Who is Ben Quayle?

Ben Quayle is most known for his role as an American
politician as well a Republican U.S. Representative for the third congressional
district of Arizona.

Ben Quayle was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on November 5,
1976 as the second son to his father, the former Vice President of the United
States. He was just born only three days after his father was elected into the
U.S. House of representatives. Ben Quayle often found himself visiting the
White House along with the rest of his family during the Regan presidency.

Ben Quayle attended Duke University and graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts in history in 1998 and then went on to receive his Juris
Doctor in 2002 from Vanderbilt University Law School.

After school, he worked as an associate in the Schulte Roth
and Zabel law firm and after the Snell & Wilmer law firm. He then became
the founder as well as the managing director of Tynwald Capital, which was a
law firm that specialized in acquiring and nurturing small businesses.  He then became a APG-Southwest along with the
Managing Partner of the Arizona Branch of APG Security, which provided various
security services for businesses.

In the 2010 election, Ben Quayle ran for the seat of the 3rd
congressional district of Arizona, which he won by defeating Green Party
nominee Leonard Clark, Libertarian nominee Michael Shoen, and Democratic
nominee Jon Hulburd. He then succeeded 8-term Republican Representative John Shadegg
and took his place as a Representative.

As a representative, Ben Quayle currently sits on the
following committees:

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Committee on Science, Space & Technology

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Subcommittee on Research & Science Education

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Chairman of the Subcommittee on Technology &
Innovation

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Committee on the Judiciary

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Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Intellectual
Property, Competition, & the Internet

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Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, & Homeland
Security

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Republican Study Committee

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Committee on Homeland Security

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Vice Chair Subcommittee on Border & Maritime
Security

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Subcommittee on Counterterrorism &
Intelligence

Some of Ben Quayle’s opinions on influential subjects
include:

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Opposition to the Patient Protection & Affordable
Care Act of 2010

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Ben Quayle feels the act should be replaced with
medical tort reform.

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Supports the second amendment which allows law abiding
citizens to possess and bear arms.

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Suggests lowering taxes and revisiting
regulations that detriment job growth.

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Promotes furthering education reform in order to
destroy bureaucratic roadblocks that prevent school teachers and administrators
from successfully doing their jobs.

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Supports veteran’s benefits by providing quality
care for those who protect the country.

Who is Charles Rangel?

Charles Rangel is most known for his role as the Republican U.S.
Representative for the 15^th congressional district of New York. He
has served this office since 1971, making Charles Rangel the third-longest
currently serving member within the House of Representatives.

Charles Rangel was born on January 3. 1971 in Harlem and
found himself with a difficult childhood. He dropped out of high school and
volunteered for Army Service during the Korean War. He was awarded a Purple
Heart along with a Bronze Star during the war after leading a group of comrades
out of a Chinese Army Encirclement.

After his service, he earned degrees through the G.I. Bill
at New York University as well as St. John’s Law School. After obtaining his
Juris Doctor in 1960, Charles Rangel worked as a private lawyer, legal counsel,
and an Assistant U.S. Attorney throughout the 1960’s. He also served in the New
York State Assembly for two terms and then defeated incumbent Congressmen
Powell Jr. in the primary for the House of Representatives. He won the 1970
general election with the Republican and Democratic backing.

Since winning the 1970 election, Charles Rangel has
maintained his seat for every election, with at least 90% of the vote. He has
often received the support of the Democratic party as well as the Republican
and Liberal Party in New York.

As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Charles Rangel
has the follow caucus memberships:

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House Democratic Caucus

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Congressional Black Caucus

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International Conservation Caucus

Charles Rangel also has had the following committees:

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Ranking member from 1996 to 2006 and Chair 2007
to 2010 of the Committee on Ways & Means

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Chair during 2007 and 2009 and Vice Chair in
2008 and 2010 of the Joint Committee on Taxation

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Chair from 1983 to 1993 of the Select Committee
on Narcotics Abuse and Control

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Committee on the Judiciary

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Select Committee on Crime

Some of Charles Rangel’s opinions on influential subjects
include:

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Support for President’s Obama’s initiative to
bring home American troops from abroad.

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Support for the Patient Protection & Affordable
Care Act of 2010.

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Believes that American foreign policy should
focus on international security and freedom across the world and should help
provide aid and resources to impoverished nations and also disaster relief to
others when necessary

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Supports President Obama’s stance on going
against privatizing Medicare and Social Security

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Committed to protecting the environment and the
earth’s natural resources by increasing fuel economy standards, reducing
greenhouse emissions, and preserving the earth.

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Supports the protection of at-risk families
through the creation of affordable housing.

Craig S. Morford

Born in 1959, Craig S. Morford is a prolific American attorney and former acting Deputy Attorney General of the United States. Craig S. Morford is most widely known for his successful prosecution of James A. Traficant. Moreover, Craig S. Morford gained prominence by crafting The Morford Report which was written after the overturning of the Detroit Sleeper Cell convictions in 2003.

Craig S. Morford was raised in Schenectady, New York to a middle-class family. His father worked for Pilsbury products and his mother was a homemaker who also sold women’s clothing during in-home shows. Craig S. Morford is married and has four children between the ages of 13 and 22. The former United States Deputy Attorney General currently lives in Rocky River, Ohio.

Craig S. Morford graduated from Hope College in 1981 with a degree in Economics. Upon graduation, Craig S. Morford took an internship with Senator Harrison Schmitt of New Mexico. In 1984, Craig S. Morford graduated from the Valparaiso University School of Law in Indiana.

Craig S. Morford: Career

Craig S. Morford worked for the United states Justice Department for over twenty years. During this time, Craig S. Morford spent the majority of his career pursuing organized-crime and public-corruption cases in Cleveland.

Craig S. Morford won several convictions against notorious mob bosses, including Lennie Strollo and his gang. From 1996 to 2002, Craig S. Morford won 70 convictions against corrupt politicians and mobsters in the Mahoning Valley and Youngstown, Ohio.

In 2002, Craig S. Morford was the lead prosecutor in a case against then-Congressman James Traficant, who was convicted of racketeering and bribery. Craig S. Morford, in this trial, was acting as the United States Deputy Attorney General. On July 16^th of 2002, the House Committee Standards of Official Conduct convened a misconduct hearing. During this hearing, a testimony offered by Richard Detore claimed that Craig S. Morford was allegedly committing prosecutorial misconduct and witness tampering relating to previously-handled cases. Even without exculpatory evidence, Craig S. Morford indicted Detore with one count of conspiracy. That said, Traficant was ultimately acquitted by a jury.

Craig S. Morford: The Morford Report

After a nine-month internal review of the Sleeper cell case, the United States Department of Justice findings showed that prosecutors railroaded the defendants by concealing dozens of pieces of evidence that should have been provided to defense attorneys during the trial. On September 2^nd of 2004, a US district judge threw out the June 2003 convictions of three Detroit men.

The internal investigation report submitted by Craig S. Morford on august 31^st of 2004 found that the prosecution withheld from the defense an assortment of photographs, e-mails and witness statements and that these errors were so widespread throughout the case that there was no reasonable prospect of winning on appeal.  

Who is Diane E. Beaver?

Diane E. Beaver is a lawyer and former officer in the United States Army. Diane E. Beaver is infamous for her beliefs regarding torturous interrogation techniques at Guantanamo Bay.

Diane E. Beaver came into the national spotlight in October of 2002 when she worked for the Army’s Judge Advocate General Corps. During this time Diane E. Beaver drafted a legal opinion which advocated for the legality of harsh interrogation techniques that were proposed—and in some cases employed—at Guantanamo Bay.

Specifically Diane E. Beaver advocated the use of waterboarding, the use of physical contact, exposure to extreme temperatures and tactics designed to convince the detainee that severe pain or death was imminent for him and/or his family.

In addition to these tactics, Diane E. Beaver also advised for the harshest tactics to undergo a formal legal review prior to their use. During a meeting in October of 2002, Diane E. Beaver warned her fellow workers and officers to make sure that observers from International organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross ignore or not abuse the use of the “harsher” interrogation techniques. Diane E. Beaver believed that it was in the nation’s best interest to not expose these organizations to such tactics for fear of public scrutiny and other negative attention.

Diane E. Beaver: Time with the United States Department of Defense

After leaving the Army, Diane E. Beaver was fired by the United States Department of Defense. While employed with the Department of Defense, Diane E. Beaver was called to court to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee concerning her desire to obfuscate the torturous tactics utilized at Guantanamo Bay.

During this testimony, which was held in June of 2008, Diane E. Beaver stated that she was a proud professional and believed that any failure on her part to be accurate in the advice rendered is her fault alone. Diane E. Beaver, during this testimony, stuck to her position, stating that she tried to do everything in her lawful power to protect the American people in a time of great stress and danger.

Because of her willingness to hide such tactics and her staunch support of aggressive and illegal interrogation techniques, Diane E. Beaver became one of the prominent faces of the controversy surrounding Guantanamo Bay. 

Rafael Robb

Once best known as an economics professor specializing in the field of game theory, Israeli-born Rafael Robb achieved notoriety in an entirely separate sphere in 2006, when his 49-year-old wife Ellen was found dead in their home in Upper Merion Township. On the morning of December 22, the day her body was discovered, Rafael Robb initially claimed that he had been in Philadelphia. During the initial investigation, Rafael Robb said he had last seen his wife at 9:30 am before driving their then 12-year-old daughter Olivia to school.

Rafael Robb told police that he believed his wife had been killed the course of a robbery. While some of the crime scene evidence seemed to corroborate his claim, such as a smashed window in a door in the house, investigators became suspicious when closer investigation led them to suspect the scene had been staged as a cover-up. Their suspicions deepened after interviewing Ellen's family members, who revealed she had told them that she was planning to move out of their house on January 1 and initiate divorce proceedings, expecting to receive some $4,000 a month in alimony payments.

Ellen's body was so bludgeoned and unrecognizable that investigators initially thought she had died of a shotgun blast to the face. However, later the murder weapon was found when a bloody chin-up bar was discovered in a dumpster. Subsequently, Rafael Robb reversed his earlier statements of innocence and said he had killed his wife in a momentary fit of uncontrollable anger upon learning Ellen was planning on taking their daughter on vacation for a few days, which would cause her to miss some school.

The district attorney arranged a plea bargain with Rafael Robb, agreeing to charge him with unpremeditated manslaughter rather than murder, the initial charge. To avoid a long trial, Rafael Robb agreed to accept their offer. However, the day before his sentencing hearing, Robb sent a letter to Olivia saying that she would receive no Christmas presents unless she mailed him a photograph of herself along with her most recent report card. Informed of this, the court imposed a sentence of five to ten years in prison, with eligibility for parole after five years had been served. The maximum possible sentence would have been 20 years.

In 2008, Rafael Robb and his attorney Frank DeSimone filed an appeal for lessening of the sentence. In their courtroom appearance before Court of Common Pleas judge Paul Tressler, they argued that the intent of Rafael Robb's letter to his daughter had been misunderstood and asked for reconsideration. Their appeal was rejected.

 In 2012, Rafael Robb became eligible for parole but has yet to be released from prison custody as of October 2012. He is still the owner of the house at which the murder took place. His daughter Olivia is being raised by the uncles of his late wife Ellen.