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Subject: [narconews] Conroy: Prosecutor Claims Iran/Contra Whistleblower a “Danger” to Society

February 24, 2009
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Dear Colleague,

Iran/Contra whistleblower Celerino “Cele” Castillo III caught a break
in his defense when a judge pushed back his report date to prison as a
result of evidence submitted by Castillo’s attorney that his previous
attorney had an undisclosed conflict of interest. The judge will
decide if this influenced the outcome of the case or not.

Narco News correspondent Bill Conroy continues to follow the case,
reporting that the prosecution has now suffered a couple of setbacks
that could open the door to stopping US Attorney Johnny Sutton’s
persecution of Castillo.

Conroy reports:

“A federal judge in San Antonio, at a hearing held late last week,
ruled that Castillo's report date to prison should be extended until
July 20. The judge, W. Royal Furgeson Jr., issued his ruling over the
objections of a federal prosecutor, who argued that Castillo should be
sent to prison because he was a ‘danger to the community.’

“…And in a direct slap-down of the prosecution’s contention that
Castillo should be locked up because he is somehow dangerous, Judge
Furgeson said: ‘Mr. Castillo has an unblemished record [since his
conviction] and I do not see him as a further danger to society.’

“…Castillo’s case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the
Western District of Texas, which is overseen by Johnny Sutton, a close
personal friend of former president George W. Bush. During his tenure
as a U.S. Attorney, Sutton has been at the center of a number of
controversial criminal cases, some of which have elicited national
outrage.

“…In addition, Sutton has already been exposed as an individual who
was willing to use his political pull within the Bush administration
to silence and retaliate against a DEA whistleblower, Sandalio
Gonzalez, who sought to expose the U.S. government’s complicity in the
House of Death mass murder in Juarez…”

Conroy’s complete report on Celerino Castillo’s case online at Narco
News:

http://www.narconews.com

From somewhere in a country called América,

David B. Briones
Webmaster
The Narco News Bulletin
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