Ponder's News] PN Information Alert: Congressman Culberson Continues Fight To Save Imprisoned Border Agents From: "Shonda Ponder" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is a Ponder's News Information Alert: ============ ======== Contact: Press Secretary Mollie Schall Phone: 713-682-8828 Date: 11/20/08 Congressman Culberson Continues Fight To Save Imprisoned Border Agents Congressman Culberson, along with Congressmen Ted Poe, Dana Rohrabacher, William Delahunt, and Ed Royce, held a press conference this morning to continue to shed light on the case of Texas Border Agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. They, along with five other Members of Congress, have sent a letter to U.S. Pardon Attorney Ronald Rogers, http://culberson. house.gov/ media/pdfs/ Rogers_Letter. pdf asking again for the commutation of the agents. Ramos and Compean are currently serving 11 and 12 year prison sentences, respectively, for shooting and wounding a self -admitted illegal alien drug smuggler. Both men have already spent almost two years in solitary confinement. They have lost their jobs and their imprisonment has caused tremendous hardship upon their families. They were arrested and charged with multiple crimes in connection to the February 2005 shooting of Osvaldo Aldrete Davila, who was caught with over 700 pounds of marijuana on the Texas-Mexico border. The agents did not report the incident to their superiors and were charged with deprivation of civil rights and tampering with an official. Months after the original charges were made against Ramos and Compean, the Prosecution then drastically increased the charges by imposing an indictment under 18 U.S.C. 924 (c) which carries with it a mandatory ten year imprisonment sentence. Prosecutor Johnny Sutton based his case heavily on the testimony of Aldrete-Davila, who was later caught with another load of drugs after the conclusion of the trial. Congressman Culberson has actively sought to commute the undue sentences of Ramos and Compean. Thus far, eighty one, bi-partisan Members of Congress have joined him and signed onto H.Con.Res 267 http://thomas. loc.gov/cgi- bin/bdquery/ z?d110:hc267: in support of commutation. This morning's press conference highlighted the injustices of the case and publicly called upon Pardon Attorney Rodgers to grant commutation. For a timeline of the events of this case, please click here. http://culberson. house.gov/ media/pdfs/ R_C_Timeline4. pdf ============ ========= == This has been a Ponder's News Information Alert ============ ========= == Border Patrol Agent And Careers in Border Protection (Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Careers) http://www.amazon. com/gp/product/ 0766026469? ie=UTF8&tag= texasexpressn- 20&linkCode= as2&camp= 1789&creative= 9325&creativeASI N=0766026469 ============ ========= == Shonda Ponder http://shondaponder .blogspot. com Editor, Ponder's News http://www.geocitie s.com/ponderaa1/ index.html President, Citizen's Network Alliance [EMAIL PROTECTED] m.net Phone: 903-794-7241 519 Oak Street #23 Texarkana, Texas 75501 Join the discussion list! http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/ponderaa1/ It's time we built a network of media that is willing to get out the other side of the story! Join the Citizen's Network Alliance today! http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/citizensnw / I'M MAD, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANY MORE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With ACORN, La Raza, and Ohio Dem officials sitting on 20,000 suspect voter registrations and other Dept heads releasing Joe the Plumber's confidential information, this has been an incredibly, uncreditable election. Hope you didn't waste your time and gas to stand in line at one of their polling places hoping the electoral system isn't a fraud. Rich Martin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __._,_.___ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "APFN" group. To post to this group, send email to APFN@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/APFN?hl=en APFN-1 YahooGroups: Subscribe: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/apfn-1/join Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] APFN MSG BOARD: `In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.' http://disc.server.com/Indices/234999.html APFN CONTENTS PAGE: http://www.apfn.org/old/apfncont.htm "RADIO YOUR WAY" APFN POGO NETWORK (( WOW!! )) "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent" -- Thomas Jefferson http://www.apfn.net/POGO.HTM Find elected officials, including the president, members of Congress, governors, state legislators, local officials, and more. http://congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/ APFN, PMB 207, 6640 W. CACTUS RD. #A111, GLENDALE, AZ 85304 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
