formal complaint aaron jones

8/12/2019 Formal Complaint Aaron Jones

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FORMAL COMPLAINT

Dear Gov Jay Nixon ,Missouri Barr ,Supreme our! Legal Ethics Counsel:Me"in#a J$

Ben!"ey,O$C$D$C, A!!orney Genera" C%ris &os!er an# Fe#eraI Barr assoia!ion, 'T AL

Ju"y (!% )*+

T%is is a -orma" omp"ain! -or Aaron D .ones A!!orney in Sprin/-ie"#, MO as 0e"" as Aaron Jones,

MuniipaI Ju#/e Sprin/-ie"# MuniipaI Division, Ju#iia" Cirui! 1+ Loa!e# in Greene Coun!yMo$

T%is is a very 2asi summary o- !%e -a!s !o #a!e$

1)+2e"ieve !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 !%a! Aaron Jones a!e# in a 2a"" an# %ain or 0%ee" an# spo3e

onspiray a"on/ 0i!% RPCS, 'ri3 Tay"or, Gre/ Arne", &ris Lyons an# Ron Ca"!on !%a! 0i!%%e"#

evi#ene -rom a po"ie inves!i/a!ion !o ai# an# a2e! a 4 year o"# %omosexua" !o a!!a3 ma"evi!ims$ As resu"! o- a over up #urin/ a Ne0 Ma#ri# i!y po"ie inves!i/a!ion Gre/ Arne" 0as

never %ar/e# 0i!% my a!!a3 !%ere-ore %e a!!a3e# o!%er vi!ims over +** a##i!iona" !imes$

Aaron Jones 0as a0are o- !%e o!%er vi!ims an# a"" !%e #e!ai"s o- my a!!a3 an# !%e po"ie

inves!i/a!ion over up, no "a!er !%an De )*+) an# ma#e no a!!emp! !o orre! !%e over up, nor

#i# %e ma3e any a!!emp! !o assis! !%e po"ie 2y o--erin/ any nee#e# evi#ene$ Nor #i# %e

0i!%#ra0 -rom !%e un"a0-u" a!s an# on!inue# !o %e"p %is "ien!s in !%e onspiray$

$I 2e"ieve !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 !%a! !%is is a vio"a!ion S!a!e 5 Fe#era" "a0 an# a vio"a!ion o- !%e

R6L'S OF PROF'SSIONAL COND6CT 7

Rule 8.4 Misconduct

It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:(a) violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce

another to do so, or do so through the acts of another;

() commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer!s honesty, trustworthiness; orfitness as a lawyer in other respects;

(c) engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud,deceit, or misrepresentation;

(d) engage in conduct that is pr"udicial to the administration of #ustice;

(g) manifest y words or conduct, in representing a client, ias or pre#udice ased upon race, se$,

religion, national origin, disaility, age, or se$ual orientation%

Rule 4.1 Truthfulness in Statements to Others

In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly:


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(a) make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or

() fail to disclose a material fact when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal orfraudulent act y a client, unless disclosure is prohiited y Rule &' %

Rule 4.4 Respect for Rights of Third Persons(a) in representing a client, a lawyer shall not use means that have no purpose other than toemarrass, delay, or urden a third person

I elieve the facts will show that this is a violation of *tate + ederal law and a violation of theR-./* 0 PR0/**I012. C013-C4 R-./ &'5%&: 2IR1/** 40 0PP0*I16 P2R47213C0-1*/.

2 lawyer shall not:

(a) unlawfully ostruct another party!s access to evidence or unlawfully alter, destroy, or conceala document or other material having potential evidentiary value% 2 lawyer shall not counselorassist another person to do any such act;

() falsify evidence, counselor assist a witness to testify falsely, or offer an inducement to awitness that is prohiited y law;(c) knowingly disoey an oligation under the rules of a triunal, e$cept for an open refusal

ased on an assertion that no valid oligation e$ists;

(d) in pretrial procedure, make a frivolous discovery re"uest or fail to make reasonaly diligenteffort to comply with a legally proper discovery re"uest y an opposing party;

(f) re"uest a person other than a client to refrain from voluntarily giving relevant information ,to

another party %

2)+ 2e"ieve !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 Aaron Jones a!e# in a 2a"" an# %ain or 0%ee" an# spo3e

onspiray a"on/ 0i!% RPCS, 'ri3 Tay"or, Gre/ Arne", &ris Lyons an# Ron Caron !%a! 0i!%%e"#

evi#ene an# !es!imony !%a! !%ere %a# 2een #o8ens o- omp"ain!s -rom o!%er vi!ims -rom a

po"ie inves!i/a!ion 5 !ampere# 0i!% !%e 0i!nesses 2y !%rea!s an# in!imi#a!ion !o ai# an# a2e! a

4 year o"# %omosexua" !o on!inue %is a!!a3s o- ma"e vi!ims$

I 2e"ieve !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 !%a! !%is is a vio"a!ion o- S!a!e 5 Fe#era" "a0 an# a vio"a!ion o- !%e

R6L'S OF PROF'SSIONAL COND6CT R6L' 7

Rule 8.4 Misconduct

It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:

(a) violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, lf knowingly assist or induceanother to do so, or do so through the acts of another;() commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer!s honesty, trustworthiness, or

fitness as a lawyer in other respects;


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(c) engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud,, deceit, or misrepresentation;

(d) engage in conduct that is pre#udicial to the administration of #ustice;

(g) manifest y words or conduct, in representing a client, ias or pre#udice ased upon race, se$,religion, national origin, disaility, age, or se$ual orientation%


In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly:(a) make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or

() fail to disclose a material fact when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal orfraudulent act y a client, unless disclosure is prohiited y Rule &',

Rule 4.4 Respect for Rights of Third Persons

9a: in represen!in/ a "ien!, a "a0yer s%a"" no! use means !%a! %ave no purpose o!%er !%an !o

em2arrass, #e"ay, or 2ur#en a !%ir# person$

I 2e"ieve !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 !%a! !%is is a vio"a!ion o- S!a!e 5 Fe#era" "a0 an# a vio"a!ion o- !%eR6L'S OF PROF'SSIONAL COND6CT R6L' ;1$ an# as a resu"!


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discoverale data and that such communications stress the importance of the duty to preserve,

4he Plaintiff is demanding no more than the developing law suggests is warranted% *ee, e%g%,

Guulake v% -F* Darurg ..C, 1o% >@ Civ% @&5(*%3%1%7% =uly @>, @>>&)(9Guulake 9)%

4herefore, it is imperative that you take allreasonale steps to prevent the automatic,

intentionalor accidentaldestruction of this information and data, including attorney'client

privileged communication%

/lectronically stored information(hereinafter 9/*l9) should e afforded the roadest possile

definition and includes (y way of e$ample and not as an e$clusive lists) potentially relevant

information electronically, magnetically or optically stored as:

3igitalcommunications(e%g%, e'mail, voice mail, instant messaging);

Dord processed documents(e%g%, Dord or Dordperfect documents and drafts);

*preadsheets and tales(e%g%, /$celor .otus @5 worksheets);

2ccounting 2pplication 3ata(e%g%, Huickooks, 8oney, Peachtree data files); Image and acsimile iles (e%g%, %P3, %4I, %=P6, %6I images);

*ound Recordings(e%g%, %D2 and %8P5 files);

ideo and 2nimation(e%g%, %2land %80 files);

3ataases(e%g%, 2ccess, 0racle, *H. *erver data, *2PP);

Contact and Relationship 8anagement 3ata(e%g%, 0utlook, 2C4);

Calendar and 3iary 2pplication 3ata(e%g%, 0utlook P*4, 7ahoo, log tools);

0nline 2ccess 3ata(e%g%, 4emporary Internet iles,


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toproduce and demonstrate to the court why such sources are not reasonaly accessile% or

good cause shown, the court may then order production of the /*I, even if finds that it is not

reasonaly accessile%

2ccordingly, even /*I that you deem reasonaly inaccessinle must e preserved in the interim so

as not to deprive the plaintiffs of their right to secure the evidence or the Court of its right to

ad#udicate the issue%

I 2e"ieve !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 !%a! !%is is vio"a!ion o- S!a!e 5 Fe#era""a0 an# a vio"a!ion o- !%e

R6L'S OF PROF'SSIONAL COND6CT7

Rule 8.4 Misconduct

It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:

(a) violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce


() commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer!s honesty, trustworthiness, or


(c) engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;





In the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly:


() fail to disclose a material fact when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or

fraudulent act y a client, unless disclosure is prohiited y Rule &'%%

Rule 4.4 Respect for Rights of Third Persons

(a) In representing a client, a lawyer shall not use means that have no sustantialpurpose otherthan to emarrass, delay, or urden a third person%

I 2e"ieve !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 !%a! !%is is a vio"a!ion o- S!a!e 5 Fe#era""a0 an# a vio"a!ion o- !%e

R6L'S OF PROF'SSIONAL COND6CT R6L' ;1$< FAIRN'SS TO OPPOSING PART?

AND CO6NS'L


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2 lawyer shall not:

(a) unlawfully ostruct another party!s access to evidence or unlawfully alter, destroy, orconceal a document or other material having potential evidentiary value% 2 lawyer shall not

counsel or assist another person to do any such act;

() falsify evidence, counselor assist a witness to testify falsely, or offer an inducement to awitness that is prohiited y law;

(c) knowingly disoey an oligation under the rules of a triunal, e$cept for an open refusal

ased on an assertion that no valid oligation e$ists;

(d) in pretrial procedure, make a frivolous discovery re"uest or fail to make reasonaly diligenteffort to comply with a legally proper discovery re"uest y an opposing party;

(e) in trial, allude to any matter that the lawyer does not reasonaly elieve is relevant or thatwilmot e supported y admissile evidence, assert personal knowledge of facts in issue e$cept

when testifying as a witness, or state a personal opinion as to the #ustness of a cause, thecrediility of a witness, the culpaility of a civil litigant, or the guilt or innocence of an accused;or

(f) re"uest a person other than a client to refrain from voluntarily giving relevant information

another party unless:

$

9@: " 2e"ieve !%a! !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 !%a! Aaron Jones a!e# in a 2a"" an# %ain or 0%ee" an#

spo3e onspiray a"on/ 0i!% RPCS, 'ri3 Tay"or, Gre/ Arne", &ris Lyons, Mar/ie Bro0n , Bi""

&ir3ey an# Ron Ca"!on !o s!ea+ ) #is on!ainin/ * #i--eren! vi#eos o- in!e""e!ua" proper!y$

T%ey 0ere /iven "imi!e# use o- !%e #is -or use on @;*;+1 0i!%in Ne0 Ma#ri# oun!y Mo an#

!%ey 0ere a!!a%e# !o a "imi!e# one !ime use on!ra!$ One !%e #is 0ere s!o"en an# !a3en ou! o-

Ne0 Ma#ri# oun!y !%e onspira!ors 0ere as3e# !o re!urn !%e #is3$ o0ever, !%e #eman# 0as

re-use# an# !%ey never re!urne# !%e #is3$ T%e in!e""e!ua" proper!y %as 2een proper"y re/is!ere#

0i!% !%e 6ni!e# S!a!es Copyri/%! o--ie 5 !es!imoney exis! !%a! !%ere %ave 2een many opyri/%!

in-rin/emen!s$$ Se!ion @*+ o- !%e opyri/%! "a0 s!a!es !%a! anyone 0%o vio"a!es any o- !%eex"usive ri/%!s o- !%e opyri/%! o0ner is an in-rin/er o- !%e opyri/%! an# ri/%! o- !%e opyri/%!

o0ner$

I 2e"ieve !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 !%a! !%is is a vio"a!ion o- S!a!e 5 Fe#era" "a0 an# a vio"a!ion o- !%eR6L'S OF PROF'SSIONAL COND6CT7

Rule 8.4 MisconductIt is professional misconduct for a lawyer to;

(a) violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induceanother to do so, or do so through the acts of another;() commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer!s honesty, trustworthiness, or



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Rule 4.1 Truthfulness in Statements to OthersIn the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly:



fraudulent act y a client, unless disclosure is prohiited y Rule &' %

Rule 4.4 Respect for Rights of Third Persons(a) in representing a client, a lawyer shall not use means that have no purpose other than toemarrass, delay, or urden a third person%

6)" 2e"ieve !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 !%a! Aaron Jones a!e# in a 2a"" an# %ain or 0%ee" an# spo3e

onspiray a"on/ 0i!% RPCS, 'ri3 Tay"or, Gre/ Arne", &ris Lyons, Mar/ie Bro0n , Bi"" &ir3ey

an# Ron Ca"!on !o reieve * vi#eos o- s!o"en in!e""e!ua" proper!y$ T%ey 0ere /iven "imi!e# use

o- !%e #is -or use on @;*;+1 0i!%in ne0 Ma#ri# oun!y an# !%ey 0ere a!!a%e# !o a "imi!e# one

!ime use on!ra!$ One !%e #is 0ere s!o"en an# !a3en ou! o- Ne0 Ma#ri# oun!y !%e onspira!ors

0ere as3e# !o re!urn !%e in!e""e!ua" proper!y %o0ever !%e #eman# 0as re-use# an# !%ey never

re!urne# !%e in!e""e!ua" proper!y$$ T%e in!e""e!ua" proper!y %as 2een proper"y re/is!ere# 0i!% !%e

6ni!e# S!a!es Copyri/%! o--ie 5 !es!imoney exis! !%a! !%ere %ave 2een many opyri/%!

in-rin/emen!s$ Se!ion @*+ o- !%e opyri/%! "a0 s!a!es !%a! anyone 0%o vio"a!es any o- !%e

ex"usive ri/%!s o- !%e opyri/%! o0ner is an in-rin/er o- !%e opyri/%! an# ri/%! o- !%e opyri/%!

o0ner$

I 2e"ieve !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 !%a! !%is is a vio"a!ion o- S!a!e 5 Fe#era ""a0 an# a vio"a!ion o- !%e

R6L'S OF PROF'SSIONAL COND6CT7

Rule 8.4 Misconduct

It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:(a) violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowinalv assist or induce


() commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer!s honesty, trustworthiness, or





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(g) manifest y words or conduct, in representing a client, ias or pre#udice ased upon race,

se$, religion, national origin, disaility, age, or se$ual orientation%

Rule 4.1 Truthfulness in Statements to OthersIn the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not knowingly



fraudulent act y a client, unless disclosure is prohiited y Rule &' %

Rule 4.4 Respect for Rights of Third Persons(a) in representing a client, a lawyer shall not use means that have no sustantial purpose other

than to emarrass, delay, or urden a third person

acts a!out the case

On O! +!% )*+), I 0as !%e vi!im o- a sexua" assau"! a! Ramey Supermar3e! Ne0 Ma#ri#, MO$

Gre/ Arne" ass!$ mana/er9 A 4 year o"# ma"e %omosexua": viious"y a!!a3e# me an# %e"# mea/ains! my 0i"" 0%i"e ru22in/ on my %es! an# -on#"in/ my nipp"e$ T%is ini#en! 0as #one in !%e

presene o- my youn/ son, 0%o 0as %orri-ie#$ Gre/ en#e# !%e rime 2y s!a!in/ !%a! %e on"y #i#

!%a! !o -ee" me up$ T%is ini#en! 0as -i"e# 0i!% !%e Ne0 Ma#ri# Po"ie #ep! 0%o opene# an

inves!i/a!ion in!o !%e ma!!er$ %en !%e inves!i/a!in/ o--ier as3e# -or !%e seuri!y vi#eo, %e 0as

!o"# !%a! !%e seuri!y sys!em 0as 2ro3en$ o0ever, very =ui3"y evi#ene an# !es!imony s!a!e#

!%a! !%e seuri!y sys!em 0as no! 2ro3en a! a""$ %en !%e inves!i/a!in/ o--ier re!urne# !o as3 -or

!%e seuri!y vi#eo, %e 0as !o"# !%a! !%ere 0as no amera on !%e is"e o- !%e a!!a3$ As a resu"! o-

!%is Gre/ Arne" s!a!e# !%a! i! 0as on"y a -rien#"y /es!ure, 0%i% in -a! i! 0as a rime$ I spen!

0ee3s !ryin/ !o /e! RPCSRamey !o /ive !%e seuri!y vi#eo !o !%e po"ie ye! !%ey re-use# !o #o

so$ A##i!iona""y, o!%er vi!ims o- Gre/ Arne" 0ere 2ein/ !%rea!ene# an# %arasse# !o 3eep !%em-rom par!iipa!in/ in !%e po"ie inves!i/a!ion$ As a resu"! o- !%is !%e evi#en!ia" reor# 0as s%or!

an# my a!!a3er 0as never proseu!e# -or %is a!!a3 a/ains! me$ An# as one mi/%! expe! Gre/Arne" on!inue# %is un"a0-u" a!s more !%an +** a##i!iona" !imes a/ains! emp"oyees an#

us!omers$

On Nov )1 )*+) I #e"ivere# !o Ramey a on-i#en!ia"i!y no!ie !%a! in 2rie- sai# !%is>

4he Plaintiff intends on retaining allrights of crime victims y entering a :

8otion to proceed pseudonymously

8otion in .imine Restricting the use of any personalinformation such as name , address,

telephone numer,race employment, religious, status, se$ualorientation ,citiKenship,marital, political, friends,family, hoies, medical, educational, criminal, financial,credit reports, medicalreports, age, preferences , opinions, performance, aptitude,immigration status, or any records y using the legalgrounds that these records are

irrelevant, immaterial, unreliale or unduly pre#udical and such information or evidencewould otherwise violate the court!s rules of evidence andor the victims right to privacy%


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8otion to Leep 1ameImage 0ut of Record

8otion to Protect(place limitations on use of evidence and information)

8otion to Protect(place limitations on discovery and gathering of information or anyintrusion upon seclusion or invasion of privacy)

8otion to Close the Courtroom

8otion to 2llow for 2lternative 8ethods of 4estimony (eg% closed circuit)%

8otion to *eal Records

An# I #e"ivere# a Li!i/a!ion %o"# no!ie !%a! in s%or! sai# !%is>

1otice to Preserve Information and to Prevent 3eletion or 3estruction of /mails or other

/lectronic and Paper iles

Pursuant to the rules of court, the Institution is re"uired to take allreasonale steps to identifyallhard copy and digitally maintained files(e%g%, electronic records) that contain documents that

may e relevant to the case% 4he electronic records that must e maintained include, ut are not

limited to: electronic mail; electronic files of alltypes(8icrosoft Dord, /$cel, 2doe, etc%);

recordings of telephone calls or meetings; voicemailmessages; video tapes, and audio tapes%

ailure to do so could result in sanctions eing issued y the court that could seriously harm our

discovery plan in the case

4he Plaintiff insist that communications aout preservation oligations reach every custodian of

discoverale data and that such communications stress the importance of the duty to preserve%

In "a!e Nov or ear"y De )*+) Aaron D Jones is =uo!e# !o %ave s!a!e# > DonE! 0orry a2ou! !%e

no!ies> i! a"rea#y 0en! !o our! an# !%e .u#/e !%re0 i! ou!$> 0%i% is un!rue$ As a resu"! I 0as

i#en!i-ie# in my sma""!o0n o- on"y 11** peop"e an# !%e ne0s !rave"e# "i3e 0i"#-ire$ T%e%omosexua" i!i8ens s!ar!e# ma3in/ ommen!s !%a! I 0as an!i /ay, 0%i% I am no!$ T%e o!%er

i!i8ens on"y %ear# !%e par! !%a! I 0as invo"ve# in a %omosexua" a! an# I s!ar!e# reeivin/ !%rea!s

o- /e!!in/ 2ea! up

$

A##i!iona""y, I am !o"# an# %ave reason !o 2e"ieve !%a! Ramey #i# no! %onor !%e evi#ene %o"#

no!ie 2eause !%eir a!!orney a#vise# !%em !o no! 0orry a2ou! !%em$ By !%is poin! I opene# an

inves!i/a!ion o- my o0n an# -oun# +* o!%er vi!ims o- Gre/ Arne" 0%o %a# a om2ine# !o!a" o-

over +*** a!!a3s -rom Gre/ Arne"$9 ) o- !%e vi!im 0ere minors:$ Many o- !%em omp"aine#

-rom Au/ )*+) -or0ar# an# !%ey 0ere -ire# -or omp"ainin/ an# or !o"# !o no! !e"" anyone an#!%en !%ey 0ou"# %ave !%eir %ours u! an# 0ere -ore# !o =ui!$ As a resu"! o- my inves!i/a!ion Gre/

Arne" 0as %ar/e# in ases$

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On Jan (!% )*+1, +opene# a ase 0i!% !%e Missouri Commission on uman Ri/%!s an# a! "eas! 1

o!%er vi!ims #i# as 0e""$ A##i!iona""y, a! "eas! 1 emp"oyees opene# ''OC ases$ Beause MCR


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is a on-i#en!ia" proe#ure, I %ave no! 2een a2"e !o #isuss !%e ma!!ers un!iI Ju"y ), )*+ 0%en I

re=ues!e# my ri/%! !o sue$

On June 1*, )*+ 'xeu!ive Dire!or A"isa arren issue# a FINDING OF PROBABL' CA6S'

s!a!in/ >

Fased upon the investigation the /$ecutive director finds and determines

5) Proale cause e$ist to credit the following

a) Respondents aka( RPC*, /rick 4aylor, 6reg 2rnel, Ron Calton) se$ually harassedComplainant ecause of his se$%

4herefore the /$ecutive director shall immediately endeavor to eliminate the unlawfuldiscrimatory practice

I 2e"ieve !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 !%a! !%ere are many a!s an# ommisions o- Aaron Jones !%a! are in

vio"a!ion o- S!a!e 5 Fe#era" "a0 an# a vio"a!ion o- !%e R6L'S OF PROF'SSIONAL COND6CTR6L' ;+$+4

(@) the client persists in a course of action involving the lawyer!s services that the lawyerreasonaly elieves is criminalor fraudulent;

(5) the client has used the lawyer!s services to perpetrate a crime or fraud;

8andatory DithdrawalM@N 2 lawyer ordinarily must decline or withdraw from representation if the client demands thatthe lawyer engage in conduct that is illegalor violates the Rules of Professional Conduct or other

law% 4he lawyer is not oliged to decline or withdraw simply ecause the client suggests such acourse of conduct; a client may make such a suggestion in the hope that a lawyer will not econstrained y a professional oligation%

I 2e"ieve !%e -a!s 0i"" s%o0 !%a! !%ere are many a!s an# ommisions !%a! are in vio"a!ion o- S!a!e

5 Fe#era" "a0 an# a vio"a!ion o- !%e R6L'S OF PROF'SSIONAL COND6CT R6L' ;1$

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