News Releas e Page Three New York. The best way to eliminate a dissident like me seeking meaningful reform is to take away his license to practice law, his children, his home, his freedom and, indeed, even his citizenship if need be.” “The decision by the Third Depart ment will accomplish all of this. Its content has discredi ted my character and profound public positions so that this civil rights cause can die a quick death. Whe n cou rts are dir ect ly inv olv ed in chi ld taki ng proc ess es whi ch inc rea se sta te rev enu es, someone has to question and challenge these processes beyond the formalities and meaningless commissions we see today. These processes are impairing moral values and the productivity of an entire nation. In my case, drug dealers, con-arti sts and convicted criminals were believe d over me during the ethics investigation opened on January 11, 2008. No innocent being can survive such a process. It is akin to the practice commonly associated with dictatorships and socialist countries.” “Curtis Brown is a grievant who harbored a 15 year old in a hotel while on duty as a Syracuse police officer. In a race discrimination case subsequently filed in federal court, I refused to bow to extortionist demands using police personnel files protected by court order. I properly sought and received a discharge of representation as a consequence consistent with ethical obligations. Ironically, the same former client was brought up on contempt charges along with substitute counsel for violating these same confidentiality orders six years later. Mr. Greany is a drug dealer who sought to purchase a property I once owned. I refused to take his case when I learned of th is an d he re ta li at ed us in g an at to rn ey si nc e di sb ar re d on cr im in al co nvi ct io ns an d apprehended in Utica thereafter with illegal drugs confiscated from the trunk of his car. Mr. Pritchard sought to have me file a federal court action against various local municipalities which lacked merit according to findings preceding my retainer which he kept from me. Mr. Tanoury withdrew his complaint in 2005 and filed a sworn statement during the 2008 investigation which explained how the false complaint was influenced by political opponents.” “The combining of complaints and processes without rights of disclosure and a jury has made it impossible for me to respond further to this retaliatory witch hunt. Instead I must pursue avenues where possible in other courts. I will not bend to this miscarriage of our Constitution and do my best to continue the most important civil rights cause of our day. When comparing my treatment to that accorded to attorneys convicted of crimes and truly unethical behavior, the retaliation here is clear. A key example is our form er Governor Eliot Spitzer and others too numerous to mention for pur pos es of thi s rel eas e. The mes sage behi nd thi s sus pen sio n is sim ply this: Ame ric a’s citizenry can criticize the executive and legislative branches of government, but our rights lose their force and effect when those same criticisms are leveled against the judiciary.” END OF STA TEME NT