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Post by admin on Jan 29, 2007 23:09:04 GMT -5
We have received a great amount of correspondence regarding several cases, incidents, and legal manuevers involving this former Preble County Prosecuting Attorney - enough to warrant it's own thread.
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Post by admin on Jan 29, 2007 23:12:41 GMT -5
A request for opinion from the Ohio Attorney General ... Dear Prosecutor Ferguson: You have requested an opinion whether the positions of child abuse investigator for a county department of job and family services that is designated as the county’s public children services agency1and village police chief are compatible. For the reasons that follow, it is our opinion that these two positions may be held simultaneously by the same person, provided it isphysically possible for the person to perform the duties of both positions, and that as a child abuse investigator he does not participate in investigations of reports of alleged child abuse within the jurisdiction of the village. Read the entire document at 72.14.203.104/search?q=cache%3Arw11m22i0tIJ%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ag.state.oh.us%2Flegal%2Fopinions%2F2004%2F2004-044.pdf%20rebecca%20ferguson%20children's%20services |
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Post by tmarker on Jan 30, 2007 13:33:21 GMT -5
I think I am missing the importance and point of this article... what's the big deal?
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Post by admin on Jan 30, 2007 18:36:28 GMT -5
Unpleasant story on the way, trying to find documentation - did not want to tell it in my own words. (Note that most all cases on this forum are told by way of documentation because we want to post only facts. )
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Post by blazer on Feb 7, 2007 22:28:16 GMT -5
I know that in the Billy Scott case, Gary Heath provides a recantation of Grand Jury testimony in which he details the promises made to him by the prosecution's investigator. In addition, he states all of his testimony that he provided to the Grand Jury was false and provided to him by the prosecution's investigator. Just after providing the defense with the recantation and previous to the prosecution being aware Heath had given it, he was granted the help promised to him - provided by the prosecution. So, how did Heath know he was going to be so lucky? We provide all documentation to show Heath was indeed provided the assistance promised in exchange for his testimony against Billy Scott. In the 1996 Affidavit of Rebecca Ferguson, you will see that Rebecca claims to have "refused to do his bidding". Spare me, please, we have collected all the documentation that proves the Affidavit is lies. This is a bad indictment courtesy of the prosecution and is on display in the Bad Indictment section of www.clearbillyscott.com (shameless plug - sorry). Now here are a couple articles I came across. Paper: Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN) Title: PREBLE COUNTY Author: Rebecca Helmes Date: January 10, 2005 Section: Region Page: 3A Old problems follow new leadersCommissioners face new suits over open meetings, law firm Rebecca Helmes Staff writer EATON, Ohio - Even though two of the three Preble County commissioners are new in 2005, the legal troubles of the previous board will trouble the new board, too. An original lawsuit against the commissioners regarding open meetings and records was dismissed in December at the request of the plaintiffs from the Preble County Court of Common Pleas, only to be refiled soon after in the Ohio Supreme Court. Another related lawsuit against the commissioners has now been filed at the county level asking the court to decide the legality of the commissioners' decision to use an outside law firm, Eastman & Smith of Toledo, to represent themselves in the original lawsuit. Community members Mary Bullen, Eric White and newly elected Commissioner Jane Marshall were the plaintiffs on the dismissed lawsuit, but Marshall will let Bullen and White carry the torch on the new ones. "I can't be on both sides of the lawsuit," Marshall said. The original lawsuit, filed in July 2003, asked the court to determine if commissioners violated open meetings and open records laws by having executive sessions (meetings closed to the media and public) to discuss a potential lease of the landfill earlier that year. The sessions were held with Eastman & Smith. The new case filed with the Ohio Supreme Court requests a writ of mandamus. That means the plaintiffs want the court to tell the commissioners what to do - in this case, change the way they observe open meetings and records laws. Action in mandamus leapfrogs lower courts directly to the hightes court. Jim Hill, Bullen and White's attorney, said he and his clients felt the issues raised in the case are important enough to warrant the Ohio Supreme Court hearing the case. Now court awaits the commissioners' response. Preble County Prosecutor Martin Votel said the commissioners received notice of the lawsuit Friday and will prepare a response. White, a Gasper Township trustee, said he got involved in the lawsuit because he wanted to know what was going on with the landfill a few years ago. "I wanted to know more about it," White said about the course of action commissioners took regarding deciding whether to lease land for the landfill. White said he and Bullen dismissed and refiled the original case because they wanted the legal process to move faster. "It's been dragging on forever," White said. Bullen could not be reached for comment before press time. Former Preble County Commissioner Gene Krebs, who was named in the suit with Commissioner David Wesler and former Commissioner Stan Spencer, said he and the others named will be consulting with their attorneys about what to do next. Hill said he hopes the future meetings of the board are open to the public as they should be, except in rare exceptional cases where executive sessions are provided for. Regarding the other new lawsuit, Hill said commissioners disregarded specific Ohio rules on how to hire outside legal counsel. Preble County Commissioner David Wesler, the only commissioner left in office from the original suit, said former Preble County Prosecutor Rebecca Ferguson told commissioners that the county needed to keep Eastman & Smith to handle
the lawsuit because her office couldn't handle the extra workload.Wesler said the county prosecutor or assistant prosecutor approved all of the action taken by Eastman & Smith. Votel said he is preparing an answer to the second lawsuit as well, which is due Jan. 26. As of Dec. 31, Wesler said Preble County has spent $114,777.51 in legal fees for the original lawsuit alone. "This is terrible that it's ongoing like this," Wesler said. "I was hoping when the current board came on … some of this would calm down, but obviously it's not." MUGSHOT of Jane Marshall WAS archived Author: Rebecca Helmes Section: Region Page: 3A Copyright (c) Palladium-Item. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Gannett Co., Inc. by NewsBank, inc. |
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Post by blazer on Feb 7, 2007 22:32:48 GMT -5
Paper: Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN)
Title: PREBLE COUNTY
Author: Rebecca Helmes
Date: January 6, 2005
Section: Region
Page: 3A
Prosecutor leaves office after 29 yearsFerguson satisfied to enjoy retirement
Rebecca Helmes
Staff writer
EATON, Ohio - After more than 29 years working at the Preble County prosecutor's office, Rebecca "Becky" Ferguson has finally called it quits.
She's been out of the office for more than a week now, and doesn't feel rushed to commit herself to another job so soon.
"I'm just kind of enjoying retirement at this point," Ferguson said.
"Just kind of take it easy and see if there's something that intrigues me."
Later this year, Ferguson will visit the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, S.C., to teach a trial advocacy course for young prosecutors. What she'll do after that, she's still figuring out.
Ferguson has no immediate plans to leave the area, although she does plan to travel more later this year to visit people she didn't have as much time for in the past.
But even though she's happy in retirement, Ferguson said she loved her job. She started working in the prosecutor's office in 1975 after receiving her juris doctorate from Wake Forest University, and was appointed Preble County's
prosecuting attorney in 1991 when former prosecutor Wilfrid Dues was sworn in as the Preble County Juvenile and Probate Court Judge.
"I guess what keeps you going is no two days are ever the same," Ferguson said. "You do the same work but no two cases are alike."
When her position came up for election in 1992, Ferguson became the first woman elected prosecutor in Preble County. Republican Martin Votel, who worked in the prosecutor's office under Ferguson, won the county's prosecutor seat this
November after Ferguson decided not to seek re-election.
Ferguson said the two cases that stick out in her mind most from her time at the office are those involving Dennis McGuire, who was convicted of capital murder, and Steve Barker, a serial rapist. Both of the cases were DNA cases.
Stan Spencer, former Preble County Commissioner, said Ferguson and her employees could always be counted on to handle their jobs with professionalism.
"She was always there," Spencer said, "and she took her job seriously and she was always devoted to doing a good job."
Ferguson said the major future challenge for the entire county will be development issues. That means finding a way to start or attract more industrial or retail businesses to the area. She said it will affect all elected officials in one way or another.
Ferguson said the county needs to decide whether it will aggressively seek development and manage it in a way that does not diminish county residents' quality of life.
"Preble County in that regard is really at a crossroads," Ferguson said.
Recognition
Rebecca Ferguson:
- Was named to the 1981 "Who's Who of American Women."
- Received the Distinguished Service Award in 1987 from the Miami Valley
Association of Women Attorneys.
- Was named 1992 Woman of the Year by the Eaton Business and Professional Women of Preble County, Ohio.
- Received the Distinguished Service Award in 1998 from the Ohio State Bar Association.
Headshot of Rebecca Ferguson was not archived.
Author: Rebecca Helmes
Section: Region
Page: 3A
Copyright (c) Palladium-Item. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Gannett Co., Inc. by NewsBank, inc.
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Post by jericho on Feb 7, 2007 23:33:58 GMT -5
Was named to the 1981 "Who's Who of American Women." Is that one of those books you pay to see your name publish in? |
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Post by admin on Feb 8, 2007 0:01:50 GMT -5
$9.99?
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Post by tmarker on Feb 8, 2007 11:22:19 GMT -5
hahahaha.... too funny! Was she in that special category called "Infamy"??
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Post by admin on Feb 27, 2007 1:11:20 GMT -5
In a letter to Preble County Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Ferguson, someone incarcerated with various charges wrote her an angry letter, being upset that the deal for favors he had made in exchange for false testimony in another case (Lesa Buckley murder) had not yet been met. This person has admitted to being coached on false testimony by David Lindloff in that murder trial, and in this letter he states that without him she never would have got the indictment/conviction in that case, and that she would never admit it. He goes on to state that the circumstances had changed, and rather than Ms. Ferguson having him "over a barrel", he now had her and half the Preble County sheriff's office over the barrel - threatening to go to the Ohio Attorney General as well as to the attorney who was defending the person that was falsely testified against. (He did in fact later admit his false testimony to that defense attorney.) www.clearbillyscott.com/reports/indictment/beckyletter.pdf |
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Post by admin on Feb 27, 2007 1:49:25 GMT -5
In a letter from the defense attorney in the Lesa Buckley case to his client, the attorney documents a grand jury that Rebecca Ferguson scheduled to hear testimony on evidence against the client. This is the grand jury where a deal was made with someone to offer false testimony, coached by David Lindloff.In this letter, the attorney also notes that James Ferguson (who had later been shot in an attack on the very client above), had threatened to kill this attorney. www.clearbillyscott.com/reports/indictment/billyhobbsletter.pdf  "Fergie" Ferguson was later caught near the defense attorney's office with a gun, blasting caps, and dynamite.  |
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Post by admin on Feb 27, 2007 3:31:16 GMT -5
"Fergie" Ferguson was in the hospital after attacking the defendant in the Lesa Buckley case. He stated to visiting friends that he had profited nicely from the attack, and that the attack was about "that girl" (Lesa Buckley). |
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Post by smokesbiggestfan on Oct 6, 2007 17:48:33 GMT -5
Unbelieveable and to think he was found later with explosives outside Billy's attorney's office in Miamisburg! Meanwhile the witch Ferguson sits back in retirement sipping tea and eating iced cookies. Gee who else would she risk to win? Her own flesh and blood tells us something about the pure evil that is this woman.
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Post by scoutman31 on Oct 20, 2007 9:39:12 GMT -5
Are you kidding? And this woman was never investigated? I wish I could hear the whole Billy Scott story from start to end as the facts show. I'd bet that in a whole- there was nothing other than a few circumstancial instances- and that Billy probably should have never even really been looked at as a suspect. I'd also be willing to bet that if you looked at the real suspects( my theory-Johnsons) now and the last 15 years, you'd see a pattern of behavior. A criminal of that magnitude doesn't stop, they're usually just wired wrong & will conscienciously continue to commit heinous crimes of that nature. Did I read that Lisa Johnson was charged with sexual abuse of a minor or something of that nature?
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Post by smokesbiggestfan on Oct 23, 2007 21:37:53 GMT -5
Yes she has been investigated but who knows what will come of it. They are the "pets" of PC. Get everything they want. Are you kidding? And this woman was never investigated? I wish I could hear the whole Billy Scott story from start to end as the facts show. I'd bet that in a whole- there was nothing other than a few circumstancial instances- and that Billy probably should have never even really been looked at as a suspect. I'd also be willing to bet that if you looked at the real suspects( my theory-Johnsons) now and the last 15 years, you'd see a pattern of behavior. A criminal of that magnitude doesn't stop, they're usually just wired wrong & will conscienciously continue to commit heinous crimes of that nature. Did I read that Lisa Johnson was charged with sexual abuse of a minor or something of that nature? |
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Post by FERGIEfan on Nov 18, 2007 7:44:23 GMT -5
Paper: Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN) Title: PREBLE COUNTY Author: Rebecca Helmes Date: January 6, 2005 Section: Region Page: 3A Prosecutor leaves office after 29 yearsFerguson satisfied to enjoy retirement Rebecca Helmes Staff writer EATON, Ohio - After more than 29 years working at the Preble County prosecutor's office, Rebecca "Becky" Ferguson has finally called it quits. She's been out of the office for more than a week now, and doesn't feel rushed to commit herself to another job so soon. "I'm just kind of enjoying retirement at this point," Ferguson said. "Just kind of take it easy and see if there's something that intrigues me." Later this year, Ferguson will visit the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, S.C., to teach a trial advocacy course for young prosecutors. What she'll do after that, she's still figuring out. Ferguson has no immediate plans to leave the area, although she does plan to travel more later this year to visit people she didn't have as much time for in the past. But even though she's happy in retirement, Ferguson said she loved her job. She started working in the prosecutor's office in 1975 after receiving her juris doctorate from Wake Forest University, and was appointed Preble County's prosecuting attorney in 1991 when former prosecutor Wilfrid Dues was sworn in as the Preble County Juvenile and Probate Court Judge. "I guess what keeps you going is no two days are ever the same," Ferguson said. "You do the same work but no two cases are alike." When her position came up for election in 1992, Ferguson became the first woman elected prosecutor in Preble County. Republican Martin Votel, who worked in the prosecutor's office under Ferguson, won the county's prosecutor seat this November after Ferguson decided not to seek re-election. Ferguson said the two cases that stick out in her mind most from her time at the office are those involving Dennis McGuire, who was convicted of capital murder, and Steve Barker, a serial rapist. Both of the cases were DNA cases. Stan Spencer, former Preble County Commissioner, said Ferguson and her employees could always be counted on to handle their jobs with professionalism. "She was always there," Spencer said, "and she took her job seriously and she was always devoted to doing a good job." Ferguson said the major future challenge for the entire county will be development issues. That means finding a way to start or attract more industrial or retail businesses to the area. She said it will affect all elected officials in one way or another. Ferguson said the county needs to decide whether it will aggressively seek development and manage it in a way that does not diminish county residents' quality of life. "Preble County in that regard is really at a crossroads," Ferguson said. Recognition Rebecca Ferguson: - Was named to the 1981 "Who's Who of American Women." - Received the Distinguished Service Award in 1987 from the Miami Valley Association of Women Attorneys. - Was named 1992 Woman of the Year by the Eaton Business and Professional Women of Preble County, Ohio. - Received the Distinguished Service Award in 1998 from the Ohio State Bar Association. Headshot of Rebecca Ferguson was not archived. Author: Rebecca Helmes Section: Region Page: 3A Copyright (c) Palladium-Item. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Gannett Co., Inc. by NewsBank, inc. |
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Post by steven barker on Jan 24, 2008 16:41:09 GMT -5
Paper: Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN) Title: PREBLE COUNTY Author: Rebecca Helmes Date: January 6, 2005 Section: Region Page: 3A Prosecutor leaves office after 29 yearsFerguson satisfied to enjoy retirement Rebecca Helmes Staff writer EATON, Ohio - After more than 29 years working at the Preble County prosecutor's office, Rebecca "Becky" Ferguson has finally called it quits. She's been out of the office for more than a week now, and doesn't feel rushed to commit herself to another job so soon. "I'm just kind of enjoying retirement at this point," Ferguson said. "Just kind of take it easy and see if there's something that intrigues me." Later this year, Ferguson will visit the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, S.C., to teach a trial advocacy course for young prosecutors. What she'll do after that, she's still figuring out. Ferguson has no immediate plans to leave the area, although she does plan to travel more later this year to visit people she didn't have as much time for in the past. But even though she's happy in retirement, Ferguson said she loved her job. She started working in the prosecutor's office in 1975 after receiving her juris doctorate from Wake Forest University, and was appointed Preble County's prosecuting attorney in 1991 when former prosecutor Wilfrid Dues was sworn in as the Preble County Juvenile and Probate Court Judge. "I guess what keeps you going is no two days are ever the same," Ferguson said. "You do the same work but no two cases are alike." When her position came up for election in 1992, Ferguson became the first woman elected prosecutor in Preble County. Republican Martin Votel, who worked in the prosecutor's office under Ferguson, won the county's prosecutor seat this November after Ferguson decided not to seek re-election. Ferguson said the two cases that stick out in her mind most from her time at the office are those involving Dennis McGuire, who was convicted of capital murder, and Steve Barker, a serial rapist. Both of the cases were DNA cases. Stan Spencer, former Preble County Commissioner, said Ferguson and her employees could always be counted on to handle their jobs with professionalism. "She was always there," Spencer said, "and she took her job seriously and she was always devoted to doing a good job." Ferguson said the major future challenge for the entire county will be development issues. That means finding a way to start or attract more industrial or retail businesses to the area. She said it will affect all elected officials in one way or another. Ferguson said the county needs to decide whether it will aggressively seek development and manage it in a way that does not diminish county residents' quality of life. "Preble County in that regard is really at a crossroads," Ferguson said. Recognition Rebecca Ferguson: - Was named to the 1981 "Who's Who of American Women." - Received the Distinguished Service Award in 1987 from the Miami Valley Association of Women Attorneys. - Was named 1992 Woman of the Year by the Eaton Business and Professional Women of Preble County, Ohio. - Received the Distinguished Service Award in 1998 from the Ohio State Bar Association. Headshot of Rebecca Ferguson was not archived. Author: Rebecca Helmes Section: Region Page: 3A Copyright (c) Palladium-Item. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Gannett Co., Inc. by NewsBank, inc. |
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Post by shiphead on Feb 6, 2008 21:16:49 GMT -5
This woman makes me sick.  Paper: Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN) Title: PREBLE COUNTY Author: Rebecca Helmes Date: January 6, 2005 Section: Region Page: 3A Prosecutor leaves office after 29 yearsFerguson satisfied to enjoy retirement Rebecca Helmes Staff writer EATON, Ohio - After more than 29 years working at the Preble County prosecutor's office, Rebecca "Becky" Ferguson has finally called it quits. She's been out of the office for more than a week now, and doesn't feel rushed to commit herself to another job so soon. "I'm just kind of enjoying retirement at this point," Ferguson said. "Just kind of take it easy and see if there's something that intrigues me." Later this year, Ferguson will visit the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, S.C., to teach a trial advocacy course for young prosecutors. What she'll do after that, she's still figuring out. Ferguson has no immediate plans to leave the area, although she does plan to travel more later this year to visit people she didn't have as much time for in the past. But even though she's happy in retirement, Ferguson said she loved her job. She started working in the prosecutor's office in 1975 after receiving her juris doctorate from Wake Forest University, and was appointed Preble County's prosecuting attorney in 1991 when former prosecutor Wilfrid Dues was sworn in as the Preble County Juvenile and Probate Court Judge. "I guess what keeps you going is no two days are ever the same," Ferguson said. "You do the same work but no two cases are alike." When her position came up for election in 1992, Ferguson became the first woman elected prosecutor in Preble County. Republican Martin Votel, who worked in the prosecutor's office under Ferguson, won the county's prosecutor seat this November after Ferguson decided not to seek re-election. Ferguson said the two cases that stick out in her mind most from her time at the office are those involving Dennis McGuire, who was convicted of capital murder, and Steve Barker, a serial rapist. Both of the cases were DNA cases. Stan Spencer, former Preble County Commissioner, said Ferguson and her employees could always be counted on to handle their jobs with professionalism. "She was always there," Spencer said, "and she took her job seriously and she was always devoted to doing a good job." Ferguson said the major future challenge for the entire county will be development issues. That means finding a way to start or attract more industrial or retail businesses to the area. She said it will affect all elected officials in one way or another. Ferguson said the county needs to decide whether it will aggressively seek development and manage it in a way that does not diminish county residents' quality of life. "Preble County in that regard is really at a crossroads," Ferguson said. Recognition Rebecca Ferguson: - Was named to the 1981 "Who's Who of American Women." - Received the Distinguished Service Award in 1987 from the Miami Valley Association of Women Attorneys. - Was named 1992 Woman of the Year by the Eaton Business and Professional Women of Preble County, Ohio. - Received the Distinguished Service Award in 1998 from the Ohio State Bar Association. Headshot of Rebecca Ferguson was not archived. Author: Rebecca Helmes Section: Region Page: 3A Copyright (c) Palladium-Item. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Gannett Co., Inc. by NewsBank, inc. |
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Post by Mike on Jun 10, 2020 14:00:30 GMT -5
Is James Ferguson related to Becky Ferguson?
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Post by Widow on Dec 12, 2021 1:01:54 GMT -5
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Post by Lisa on Jan 27, 2023 0:28:31 GMT -5
Is James Ferguson related to Becky Ferguson? [/quot] no |
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Post by Lisa on Jan 27, 2023 0:29:52 GMT -5
Is James Ferguson related to Becky Ferguson? No, he is not. |
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