Michael W. Lynch - Former Chairman Of McCook Metals - Fighting Judicial Retaliation Against His Family and Himself for Uncovering Judicial Corruption in Chicago Federal Bankruptcy Court.

CHICAGO -- More evidence of $40 Million ''Judicial Bribery Fund'' turned over to civil and criminal authorities On July 11, 2006, without notice or due process, Federal Bankruptcy Court Judge Wedoff ordered Michael Lynch to sit for his third 341 examination. Despite filing for his dismissal of his personal bankruptcy due the discovery by Lynch and Federal authorities of extensive judicial corruption in his courtroom, Judge Wedoff is retaliating against Mr. Lynch's wife, children, brother and mother in attempt to intimidate and silence Lynch, according to Lynch. On July 20, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 744, Judge Wedoff has ordered that Federal Marshals shall take Lynch into custody and force him to attend his third bankruptcy interrogation proceeding. These alleged unlawful orders indicating alleged coercion under duress were entered despite Michael W. Lynch filing motions to dismiss his bankruptcy proceedings March 2006 and July 2006. Instead choosing to lawfully pursue federal actions against the attorneys Ted Cornell and Gus Palioan of Seyfarth Shaw, officers of General Electric Commercial Finance (GECC), and federal court agents for alleged wrongdoing that resulted in the forced collapse of Lynch's McCook Metals in August 2001, Judge Wedoff has allegedly threatened Mr. Lynch and his family for Lynch's now public exposure of Judicial Corruption in his courtroom and the Seventh Circuit. Judge Wedoff's rulings are evidence of apparent judicial retaliation, according to Lynch. Bankruptcy is at the sole discretion of the debtor and cannot be imposed upon a citizen by the government. Judge Wedoff is allegedly using forced bankruptcy proceedings as a weapon against Lynch to cover up for alleged crimes committed by Judge Wedoff for which further material evidence has been turned over to civil and criminal authorities, according to Lynch. Lynch comments, "Operation Greylord came out of Chicago courts. The idea that there may still exist alleged "criminals in black robes" is not foreign to this city. But my heart is heavy to be on the receiving end of actions defiling our great US Constitution by those who have taken oaths to safeguard it, while our young patriots are willing to die abroad fighting for its principles of democracy and due process." In a May 31st, 2006 Business Wire National Press Release, Mr. Lynch announced the discovery of a $40 million judicial bribery fund and his fight against systemic judicial corruption in Chicago's state and federal courts in partnership with Independent Federal Fund Oversight Committee (IFFOC) out of Topeka, Kansas. Federal actions were filed in Chicago (case numbers, 06-CV-2500, 06C 3783) and Kansas (case number 06-4055-JAR) in June 2006 respectively. (See Business Wire National Press Release of June 6, 2006). Due to the alleged judicial corruption in Cook County and the Federal 7th Circuit District Court Mr. Lynch and IFFOC were forced to file a lawsuit in the 10th Circuit Federal court in Kansas.


Federal Auditors hired by IFFOC have allegedly uncovered material evidence of Judicial Corruption pertaining to the forced bankruptcy of Mr. Lynch's former company McCook Metals. The evidence alleges the following was discovered:

1) Lynch's law firm, Seyfarth Shaw conspired with General Electric Commercial Finance (GECC conspired to force McCook Metals into bankruptcy and wrest control of the company from Mr. Lynch.

2) Judge Wedoff released the aluminum giant Alcoa from a $100 million dollar pension liability and forced those obligations onto the Pension Benefit Guaranty Board (PBGC). Former chairman of Alcoa and Secretary of Treasurer, Paul O'Neil who was a Trustee of the PBGC had exparte communications with Judge Wedoff pertaining to dismissal of those obligations, despite being hugely conflicted as Trustee for the PBGC. Like the United Airlines case that Judge Wedoff handled, thousands of workers lost their pensions or received dramatically reduced payouts. Those obligations were not honored by Alcoa or United Airlines, but instead were forced on the US taxpayers.

3) Judge Wedoff admitted on the record to Mr. David Martin Price President of I.F.F.F.O.C., that he still was receiving residuals from his prior law firm, Jenner & Block.

4) McCook Metals was never formally sold to French Aluminum Pechiney.

Instead, the McCook Metals manufacturing equipment and US Military contracts were assigned to Alcoa with no formal written agreement or court order.

5) Seyfarth Shaw, General Electric and Alcoa conspired to raise aluminum prices for the US Military.

6) Despite being a defendant in three lawsuits pertaining to his participation in judicial corruption Judge Wedoff refuses to recuse himself. The law requires an impartial judge and a constitutional right to a fair hearing.

Despite alleged judicial against his family and loved ones, Lynch vows to obey his civil and moral duty to fight judicial corruption in the public interest.