RE: Complaint of Professional Miscoduct

[Haytham Faraj <haytham@puckettfaraj.com>]

LtCol Harlow,
I am in receipt.  Thank you.

Vr,

Haytham Faraj, Esq.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Harlow LtCol John P [mailto:john.harlow@usmc.mil] 
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 2:02 PM
To: Haytham Faraj
Subject: Complaint of Professional Miscoduct

Mr. Faraj, 

Please find the attached letter for you from the Staff Judge Advocate to the
Commandant.  The letter is in response to your formal complaint of
professional misconduct against Colonel Stephanie Smith. 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Very Respectfully,

J. PORTER HARLOW
Lieutenant Colonel
U.S. Marine Corps
JAR Branch Head
 
O:  703-693-8164

-----Original Message-----
From: Haytham Faraj [mailto:haytham@puckettfaraj.com] 
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 14:32
To: Harlow LtCol John P
Subject: FW: Misconduct and interference with a judicial proceeding by Col
Stephanie Smith

LtCol Harlow,

I sent this email to MGen Ary but I apparently did not write you email
correctly.

 

From: Haytham Faraj [mailto:Haytham@puckettfaraj.com] 
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 2:30 PM
To: 'vaughn.ary@usmc.mil'
Cc: 'Baker Col John'; 'john.harlow@usm.mil'; 'patricio.tafoya@usmc.mil';
'Hur Capt Christian P'; 'Puckett Neal'; 'Bethany Trujillo';
'kurt.brubaker@usmc.mil'
Subject: Misconduct and interference with a judicial proceeding by Col
Stephanie Smith

 

Dear General Ary,

I have attached for your attention correspondence regarding conduct that I
believe constitutes ethical, criminal  and professional misconduct by one of
your senior judge advocates, Col Stephanie Smith.  I withheld making these
allegations until I could have the subject officer and other witnesses on
the stand, under oath, to best evaluate the facts.  I strongly recommend you
review the transcripts from the 39a in the case of U.S. v. Wacker held on
22-24 February and 11 March 2011 and the judge's findings on the UCI issue
as they provide a more complete record of the facts.  I could not provide
them to you as I do not have them yet but have asked that they be produced.

 

I bring these charges with a heavy heart because it is never comfortable to
accuse an officer of wrongdoing.  My reservations regarding these
allegations is but further proof of the seriousness with which I take these
charges and the facts underlying them in this case and in others that you
probably have some awareness of based on coverage by the Marine Corps Times.

 

I look forward to your response

 

Respectfully,

 

Haytham Faraj, Esq.

PUCKETT & FARAJ, PC

_______________________

WASHINGTON DC METRO

The Law Firm of Puckett & Faraj, PC

1800 Diagonal Road

Suite 210

Alexandria, VA 22314

703-706-0442 Phone

202-280-1039 Fax

 

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The Law Firm of Puckett & Faraj, PC

P.O. Box 1016

Dearborn Heights, MI 48127

313-457-1390 Phone

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