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HARRY HURLEY
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
REGARDING ATLANTIC COUNTY
PROSECUTOR TED HOUSEL
Well placed inside sources have provided
some vitally important information
exclusively to HarryHurley.com.
The more we uncover in our investigation of
Ted Housel, the more disturbing it becomes.
Our insider reveals that the Assistant
Prosecutor normally assigned to exclusively
deal with Pre Trial Intervention Program has
been kept completely in the dark regarding
the Atlantic City Councilman John Schultz
case by Housel.
Our impeccable source declares that "she"
(Assistant Prosecutor) has never even seen
the Schultz file. This is outrageous. The
Attorney General should seize jurisdictional
control of this case immediately.
One important aspect of this case, never
before made public until now, is the fact
that even with the downgraded 3rd degree
charge that Schultz is facing, called
"Invasion of Privacy," never does this
normally allow a person into the PTI program
by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
In other words, any ordinary "Joe" charged
with this crime would not even be eligible
for PTI by Atlantic County Prosecutor's
Office rule.
What would usually occur is that the
Assistant Prosecutor in charge of PTI would
simply deny the application on its face.
That did not happen in the Schultz case,
further proving that Housel has
intentionally gone outside normal boundaries
in the Schultz case.
Why?
Our source(s) say that Housel is providing
"unheard of treatment" in the Schultz case.
Additionally, our insider reveals
that the Prosecutor is suppose to
consider the available "Guidelines" before
determining if someone should be admitted
into PTI.
Guideline 3, in particular appears to
provide clarity in this regard.
"If the crime was (1) part of organized criminal
activity; or (2) part of a continuing
criminal business or enterprise; or (3)
deliberately committed with violence or
threat of violence against another person;
or (4) a breach of the public
trust where admission to a PTI program
would deprecate the seriousness of
defendant's crime, the defendant's
application should generally be rejected"
I have spoken with several criminal
defense attorney's and they support the
relevance of # 4 in the Guideline # 3.
Further, 2C:43-12e(4) requires that the
Prosecutor consider "The desire of the
complainant or victim to forego
prosecution" in deciding whether or
not to let someone into PTI.
For reasons still unknown to the public
at large, Housel seems to be ignoring
all standards, rules and
long-standing past practices of The
Atlantic County Prosecutor's
office regarding his handling of the
Schultz case.
Again, I ask WHY?
The walls are closing in on Housel and
(I'm told) that the public will soon
know more about Housel's special
interest in this case.
Given the fact that Schultz has now been
rejected by the PTI Coordinator, he can
only get PTI if the prosecutor
affirmatively joins in the
application. Again, this is a very rare
event.
The Prosecutor is between a rock and a
hard place. on one hand, he already is
on record stating that Schultz is a
"suitable candidate," so now rejecting
him would seem like bowing to media
pressure. On the other hand, letting
him into PTI appears to be a travesty of
justice and will subject the prosecutor
to all types of scrutiny.
Developing sadly for Ted Housel.
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