10-12-29 Florida: Corruption of the Courts and the Legal Profession - with Impunity! // Florida: La corrupción de los Juzgados y la Profesión Legal - con la impunidad! // 佛罗里达州：腐败的法院和法律界- 与有罪不罚！

Jack Schramm Cox
Circuit Judge
Martin County, Florida


Several investigations are currently underway of alleged corruption of the courts and the legal profession in Florida.
In one of them, the Florida Attorney General is investigating alleged "deceptive practices" through filing of fabricated legal records by a large Florida law firms as part of foreclosure proceedings, in order to obtain judgments against homeowners.
In a recent ruling by Judge Cox, the Florida Attorney General was prohibited from investigation such alleged corruption, under the rationale that pursuant to the Florida Constitution, only the court has authority to regulate admissions to the bar.
In business terms the model would be called vertical integration or synergy.

In organized crime terms such business model would be called protection.

LINKS:
[1] 10-12-23 State of Florida Attorney General v Fishman & Shapiro, LLP (4DI0-4526) in the Florida Court of Appeals Fourth District, Petition and Response on Writ of Certiorari, and AG Press Releases
http://www.scribd.com/doc/46058350/