Posts Tagged ‘Patricia Jessamy’

Baltimore’s new media entities come together and produce a video about the race for State’s Attorney

Posted by ameister on Monday, August 30th, 2010

I often quote Investigative Voice, the WVDA, and Page Croyder in my posts. These three entities have come together and produced a blockbuster interview about the State’s Attorney’s office. Here is a sneak preview (If you want to hear Jessamy then listen to the Marc Steiner Show on WEAA 88.9FM today at 5PM):

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The Washington Village Development Association (WVDA) and the Investigative Voice (IV) have teamed up to bring voters in Baltimore City , The Page Croyder Interview. The full interview is scheduled for released on 8-31-10.

Page Croyder spent nearly 21 years with the Baltimore State ‘s Attorney’s Office. She brings an insider’s perspective to the criminal justice system, and sheds light on an office which is highly contested this election season between the incumbent, Pat Jessamy and her challenger, Gregg Bernstein. This interview is a must see for anyone concerned about the race for Baltimore States Attorney. The following is a preview of the full interview:

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I received my second Bernstein mailing of the week

Posted by ameister on Friday, August 27th, 2010

Who else received a Gregg Bernstein “Making our streets safer starts with CONVICTING VIOLENT CRIMINALS and then SENDING THEM TO JAIL” full color 8.5×22 inch folded over flyer in the mail today? This is the second Bernstein mailing I have received this week.

On Tuesday I was mailed a Gregg Bernstein “Criminals in Baltimore are getting away with MURDER” full color 8.5×22 inch folded over flyer.

“We can’t fight crime if we let violent criminals get away with murder”

He is using his financial advantage for a marketing version of “Shock and Awe” in Baltimore. I assume he sent the mailings to every Democrat “super voter” in Baltimore. A Democrat super voter is a registered democrat who has voted in the last 3 Democratic primaries (2004, 2006, and 2008).

While the Bernstein campaign was marketing itself and spreading the truth about the Jessamy regime to Baltimore, the Jessamy campaign was listing its tired list of machine politicians who support her. Here is the list. You should never vote for any of those people:

““Patricia Jessamy is a public servant we can be proud of. Pat doesn’t make decisions based on popular opinion or whichever way the wind is blowing. She follows the law and her goal is to keep the public safe and informed. In the race for Baltimore State’s Attorney the choice couldn’t be any clearer to me. Patricia Jessamy is experienced, tested and tough – all the qualities we need in a prosecutor.”
—Carl Stokes, Baltimore City Council, 14th District”

Anyone else catch the problem with the above statement? Stokes represents the 12th district, not the 14th!

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Jessamy’s financial supporters

Posted by ameister on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Page Croyder’s latest masterpiece can be read here.  Now back to the main story…

Below is a list I compiled of Patricia Jessamy’s financial supporters who were listed in her first campaign finance report of 2010. I have only listed businesses, law firms, and prominent politicians/individuals.  Someone may want to dig up this list next year when Catherine Pugh runs for mayor:

Candidates Account Contributor Name(Address) Amount Date Received Contribution Type
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Sheila Dixon
(603 Winans Way ,
Baltimore, MD, 21229)		 $130.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Individuals
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Margaret Burns
(1331 Redcoat Lane ,
Phoenix, MD, 21131)		 $62.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Individuals
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Carl Stokes
(2411 Guiflord Ave. ,
baltimore, MD, 21218)		 $100.00 08/02/2010 Individual
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Margaret Burns
(1331 Redcoat Lane ,
Phoenix, MD, 21131)		 $250.00 08/08/2010 Individual
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Friends of Doug Duncan
(200 Forest Avenue ,
Rockville, MD, 20850)		 $2,000.00 08/08/2010 Candidate accounts
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Law Office of Ronald C. Jessamy, PLLC
(1200 G Street, NW, Suite 800 ,
Washington, DC, 20005)		 $620.00 07/22/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Goodman, Meagher and Enoch, LLP
(111 n. Charles St. ,
Baltimore, MD, 21201)		 $62.00 07/22/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Law Offices of Sally B. Gold
(201 N. Charles Street, Suite 1630 ,
Baltimoare, MD, 21201)		 $124.00 07/14/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of The Talv Corp.
(2503 Velvet Valley Way ,
Owings Mills, MD, 21117)		 $124.00 07/15/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Committee to Elect Catherine Pugh
(3603 Dennlyn Road ,
Baltimore, MD, 21216)		 $250.00 08/02/2010 Candidate accounts
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Daniel Henson
(5517 Groveland Avenue ,
Baltimore, MD, 21215)		 $400.00 08/02/2010 Individual
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of William Jews
(35 Evan Way ,
Baltimore, MD, 21208)		 $499.00 08/02/2010 Individual
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Howard Jessamy
(4000 Roundtop Road ,
Baltimore, MD, 21218)		 $620.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Individuals
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Mumby & Simmons Dental Consultants, P.C.
(3639 LBERTY HEIGHTS AVE. ,
Baltimore, MD, 21215)		 $620.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Cummings for Congress
(2901 Druid Park Drive, Suite 203 ,
Baltimore, MD, 21215)		 $2,000.00 08/02/2010 Candidate accounts
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of “We Care” Private Services, Inc.
(1852 Reistertown Road, Suite 209 ,
Pikesville, MD, 21208)		 $372.00 07/14/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Hathaway Ferebee
(913 A Dulaney Valley Court ,
Towson, MD, 21204)		 $250.00 08/03/2010 Individual
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Law Offices of A. Dwight Pettit
(3606 Liberty Heights Avenue ,
Baltimore, MD, 21215)		 $124.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of The Friends of John Anderson
(P.O. box22463 ,
Baltimore, MD, 21202)		 $124.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Friends of Shirley Nathan Pulliam
(4200 Edmondson Ave ,
Baltimore, MD, 21229)		 $62.00 08/02/2010 Candidate accounts
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Audio Video Electronics, Inc.
(4626 York Road ,
Baltimore, MD, 21212)		 $124.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Stuart Simms
(3511 Cedardale Road ,
Baltimore, MD, 21215)		 $124.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Individuals
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Fells Point Body & Fender Shop
(419 S, Caroline Street ,
Baltimore, MD, 21231)		 $124.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of F. Hocker & Associates, Inc.
(3308 Ayrdale Ave. ,
Baltimore, MD, 21216)		 $124.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Law Offices of Gary M. Brooks, LLC
(1 E. Lexington Street ,
Baltimore, MD, 21202)		 $124.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Dehn Motor Sales,LLC
(330-332 Patapsco Ave. & 4th St. ,
baltimore, MD, 21225)		 $186.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Cooper & Tuerk, LLP
(201 n. charles Street, Suite 2300 ,
Balrtimore, MD, 21201)		 $124.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of American Minority Contractors and Businesses Assoc. Inc.
(1818 New York Ave.,Northeast Suite 216 ,
Washington, DC, 20002)		 $100.00 08/02/2010 Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Bishop Robinson
(5604 Purlington Way ,
Baltimore, MD, 21212)		 $62.00 08/02/2010 Ticket purchases by Individuals
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Tickets in-a-hurry
(1670 W. North Avenue ,
baltimore, MD, 21217)		 $80.00 08/03/2010 Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Donald Manekin
(229 Ashland Road ,
Hunt Valley, MD, 21030)		 $250.00 08/03/2010 Individual
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Khawar J LLC Family Food Market
(5413 York Rd. ,
Baltimore, MD, 21212)		 $100.00 08/03/2010 Business Entity
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Friends of Glenn Ivy
(6404 Ivy Lane ,
Greenbelt, MD, 20770)		 $1,000.00 08/03/2010 Candidate accounts
Jessamy, Pat Friends Of Law Offices of Gary M. Brooks, LLC
(1 E. Lexington Street ,
Baltimore, MD, 21202)		 $200.00 08/08/2010 Business Entity

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Gregg Bernstein has some momentum and connections

Posted by ameister on Friday, August 20th, 2010

Gregg Bernstein has raised five times as much money as Patricia Jessamy has! He clearly has the financial momentum and advantage in the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s race. His financial prowess is going to gain him a lot of recognition in certain political circles, and the race could soon be viewed as an even match by many.  It says a lot about a 15 year incumbent when this sort of scenario starts to materialize.

It has come to my attention that Bernstein also has a lot of mainstream political folks supporting him. I am not going to name any names, but key factions in city hall and beyond want him to win the race. I don’t blame them. If there was an efficient and effective State’s Attorney’s office, then Baltimore would be much less lawless, and a lot of politicians would look better and could start to take partial credit for the turn around. Politicians are always looking out for themselves, and it appears quite a few of them and their underlings feel that Bernstein as State’s Attorney will help their careers the most.

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Jessamy’s strategy and a review of the WYPR debate

Posted by ameister on Friday, August 13th, 2010

WYPR hosted a lively debate between Patricia Jessamy and Gregg Bernstein On Thursday. If you missed it you can listen to it here. Please take some time to listen to the entire thing.

Page Croyder has a solid summary of the debate here. I also noticed that Jessamy repeatedly defended her tenure by calling Bernstein a liar and saying that he did not understand the job. There was little substance behind what she had to say and at times she seemed to get lost in her own words. She ended up not making any sense a few times. Her funniest line was “I am the technology queen”. At times you could hear her laughing at Bernstein in the background. He calls her out about it at one point. Bernstein was very lawyer-like, competent, and professional. He seemed like a guy I would want advising me on legal matters. Jessamy seemed to be a typical Baltimore bureaucrat who deflected questions by talking about different layered departments and bureaucratic processes. She also called Dan Rodricks “Rod” in her opening statement. This debate clearly helped Bernstein more than it helped Jessamy.  Please listen to the entire debate here.

WJZ has posted Jessamy’s news conference from the other day. Keep in mind that she called this news conference. She did not handle reporters’ questions very well. She seemed to use the conference to rip on the police and prop up her campaign and ego. At times she might as well have been saying “me me me me me me… It’s all about me!” Around the seven minute mark while taking about what a Bernstein tenure might look like she says: “We don’t want a police state in Baltimore City, we deserve better”.

On Tuesday Patricia Jessamy questioned the “integrity and credibility” of police commissioner Frederick Bealefeld. The State’s Attorney is not happy that the police commissioner is openly supporting her opponent in the 2010 race for Baltimore state’s attorney. Jessamy wants the commissioner to be investigated!

I believe Jessamy is worried about this election and I think attacking the police commissioner is a calculated move on her part. She needed to find an opportunity to define her true self to her core constituency and target voters. Bealefeld’s support of Bernstein allowed Jessamy to clearly debut her strategy. She is not going to challenge her opponent, she is going to challenge the police. Thanks to the commissioner she can now paint this race as a choice between “Tough and Smart on Crime” Jessamy and the supposedly investigation worthy police. She knows that running a campaign against Bernstein will not energize her core constituency. If she makes the police appear to be the bad guys instead of the PARTNERS SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS then she should be able to get a large segment of the Baltimore population who also believes this to be true out to the voting booths and voting for her in September. Since Baltimore has become a twilight zone of sorts where many feel that bad is good and lawlessness is law, this strategy is a solid one for her campaign.

I also want to remind everyone that quite a few high ranking mayoral appointees take public stands during local elections. In 2007 I personally saw housing commissioner Paul Graziano support the Dixon campaign in public view. What Bealefeld did is nothing new in Baltimore.

In related news I found my first Jessamy campaign print promotion on the ground when running on Auchentoroly Terrace (near Mondawmin Mall) yesterday. “Tough and Smart on Crime” was the theme and there was a nice glamor shot photo of the state’s attorney on the front.

The Canton Community Association will host a live debate between the two candidates on Tuesday, August 24 at 7:00 PM at the United Evangelical Church, 3200 Dillon Street (at the corner of East Avenue in Canton). I wonder if somebody will ask about the Zach Sowers case?

Also check out what  Page Croyder and Frank Conway Sr.
 think about the sign controversy.

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O’Malley and Croyder have differing views about Jessamy

Posted by ameister on Monday, August 2nd, 2010

8-3-2010 Update-Page Croyder just posted a new article that pertains to this subject. You can read it here. This is the greatest Page Croyder article that I have ever read.

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

Only a few days after a murder that generated more emotions than any other Baltimore crime of the last two years, Governor Martin O’Malley praises Patricia Jessamy and almost endorses her! The Sun covers this story here and here.

The same day that Page Croyder proved that the killer could have been incarcerated had the State’s Attorney’s office done an efficient job, our Governor virtually endorses someone who we all thought was his political enemy.

He made the announcement in West Baltimore so one assumes that it was partially racially based, but I feel he alienates people of all races by doing this in such a tense atmosphere. The Governor’s race is clearly very close because this is a bold (and in my opinion a horrible) move. O’Malley shows that he is a a true politician and not a true leader. This is a slap in the face to the murder victim and to the people of Charles Village and Baltimore. I hope this political game of his rightfully backfires.

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Larry Gibson emails me about Patricia Jessamy

Posted by ameister on Friday, July 30th, 2010

Larry Gibson was campaign manager for Mayor Kurt Schmoke in 1987, 1991, and 1995. Here is a quote from a City Paper article that gives some insight into the 1995 Mayor’s race:

“In the eyes of many observers, politics began taking precedence over policy even before Schmoke was elected to his third term. The 1995 campaign’s MAYOR SCHMOKE MAKES US PROUD bumper stickers created a storm of criticism by employing the colors of African nationalism, an apparent appeal to consolidate the mayor’s African-American base in what was expected to be a tight race against a popular white candidate, then-council president Mary Pat Clarke. “It was the ‘running scared’ election,” one City Hall staffer says. “They were desperate.”

The mayor’s defenders argue that too much was made of the stickers, and place the blame outside the mayor’s office. “That wasn’t in Kurt,” Cunningham says. “He stayed out of all the political stuff. That had to be Larry [Gibson] and Danny [Henson]‘s doing.”

It appears that Gibson has taken an interest in the current Baltimore State’s Attorney’s race. He sent me the following email last Friday night:

“Patricia Jessamy’s contributions to the decrease in crime



Between 1995 and 2009, Baltimore City ’s population decreased 9%, but crime decreased 59% according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports. The police, judges, elected officials, and community leaders have all contributed to this decrease. But, the most consistent factor during these years has been State’s Attorney Patricia Jessamy.



No bail for repeat violent offenders - There is less crime because there are fewer criminals on the streets. Jessamy’s “War Room” has been an increasingly effective crime prevention program that keeps repeat violent offenders in jail without bail until their cases comes up in court.



Jessamy’s lawyers have had phenomenal success convincing bail commissioners and judges to deny bail to 90% of the repeat violent offenders they review. From 2005 to 2009, War Room intervention kept 7,292 repeat violent offenders in jail waiting their court dates. We will never know many thousands of additional crimes these offenders would have committed if they had been on the streets instead of in jail.



Mandatory no parole sentences - Jessamy and her staff have been very aggressive and effective in obtaining mandatory no parole sentences. Her Firearms Investigation Violence Enforcement (FIVE) unit has obtained more than 1,800 mandatory five-year no parole sentences against convicted felons found with a gun. Jessamy was the principal architect of the law passed by the 2000 General Assembly that imposes this strict penalty, even if the gun has not been used. This program has imprisoned violent criminals, deterred others from carrying guns, and decreased crime.



Jessamy’s prosecutors have also routinely sought and obtained mandatory five-year no parole sentences under a different law that covers the use of a handgun while committing a crime. These cases often involve nonfatal shootings, armed robberies and carjackings, all of which have decreased in Baltimore City .



Project EXILE – Jessamy’s staff also obtains mandatory sentences in federal court under a creative program she created called EXILE. Some of her assistants also become federal prosecutors and bring cases that require federal law or resources. The persons convicted are often leaders of violent drug and gang organizations who are then sent to federal penal institutions outside of Maryland . Their exiles have reduced crime in Baltimore .



Other successful Jessamy programs - Jessamy has done many other things that have reduced crime. For example, Jessamy created a Forensics Unit to train prosecutors in the use of forensic science, created the TREES program to assist young offenders to obtain educational and support services and avoid becoming career criminals, partnered with federal law enforcement agencies to dismantle violent gangs, and created the Felony Family Violence Unit that focusing on child abuse and domestic violence.


Larry S. Gibson“

The major talking points that Mr. Gibson brings up in this letter are the same ones that the Jessamy campaign and Jessamy supporters keep repeating. Get used to hearing them.

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Jessamy tells her partygoers (including Cummings):”Not everybody needs to be in jail”

Posted by ameister on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

On Sunday the Baltimore Rowing Club hosted Patricia Jessamy’s birthday party. Doni Glover of Bmorenews.com covered the event here.  Investigative Voice also covered the event.  At the party Jessamy gave a speech that you can watch below. In the speech she mentions numerous political people who were at the party including Congressman Elijah Cummings (mentioned at the 1:06 mark) and Lieutenant Governor Brown. This speech really says it all. I suggest you watch the entire thing. At the 5:32 mark in the video she says “you gotta set priorities you gotta identify who goes to jail because not everybody needs to be in jail.”

A few hours after the party Johns Hopkins research assistant Stephen Pitcairn was walking home on Saint Paul Street. Pitcairn was approached by two people who ended up robbing him and stabbing him to death. The suspects in his murder are described by the Baltimore Sun this way:

“Lavelva Merritt, 24, and John Alexander Wagner, 34, charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Stephen Pitcairn, have lengthy criminal histories and have been passing through the region’s justice system for years, seemingly without repercussion.”

Both of these people should have been in jail.

Here is video of the speech:

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More from this year’s party:

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Kurt Schmoke and Jessamy:

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Jessamy was also partying at the Baltimore Rowing Club last year:

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Here is a classic from two year ago:

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Pigtown beating aftermath video

Posted by ameister on Monday, July 26th, 2010

The following video is part two of this story. Investigative Voice also came out with a story about this incident.

This video speaks for itself. Spread the word and maybe things will change:

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Patricia Jessamy was on the Larry Young radio show on Friday

Posted by ameister on Monday, July 12th, 2010

Patricia Jessamy appeared on the Larry Young radio show on Friday morning on WOLB 1010AM. Jessamy is not known for appearing on TV/radio shows or for talking directly to the media so this appearance was newsworthy. In this election year I hope that every candidate in the State’s Attorney’s race will be open to media appearances and public debates.

I did not get to listen this morning and WOLB does not have an archived section, but the Baltimore Spectator did tweet about what he heard. Below are links to some of his tweets. Page Croyder was also listening and she made some observations about Jessamy’s policies regarding repeat violent offenders here.

Links to the Baltimore Spectator’s tweets:

http://twitter.com/BaltoSpectator/status/18117283520

http://twitter.com/BaltoSpectator/status/18117755424

Former Mayor Schmoke called in and endorsed Jessamy.

http://twitter.com/BaltoSpectator/status/18118983103

Warren Brown calls in and debates with Jessamy.

Caller says he will vote for Jessamy because Bernstein is a Jew.

“I’m the kind of State’s Attorney that doesn’t just sit in the background”

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