Howie Carr: If I get jammed up, treat me like a Democrat State Committee member
In Massachusetts, Judge Shelley Joseph has become a controversial figure, emblematic of perceived double standards within the legal system, particularly for those affiliated with the Democratic Party. Indicted in 2019 for obstruction of justice after allowing a defendant, Jose Medina-Perez, to escape from an ICE agent, Joseph’s actions raised significant ethical concerns. Medina-Perez, who had been deported twice and was facing drug charges, was allowed to flee out the back of the courthouse while Joseph allegedly conspired with his attorney to facilitate his escape. Instead of facing severe consequences, Joseph has maintained her position and salary, which is approximately $207,855 annually, and received a paid suspension that lasted over three years. Critics argue that her political connections and party affiliation shielded her from the repercussions that would typically befall someone in her position.
The investigation into Judge Joseph’s conduct, led by Denis McInerney, has been criticized for its leniency, with findings that downplayed her actions as errors made by an inexperienced judge. Despite the serious nature of her indictment, the investigation concluded that she was a “thoughtful, diligent, and conscientious judge,” a characterization that many find troubling given the implications of her conduct. The disparity in how Joseph has been treated compared to other defendants in the Massachusetts justice system raises questions about accountability and fairness, particularly for individuals who lack the same political connections. This situation highlights broader concerns regarding the intersection of politics and justice in Massachusetts, where critics suggest that those in power often evade the consequences of their actions, while ordinary citizens face harsh penalties for far lesser offenses.
Joseph’s case has ignited a heated debate about the integrity of the judicial system and the mechanisms of accountability for public officials. As the legal community and the public grapple with these issues, the implications of her actions extend beyond her individual case, reflecting systemic problems within the Massachusetts legal framework. The narrative surrounding Judge Shelley Joseph serves as a cautionary tale about the potential for corruption and the need for reform to ensure that justice is applied equitably, regardless of one’s political affiliations.
If there were any justice in Massachusetts,
Judge Shelley Joseph
would be in prison this morning, in the middle of a 20-year stretch for various atrocious federal crimes.
But as a left-wing Democrat from Brookline and former member of the Democrat State Committee, all her crimes get swept and she continues to reside in her multi-million-dollar mansion in posh, lily-white South Natick.
In other words, Do you know who she is!?!?
As a member of multiple protected classes, instead of working in the prison laundry, Judge Joseph is laughing all the way to the bank with her $207,855-a-year salary for a part time hack job of no more than 35 weeks a year.
And she recently enjoyed a three-year vacation â with pay!
Riddle me this: If you were indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting obstruction of both justice and a federal proceeding, would your employer continue to pay you no questions asked?
Would your boss also pick up your legal expenses of (at least) $127,000?
Itâs great to be a Democrat from Brookline on the Democrat State Committee, isnât it?
While sitting on the bench in Newton in 2018, Judge Joseph allowed a cholo named Jose Medina-Perez to escape from an ICE agent. The ICE agent was waiting in the lobby to lug the foreign fiend so he could be deported back to the Dominican Republic.
This freeloading cholo, whom Joseph instantly swooned over, had already been deported twice. He didnât speak a word of English, had two outstanding drug charges pending against him in Massachusetts, and had earlier fled from a DUI arrest in Pennsylvania.
In short, he was a good Democrat.
And Shelley Joseph let the bandito vamoose, out the back door, to continue his life of crime.
Which makes Shelley Joseph todayâs poster gal for the corrupt double standards in the Massachusetts legal system. They frame us, even if we didnât do anything, and they get away with everything, up to and including murder. Does
the name Farwell
ring a bell?
In the halls of the justice, the only justice is in the halls.
If you look up the word âbroomâ in the dictionary, youâll see a mug shot of Shelley Joseph. By now her sordid life of crime is somewhat familiar, or should be.
She was indicted in 2019, when Americans controlled the federal government. But as soon as Dementia Joe was installed, the federal charges against her vanished, thanks to the very ethical new US Attorney Rachael Rollins â professional courtesy and all that.
As part of her sweetheart deal, Joseph had to agree to a state investigation â wink wink nudge nudge. And now we have the results of 117-page probe by a hack blow-in from New York by the name of Denis McInerney.
His investigation was so lackluster he couldnât even spell the name of one of her old hack bosses right. (Itâs Sen. Pacheco, not âPancheco.â)
If Trump wasnât elected in 2024, there wouldnât have been even this pathetic âinvestigation.â
As long as the Democrats were running the DOJ, they were never going after one of their own like Shelley Joseph. But once Trump was back in charge, suddenly the state decided it had to⊠do something.
No surprise that after a very on-the-level investigation, McInerney found his card-carrying, fellow-traveling comrade to be the most beautiful girl in the world.
âShe is a thoughtful, diligent and conscientious judge undeserving of the harsh public criticism she has received⊠(she) inadvertently created the appearance of impropriety and biasâŠâ
Her crime, and thatâs what it was, was improperly, in violation of every rule in the book, turning off the tape recorder in her courtroom. Then she and the choloâs crooked mouthpiece, another hack named Jellinek, schemed how to allow the gang-banger to escape from the gringos.
The assistant district attorney described their whispered plotting, which she listened to, as âweird or sketchy.â She said their criminal conspiracy to cut the gang-banger loose made her âuncomfortable.â
Joseph asked Jellinek âwhat could we doâ to help this nice young Dominican gangbanger with the ICE detainer.
Once the escape plan was hatched, they turned the tape recorder back on, after 52 seconds of silence. Soon thereafter, the cholo fled out the back door of the courthouse.
Hereâs a selection of McInerneyâs alibis for Judge Josephâs obstruction of justice:
âShe was being a conscientious judge who was trying to get things right ⊠Could have created the impression⊠the timing and manner in which she made this observation could be misunderstood to suggest that she was overly concerned about the ICE officerâs presence⊠could have been interpreted as a greater-than-appropriate concern about ICE potentially taking custody (of the illegal alien career criminal) âŠ.â
On and on go the excuses:
âJudge Joseph was a new, inexperienced judge⊠Judge Joseph was a relatively new, inexperienced judge, making it likely that she was less sensitive to appearance issues than more tenured judges.â
You mean, like, she didnât know that she wasnât supposed to obstruct justice?
âSecond, she has learned from her mistake of going off the record, and has not done so sinceâŠ
âShe has expressed remorse⊠and following her indictment in April 2019, Judge Joseph was suspended from judicial duties and unable to work for over three years.â
With pay. He forgot to mention that. It was a vacation for a slobberingly loyal apparatchik of the Democrat party.
Among Massachusetts Democrats, enabling illegal-alien crime, even drug trafficking, is a resume enhancer.
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Not that the judge didnât already have all her corrupt hack credentials in order. Sheâd given cash to Martha Coakley, who she figured might someday appoint her to the bench, and to Deval Patrick, which, ditto. She also took care of Middlesex DA Gerry Leone, another dim-bulb Democrat hack now pocketing a state pension of $200,202 a year.
In the end, it was RINO disgrace Charlie Baker who handed Shelley the hack sinecure sheâd been scheming to get for so long. Yet another black mark on his dismal record.
Now I think sheâs in West Roxbury. Thatâs where they sometimes send judges who have, shall we say, a checkered past. Iâll leave it at that. But hey, exile to West Roxbury beats doing a long stretch in prison, which is what she should be doing, for the next 5-10 years.
Compare Shelley Josephâs kid-gloves treatment with how her fellow corrupt cops have railroaded any number of other defendants or victims, starting with
Karen Read
,
Sandra Birchmore
,
Fred Weichel
,
Willie Bennett
,
Frances Choy
,
Juston Root
, Leonardo Johnson,
Kyle Culotta
et al.
If only any of these victims of Massachusetts âjusticeâ had been members of the Democrat State Committee from BrooklineâŠ
Bottom line: If I ever get jammed up, I ask for no special treatment.
Just treat me like Judge Shelley Joseph.
Order Howieâs new book on all these matters, âMass Corruption: Vol. 1, The Copsâ at howiecarrshow.com/store.
