Justice-Denied: Civil Rights Violations-Approved

Aside from the shortage of housing, stagnant wages and high costs, the American worker and poor is now facing an even greater threat. It is the multi-decades of culmination of influence by the wealthy and the conservative Christian movement; they have managed to decimate the American justice system! But why and how? I have lots of proof and it’s what led me to this point of banging on the keyboard risking the Trump administrations FBI and DOJ to try and shut me up in my attempt to make the public aware of the threat they pose and how it ties into my story since 2019.

First, most of the following records are available to the public (freedom of Information Act) and many can actually be found with a simple google search. However, once these officials connected to my cases realize of my website, like the Epstein Files will try to scrub the proof from existence.

2019-it was obvious the price of renting was way too high to afford a rental and I could no longer stomach the thought of given a landlord lots my hard earned money that I would hope to one day buy a house and I hadn’t yet decided on where and when, so, I decided on a sailboat as I was already a Florida resident, had previously owned one and enjoyed the lifestyle. After six months of working on the boat in Richmondhill, GA where I bought it, I sailed it down to St. Augustine. Keep in mind of everything that was going on at this time Covid, sky high prices, Trump losing to Biden ect. Trump ratcheting up his divisive rhetoric. While there, I began working a job at a trailer repair shop as it was something I done previously and I considered it relatively simple work. It was only going to be temporary as I had intended on going back to the professional aquarium or zoo industry that I’ve worked in over the past twenty years. I have always been a reliable and hard-working person and to prove this, I received two substantial pay raises in six months at this job. It also shows there were no apparent issues. However, here is when the problem started. For whatever reason the owner continued to try and tell me about his hunting stories and every time I told him I wasn’t interested without giving a reason. Well one day they must have figured out I was not “one of them” ie. a democrat (to be clear almost no zookeepers are republicans) and ever since I got the cold shoulder. Now, I had worked for many conservative/republicans before with no issues until this time. And I certainly was never the one to bring up political conversations-really what’s the point. One day during a busy week I had to remove the rusty axles out of a triple-axle boat trailer and was “unable to get assistance” and the forklift was in use so, under pressure to get the job done I began pulling axles. On the second or third axle I felt a pop in my lower back and instant pain. I had just sustained (5) herniated disks. The rest of a more detailed story you can read in my book Slave State on Amazon (If you already have Amazon Prime you can get the digital version free.) However, I still must give you all the highlights as it leads to the next incident. Bottom line because the laws in Florida completely are instituted to 100 percent protect the employer and their insurance, my employer knew this and retaliated against me. First, saying I quit when I didn’t to tried to deny my benefits. Then he retaliated against me when I won and he was forced to bring me back and accommodate me while I work. About a two weeks later he fired me stating he could no longer find work for me even though a person at the counter had taken off and it was work I could do. Even though everything he did was a violation of US and Florida’s worker laws that wasn’t even the major thing that occurred. This was the second time I injured my back and I did not want jus a cash settlement (I did still want all my back pay of over $5000 and is still unpaid to this day,) what I wanted was long term medical and financial protection knowing I had (8) herniated disks now (three from a previous accident) and wanted coverage for me in later years. My then attorney Michael Horowitz, coerced me to accept a settlement offer via back-and-forth phone calls and emails exchanges, while, I was literally in the middle of working at another temporary seasonal job. This is the exact email: (take note of the wording/feeling/intention) Also, this email connected with other emails later on I discovered they committed fraud and conspiracy. One final thing this email dated on July 13th I will refer back to a few more times.

__________ Email __________

Chris,
 
 Just so that we are all clear, the current offer is $30,000 inclusive, which will put approximately $22,000 in your pocket after my fees and costs, plus payment of the past due from 4/29 to date, which is an additional $5.289.35, for a total to you of approximately $27,300.00 cash in hand.
 
If we go to trial, the only benefits at issue are 1/21/2021 – 4/28/2021, or roughly $5,289.35. The carrier has already agree to pay you from 4/29/2021 to date, which is 11 more weeks, for the total sum of $10,578.70. HOWEVER……the carrier does not know you are working.  DO NOT cash any checks for TPD after you went to work, which I believe you said was 6/13/2021. If you do, you are committing fraud by accepting those checks. If you do, it is the end of your case, and it will likely be referred to the state attorney. DO NOT CASH THOSE CHECKS AFTER 6/13/2021. So……without those, the total past due,  if we win everything,  is $8,655.30. If you continue to work, the carrier will not owe you any more money at all. There are no lost wages currently. If we lose the period from January to April at trial, not only do you get nothing, you owe the carrier their costs, which I suspect will be in the $5,000 range. I am not suggesting we will lose, but the judge could certainly go either way on this.
 
 SO……what you are telling me is you want to walk away from $27,300 to possibly get $8,655.30, (plus impairment benefits of about $2200 when you reach MMI). BUT risk having to pay them $5,000 or so……out of principal. You also told me your back is doing “pretty well”. We know your not a surgical candidate according to Dr. Kambach. The only treatment you will get is more injections, which you said you do not need now, and office visits. You will cost the carrier maybe another $1,000-1,500 AT MOST with future medical care. So, out of principal, you want to give up $27,300, for possibly getting $10,800 and a few thousand dollars worth of medical care that is be paid to the doctors, not you…..
 
 I really believe if you look at this like the business decision that it is, you are making a really poor decision.  Ultimately it is your call, but I really think you need to think long and hard about this before jumping to what is probably a bad decision, based on principal. By the way, this is not Ryan’s money, so he doesn’t care one way or the other……It makes no difference to him.
 
 Just please confirm your decision once you think about this. Please call me if you want to discuss it further.
 
 Michael K. Horowitz
 Matheson & Horowitz

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Talking about coercive! What I did not know at the time, he was already making deals with the insurance carrier’s attorney. Once I had received the documents to sign, I found there was dozens of things we never discussed including giving up my right to sue the employer for retaliation. At that point after everything I went through, I did want to sue. The agreement also had several mistakes including significant discrepancies in my back pay and other stuff. I told my attorney I wasn’t signing it and promptly fired him and followed up with a Florida Bar complaint. Now you can only imagine living off my dwindling savings and fighting for my rights against not only your employer but their insurance company and now your own lawyer that is supposed to protect you is quite stressful. It gets even worse! For the next several weeks I immediately started calling around for a replacement attorney and everyone turned me down without explanation except for one. The attorney’s office I contacted said my attorney Horowitz, was still on the docket as representing me. Both the American Bar association and Florida Bar association make it clear, once an attorney is formally dismissed (I fired him via email,) he must immediately remove himself from representation (you’ll clearly see another example that support this in a little bit.) I contacted the court clerk and apparently, they were all going to let it slide past the point that I would have been unable to do anything. I was able to secure a court date, but the judge would only allow two weeks, and he wouldn’t remove the attorney from the docket until the court date. Think about how much bullshit and illegal that is. He literally forced me to represent myself! Now look I know damn well going to court without an attorney is always a big mistake, but I had no choice. This is why I had hired an attorney in the first place. Things will come out in a minute to make you aware of what was really going on. I doubled down on researching Florida worker comp laws and current bill 440.

The day of court, I was shocked to find my attorney was subpoenaed against me as a witness for the Insurance company. Do you know how illegal that is and more to the point-fucked up that is! The only time subpoenaing an attorney against its current or former client happens is in cases where there is a criminal act or threat has been revealed to that attorney. Its unheard of for that to happen at all in a workers compensation case. Just to prove my point I obtained the official verbal transcripts (CD) of my court hearings, available to whoever is interested free of charge! Anyway, the first order of business was “formally” dismissing my attorney. Moving on during the hearing, there was some back-and-forth discussion about emails that I brought up and the judge William Holley) wanted to know more about it. We were debating the conflict of the settlement agreement itself. The attorney for the insurance company made the assumption I was cherry picking and went on to say that all the emails should be submitted to the court. I said I agree (I had nothing to hide,) but almost immediately my former attorney chimed in to advise me against it. Really, he’s going to advise me! I of course told the judge let’s do it. So, the case was postponed for another two weeks, I felt pretty-damn good about how I did. What no one knew, I had submitted forms to be able to see everything submitted to the court, so I saw everything the attorneys saw including the judge. At some point my ex-attorney’s office manager submitted the requested emails to the court. I started immediately reviewing them and to my surprise I found emails between the attorneys conspiring against me and Horowitz himself committing fraud! I contacted the workers compensation fraud division and spoke to multiple investigators, and they all confirmed it sounded like fraud to them, but they could not take the case, they only handle cases against the employees of a company who committed fraud. They referred me to the state’s attorney, which I did and was passed on to an endless circle of officials who passed me on again and again! This was all for not. Despite bringing the above evidence to judge Holley in the following hearing at the very least the emails should have clearly showed a dispute about the settlement agreement automatically throwing it out and starting the case over but one month later he had signed off and forced settlement.

Again, everything that happened in the course of this case was illegal. I sent multiple complaints to the bar which was swept under the rug. I filed formal complaints to Judge Langham, supervisor about judge Holley, and the evidences I brought up was also whitewashed out of his conclusion. I reached out to just about every government agency and no one would touch it and, in most times, I continued to get passed from one agency to another with no clear answer. It is quite clear the system was by design, to keep us (the average Joe/Jane) from getting justice and I’m not alone. It happens to thousands of people a year. I should point out just about every federal and state case have “strict” timelines. This basically means if you are not a corporate entity or at the very least some well known figure within the public eye, they will in most cases purposely run the clock out so you cannot get the justice or compensation you deserve!

During the latter half of the of the case, my stress levels increased to the point I thought I was having a heart attack and sought out medical attention to be checked out, thankfully it was nothing and only a result of extreme anxiety. This is not surprising for anyone who is spending up to ten or twelve hours a day working on fighting for their own justice and where the hope is, well, there simply is none! I had sought out mental health support but thanks to the republican backed health care in Florida, I couldn’t afford it. During all this time of researching, calling and desperately reaching out to organizations for help I migrated further south to the keys and spent several months hoping and holding onto some chance there would be a break in the case. I reached out to countless news agencies, nearly every government agency even the FBI and DOJ multiple times and got no response. I heard through the grape vine that they are so overwhelmed with these types of cases and instantly dismiss them as minor investigable, as we lower class citizens were only “minor” worth.

I am almost finished up on this section, just wanted to throw this out there. Towards the end of this case, I found after digging around on the internet a formal reprimand against the Florida Bar investigator that directly oversaw my bar complaints against Michael Horowitz, He was reprimanded for speaking out about Florida’s bad lawyers and was quoted in the document as saying during a formal hearing “circling of the wagons.” The judge that reprimanded him was the senior Judge Langham that I submitted complaints too about judge Holley who dismissed evidence at my hearing. The circle of corruption was complete! Below is the actual formal reprimand.

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Filing # 120642247 E-Filed 02/02/2021 10:18:05 AM IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. CARLOS ALBERTO LEON, Respondent. RECEIVED, 02/02/2021 10:18:33 AM, Clerk, Supreme Court ___________________________/ Supreme Court Case No. SC- The Florida Bar File No. 2020-10,419 (6D) CONDITIONAL AGREEMENT FOR DIVERSION TO A PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONALISM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM Pursuant to rule 3-5.3(h)(1) the undersigned parties submit this conditional agreement for diversion to a practice and professionalism enhancement program I. RECOMMENDATION OF DIVERSION: Pursuant to Rule 3-5.3 of The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, the undersigned agree to diversion of this matter to a practice and professionalism enhancement program under the terms and conditions stated herein. A. The following program is recommended: Professionalism Workshop. Respondent shall attend Professionalism Workshop as directed by The Florida Bar and shall be responsible for the $750.00 fee associated with that program. II. NARRATIVE SUMMARY: In a bar discipline case during the final hearing, respondent as bar counsel, made arguments regarding witness testimony that were perceived to be disparaging. At no time did the referee caution respondent regarding his examination of the witnesses or the nature or tone of his closing argument. The underlying discipline case involved allegations of alcohol use and/or impairment during client representation and court proceedings. The referee found that the bar did not prove its case. Many of the witnesses who were to testify in support of the allegations did not appear at the final hearing. The defense witnesses were mostly attorneys and judges, including the Chief Judge. In closing argument respondent stated “Judge when cops cover up and lie for each other, that’s called the blue wall of silence. I don’t know that there’s anything comparable when attorneys do it, but it’s what’s happening here. . .” Respondent also stated in closing argument “Your Honor, we heard just a little while ago Chief Judge [ ] testify that despite being aware of problems with lawyers, admittedly [the respondent in underlying bar disciplinary matter] was not one of them, on not a single one of those occasions was reported to the Bar. What we have is a circling of the wagons in an attempt to protect their own and to perhaps address the problem via a different method.” The referee found respondent’s argument did not hold merit and was not supported by the testimony. Respondent stated that he was mortified that his conduct caused anyone consternation or ill-will and that was not his intent. He apologized for having caused any upset and promptly sent the Chief Judge an apology letter. Respondent explained that the comments in his closing arguments were more a stream of consciousness rather than written out. As an experienced bar counsel having tried well in excess of 100 cases, respondent explained that he has attempted, every single day, to do his job with dignity and professionalism to ensure that all participants in the process are treated fairly as he would like to be treated. Respondent has an excellent reputation in the legal community. Respondent has no prior disciplinary history. III. COSTS: The respondent shall pay the costs of this matter which are: Administrative Fee TOTAL $1,250.00 $1,250.00 2 Costs shall be due The Florida Bar within 30 days from acceptance of this diversion recommendation. IV. EFFECT OF DIVERSION: Diversion to a practice and professionalism enhancement program shall close this disciplinary file without imposition of a disciplinary sanction and diversion shall not constitute a record of professional misconduct. If respondent successfully completes the diversion recommended hereunder, this disciplinary file shall remain closed. V. EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DIVERSION RECOMMENDATION: If respondent fails to fully comply with all requirements of this diversion, the bar may reopen its disciplinary file and conduct further proceedings under rule 3-5.3(k). Failure to complete the practice and professionalism enhancement program shall be considered a matter of aggravation when imposing a disciplinary sanction. If you do not pay the costs assessed against you within 30 days of acceptance of this diversion recommendation, you will be declared a delinquent member pursuant to rule 1-3.6 and you will become ineligible to practice law in Florida. DATED this ______ day of _______________ _____ , 20_____. ___ /s/ Carlos A. Leon _________________________________ Carlos Alberto Leon, Respondent 651 E. Jefferson Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6584 3 (866) 352-0707 Florida Bar ID No.: 98027 acap@floridabar.org 10th December DATED this ______ day of ____________________, 20_____. 20 ____________________________________ Katrina S. Brown, Bar Counsel The Florida Bar, Tampa Branch Office 2002 N. Lois Ave., Suite 300 Tampa, Florida 33607-2386 (813) 875-9821 Florida Bar ID No. 85373 kschaffhouser@floridabar.org

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If you look back to that email above by Michael Horowitz on July 13,2021 he also makes mention to “when I reach MMI(Maximum Medical Improvement”)- do you see that? In the settlement agreement (on Documents Tab) that was pushed through dated August 24th 2021, it stated I had reached MMI! Concluding this case (I was still actively trying to fight it) I reached out to Division of Workers Compensation, Supposedly and I still have the original pamphlet and other documents for it, I was supposed to be able to get education and re-employment assistance. Below is the email I received after a fighting for months to get assistance. The DWC-25 is a short form the doctor fills out about the status of my work comp condition and treatments. ***A note-the last DWC-25 I received and when I was still under care is the one she mentioned in the below email but she erroneously cited 2022 instead of 2021(the only one I had submitted to her.) Basically, The doctor never signed off on the MMI, because I was technically still under care. Yet, it was stated in the Settlement Agreement. Even if the doctor did sign off on it prior to when the settlement agreement was drafted in July 2021, it would have reflected my status to her and at that point would not have stopped me from obtaining those benefits. I was left in limbo and NO-ONE including Ms. Cilek did anything about it. If anything, it would have been Ms. Cileks responsibility to find out what exactly was going on since she was a senior Management Supervisor of the Florida Division of Workers Compensation, but that would have opened up a can of worms the state doesn’t want to open! As she stated in her email “The information provided by the adjuster was consistent with the information provided by you.”

From: “Cilek, Mary” <Mary.Cilek@myfloridacfo.com>

To: “—————-“

Cc: “Cilek, Mary” <Mary.Cilek@myfloridacfo.com>

Sent: Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Subject: Workers’ Compensation Reemployment Services

Good evening Mr. Cannon,

This is in follow up to our conversation earlier this afternoon. You filed a Request for Screening with the Division on October 15, 2022.  As part of the screening process you were asked to provide the most recent DWC-25 from all authorized treating physicians documenting any permanent functional limitations as a result of the injury (see attached). You do not have to be at Maximum Medical Improvement to move forward with services. However, you must have permanent functional limitations assigned by the authorized health care provider(s). You provided a copy of the DWC-25 dated 04/23/2022.  This form did not indicate whether these restrictions were permanent. 

The adjuster was also asked to provide medical documentation.  The information provided by the adjuster was consistent with the information provided by you.

Pursuant to rule 69L-22-.006, Florida Administrative Code, the department shall not provide any reemployment services if an injured employee’s medical condition is unresolved or unstable.  At this time, we have no medical evidence indicating whether your condition is resolved or stable, nor do we have any medical information supporting permanent functional limitations.

As we discussed, you may be eligible for services through the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR).  The website for DVR is: www.rehabworks.org.  You can find a listing of their office locations at: VR Office Locations (rehabworks.org).

You may also seek employment services through CareerSource Florida. Their website is: www.careersourceflorida.com.  

You can find a listing of their office locations at: Find Your Local Team (careersourceflorida.com)

Mary Cilek

Sr. Management Analyst Supervisor

Division of Workers’ Compensation

Bureau of Employee Assistance and Ombudsman Office

Office of Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis

Florida Department of Financial Services

Phone: (800) 342-1741, option 1. extension 30294, E-mail:Mary.Cilek@MyFloridaCFO.com

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I have not yet included any emails directly connected to my Workers Comp Case here, if your interested in this case you can either obtain my book or if there are specifics reach out via email or through contact me and ill get that info to you. However, there were a lot of emails and communication not in the book, where I tried to contact multiple agencies including FBI, DOJ and others and I will in time get them on here. Stuff relating to Work Comp will be at the top and below will be from the Virginia case.

My Workers Comp Case-Extra Documents

This is one of the emails I discovered that was accidently submitted to the courts by Horowitz staff. It verifies the conflict between me and my employer as well as the +$5000 pay he they owed to me. I find it amazing the “washout settlement” went from $85K to $30K. If I had gotten the $85k I would have gladly accepted it and moved on with my life, no complaints, no book, no website down the road. But, no things went south!

Just an email showing he reached out to the insurance carrier’s attorney about my refusal to accept the terms of settlement. Notice he was gracious enough to offer his help in enforcing Settlement. Notice he reached out for private off the record call!

This is the final order submitted by William Holley. There is more of it where it shows he does not mention any of the evidence I brought up. But I need to locate it so I can upload it here.

This is where I submitted the complaint to Office of the Chief Inspector General.

Below is the website where I submitted my complaint to the Waste, Fraud and Abuse report. Not the same as the Workers Comp Fraud division, which I also contacted multiple times. I should note that at this point I started becoming concerned about the different agencies contacting the judges and lawyers directly, eventually dismissing my case without being formally heard. So, I began being vague while giving enough credible evidence to trying and elicit further communication.

Just a Florida bill or amendment section about ethics in government.

Below is one of several attempts I made to the FBI to try and get justice. I didn’t here one word, not one communication from these fuckers!