? Coos County Sting
On August 15, 2001 the World newspaper in Coos Bay, Oregon, ran a front page article, Bus
Driver goes undercover to aid police in meth bust . The school bus driver was lauded as a citizen
who decided to do something about the drug problem in Coos County, Oregon. The headline is
misleading though, many of the arrest were for marijuana and marijuana only. In one of law
enforcements most tightly controlled operations, two of the twenty four people got off . One man
who was blind, and charged with delivery of a controlled substance, marijuana, was acquitted .
His wife who was pregnant, and facing the same charges was found not guilty . The next and last
case in Coos County was my sonâs trial, he was a non-violent first time offender facing six felony
counts , all concerning marijuana . The public defenders office had to withdraw from my sonâs
case stating they had confidential information that could be used to impeach the credibility of the
States witness .
My sonâs case then went to the consortium, and another attorney was appointed, who also had to
withdraw, and stated he had information that can be used to impeach the credibility of the states
confidential informant and he gives the case number. My sonâs next attorney did not investigate
the states confidential informant and we asked for a new attorney four times on the record. My
son was convicted and given the maximum sentence for his charges, sixteen months in prison and
three years parole. I began to investigate the states confidential informant one day after my sonâs
conviction in the belief that the court had made mistake and in the hope we could get a retrial. I
soon learned just how difficult that would be .
I discovered the states credible witness, who became the states confidential informant when the
trials started, had made twenty three court appearances of her own before becoming an agent for
the South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team on June 4, 1999. On November 13, 2000 S.C.I.N.T.
gave their agent the money to pay for her commercial drivers license although they did not know
she had been diagnosed Bi-Polar or Manic Depressive. Ms. Maver also had a well documented
history of alcohol abuse and testified she had a problem with drugs in the past . The body wire she
wore was excluded making her the only eye witness in all these cases . I purchased the transcripts
to the trial our second attorney had mentioned and discovered she had lied through out the trial.
The judge in that trial stated, Ms. Maverâs memory is selective or she simply distorts matters. This
trial takes place before she was diagnosed Bi-Polar and it is also a matter of record that she had
attempted suicide, attempted to kill her husband and was arrested, filed false sworn statements,
committed disorderly conduct, and committed perjury and false swearing before judge Walberg
and judge Downer . I have discovered much more and have started several blogs to get the
information out . I am posting court documents and transcripts at my web-site, The Great Coos
County Hoax . I believe the civil rights of twenty four people were violated in Coos County,
Oregon.
Lowell V. Keef Jr. Home page http://scint-stinks.com
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