PCR Exhibits - Alaska State of Corruption
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Cole: In the past. Was. That's right. You're not telling me I am. You were not telling me that<br />
then. And I told you to think about it because I was telling you that you could not affo - you<br />
would not handle the risk. And it's become apparent to me that you haven't handled the risk.<br />
Haeg: Um, and then continuing on, I don't - where is this stuff here. Do you agree that where I<br />
say, "I'm not blaming you for telling me what you think, that's what I'm paying you for - I think<br />
you're taking it that I'm attacking you. I'm not. I want to somehow bring forth, that in good faith,<br />
I decided what I wanted to do with my family with your advice, and I take your advice<br />
sometimes, sometimes I don't. That's my privilege." You say, "That's right". I say, "That's my<br />
privilege". You say, "That's exactly right". I say, "In my perspective we had an agreement, like<br />
for 2 weeks, and I made all the arrangements to in good faith go to McGrath, you follow me so<br />
for – so far" I believe you say "Yes, yeah". Then I say, "After we invested - invested a lot <strong>of</strong><br />
time, effort and money, committed to that venture to settle it, because my life is getting eaten up<br />
by worry, among other things, and I had great expectations to leave McGrath either without a<br />
license for 5 years, no airplane, going to jail for 6 months and a two hundred thousand dollar<br />
fine, or something a little less. Nothing to do with you. I knew the judge was the one going to be<br />
deciding that, but all <strong>of</strong> that was taken away from me at the last minute by that agreement. Do<br />
you agree with that Or I mean not at the last minute but whatever it was – well beyond when we<br />
could have changed anything, saved all the money in the hotel and airfares, etc, etc." You say<br />
"the thing that was taken away was the option to go open sentencing total. There were other<br />
options that were available that would allow us to go to McGrath, but to go totally open<br />
sentencing", and I say, "Well to me they weren't viable options" and you say,<br />
"The only thing that's different was the loss <strong>of</strong> the plane". And I say,<br />
"Yep, and is that – is that ethical for them to do, say 'yep, give us the<br />
plane and you have the same day, or the same day in front <strong>of</strong> a judge', is<br />
that how the game is played, all the time" And you say "yep".<br />
Shaw: Mr. Haeg, why don't you pause for a moment and have a drink <strong>of</strong> water.<br />
Haeg: Is that correct (Very upset) I didn't care what happened, I wanted a judge to listen to me.<br />
(Pause)<br />
Shaw: Do you want to step out for a moment You certainly can.<br />
Haeg: Ok. Do you also remember right after that going, "Um, when Magistrate Murphy was on<br />
the phone would it have been appropriate, or could I, could I have said, 'Hey judge, before you<br />
leave could I put in my two cents worth that I came with the understanding that this was a deal,<br />
and then they pulled the rug out from underneath my feet'. Could I have done that at the time"<br />
And do you remember what you said, Mr. Cole<br />
Cole: I – I – I don't exactly remember, this looks like the right thing, it's what I would have told<br />
any defendant. The judges normally stop defendants from saying anything, um, and warn them.<br />
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