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The Trib's reporting (second story down) that the Oregon State Bar is looking into allegations against a lawyer involved with the company whose name is on the title of a jet that apparently is involved in torture rendition by the CIA. This fulfills speculation in comments on this blog nearly two years ago, when the story was hot.
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There is no evidence that Caplan knew what the firm was up to, but Munk claims Caplan lied when he said the company’s supposed owner, “Leonard T. Bayard,” is a real person. Caplan, in a letter, denied Munk’s claim.
So what exactly are the allegations? That he lied about the owner being real? Thats it? hmmm
Posted by Jon | December 20, 2006 10:19 AM
The Oregon State Bar's rules against attorney "dishonesty" have been interpreted quite broadly -- even to the point of forbidding prosecutors from participating in police stings.
Posted by Jack Bog | December 20, 2006 10:27 AM
OMG, I thought that comment about Bar discipline was just a sarcastic joke...
Now that the sewing circle has identified Caplan as a threat to the public's regard for Oregon lawyers, let's see how many years it takes to nail him.
But for the grace of God go I...
Posted by jim | December 20, 2006 10:55 AM
That he lied about the owner being real? Thats it?
Wait just a minute. What's the point of filing corporate ownership papers with the state if anybody can just make up a fake person to list as the owner?
This isn't a little thing. It's a precedent, and precedents matter.
If you're allowed to make up fake corporate owners, then all kinds of activities become easy - from money laundering to bribing people to god knows what...
Public disclosure documents are critical for accountability.
Posted by Kari Chisholm | December 20, 2006 12:14 PM
Ok, Kari, I will agree to that. But I dont think this "activist" is pushing it so hard because "precedents matter." Sounds political to me...like he wants to make an example of some guy who may not have even known what the government was doing, just because he is pissed off at what they were doing. He cant possibly think this will lead to the Bush Administration in court.
Whats next? A trafficking indictment for a cab driver because his fare had drugs stashed away in his luggage?
Posted by Jon | December 20, 2006 12:34 PM
Mountains out of molehills.
Posted by ron wade | December 20, 2006 3:58 PM
"Mountains out of molehills."
Indeed. All you pantywaists whining and jammering about a little torture need to get a grip and a perspective.
Posted by Allan L. | December 20, 2006 7:39 PM
"A trafficking indictment for a cab driver because his fare had drugs stashed away in his luggage?"
More, I think, like the railroad transporting Jews as freight to death camps.
Posted by Allan L. | December 20, 2006 7:40 PM