Art Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 The following is a transcription of a conversation I had with Richard Sharpstein at approximately 12:50 p.m. CST, Wednesday, April 12. After briefly outlining the events reported today by the AP -- i.e. that the case was continued again, that the defense HAS a motion it is considering filing as to Grieco's moonlighting, but it didn't file it today, having tipped off some press last night -- including Jason La Canfora at the Post -- so many could copy down the information we began chatting -- and asked if we knew he had a MySpace page out there with some of this stuff. Q: Actually, if you can believe it, we had links to Mr. Grieco's MySpace page a couple of weeks ago. We see it has changed rather dramatically looking at it today. Luckily we have a CD burned of the whole site.But, he asked for a continuance today on personal grounds, not because of his web site. He has some family matters to deal with. We didn’t file the motion (pertaining to the web site) today as we have to research it. We tipped off some media last night so they could see this live and could know it was coming. My wife and I (Janice Burton Sharpstein) announced publicly that Mr. Grieco was using his web site in his work as a DJ as a commercial enterprise, using his celebrity prosecutions to help him -- chiefly Sean. He had a link to click to his press coverage that mostly took you to news articles of Sean. He was using Sean's good name promoting a case that should not have been brought from Day 1 in order to promote himself with these young girls who like to hang around him. There was lewd and lascivious depictions of behavior (on his site). He had a 10-year-old boy rapping and swearing obscenities. A girl pictured had on a T-Shirt stating, “I ****ed the DJ and only got this lousy T-Shirt.” All around the site there were pictures of him with girls, girls with (sex toys) and all sorts of inappropriate things. Aside from it being horrific, unprofessional and pornographic (Grieco) as a prosecutor, he’s sworn to evaluate cases on the merits. Here, he’s using it for his own personal gain. As you know, we’ve already had one motion (to dismiss) due to the criminal history of the people involved in this case. We’re not talking about one crime. We’re talking multiple criminal offenses. I’ve said all of them are either in jail, on their way to jail or should be in jail. Ryan Hill, one of the “victims” in the case has already hired a civil lawyer to sue Sean. He’s gone from thievery to legal thievery. He and two of the other men involved in the case were stopped on March 3 driving a pickup down U.S. 1 with a stolen ATV in the back. They said it was theirs, but it was reported as stolen. Grieco has an obligation as the prosecutor to know these things. He says he didn’t know, but, he has a legal obligation. An uninterested, unbiased prosecutor would never prosecute this case. If Sean Taylor wasn’t the defendant, this case would have been out the window six months ago. Let me tell you something else about Grieco. He fashions himself as the NFL prosecutor. He’s weaseled his way onto the Barrett Robbins case (Robbins is the former Oakland center who went crazy, missed the Super Bowl and had a run in with the law in Florida). When the case came open, Grieco stepped up and took it, saying he was the NFL prosecutor. I know the state attorney will have something to say about this later. Q: Did you tip off anyone in the D.C. media? Yes. I spoke to Jason (La Canfora) because Grieco has been in his ear. So, we got into his other ear. Last night we tipped Jason so he’d have a chance to see the site before the destruction. Q: Are you the lead attorney? I would say my wife and are the lead attorneys. We took the lead once we got involved. I want to say the reason we got involved is because Sean’s father is a chief of police. We represent police who get in trouble. We’re known for that. Also, Sean went to high school with my daughters. My wife always felt he was such a fine young man and always came and participated in activities. He never got in trouble down here. His reputation in town is nothing but super. On the football field he’s tough, but, he’s a very good person. Q: I have to ask one question from the fans. Have you ever had a case that has been this much of a “gimmee”? (Laughing, then turning kind of serious) You know what, no case is easy to win, but once we pound a case into smithereens (like this one) let’s just say once we’ve discovered their playbook and dissected their plays, their offense is pretty transparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins11 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Wow, this is non-stop entertainment. :laugh: Washington Redskins - Never a dull offseason. This guy is a complete slimeball should be disbarred. He is the guy people hate when they say they hate lawyers... although this DJ/lawyer hybrid with his own groupies takes it to an entirely different level! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Good stuff there Art About time we actually heard something of substance of what is going on I would love to see you get the DA on the phone with this one, they have a lot of explaining to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Attempts to contact the prosecution were unsuccessful at the time of publication . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onedrop Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 finally some news straight from the source. greico is DONE. thanks Art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie5 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I know Richard well & he's a great guy & an excellent atty. As a Redskin fan, I feel like our D is in good hands (aside from Williams's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMac Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 :notworthy Great job Art!!!!!! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flave1969 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Wow all i can say is wow. Good job Art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMetal Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 That's incredibly frank and revealing, Art. Outstanding work. It's really become apparent what a gross and abhorrent abuse of the judicial system this "case" is...I've never heard of such outrageous misconduct. It's just incomprehensible that they will not throw this out or drop it outright. How much more bad publicity do those imbeciles in the DA's office need down there? I really hope LaCanfora runs with this stuff...especially all the salacious details about the lead prosecutor and his "side gig". Really unbelievable...this slimy piece of dirt doesn't deserve another day in that job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 finally some news straight from the source. greico is DONE.thanks Art. Bear in mind, guys, this is a one-sided report. It is certainly damaging and certainly should be uplifting to us as fans of the team, but, there's almost certainly an ANSWER the other side would try to offer. Of course, removing the offending material would suggest Grieco knows he's doomed, which is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 No gas or charcoal? Someone's slipping. Seriously, nice job Art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I think Mike Grieco's law career has taken on the same trajectory as Richard Grieco's acting career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailskipper Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Great find Art. I am glad to see that the Defense is so upbeat...that must bode well for Taylor. Do any lawyers out there know how likly it will be that the case will be thrown out on these grounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Bear in mind, guys, this is a one-sided report. It is certainly damaging and certainly should be uplifting to us as fans of the team, but, there's almost certainly an ANSWER the other side would try to offer. Of course, removing the offending material would suggest Grieco knows he's doomed, which is good. Agreed - if it wasn't a big deal - he wouldn't have removed the links, pictures etc. I do not see this thing going to trial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crawd2000 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Thanks for the info, and using your inside "scoop" :notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 That's incredibly frank and revealing, Art. Outstanding work. It's really become apparent what a gross and abhorrent abuse of the judicial system this "case" is...I've never heard of such outrageous misconduct. It's just incomprehensible that they will not throw this out or drop it outright. How much more bad publicity do those imbeciles in the DA's office need down there? I really hope LaCanfora runs with this stuff...especially all the salacious details about the lead prosecutor and his "side gig". Really unbelievable...this slimy piece of dirt doesn't deserve another day in that job... McMetal, I would expect mainstream coverage of this to play it down quite a bit, if mentioned at all. It will likely be mentioned, treated as something of a stunt, but one that can bring some benefit to the defense as the case proceeds. Here we can go with some of the more graphic stuff and we're a biased, interested audience in it, but, don't expect it from the Post. Likely they will generate comment from other attorneys or experts that say this is irrelevant and grandstanding or whatever. But, if they do this right, they should take Sharpstein's side, and post actual DJ pictures of Grieco in the story. THAT would be classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 the reason ES is #1 great job Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Thanks for the info, and using your inside "scoop" :notworthy Thanks. It's hard to do these things with a full-time job that is unfortunately demanding, but, every so often I get the bug to really drill down and sometimes it pays off . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdarugar Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 (Laughing, then turning kind of serious) You know what, no case is easy to win, but once we pound a case into smithereens (like this one) let’s just say once we’ve discovered their playbook and dissected their plays, their offense is pretty transparent. I love that, this guy sounds like a BAMF... Thanks Art, sweet scoop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailYeah Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 What a quote! Thats going in my sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onedrop Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Bear in mind, guys, this is a one-sided report. It is certainly damaging and certainly should be uplifting to us as fans of the team, but, there's almost certainly an ANSWER the other side would try to offer. Of course, removing the offending material would suggest Grieco knows he's doomed, which is good. i know there are 2 sides to every story but this is still encouraging. Sharpstein has got the prosecution on the defense. imagine, greico - "there was nothing wrong with what i had an my site" judge - "well than why did you change it as soon as you heard" i would love to know what greico is thinking right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurseReversed Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 That is just golden. we here at extremskins getting the scoop directly from the lawyer himself. And an interview which we exclusively get to read before anybody else. Nice reporting Art :cool: ES just keeps getting better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins4eva Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 This is one of those moments when I am just amazed at the power of the internet and the coolness of this site....Great job Art!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 The media spin is funny. They've been concentrating so much on Taylor and his problems, but didn't I just read a small little blurb on a Bengal getting in trouble...in Florida....for brandishing a gun? Then the cops found it? Maybe it's time the law down there re-focus their efforts to somone that may actually be guilty, and they have evidence for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 i would love to know what greico is thinking right now. Greico "Stupid ES website!!! How did they find the myspace account. I bet they leaked it to the defense" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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