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NEW REPORT RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS OF KEN BUCK’S RECORD AS FEDERAL PROSECUTOR - DSCC: Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Home > News Center > Press Releases > NEW REPORT RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS OF KEN BUCK’S RECORD AS FEDERAL PROSECUTOR Print Font Size: NEW REPORT RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS OF KEN BUCK’S RECORD AS FEDERAL PROSECUTOR Buck Cited By U.S. Attorney’s Office For “Reckless Disregard of Your Obligation to Keep Client Information Confidential,” Issued Letter of Reprimand Buck Left U.S. Attorney’s Office Under A Cloud And Had To Take Ethics Classes Surging in the polls against his establishment Republican opponent Jane Norton, Ken Buck may have just hit a major stumbling block thanks to a front-page Denver Post article which calls into question his judgment, ethics, and competence. In 2000, as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Buck refused to prosecute two pawn and gun dealers who he knew through Republican Party circles. The brothers operated a pawnshop which sold cheap handguns, sometimes illegally. When the U.S. Attorney then decided to go forward with the case, Buck was reprimanded for interfering in the case by privately trashing the government’s felony case to the defense lawyers representing the gun dealers. The U.S. Attorney called Buck’s actions a “reckless disregard of your obligation to keep client information confidential,” and issued Buck a letter of reprimand, which according to sources in the Department of Justice is “unusual.” Buck two months later took a private sector job and was forced into taking ethics classes. The story doesn’t end there though. According to the Denver Post, one of the brothers has contributed at least $700 to Buck’s Senate campaign. “Coloradans already knew that extremist Ken Buck was outside the mainstream on a host of issues, but now it appears that his ethics and judgment are in serious jeopardy as well,” said DSCC National Press Secretary Deirdre Murphy. “After being sternly reprimanded for ‘reckless disregard of obligation,’ Ken Buck left his job as a federal prosecutor in a dark ethical cloud. This incident calls into serious question Buck’s ability to serve in public office and maintain any semblance of public trust.” Denver Post: Belittled case drew Senate candidate Buck a rebuke from boss Allison Sherry June 24, 2010 http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_15364174 Since he announced his run for the U.S. Senate, a question has dogged Republican Ken Buck's campaign: Why, 10 years ago, did he leave a promising career as a federal prosecutor? "He left the U.S. attorney's office under a cloud," his Republican opponent, Jane Norton, said recently on a radio talk show. Hundreds of pages of personnel records Buck released to The Denver Post show he left his job after the U.S. attorney rebuked him for bad-mouthing a felony case to defense lawyers representing Aurora gun dealers. Then-U.S. Attorney John Suthers called Buck's conversations with defense attorneys a "reckless disregard of your obligation to keep client information confidential," according to his letter of reprimand. Buck, elected Weld County district attorney in 2004, says now that he doesn't think the conversations he had before the 2000 grand jury indictment are different from off-the- record chats prosecutors and defense attorneys have every day. But others said those conversations very likely compromised the case. Only one of the three men initially indicted on felony charges was convicted, and that was for a misdemeanor. He is now a Buck campaign contributor. "I'm certainly not proud of it," Buck said of the incident that effectively ended his Justice Department career. "In context, it was a mistake I made, and I've done a lot of good things." The story starts with a pair of Russian immigrant brothers who ran a gun store and pawnshop in Aurora in the 1990s. Gregory and Leonid Golyansky were friends and contributors to the Republican Party — Buck says he knew Gregory Golyansky at the time from Republican society gatherings. ATF targeted pawnshop The Golyanskys' pawnshop, ABC Loan on East Colfax Avenue, was viewed by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as an easy place to pick up cheap handguns — commonly known as Saturday night specials. More than three dozen firearms sold at ABC Loan from 1995 through 1997 were impounded by Denver-area police agencies, according to a 1999 account in The Denver Post. Federal investigators went to the gun shop in several undercover sting operations from 1996 through 1998, posing as "straw purchasers." That means two people would come in together, but only the person paying for the gun would have to pass a background check. Authorities figured this was how career criminals commonly gained access to weapons. Agents first presented the investigation to the U.S. attorney's office in 1998, when Buck was chief of general crimes. At the time, Buck and a prosecutor below him declined to file charges because of weaknesses in the ATF probe, Buck said. Henry Solano, who was then the U.S. attorney appointed by President Bill Clinton, said the ATF never appealed the decision to him. Solano, a Democrat, served in that post until December 1998. In his view, declining the case "was an appropriate decision," Solano said in a recent interview. But when Tom Strickland was sworn in as U.S. attorney the day after a pair of Columbine High School students killed 12 kids and a teacher before killing themselves in April 1999, one of his first priorities was to mount an offensive against gun violence. Potential flaws in gun case For Strickland, the ATF case that Buck and other prosecutors previously declined presented an opportunity. "This was a very important case to be brought to enforce federal gun laws," said Strickland, a Democrat who is now assistant U.S. interior secretary. Before Strickland's team filed a 37-count grand-jury felony indictment, Buck said he had a conversation with then-federal prosecutor Stephanie Villafuerte. He said she told him she had written a memo about the case's weaknesses. Buck said he asked for a copy but that she never passed it along. Villafuerte did not return a phone call seeking comment. Buck recalls that when grand jury subpoenas went out, he got a call from his friend, now state Sen. Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield, who was looking for names of good defense lawyers for the Golyanskys. Buck gave him a few names, including that of Stephen Peters, an attorney he said he knew socially. Peters called Buck before the indictment was issued and Buck said he told him that there was disagreement within the office about going forward with the Golyansky prosecution. He also said he told Peters about Villafuerte's memo. "The case had been shopped throughout the office, and every career prosecutor declined to prosecute the case," Buck said. But Strickland believed in it. Two lawyers who joined the office at the same time he did, Robert Troyer and Sean Connelly, pursued felony charges. The Golyansky brothers and Dmitriy Baravik pleaded not guilty. Defense attorneys then filed a motion asking for internal U.S. attorney documents — including Villafuerte's memo — that talked about the merit of the federal government's case. Buck said he had a conversation with Peters because he "didn't want the office to be embarrassed by going forward on a case that shouldn't be prosecuted." He said he didn't expect Peters to use the conversation as part of the defense. Peters did not want to comment for this story. When Strickland learned of Buck's conversation with Peters, he pulled him into the office and told him if he resigned, he wouldn't face any reprimand. Buck said he talked it over with his wife and decided to stay because he didn't think what he did was wrong. "I didn't want to leave with a cloud hanging over my head," he said. Letter of reprimand Strickland filed a complaint with the Office of Professional Responsibility at the Justice Department, saying Buck violated rules and compromised the prosecution by belittling the government's case to the other side. By the time the investigation was complete, Strickland was running for the U.S. Senate in 2002. Then-U.S. Attorney John Suthers, a Republican, gave Buck a letter of reprimand on Dec. 14, 2001. Two months later, Buck took a job with Hensel Phelps Construction in Greeley. In addition to the letter in his file, Buck had to take ethics classes. Department of Justice sources who didn't want to go on the record said letters of reprimand are unusual. Two years after the original felony indictment, Greg Golyansky pleaded guilty to a paperwork misdemeanor and was sentenced to a day of probation. The charges against Leonid Golyansky and Dmitriy Baravik were dropped. Greg Golyansky still operates a pawnshop in downtown Denver, but he does not sell guns, said state Sen. Mitchell. Though Buck doesn't call him a friend, Greg Golyansky has contributed at least $700 to his U.S. Senate campaign, according to campaign filings. The Golyanskys, through Peters, declined to comment for this story. Buck points out the misdemeanor conviction is exactly what he told defense attorneys the case was worth — more than two years before Strickland filed felony charges. Strickland has a different perspective: "The case from the point of view of the government was successfully resolved and resulted in a safer community." Allison Sherry: 303-954-1377 or asherry@denverpost.com =============================Keep in mind that Lobbyist/Attorney Bob Loew (who lives in GREELEY but does his lobbyist work from DENVER, threw up smoke & mirrors for Buck since 2003 when JUDGE TOM QUAMMAN and 16 year Weld DISTRICT ATTORNEY AL DOMINGUEZ request that he open his files. What you have seen is a tiny tip of a giant iceberg. Who will help buck release his EEOC files next? Accomplishments best indicator for Weld's DA | Greeley Tribune Send us your news << back Monday, August 2, 2004 Accomplishments best indicator for Weld's DA Guest Commentary Share on Facebook Email Print Comment Recommend WELD COUNTY DESERVES to have a district attorney who has demonstrated experience, competence, who stands for truth and openness and has been an effective prosecutor for the people. Anyone can say anything to ask a voter for support. You have to look at the record and talk to those who know who is accomplishing and who is just talking. Who is giving the public generalizations and partial statistics and who has proven specific examples of qualifications and demonstrated competence? Who has participated in Weld County, its law enforcement, its judicial system, its corrections systems, its community and its place in the state of Colorado, and who has only recently "dropped in"? I am Tom Quammen, and I have been your public servant as a prosecutor for 23 years -- since then-District Attorney Bob Miller hired me. I have been the second in command in our district attorney's office for 16 years. I'm "homegrown" --born and raised in Weld County. This has always been my home and where I raise my family. District attorneys from throughout Colorado named me "Colorado Prosecutor of the Year" in 1997 -- the highest honor a prosecutor can receive in our state. I have a proven and verified record of having tried and convicted some of the most serious and heinous criminals in our county. My opponent has never tried a murder case, sexual assault case or any violent crime. It is easy for him to sit on the sidelines and Monday-morning quarterback. He's not even practicing law! But if you're in the game, in the courtroom as I am and have been for 23 years, it is clear that experience and competence are what it takes to successfully prosecute these serious cases. I manage an office of 60 employees with 21 attorneys. It's the largest law firm in northeastern Colorado -- and I've done this since 1989. I have signed an unconditional waiver so anyone can go and see my professional and personnel files. My opponent refuses, stalls and seeks legal counsel. My opponent gives you promises -- I give you a record of accomplishments. Tom Quammen is running for Weld district attorney in the Republicans' Aug. 10 primary election. =================================================================== Candidate wants fair exchange of records | Greeley Tribune Send us your news << back Thursday, July 1, 2004 Candidate wants fair exchange of records Julio Ochoa Share on Facebook Email Print Comment Recommend The two candidates for Weld district attorney responded to a request to release their personnel and professional records as only two lawyers could -- with opposing opinions. Al Dominguez, the term-limited Weld district attorney, asked that the Republican candidates sign a waiver so the public can review their files and be better informed about whom to vote for. Tom Quammen, the assistant district attorney, immediately agreed with the request and brought a signed copy of a waiver to the Tribune on Wednesday. The waiver releases all personnel and professional files from Quammen's past and present, including any office he may have dealt with in the past, such as the Colorado Supreme Court. Ken Buck, a formal federal prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney's office in Denver, said it's not that easy for him. He first needs to figure out what he is allowed to release and what records he can expect Quammen to release, Buck said. Buck asked supporter Bob Loew, a former prosecutor and Adams County attorney, to contact Quammen's campaign to see if a fair exchange of information could be made. Privacy issues with some of the cases that Buck worked on may prevent the release of his professional files, Loew said. "Buck worked on organized crime, terrorists and high-level drug cases," Loew said. "We just can't willy-nilly allow access to that." As far as personnel records, they could contain other employees' records that are confidential, he said. The U.S. attorney's office likely keeps more detailed records of its employees than the Weld district attorney's office, and Buck wants to make sure that there is parity in what is released, Loew said. Dominguez, a supporter of Quammen's campaign, shouldn't dictate the scope of the exchange, Buck said. In a guest column to be published in the Tribune on Friday, Buck says that the request is a political smoke screen intended to distract voters from the real issues in the campaign, such as Greeley's crime rate and the growing gang population in Weld County. Dominguez said it shouldn't be so complicated. "To me it's quite simple: Hand over a release and let the public look at your records," he said. "If knowing who the candidates are is distracting to a political campaign, then we will only elect people who we do not know. The real question is, 'Are you going to let the public see your records or not?' " Quammen said he knows of no federal or state law that prohibits a person from signing a waiver to release his personnel and professional information. "If people can waive their constitutional rights, they certainly can waive the rights they have with respect to their personnel files and professional accountability files," he said. He said he is concerned with Buck's request to have a fair exchange of information between the candidates. The way he interpreted the waiver request was for the public to have a free and unencumbered view of each candidate's files, Quammen said. Those who want to view Quammen's files can get a copy of his waiver from the Weld district attorney's office and take it to each office listed on the waiver. "What does it mean to the public if a person who is a relative unknown in the community refuses to let the public have an unencumbered view of their personnel and professional files?" Quammen said. "Reasonable inferences that can be drawn from that, I would leave to the public." BREAKOUT: Both candidates for Weld district attorney will have a guest column about this issue on Friday's editorial page.

Actually, what Caplis' work as a right-wing radio talker does is give potential voters an ample amount of recorded commentary on which to judge his ideas; his principles; his amazingly frequent failure to use facts; and his equally frequent willingness to use false information and personal smears to support his opinions. The knock on Caplis is not that he's "controversial." It's that he has a well-documented track record as a serial misinformer who believes gays are "immoral" and that "humans don't have eggs." It's all here: http://colorado.mediamatters.org/issues_topics/people/dancaplis Bill Menezes Editorial Director Colorado Media Matters