11/10/05: Mr. Tetrault, Thank you for your tireless efforts. Your success is certainly helping everyone in and beyond Rensselaer County. I pray you can awake the Committee for Professional Standards and provide the impetus to get the judicial and connected legislative corruption exposed to the extent the people demand and effect change. Thank you for your success at exposing the corrupt and criminal behavior of DeAngelis. Your efforts contributed greatly to her being denied the unconscionable Bruno gift of a specially created judgeship. I also hope this also signals the downward spiral of a very corrupt politician and party boss. You have my respect and admiration as well as continuing thanks.

11/10/05: I would like to get involved in your organization. My taxes are being flushed down the toilet thanks to DeAngelis' incompetence.

11/09/05: Thank you to Justice Now for having the courage to stand up to the powers that be in Rensselaer County. I am a staunch Republican but was appalled at my party's choice for the judgeship. You have helped expose DeAngelis for what she is- a mediocre lawyer with strong political attachments. The voters in this county overwhelmingly indicated that they got the picture. Thank you and keep up the good work!

11/07/05: Shortly after an article by June Maxam appeared in the North Country Gazette exposing judicial corruption in Saratoga County, one of the players named in that article abruptly resigned. Justice Now should follow up on this.

11/03/05: I am a journalist in Rochester, working on a story about the justice system in Rensselaer County. Will someone from Justice Now please call me?

11/03/05: I love the way DeAngelis' radio spots talk about how she "worked her way up" to District Attorney.

11/01/05: I would like to subscribe to your newsletter so I can be informed on the goings on in the local courts.

11/01/05: Keep doing what you are doing! Add me to your newsletter list.

10/24/05: I was watching channel 4 this past Sunday and saw a man named Randy Dickenson talking about justicenow4.com and also about his organization (NY Fathers and Families). Unfortunately I didn't get to write down his telephone number. Can you please send it to me? I have a brother in law who is going though the court system in order to obtain custody of his children.

10/15/05: I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

10/05/05: Why is it that DeAngelis thinks the voters of Rensselaer County should understand and extend forgiveness to her for HER mistakes (which, by the way, destroy lives and cost the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars) and vote for her? Because she can "learn from her mistakes"? Some of her mistakes have wrought more havoc to people's lives than some of those she has prosecuted and sent to prison!! Is she the only one entitled to make mistakes and be forgiven or shown some element of mercy? I believe it was a law professor from Albany Law School who just months ago was "defending" DeAngelis by saying she'll "grow into" her job as a DA. What does he think about her qualifications for judge? Has just a few months allowed her not only to grow into her DA position, but made her qualified to be a judge also? Or are we to elect her judge and wait years for her to grow into that job, making mistakes (that she can learn from, of course) and ruining more lives and costing taxpayers more money in the process? ....

9/30/05: I would like to write an article for your newsletter.....I live in Bergen County, NJ--home of cronyism, corruption and pay to play.

9/28/05:How can I help?

9/26/05: I would like to bring Jack Carroll's case to the attention of the public. Is there some way to do this- for someone from your group to speak of Jack's plight and how people might get involved?

9/26/05: I would like to get involved in your organization and help spread the word. Please add me to your distribution list.

9/09/05:I also, suffer from DeAngelis' total unethical conduct and wish to lend my hand to any honest organization that will work within the law to prevent this woman from paving her path to immunity.

9/06/05: You are doing good work- keep it up! Add me to your distribution list.

8/26/05: I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

8/25/05: May God help us all if DeAngelis succeeds in her quest to be judge.

8/15/05: I would like to receive Bi-Weekly newsletter. I would also like to know what I can do to help expose those incompetent Law "professionals" as I am very aware of false allegations.

8/10/05: Please put me on your list. Thank you!

8/09/05: I guess the Carroll supporters have forgotten that he has been convicted not once, but twice, of the crimes for which he is imprisoned. I guess the 24 total jurors who heard the evidence were wrong? Your cause is simply undermined and discredited when, rather than focusing on your perceived injustices of the Carrol case, you focus your attention on political retribution against DeAngelis. Has it ever crossed your mind that Carroll might actually be guilty? I doubt that anyone involved in this political lynching of DeAngelis were present for both trials (in their entirety), heard all of the evidence (with an open mind), listened to the arguments of the attorneys and the Judge's instructions. And if we're going to talk about "Justice," I'll note that your website does not contain any information regarding the missing funds (approximately $60,000) at the Albany DA Office which was discovered after the audit by Comptroller Hevesi. I guess only the Republican DA's receive criticism for perceived injustices... As a result, your website simply lacks any credibility...

7/30/05: I have 100% evidence of conspiracy and corruption regarding a story posted in the Times Union 8/11/2004.How does DeAngelis make her own Laws and actually get away with it" Why was my family given no protection? Only because I happen to be related to the Chief of Police, which I must say I am very proud of! I would also like to sign up for your email newsletter.

7/29/05: I would like to become a member and subscribe to newsletter.

7/28/05: Please send me your E-mail Newsletter I have had ongoing problems with the Rensselaer County D.A. and the Schaghticoke Town Justice for the last few years and, if possible, would certainly like to pursue charges of prosecutorial misconduct. I will do anything I can to assist in having her removed from office and to prevent her judicial appointment.

7/26/05: Judge DeAngelis?? Deliver us from evil!!

7/26/05: I can just hear the defense arguments in the Appellate Division in a year or so: "Your honors, this is an appeal from an order made by Judge Patricia DeAngelis...and there are other grounds for this appeal." (this is a take off on a popular joke that circulated among members of the Rensselaer County Bar in the late 1960s, then referring to Supreme Court Justice DeForest C. Pitt of Hoosick Falls.)

7/26/05: Gumball DeAngelis, what a joke!

7/26/05: I am glad to see a local paper has the guts to write about how bad DeAngelis really is. The Record never prints anything about her issues. But then again the Record never prints any issues unless Uncle Joe okays them.

7/26/05: Did anyone catch the great article in the Times Union today? Michele Bolton reports all about the Rensselaer DA's problems. It was a great article.

7/14/05: Yes, I would like to receive bi-monthly newsletters. I would also like to know what I can do to help expose those incompetent law "professionals" as I am very aware of false accusations.

7/12/05: I hope the Poleto boy is going to sue Albany County for his ordeal. It is troubling to think the DA continued with that trial even knowing they had the wrong guy. Makes you realize that those in the justice system refuse to admit mistakes. Good luck to that boy.

7/10/05: Question: Can the county attorney be impeached or recalled?

7/07/05: Thanks for the newsletter, and for all the information on the upcoming events for Justice Now. Indeed, I am very interested in getting involved.

7/01/05: Too funny! DeAngelis as a judge? The funniest part is that she probably thinks she would make a great judge.

6/18/05: I had a similar experience as the father on your show that was falsely accused of hitting his child. Discipline and abuse are two different things and its time those zealots in power realized it.

5/21/05: I would like to receive a copy of your newsletter. I appreciate your efforts to put 'justice' back into the justice system.

5/11/05: Please make sure I am on your subscription list. I would also like to be a member of Justice Now.

5/04/05: I'm convinced that Jack Carroll did not recieve a fair trial either time. He should not be in prison. All of the people responsible should be held accountable and made to face justice...

5/01/05: DeAngelis needs to go!...

4/11/05: After attempting to get a copy of the Sober filing of suing DeAngelis in Rensselaer County, we were told it was filed in Albany County. After going to Albany County and researching records, there was no suit filed there. We returned to Rensselaer County and their staff could find no record of filing, even with Frank Merola's help. Michele Bolton's story clearly indicated it was filed in Rensselaer County. Either we were not being directed to the correct places to look or there is no longer any such filing. The latter would certainly raise more questions. This may be of interest to you, since Bolton's story is shown on your site.

4/06/05: I see that Stewart Jones is taking on Carroll's case for free. This is a busy guy who has his pick of paid cases, he must see something really wrong with this one to take it on for free. I hope it works out for the Carrolls.

2/17/05: If the circumstances surrounding this case were as clear cut as the previous postings would indicate, why would Jack have lost not one, but two cases?

Noticeably absent from the previous postings are details surrounding his felony conviction for tax evasion (which certainly couldn't have helped his credibility) and certain details about Jack's questionable meetings with Mary Carroll during the trial during which we can only theorize that he and Mary...

2/11/05: I am beside myself with the outcome of this case, re. Jon Romano. I am ashamed that I live in a county with DeAngelis for a DA. Jon Romano is a sweet and caring boy who suffers from depression and was on medication, which the FDA has already admitted causes violent and suicidal behavior in teens. This fact was totally ignored. This does not surprise me though. DeAngelis has traumatized my daughter ... during the grand jury proceedings. She screamed at my daughter when she asked why his mental health would not be given consideration, saying, "Christina Wilhelm who drowned her children was not crazy either." When we were seated at her desk in her office, she had my daughter in tears while she screamed at her. Then she had the nerve to tell my daughter she was going to issue an order of protection so my daughter could not visit her best friend Jon and possibly discuss the case with him. Such orders are not for the prosecutor's benefit but for a victim's. She stood up looming over us as we sat. I then stood as well and told her I would not tolerate any such order and we followed up by attending his arraignment and told the judge we did not want it. There is so much that went wrong with this case from the beginning. Minor students were questioned without parents being present; I was refused access to my child during questioning, as were other parents.

I am appalled that Judge McGrath allowed this sentence to stand. I hope they do not plan to run for re-election. However that is not enough. My child has suffered repercussions for her support for Jon, from dirty looks from teachers and principals to on-line threats and hate mail. My child sees that school officials have ... totally ignored Jon instead of getting him the help that the law requires them to do, hence an environment where she cannot trust the school is preventing her from seeking counseling at the school. It is ironic that the statements read by DA DeAngelis in court were mostly from those who are planning to sue for damages. ... She has set a dangerous precedent for defendants with mental illness. Where in hell is the state Mental Health Department when all this occurs? It is all political and she has put a stain on democracy and justice in our county. Thank you.

1/28/05: How could a D.A. use such tactics to condemn, what most people who have looked at the facts of this case say is, an innocent man, or at the very least, a man who did not get a fair trial. I am selling my house in Troy, in which I have resided for nearly 40 years, and getting as far away from DeAngelis as possible. I'm scared to death to live in a county where a simple dream evolves into a claim, which turns into a conviction, all while there was no investigation done by the police; just a firm belief in the claim from the onset. They apparently questioned no one, including the girl to whom the step-daughter originally mentioned the dream. What is most disturbing to me? How about the fact that the D.A. offered Carroll time served if he admitted that he was a child molester. But here';s the thing She apparently made him out to be the most horrific man on the face of the earth at the first trial. Then, before the start of the second trial, she was willing to let him "walk?" If she thought he was that much of a monster, why would she offer him time served? WOW! She is a disgrace to both her profession and the county.

1/28/05: My name is Sarah. I am still stunned at what I heard on yesterday';s Vox Pop (WAMC- National Public Radio: Dr. Alan Chartock). Carroll was convicted and spent time in prison for rape, which the district attorney later admitted never occurred. This is astonishing! How can anyone believe anything this DeAngelis woman is saying? I agree with the caller who said she should be prosecuted for this. This is outrageous! Release this man!

1/28/05: Per your recommendation, I purchased and read the book "No Crueler Tyrannies." Very interesting! I will be passing it around.

1/27/05: It really pains me to hear about Jack and all innocent victims stuck in the prison system. How do people help? I was thinking of a house meeting or a concert. I am a musician living in Beacon. People would have to hear you guys tell the story, which I don';t want to hear again!! I have heard it twice. Anyhow, how are you mobilizing help?

1/27/05: Heard the talk on WAMC, the only station my wife and I have listened to and been members of for over twenty years! I shed a tear for the Carroll family and to hear some speak that really care about injustice. I have experienced injustice myself and know its devastation.

1/27/05: I';d like to receive your newsletter. Thanks!

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1/24/05: Keep me informed! Thanks

1/22/05: I was shocked, but not surprised, to hear about the Jack Carroll case in the Alan Chartock interview with Carl Strock, Ernie Tetrault, and Mary Carroll that is on your website. I am not surprised, because I was almost railroaded myself by a false accusation many years ago in another state by the police. I was accused of writing an obscenity - on my own parking ticket- and mailing it in to the police. I was arrested, mugged and fingerprinted. My wife called the mayor's office and someone there said I would get off with just a fine, if I just pleaded guilty. Apparently, the police had been receiving a lot of mailings with obscenities, and they were anxious to nail someone with the crimes. Of course, when I gave them a handwriting sample, my handwriting bore no resemblance to the perpetrator's handwriting. Since there had been no basis for this false arrest, it took many weeks and a lawyer to get the arrest record "expunged." I also had moved to another state and had travel expenses back and forth to clear up the arrest record. People need to keep an open mind and consider the very real possibility that people in positions of power can abuse their power. It is imperative that they be held accountable when they abuse the public's trust. I will be happy to help you in any way I can.

1/14/05:I read about your organization in the Record and would like to do some volunteer work for Justice Now - an organization that is long overdue. Keep up the good fight!

1/02/05: I have been following this case from the beginning, more closely now than ever. What I don't get is how our so-called "Justice" system can convict an innocent man of "rape" when there is NO evidence to prove it. The next thing is that the victim, Jack Carroll's stepdaughter at the time stated that she was a virgin and that she, herself was surprised to learn from the nurse, Jane Szary, who examined her, that she was not a virgin. How could she not know that? Jack Carroll's ex-wife told Jack and a bunch of other people that she would get even with him, and she did. Jack has been punished for something that he did not do. What is wrong with our system? This man was guilty of one thing, being a wonderful father to his stepdaughter and his ex-wife turned that wonderful thing into a horrible, sick, perverse lie. If there is justice in this world that we live in, then Jack Carroll will be a free man. Patricia DeAngelis should be ashamed of all the lies that she told in both trials. She is supposed to be an officer of the law? That is pitiful! It really makes you wonder in other cases if she has tried and convicted innocent people. I think that this show, JUSTICE NOW, is the means to an end for Jack Carroll, a happy ending. It is just a matter of time until he is with his family again, I truly believe it. He is a good man, and I support him and his family. I will continue to watch the show and get on this site until he comes home. Hang in there, Jack!

12/30/04: Ernie, I agree with you 100% on the DeAngelis matter. I have watched her histrionics in other cases that have been on tv. She should join an acting troupe.

12/29/04: I have always been shocked of the outcome of Jack Carroll's trial! I never once believed that any of that was happening! I knew Jack many years ago and never in a million years could I believe any of this was happening to him and his family. We lost contact because everyone went different ways in their lives. However, one day I happened to bump into Jack at Samaritan Hospital, and I will never forget it. We talked for a few minutes and caught up on what had happened in each of our lives. This was long before any charges were made against him or anything had become public. I guess what stuck in my mind the most was what he said. He said that he had split up with the second wife and that she was very bitter about it, and his quote was, "she said that she was going to get even with me, no matter what". That statement has always hung in my mind! I will never be able to believe that Jack ever did what has been said about him. In closing, I want Jack and his family to know that I feel that he has gotten a very raw deal and that I will never believe any of the things that have been said about him. I feel that his case was handled in very poor taste by the prosecuting attorney and I hope that in the near future, justice will prevail for Jack and his family.

12/29/04: It's really sad to see so many people being railroaded by the DA's office, not to mention the Judge. Where is the Justice? Obviously there is none. I know first hand how these people work, know people who have been through it. Stay strong Mr. Carroll! Please withhold name...

12/24/04: I am sickened by the treatment of Mr. Carroll at the hands of the District Attorney of Rensselaer County. Unfortunately, I am not surprised.

12/21/04: Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

12/19/04: My thoughts are with the family and I am happy that people in the media are involved in helping. Just because a man is accused of something doesn't mean he did it. Anyone can say anything about anybody. So we all could be in the same boat. Perhaps it hasn't touched your life and you are thinking it couldn't happen to you but that would be wrong. Today it is Jack Carroll but tomorrow it could be you or your loved one. There is a point where you see what is wrong and you have got to make it right. And this needs to be made right.

12/18/04: I read the featured article on Justice Now. If what is said there is true my heart goes out to Jack. I feel stuff like that is abominable and deserves quick and effective attention. Most of the problem with these things is the politicians generally back each other up. And what goes on commonly is a prosecutor who will never admit he/she made a mistake. Hard to understand how a prosecutor can sleep at night after acting like that to railroad an innocent man. Her idea of her job is obviously severely warped. She probably feels it';s her duty to do whatever she can to convict someone, regardless of the truth.

12/14/04: I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and work in a treatment program with sex offenders. While I acknowledge that the criminal justice system is not perfect and after hearing the commentary on WAMC on the Jack Carroll case, I was very interested to hear more of the facts of this case. While victims don't always tell the truth and some may give conflicting signals to offenders, the vast majority of victim statements I have seen have been true and eventually corroborated by the offender even if at first he denies it. Despite what the general public believes about the polygraph we find the polygraph to be one of the most effective tools in treating sex offenders who deny their offense. I'm not saying that Jack Carroll is guilty or innocent. If what I've seen and heard in the media is true, this case certainly should be looked at with more scrutiny. If what I've heard and read is true, then it is an outrage and would only serve to perpetuate stereotypes about victims and offenders and do more damage in the long run in preventing sexual abuse. I just wanted to give information based on real life experience and I thank you for providing this forum. Please withhold my name and any identifying information. Thank you.

12/12/04: Although not familiar with this case, *I don't understand how a jury could ever have convicted him!!!!!!

12/12/04: ...Your work on the Jack Carroll case is encouraging and praise-worthy. Thank you.

12/11/04: I had previously heard of D.A. Patricia DeAngelis's unbridled ambition, with wasteful and vicious prosecutions but not til today was it so explosively felt. Apparently we have a prosecutorial monster there, amoral or immoral, wickedly destroying decency by various dishonest means during courtroom trials. Please, please continue this call to citizen arms and battle to defeat and remove derelict public office abusers from every government position.

12/10/04: I';ve heard about the Jack Carroll case and always wondered how a guy who was convicted twice could still claim he was innocent. After hearing the Chartock show I totally understand how this could happen. All it takes is some unscrupulous public officials looking to further their careers at the expense of a man and his family. Shame on you, DeAngelis. Why don';t you tell the truth here and set this man free?

12/10/04: After hearing the Alan Chartock interview and reading your website, I feel sick to my stomach. If this man is truly innocent it is travesty. How can anyone enjoy wrongly sending an innocent person to prison for such a heinous crime? I grew up in Hoosick Falls NY and I was acquainted with Tom Lewandowski who was also convicted by the Rensselaer Co DA. People have told me that he was also railroaded. Is the DA so evil that she just relishes destroying people for the fun of it?

12/09/04: My family is looking for help getting our 17 year old daughter's probation terminated and her criminal record expunged. She was in treatment for the past several years, diagnosed with depression and oppositional defiance disorder (and was given just about every drug there is for treatment). Her behavior intensified to an unmanageable state about three years ago where her condition manifested itself in self-mutilization, suicide attempts and verbal and physical violence against my husband and myself and each time ended in staring spells where she became totally unresponsive. She was put on PINS, hospitalized several times in an adult psychiatric unit and at a local treatment center, lived in a voluntary agency for 2 months, lived at a shelter on 3 or 4 separate occasions, and after the last event, was placed in a detention home for two months and then placed in school for girls for one year (where we were required to pay $240.00 a week in child support to the county).

During these events, she was arrested three times (1 to keep her put until a Family Court hearing and 2 for assaulting us - on the 2nd assault arrest she was sentenced as an ADULT, has a CRIMINAL RECORD and is currently on PROBATION. Over this period I asked her doctors and therapists several times if they thought that Nichole may have a seizure disorder only to be told that she has no history of seizures. But in February 2004, while still in the school for girls, she had a grand mal seizure playing a video game. All of her anti-depressant medication was discontinued (which included Wellbutrin, which never be given to people with a seizure disorder).

Interestingly, my daughter's depression and aggressive behavior totally disappeared after her grand mal. She was examined by a neurologist who ordered EEG's which captured seizure activity and then diagnosed her with complex partial seizure disorder and placed her on anti-seizure medication. Since she has improved 100% and because of a new diagnosis, she was released from placement early. I am perplexed at the ignorance of her many treatment providers for not doing any brain testing. I am frustrated that my daughter went through this terrible ordeal and lost several years of her life suffering from an untreated illness due to a misdiagnosis. (I have found in my research that people have been unduly arrested for aggressive behavior while in the midst of a seizure).

Our family is still recovering from the financial, physical and emotional suffering we went through during this whole episode. Any help or advice you can give us would be greatly appreciated.

12/06/04: Having once been falsely accused by an ex-wife, I can empathize with Jack Carroll. Lucky for me, I was found innocent of wrong doing, but not before being denied seeing my two young sons for 5 months. No doubt in my mind that the system is broken and being used by a feminist driven force to hurt men. So far I have spent nearly $2,500 to prove my innocence, but still have a few bucks left to send Jack. I'd also like to send him a card and note- just to let him know he isn't alone. I bet this kind of thing is more common than you'd want to know. If anyone wants to hear my story, give me 20 minutes to chat. Anyway, let me know where to send the money to help Jack. Thanks for having the guts to bring this situation into light.

12/05/04: Why aren't complete transcripts of the trials and all the articles written about this affair not available at this site?

12/05/04: I just want to give my full support to Mr. Carroll and his family. I think our judicial system needs a serious overhaul! Too many children and women file sexual assault charges to get attention, sympathy or due to pressure from authorities. This needs to stop because innocent people are going to jail every day and actual victims are not being taken as seriously as they should be. I firmly believe that anyone that accuses anyone of sexual assault of any kind, be psychologically evaluated while the police look for evidence to support the claim. If they can not find any evidence (including with the rape kits and physical examinations), the accuser's psychological evaluation should then determine whether to pursue or quit the case. The psychological examination MUST be performed by both the defense's psychologist and by the prosecutor's psychologist. If it comes down to the psychological evaluation to determine the outcome, BOTH psychologists MUST be agreed in the decision.

I, personally, have met several women who told me that they had accused men of date rape when they were drunk at a party simply because they were embarrassed that they had slept with this man. Ruining a person's life and reputation just because you are embarrassed to admit that something happened is ridiculous!! Also, these women that make false reports need to be sentenced and put in jail for the crimes that they have committed!! Maybe then, people won't be so quick to accuse. I'm sorry I'm ranting, but this subject greatly upsets me and I feel very strongly that something needs to be done to change this! Thank you for giving us a voice.

12/02/04: I've been reading about this in the Gazette and I still don't understand how this could happen. Someone needs to look at this case. Maybe it can be re-opened by an independent prosecutor. This is a terrible injustice.

11/29/04: Scary stuff!!

11/21/04: I was very glad when I heard about the article in today's paper. At the time of both trials I was convinced that Mr. Carroll was not guilty. It seemed as if he was railroaded both times. My family knows him from hockey in the Capitol Region and was shocked that anyone could make a charge like this against such a caring man. Please continue your work - ambitious DA's need to think twice before going after innocent people just to make a name for themselves. Thank you for your work.