I have decided to post notes on the
Paul Bergrin trial at the conclusion of each trial week. At the end
of the post you'll find my assignment of points to the feds and to
Paul Bergrin. I have my own personal point system and it is not
scientific, but more interpretive and from my perspective and will often be based on belief or disbelief of testimony. Points
will accrue as the trial moves forward. Any statement in brackets is
mine.
Opening statements:
Federal prosecutor John Gay claimed
that Paul Bergrin was a part of a Newark drug ring and disclosed the
name of an informant to one of his drug defendant clients. That
informant was later gunned down on a Newark street. Gay alleges that
Bergrin told the client, “No Kemo, no case,” before Kemo Deshawn
McCray was killed and that McCray was a threat to Bergrin due to his
involvement in the drug ring.
Paul Bergrin stated in his opening
argument that the prosecutor's opening was pure fiction and the case
“relied only on convicted felons who would lie and testify against
him to get lesser sentences in their own cases”. Paul stated that
prosecutors would be presenting testimony that they knew was false.
As one might imagine, Paul's opening statement was emotional. It's
not easy to sit and listen to repeated serious lies about one's
person.
Source: MaryAnn Spoto – The Star
Ledger
The Trial Begins
Kemo Deshawn McCray
began his short career as an FBI informant while a member of the
Grape Street Crips back in 2002-03 when agents jammed him on a gun
charge. He chose to be an informant and in short time was collecting
cash for his information. According to the FBI, he was paid a total
of $25K for information during this time.
Source: David
Porter – Associated Press
Once the opening statements were out of
the way, prosecutors called the FBI agent that pursued Paul Bergrin
in this case, Special Agent Shawn Brokos. To make a long story short,
Brokos was mixed-up on her facts regarding the fatal shooting of Kemo
Deshawn McCray. From the getaway car to the pathologist's report and
everything in-between, Brokos didn't seem to know what she was
talking about.
Source: MaryAnn Spoto – The Star
Ledger
During FBI Special Agent Brokos
testimony it was revealed that McCray feared for his life and sought
help from the FBI; however, was refused as he had lied to agents in a
different investigation, telling them that two people were involved
in a conspiracy when they didn't even know each other. “He was on
his own,” Brokos stated. McCray's family blamed the feds for
refusing to protect him.
[The feds murdered Kemo Deshawn McCray
when they didn't immediately make an effort to protect him. After all
is said and done, he was doing their dirty work.]
Source: MaryAnn Spoto – The Star
Ledger
On
Thursday Yolanda Jauregui's brother Ramon Jimenez (a convicted drug
dealer) testified for the government. Jimenez had worked in Paul
Bergrin's law office back in 2002 after serving 10 years of a 23 year
sentence in prison. “Under cross-examination by Bergrin,
Jimenez conceded he had no place to live and no prospects at the
time, and vowed never to do anything that would land him back in
prison.”
Of course this was short-lived and soon
Ramon Jimenez would be connecting with Bergrin's clients, attempting
to set-up major drug deals. Angered when Bergrin cut him off at the
pass after discovering his deal to make $25K, Jimenez pursued more of
Bergrin's clients trying to set-up even bigger deals. Bergrin easily
poked holes in the fictional account of this drug dealer and Jimenez
even admitted to lying to FBI agents. Jimenez faces years in prison
for a parole violation in the earlier case and 15 years in a federal
cocaine trafficking case.
[This idiot repaid Paul Bergrin with
this current hell for helping him when he had no job prospects and
nowhere to live. I hope he rots.]
Source: Peter J. Sampson – The
Record
Jimenez
was cross-examined by Paul Bergrin and it was revealed that he was
actually facing over 25 years in prison over his drug dealings.
Jimenez explained one deal he had arranged with a Bergrin client and
on cross-examination, Paul asked, “Never meeting you before,
he (Castro) proposed a $500,000 deal with Ramon Jimenez, correct?”
and Jimenez responded, ”Correct.”
[Being familiar with the world of drug
trafficking I can confidently assert that this is pure fantasy on
Jimenez's part. No way that anyone at this level of the drug world
would make such an arrangement with a stranger.]
Source: MaryAnn Spoto – The Star
Ledger
FBI Special Agent Brokos returned to the stand and cross-examination continued. It is expected that prosecutors will be calling Yolanda Jauregui (Paul's former girlfriend that made a plea deal) to testify next.
POINTS
Paul Bergrin – 4
feds – 0
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