Terri Patraw: Lying Eats At Their Soul
When one lies to cover previous lies they become more and more desperate.
I have noticed that all the corrupt people I have been around in the past couple of years always appear so uptight and miserable.
All the lying eats at them. It becomes harder and harder to keep their stories straight.
When one stoops so low as to "use" their own child, to lie about their own innocent child, to cover up their own lies and misconduct it is the most revealing sign of desperation.
A good piece of advice: Never take the witness stand and lie under oath when the other side has the evidence to prove you committed perjury.
Unethical Conduct And The NCAA
This case involves Arizona State University. I know those involved having worked there previously.
The Arizona Republic ran an interesting story on the specific allegations levied against ASU by the NCAA.
One allegation that jumped out at me was this one:
A then-assistant coach engaged in unethical conduct by denying he had conversations with another staff member about improper phone calls to prospects, the NCAA said.
So this coach is being hit with a charge of unethical conduct for "providing false and misleading information" to the NCAA . . . as he should.
Be sure to check out blog #1 for many examples of Nevada Athletic Director Cary Groth "providing false and misleading information" to Judges, donors, colleagues, media, the community, and "others".
Disgraceful!
Terrri Patraw: Responding To Judicial And Lawyer Misconduct
As I had previously posted on my Blog #1, the Nevada Supreme Court has revised the Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct. This revised code went into effect January 19, 2010.
Rule 2.15 is critical as the UNR lawyers and judge in my case have committed numerous unlawful violations.
To summarize:
-The next time the UNR lawyers fail to follow the law, lie, or submit/rely on manufactured evidence, Judge Flanagan will be OBLIGATED to report them to the appropriate authority. Should Judge Flanagan fail to report them, he will be in violation of the code.
-Should Judge Flanagan fail to report these lawyers, he will impose on the Supreme Court Justices an obligation to report him to the appropriate authority.
-The next time Judge Flanagan fails to follow the law, lies in his order, or relies on manufactured evidence,
the Supreme Court will be obligated to report him to the appropriate authority.
Considering I am seeing the retaliation team in the coming days I anticipate this revised rule will be in play before the Nevada Supreme Court in very short order.
The gang of retaliation lawyers include: Mary Dugan, Charles Hilsabeck, Kent Robison, and John Arrascada.
They had some unlawful help from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's son Leif Reid too. More on that later.
Links to all 5 of my blogs are in the left hand column. Blogs #1 and #2 are frequently updated.
Attorney Kent Robison Lied To The Judge
THE COURT: What authority does he [President Glick] have to issue that order?
your Honor, in addition to the authorities that we’ve cited,
particularly that case, your Honor, where a similar order was
issued by the
THE COURT: If you look at that case, not only did
have that order … but they also had procedures involved, which
included an appellate process as well. Does the university have
a similar scheme-up?
KENT ROBISON: We have cited the code provisions, your Honor, that allows
the university to enact these provisions and regulations.
Attorney Kent Robison directly lied to the District Court Judge regarding his brief, which was devoid of any “code” provisions.
Both in his brief and at the hearing, Robison failed to produce any NSHE Code provision to support Glick’s authority to issue such orders. Robison failed to produce any code provisions because none exist.
Kent Robison is a local attorney in private practice who was hired by UNR General Counsel Mary Dugan, President Milton Glick and Athletic Director Cary Groth to help them falsify evidence and commit perjury to defeat lawsuits against the University of Nevada, Reno.
Good to know how your tax dollars are being spent . . . without your approval, your tax dollars are being spent to support corruption at UNR.
Terri Patraw: NCAA Committee On Infractions Stance On Lying
I ran across this quote in an NCAA major infractions case involving another university:
This was a serious infractions case, which included academic fraud and the provision of false and misleading information, violations the NCAA Committee on Infractions considers to be egregious.
Good to know that the NCAA Committee on Infractions takes lying seriously.
We know that University of Nevada Athletic Director Cary Groth retained Golf Coach Rich Merritt with full knowledge that he repeatedly lied and mislead the administration.
We also know that President Milton Glick retained AD Groth with full knowledge that she has lied to donors, judges, students, employees, colleagues, the community, and "others" in her position as Athletic Director.
Glick also knows that AD Groth committed perjury on numerous occasions and falsified documents to cover up her own misconduct.
Glick rewarded his corrupt Athletic Director with a 3-year contract extension.
The NCAA is the governing body that sets the rules and standards of conduct that Groth and Glick are supposed to adhere to as representatives of UNR.
Clearly the actions of Groth and Glick are not congruent with the spoken edict of the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
AD Groth and President Glick have put the university at risk of serious sanctions by the NCAA.
Terri Patraw: On Transparently Corrupt Officials
“The attorney general’s office is dedicated to assuring the law is followed . . . ”
I laughed out loud when I read it. AG Masto is not dedicated to assuring the law is followed. I met with her personally, along with a few other citizens, regarding the corruption at the University of Nevada, Reno. AG Masto nervously assured us she would look into our allegations.
We then informed her that we had concerns about her office conducting a legitimate investigation as there were many conflicts of interest among her investigative team and UNR officials. We specifically singled out one individual in her office who was clearly incapable of running an objective investigation of these allegations due to his own admitted bias.
Masto's response was to put this person in charge of overseeing the investigation! Shortly after they began their investigation, another investigator in the AG's office called us to ask us if we would drop our complaint. We could not believe they were so transparent! We said no to this ridiculous request.
This investigator then dismissed the complaint . . . ignoring over 135 allegations, covering up several others, and refusing to meet with witnesses, including the citizens who made the complaint!
A funny thing happened though. Literally the day after the AG's office dismissed the complaint, the Nevada Supreme Court ordered an evidentiary hearing in the district court to hear evidence of corruption by UNR officials. The district court responded to the citizens presentation at this hearing by stating that there was enough evidence to convene a crimial grand jury investigation of UNR.
The investigator from the AG's office (the same bozo who asked us to drop our complaint) called and asked if we were going to use his investigation as evidence for the grand jury! He knew his investigation was a fraud and that we could implicate him with it.
Good to know how your tax dollars are being spent in Nevada, huh? The AG is supposed to be the top cop in the state. What a bad comedy act AG Masto's office is.
Another bit of information . . . UNR General Counsel Mary Dugan and Assistant General Counsel Charles Hilsabeck were previously employed in the AG's office. Dugan and Hilsabeck are leaders of the retaliation and corruption at UNR. What does this say about the level of integrity one needs to possess in order to work for the Nevada Attorney General?
The corrupt have no shame!
Terri Patraw: UNR Grand Jury Investigation Update
There was a lot of information presented to the court, including a 1700 page complaint and over 5000 supporting documents. We are confident that the Judge legally erred when she dismissed some of the allegations due to statute of limitations or lack of evidence. We believe these allegations will be reversed by the Supreme Court.
On behalf of the students, employees, and tax payers, who are all victims to this corruption, we want to make sure everything is presented to the grand jury.
Criminal indictments are being sought by the citizens against several UNR officials. Evidence was brought forth against University Police Chief Adam Garcia, General Counsel Mary Dugan, lawyer Kent Robison, President Milton Glick, and Athletic Director Cary Groth ... among others.
We anticipate a fairly quick ruling from the Supreme Court as they have been very efficient in anything we have filed there previously. This is a short term hold up for long term gain.
You can also view www.unrgrandjury.com for more information on the UNR Grand Jury Investigation.
Terri Patraw: A Corruption Free Week
One thing that continues to amaze me is how many hits I receive on my blogs. I truly and genuinely appreciate the support that I have received from all over the country and even other parts of the world!
After my wonderful week away, I returned to a very cool message from a wonderful person. You never know who is reading your blogs!
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I know I haven't talked to you in many years, but I just felt the need to say, Way to go!
My jaw is still on the floor! I cannot believe what you have been through and the amount of corruption you have uncovered.
I have just spent the last couple of hours reading parts of the court transcript. I had no intention of reading so much, but I just found it so unbelievable.
I think I first heard about this from my brother when he read something in the paper a while ago...I don't even remember exactly. But today, for whatever reason, I decided to read your blog again for an update. And then I started reading the transcript and kept going.
So, congratulations on making it to the next step. I will keep checking in and wishing you the very best!
Take care . . .
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I have had many people say the same thing to me about the court transcript from the
It is hard to believe that this stuff really goes on at an institution of higher learning and that the Board of Regents continues to look the other way.
Justice will be served soon and the corrupt will be held accountable . . . both civilly and criminally.
Terri Patraw: NCAA Launched Second Probe Into University
NCAA Launches Another Probe Into Southeast Athletics
As if the Southeast Missouri State athletics department didn't have enough problems, now comes even more.
Last week's announcement that the NCAA again is investigating the Southeast athletics program — this time following up on new information relating to the men's basketball program — was stunning to say the least.
The letter Southeast received from the NCAA, which was made public last week, said information that was developed between April, when university officials made an appearance before the NCAA Committee on Infractions, and June, when the committee released its report on the previous infractions, led to the new investigation.
It turns out that as the NCAA was finishing their original investigation into this University, they were informed of new information about possible misconduct. This new information led the NCAA to open another investigation into the same University.
Terri Patraw: A University Is Supposed To Be Above Reproach
Any university is supposed to be above reproach. One crime is too many at a state funded university.
UNR brought this upon themselves!
You have brought forth evidence to convince the Chief Judge, who is an alumnus of UNR, to convene a criminal grand jury investigation of her alma mater!
You've done it!
Please make sure I am called to testify.
What Others Are Saying About UNR's Grand Jury Investigation
Thank goodness there are still people like you.
Fraud, perjury, officials blatantly abusing power... I'm rooting for you.
Terri, Hearty congratulations to you and your colleagues in Justice!!!
Great News Terri!
Congratulations! You've made it in the door. Now the real fun begins!
The powers to be at UNR just got back from an NCAA investigation for the same sh*t. Should be interesting . . .
We honest people must stick together to fight evil and corruption. Can I get some tights and a cape?
Terri you have brought forward some burning questions. We together have to find answers to them. It is appropriate to close an office (UNR General Counsel) that obviously is incapable of defending the very violations it created.
Thanks for writing about this corruption, most people don't bother.
Congratulations, Terri and group. You've done it. Hopefully, numerous exposures will occur. Also, I liked the part where your were appealing those issues the Judge struck down using SOL's.
Keep up the good work!
This should give us all hope!
Everyone is so happy for you guys! Way to go!
Super dooper - always good news when someone wins!
This Is Great! And a lot of the credit for success thus far belongs to good old tenacity and spunk....
You and all the others fighting UNR in the courts are great! I am not surprised about all the corrupt judges in Nevada with ugly toilet wipe ties to the admin hacks who run the system.
The UNR top bums make six figure salaries with full benefits. Even the criminal prez, Glick, gets his free parking and housing benefits - and that nasty CEO makes 500,000$ per year!
Terri Patraw: Oh So Many Crimes To Conceal Retaliation
- Perjury
- Subornation of perjury
- Submission of false personnel files
- Falsification of public documents
- Illegal subpoena
- Falsification of legal documents
- Manufactured false evidence
- Solicitation of student-athletes to manufacture evidence
- Threats to witnesses and their families
- Witness tampering and witness harassment
- Embezzlement
- Perjured Affidavits
- Abuse of Power
- Harassment
- False and Defamatory statements in the media
Terri Patraw: The Judge Thinks He Is Above The Law
Judge Patrick Flanagan recused himself from the Petition to Convene A Grand Jury on Public Corruption at UNR citing an appearance of impropriety under Canon 3(E)(1)(b) and Canon 2(A).
Judge Flanagan was a former defense lawyer for a UNR administrator in a 2005 whistleblower retaliation case; therefore Judge Flanagan is a former member of the UNR legal defense team.
Despite his noted conflict of interest and voluntary recusal from the grand jury petition, Judge Flanagan asserted no such conflict in presiding over my civil case despite involvement of the same interested parties, including Judge Flanagan’s former defense team colleagues.
In May 2009, Judge Flanagan dismissed all 19 of my claims on summary judgment one week before trial. In dismissing this case, Judge Flanagan erred when he misapplied the law, ignored direct admissions of retaliation by the Defendants, altered the record before him, referred to evidence that did not exist, ignored witness tampering and perjury by the defendants, dismissed claims sua sponte without notice, and made false statements about the evidence in his order.
Shortly thereafter I uncovered additional evidence of various alleged conflicts of interest that Judge Flanagan had with interested parties in this civil case.
This included evidence of a "very close" personal relationship between Judge Flanagan and UNR General Counsel Mary Dugan.
To date, neither Dugan nor Judge Flanagan has denied this allegation.
Links to all 5 of my blogs are in the left hand column. Blogs #1 and #2 are frequently updated.
Terri Patraw: Moral Turpitude And Ethical Standards
Yet, despite his full knowledge of Groth’s criminal acts (felonies), President Glick rewarded her with a 3-year contract extension in September. Groth’s contract has moral turpitude and ethical standards clauses (section 4.03.b) that have been ignored by the University President with no regard for the consequence to the university, the athletic program, and the student-athletes.
Links to all 5 of my blogs are in the left hand column. Blogs #1 and #2 are frequently updated.
Terri Patraw: Question Of The Day
Are Milton Glick, Adam Garcia, Mary Dugan, and Cary Groth willing to take polygraph tests regarding their role in the corruption at UNR?
Terri Patraw: Stood Up For Female Student-Athletes
PRESENTER: So in conclusion, I guess I should just ask the question: Who are these people that you've heard come in here and at great personal cost, and in some cases great personal risk, have addressed the Court and tried to present their evidence?
These are Nevada citizens who have stood up on a matter of public concern. Terri Patraw stood up for female athletes, and she was fired. She lost her career. She's been defamed.
So the bottom line here is that the state cannot and will not police itself on these matters. That's why we're pleading to the Court not only to petition a grand jury, to investigate these allegations, but also to make sure that if there is such a grand jury convened, that it should be led by somebody from outside the state. We suspect that the only place where we might get a fair prosecutor to look into this is somebody from the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C.
- Excerpts from the transcript of the hearing on public corruption at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Links to all 5 of my blogs are in the left hand column. Blogs #1 and #2 are frequently updated.
Terri Patraw: Yet Another Title IX Lawsuit At Fresno State
A former Fresno State track and field assistant coach has settled a gender-discrimination lawsuit against the school and the California State University board of trustees for $300,000.
Ramona Pagel, a former Olympic shot-putter, alleged gender discrimination, retaliation and failure to maintain an environment free of discrimination and harassment after she was passed over for the head coaching position when Bob Fraley retired last year.
In addition, Pagel claimed that after the new coach took over, she wasn't given an interview for the assistant job she held for three seasons. She no longer is at Fresno State.
The California State University system has paid out more than $16 million in discrimination lawsuits or legal disputes since October 2007 involving five current and former female employees of the Fresno State athletic department.
This university has not learned despite being "brought to its' knees" in civil litigation in 2007-08.
Links to all 5 of my blogs are in the left hand column. Blogs #1 and #2 are frequently updated.
Terri Patraw: Evidence Of Money Laundering At UNR
PRESENTER: Witness, you made a point before lunch that there are no state fees allocated for legal defense to the
So what must be going on here when the
WITNESS: . . . there is no fund to pay for this, because the State audits its money; the federal government audits its money.
So the way it works, you get to the end of the year, and if there is money left over from the state, they do something called JV, which is journal voucher.
So they transfer the money to pay something in another account by journal voucher and then they transfer the money to a third account by journal voucher, and then by the third transaction or the fourth transaction, if some audit happens, there is no way to go back to find out where the money comes from because of all of these different accounts the money went through in terms of the transfer process.
PRESENTER: So the point -- I believe these documents establish, Your Honor, that somehow the
This process of journal vouchering that the witness described in any other setting would be called money laundering.
- Excerpts from the transcript of the hearing on public corruption at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Links to all 5 of my blogs are in the left hand column. Blogs #1 and #2 are frequently updated.
Terri Patraw: NCAA Takes Proper Stance On Lying
The NCAA rejected Oklahoma State's appeal to reinstate All-American wide receiver Dez Bryant on Thursday, meaning he won't be back this season. The junior is considered a top NFL prospect and few expect him to return for another season in Stillwater.
Bryant sat out the past five games for Oklahoma State (6-2, 3-1 Big 12) after the school ruled him ineligible for lying to an NCAA investigator looking into Bryant's offseason meeting with former NFL player Deion Sanders.
The NCAA decided last week that Bryant should be suspended until next September, and OSU appealed to the NCAA's Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee. That group announced Thursday that it had rejected Bryant's appeal in a two-paragraph statement that included no explanation.
In contrast to the NCAA's stance and in line with the wide spread corruption on the UNR campus under President Milton Glick's leadership, one gets rewarded and protected for lying at UNR (i.e. Former Golf Coach Rich Merritt and Athletic Director Cary Groth). See Blog #1 for disgraceful examples of lies told by Athletic Director Groth).
Links to all 5 of my blogs are in the left hand column.
Terri Patraw: UNR's "Criminal" Organizational Structure
So how does UNR dispose of lawsuits? The administration commits perjury, perjury and more perjury . . . they submit false affidavits . . . they falsify evidence . . . and they falsify public records.
Here is the organizational chart at UNR, as presented to the district court Judge, detailing the role of individual UNR departments in the retaliation and attacks on those who report violations.
Links to all 5 of my blogs are in the left hand column.
Terri Patraw: Protesters Seek Grand Jury Probe Of UNR
Photo taken by Debra Reid, Sparks Tribune
A protester said he feared retaliation if he revealed his identity at Friday's rally. Protesters accused UNR officials of corruption, animal abuse and violations of academic freedom.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — About two dozen people rallied today to drum up support for a grand jury investigation of their claims of corruption by top University of Nevada, Reno officials.
The demonstrators held placards outside the Washoe County Courthouse, where a hearing on their request for the hearing was held last month.
District Judge Connie Steinheimer has said she would rule on the request at a later date.
The group has accused UNR and other higher education officials of being involved in criminal activity and conspiring to cover it up.
Links to all 5 of my blogs are in the left hand column.
Terri Patraw: Holding Criminals Accountable
RALLY DEMANDING ACTION TO BE HELD IN UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO CORRUPTION CASE
A public demonstration to bring attention to the criminal corruption case pending against the University of Nevada Reno has been set for Friday, October 30, 2009, at Noon in front of the Second Judicial District Court, 75 Court Street, Reno, Nevada.
Outraged citizens and the community have rallied together to demand truth and transparency in an ongoing battle to bring officials at UNR before a Washoe County Grand Jury on corruption and other criminal charges. If reasonable evidence was brought forth, the District Court was ordered by the Supreme Court to impanel the Grand Jury. The decision of Judge Steinheimer in this matter is anxiously awaited by all concerned, including the student community at UNR.
“This is not just an airing of dirty laundry. Officials at UNR have been able to avoid a real investigation for too long, said NSLEOA President Ron Cuzze.
Impaneling the Grand Jury will insure that the truth comes forward and those responsible for criminal acts and corruption at UNR are held accountable.”
The Nevada Law Enforcement Officers' Association represents members working for the University of Nevada Reno Police Department, as well as sworn officers in state service throughout Nevada. In addition to the NSLEOA, organizations supporting the request for a Grand Jury investigation of UNR are the Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers (NAPSO) and the Reno Outreach for Animal Rights (ROAR).
Terri Patraw: Criminal Acts By UNR Administrators
Now a Grand Jury is formally being requested to hear evidence of this major corruption case involving officials at UNR based on testimony by citizens at an hearing in the Second Judicial District Court.
Through a Grand Jury investigation, criminal indictments may be sought against UNR President Milton Glick, Chief of Police Adam Garcia, Athletic Director Cary Groth, General Counsel Mary Dugan, and several other UNR Officials. UNR spokespersons Jane Tors and private attorney Kent Robison are also allegedly implicated in the criminal allegations.
"The evidence against UNR officials is staggering...", said Ron Cuzze, President of NSLEOA. "The public should accept nothing less than a full examination and criminal prosecution . . . Nevada cannot bow to political pressure and allow this corruption to be swept under the carpet."
Terri Patraw: Fraud And Forgery At UNR
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He (a Penn State University Official) told me one other thing. He said this is the worst academic fraud issue I've had in my entire career. He said, In fact, it changed the way I do business...
So now we have a person on UNR's faculty (Patricia Cashman). We now know we have this person who has committed fraud and forgery, and she is teaching undergraduate students, has been for years, and she is high and mighty to them about ethics and cheating and you've gotta do everything right because this is how it is done in the real world.
So bottom line is I think this is 100 percent proven that this was fraud and forgery. So what did UNR do about this?
Q When we're looking at page 1701, which is your letter to President Milton Glick in January 3rd of '08, here he's receiving a letter from a tenured faculty member like yourself concerned that we have someone defrauding the students at the university. Did you ever hear from President Glick?
There was never a reply ever from President Glick.
- Excerpts from the transcript of the hearing on public corruption at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Terri Patraw: Oppressive Operation
There was a 2005 faculty morale study that was widely circulated and widely published. This was about one year after Mary Dugan was appointed the UNR General Counsel.
The remakable thing about this faculty morale study is it said that a very large number of respondents - - these are faculty in the university - - they cited a climate of intimidation, fear, and powerlessness among university faculty and staff.
They described their work environment as hostile and expressed concern for a lack of rule of law on campus.
Many of them took great pains to ensure their anonymity to respond to this survey because they expressed fear of retaliation or even termination for expressing their viewpoints.
I think that tells the story of what the climate is on this campus because of this oppressive operation we're calling a RICO operation.
- Excerpts from the evidentiary hearing
Terri Patraw: UNR Ordered To Reinstate Police Officer
Grow is one of my co-Petitioner's on the petition to convene a grand jury on corruption at UNR.
Grow claimed wrongful termination. And the Hearing Officer agreed.
Grow blew the whistle on corruption within the UNRPD, led by UNR Police Chief Adam Garcia.
UNR General Counsel Mary Dugan was the losing attorney for the University. Garcia was the administrator responsible for the wrongful termination of Grow.
No retaliation there, huh, President Glick?!!!
Terri Patraw: Comments From Others
I have received voice mails from people I have never met; letters in my mail box from people I do not know; and emails through my personal account as well as my blog.
I thought I would share some excerpts from these individuals:
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Hi Terri, Just wanted you to know I consider you a HERO.
Best Wishes and remember there are more people in support of you than you know.
I can see the street fighter in you . . .
These people you are fighting are like a bunch of 13 year olds. Unbelievable! They have no business having jobs at a public educational institution. They need to be fired!
UNR's use of the UNRPD as its own jackbooted police thugstrike force . . .
UNR has a way of keeping people from saying what they really think.
. . . lawyers like Robison, judges like Flanagan, and UNR Police, well they all have one single agenda, and
that is to try to make the whistleblower look horrible, and UNR to look like the victim, and everything said about UNR is a lie, if it exposes UNR.
I know how the campus police and UNR administration acts behind the shadows . . .
They hate even worse a woman that exposes them.
I have been waiting for 11 years for the corruption to come to a head.
My prayers are with Terri Patraw, Lane Grow, and Richard Schweikert.
Something told me never to go back to that college and complain. I think they would have created a superficial incident just to write up a police report, and there is no doubt in my mind that this is what would have happened, because it happened to Terri later. I knew that their games would only escalate...
I wonder how many things have happened to persons, students and faculty, that we never even heard of. Students transferred away, and faculty moved on looking for new jobs.
I left Nevada but I know how corrupt these people are.
Terri Patraw: We've Investigated Ourselves
When asked to investigate a matter brought to their attention by a citizen, faculty, staff, or police, UNR says:
"We've investigated ourselves and we've found that we're innocent of wrongdoing."
Terri Patraw: Illegal Activity Of UNR Administrators
I am sure Governor Jim Gibbons would love to have heard the presentation at the public corruption hearing on how much money is being wasted by NSHE to protect the illegal activity of the UNR administration.
Instead of spending taxpayers' money on UNR's criminal operation NSHE could be spending it on academic programs . . . and they would not have to lay off so many employees in this down time.
Evidence revealed that taxpayers, students, and employees are being defrauded out of millions of dollars.
Be sure to see Blog #1 for a diagram of the UNR RICO operation at work.
Organized crime is characterized by a few other basic qualities: durability over time; diversified interests; hierarchical structure; capital accumulation; reinvestment; access to political protection; and use of violence to protect those interests.
Terri Patraw: People Are Afraid To Speak Out
This message is from an current UNR employee who is in a position to know a lot about UNR cover-ups:
I've been following the news. You're right that people are afraid to speak out. I'm wishing you well!
Cheers!
Terri Patraw: Thank You For Challenging Crimes At UNR
I attended your court proceedings last Thursday and Friday. Your presentation and Dr. Schweickert's
bearing as master of ceremonies were most impressive. It will be transparently corrupt for Judge Steinheimer to give thumbs down to your request for a grand jury investigation. But, then, transparent corruption in government is part of Nevada's fabric.
Terri Patraw: A Lot Of People Saying The Same Thing . . .
By the way, since when did Nevada leave its investigations and law enforcement of local crime up to the federal government? Judge, you can do better than that for the citizens of your county.
Because if even one of the claims of lost jobs, fraud, false reports, rape/murder while resources are abused, profiteering, etc., is true, then Washoe deserves better?
- Author Unknown
Terri Patraw: Building A Current . . .
"Few are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of the colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change. Each time a person stands up for an idea, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, (s)he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."
- Robert F. Kennedy
Terri Patraw: Powerful Message Passed On To Me
The study of the revolving mirrors and swirling smoke by the UNR Campus Police and the administrators is a study in its own right. How many persons were sent worm viruses by someone they employ on their technical staff, or on the outside, that were sent intimidating frightening messages, at the very end, just when their computers quit working.
The Campus Police sent me one, with my photo superimposed in a photo looking at jail cells, and my breasts pushed up, with the caption, "What the jails would look like if she were running them." They also sent me one with my photo superimposed in the middle of the UNR Swat team, with guns pointed at an apartment complex with the caption, "We wished she knew she were one of us." They did this whole mock-up to look like the front page of the RGJ.
There is no doubt in my mind the deep degree that revolving mirrors and swirling smoke is organized by Milton Glick's private police force on the UNR Campus to make trouble for those who expose the real goings on in the shadows, in any way, shape or form, they can use to shut you up.
You should have listened to Alan Mentzer on his televised criminal justice class refer on the air mind you, that anyone who contacts the school too much about anything is a stalker. The administrators never return calls, they just send out the thug campus police frat boys. I think it all really blossomed under Lilley, and Glick is a tool to cover fraud with more fraud from the insane Lilley. Otherwise, why would they want someone like Glick's reputation from ASU???
. . . I know how the Campus Police and UNR administration acts behind the shadows, believe me.
- Anonymous
Terri Patraw: UNR Public Corruption Hearing
The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered the Second Judicial District Court of Nevada to "conduct an evidentiary hearing and make findings in support or rejection of impaneling a grand jury to investigate claims of corruption" made by citizens against officials at the University of Nevada, Reno, its affiliated law firms, and the Nevada Attorney General’s Office.
Pursuant to NRS 6.130, Nevada citizens will present evidence of criminal activity by individuals in UNR’s Central Administration, including the President's Office, General Counsel’s Office, Police Department, Athletic Department, College of Agriculture, Affirmative Action Office, Facilities Services Department, and others.
Allegations include fraud, embezzlement, bid rigging, falsification of evidence, falsification of public documents, perjury, subornation of perjury, abuse of power, forgery, witness intimidation, civil rights violations, animal abuse, and use of the UNR Police Department as a tool to protect the public corruption operation and to harass and intimidate (e.g., illegal surveillance) whistleblowers. The role of the Nevada Attorney General's Office in this operation is alleged to include financial support of and legal protection for UNR officials.
The University of Nevada, Reno is currently under investigation by the NCAA.
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The Hearing is September 17-18, 2009
Second Judicial District Court
Department 4
9:00 am - 5:00 pm both days
Terri Patraw: Is the RGJ Part Of Public Corruption?
The Reno News & Review thinks so based on this editorial piece.
Now, it’s easy to say that District Attorney Dick Gammick’s alleged arrogant treatment of these women and his above-the-law attitude of good-ole-boy-Teflon power are worthy of public notice and an editorial.
. . . as a journalist and a consumer of media there’s something that bothers me just as much . . . Why did the RGJ wait eight months to publish the whole story?
Now, there are only a few reasons the RGJ wouldn’t report this story when they first heard of it: 1) They don’t want to appear to be following other news entities 2) They assume all of their readers see other media, so it was unnecessary to publish the story 3) The newspaper wanted to protect Gammick’s office from negative press.
Three is unfathomable. The Reno Gazette-Journal’s responsibility is to its readers.
Its irresponsibility is the reason that newspaper’s dwindling to no bigger than a newsletter.
Its lack of news is the reason it’s no longer leading the community in the dissemination of news.
That suggests there are other places the RGJ withholds its illumination. And that’s worrisome for all the people in Northern Nevada.
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RGJ Editor Beryl Love told me in person that he gets threatened by officials at UNR if the RGJ reports negative things about them in the paper.
Terri Patraw: Felonious Acts By UNR Officials
In a recent article I stated that UNR lawyers engaged in criminal activity by falsifying my personnel files.
UNR defense lawyer Kent Robison said those accusations were "absurd and utterly ridiculous. (Patraw’s) former lawyer examined UNR witnesses on the authenticity of the UNR records and he never once questioned the accuracy of the records," Robison said.
Robison's statement is false. He knows we exposed them for this well before his slanderous statements:
The defense team’s habit and routine practice of judicial deception is evident here. At the whistleblower hearing, this falsified evaluation was uncovered as falsified, and lawyer Charles Hilsabeck "corrected" himself on it. Nevertheless, he now tries it one more time, this time hoping Plaintiff would miss it and this Court would be deceived.
We also filed an Emergency Motion for Sanctions Against Defendants, the Defense Team, Cindy Fox, and Her Attorneys for Committing Fraud upon this Court . . .
There UNR General Counsel Mary Dugan, Robison, Hilsabeck and several others were exposed for not only falsifying my ASU personnel file but for creating a phony subpoena to give the appearance of legality to a series of phony documents.
Yes, desperate times call for desperate measures - even felonious acts that can put one behind bars.
Terri Patraw: Biggest Bunch Of Crooks
They threw me out on bogus charges mostly to get rid of an older worker and to deprive me of my full retirement benefits, both rampant in school districts all over the country.
I was called a liar, dishonest, and mentally ill by their unscrupulous administrators and general counsel and kicked to the curb.
At my "due process hearing" (a joke because there is NO "due process") the district suborned perjury, altered documents, destroyed evidence, tampered with witnesses, bribed a witness for me with a lucrative job, and so forth, all criminal offenses.
However, nobody takes hearings, although they are legal proceedings just as important as regular court trials, seriously, and they think they can get away with it.
They won't in my case, and I hope they won't in yours.
People should understand public entities are the most corrupt to work for and that they aren't always in the right when it comes to terminations.
Because of what I went through, I know what you are alleging is true. Best of luck.
-Author Anonymous
Terri Patraw: Bias Exposed And Unrefuted . . .
This case can really be a great book followed by a movie. Especially the part of the story when you find out that Judge Flanagan is a very close friend with UNR's Chief Counsel, Mary Dugan.
. . . Judge Flanagan never should have sat in judgment of this case. Nevada needs a major makeover . . . what a mess.
-Author Anonymous
Terri Patraw: Is Our Justice System Corrupt?
Univeristy of Nevada, Reno Athletic Director Cary Groth told me while she was terminating me:
"Terri you’re a great, great coach. Nobody can deny that. I just need to move on. I looked in your personnel file. There was nothing to use against you."
I replied: "This has whistleblower lawsuit written all over it."
Groth replied: "I know".
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During her deposition Groth testified:
Q Why did you terminate Terri?
A . . . If we didn’t talk to the - if we didn’t handle the facility situations, she would threaten that it would cost millions of - - or a lot of money.
The Athletic Director’s testimony is directly supported by my August 7, 2007 memorandum which complained of inequitable facility treatment for the female student athletes and the potential financial consequences of such discrimination to the university.
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Yep . . . the Judge threw out my Title IX claim saying there was no evidence. Riiiiight! There is direct evidence straight from the retaliator's mouth that she terminated me for my Title IX complaints.
Title IX provides that "no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." 20 U.S.C. § 1681(a).
Kind of sad that a female athletic director retaliates against those that stand up for female athletes.
Oh, I almost forgot . . . UNR admitted in writing to the Judge that they retaliated against me financially because I complained about Title IX and NCAA infractions.
Yep . . . the Judge ignored this admission of retaliation too.
Did I mention my Judge used to work on the UNR defense team in 2005 defending against other whistleblower retaliation cases?
Did I mention that he refused to remove himself from my case after we presented evidence of his bias and conflict of interest?
You decide . . . Is our justice system corrupt?
Fortunately I have legal recourse and I am in the process of exercising that right now.
The hearing officer was suspended after I exposed the corruption at my whistleblower hearing.
Don't these people understand that they are not above the law?!
It is all about accountability. Anyone who obstructs justice will be held accountable by those with the ability to cultivate change.
Stay tuned . . .
Terri Patraw: Cary Groth Blasts NCAA
“My personal opinion of this ruling, it's ridiculous,” Groth said. “There is a guiding principal in the NCAA manual that says that the NCAA will provide equitable opportunities for institutions for success or to compete or something like that, it's pretty close to what I'm saying. Well, that flies in the face of one their guiding principals.
“Second of all, anybody can bet on sports from any state. There's international sport betting that's legal and then anybody can pick up a phone and call a buddy of theirs in Montana, Nevada and Delaware and say, ‘Hey, will you place a bet for me?'”
Nevada is one of four states that were grandfathered into a 1992 congressional ruling that banned sports betting — Nevada along with Delaware, Montana and Oregon already offered it prior to the ruling. Oregon no longer has any form of sports betting and Montana does not take bets on single games.
“You can bet anywhere and it's wrong to penalize those states,” said Groth, who previously served as the athletic director at Northern Illinois University. “As a matter of fact, having been an athletic director in the state of Illinois, I have less of a challenge here at the University of Nevada with our student-athletes and staff when it comes to gambling. I had more of a challenge there because it wasn't as prominent and so you had more of an issue.
Interesting public lashing by Groth since the University of Nevada is still under investigation by the NCAA for major violations of NCAA rules, including sports betting by a coach. Nevada has not been cleared of any charges at this point despite the error in the article.
Terri Patraw: Judge Reversed On Appeal
I have been studying previous cases ruled on by the Judge in my case and I ran across an interesting one. This is his most recent reversal by the Nevada Supreme Court.
The case is eerily similar to mine.
A female Plaintiff takes on a large state entity and the same Judge rules in favor of the state entity.
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Here are some excerpts on what the Nevada Supreme Court thought of his ruling in that case:
* We conclude that the district court erred because the district court's analysis incorrectly addressed . . .
* We conclude that Plaintiff's argument has merit.
* We disagree with the district court because it failed to look at the logical nexus between Plaintiff and her claims and it failed to address Plaintiff's interest . . .
* Plaintiff presented sufficient facts and allegations to reasonably establish a logical nexus.
* We disagree with the district court's conclusion because it rests upon incorrect applications of law.
* The district court erred in granting the Defendant's motion for summary judgment (case dismissal).
* An inference regarding the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to Plaintiff because the Defendant is the moving party.
* In addition, the district court did not rule upon the issue ...
* Finally, the district court's order does not address . . .
Accordingly, we ORDER the judgment of the district court REVERSED and REMAND this matter . . .
Terri Patraw: Lies, Lies, And Damn Lies
So I received a letter in the mail the other day from UNR. They produced, among other records, an email from an athletic department administrator to the NCAA.
In the email the UNR administrator stated that Terri Patraw is making information public that she received responsive to her subpoena to the NCAA.
As I read the remainder of the email I was able to see what I was accused of making public that is a no-no.
Apparently the university does not want anyone to know that they have received a draft of the notice of allegations. The notice of allegations is a document from the NCAA that lists what violations they have found in their investigation.
Based on the email . . . let's just say that Cary Groth reads my blog. She saw that I posted that UNR had received a draft of the notice of allegations. Groth then sent an email to this administrator alerting her.
The administrator did some sleuthing around to see if I could have gotten my information from any other source besides the subpoena.
The administrator's detective skills included contacting the UNR General Counsel's office . . . not the most honest group of folks around town.
According to the records I received UNR attorney Chuck Hilsabeck (the same Chuck who submitted the phony 2005 personnel evaluation in Blog #1) said that his office did not give me the information about the draft of the notice of allegations.
Liar Liar!
I was notified by Hilsabeck in writing months ago that the University had received a draft of the notice of allegations. I have the letter in my possession.
Seems a certain someone is going out of their way to discredit me to the NCAA. Shameful . . .
Why all the lying!
That also begs the question, what is UNR hiding?
Maybe Cary Groth is nervous that after Northern Illinois University landed on probation for major violations of NCAA rules under her leadership that the same will happen here. Could she really go two for two?!
Funny thing about the Northern Illinois case is that the athletic department official most deeply implicated there was hired by Groth at UNR. I don't make this stuff up . . .
Yes, the University of Nevada, Reno is still under investigation by the NCAA. That I know from a letter from UNR General Counsel Mary Dugan. . . just so we are clear . . . I received the letter last week.
By the way, the university is supposed to operate with transparency. So why all the secrecy and lying?
For even more lies still see Blog #3.
Terri Patraw: The Right People Are Watching . . .
The Judge's analysis of your Title IX claim is completely off base. Unquestionably your attorneys know that a first amendment analysis is not proper under Title IX.
If the Judge does not know this he should be disbarred. If he does know this he intentionally wrote a sham order to throw your lawsuit.
Why would he do this? The answer is in your motion seeking his recusal. You figured out he is friends, very close friends, with Mary Dugan from UNR General Counsel's office. It is true. This Judge should never have sat in judgment on your case.
People know and the right people are watching your case closely. Keep up the fight. The justice system in Nevada needs accountability.
The Judge will hit you with attorneys fees. It is a calculated ploy to weaken you. Legal games. His sham order will be exposed at the Supreme Court. The fraud his friend Dugan and her accessories committed in your case will be exposed at the Supreme Court. The Judge needs you to settle more than anyone at this point. Don't break!
While an inconvenience to you to be sure, your attorneys are certainly benefiting from the increase in the long term payout on your case. You will be a beneficiary financially in the long term from this drawn out legal process.
The Judge, on the other hand, gave the state a raw deal. It will cost the state much more in the long run.
Keep up the fight. I look forward to seeing you back on the sidelines where you belong.
Warmest Regards . . .
Terri Patraw: Fake Documents And More
I continued to read this new blog exposing corruption within the Nevada System of Higher Education. I have found that this story is an exact replica of the corruption I am witnessing first-hand in my litigation.
Equal Justice
Lawyers we’ve spoken to told us that falsifying a defense in a judicial proceeding is a criminal offense. Here’s what else they’ve told us about suing the state of Nevada.
- Expect the defendants to lie.
- Expect perjured testimony in deposition and on the witness stand.
- Expect fake documents.
- Expect destroyed documents.
- Expect them to get away with it.
- Expect that the Attorney General will not prosecute.
The people of Nevada cannot respect or support a legal system that rewards the creation of false documents, false checks, false bookkeeping entries, false thank you notes, and false letters and outright lies.
I honestly feel like I am fighting people with a junior high school level of intelligence who have no regard for the law or for humanity. They cannot succeed on their own merit so they engage in criminal behavior to climb to and maintain their perch of power. Many of these folks careers are in jeopardy . . . and they know it. They can no longer keep the lid on this level of corruption. It has finally gotten too big and too many people are paying attention.
Terri Patraw: A Grand Jury On Public Corruption At UNR
So what is this Grand Jury on Public Corruption at UNR?
At this hearing evidence of criminal activity by current and former UNR employees will be presented to the District Court Judge.
Yes, as you can imagine, I have acquired an abundance of such evidence over the past 1.5 years.
The purpose of the evidentiary hearing is to demonstrate to the Judge that we have enough evidence to convene a Grand Jury.
The purpose of a Grand Jury is to review evidence, including witness testimony, and return criminal indictments against those so deserving.
Long story short . . . the Grand Jury is a criminal matter . . . and if justice is served some current and former UNR employees will be wearing orange jumpsuits in the not too distant future.
Terri Patraw: Another Blog Exposing Corruption
One only needs to look at the corruption investigations and convictions going on in Detroit and Chicago to see that the filth is eventually exposed and the guilty get to spend their time in orange jumpsuits.
Keep the faith . . . Justice will prevail.
Terri Patraw: More Corruption Within NSHE
The College of Southern Nevada (CSN) is under the Nevada Board of Regents. Here is a troubling story:
District Judge Donald Mosley slammed the College of Southern Nevada’s police investigation of its construction chief, William “Bob” Gilbert, as “slipshod” and said it looked as if the college’s primary aim had been to contain fallout from a Las Vegas Sun story.
“These people went up there to do a little damage control,” Mosley said. “It was a rather self-serving investigation ... They did an awfully slipshod job.”
Following a court-authorized search of Gilbert’s estate two months after Bennett’s visit, investigators with the attorney general’s office found CSN markings on equipment and materials and matched the markings with the inventory listed at the college, Hafen said.
Two former CSN presidents, Ron Remington and Richard Carpenter, had written letters to the attorney general’s office before the indictment, saying they knew Gilbert had kept CSN equipment at his home.
But Hafen argued that both presidents told him in post-indictment interviews they did not give Gilbert permission to take the specific items the indictment alleges he stole.
Chancellor Rogers said the allegations swirling around Gilbert have been “a troubling issue to us for a long time.”
In Las Vegas Sun stories before the indictment, however, Rogers and top CSN officials had defended Gilbert.
Gilbert even attended a hearing with Mark Alden who is an NSHE Regent!!!
The CSN police department appears to operate under the same guise as UNRPD. Protect the corruption of university officials at the taxpayers expense.
Terri Patraw: The System Is Clearly Broken
I had to resort to bringing video cameras into the hearings because the State Personnel Dept would "change the rules in the middle of the game" to deny me a fair hearing . . . I won my case, but it was very bitter sweet . . .
. . . Needless to say we're dealing with an apparatus of civil rights suppression. People like you (and me) will slowly bring reform, transparency and accountability. The system is clearly broken.
