Indiana Chief Deputy AG Faces Scrutiny for Violating Federal Law

The State of Indiana retaliated against me for criticizing the Indiana Court System. Here’s the common-sense analysis: If my conduct had any resemblance of being criminal, why did former Dearborn County Prosecutor F. Aaron Negangard instruct the trial jury to return guilty verdicts claiming I violated the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys?

“As to Count II, Intimidation of a Judge, that is more serious because it involves a Judge but because it involves a Judge, we do need to look at the first amendment issues because you are allowed to criticize judges. Right? I mean, I'm not. Defense counsel's not because we are attorneys. But remember he says he's acting like an attorney so we should treat it as he's acting like an attorney. Well if he's acting like an attorney, then he needs to accountable like an attorney. He could hire his own attorney but he didn't. So you know and he has to suffer the consequences." -Closing arguments by F. Aaron Negangard Trial transcripts page 515 (Appellant Appendix 22)

There is no such criminal law. Negangard made it up. The false ground for prosecution would normally warrant a mistrial or be grounds for vacating the convictions on appeal. Indiana officials continue to make excuses in rationalizing why my convictions are constitutional, while ignoring the conduct of Chief Deputy Negangard. My consequences for criticizing judges while “acting like an attorney” were nothing like those described in the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct. My consequences include serving a 2.5-year prison sentence and living with the label of being a convicted felon. Negangard’s actions are a federal crime. A prosecutor cannot convene a grand jury and prosecute someone for a non-existent crime to punish someone for protected speech. Doing so is a violation of 18 U.S. Code § 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law.

F. Aaron Negangard is now Chief Deputy to Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill. Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has personally signed on to represent the State of Indiana in my appeal of Negangard’s unconstitutional prosecution. The above statement and many other ridiculous arguments by Chief Deputy Negangard appear in my Appellant Brief and attached appendices filed with the Indiana Court of Appeals. These filings prove both Attorney General Hill and the Indiana courts are fully aware of Negangard’s criminal conduct. Even an argument against Negangard’s conduct being criminal requires a contention that Negangard simply made up the argument to confuse the jury to obtain convictions, which is both unconstitutional and an act of malicious prosecutor misconduct. The Indiana courts continue to ignore Negangard’s conduct and now Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has signed on to help detract attention from a federal crime committed by his own chief deputy. Negangard even admitted my prosecution was not about the victims, as Negangard stated the prosecution was to prevent me from “perverting” the Indiana judicial system.

Stay tuned for updates. The office of Attorney General Curtis Hill is also representing the Dearborn Superior Court II in my lawsuit seeking grand jury audio. I filed the lawsuit after discovering portions of the grand jury transcript and grand jury audio do not match; the same transcript that formed the basis of Negangard’s prosecution against me. If the Indiana Court System and Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill continue to cover-up potential federal crimes committed by Chief Deputy Attorney General F. Aaron Negangard, I’m going to make sure that the public knows about it.