Perricone disaster overnight miscellany: The heat is on

Indeed it is folks as we start with Times Picayune Editor Gordon Russell: Got an email from Sal Perricone. He seems a little hacked off with me. Says I’m in league w/ Fred Heebe, among other things. — Gordon Russell (@GordonRussell1) November 29, 2012 At this point I’d like to say it was not a … Continue reading “Perricone disaster overnight miscellany: The heat is on”

Sal Perricone speaks: It is getting deep folks.

New Orleans Magazine landed the interview with Perricone and it is highly informative. For instance, Perricone discloses he came clean with US Attorney Jim Letten immediately after Gordon Russell with the T-P called, which means Team Letten strategized for well over a day before he had that presser on the subject of Perricone’s internet postings. … Continue reading “Sal Perricone speaks: It is getting deep folks.”

Heebe drops his suit against Perricone: Like we thought, the whole Mencken=Perricone deal was mostly posturing

Not that Sal Perricone wasn’t 100% right in resigning his job with the US Attorney’s office after commenting on cases he was handling because what he did was wrong from an ethical standpoint but we’ve said all along Fred Heebe had no defamation case against Perricone and the latest news that Heebe has dismissed his … Continue reading “Heebe drops his suit against Perricone: Like we thought, the whole Mencken=Perricone deal was mostly posturing”

The antidote to a pissed off Judge Ginger? Hire hubby’s law firm. Sal Perricone hires Berrigan, Litchfield, Schonekas, Mann & Traina partner John Litchfield.

Gordon Russell has all the skinny on the latest developments in Heebe v Henry Mencken as we add a nice level of incest to the saga of Fred Heebe’s defamation suit against Henry L Mencken 1951 aka Sal Perricone. As the fates shine serendipitiously upon Slabbed today, please refer to today’s sticky archival post that … Continue reading “The antidote to a pissed off Judge Ginger? Hire hubby’s law firm. Sal Perricone hires Berrigan, Litchfield, Schonekas, Mann & Traina partner John Litchfield.”

Let’s grind this Perricone = Henry Mencken1951 thing into the dirt.

I’ve sat back and watched the media spectacle that is the Assistant US Attorney Sal Perricone’s cyber coming out party from its more serious manifestations as it relates to the subject of legal ethics, a cause we champion here on Slabbed to the ridiculous specter of WWL morning DJ Tommy Tucker terming Perricone a Gutless Wonder given Garlandfill Robinette’s part in this … Continue reading “Let’s grind this Perricone = Henry Mencken1951 thing into the dirt.”

He comes from a “long line of corruptors”: Slabbed truth checks Sal Perricone’s assertions about grand jury target Fred Heebe.

The case: Kern v K-Mart The Judge: Frederick JR Heebe Lawyer for Kern: Former Heebe Law Clerk Kyle Shonekas and Claude Lightfoot Lawyers for K-Mart: King Krebs Jurgans, Milling Benson Woodward and others Key ruling: Docket #84, Plaintiff’s objection to impeachment video of Kern sustained. K-Mart claims video clearly shows plaintiff vastly overstated the extent … Continue reading “He comes from a “long line of corruptors”: Slabbed truth checks Sal Perricone’s assertions about grand jury target Fred Heebe.”

Dominick Fazzio in court this morning but all eyes were on assistant US Attorney Sal Perricone

At least that was the way WDSU TeeVee spun today’s Fazzio hearing on his motion to dismiss the charges against him. Luckily for everyone, Paul Rioux from the T-P was also there and he gave a good account of the hearing’s subject matter, Fazzio’s allegations of prosecutorial misconduct against Team Letten.  Here is a snippet: Berrigan has previously said she isn’t … Continue reading “Dominick Fazzio in court this morning but all eyes were on assistant US Attorney Sal Perricone”

BREAKING: Fred Heebe files suit against Times Picayune commenter Henry L Mencken, claims commenter is assistant US Attorney Sal Perricone

All I can say folks is Fred Heebe is throwing some serious money down this rabbit hole filing suit against Times Picayune commenter Henry L. Mencken. Gorden Russell has the breaking news for the Times Picayune and they included a link to the 151 page suit Heebe lawyer Kyle Shonekas filed in NOLA Civil District Court which … Continue reading “BREAKING: Fred Heebe files suit against Times Picayune commenter Henry L Mencken, claims commenter is assistant US Attorney Sal Perricone”