Is Corruption the New Growth Industry?
When Scott Peterson reported that his wife (Laci) was missing on Christmas Eve 2002, even his closest friends and family did not suspect that he could have murdered her. Although killer spouses are a statistical probability, the Modesto PD did not identify him as a suspect until they found inconsistencies in his story. Detectives eventually learned that Peterson had several extramarital affairs and, when Amber Frey reported that Scott had said he “lost” his wife 15 days before her disappearance, they focused on him.
Now on death row, Peterson corresponds with Casey Anthony, who didn’t report her own daughter’s disappearance for one month.
In the cases of Peterson and Anthony, their lies and behavior were examples of what is called “consciousness of guilt.” Criminal investigators know that how a suspect acts before and after a crime is often important in demonstrating criminal intent. To jurors, Peterson’s inconsistent statements and behavior was all they required for a conviction.
Last month, I confirmed with scientists that the HIV drug Sustiva was not only highly addictive but that withdrawal from the drug suppresses immune function and produces the same symptoms that are used in the diagnosis of AIDS.
I also confirmed that the author of the book Dissecting a Discovery is not a 20-year veteran of law enforcement who consults with foreign heads of state and political dignitaries, but is, in fact, a security guard and part-time filter salesman.
Rather than contact me for more information about this obvious cover-up, felony conspiracy to commit scientific misconduct, fraud, and a host of other charges, the FDA pulled its Sustiva link and whoever was managing the book website has also pulled that link.
This is no coincidence. If Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gallo, IHV, and Nikolas Kontaratos were not guilty of fraud and corruption, they would not have pulled those links.
I sent copies of my reports to these directors and employees at NIH, IHV, and Cornell University. As the first year of this investigation comes to a close, I am not surprised by their silence – or their consciousness of guilt. It’s clear that sworn duty will have to be compelled by the courts.
On a related note, I had lunch last week with a retired LAPD captain who operates an agency like mine. When I expressed my frustration with the LAPD, FBI and other agencies he told me that of twenty solid cases he presented to city and federal law enforcement agencies, one case generated some interest. The problem in Los Angeles is understandable – the fewer crimes that are investigated the fewer crimes will be reported - which is what helps keep crime statistics as low as they are.
Like the fictional newsman says to his colleague in Scarecrow, “Corruption will be the new growth industry without the papers watching.”
June 8th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
That statement was the smoking gun in his hand .
without that statement, Peterson may have well been acquitted.