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Looks Whos Talking

January 31st, 2010

Keith

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Almost a whole page in the 1/28/2010 edition of the Page News and Courier featured an interview of two inmates that were used by Danny Presgraves for personal labor. The federal prosecutor had included using inmate labor for personal gain in the list of charges. The thing is, the inmates said they were paid for dong work for Danny. The inmates also said not to say anything about being paid, but it might have been said because they may have owed money to the state as in back child support. If they do owe money, smart move for saying they got paid. Who knows. The timing of this article is, well, who cares now. Perhaps the paper had nothing else better to do. I am sure now that pre Danny Presgraves inmates will want to talk about how they were used for personal labor also.

Many of people had complained in comment section that if it had been them, then they would have given a longer sentence term and etc. I say if it was you, you probably would because of the attitude you displayed. There are more important issues in this county for people to cry about who got away woth what. Eventually, it will catch up with them in some shape or form.

What the two inmates had talked about what they had done only confirms that using inmate labor for personal use has been going on for a long long time. That idea had not just sprung up once he was elected. Several businesses in the area had benefited from using the cheap labor.

WA bill seeks to limit shackling pregnant inmates (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
Prison Officer Jailed Over Inmate Affair (news.sky.com)

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Letter for Danny Presgrave’s Judge

September 17th, 2009

Keith

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This letter is for the Judge that will be used to sentence Danny Presgraves.

Your honor,
I ask that on Dec. 18th, 2009, that when you sentence Danny Presgraves on his plea agreement, that you take this in consideration. The good that Danny has done for this community has been long overshadowed by the recent scandal. I do not condemned nor condoned to his actions. Racketeering is a word that was coined in the late 40’s and early 50’s by the federal government to be able to fight the mob.

The term racketeering now is being used against Danny for using inmate labor for personal use. It was mentioned that the inmates that were used for personal labor was treated to a steak dinner, movie or whatever. Now, if it is legal for a non-carcerated person to take such deals as payments in exchange for labor, why can’t that be applied to the inmate labor also? If using inmates for personal labor is considered racketeering, then should the localities that uses inmate labor for trash pickup, watering flowers, roadside cleanup, etc be charged for racketeering also? They are being used for the localities personal use. How about being used to help with local events? I am sure the event holders doesn’t mind the free labor.

Danny Presgraves just happened to be the fall guy for the mess that the past has left for him. Even if he was never elected to be sheriff, someone else would be in front of you on Dec. 18th, 2009 instead of Danny Presgraves. The use of inmate labor for personal use by the sheriffs dept and other personal has been going on for many years. I am sure that the same goes on in the other localities surrounding Page County.

All that I am asking your Honor that you had considered this matter truthfully and not have a personal issue and try to make a statement with Danny Presgraves. The hatred in this county toward Danny Presgraves is not the majority of the county, it is by those that opposed him in elections. If every police officer in this state was arrested for “looking the other way” at one time or another, then this state would not have a police force.

If it was me, I would say “ok, I got caught for doing the same things my predecessors had done, go easy on me please.”

Thank you for reading this.

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Tags: County, Danny Presgraves, Federal government of the United States, Labor Movement, Page County, Pen Pals, People, Plea bargain, Police officer, Sheriff, Work

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Are the Feds After Someone else in Page County?

September 1st, 2009

Keith

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As you may know, Danny Presgraves had on Aug. 28th, 2009 pleaded guilty to the federal racketeering charge (the one where he “misused” inmate labor) and also make restitution those that were ”sexually harressed” , according to the plea agreement filed in the U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg. Unless they had signed an agreement as not to sue the sheriffs department for further damages, it will remain to be seen as their next course of action. Of course, since they had waited this long to say anything may have already hurt their chances to a civil suit. One part of Danny’s obligation is that he must disclose to the federal government any other criminal activities that he is aware of. This may be thinking that there are other activities going on in the county that the residents may be unaware of and the federal government is going after this “big fish”. You have to remember that when IBR was raided, they were raided for “tax evasion” that eventually lead to Danny’s arrest of charges on 22 indictments. The reduction to a plea agreement can only mean speculation at this time as to what is going on in Page County and who is the next target.