICE OFFICER and a resident of Minnesota. Defendant, AEISSO SCHRAGE, at all times relevant hereto, was an EAST GRAND FORKS POLICE OFFICER and a resident of Minnesota. Defendant, MICHAEL LACOURSIERE, at all times relevant hereto, was an attorney for the MINNESOTA PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE and a resident of Minnesota. Defendant, JEANETTE RINGUETTE, at all times relevant hereto, was the OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE for all relevant matters hereof at the GRAND FORKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE and a resident of Minnesota. Defendant, JOHN DOE’s information is presently unknown. Defendant CITY OF EAST GRAND FORKS is defined as a ‘person’ within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. section 1983. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT This 42 U.S.C. 1983 Deprivation of Rights case has been brought in the fullness of time. Facts and circumstances set forth herein show that in 2008, Timothy Charles Holmseth (hereby referred to as Plaintiff or Holmseth), a respected and law abiding citizen, un-wittingly re-located into an area that was infested with corruption, of which he soon became the target. In 1999, the East Grand Forks Economic Development and Housing Authority (EDHA) loaned a company called Boardwalk Enterprises LLP $510,000 at zero percent interest for a post-flood building project. Annual $30,000 payments were scheduled to begin in 2003 and finish in 2019. The mortgage was never filed and no payments were ever made on the loan. The building in question was owned by the Mayor’s brother; and two city attorneys had been quietly involved in the conspiracy of silence as a small group of public officials were quietly running out the statute of limitations on the fraud and money laundering scheme. In 2008, Plaintiff, an award-winning news reporter re-located to East Grand Forks, Minnesota from Breckenridge, Minnesota where he had been the Minnesota Government Reporter for the Wahpeton Daily News. He began a freelance writing service, and in 2009 he established media agreements with legal professionals in Florida involved in the search for a missing child named HaLeigh Cummings. SEE EXHIBIT A Soon thereafter, Plaintiff learned he had interviewed law enforcement’s suspects in the HaLeigh Cummings kidnapping; as well as parties/witnesses involved in the Casey Anthony murder trial. The missing child HaLeigh Cummings’ mother’s REDACTED, REDACTED REDACTED, had been questioned by law enforcement per their belief she transported HaLeigh across state lines. Plaintiff interviewed REDACTED REDACTED, and she advised that she herself was legally represented by a Florida law firm, Rothstein, Rosenfeldt, & Adler.  In 2010, Scott Rothstein, CEO of the law firm, having pled guilty to RICO charges was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Scott Rothstein operated the biggest Ponzi scheme in the history of Florida – $1.2 Billion. REDACTED REDACTED told Plaintiff she was “coordinating” leads in the HaLeigh Cummings investigation and working closely with Putnam County Sheriff’s Office detectives including Captain Dominic Piscitello and Detective Peggy Cone. REDACTED told Plaintiff REDACTED team of “investigators” were working on the HaLeigh Cummings case. Plaintiff would soon discover REDACTED ‘team of investigators’ consisted of felons, pedophiles, and human traffickers. William Staubs, a private investigator working for REDACTED REDACTED, told Plaintiff that REDACTED REDACTED and REDACTED, REDACTED REDACTED, were involved in a biofuels deal that guaranteed them a back-door government contract involving Scott Rothstein and (then) Florida Governor Charlie Christ, in the hundreds of millions of dollars. William Staubs sent Plaintiff an audio recording of REDACTED REDACTED talking to another kidnapping suspect, Jeremiah Regan, and telling him she had been promised $231 Million. Staubs told Dana Treen at the Jacksonville Times-Union that REDACTED REDACTED promised Jeremiah Regan $2 Million if he kept his mouth shut. In June of 2009 REDACTED REDACTED and her associates began calling the East Grand Forks Police Department (EGFPD) in Minnesota and asking for special favors – particularly – they wanted the local police to circumvent the media contract that existed between Plaintiff and REDACTED REDACTED, and use law enforcement powers to prevent Plaintiff from writing about the kidnapping and stop him from cooperating with the FBI. The callers were using a paid media consultant, who sometimes appeared on the Nancy Grace Show, but was falsely identifying himself as a CNN reporter, to un-nerve the local police department and local newspaper. The City of East Grand Forks and rogue elements of the judicial community lay siege to Plaintiff’s publication and utilized virtually every government and law enforcement resource available to them as they set out to violate Plaintiff’s rights. Plaintiff’s ability to thrive was completely and utterly decimated by the non-stop tyrannical activities of the corrupt officials that endeavored to destroy his reputation, business, and family. Between 2009 and 2014, Plaintiff was stalked from job to job, forced to live on welfare; and defamed beyond comprehension. But he persevered. He continued operating his publication on a shoe-string budget, while independently investigating local officials, gathering information, and reporting the corrupt and illegal activities to state and federal law enforcement. In December of 2013 Plaintiff reported the City of East Grand Forks to the Minnesota State Auditor and requested and audit and investigation. In April of 2014 an audit exposed the tip of the ice-berg that Plaintiff was investigating when the Grand Forks Herald and WDAZ reported ‘$510,000 loan to EGF goes unpaid for 10 years’. EDHA Director James Richter would soon retire under a cloud of suspicion. As an investigation into the ‘Boardwalk Enterprises’ scandal continued, EGF City Attorney Ronald Galstad would be replaced by an outside attorney where the investigation of ‘Boardwalk Enterprises’ was concerned. An official public (closed door) meeting held on May 7, 2014, between EGF city officials and representatives of Boardwalk Enterprises at the private office of Ronald Galstad (Galstad, Jensen, and McCann). EGF Administrator David Murphy told WDAZ that city officials met with Boardwalk Enterprises and their “attorney”. When asked later, Brad Sinclair, the attorney representing the City, would not discuss who Boardwalk Enterprise’s attorney was at the May 7, 2014 meeting. The City would also not state whether or not Ronald Galstad represented the City at the meeting. Facts and circumstances indicate Ronald Galstad may have been the attorney for both Boardwalk Enterprises and the City at the same meeting. On August 25, 2014, the Grand Forks Herald reported that Minnesota Open Meeting law expert, Attorney Mark Anfinson, determined EGF officials had violated the Minnesota Open Meeting Law on August 11, 2014, when they met behind closed doors with Boardwalk Enterprises. It was clear City officials were/are attempting to cover-up and conceal the identity of all the players in the Boardwalk Enterprises money laundering scheme by holding illegal meetings not open to the public. The City of East Grand Forks and the 9th Minnesota Judicial District is infested with corruption of rogue officials. Set forth herein – evidence, records, facts, circumstances, testimony, and witnesses, reveal both James Richter and Ronald Galstad, along with the assistance of the EGFPD, other government employees, as well as judicial officers, began violating Plaintiff’s rights in 2009 and never stopped. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES Because Plaintiff’s computer’s hard-drive was rendered inoperable while in the custody of the EGFPD, the exhibits presented in support of this Complaint are not all the exhibits that exist. Rather, the attached exhibits are the exhibits Plaintiff could readily acquire at the time of this filing. FACTS  TIMOTHY CHARLES HOLMSETH Timothy Holmseth, 46, (hereinafter “Plaintiff” or “Holmseth”) is a news reporter, journalist, songwriter, and author with an Associates Degree in Media Communications from Northland Community College, Thief River Falls, Minnesota. He has received first place awards from the North Dakota News Paper Association (NDNA) for his writing and reporting. He has worked contractually with music companies as a songwriter. He has worked contractually with magazines as a feature content writer. Plaintiff received a first place award from the NDNA in 2007 for Best News Series for a story he covered spanning nearly a year. His professional references include a county attorney, elected officials, and hand-written letters of commendation from respected community leaders. He has served beside local leaders on community civic boards and invited to be a featured guest speaker at a public event. He has passed a federal background check performed through the United States Department of Commerce to work in a secure federal facility and move freely through secure areas. He was deemed “credible” during a kidnapping investigation by a special agent of the FBI. Plaintiff is a successful single parent and had sole physical custody of his daughter from the time she was approximately four years-old until adulthood – she now studies at the University of Minnesota. Plaintiff moved to East Grand Forks with his daughter in 2008 to be closer to his small son (of another relationship) of whom Plaintiff shares joint legal custody. In 2008, Plaintiff began developing a freelance writing business with aspirations to grow the business into a full service writing business and publishing company. PLAINTIFF CONDUCTS JOURNALISM INTERVIEWS WITH KEY FIGURES IN NATIONAL PROFILE CHILD MURDER AND KIDNAPPING CASES IN FLORIDA In April of 2009, Plaintiff was contacted by Rev. Richard Grund, a case witness in the Casey Anthony murder trial in Florida. The Casey Anthony murder trial was a high profile murder case that has been called the ‘social media trial of the century’. Grund wanted to talk to Plaintiff about two child cases in Florida – the missing child HaLeigh Cummings and murdered toddler Caylee Anthony. Plaintiff’s communications with Rev. Grund led to recorded journalistic interviews with many others involved in the Florida cases including William Staubs (a.k.a. Cobra the Bounty Hunter), REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED, and nationally renowned Author/Victim’s Advocate Wayanne Kruger. Plaintiff learned critical information during the interviews regarding the child cases because some of the people he was interviewing were under suspicion by law enforcement in Florida. Plaintiff learned from REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED that REDACTED (REDACTED) and one of REDACTED staff members had been questioned by law enforcement per law enforcement’s suspicion REDACTED and the staffer had transported the missing child HaLeigh Cummings across state lines. In July of 2009 the FBI began to follow up on information they received from Plaintiff regarding the kidnapped child HaLeigh Cummings. In February of 2010 the Minneapolis FBI contacted Plaintiff and requested he come in and be interviewed. The agent requested select audio from his interviews. Plaintiff met with the FBI on several occasions and provided that agency various audio recordings. PLAINTIFF IS TARGETED FOR DEFAMATION, HARASSMENT, STALKING, BLACKMAIL, EXTORTION, AND THREATS BY KIDNAPPING SUSPECTS Beginning in June of 2009, REDACTED REDACTED (REDACTED), Donna Wagoner (Florida), Art Harris (Georgia), Cindy Travis (unknown), and Rhonda Callahan (North Dakota) all made reports against Plaintiff to the EGFPD. Lt. Rodney Hajicek recorded the reports in Case Number 09002015 and stated he received numerous reports against Plaintiff but noted all were civil in nature. SEE EXHIBIT B REDACTED REDACTED was the REDACTED for Crystal Sheffield, who is the mother of the missing child HaLeigh Cummings. REDACTED REDACTED and Plaintiff entered into a media contract whereby REDACTED REDACTED would provide Plaintiff with tips and information on the HaLeigh Cummings case; in return REDACTED would receive media exposure from Plaintiff. REDACTED REDACTED is REDACTED to REDACTED REDACTED, REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED, REDACTED. REDACTED REDACTED is a convicted felon – federal fraud. Art Harris is a tabloid blogger and in 2009 was a pundit on the Nancy Grace show. He is formerly of CNN (but was fired during the first Iraq war for disclosing American soldiers positions), and was the paid media consultant working for REDACTED REDACTED and William Staubs. Donna Wagoner was a media events specialist working for REDACTED REDACTED. Rhonda Callahan is the mother of Plaintiff’s son, and, email threads show she was in communications with Art Harris, William Staubs, and REDACTED REDACTED, during relevant times, and conspired to file unprecedented child protection complaints against Plaintiff, after Plaintiff began to doing interviews on the HaLeigh Cummings kidnapping case. Beginning in 2009, Plaintiff became the perpetual victim of false police reports, false CPS reports, harassing phone calls, blackmail, extortion, cyber-stalking, slander, defamation, and assault. Evidence, documents, affidavits, police records, and court records show the non-stop attack on Plaintiff stemmed from his journalism on the HaLeigh Cummings and Caylee Anthony cases. Evidence shows the harassment invariably flowed from REDACTED REDACTED, Art Harris, William Staubs, Rhonda Callahan, and agents operating on their behalf. Records show Plaintiff repeatedly asked for help from the EGFPD but was ignored. Evidence shows REDACTED REDACTED was still harassing Plaintiff in 2014. Plaintiff has been relentlessly defamed on a website that was erected in 2009 called http://www.radionewz.net. The website has published false content about Plaintiff and his children. The website is x-rated and Plaintiff has been repeatedly sexually assaulted online on http://www.radionewz.net. In 2014, REDACTED REDACTED publicly stated on REDACTED Twitter account that REDACTED is the attorney for http://www.radionewz.net. Facts, circumstances, and belief cause Plaintiff to believe REDACTED REDACTED actually operates the website and authors its content. EAST GRAND FORKS POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTS AS AGENT FOR KIDNAPPING SUSPECTS – INTIMIDATES PLAINTIFF – TARGETS PLAINTIFF’S BUSINESS On 06/02/09 Lt. Rodney Hajicek reported that he received a call from an REDATED named REDACTED REDACTED from REDACTED, Florida and notes REDACTED is REDACTED the mother of a missing child named HaLeigh Cummings. REDACTED complains to Hajicek REDACTED is receiving “disturbing emails” from Plaintiff and writing things about REDACTED on his website http://www.writeintoaction.com that are not true. Lt. Hajicek finds it to be a civil issue “but not a criminal issue that I can see at this point”. SEE EXHIBIT B On 06/18/09 Lt. Hajicek reports that Donna Wagoner of Fort Lauderdale, Florida telephoned him regarding Plaintiff and a picture (i.e. – digitally altered photograph of HaLeigh Cummings) Wagoner emailed to REDACTED REDACTED. Wagoner asked Lt. Hajicek to call Plaintiff and tell Plaintiff she does not want him to write anything about her Company (Xentel Inc). Lt. Hajicek notes he called Plaintiff and warned him he will be “advising individuals to seek harassment orders against him in the future if there appears to be a basis for it”. SEE EXHIBIT B Lt. Hajicek telephoned and intimidated Plaintiff on behalf of Xentel Inc, a Florida based company that has been sued by agencies including State’s Attorney Generals in Ohio, Colorado, Iowa, Missouri, South Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Oregon, for fraud. The story Plaintiff’s was developing at the time was about a Photoshopped picture of an Amber Alert child (HaLeigh Cummings) being used online to solicit donations from the public by fraudulently creating the impression the funds would be used to ‘search’ for the missing child. The money was actually being used to buy drugs, cell phone minutes, make-up, and sunglasses. Other money from the public was deposited into a Wachovia bank account in the name of REDACTED REDACTED. The donations were being illegally solicited because the not-for-profit charity was not registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture. Plaintiff had acquired the actual emails featuring the missing child directly from the Web designer that showed the Photoshopped picture passed right through Donna Wagoner’s email account at Xentel Inc. Plaintiff’s investigative journalism was entirely legal. On 07/20/09 Lt. Hajicek reported he had had subsequently received multiple complaints against Plaintiff from Cindy Travis, Art Harris, and Rhonda Callahan. SEE EXHIBIT B EGFPD ASSISTS KIDNAPPING SUSPECTS IN FLORIDA KIDNAPPING CASE – TARGETS PLAINTIFF’S PUBLISHING BUSINESS WHILE PLAINTIFF IS ASSISTING THE FBI ART HARRIS On 07/07/09 an EGFPD officer responded to a request for an officer at the address of the East Grand Forks Exponent. The name of the caller is redacted in the police incident report released by the EGFPD. The report said, “[REDACTED] WANTED TO SPEAK WITH ME ABOUT ART HARRIS, CNN REPORTER, WHO CALLED TO DISCUSS TIMOTHY HOLMSETH WHO WAS A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE BERGMAN’S. ART ASKED A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT TIMOTHY AND NOW [REDACTED] IS NERVOUS WHAT ART WILL WRITE AND HOW TIMOTHY WILL RESPOND IF SHE IS BROUGHT UP AT ALL. ART AND TIMOTHY HAVE A BLOG FEUD GOING ON OVER THE MISSING GIRL FROM FLORIDA”. SEE EXHIBIT C Plaintiff would later formally request the name of the redacted caller from the EGFPD. Police Chief Michael Hedlund refused to provide the name of the redacted caller. Hedlund stated it was for the safety of the caller. However – the EGFPD never provided equal such protection to Plaintiff. Rather, the EGFPD openly recorded Plaintiff’s name in every bogus report made against Plaintiff, and despite admitting Plaintiff was breaking no laws; took adverse action against Plaintiff and his publication clothed under the ‘color of law’. On 07/09/09 Art Harris emailed Lt. Hajicek and asked him to consider “pressing charges” against Plaintiff. There was no stated reason or basis for ‘charges’ because Plaintiff was not breaking any laws whatsoever. On 07/10/09 Art Harris emailed Lt. Hajicek. “I’m in shock, but just heard the FBI actually paid a visit to the Web design firm in Florida that donated their time to the website for the missing child. Based on [Timothy Holmseth’s] absurd accusations he’s now almost gotten a 23 year employee (Donna Wagoner, Xentel, Inc) fired for sending the child’s photo on her company email to the pro bono web firm,” Harris said.SEE EXHIBIT D On 07/18/09 Art Harris sent a follow-up email to Lt. Hajicek and asked, “What did your did DA say?” On 07/20/09, Lt. Hajicek stated in Case Number 09002015 “I have printed all the emails from my computer and will have the County Attorney’s office review them to see if any other action can be taken”. This statement by Hajicek demonstrates he was seeking to assist those complaining about Plaintiff and was actively helping them anyway he could. SEE EXHIBIT B The email thread produced by Hajicek only shows the emails authored by Harris. Hajicek’s emails appear to have been strategically removed. SUMMARY: During June and July of 2009 the EGFPD is suddenly bombarded with nuisance complaints from a handful of callers against Plaintiff, an award-winning journalist writing about a national profile missing child case involving an active Amber Alert. The callers are all associated with each other, and encouraging the EGFPD to take criminal legal action against Plaintiff for things he is writing, although Plaintiff is not committing any criminal acts. In July of 2009, the EGFPD and Polk County Attorney learn from one of the contacts that the FBI in Florida is acting on information they received from Plaintiff regarding the kidnapped child. The information the FBI is following in Florida, led directly to THREE of the individuals that were calling the EGFPD on Plaintiff. Despite this – the EGFPD DID NOT alert the FBI that their informant was being targeted – but rather – continued and intensified its aggression against Plaintiff – trying to shut Plaintiff up. On 08/14/09, the EGFPD received a report from Rhonda Callahan of suspected ‘Child Maltreatment’ – ‘Concern that kids have access to a loaded gun he reportedly sleeps with’. This fictional report to police resulted in CPS and EGFPD coming to Plaintiff’s home and demanding entry and requesting to view Plaintiff’s firearm. The report shows Plaintiff’s .22 caliber rifle, which he had owned since he was 13 years-old, was unloaded and the clip was stored far away from the rifle (for the safety of his children). The report was unfounded and closed. Emails show this scenario was planned out between Rhonda Callahan and William Staubs. After the event – Art Harris published information about it on the Web to make Plaintiff appear mentally unstable and dangerous; a crazy man having trouble with the police and a danger to his kids. The CPS complaint filed by Rhonda Callahan against Plaintiff was the fifth CPS complaint filed by Callahan in only four months. Every complaint was screened out or unfounded. Callahan began filing the unprecedented complaints shortly after Plaintiff conducted his interviews on the HaLeigh Cummings kidnapping case. Callahan had come into communications with Art Harris, William Staubs, and REDACTED REDACTED, for the first time ever, at around this very time. Email threads that later surfaced show Callahan was discussing Plaintiff with William Staubs, Art Harris, and REDACTED REDACTED. Roseau County Family Court records will show that Callahan’s attorney, Michael Jorgenson, admitted in open court he had a conference call with the out-of-state individuals under investigation in the HaLeigh Cummings kidnapping. Jorgenson told Honorable Donna Dixon they had nothing of value to offer during the call and simply kept telling him that Plaintiff was ‘crazy’. As of August of 2009, the EGFPD had a wealth of evidence that individuals under investigation in Florida for a kidnapping had suddenly and inexplicably contacted the mother of a local journalist’s child, and then collectively, began to file false police and CPS reports against the journalist that was writing about the kidnapping – labeling him crazy and dangerous. Despite this knowledge, the EGFPD did not alert the FBI but continued its siege on Plaintiff and his business. PLAINTIFF FIRED FROM JOB WORKING FOR CITY OF EAST GRAND FORKS On 09/29/09, Plaintiff began a temporary job working as a traffic counter for the Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Metropolitan Planning Organization. Plaintiff was hired through Express Personnel. Plaintiff met his immediate supervisor at EGF City Hall parking lot. Plaintiff recalls sitting in the office of former EDHA director, James Richter, while being given instructions on how to operate the traffic counter/clicker, etc. On 09/30/09 Plaintiff began his job of counting cars, and then, after counting cars for only a few hours, the supervisor pulled up and told Plaintiff his job was over. This incident reveals Plaintiff had managed to become briefly employed by the City of EGF because the hiring was done by Express Personnel. When the City of EGF realized they had inadvertently employed Plaintiff he was immediately terminated. SEE EXHIBIT E PLAINTIFF INTERVIEWED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS FBI In February of 2010 Plaintiff was interviewed by Special Agent A.J. Eilerman of the Minneapolis FBI regarding interviews he conducted regarding the HaLeigh Cummings kidnapping. Plaintiff was asked for copies of select interviews he conducted. Agent Eilerman told Plaintiff he was going to call the Jacksonville FBI office and tell them Plaintiff was credible. PLAINTIFF RELEASES BOOK ABOUT HALEIGH CUMMINGS KIDNAPPING CASE In January of 2011, Plaintiff released his book entitled “REDACTED”. The book was featured on the television news and sold well upon release. Major Gary Bowling, the director of law enforcement at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office in Florida requested a copy. The book was based upon recorded interviews conducted by Plaintiff. The book is still for sale on Amazon and Plaintiff has never once been sued for anything written in the book because everything is based upon recorded interviews. PLAINTIFF STRUCK BY CAR – NO CHARGES FILED AGAINST ASSAILANT BY EGFPD OR POLK COUNTY SHERIFF  On 08/22/11 Plaintiff was struck by an automobile driven by his son’s mother, Rhonda Callahan. Callahan violently backed into Plaintiff with one car door still open; nearly hitting Plaintiff’s teenage daughter. Plaintiff’s terrified son was in the car. Callahan then fled the scene and had to be called on the telephone by police and told to come to the police station. The EGFPD did not charge Callahan with any crime, whatsoever. Matthew Petrovich, the guardian ad litem assigned to their child in common, wrote in a GAL report that Callahan told him she ‘moved Timothy Holmseth out of the way with the car’. Plaintiff was diagnosed at Altru with “Contusion of Thigh”. DEFENDANTS ASSIST AND COORDINATE WITH REDACTED REDACTED REDACTED TO VIOLATE PLAINTIFF’S CIVIL RIGHTS THE FLORIDA DIVORCE COURT SCHEME On 09/08/11, REDACTED REDACTED, a CIVIL DIVORCE ATTORNEY [emphasis added], petitioned a FLORIDA DIVORCE COURT (DVCE) [emphasis added] for an injunction for protection against Repeat Violence (a Florida domestic violence law) against Plaintiff. Plaintiff had/has never met REDACTED REDACTED nor had he been to Florida. The Petition requested the Florida Court order Plaintiff remove any and all content about REDACTED REDACTED from the Web. The request also asked Plaintiff be ordered to turn in all of his firearms, ammunition, and permits to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. REDACTED REDACTED filed the Petition as a strategic way of circumventing the media contract REDACTED had with Plaintiff. The Petition was over 300 pages long and appears REDACTED. It alleged that Plaintiff had engaged in over 1,000 acts of stalking. SEE EXHIBIT A Attempting to defend himself from the ridiculous accusations being made by a media contact with whom he had a well documented contract, Plaintiff made THREE separate requests to the City of EGF for police records. Plaintiff followed exact procedure and filled out the form provided on the rack in the EGFPD lobby and turned it in to the duty officer. Because REDACTED REDACTED had called the EGFPD many times, Plaintiff needed the records to send to the Florida Court, as to defend himself against the fraudulent DVCE (divorce) domestic violence protection injunction being requested by REDACTED  REDACTED who was nothing more than a media contact (SEE EXHIBIT A). Lt. Rodney Hajicek refused to provide Plaintiff the records, which was in violation of the City’s own posted policy. Plaintiff requested the records THREE times which clearly demonstrates Hajicek’s motives were malicious, calculated, and involved forethought. Plaintiff reported to Lt. Hajicek that William Staubs (REDACTED  REDACTED private investigator) telephoned him from Florida and told him if he traveled to Ft. Lauderdale to attend the court hearing he was very likely going to be murdered by Mob associates of REDACTED and REDACTED REDACTED (convicted felon – federal fraud). Lt. Hajicek showed no interest and made no report. Plaintiff subsequently provided Lt. Hajicek a sworn Affidavit from William Staubs wherein Staubs stated he eye-witnessed REDACTED REDACTED brandish a Mini 14 Carbine Assault Rifle and declare it was the gun that would be used to shoot “Timothy Holmseth”. Staubs stated REDACTED REDACTED was present and laughing. Staubs then telephoned Maria Burgun, a former business partner of REDACTED REDACTED. Maria Burgun confirmed that REDACTED REDACTED once telephoned her and told her he was going to shoot “Timothy Holmseth” through the door of his home. Lt. Hajicek took no action to record these threat assessments. On 09/19/11, a Florida judge denied Plaintiff’s request to appear in court by telephone, and GRANTED REDACTED REDACTED petition for the Injunction against domestic violence against Plaintiff. The Injunction ordered him to remove everything he had ever published about REDACTED REDACTED from the Web. Everything Plaintiff published was lawfully published in the State of Minnesota. The Florida court further ordered Plaintiff to turn over his firearms, ammunition, and permits to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.  SEE EXHIBIT G The police reports and records that Lt. Hajicek would not turn over to Plaintiff in advance of the Florida court hearing, proved that everything Plaintiff had published was legal and not in violation of any criminal statute. The Florida court never saw Plaintiff’s evidence because Hajicek deliberately interfered with Plaintiff’s ability to defend himself by withholding the records. On 11/21/11, the EGFPD arrested Plaintiff for allegedly violating the Florida order. Plaintiff was accused of publishing something in violation of the Florida Injunction. The EGFPD did not establish legal Venue to bring the charge – nor did they attempt to establish Venue – but simply brought the charge anyway. The arrest warrant was signed by Lt. Hajicek and EGF City Attorney Ronald Galstad. On 11/22/11, Plaintiff was released from jail on the condition he not publish anything on the Web. Between 11/22/11 and 10/29/12, Plaintiff, a publisher by trade and profession, was legally prohibited from publishing anything at all. On 04/02/12, EGF Police Chief Michael Hedlund responded to a formal complaint filed by Plaintiff regarding the EGFPD’s refusal to respond to Plaintiff’s requests for public records, which naturally and logically resulted in the issuance of the Injunction by the Florida court that was subsequently used to justify arresting Plaintiff. SEE EXHIBIT H Hedlund apologized and offered to satisfy the records request. Hedlund asked Plaintiff to fill out the ‘Document Request Form’ again and submit it directly to him. This gesture by Hedlund suggests he does not have the FIRST THREE requests Plaintiff submitted. However, Hedlund’s request that Plaintiff fill the form out again would later PROVE his Department was corrupt and hiding documents, because on 12/14/12, the EGFPD suddenly found an envelope full of police incident reports requested by Plaintiff that had been printed out on 10/24/11 (thus proving that somebody had received the records requests and printed the police reports). When the two sets of police incidents are compared to each other, they don’t match and information about REDACTED REDACTED and Lt. Hajicek has been removed. SEE EXHIBIT I DEFENDANT(S) VIOLATE PLAINTIFF’S RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY PLAINTIFF COERCED INTO PLEA DEAL UNDER EXTREME DURESS – PART ONE OF A TWO PART PLAN TO FALSELY CONVICT PLAINTIFF On 10/29/12, after nearly a year, Plaintiff arrived at the Polk County Justice Center prepared for trial. He was charged with violating the Florida court order. He was accompanied by his daughter Marina Holmseth, a case witness. Plaintiff met with Michael LaCoursiere, the public defender assigned to his case. LaCoursiere had told Plaintiff for an entire year he had a very strong case for trial because the City of EGF had no Venue. On the day of the trial, LaCoursiere suddenly and abruptly told Plaintiff that EGF City Attorney Ronald Galstad wanted Plaintiff to accept a plea deal of an Alford plea. Plaintiff declined. LaCoursiere told Plaintiff that if he refused to accept an Alford plea deal, Galstad was going to call a police officer to the stand to lie. Plaintiff again declined. LaCourisere then added the name of another officer he said he believed was going to be called to lie. The officers LaCoursiere named were EGF Sgt. Detective Chris Olson and Polk County Deputy Jesse Haugen. LaCoursiere told Plaintiff there was a plan by the police to have Plaintiff put in “St. Cloud” state prison. LaCoursiere reminded Plaintiff that if he was in “St. Cloud” he would not be able to see his children. He also told Plaintiff that if he was in prison nobody would ever believe him about what really happened to the “little girl” (HaLeigh Cummings). Plaintiff continued to disagree with LaCoursiere and insisted on a trial. Plaintiff asked Lacoursiere several times if the Prosecution’s alleged victim and witness (REDACTED REDACTED) was present for the trial. LaCoursiere would not give Plaintiff a straight answer. LaCoursiere continued to pressure Plaintiff about a plot to have him put in prison, and repeatedly reminded him that the only way to escape the plot by the police was to accept an Alford plea. Plaintiff finally realized his own attorney was in on the plot; succumbed to the coercion; and accepted the Alford plea. THE GROUNDWORK FOR PART 2 OF THE PLAN IS LAID DOWN During the Court hearing on 10/29/12, Ronald Galstad proactively REQUESTED the Court allow Michael LaCoursiere remain Plaintiff’s attorney until the Compliance Review hearing, which had been scheduled for 12/12/12 was complete. Galstad’s request was a DEVIATION from standard procedure and the policy of the Public Defender’s Office. According to Public Defender Supervisor  Kip Fontaine, Michael LaCoursiere’s representation of Plaintiff was supposed to end that day – but Galstad proactively interfered and kept LaCoursiere in place as part of a conspiracy that was unfolding. “If I could, Your Honor, sometimes the Public Defender’s office is no longer involved in the case for the review hearing. I would like to specifically make sure on the record that he is still represented by Mr. LaCoursiere. Well, that would be my request,” Galstad said. Plaintiff subsequently filed a formal complaint to the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility (OLPR) against EGF City Attorney Ronald Galstad and Michael LaCoursiere. The OLPR found that no disciplinary action would be taken without an investigation. DEFENDANT GALSTAD HAD NO WITNESS/VICTIM TO TESTIFY AT TRIAL BUT PURPORTED TO THE COURT THAT HE DID In December of 2012, Ronald Galstad emailed Judge Tamara Yon requesting that REDACTED REDACTED appear by ITV at a hearing. “REDACTED REDACTED is in Florida and the expense of the judicial economy would dictate that the efficiencies of ITV would serve justice in this matter,” Galstad said. The Court never authorized Galstad’s request. Notably – Galstad made mention of the “judicial economy” in his argument. He was seeking to spare expenses by forgoing travel, etc. It is common practice for the prosecution to pay for the travel and lodging expenses of their victim/witness. Facts and circumstances indicate Ronald Galstad had no victim/witness (i.e. REDACTED REDACTED) present to testify against Plaintiff at the trial scheduled for 10/29/12, but purported to the Court that he did. Statements by both Ronald Galstad and Honorable Tamara Yon during an exchange at the 10/29/12 hearing show the Court was under the impression the State’s witness/victim was present and prepared to testify. It is evidenced by the fact the Judge asked Galstad about “plane tickets”. MR. GALSTAD. “The only thing would be that I have testimony by REDACTED REDACTED that just indicated that she did in fact file a petition requesting a temporary order and final order, that she would testify that…” THE COURT: “All right. Now is the State seeking any costs of prosecution?” MR. GALSTAD: “The only costs of prosecution would be one $50 costs of prosecution and it would be combined. It wouldn’t be three separate ones for the charges. It would just be one cost of prosecution. There wouldn’t be a law library fee or surcharge”. THE COURT: “So you’re not asking, for example, to pay plane tickets or anything like that?” MR. GALSTAD: “No”. In 2014 Plaintiff made a public records request to the City of EGF. Plaintiff requested Accounts Payable records from the City demonstrating the City paid travel and lodging expenses for REDACTED REDACTED on and/or around 10/29/12. David Murphy responded to Plaintiff and advised no such records existed. The City had never paid any expenses for REDACTED REDACTED to travel to Minnesota to testify at a trial. DEFENDANT VIOLATES PLAINTIFF’S RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS – ATTEMPTS TO FRAME PLAINTIFF  On 12/12/12 a Compliance Review Hearing was scheduled to assure that Plaintiff had complied with the terms of the Alford plea set forth on 10/29/12. On 12/11/12, Plaintiff received a Motion in the U.S. Mail that had been sent to him by the Polk County Court Administrator. The Motion had been filed by EGF City Attorney Ronald Galstad on 10/06/12 and was requesting the Court adjudicate Plaintiff guilty on all three misdemeanor counts of violating the Florida order. The Motion was supported by very vague statements and did not explain in detail what Plaintiff had done wrong. The Motion was hand delivered by Lt. Detective Rodney Hajicek, EGFPD, to Plaintiff’s public defender, Michael LaCoursiere, on 12/10/12. Plaintiff’s attorney (LaCoursiere) never advised or notified Plaintiff of the Motion upon service. Because LaCoursiere participated in the coercion that took place on 10/29/12 that resulted in Plaintiff agreeing to the Alford plea in the first place, Plaintiff was already suspicious and cynical. This latest turn of events caused Plaintiff to become even more suspicious of Lacoursiere. Plaintiff emailed LaCoursiere immediately and confronted what appeared to be a set-up. On 12/12/12 a Compliance Review hearing was held. Galstad wanted the Court to hold an Evidentiary Hearing without providing Discovery. He planned to show the Court some You Tube videos lawfully published by Plaintiff many years prior that contained the name “REDACTED REDACTED” buried deep in the scrolling text of various narratives. Galstad was asserting this was a violation of the Alford plea. Plaintiff had gone to great lengths to come into compliance with the Alford plea and Court Order, and the very old videos from years prior had become a layer of sediment in the natural rotation of Web content and gone un-detected by Plaintiff. If the videos would have been pointed out to Plaintiff, he could have just ‘deleted’ them like he did everything else that he found. If LaCoursiere would have immediately contacted Plaintiff when he was hand served by Hajicek on 12/10/12, Plaintiff could have simply gone on the Web – performed a deep search for the content – and deleted it – thus coming into compliance with the Alford plea by 12/12/12. Therefore – LaCourisre’s inaction was extremely detrimental to his own client (Plaintiff). This was clearly the purpose of Ronald Galstad’s strange request to the Court to break from standard policy and keep Michael LaCoursiere as Plaintiff’s lawyer through the Compliance Review hearing. Evidence shows Ronald Galstad strategically filed the Motion at the last second; Hajicek served it upon LaCoursiere who then stayed quiet about it and intentionally kept the details regarding the alleged violation away from Plaintiff, because Plaintiff had until 12/12/12 to come into compliance with the condition of the Alford plea. Plaintiff caught on to the plot only a few hours before the court hearing and confronted LaCoursiere. Plaintiff brought the email he wrote to LaCoursiere with him to the 12/12/12 hearing and was going to stand up in the middle of the hearing and show the email to Honorable Tamara Yon if LaCoursiere did not request a continuance and Discovery to be produced. Honorable Yon refused to allow Galstad to hold an Evidentiary Hearing on 12/12/12 without turning over Discovery, and a future court date was set. DEFENDANTS CONTINUE TO ASSIST REDACTED REDACTED– SCOTT ROTHSTEIN ASSOCIATES – KIDNAPPING SUSPECTS – CHILD SEX TRAFFICKERS In Police Report number MN0600200, Lt. Rodney Hajicek continues to accept and record negative reports regarding Plaintiff from REDACTED and REDACTED REDACTED. On 11/07/12 Lt. Hajicek recorded that REDACTED REDACTED telephoned him. “REDACTED expressed that REDACTED was angry about the posts on line again by Tim Holmseth and informed me that REDACTED almost lost a business contract because of the things that Mr. Holmseth is posting,” Hajicek said. In 2014, Plaintiff learned from Edward Boyle, the brother of Maria Burgun, a Plaintiff in a civil lawsuit against REDACTED REDACTED (in which she prevailed) that REDACTED and REDACTED REDACTED are in very deep trouble in the United States Bankruptcy Court before The Honorable Raymond Ray. Judge Ray is also the Judge handling the fallout from the Rothstein case. Boyle told Plaintiff that REDACTED REDACTED have operated a Ponzi scheme for years and a list of felonies has been submitted to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court by an attorney and/or the Bankruptcy Trustee. Boyle described the detailed Count list of criminal felonies as unfathomable – impossible to describe because it’s so big (pages and pages and pages of felonies). Example 1: REDACTED REDACTED didn’t file taxes for seven years. Example 2: REDACTED REDACTED allegedly fabricated/forged a court document to cause an official court action to occur. Example 3: REDACTED REDACTED is involved in extensive tax fraud against the U.S. Government. Boyle said the documents are part of an ongoing bankruptcy case and will soon be public record. Wayanne Kruger, an author and victim’s advocate that assisted Crystal Sheffield (HaLeigh Cummings’ mother) in 2009, told Plaintiff that REDATED REDACTED have operated an illegal baby-brokering child trafficking operation and sold infants through the United States Embassy using forged medical documents. Kruger said they executed fake adoptions through the ‘church’. They were assisted by a man named John Regan who impersonated a pastor (as well as an FBI agent) but was actually, according to Kruger, a serial child rapist. Despite REDACTED REDACTED being of horrible repute – Defendant(s) spared no opportunity to assist them against Plaintiff. RETALIATION – DEFENDANTS STAGE BOGUS BCA TASK FORCE RAID – CREATE FALSE RECORDS – RONALD GALSTAD LIES TO STATE DISTRICT JUDGE On 12/14/12 Attorney LaCoursiere telephoned Plaintiff and wanted to talk about his case. Plaintiff RECORDED this call. At the same time Plaintiff was talking to LaCoursiere, four EGFPD officers were standing quietly outside the door of Plaintiff’s home-office with their ear to his door – listening to him talk to his lawyer. After asking Plaintiff to discuss his case; and Plaintiff discussing various things about the case; LaCoursiere then very abruptly terminated the call. Approximately 60 seconds after Plaintiff got off the telephone with LaCoursiere on 12/14/12, the four armed EGFPD officers wearing bullet-proof vests that had been outside his door, stormed Plaintiff’s home-office with a Warrant for his computer, hard-drive, cameras, recorders, journalism equipment, etc. The Warrant, signed by Minnesota 9th District Judge Jeff Remick, authorized the EGFPD to “SEIZE THE DESCRIBED PROPERTY AND THINGS, AND RETAIN THEM IN CUSTODY SUBJECT TO COURT ORDER AND ACCORDING TO LAW”. SEE EXHIBIT J The Search Warrant did not authorize any forensic search of Plaintiff’s hard-drive. Nearly a year later, on 11/27/13, Plaintiff submitted a request for records to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.  On 12/04/13, the Sheriff’s Office provided Plaintiff a Sheriff’s Incident Report dated 03/29/13. SEE EXHIBIT K On 03/29/13, Sgt. Investigator Michael Norland said, “On 03/29/2013 I was contacted by Lt. Rodney Hajicek with the East Grand Forks Police Department in reference to a hard-drive that was dropped off at our office by Officer Aeisso Schrage with the Pine-to-Prairie Task Force on 12/15/2012”. The Clerk advises” There are no documents, outside of the attached report, generated from Sgt. Norland’s search of your hard drive or documenting a chain of evidence”. SEE EXHIBIT L Sgt. Norland’s bizarre entry did not begin a paper trail regarding Plaintiff’s hard-drive until 03/29/13, and also introduced a new term regarding a ‘task force’ – – – “Officer Aeisso Schrage with the Pine-to-Prairie Task Force”. In addition to the scenario that the Warrant had been obtained and executed as part of a ‘Pine-to-Prairie Gang and Drug Task Force’ operation, the EGFPD also placed evidence stickers on Plaintiff’s seized property that read “Minnesota Department of Public Safety/Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension”. SEE EXHIBIT M Further advancing the criminal hoax, on 01/04/13, EGF City Attorney Ronald Galstad told Minnesota District Judge Yon, that the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) was involved with the City’s case, and needed a second search warrant to search Plaintiff’s hard-drive. Galstad told Judge Yon that the BCA needed the Warrant before they could do a forensic search on the hard-drive. While it would later be revealed Galstad had no relationship with the BCA whatsoever, his statement effectively showed he was aware the search warrant used to seize Plaintiff’s property did not authorize a forensic search of Plaintiff’s hard-drive. “What I want to do at this point, because he’s made it very clear that there was – – there was a search warrant, that they have confiscated and have into evidence his computer. I’ve just been notified that the BCA, before they’ll do a forensic search of that computer, wants either an order of this Court or a search warrant that says that they can – – we got the original search warrant, but for whatever reason the BCA wants something that says they can actually search that hard drive,” Galstad said. On 01/03/14 Plaintiff filed a complaint to Polk County Sheriff Barb Erdman against Sgt. Michael Norland. On 01/31/14 Erdman advised Plaintiff she did not believed Norland’s search of the hard-drive was illegal. Plaintiff contacted the BCA to find out if Galstad and the EGFPD had been working with them regarding his hard-drive, etc. On 12/09/13, Jill Oliveira, public information officer, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, said, “The BCA had no role in the investigation you describe and did not attach any tags to evidence in that case”. SEE EXHIBIT N On 12/13/13, Drew Evans, assistant superintendent, BCA, said “We were not requested to conduct a forensic examination of your computer. On 12/16/13, Drew Evans said “There are no BCA personnel serving on [the Pine-to-Prairie-Drug-Task-Force]. SEE EXHIBIT O EGFPD TURNS OVER HIDDEN POLICE REPORTS – POLICE REPORTS CONTAIN DIFFERING INFORMATION – INFORMATION ABOUT “REDACTED REDACTED” AND “LT. HAJICEK” AND A “RECORDING” OF THE CALL TO POLICE BY REDACTED REDACTED HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE REPORTS During the 12/14/12 raid on Plaintiff’s home-office, Sgt. Detective Chris Olson, EGFPD, abruptly advised Plaintiff there was a “white envelope” with his name on it at the police station. Plaintiff subsequently picked up the envelope and found it contained police incident reports that had been printed out on 10/24/11 (these would have been the police incident reports Plaintiff requested three times prior to the Florida court hearing regarding REDACTED REDACTED and the fraudulent divorce court scheme). Plaintiff compared the information contained in the ‘White Envelope Reports’ with the information contained in the same reports, which he received from Police Chief Michael Hedlund on 04/18/12. One of the ‘White Envelope Reports’ did not match the “Hedlund Reports’. One of the ‘White Envelope Reports’ was missing information about “REDACTED REDACTED” “Lt. Hajicek” and a “recording” regarding a call to the police made by REDACTED REDACTED regarding Plaintiff. SEE EXHIBIT I When Plaintiff requested a copy of the audio of the telephone call made by REDACTED REDACTED to the police he was told by Michael Hedlund the audio had been destroyed. RONALD GALSTAD EXTORTS PLAINTIFF Between 12/14/12 and the time of an agreement, Defendant used the City’s possession of Plaintiff’s property as a bargaining tool to extort Plaintiff. Before the bargaining process was over – Plaintiff had withdrawn his formal complaint to the OLPR against Galstad, and was also required to remove articles critical of local officials that he had authored and lawfully published on the Web. EGFPD DESTROYS PLAINTIFF’S COMPUTER HARD-DRIVE On April 26, 2013 Plaintiff’s hard-drive and other seized items were returned by order of the court. The property was returned to him by Officer Aeisso Schrage. When Plaintiff attempted to start his computer it would not start. He looked inside and found wires had been moved around and tampered with. He re-situated the wires. The computer then started but behaved erratically. Plaintiff took a screenshot of the Administrator log, which shows when the computer has been turned on. He saved the screenshot on a flash drive. The computer crashed a few minutes later. He took the hard-drive to Best Buy and their experts said it could only be recovered in a forensic lab. SEE EXHIBIT P PLAINTIFF’S LIFE THREATENED AGAIN On July 3, 2013, Michael Callahan, the ex-husband of Rhonda Callahan, traveled to Plaintiff’s residence, after first conferring with Rhonda Callahan. Michael Callahan repeatedly warned Plaintiff he was going to kill Plaintiff if he filed a court motion in the family court. Plaintiff’s daughter, Marina Holmseth, secretly recorded the threats, which captured Michael Callahan warning him repeatedly he would be ‘found dead’ because ‘accidents happen’. Despite having the recording, the EGFPD did not charge Michael Callahan with a felony – rather – disorderly conduct – a non-violent misdemeanor. MICHAEL HEDLUND COVERS UP POLICE MISCONDUCT – FALSE POLICE REPORT On 08/15/13, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against EGFPD officer Aeisso Schrage for making a false statement in an official police report. Schrage used quotation marks and directly quoted Plaintiff making an incriminating statement to his attorney on the telephone, which Schrage claimed he overheard Plaintiff make while eaves-dropping through the door on 12/14/12, shortly before the police raid on Plaintiffs home-office. Plaintiff was recording his conversation with his lawyer and the recording proves beyond any doubt whatsoever that Plaintiff absolutely never made the statement Schrage swore he made. Schrage report said, “On 12/14/2012 at approximately 1410 hours, TFO SHRAGE, along with DET OLSON, OFC HART, and OFC SCHILKE executed a search warrant for the residence of TIMOTHY HOLMSETH. When we arrived we overheard HOLMSETH talking to someone on the telephone, rather loudly, about taking some videos off the internet and that he “MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN SOME.” We knocked and announced and the door was answered by HOLMSETH”. Despite the indisputable proof that the officer lied, EGF Chief Michael Hedlund deemed the complaint “unfounded”. On 12/06/13, EGF Chief Hedlund responded to a document request made by Plaintiff on 11/20/13. Hedlund advised Plaintiff the EGFPD and Polk County Sheriff’s Office kept no ‘Chain of Evidence’ documentation and there was no further documentation to provide Plaintiff – including no ‘Record of Examination’ for the search of his hard-drive. CITY OF EGF INSTITUTIONALLY STALKS PLAINTIFF – TAMPERS WITH EMPLOYMENT – SHREDS FEDERAL DOCUMENTS DURING OFFICIAL AUDIT – GETS PLAINTIFF FIRED FROM ANOTHER JOB In January of 2014, Plaintiff began a part-time job with Five Star Enterprises performing janitorial duties at the National Weather Service (NWS) building in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Plaintiff’s agreement with Five Star included a long-term plan for Plaintiff to utilize his sales and marketing background to build a client base for Five Star in the Grand Forks metro area. Once enough cleaning facilities were contracted, an office was to be rented for a public storefront and operated by Plaintiff. Plaintiff’s income change required he alert Kim Nelson, the housing program coordinator assigned to his housing assistance (HUD) file at the East Grand Forks EDHA office, which he subsequently did. During Plaintiff’s in-person meeting with Kim Nelson at the EDHA office, she pointed out to Plaintiff that Karen Lukasz, also an EDHA housing coordinator, is married to Michael Lukasz, who works at the NWS building where Plaintiff was beginning his janitorial job. She also pointed out that Karen Lukasz and EDHA Director James Richter had been engaged in an extra-marital affair. There is substantial significance to the fact that James Richter and Karen Lukasz were aware that Plaintiff was beginning a new job at the NWS – where Lukasz’s husband worked. It is significant because during this very time period, the EGF EDHA came under an audit. The audit of the EDHA was essentially a forensic investigation into the bookkeeping practices of James Richter and Karen Lukasz and revealed serious problems. The fact the EDHA was being audited is significant and relevant in regards to Plaintiff, because between 2012 and 2014, Plaintiff reported criminal activity he encountered and uncovered as an investigative journalist/author. He reported information to the FBI, United States Attorney, Minnesota Attorney General, Minnesota State Auditor’s Office, Minnesota Bar Association, etc. On 08/18/13 Plaintiff reported on http://www.writeintoaction.com the headline ‘IRS to audit City of East Grand Forks?’ The lead paragraph said, “Un-confirmed reports indicate the IRS may have been alerted to irregularities commonly viewed as red-flags by federal investigators. The irregularities on the check-list are believed to include altered documents and known affiliation with Organized Crime”. On December 8, 2013, Plaintiff reported the City of EGF to the Minnesota State Auditor. In January of 2014, Plaintiff began his part-time job working for Five Star Enterprises as a janitor at the National Weather Service (NWS) in Grand Forks. Plaintiff was required to submit to a federal background security check conducted by the Office of Security for the United States Department of Commerce. In the interim, Plaintiff was required to have a NWS employee escort into authorized areas of the NWS building when he was cleaning. Not long after Plaintiff began his janitorial duties at the NWS building, Joe Armstrong, Five Star Enterprises, contacted Plaintiff and said Jeannette Ringuette, their mutual Point of Contact at the NWS facility, had been complaining about Plaintiff. Plaintiff went online and provided answers to all the questions for the background check and submitted them, along with various required references, to Joseph Lubin, security specialist, Office of Security. Plaintiff used Kim Nelson, a housing specialist at the EGF EDHA/HUD office as a reference to verify his physical address. Plaintiff used Kim Nelson because she was assigned to his HUD file. In the interim, Plaintiff continued to perform janitorial duties at the NWS building. Joe Armstrong contacted Plaintiff several times and said Jeannette Ringuette continued to make complaints about him. As of 04/30/14 Plaintiff’s background check still had not yet been completed, which seemed like an inordinate amount of time to complete an employment suitability check. On 04/30/14 the Grand Forks Herald reported “$510,000 loan to EGF goes unpaid for 10 years”. The scandal erupted as result of an audit. It was the first story in an emerging series regarding a scandal surrounding a company called “Boardwalk Enterprises” and banks loan(s) that were not being re-paid – rather – effectively – and curiously – documents (e.g. Mortgage) were disappearing from the record. On 05/01/14 Plaintiff went to the EDHA office and asked to speak to Kim Nelson. Upon sitting down, Kim Nelson advised Plaintiff that she had received the address verification form from the Office of Security. She advised Plaintiff that her supervisor had instructed her to not send it back to the Office of Security and rather; shred it; which she did. When Plaintiff asked Nelson why her supervisor didn’t want her to return something as innocuous as an address verification form she said “because they don’t fucking trust me”. On 05/01/14 Plaintiff emailed Joseph Lubin at the Office of Security and told him Kim Nelson had not sent the address verification form in. Plaintiff advised Lubin that Nelson advised she would do it ASAP. On 05/02/14 Plaintiff emailed Kim Nelson and expressed the belief that somebody in the EDHA office might be trying to sabotage his employment. Nelson responded and said she believed her boss became nervous because the letter was from a federal agency, and, that because she was working from home on medical leave at the time, her supervisor could not see the document, which made her supervisor “nervous” – so her supervisor ordered her to shred it. Plaintiff was concerned because Kim Nelson had previously told him that Karen Lukasz was associated with the NWS facility through her husband, Michael Lukasz, who is an employee at the NWS. Kim Nelson also told Plaintiff that James Richter would often use his position to target HUD applicants that he didn’t like, and would instruct her (Nelson) to make bogus findings and false medical determinations on applications. She said James Richter had no respect for rules or laws and would do whatever he wanted. Kim Nelson told Plaintiff that James Richter had been in the paper because money disappeared again. She said he had done that before in the past and stated he always gets away with it. She said “Karen Lukasz” was the ‘bookkeeper’. On 05/08/14, only one week after Plaintiff pointed out to Joseph Lubin that his address verification form had been held up; Plaintiff’s security check went through. On a date between 05/08/14 and 05/21/14, Jeanette Ringuette, approached Plaintiff as he was exiting a secure room at the NWS facility. Plaintiff was accompanied by NWS employee David Kellenbenz.  Ringuette said “your clearance went through”. She was overtly rude and abrasive. She said (sarcastically) that Plaintiff’s clearance had been through for about “two weeks”. She angrily said, “I told Joe (Armstrong)”. However – her claim to have told Joe Armstrong was simply not true. Ringuette had deliberately neglected to tell Plaintiff his security check had passed and that he had been deemed suitable for employment. The fact pattern shows that during those ‘two weeks’ Ringuette had been pressuring Joe Armstrong to terminate Plaintiff. On 05/21/14 Plaintiff received a call from Joe Armstrong. Armstrong said he had been receiving complaints from Jeannette Ringuette. Armstrong said Ringuette told him Plaintiff has a ‘website’ and has had ‘problems with the police’. Armstrong said he believed Ringuette wanted him to fire Plaintiff. Plaintiff advised Armstrong during that call that Ringuette recently claimed that she had told Armstrong his (Plaintiff’s) security clearance had passed, and claimed he (Armstrong) had known about it for two weeks. Armstrong said that was absolutely not true. He said Ringuette had never told him. Ringuette was lying. On 05/30/14 Plaintiff filed a formal complaint to the City of EGF regarding the EDHA’s deliberate failure to respond to his address verification request and subsequent shredding of a federal document. On 06/12/14 EGF City Administrator David Murphy released his findings of the internal investigation. He found James Richter instructed Kim Nelson to shred Plaintiff’s address verification form. Despite finding that Richter ordered Nelson to shred the document; Murphy then found the document was shredded in “error”. SEE EXHIBIT S On 06/12/14 Joe Armstrong called Plaintiff. He said he talked to Ringuette on 06/10/14 during a site visit. Armstrong asked Plaintiff if he wore his uniform to work. He asked Plaintiff if he came to work looking like he ‘just got out of bed’. He asked Plaintiff he if ‘tucked in his shirt’. He said Ringuette was still trying to get him fired. On 07/05/14 and 07/06/14 Plaintiff was at the NWS to shampoo the carpet with a commercial cleaner. He sent photos of the completed cleaning job to Joe Armstrong. Armstrong said it looked real good. He said he would be forwarding the photos to Ringuette. On 07/07/14 Joe Armstrong telephoned Plaintiff and said Plaintiff would be training in an alternate at the NWS facility. He said Plaintiff would train the alternate for one week and then resume regular duties alone. During the call, Armstrong and Plaintiff also discussed their previous arrangement to develop future Five Star contracts in the Grand Forks area, which Plaintiff would supervise. Plaintiff and Armstrong did prospecting and research together on the Web while on the telephone. On 07/10/14 Plaintiff had eye surgery and could not work. Plaintiff was driven to the NWS facility by his daughter, Marina Holmseth, so he could arrange for the new alternate employee (who spoke limited English) to have a NWS employee escort him through the secure areas. While discussing this with NWS employee Vince Godon, NWS employee Michael Lukasz (husband of EDHA employee Karen Lukasz) came into the room and called Plaintiff a “total scumbag”. On 07/11/14 Joe Armstrong called Plaintiff and told him he had no choice but to terminate him. He said that Jeanette Ringuette had gone to her superior (believed to be interim NWS supervisor Greg Gust) and continued to complain about Plaintiff. Her superior (presumably Gust) then contacted the corporate office of Five Star Enterprises in Kansas City and complained about Plaintiff. Armstrong said if he didn’t terminate Plaintiff, Five Star Enterprises would not be recommended for any federal contracts and their company couldn’t take that hit. THE RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO) Facts and circumstances clearly show Defendant(s) are in violation of RICO. East Grand Forks, Minnesota and Grand Forks, North Dakota are river cities and their Chamber of Commerce is combined. Ronald Galstad, the city attorney for East Grand Forks, Minnesota, sits on the Executive Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. The refusal of EGF city officials to discuss Ronald Galstad’s official role at the May 7, 2014 public (closed door) meeting held at his private office to discuss Boardwalk Enterprises strongly indicates Defendant City of EGF is covering up serious organized crime. On 08/25/2014 I reported the activities of local officials to federal authorities. Timothy Charles Holmseth 320 17th Street N.W. Unit 17 East Grand Forks, MN 56721 218.773.1299 218.230.1597 (cell) In Re: Disaster Relief Fraud / Money Laundering 08/25/2014 Denis J. McInerney Chief, Fraud Section National Center for Disaster Fraud Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4909 Chief McInerney, BACKGROUND I am a former news reporter; now an investigative journalist and author. I am presently the Plaintiff in Holmseth v. City of East Grand Forks et al. – – U.S. District of Minnesota case number 14 – CV – 2970 – (DWF/LIB) – – 42 – U.S.C. – 1983 (Deprivation of Rights). PURPOSE I am contacting you today to report a loan fraud money laundering scheme connected to disaster relief funds that has been partially exposed in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. East Grand Forks city employees and elected leaders are using their positions to steal government money and enrich themselves. The flow of funds originated from state and federal disaster relief that came as result of the historic flooding of the Red River in 1997. I reported the City of EGF to the Minnesota State Auditor on December 8, 2013, and requested an audit. At some point an audit was called for. On April 30, 2014, the Grand Forks Herald reported ‘$510,000 loan to EGF goes unpaid for 10 years’. The fraud was connected to a group of local officials including the mayor, city attorney, EDHA director, and several others. Attempts to cover up the fraud and organized criminal activity were made by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and East Grand Forks Police Department. see above-mentioned lawsuit The fraud involves a company called Boardwalk Enterprises LLP that borrowed over half a million dollars. Annual payments of $30,000 were supposed to begin in 2003 but never did. Not a single payment was ever made and the mortgage was never filed. Virtually all traces of the loan disappeared from the record. Neither the lender nor the loaner said anything. They got caught as result of the audit. If they had not gotten caught, the statute of limitations would have run out in October of 2014. On May 7, 2014, local officials held an official (closed) meeting with representatives of Boardwalk Enterprises and their (Boardwalk’s) attorney to discuss a ‘solution’ to the unpaid loan problem. The May 7, 2014, meeting was suspicious because it was held at the private office of EGF City Attorney Ronald Galstad (Galstad, Jensen, & McCann). On May 7, 2014, EGF city administrator David Murphy told WDAZ news that city officials met with representatives of Boardwalk Enterprises and their “attorney”. However – to this very day – Murphy and city officials will not disclose who Boardwalk Enterprises’ attorney was on May 7, 2014. Facts and circumstances indicate that EGF City Attorney Ronald Galstad may have been the attorney for BOTH the City of EGF and Boardwalk Enterprises at the May 7, 2014, meeting. Some speculate Ronald Galstad was actually a member of the Boardwalk Enterprises ownership group because his private office was recently erected in the swanky Boardwalk entertainment complex that was built with unpaid loan money. Galstad was the attorney for the City of EGF over the ten years that everything was kept quiet while the statute of limitations slowly winded down. East Grand Forks and Grand Forks are a river city and the government funds that flowed in for disaster relief for the 1997 flood are enormous – in the hundreds of millions. The President of the Grand Cities (Grand Forks/East Grand Forks) Chamber of Commerce, Gary Wilfahrt, attempted to intimidate me with an extremely hostile email that told me the attention I was calling to this was ‘unproductive’ whereupon he insulted me beyond all reason. Wilfahrt and Galstad both sit on the Executive Committee of the Grand Cities Chamber of Commerce. At present – it is clear that a massive fraud and money laundering scheme has been exposed. However – it appears city officials are attempting to cover it up and treat it as if it is simply an innocuous unpaid debt situation. The amount of felonies that have taken place are countless. I hope this information will be beneficial to the National Center For Disaster Fraud. Respectfully, Timothy Charles Holmseth Attached: Audit, Letter to Auditor PS – the following web page contains useful information http://writeintoaction.com/MEDIA%20KIT%20LAWSUIT%20RESOURCE.html Timothy Charles Holmseth 320 17th Street N.W. Unit # 17 East Grand Forks, MN 56721 218.773.1299 218.230.1597 (cell) tholmseth@wiktel.com http://www.writeintoaction.com Facts show interstate commerce is involved in the fraud and money laundering because it involves Minnesota and North Dakota (at the least). Facts show that the City of EGFPD, and the EGF city attorney, Ronald Galstad, have been in extensive communication with, and doing special favors for, REDACTED REDACTED, Florida. REDACTED REDACTED was a business partner with RICO convict Scott Rothstein in a biofuels business called Alternative Biofuel Technologies (ABT). ABT appears on the FBI’s list of seizures from the Scott Rothstein RICO investigation. It is the same company William Staubs said Florida Governor Charlie Crist was involved in with Scott Rothstein, REDACTED REDACTED, and REDACTED REDACTED. It is the same company REDACTED REDACTED referred to when she told Jeremiah Regan she was going to receive $231 Million. Facts show Plaintiff is a victim of witness intimidation due to information and facts acquired in the course of Plaintiff’s journalism endeavors that threatened local and non-local organized crime. CLAIMS FOR RELIEF FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF 42 U.S.C. 1983 – Deprivation of Rights (Against Ronald Galstad, Rodney Hajicek, Michael LaCoursiere, Aeisso Schrage, and City of East Grand Forks Police) ‘THE FLORIDA DIVORCE COURT SCHEME’ Plaintiff hereby re-alleges and incorporates all actions taken by Defendant(s) as set forth in the Statement of Facts regarding the Florida Divorce Court Scheme and all subsequent acts by Defendant(s) to violate Plaintiff’s rights. 42 U.S.C. 1983 provides that: Every person, who under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage of any state or territory or the District of Columbia subjects or causes to be subjected any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges or immunities secured by the constitution and law shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other appropriate proceeding for redress . . . Plaintiff had the following clearly established rights at the time of the complained of conduct: the right to be free from discrimination by police under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and under 42 U.S.C. § 1981; and, the right to make and enforce contracts under 42 U.S.C. 1981; and the right to exercise his constitutional rights of free speech and press under the First Amendment without retaliation; and, the right to be free from government infringement on his right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment; and, the right to be free from malicious prosecution under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments; and, the right to a trial by jury; and, the right to be secure from unreasonable search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment. Plaintiff’s rights were violated: September of 2011 – Rodney Hajicek CONTINUED to assist REDACTED REDACTED in their mutual attempts to deprive Plaintiff of his rights, which originally BEGAN in 2009. Rodney Hajicek assisted REDACTED REDACTED in REDACTED bid to fraudulently obtain a domestic violence protection order against Plaintiff from a Florida divorce court. Hajicek assisted REDACTEDby willfully, with malice and forethought, depriving Plaintiff of public records that proved Plaintiff (who had never personally met REDACTED REDACTED) was innocent of the ridiculous allegations being made by REDACTED against Plaintiff in a divorce court on the other side of the United States. Hajicek deliberately withheld police reports and records from Plaintiff that proved REDACTED REDACTED never made the accusations about Plaintiff to the EGFPD, which REDACTED subsequently made to a Florida divorce court judge. Rodney Hajicek ignored death threats made against Plaintiff by REDACTED REDACTED private investigator William Staubs, should Plaintiff attend the Florida hearing and defend himself in person and made no record of the reports Plaintiff made regarding the threats. The fact that Rodney Hajicek received Plaintiff’s records requests is evidenced by the police incident reports Plaintiff was instructed to go pick up at the police station on 12/14/12 during the middle of the raid on his home-office. The reports were printed out on 10/24/11 and kept hidden for over a year. This act shows the forethought and depravity of the EGFPD. 09/19/11 – Rodney Hajicek SUCCEEDED in his plan to violate Plaintiff’s rights to freedom of press and speech when the assistance he provided REDACTED REDACTED resulted in REDACTED REDACTED successfully obtaining a domestic violence protection order from a Florida divorce court, which set forth a court order focused squarely on Plaintiff’s publication, book, and press rights. 09/19/11 – Rodney Hajicek violated Plaintiff’s right to Keep and Bear Arms because the Florida court order stated Plaintiff was required to surrender all of his firearms, ammunition, and permits to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office; this despite Plaintiff being charged with no crime whatsoever in either state. 11/21/11 – Ronald Galstad and Rodney Hajicek violated Plaintiff’s press, speech, and due process rights, by using the fraudulently obtained Florida court order to maliciously prosecute Plaintiff without Venue. 11/22/11 – Ronald Galstad and Rodney Hajicek’s actions further violated Plaintiff’s freedom of speech and press rights because their actions resulted in Plaintiff being forbidden from publishing anything at all, regarding ANYTHING, on the Web, between 11/22/11 and 10/29/12, as a condition of Plaintiff’s release from jail. 10/29/12 – Ronald Galstad violated Plaintiff’s right to a fair trial and deprived him of facing his accuser when he conspired with Michael LaCoursiere to threaten Plaintiff with false testimony from two police officers that were going to lie on the witness stand if Plaintiff didn’t accept an Alford plea. 10/29/12 – Ronald Galstad and Michael LaCoursiere violated Plaintiff’s right to freedom of press and speech because their coercion and illegal conduct resulted in a court order disallowing Plaintiff to promote or sell his legally published book “REDACTED” on his own website. 12/14/12 – The EGFPD and Michael LaCoursiere violated Plaintiff’s right to attorney client privilege, and the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, when they coordinated to have the EGFPD listen outside Plaintiff’s door while he spoke with LaCoursiere on the telephone, and then storm Plaintiff’s home-office and seize his journalism equipment and hard-drive immediately after he got off the telephone. 12/14/12 – Galstad, Hajicek, LaCoursiere, Aeisso Schrage, and the EGFPD violated Plaintiff’s Due Process rights when they collectively infringed upon Plaintiff’s Life, Liberty, and Property through all of their collective actions. All individual Defendants to this claim, at all times relevant hereto, were acting under the color of state law in their official capacity and their acts or omissions were conducted within the scope of their official duties or employment. Any reasonable police officer, attorney, or government employee knew or should have known of these rights at the time of the complained of conduct as they were clearly established at that time. Defendants engaged in the conduct described by this Complaint willfully, maliciously, in bad faith, and in reckless disregard of Plaintiff’s federally protected constitutional rights. They did so with shocking and willful indifference to Plaintiff’s rights and their conscious awareness that they would cause Plaintiff severe emotional and mental injuries. The acts or omissions of all individual Defendants were moving forces behind Plaintiff’s injuries. These individual Defendants acted in concert and joint action with each other. The acts or omissions of Defendants as described herein intentionally deprived Plaintiff of his constitutional rights and caused him other damages. These individual Defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity for the complained of conduct. The Defendants to this claim at all times relevant hereto were acting pursuant to municipal/county custom, policy, decision, ordinance, regulation, widespread habit, usage, or practice in their actions pertaining to Plaintiff. As a proximate result of Defendants’ unlawful conduct, Plaintiff has suffered economic, mental, and emotional injuries, and other damages and losses as described herein entitling him to compensatory and special damages, in amounts to be determined at trial. On information and belief, Plaintiff may suffer lost future earnings and impaired earnings capacities from the not yet fully ascertained sequelae of his situation. In addition to compensatory, economic, consequential and special damages, Plaintiff is entitled to punitive damages against each of the individually name Defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in that the actions of each of these individual Defendants have been taken maliciously, willfully or with a reckless or wanton disregard of the constitutional rights of Plaintiff. SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF 42 U.S.C. 1983 – Deprivation of Rights (Against Ronald Galstad, Rodney Hajicek, Michael LaCoursiere, Aeisso Schrage, Michael Norland, Barb Erdman, and City of East Grand Forks Police) ‘THE FAKE BCA RAID – SECRET SEARCH OF JOURNALIST’S HARD-DRIVE – MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY’ Plaintiff hereby re-alleges and incorporates all actions taken by Defendant(s) as set forth in the Statement of Facts regarding the fake BCA raid – secret search of journalist’s hard-drive – Florida divorce court scheme and all subsequent acts by Defendant(s) to violate Plaintiff’s rights. 42 U.S.C. 1983 provides that: Every person, who under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage of any state or territory or the District of Columbia subjects or causes to be subjected any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges or immunities secured by the constitution and law shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other appropriate proceeding for redress . . . Plaintiff had the following clearly established rights at the time of the complained of conduct: the right to be free from discrimination by police under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and under 42 U.S.C. § 1981; and, the right to exercise his constitutional rights of free speech and press under the First Amendment without retaliation; and, the right to be free from malicious prosecution under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments; and, the right to be secure from unreasonable search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment; and, the right to life, liberty, and property under the Fourteenth Amendment. Between 12/14/12 and 03/29/13 there is no police record that provides any indication whatsoever of the whereabouts of Plaintiff’s seized property. On 03/29/13 Sgt. Michael drafted a very suspicious Sheriff’s Incident Report that mentions the property. However, Norland never actually acknowledges physical sight or possession of the hard-drive until 04/02/13. Police Chief Michael Hedlund admits in writing that his Police Department kept to ‘Chain of Evidence’ to establish the location or custody of Plaintiff’s property and computer hard-drive. Hedlund further states the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) kept no records either. The Sheriff’s Office clerk further advises that no ‘Chain of Evidence’ or any other documentation was kept regarding the hard drive and property. Sgt. Michael Norland states he searched Plaintiff’s hard-drive. However, he has no ‘Chain of Evidence’ or ‘Record of Examination’ to demonstrate where the hard-drive was before 04/02/13; what he was looking at; and/or what he was ‘searching’ for. Norland had no legal warrant or authorization of any kind to scour Plaintiff’s hard-drive and personal files. Ronald Galstad’s statements to Honorable Yon in open court on January 4, 2013, regarding the BCA needing a separate warrant to forensically examine Plaintiff’s hard-drive, proves the Warrant used to SEIZE and RETAIN Plaintiff’s property did NOT contain any legal authorization to perform a carte blanche search of Plaintiff’s hard-drive. The administrator’s log of Plaintiff’s computer revealed the computer had been activated on 12/28/12 while in police custody. SEE EXHIBIT T Neither the EGFPD nor the PCSO can provide any explanation for who activated the computer or what they did with it. Police Chief Michael Hedlund cannot produce a ‘Record of Examination’ to explain who searched the computer and/or made changes to it. The computer was activated on 12/28/12 by Defendant John Doe. The careful language used by Norland in his Sheriff’s Report shows the agencies being run by Michael Hedlund and Barb Erdman are both trying to avoid admitting possession of the hard-drive on 12/28/12. On 04/26/13 the EGFPD returned Plaintiff’s property by Order of the Court. When Plaintiff attempted to turn on his computer it would not start. He looked inside and wires were unplugged and moved around. Plaintiff re-situated the wires and started the computer. It acted erratically. He made a screenshot of the administrator log. After he shut the computer off it never started again. Specialists at Best Buy said the contents can only be recovered in a forensic lab. Ronald Galstad, the prosecutor for the State of Minnesota told Judge Yon in open Court that the BCA needed another warrant to search the hard-drive. Yet – when confronted, Barb Erdman professed to believe her deputy had the legal authority and right to search the hard-drive. Barb Erdman violated Plaintiff’s rights. All individual Defendants to this claim, at all times relevant hereto, were acting under the color of state law in their official capacity and their acts or omissions were conducted within the scope of their official duties or employment. Any reasonable police officer, attorney, or government employee knew or should have known of these rights at the time of the complained of conduct as they were clearly established at that time. Defendants engaged in the conduct described by this Complaint willfully, maliciously, in bad faith, and in reckless disregard of Plaintiff’s federally protected constitutional rights. They did so with shocking and willful indifference to Plaintiff’s rights and their conscious awareness that they would cause Plaintiff severe emotional and mental injuries. Defendant’s invaded Plaintiff’s privacy when they entered into hard-drive to read, observe, and view any such thing they chose. The hard-drive contained extremely private healthcare files and information about Plaintiff and his children protected by HIPPA; personal records; legal documents; legal work product from multiple open court files where Plaintiff was Pro Se; diary; thoughts and spiritual reflections; photos; journalism work product; emails; names and addresses of personal contacts and confidential media sources. The fact that Defendant’s would violate this privacy shocks the conscience of the average person.  The acts or omissions of all individual Defendants were moving forces behind Plaintiff’s injuries. These individual Defendants acted in concert and joint action with each other. The acts or omissions of Defendants as described herein intentionally deprived Plaintiff of his constitutional rights and caused him other damages. These individual Defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity for the complained of conduct. The Defendants to this claim at all times relevant hereto were acting pursuant to municipal/county custom, policy, decision, ordinance, regulation, widespread habit, usage, or practice in their actions pertaining to Plaintiff. As a proximate result of Defendants’ unlawful conduct, Plaintiff has suffered property loss, emotional injuries, health issues, and other damages and losses as described herein entitling him to compensatory and special damages, in amounts to be determined at trial. On information and belief, Plaintiff may suffer lost future earnings and impaired earnings capacities from the not yet fully ascertained sequelae of his situation. In addition to compensatory, economic, consequential and special damages, Plaintiff is entitled to punitive damages against each of the individually name Defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in that the actions of each of these individual Defendants have been taken maliciously, willfully or with a reckless or wanton disregard of the constitutional rights of Plaintiff. THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF 42 U.S.C. 1983 – Deprivation of Rights (Against James Richter, David Murphy, and Jeannette Ringuette) ‘TAMPERING WITH A FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECK – SHREDDING FEDERAL DOCUMENTS – DEPRIVATION OF LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY’ Plaintiff hereby re-alleges and incorporates all actions taken by Defendant(s) as set forth Statement of Facts regarding tampering with a federal background check – shredding federal documents – deprivation of life, liberty, and property, and all subsequent acts by Defendant(s) to violate Plaintiff’s rights. 42 U.S.C. 1983 provides that: Every person, who under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage of any state or territory or the District of Columbia subjects or causes to be subjected any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges or immunities secured by the constitution and law shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other appropriate proceeding for redress . . . Plaintiff had the following clearly established rights at the time of the complained of conduct: the right to exercise his constitutional rights of free speech and press under the First Amendment without retaliation; and, the right to make and enforce contracts 42 U.S.C. 1981, and; the right to life, liberty, and property under the Fourteenth Amendment. All individual Defendants to this claim, at all times relevant hereto, were acting under the color of state law and/or in their official capacity and their acts or omissions were conducted within the scope of their official duties or employment. Any reasonable police officer, attorney, or government employee knew or should have known of these rights at the time of the complained of conduct as they were clearly established at that time. Defendants engaged in the conduct described by this Complaint willfully, maliciously, in bad faith, and in reckless disregard of Plaintiff’s federally protected constitutional rights. They did so with shocking and willful indifference to Plaintiff’s rights and their conscious awareness that they would cause Plaintiff severe emotional, mental, and economic injuries. The acts or omissions of all individual Defendants were moving forces behind Plaintiff’s injuries. Facts and circumstances show these individual Defendants acted in concert and joint action and/or with knowledge each other and supported each other through their acts and/or omissions. The acts or omissions of Defendants as described herein intentionally deprived Plaintiff of his constitutional rights and caused him other damages. These individual Defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity for the complained of conduct. The Defendants to this claim at all times relevant hereto were acting pursuant to municipal/county custom, policy, decision, ordinance, regulation, widespread habit, usage, or practice in their actions pertaining to Plaintiff. As a proximate result of Defendants’ unlawful conduct, Plaintiff has suffered property loss, emotional injuries, health issues, and other damages and losses as described herein entitling him to compensatory and special damages, in amounts to be determined at trial. On information and belief, Plaintiff may suffer lost future earnings and impaired earnings capacities from the not yet fully ascertained sequelae of his situation. In addition to compensatory, economic, consequential and special damages, Plaintiff is entitled to punitive damages against each of the individually name Defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in that the actions of each of these individual Defendants have been taken maliciously, willfully or with a reckless or wanton disregard of the constitutional rights of Plaintiff. FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF 42 U.S.C. 1983 – Deprivation of Rights (RICO) Information, belief, facts, and circumstances clearly demonstrate Plaintiff is a perpetual victim of Defendant(s) that are in violation of RICO. As a proximate result of Defendants’ unlawful conduct, Plaintiff has suffered property loss, emotional injuries, health issues, and other damages and losses as described herein entitling him to compensatory and special damages, in amounts to be determined at trial. On information and belief, Plaintiff may suffer lost future earnings and impaired earnings capacities from the not yet fully ascertained sequelae of his situation. In addition to compensatory, economic, consequential and special damages, Plaintiff is entitled to punitive damages against each of the individually name Defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in that the actions of each of these individual Defendants have been taken maliciously, willfully or with a reckless or wanton disregard of the constitutional rights of Plaintiff. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Wherefore, Plaintiff prays for the following relief: That process issue and this Court take jurisdiction over this case; that this Court grant equitable relief against Defendants, mandating Defendant’s obedience to the laws enumerated herein; enter judgment against Defendants, and for Plaintiff awarding compensatory and punitive damages to Plaintiff for Defendant’s violations of laws enumerated herein; grant such other further relief as being just and proper under the circumstances. DEMAND FOR TRIAL BY JURY Plaintiff hereby demands a trial by jury on all issues set forth herein which are so triable. DATED this 8th day of September, 2014. Respectfully Submitted, Timothy Charles Holmseth Pro Se 320 17th Street N.W. Unit 17 East Grand Forks, MN 56721 218.773.1299 218.230.1597 (cell) tholmseth@wiktel.com

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Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota used special computer program to ‘secretly’ search journalist’s hard-drive

‘Chain of evidence’ records now being withheld by  East Grand Forks officials as scandal grows

by Timothy Charles Holmseth

When the East Grand Forks Police Department (EGFPD) seized a journalist’s hard-drive in December, 2012, the Bureau of Criminal of Apprehension (BCA) would not forensically search it without another Warrant.

Determined – the EGFPD partnered with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) in Crookston, Minnesota where a special investigator searched the hard-drive with a special program that leaves no trace of the activity.

They found nothing – so somebody pulled out wires and rendered the hard-drive inoperable before returning it.

The hard-drive contains ultra sensitive interviews with suspects in a federal kidnapping – audio of a ‘wired’ informant capturing members of the legal community committing felonies – even audio of the the moment the journalist, Timothy Charles Holmseth, is told to put his hands behind his back – he’s under arrest.

But the truth comes out a little at a time.    

On November 25, 2013 Sgt. Michael Norland, special  investigations, PCSO, testified in court regarding a hard-drive he searched. The  hearing was a MOTION TO COMPEL filed by Timothy Charles Holmseth (this reporter/writer  throughout) regarding the return of a computer hard-drive that police had  seized from him in December, 2012.

Holmseth’s Motion was a request for the State of Minnesota to produce any  copy of his hard-drive that may have been made while it was in police custody.

The brief testimony of Investigator Norland shed light and  insight on an insidious issue that has been obscured, largely as result of an ominous  silence by local officials regarding years of institutional harassment and  intimidation of Holmseth.

Sgt. Norland attended the hearing as a State’s witness to  attest that he had not created any secondary copies of Holmseth’s hard-drive  while it was in custody.

Sgt. Norland testified he performed a search on the  hard-drive, which was seized by the EGFPD  on December 14, 2012 from Holmseth’s home/office in East Grand Forks, Minnesota.

Norland testified the hard-drive was given to him on  December 15, 2012 by EGFPD Officer Aeisso Schrage. Norland noted he did not actually  search the hard-drive until some time in March, 2013. “[Officer Shrage] asked  me to look for any illegal activity,” Norland said.

What was occurring with the hard-drive between December 15, 2012 and March, 2013 is not yet known.

However – questions now exist about why the EGFPD wanted  Holmseth’s hard-drive in the first place, and whether or not law enforcement had  any authority to search it at all.

The facts of the case paint a very dark picture that  indicate the entire matter is a rolling deception, that has finally begun to  unravel as result of a single District Judge being assigned to both a Family Division  file, and a Criminal Division file; both centering on Holmseth.

Both court cases heavily involve a journalism project  Holmseth endeavored in 2009 regarding a missing child from Florida named HaLeigh Cummings.

The darkest cloud hanging over the search and seizure issues surrounding  the hard-drive  comes directly from  the words of Ronald Galstad, city attorney, East   Grand Forks.

On January 4, 2013 during a Review Hearing, Attorney Galstad,  the State’s prosecutor against Holmseth, advised Honorable Tamara Yon during  court that the “Bureau of Criminal Apprehension” would not perform a  forensic examination of Holmseth’s computer without a separate “warrant”.  Galstad added that he planned on requesting a second warrant so the hard-drive could be searched.

There is no indication Galstad ever acquired any additional warrant  following the hearing. Holmseth was never served or copied on any such Warrant.

Galstad’s statement and admission about the BCA made sense; because  the language of the Search Warrant, which was signed by District Judge Jeff  Remick on December 13, 2012 did not authorize a search of the computer or  hard-drive.

“Now, therefore, you,  EGFPD Officer Aeisso Shrage and other law enforcement officers acting under  your direction and control, the peace officers aforesaid, hereby are commanded  between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to search the described premises,  motor vehicle, and the person of Timothy Charles Holmseth for the above  described property and things, to seize the described property and things, and  to retain them in custody subject to court order and according to law”.        – December 13,  2012 / Judge Jeff Remick / Warrant

But … this was no ordinary computer. This was no ordinary  case. This is no ordinary situation.

Holmseth is an award-winning newspaper reporter that became a  lighting rod for conflict in 2009 after he acquired highly volatile information  about a kidnapping in Florida  while interviewing police officers, legal professionals, and family members of  a missing child named HaLeigh Cummings.

The missing child case was a high-media event because the  little girl disappeared 75 miles north of Orlando  on February 10, 2009; the same day a televised memorial was being held for  slain toddler Caylee Anthony.

Holmseth conducted hundreds of hours of interviews in  advance of countless articles and a book he wrote about the missing child case. There  was no doubt Holmseth had uncovered something valuable, because he was  interviewed by the FBI in 2010, and a copy of his book was requested by Major  Gary Bowling, Director of Law Enforcement, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office,  Palatka, Florida shortly after it was published.

Between 2009 and 2012 the police in East Grand Forks   had developed a definite and growing interest in Holmseth.

Holmseth was a person the EGFPD wanted to shut up. 

Lt. Rod Hajicek, EGFPD, telephoned Holmseth in 2009 and told  him he had been contacted by an employee of Xentel, Inc. Hajicek told Holmseth  that Xentel did not want Holmseth to publish the charity fraud story he was  working on. Holmseth’s story revealed the shady organization was involved in  Photoshopping a picture of HaLeigh Cummings and using it online to solicit donations. 

This extremely improper action by Hajicek caused a significant problem for the  City of East Grand Forks.   Xentel has been sued by the Attorney  General’s Office’s in Colorado, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and South Carolina for  defrauding the public through various scams.

In 2012 Holmseth wrote a detailed letter to the Minneapolis  FBI. He reported that a participant of the child trafficking underground that  took HaLeigh Cummings had explained to him that an organized group of criminals  is kidnapping children under the auspices of ‘child protection’ with what they  call a “rescue mission”.

Holmseth’s source also provided names of individuals  operating a baby-selling operation that involved infants being sold for huge  money; internationally, through the U.S. Embassy.

In his 2012 letter to the FBI, Holmseth provided names of  licensed legal professionals that were deeply involved in the so-called rescue missions,  which were actually quasi hoaxes, being executed in advance of charity fraud. Holmseth  explained how the participants strategically plan a fake kidnapping in  cooperation with members of the child’s family. When the news media announces  the kidnapping, the apparent heart-breaking tragedy becomes extremely lucrative via donations  to the family generated and driven by the Amber Alert.

In the case of the missing child HaLeigh Cummings, the charlatans that  contacted Holmseth, and subsequently, the EGFPD, were involved with Nancy  Grace. The group was advancing the hoax on the HLN network and Grace’s  television program. 

Police incident reports show Nancy Grace’s fake ‘reporter’ for the Cummings kidnapping,  Art Harris, contacted Lt.  Hajicek and requested he arbitraily arrest  Holmseth. Hajicek then contacted Polk County Attorney Greg Widseth in what  appeared to be a request for Widseth to manufacture a charge.

Although Widseth ignored Hajicek’s shady request, one has to wonder why the County Attorney didn’t immediately notice that Harris told Hajicek in an email that the FBI had visisted his friend at Xentel because of information they received from Holmseth.

The implications of Widseth’s ignorance may have been the difference between HaLeigh Cummings being found – or not being found.

Police incident reports at the EGFPD contain telephone calls from individuals that had just been questioned by law enforcement in Florida, per detective’s suspicion they had transported the missing child across state lines.

Kindapping suspects in Florida were actually telephoning the EGFPD and trying to secure the arrest of a journlalist in their town – and EGFPD tried to help them out.

Holmseth also explained how members of the underground had  targeted him personally, because of what he knew. He explained how the criminal  players contact family members of witnesses to their crimes, manipulate social  services, generate false police reports, and viciously oppress any witnesses  that speak up. The group uses cyber-stalking and the fear of the witness losing  their children through bogus child protection actions.

Emails in the court record show Art Harris contacted the mother of Holmseth’s child and they discussed how she could file child protection reports against him that would make him appear mentally unstable, armed and dangerous. Five CPS reports were filed against Holmseth in only four months during the summer of 2009.

Holmseth received telephone calls from strangers using voice changing software that warned him he was going to lose custody of his children if he did not shut up about HaLeigh being alive.

The onslaught of false CPS reports temporarily stopped in October of 2009 after Polk County Social Services (PCSS) spoke with the child’s play therapist. Miranda Cassetta, CPS agent, PCSS documented the play therapist said she observed aboslutely no child abuse or negelect, and stated the child expressed love for his father and really enjoyed being with him.

Interestingly – nearly every bogus report made to CPS about Holmseth contained mention of his work on the Cummings kidnapping. 

The information provided to federal authorities by Holmseth  exposed the relationships and misconduct of several EGFPD officers, a Minnesota  Public Defender, Guardian Ad Litem, Chief of Police, as well as the City  Attorney.

In October of 2012, Holmseth found himself trapped in the  proverbial Lion’s Den. He was now the Defendant in a criminal case filed against  him by City Attorney Ronald Galstad based upon charges initiated by Lt. Hajicek.

The charges alleged Holmseth violated an Injunction filed in  a Divorce Court  in the State of Florida, despite Holmseth  having never been married; nor had be been in the State of Florida. Holmseth was telephoned and warned he was going to be murdered if he attended the Broward County court hearing to defend himself.

Holmseth reported the death threat to Lt. Hajicek who made no report.

The City of East Grand Forks then brought criminal charges agaisnt Holmseth for publishing something in violation of the Florida Injunction. The EGFPD had no  legal “venue” to  bring the case.

But – they did not need a case if they could coerce the Defendant into a plea.   

The City of East Grand Forks assumed authority they did not  have, to bring a bogus charge they could not prove; because if Holmseth could  be convicted of a crime – he would lose his credibility as a witness.

Holmseth narrowly escaped their trap.

Attorney Michael LaCoursiere, Minnesota Public Defender’s  office, told Holmseth five minutes before his jury trial that if he didn’t  accept an Alford plea, Galstad was going to call two uniformed police officers  (Sgt. Chris Olson and Deputy Jesse Haugen) to lie on the witness stand to  convict him. LaCoursiere advised Holmseth that the cops had a plan to have him  put in St. Cloud State Prison.

Holmseth, a single parent, not willing to gamble with his  children, accepted the plea under duress – but a double-cross was already  planned.  

On December 12, 2012 a trap was sprung amidst a scheduled  Review Hearing when Holmseth was suddenly accused of violating the terms of the  Alford agreement – but not told what, specifically, he had done. Galstad had quietly  slipped a last second MOTION TO REVOKE to LaCoursiere via hand-delivery by Lt.  Hajicek – LaCoursiere did not tell Holmseth about the filing.

The men were quietly networking and working together, so smoothly, it appeared they had done it many times.

The plan collapsed; however, when Honorable Yon refused to  allow Galstad an impromptu Evidentiary Hearing, that day, without producing  Discovery to Holmseth.

The next day, December 13, 2012 the EGFPD petitioned the  District Court for a Search Warrant to seize Holmseth’s property – including  his computer and hard-drive. The Affidavit submitted by Officer Schrage stated  evidence was at risk of destruction and the computer needed to be immediately seized. 

An agreement was subsequently reached between Holmseth and  Galstad. On April 26, 2013 Holmseth’s property was returned via a court order  by Honorable Yon.

But … the hard-drive didn’t work anymore.

A triple-cross – it was the second time Galstad and the City  Police had broken an agreement with Holmseth.

In July, 2013 Holmseth filed a complaint to EGF Police Chief  Michael Hedlund regarding the in-operable hard-drive and destruction of  property. Hedlund responded to Holmseth stating it was not the fault of the police  and advised Holmseth the City would not pay to recover it.

But – Hedlund’s letter contained an interesting statement. “The  officers used a program that allowed them to view the contents of your  hard-drive without any changes occurring during their investigation,” he said.

Hedlund’s  admission declares the Sheriff’s Office deliberately  uses a computer program that does not create entries in the Administrator log of the  hard-drive.

Interestingly – the Police Chief actually knew that subtle fact and pointed it out in his letter.

This admission by the Police Chief creates a tremendous problem  for City Attorney Galstad, and the all-around credibility and integrity of the  EGFPD and PCSO. 

Notabaly – Hedlund stated officers (plural) had searched Holmseth’s hard-drive, while Sgt. Norland made no mention of the others during his testimony.

During Holmseth’s cross exmination of Norland at the November 25 hearing, Galstad continuously objected to any questions Holmseth asked that did not relate directly to the issue of a ‘copy’ being made of the hard-drive.

Holmseth was taking flak because he was directly over the target.

Galstad had already told Judge Yon on January 4, 2013 that  the BCA would not examine the computer’s hard-drive without a proper warrant.

The question now exists; under what authority did the PCSO  or Chief Hedlund’s investigators enter Holmseth’s hard-drive and spend all day going through his private  property? If the BCA did not have the authority; what authority did the PCSO  or EGFPD have?

The attitude and mindset of the law enforcement officials involved in this matter indicate they are operating within a ‘culture’ that encourages abuse and miscondcuct.

When the property was returned to Holmseth by Shrage on April 26, 2013, the officer arrogantly boasted to Holmseth he had read all of his (Holmseth’s) daughter’s text messages between her and her boyfriend. Shrage appeared giddishly excited about his behavior.

Shrage’s comments about  Holmseth’s teenage daughter are a manifestation of very serious issues that indicate the man is a predator. Holmseth worries Shrage may victimize other young girls the same way.

Detective Chris Olson, EGFPD, also appears to be a predator with tendencies to stalk and intimidate. During the execution of the police department’s Search Warrant on December 14, 2012, he asked Holmseth’s daughter where she worked. The teenage girl told him, and the very next morning, for the first time ever, Sgt. Olson appeared at the restaurant while the child was working and she had to wait on him.

The insult upon injury is Holmseth’s complete innocence from  the very beginning. “Since they did not find any information that was of  evidentiary value they did not make a copy of any of the information that was  on your hard-drive,” Hedlund said.

The emerging facts have revealed a disturbing reality that  could potentially affect past, present, and future cases.

The program Sgt. Norland used to spend an entire day going  through Holmseth’s private property at his lesiure, made no changes to the computer. That means  it leaves no record of law enforcement’s activity.

The tool appears to accomadate a procedure that is a deliberate violation of Search and Seizure laws intended to assist law enforcement escape keeping a  chain of evidence.

Therefore – the police need only lie to a Judge and claim  that evidence on a computer hard-drive is at risk of destruction or removal and  needs to be seized and retained. After it is retained the Sheriff’s Office  can view all the contents of the hard-drive without any record being generated.

During the hearing on November 25, 2013 Holmseth advised the  Court he had a Request For Production he would like to submit to Galstad.  Honorable Yon advised him to hand it to Galstad.

Galstad reviewed the document and declared he wasn’t going to give  Holmseth anything.

This is a developing story.

CAUGHT AGAIN! EGF Police tampered with evidence and altered records

Timothy Charles Holmseth
320 17th Street N.W.
Unit #17
East Grand Forks, MN
56721
tholmseth@wiktel.com
http://www.writeintoaction.com
218.773.1299
218.230.1310 (cell)

August 17, 2013

Michael Hedlund
Chief of Police
East Grand Forks Police Department

Chief Hedlund,

Please accept this complaint against Sgt. Detective Chris Olson and all others involved in the Misconduct.

1.In the fall of 2011 I made multiple written requests to your Department for all police reports concerning me. I needed the reports to prove my innocence in a court case scheduled in Florida.

2.I filled out a Freedom of Information (FOI) form and handed it in person to Officer Hart.

3.I submitted two more requests by email to Lt. Rodney Hajicek. The requests went unanswered.

4.I made multiple telephone calls to the Secretary at the police stations and left messages.

5.Your Department did not respond to me or fill my FOI request (in violation of City policy).

6.On April 2, 2012 I filed a complaint to you regarding the deliberate withholding of documents.

7.On April 10, 2012 you responded and apologized. You asked me to fill the FOI form out again, and advised me to send it directly to you, which I then did.

8.On April 18, 2012 you printed out the documents and I received them shortly thereafter.

9.On December 14, 2012 four of your police officers entered my home-office with a Search Warrant and seized my hard-drive, as well as other journalism and publishing equipment.

10.During the execution of the Warrant, Sgt. Chris Olson advised me there was an envelope at the police station with my name on it. Officer Hart was present, and added that he too had seen the envelope.

11.I went to the police station and retrieved the white envelope with my name on it. The envelope contained police incident reports. The reports had a “print” date of October 24, 2011 at the bottom of each sheet.

12.As date ranges reveals, the Reports that Officer Olson advised me to pick up had been printed 14 months prior.

13.After picking up the white envelope, I then had two copies of the Reports. (October 24, 2011 from Sgt. Olson – – – April 18, 2012 from Chief Hedlund).

14.I will direct you to case number 11002212 – report date 07/12/2011 – generated by Officer Mike Swang.

15.When I placed the two Reports next to each other, I saw they were not identical – although they should have been.

a.The October 24, 2011 version of the Report was MISSING information.

b.The October 24, 2011 version was missing information regarding Lt. Hajicek, the person that called the police on me, and audio evidence collected by Officer Swang.

c.The exact same Report, which I received from you in April of 2012, CONTAINED the information.
d.Because the sentences missing from the October 24, 2011 version of the Report re-appear in the April 18, 2012 version, it means whoever printed the Reports out in October of 2011 deliberately REMOVED the sentences before printing the documents.

e.After the individual that printed the Reports out completed the print job, they put the information back into the report.

f.Obviously – the person that printed out the Reports in October of 2011 decided to not turn them over to me and hid them.

16.The before mentioned facts introduce an issue regarding the integrity of your Internal Affairs investigation regarding my original complaint on the matter.

a.When you replied to my complaint on April 10, 2012, you asked me to fill out another FOI request form and advised me to re-submit it directly to you. This clearly means you could not find my original FOI request or the documents.

b.The white envelope containing police incident reports, which Sgt. Olson directed me to retrieve on December 12, 2012, were printed out in October of 2011.

c.Therefore, because somebody printed out the Reports on October 24, 2012, it means the FOI form (that you could not find) I gave to Officer Swang had been RECEIVED, but subsequently disappeared along with the printed Reports.

d.During you Internal Affairs investigation you were not able to find or access:

◾The Police Incident Reports (in the white envelope)
◾The original FOI form

e.This also means that whatever Internal Affairs investigation you conducted surely contains false statements from the officers you questioned.

Regards,
Timothy Charles Holmseth
Investigative Author

Cc: Mayor Lynn Stauss, Polk County Attorney Greg Widseth, Polk County Sheriff Barb Erdman, EGF City Attorney Ronald Galstad, Minneapolis FBI

East Grand Forks Police Officer caught filing a false police report against journalist

Timothy Charles Holmseth

320 17th Street N.W.

Unit #17 East Grand Forks,  MN

56721

tholmseth@wiktel.com

http://www.writeintoaction.com

218.773.1299

218.230.1310

 

August 15, 2013

 

Michael Hedlund        

Chief of Police        

East Grand Forks Police Department

 

Chief Hedlund,

Please accept this complaint against Officer Aeisso Schrage  and Sgt. Detective Chris Olson.

On 12/14/13 Officer Schrage filed a false police report, whereby  Schrage fabricated a statement, which he then attributed to me, using words I  never said, in effort to support criminal charges brought against me by the  City of East Grand Forks.

Please reference case number 12004365 – filed 12/14/13.

The first paragraph reads:

“On 12/14/2012 at approximately 1410 hours, TFO SHRAGE,  along with DET OLSON, OFC HART, and OFC SCHILKE executed a search warrant for  the residence of TIMOTHY HOLMSETH. When we arrived we overheard HOLMSETH  talking to someone on the telephone, rather loudly, about taking some videos  off the internet and that he “MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN SOME.” We knocked and  announced and the door was answered by HOLMSETH.

The telephone call your officers eavesdropped upon was  between me and my (then) lawyer, Michael LaCoursiere, public defender, State  Public Defender Office (violation of my Attorney Client Privilege).

(Interestingly enough) Attorney Michael LaCoursiere  telephoned me to discuss my case at the exact same time your police officers crept quietly up to the door of my home-office to listen through the door as  LaCoursiere and I spoke.

The entire telephone call between LaCoursiere and I was  recorded, from the sound of the initial ringing, to the end of the call.

At no time during the telephone call did I ever say the  words “MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN SOME”.

Not only did I not say those specific words, but I did not  say any variation of those words.  

Schrage used all caps and placed quotation marks around the  statement he falsely attributed to me. He applied special emphasis that  required special disciplines that demonstrates he intended the quote to be  relied upon word for word.  

Sgt. Detective Chris Olson was the ranking officer present  and apparently signed off on Schrage’s crime against me.

I will note that on July 9, 2013 Minnesota District Court  Judge Honorable Tamara Yon forwarded a detailed complaint to the Office of  Lawyers Professional Responsibility regarding the actions and conduct of  Attorney Ronald Galstad and Attorney Michael LaCoursiere; some relating to this  matter.

Because of your office’s multiple actions against me in  violation of federal law I am copying the Minneapolis FBI.

Regards,        

Timothy Charles Holmseth

Cc: Mayor Lynn Stauss, Polk County Attorney Greg Widseth,  Polk County Sheriff Barb Erdman, EGF City Attorney Ronald Galstad, Minneapolis  FBI