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federal tax fraud scheme used to establish the East Lake Sammamish Trail in King County, Washington. When I realized the scheme was being used to steal land from my family, I "blew the whistle" on the crime in early 2000. Now, more than ten years later, hundreds of politicians, judges, law enforcement officials, and members of news organizations have been notified by me. Not one of them has responded to my exposure of the crime, or refuted its evidence. The evidence of the ELS tax fraud scheme is presented on this site for the public to review and evaluate.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

The powerful politicians and activists who hatched this federal tax fraud scheme have never been held accountable because of the influence they have had within our judicial system. Federal and state judges supported and covered-up the ELS tax fraud scheme through illegal and irrational judicial opinions. All of these opinions involved the illegal use of summary judgment, in direct violation of the constitutional right of due process. The public needs to become aware of this judicial corruption, demand the reestablishment of the rule of law, and hold accountable the judges who participated in the ELS tax fraud scheme. Further, the residents of King County need to understand the depth and breadth of the dishonesty in their leadership. (My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

I ask these questions at the top. Do you want to live in a society where the rule of law had been replaced by the power of judges and politicians to do whatever they wish? Is this the legacy you want to leave for your children and grandchildren? If you believe that you should be able to make decisions in your life based on the Constitution and the laws, you should read on. For those of you who have an unquestioned and unwavering belief in the legitimacy of our legal system, it's time to question that belief. (My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Update: April 7, 2011

I've written the editors of the Houston newspapers to advise them of Arthur Andersen's participation in the East Lake Sammamish federal tax fraud scheme prior to the Enron Scandal. Since I had advised the leadership of King County of Arthur Andersen's East Lake Sammamish crime, I stated my opinion that the people of King County should be liable for the harm caused in the subsequent accounting scandals. My public letter to the Houston newspapers is linked directly below.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

A Public Letter to the Houston Newspapers.

View the previous updates for this website.

The Issues:

The Federal Tax Fraud Scheme used to Establish ELST, "The Trail of Shame":

The East Lake Sammamish federal tax fraud scheme ties together the criminal actions of judges, politicians, bureaucrats, and activists in the railbanking of the East Lake Sammamish BNSF right-of-way. As one might expect with federal tax fraud, the underlying issues are money, greed, and power. Burlington Northern Santa Fe ripped off the American taxpayers for about $15 million (USD) by taking an illegal federal tax write-off of about $40 million. To do this, BNSF hired Arthur Andersen LLP, of Enron and WorldCom fame, to provide a greatly inflated appraised value of a little used BNSF right-of-way along East Lake Sammamish in King County, Washington. BNSF instructed Arthur Andersen to value the right-of-way as if BNSF owned all the underlying land. The donation was phony because BNSF had only easements, so didn't own the underlying land which it claimed it was donating. Further, the appraised value of the land was greatly inflated by Arthur Andersen. Then, BNSF donated the right-of-way to King County as part of a railbanking transaction. The Land Conservancy of Seattle and King County (TLC) acted as a middleman. The leadership of King County accepted the phony donation with the knowledge that it was fraudulent. To hide its crime, King County altered documents, lied to the public, lied in its legal briefs, and used its influence to convince federal and State judges to cover-up the crime. The parties most responsible for this crime are certain federal and state judges, the leaders of King County, BNSF, Arthur Andersen, and TLC.

(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Read a detailed description of the East Lake Sammamish Federal Tax Fraud Scheme.

Are the People of King County, Washington Liable for the Enron and WorldCom Scandals?

There is no question that Arthur Andersen provided a fraudulent appraisal for the BNSF spur line along East Lake Sammamish. This crime was committed well before the scandals at Enron and WorldCom. I first blew the whistle on the crime to the leadership of King County on February 7, 2000, but no King County politician responded. These politicians should have refused to participate in the tax fraud scheme and insisted that Arthur Andersen, BNSF, and the other conspirators, be federally prosecuted. Instead, they participated in the crime, hid the truth, covered-up scheme, and attacked me, the whistle blower. Because of this crime committed by their leadership, I believe that the people of King County owe a debt to those defrauded in Arthur Andersen's subsequent fraud with Enron and WorldCom.

(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Understand Arthur Andersen's participation in the ELS federal tax fraud scheme.

"Theft by Community", the Perfect Crime:

While evidence supports the fact that BNSF, Arthur Andersen, activist lawyers, and the King County Prosecutor actively designed and executed the federal tax fraud scheme, there were many other powerful members of the King County community involved in the crime. Besides the active participants, there were also passive participants. The passive participants were not bound by duty or oath to respond to the crime, but after being informed of the crime, did nothing while their neighbor's land was being stolen and their neighbor's rights were being violated. The most troubling participants were the judges who actively covered-up the scheme with criminal acts from the bench. The large number of active and passive participants combined to commit a perfect crime to "benefit" the King County community. I call it "Theft by Community".

(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Understand "Theft by Community" and who participated in the ELS federal tax fraud scheme.

There is Massive Corruption in Federal and Washington State Courts:

Criminal Acts from the Bench:

On this website, I describe criminal acts committed by judges. More troubling, these criminal acts were hidden and defended by their fellow judges in the courts of appeal. Participating in criminal acts from the bench is not judicial activism, rather it's a crime for which judges are rarely held accountable.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

I discuss, in detail, three criminal judicial opinions; King County v. Rasmussen (2001), King County v. Rasmussen (2002), and Ray v. King County (2004). These three opinions intentionally misconstrue the Hilchkanum right-of-way deed to the Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern Railway in 1887. This was necessary to cover-up the East Lake Sammamish federal tax fraud scheme. The first decision is by Federal District Judge Barbara Rothstein. The other two decisions support Rothstein, cover up her crime, and cover up the crimes of the other participants in the federal tax fraud scheme. All three opinions contain the same dishonest arguments and misapplication of the law. Their common elements suggest racketeering. But, of course, no federal or State prosecutor would press those charges against the judiciary. Directly below, I briefly discuss the Rothstein decision, then follow with a description of the common dishonest tactics used by all of the Hilchkanum judges.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

The Rothstein Decision:

Federal District Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein struck all evidence of the East Lake Sammamish federal tax fraud scheme which I presented to her, and failed in her duty to turn the evidence over to federal prosecutors. Rothstein denied my constitutional right of due process by illegally allowing summary judgment. In doing so, she denied my most basic constitutional right to establish the facts in "her" court. Instead, Rothstein actually made up critical facts and then intentionally misapplied the law. Her illegal actions from the bench covered-up the tax fraud scheme. This is the case of a judge predetermining the outcome of a case, then manipulating the facts, the law, and the Constitution to justify her conclusions. (My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Read Rothstein's King County v. Rasmussen (May 25, 2001), with brief annotation.

"House of Cards": the common dishonest tactics used by all of the Hilchkanum judges.

As I state above, there are three published opinions which construe the 1887 Hilchkanum right-of-way deed to the Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern Railway (SLS&E). All three opinions used common dishonest tactics to justify their conclusions. I describe these common dishonest tactics as a "House of Cards", with each "card" a dishonest tactic used to support the judge's dishonest conclusions and cover-up the ELS tax fraud. The fact that the federal and State judges used these common dishonest tactics suggests racketeering. But, judges would never be prosecuted for racketeering in our present compromised and deficient judicial system. Here is a link to my study of the "House of Cards".
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Understand the "House of Cards", the common dishonest tactics used by the Hilchkanum judges.

Anarchy!

When federal and State judges refuse to recognize the rights of their citizens and issue decisions which cover-up crimes, there is no Constitution or law. Instead, there is just the anarchy that is the judicial system in Washington State courts and in our federal Ninth Circuit court system. Anarchy in our courts breeds anarchy in our society. This violation by our judges tears apart the fabric which holds our society together. Instead of being governed by the laws and the Constitution, we are being ruled by the power of a judiciary that arrogantly does whatever it pleases. This must stop.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

View a public letter to the Washington State Supreme Court regarding its participation in the ELS tax fraud scheme.

The Press has Replaced the Judiciary as the only Legitimate Court of Appeal:

There is little doubt that the American public has a nagging suspicion of our legal system. Perhaps this is why we run "parallel trials" in the press. By "parallel trials", I mean that the press presents the facts of the case and significant testimony to the public and then uses expert guests and opinion polls to come to a "decision" that is parallel to the decision of the jury. These parallel trials in the press must begin to focus on the dishonesty in our judiciary. Exposure by the press is the only effective restriction on the illegitimate powers that state and federal judges have granted to themselves. This gives power to the press to become the only "Court of Appeal" for a public that is powerless in its own courts.

(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

I contacted The Seattle Times and the King County Journal a number of times about the East Lake Sammamish federal tax fraud scheme. Both refused to investigate and report the crime. This is ironic because The Seattle Times has published a series about freedom of the press called "The Democracy Papers". It appears to me that The Seattle Times does not understand that freedom of the press is about the responsibility to report abuse in government, not about the privilege to be protected from claims of biased or sloppy reporting.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Understand how the Press in King County, Washington, participated in the federal tax fraud scheme.

View my August 30, 2009 public letter to The Seattle Times.

Participation of The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in the ELS Federal Tax Fraud Scheme:

The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is the national organization which promotes railbanking. Two activist lawyers, associated with The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, took part in the federal tax fraud scheme used to establish the East Lake Sammamish Trail. Charles Montange acted as lawyer for The Land Conservancy of Seattle and King County (TLC) in the sale from BNSF to TLC to King County. Peter Goldman was an ever-present activist in the establishment of the trail and was associated with TLC. Considering the tax fraud scheme used to establish the ELST and the participation of these two lawyers connected with the Conservancy, one must suspect that similar fraud has been used elsewhere in the 13,000 miles of railbanked trails in the U.S.A.

(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Does the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy act criminally in establishing trails?

Understand the dishonesty of the Rails-to-Trails Act.

Proposed Solutions:

We-the-People:

We-the-People are ultimately responsible for the East Lake Sammamish federal tax fraud scheme. While the King County Prosecutor and County leadership actively participated in the fraud, it is We-the-People who elected them, ignored their dishonest behavior, and failed to remove them when they betrayed our trust. While impeachment of judges is the duty of the legislature, it is We-the-People who have elected these representatives and failed to demand that they protect us from a judiciary that has abused its power and lost its way. It is We-the-People who buy newspapers from news organizations which decide it is not newsworthy to report massive corruption in our government. But, We-the-People can do something to stop this corruption before it is inherited by our children and grandchildren. It is We-the-People who must "right the ship".

(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

My suggestion for citizen action against the East Lake Sammamish federal tax fraud scheme.

The Judiciary:

Recognize the Problem:

We-the-People of the United States of America own our courts and our legal system. Our courts belong to us, and do not belong to judges and lawyers. When we go to court we expect our rights to be respected by this hired help we employ to administer our laws and the Constitution. That hired help includes the judges we elect, or are appointed by our elected representatives. But, that is not how our judicial system is presently working. Today, our judges believe that they own our legal system and can do whatever they choose, including the commission of crimes from the bench. Their fellow judges, in the higher courts of appeal, then protect them and hide their crimes. It appears that the first rule of being a judge is to protect and support fellow judges, even when they commit crimes from the bench. I don't choose to have my "hired help" defraud me and steal from my neighbors and me, but that is exactly what has happened with the judicial misconduct described in this website. We must recognize the corruption that is occurring in our courts and reestablish a legitimate judicial branch of our government, or our Nation will fail. It's that simple.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Understand that judges protect their fellow judges in violation of the law.

Impeach:

The solution for these treasonous actions is to impeach the federal and state judges responsible for the crimes described here. Sadly, this is a long list. In the decisions that I describe on this site, the judges have actively participated in the East Lake Sammamish federal tax fraud scheme. This criminal activity by judges has to stop if our nation is to survive, and if we are to provide opportunities for our children and grandchildren. Impeachment is the only solution for the judges who have committed these crimes. (My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

View my suggestion to impeach the judges who participated in the ELS tax fraud scheme.

When a Judge is Impeached, the Judge's Clerks must be put on Trial, too:

Crooked Judges are training their clerks to accept the inevitability of criminal acts committed by the judges from the bench. Clerks are being taught that criminal acts committed from the bench are okay. This must stop! Since clerks are usually involved in every aspect of a case, they become accomplices when crimes are committed by their judges. Clerks are simply crooked judges in training. When a crooked judge is impeached, the judge's clerk must be put of trial, too. To protect honest clerks, we need to set up a method for them to protect themselves and their careers when they blow the whistle on judicial misconduct. Law schools need to establish courses to prepare and inform future clerks. Clerks should work out of a clerk pool, and not be permanently assigned to an individual judge. This will discourage judges from drawing their clerks into criminal activity. This will give more independence to the clerks and make them less vulnerable to corruption from the judges. (My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Change the rules of Summary Judgment:

Abuse of summary judgment has become the avenue by which many judges illegally control the outcome of cases before them. The rules of summary judgment must be changed to no longer allow the judge to decide if summary judgment is appropriate. Summary judgment must be allowed only when both of the parties agree. This will take complete control of a summary judgment case away from the judge and make it more difficult for criminal acts to be committed from the bench. This will give the parties a chance to review the biases of the judge and force the case to a jury when they know that they have no chance for justice based on the record of a crooked judge.

When cases decided by summary judgment are appealed, the appeals court should be required to identify the material facts used to decide the case and certify that there was agreement on each of these facts by the parties in the case. Because of the massive corruption in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, it will be necessary to completely remove summary judgment as an option until the present judiciary retires or is impeached.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Understand the concept and rules of summary judgment.

Break the World's Most Powerful Labor Union:

There is a willingness for judges to ignore the law and the Constitution in favor of supporting and protecting their fellow judges. This loyalty between judges, at the expense of the rights of Americans, establishes the most powerful labor union that has ever been organized. Federal Judge Rothstein covered-up the ELS federal tax fraud scheme and issued a decision that protected the participants in the crime. When her treasonous decision was appealed, she flashed her "union card" to the judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals, and was protected by her fellow federal judge, Betty Binns Fletcher and later by the whole court, en banc. This powerful and dishonest labor union of judges needs to be broken if our Nation is to survive.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Is there treason in our courts?

Understand the fraternity of legal professionals, and how it protects dishonest judges.

Require a Higher Court to Review all Complaints of Judicial Misconduct:

We must stop the present policy that complaints of judicial misconduct are processed by the fellow judges of the same court. That's judicial incest. "We-the-People" can no longer trust the judges of the Ninth Circuit to police themselves. Instead, starting at the top, the judges of the United States Supreme Court must take responsibility for the review of every complaint of judicial misconduct from the circuit courts immediately below. The United States Supreme Court would probably have an independent body assigned to investigate these complaints, then present its findings to the Court. This requirement for a higher court to take responsibility for misconduct complaints from the courts immediately below must be applied to our judicial system from top to bottom. Without legitimate accountability, our federal and state courts will continue their present downward spiral into the judicial sewer.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Require all Appeals Court Decisions to Contain a Comment on the Quality of the Work and the Honesty of the Lower Court Judge:

There is a "pass the buck" attitude with lower court judges that must stop. It has become the privilege of lower court judges to decide whatever they want, and to justify that misconduct with the excuse that the parties always have a right to appeal. This action jams the higher courts with appeals, and sometimes makes it impossible for folks to pursue their rights in court due to the additional cost of the appeal. Judges of higher courts who review lower court opinions must be required to comment on the legitimacy of the lower court judge's rulings. We have fitness reports in every other area of our society. This will generate fitness reports for judges. Further, it will establish the basis for a complaint of judicial misconduct by a wronged appellant.

Judges Allow Lawyers to Freely Lie in Court. This Must Stop:

The concept of "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" has become a joke in our courts. Lawyers freely lie in court, and coach their clients to lie. This happens because there is little or no chance that they will be disciplined. It seems that this happens with lawyers who are honest and honorable in their dealings with people outside of court, but have a different moral character in court. This happened to me in King County Superior court on September 14, 2000. Senior King County Deputy Prosecutor Howard Schneiderman stated unsubstantiated lies about me and presented perjurious declarations in order to harm me and obtain a preliminary injunction against me. King County Superior Court Judge Donald Haley acknowledged that he had reviewed my declaration and other evidence of King County's criminal activity, but he ignored the evidence and refused to question the obvious lies of the prosecuting attorney. We must demand that honesty and the truth be reestablished in our courts. (My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Read an annotated transcript of the ridiculous Preliminary Injunction Hearing, September 14, 2000

Reestablish the Balance between the Branches of Government:

The judiciary has changed the constitutional relationship between the branches of government. It has increased its powers in order to support the inflated egos and twisted agendas of its members. Too many in the judiciary no longer believe in the Constitution and the laws, but rather believe in the unchecked power of their office. With this selfish and dishonest power grab, the judges take away the ability of our elected representatives to establish our laws and maintain our Constitution. If judges want to be activists or legislators, they must leave the court and join the legitimate activists in our political arenas. They must run for public office if they want to establish laws. Judges must stop the present practice of electing themselves to legislative positions and making laws from the bench.

Is there treason in our courts?

King County Government:

Demand an Accounting from the King County Politicians:

Every significant politician in King County was notified of the federal tax fraud scheme and criminal acts committed by the Prosecutor. Not one politician asked to look at the evidence of the fraud, or made any effort to insure the County was operating legally. These folks need to explain why they refused to call for an investigation of the tax fraud scheme used to establish the Trail of Shame. Did they refuse to examine the crime because they were participants? Did they refuse to examine the crime because they feared they would be characterized as anti-trail, and lose votes? Did they lack the character and integrity to stand up for the law? They must explain their failure to uphold the law.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

View my February 2000 letter to the King County leadership, describing the ELS federal tax fraud scheme.

View a list of the active participants in the ELS tax fraud scheme.

Un-elect and prosecute crooked Politicians:

King County Executive Ron Sims was made aware of the federal tax fraud scheme used to establish the ELS Trail. Instead of standing up for the truth and the law, he lied and used the power of his office to defraud his constituents. Gary Locke, the former King County Executive and former Washington State Governor, either actively participated in the crime, or was completely negligent (incompetent) in his duties. King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng appears to be the key criminal in the County's participation in the tax fraud scheme. Perhaps his greatest service to the community was passing away before he could do even more harm. Every member of the King County Council was made aware of the federal tax fraud scheme, but refused to examine the evidence and stand up for the truth and the law. Each of these politicians furthered their political careers by ignoring their duty to uphold the law and failing to stand up for the rights of their constituents. Ron Sims, Gary Locke, former King County Sheriff Dave Reichert, former King County Councilmen Rob McKenna, and Greg Nickels participated in the ELS tax fraud scheme, but have never been held responsible, and have subsequently advanced to higher offices where they could do even more harm to the people of this Country.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

View a list of active participants in the tax fraud scheme who held positions of leadership in King County.

Prosecute the Prosecutor:

Norm Maleng and members of his civil staff actively participated in this crime. When I "blew the whistle" on their criminal activity, they attacked me with lies and threats. The corrupt members of the prosecutor's office must be prosecuted. This will require a major reorganization of the prosecutor's office. These folks need to go to prison for what they have done.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

I was saddened to learn of Norm Maleng's death in May 2007. Maleng had intentionally violated my rights and used his henchmen to attack me in court. I wanted to hold him responsible for his crimes. Not only did I want Maleng to be put in a position to defend his participation in the ELS tax fraud, but I wanted Maleng to publicly suffer the shame for what he had done. That opportunity ended with his death. With Maleng gone, the crooked lawyers who worked for him in his civil division continue on in the Prosecutor's office. Maleng's Chief of Staff, Dan Satterberg, has now become the King County Prosecutor. These characterless lawyers will lay the blame on their former boss if they are ever prosecuted for their participation in the East Lake Sammamish federal tax fraud scheme. With Maleng dead, he will be in no position to "point the finger" back at them. Maleng's death is a gift for them.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

View a description of Norm Maleng's active participation in the ELS federal tax fraud scheme.

View a partial list of King County prosecutors who participated in the ELS federal tax fraud scheme.

Tax the People of Washington State for the Harm they Caused by Hiding Arthur Andersen's Crimes:

The elected representatives and judges of King County have intentionally committed crimes in order to establish the East Lake Sammamish Trail. If these crimes had been prosecuted, the accounting firm Arthur Andersen would have been included, and likely would not have later participated in the Enron or WorldCom scandals. The people of King County cannot be prosecuted for the crimes of their leaders, but they should be liable to reimburse those harmed by Arthur Andersen's subsequent corporate accounting fraud. With the subsequent participation of the Washington State Supreme Court in the ELS tax fraud scheme, all the people of Washington State may be liable for Arthur Andersen's later crimes.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Understand Arthur Andersen's participation in the ELS federal tax fraud scheme.

The Press:

Demand an Explanation from The Seattle Times:

The Seattle Times and King County Journal newspapers hid the ELS federal tax fraud scheme by refusing to report the crime to the public. Since the tax fraud scheme involved the leadership of the County and corruption in the courts, the newspapers had an obligation to investigate and report the crime to their readers. Freedom of the press comes with the responsibility to report corruption, not the privilege to dodge responsibility for dishonest and deficient reporting. Both of these newspapers were repeatedly advised of the corruption involved in the establishment of ELST and refused to investigate or report the facts. The Seattle Times must explain why it chose to ignore these issues. (The King County Journal ceased operation in early 2007.) (My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Understand how the press participated in the federal tax fraud scheme.

View my August 30, 2009 public letter to The Seattle Times.

Cancel your Subscription to The Seattle Times:

Why would anyone buy a newspaper that hides the truth of political corruption in its community?

Don't buy advertising from The Seattle Times:

If you are a business that advertises in The Seattle Times, and are outraged by the part The Seattle Times played in the federal ELS tax fraud scheme, then cancel you ads with The Seattle Times and take your advertising dollars elsewhere.

The Activists:

Prosecute the Activists who Participated in the ELST Federal Tax Fraud:

The activists lawyers who worked for TLC, the middleman in the fraudulent transaction, need to be prosecuted for their part in the crime. Committing a crime to establish a public bicycle trail is not an act that benefits a community. It is simply a criminal act. "The end does not justify the means." Activists must obey the same laws that the rest of us obey.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Investigate to determine if the Tax Fraud Scheme used to Establish the ELST is Common to Other Railbanked Trails:

We need to investigate the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy lawyers and their dealings in other railbanking transactions. Since the former lead attorney for the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy was involved in the ELST tax fraud scheme, we need to know if tax fraud is business-as-usual at that organization and with the railroads which give up their unused rights-of-way to railbanking. (My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

Understand that it is likely the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy acts criminally in the establishment of trails.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe:

Investigate and Prosecute BNSF:

BNSF needs to be investigated and prosecuted for tax fraud in the railbanking of its East Lake Sammamish spur line. Further, all of its other BNSF railbanking transactions should be investigated for similar fraud.
(My statements describing wrongdoing or criminal actions on this webpage are a First Amendment expression of my opinion.)

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