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RE: Vega pretrial confinement
Maj Maroudis,
I am afraid that I am cause of the requested schedule change. As you know I
am SSgt Vega's civilian counsel. He requested that I be physically present
at the IRO hearing. Unfortunately, I can't be physically present Thursday
because I am on the East Coast. I am scheduled to fly back to the West
Coast late next week. That is why we asked for Friday. I frankly forgot
about the air show. I know what a planning and logistical burden that is.
Please give me some time to discuss this with my client to see if we can
keep this Thursday.
Vr,
Haytham Faraj, Esq.
PUCKETT & FARAJ, PC
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-----Original Message-----
From: Maroudis Maj Socrates S [mailto:socrates.maroudis@usmc.mil]
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:52 PM
To: Boyer Capt John F
Cc: haytham@puckettfaraj.com; Houtz Maj Pete D; Torresala Capt John W; Logan
Capt Gavin K; Johnson, Carrin QM2 NCBM
Subject: RE: Vega pretrial confinement
Capt Boyer,
Is there no way we can do it this Thursday?
I will be on leave starting at 1200 the 10th, but I am free any other day
that week. As we get closer to the air show, my schedule gets much busier,
so the sooner the better. The Brig prefers either Tuesday or Thursday.
Worst case, let's look at the morning of 14 or 16 September.
S/F,
Maj Stefan "Man-Ho" Maroudis
Blue Angels Liaison
MCAS Miramar Air Show
858.577.4302 (DSN 267)
858.243.6040 (C)
-----Original Message-----
From: Boyer Capt John F
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 3:49 PM
To: Maroudis Maj Socrates S
Cc: haytham@puckettfaraj.com; Houtz Maj Pete D; Torresala Capt John W
Subject: RE: Vega pretrial confinement
Sir,
Defense requests the IRO Rehearing be rescheduled until the afternoon of
Friday, 10 September 2010. This will allow SSgt Vega's civilian defense
counsel, Mr. Faraj, to be present. Please advise if this works with your
schedule.
V/R,
Capt Boyer
-----Original Message-----
From: Maroudis Maj Socrates S
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 14:24
To: Haytham; Houtz Maj Pete D
Cc: Boyer Capt John F; Logan Capt Gavin K; Johnson, Carrin QM2 NCBM
Subject: RE: Vega pretrial confinement
Gentlemen,
I have decided to grant a reconsideration of the pre-trial confinement of
SSgt Vega.
The reconsideration is scheduled for Thursday, 2 September 2010 at 0900 at
the MCAS Miramar Brig. If there are any major conflicts, let me know;
however, there are very few open spots on my calendar next week.
S/F,
Maj Stefan "Man-Ho" Maroudis
Blue Angels Liaison
MCAS Miramar Air Show
858.577.4302 (DSN 267)
858.243.6040 (C)
-----Original Message-----
From: Haytham [mailto:haytham@puckettfaraj.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 11:59 AM
To: Houtz Maj Pete D
Cc: Maroudis Maj Socrates S; Boyer Capt John F; Logan Capt Gavin K
Subject: Re: Vega pretrial confinement
Maj Houtz,
Following the email from LtCol Daily, Maj Hatch sent an email recognizing
Maj Maroudis as the sole authority to grant such a request. I remind you
that your commander does not have a say on whether to grant a hearing. She
ordered his confinement. That said, if your position is that the commander
who ordered confinement gets to make decision on granting a rehearing then
please let me know.
Vr,
Haytham Faraj
760-521-7934
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 26, 2010, at 11:47 AM, "Houtz Maj Pete D" <pete.houtz@usmc.mil>
wrote:
> Maj Maroudis,
>
> Please see the response to Mr. Faraj from the SJA of MCRD SD.
>
> This is the process that must be followed prior to any decisions.
>
> Please copy or fwd to my office any communications with Mr. Faraj.
>
> Essentially, we need a written request from the defense to the Commander
who placed SSgt Vega in confinement. At that point we will respond to you
with the Commands endorsement to their request. Then, you will be able to
make a decision whether to have a re-hearing.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Maj Houtz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sullivan LtCol Sean
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 14:51
> To: Haytham Faraj
> Cc: Houtz Maj Pete D; Logan Capt Gavin K; Boyer Capt John F
> Subject: RE: Vega pretrial confinement
>
> Haytham,
>
> Please direct a formal written request with any substantiating evidence
which corroborates the claims in your below email to the Commanding Officer
who initially placed SNM in confinement. As you are aware, the pretrial
confinement decision is Commander's call and thus it seems that you are
requesting reconsideration based upon alleged new evidence. A formal written
request to CO via trial counsel will ensure we have a professional paper
trial on this matter.
>
> s/f-Sean
>
> LTCOL Sean M. Sullivan, USMCR
> Staff Judge Advocate, MCRD
> 3700 Chosin Ave, Building 12
> San Diego Ca 92140
> (O) 619 524 4104 DSN 524 4104
> (BB) 619 302 2145
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Haytham Faraj [mailto:haytham@puckettfaraj.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 14:41
> To: Sullivan LtCol Sean
> Cc: Houtz Maj Pete D; Logan Capt Gavin K; Boyer Capt John F
> Subject: Vega pretrial confinement
>
> Sean:
>
> During the Article 32 hearing yesterday several evidentiary matters were
discovered or became clear.
>
>
>
> 1. At the time of the decision to confine Vega, the command was
under the mistaken belief that he had taken a life insurance policy on the
life of the accuser. That is NOT true. The life insurance policy had the
girl's mom as the beneficiary. Mom claimed that her daughter told her it is
Vega. She still believes that.
>
> 2. Yesterday the accuser also admitted that she told him that she
took the gun. She claims that she only said that to piss him off. When
pressed, she also admitted that she told the family counselor at MCRD that
she took the missing gun.
>
> 3. Her claim that he threatened her with the gun was thoroughly
impeached. She testified yesterday that Vega threatened her with the same
gun. She told NCIS that the incident happened in the Spring of 2009. That
is impossible. The gun disappeared by her own hand on June 17, 2008. She
admitted that Vega continued to ask her about his gun well into 2009. He
couldn't have threatened her with a gun that he continuously asked her
about.
>
> 4. Finally, There has been no contact between Vega and is accuser
since late 2009. Confining him in June of 2010 is simply unfair. You would
never make that decision if you were the CA. The facts to justify
confinement simply do not exist. Even the IO wondered why he was in
confinement. I am not commenting on the charges. We will deal with those as
they come. The facts that initially counseled for confinement simply do not
exist.
>
>
>
> I respectfully request that the command release SSgt Vega. I have
requested an IRO hearing. I feel, however, that spending even one extra
night in jail would be patently unfair.
>
>
>
> Haytham Faraj, Esq.
>
> PUCKETT & FARAJ, PC
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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