Verification of FSPA's Latest TV Ad
State: Michigan
Sponsor: Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America
Script:
AV/O: "You've heard about the party at former Mayor Kilpatrick's official residence. It's the party Attorney General Mike Cox said never happened. But a former Detroit police officer said she dispatched several cars to the scene that night. Funny, the next day tapes of the dispatch calls were missing. And Mike Cox? He stopped his investigation and never issued the subpoenas requested by the Michigan State Police. They wanted to talk to Mayor Kilpatrick and his wife, but because Cox shut down the investigation and refused to issue subpoenas they could not get witnesses to cooperate nor the medical records for an exotic dancer who was allegedly beaten after dancing at the party that evening. That woman, Tamara Greene, was later murdered. Call Mike Cox and ask him why he refused to give the Michigan State Police the subpoenas they requested to investigate. His number is 517-373-1110. It's not too late. It's still an open case."
Audio Video AVO: "You've heard about the party at former Mayor Kilpatrick's official residence. "It's the party Attorney General Mike Cox said never happened. ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE COX, AT THE CONCLUSION OF HIS 'INVESTIGATION' OF MAYOR KWAME KILPATRICK, CALLED THE MANOOGIAN MANSION PARTY AN "URBAN LEGEND"
Cox: "Let me deal with the most inflammatory allegation first: The allegation of a party at the Manoogian Mansion involving strippers, the Mayor and members of the Detroit Police Department." (Attorney General Mike Cox, "Attorney General Mike Cox Discusses Results Of Investigation Into Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick," Press Release, 6/24/03)
Cox: "These allegations appear to be founded solely on wild rumor and speculation." (Attorney General Mike Cox, "Attorney General Mike Cox Discusses Results Of Investigation Into Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick," Press Release, 6/24/03)
Cox: "The party has all the earmarks of an 'urban legend,' and it should be treated as such." (Attorney General Mike Cox, "Attorney General Mike Cox Discusses Results Of Investigation Into Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick," Press Release, 6/24/03)
Cox: "So let me repeat, there is absolutely no evidence – outside of outlandish rumor - of the so-called Manoogian Mansion party." (Attorney General Mike Cox, "Attorney General Mike Cox Discusses Results Of Investigation Into Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick," Press Release, 6/24/03)"But a former Detroit police officer said she dispatched several cars to the scene that night. UNDER OATH, FORMER 911 DISPATCHER SANDY CARDENAS SWORE SHE DISPATCHED POLICE TO THE MANOOGIAN MANSION IN THE FALL OF 2002
"In Her Affidavit, Sandy Cardenas [A Former Police 911 Dispatcher] Said She Worked As A Detroit Police Officer From 1990 Until Her Retirement In 2006." (David N. Goodman, "Affidavit Details Disturbance At Manoogian Mansion, The Associated Press, 4/13/10)
"She Said She Spent 10 Years As A 911 Dispatcher." (David N. Goodman, "Affidavit Details Disturbance At Manoogian Mansion, The Associated Press, 4/13/10)
"'One Night In The Fall Of 2002, I Received Several Calls To Dispatch Police Units To A Disturbance Call, Located At The Manoogian Mansion,' She Said." (David N. Goodman, "Affidavit Details Disturbance At Manoogian Mansion, The Associated Press, 4/13/10)"Cardenas Said A Number Of Police Dispatchers Were At The Mansion For Several Hours, And It Caused Backups In Other Parts Of The City Because Many Of The Cruisers Were Tied Up." ("Explosive Testimony Released In Greene Case," WDIV NBC 4's Click On Detroit, 4/12/10)
- "Sandy Cardenas said she received several 'high-priority' calls to dispatch police officers to a disturbance at the Manoogian Mansion the night of the alleged party." ("Explosive Testimony Released In Greene Case," WDIV NBC 4's Click On Detroit, 4/12/10)
Cardenas: "Based on my recollections of the events of that night, as well as on information and belief, this high-priority run had every supervisor on duty that night responding along with the entire 7th precinct and officers from the 1st, 9th and 15th precincts." (Sandy Cardenas, Sworn Affidavit, 3/31/10)
"In Her Affidavit, Sandy Cardenas Said She Worked As A Detroit Police Officer From 1990 Until Her Retirement In 2006. She Said She Spent 10 Years As A 911 Dispatcher." (David N. Goodman, "Affodavit Details Disturbance At Manoogian Mansion," The Associated Press, 4/13/10)"Funny, the next day tapes of the dispatch calls were missing. UNDER OATH, FORMER 911 DISPATCHER SANDY CARDENAS SWORE SHE WAS TOLD 911 TAPES WERE REMOVED
"Cardenas Said When She Went To Work The Next Night, The Overnight Crew Told Her That The Previous Night, A Detroit Police Internal Affairs Officer 'Came Into The Dispatch Area And Removed All The 911 Tapes On The Run.'" (David N. Goodman, "Affidavit Details Disturbance At Manoogian Mansion, The Associated Press, 4/13/10)
"The Next Night, Cardenas Said She Learned From Other Dispatchers That A Detroit Police Officer From Internal Affairs Came To The Dispatch Center And Removed All Of The 911 Tapes Of The Run." (Paul Egan, "Dispatcher: Cops Sent To Manoogian Mansion Fracas," The Detroit News, 4/13/10)
"The Midnight Dispatcher Told Cardenas That An Internal Affairs Officer Took The Tapes." ("Explosive Testimony Released In Greene Case," WDIV NBC 4's Click On Detroit, 4/12/10)
IN 2009, STATE POLICE INVESTIGATOR MARK KREBS TESTIFIED UNDER OATH THAT THE 911 TAPES DISAPPEARED
Under Oath, [State Police Investigator Mark] Krebs Testified That 911 Tapes That May Have Proven The Existence Of The Party Disappeared From Evidence. "On a spring day in 2003, State Police detectives headed out of Detroit police headquarters with a box of evidence that had them wondering if they might unlock the truth of a rumored wild party at the Manoogian Mansion." (Ben Schmitt, Joe Swickard and David Ashenfelter, "Did Manoogian Tapes Vanish?" Detroit Free Press, 11/8/09)
"But They Never Found Out." (Ben Schmitt, Joe Swickard and David Ashenfelter, "Did Manoogian Tapes Vanish?" Detroit Free Press, 11/8/09)
"As They Pressed The Down Button On An Elevator And Tried To Leave, Detroit Police Executives Confronted Them And Refused To Let The Evidence -- A Cache Of 911 Dispatch Tapes Or Cops' Computer Files -- Out Of The Building, According To Never-Disclosed Testimony Obtained By The Free Press." (Ben Schmitt, Joe Swickard and David Ashenfelter, "Did Manoogian Tapes Vanish?" Detroit Free Press, 11/8/09)
"Krebs Testified That There Was A Confrontation With Detroit Police When He Tried To Leave Police Headquarters With The Tapes. In A Compromise, The Tapes Were Sealed In A Box And Put In A Vault." (Ben Scmitt, Joe Swickard and David Ashenfelter, "Cox Seeks To Set Record Straight On Manoogian Probe," Detroit Free Press, 11/22/09)"A Day Later, When State Police Went Back To A Vault Where Both Sides Had Agreed To Store The 36 Tapes In A Sealed Box, The Investigators Found The Seal Broken And 30 Tapes Missing, According To The Testimony." (Ben Schmitt, Joe Swickard and David Ashenfelter, "Did Manoogian Tapes Vanish?" Detroit Free Press, 11/8/09)
- "Krebs testified that, the next day, someone had opened the box, leaving only six tapes." (Ben Scmitt, Joe Swickard and David Ashenfelter, "Cox Seeks To Set Record Straight On Manoogian Probe," Detroit Free Press, 11/22/09)
Krebs Was Appalled. "'We were appalled,' State Police Detective Sgt. Mark Krebs said in a six-hour deposition that provides other new details about the internal tensions that roiled the investigation of the alleged party and its purported connection to the slaying of Tamara Greene, a stripper who was said to have danced at the party." (Ben Schmitt, Joe Swickard and David Ashenfelter, "Did Manoogian Tapes Vanish?" Detroit Free Press, 11/8/09)
- "In the deposition, Krebs said 30 of 36 tapes that contained either 911 dispatch records or backups of police computer files -- he wasn't sure which -- disappeared overnight after a standoff June 10, 2003, between State Police and Detroit police brass." (Ben Scmitt, Joe Swickard and David Ashenfelter, "Cox Seeks To Set Record Straight On Manoogian Probe," Detroit Free Press, 11/22/09)
"And Mike Cox? He stopped his investigation ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE COX SHUT HIS CASE DOWN AFTER ONLY A MONTH; CRITICIZED BY STATE POLICE FOR WRAPPING UP PROBE SO HASTILY
May 19, 2003: "Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox Monday Said He Will Investigate Alleged Criminal Wrongdoing By Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilkpatrick And Two Members Of His Security Staff." ("Detroit Mayor, Inner Circle Investigated" UPI, 5/19/03)
June 24, 2003: "The Michigan Attorney General Completed His Investigation Into Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick And His Security Staff And Found No Evidence Of Criminal Wrongdoing." ("Attorney General Clears Kilpatrick, Staff," Grand Rapids Press, 6/25/03)State Police Investigator Mark "Krebs Testified That Attorney General Mike Cox Rushed To Wrap Up The Probe. 'The Investigation Was Shut Down Much Too Early,' The Detective Said Under Oath In A Lawsuit Filed By Greene's Family." (Ben Schmitt, Joe Swickard and David Ashenfelter, "Did Manoogian Tapes Vanish?" Detroit Free Press, 11/8/09)
- Cox: "So let me repeat, there is absolutely no evidence – outside of outlandish rumor - of the so-called Manoogian Mansion party." (Attorney General Mike Cox, "Attorney General Mike Cox Discusses Results Of Investigation Into Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick," Press Release, 6/24/03)
"and never issued the subpoenas requested by the Michigan State Police. They wanted to talk to Mayor Kilpatrick and his wife, "State Police Investigators Have Accused The Michigan Attorney General's Office Of Undercutting Last Year's Investigation Of Claims That Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick And Key Aides Threw A Wild Party That Ended In The Battering Of A Stripper." (Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick, "State Investigators Claim Cox Impeded Probe Of Kilpatrick," Detroit Free Press, 4/2/04)
Cox Denied Subpoenas, Records And Barred The State Police From Interviewing Kilpatrick. "But State Police files obtained by the Free Press show that the task force investigating the case was denied some subpoenas for records and search warrants and was barred from interviewing Kilpatrick." (Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick, "State Investigators Claim Cox Impeded Probe Of Kilpatrick," Detroit Free Press, 4/2/04)
"Investigators Sought To Subpoena City Records And Compel City Employees To Talk, But After June 24, Their Requests Were Denied By Deputy Attorney General Thomas Furtaw, The Records Show." (Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick, "State Investigators Claim Cox Impeded Probe Of Kilpatrick," Detroit Free Press, 4/2/04)
"Subpoenas For Cell Phone And Hospital Records Also Were Denied." (Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick, "State Investigators Claim Cox Impeded Probe Of Kilpatrick," Detroit Free Press, 4/2/04)
"A State Police Sergeant [Detective Sgt. John Figurski] Testified Thursday That Detroit City Officials And The State Attorney General's Office Stymied His Efforts To Investigate Rumors Of A Wild Party At The Mayor's Official Residence In 2002." (Ben Schmitt, "Sergeant: Probe Into Rumored Kilpatrick Party Impeded," Detroit Free Press, 10/7/05)
"Detective Sgt. John Figurski Said His Investigation Of The Rumored Party Was Impeded When He Was Told Detroit Police Officers Couldn't Talk To Him Unless They Were Subpoenaed, And The Attorney General's Office Refused To Authorize Any More Subpoenas In The Case." (Ben Schmitt, "Sergeant: Probe Into Rumored Kilpatrick Party Impeded," Detroit Free Press, 10/7/05)
"State Police Records Say Detroit Police Officers, Including At Least Three Members Of Kilpatrick's Police Bodyguard Team, Were Unwilling To Be Questioned If Not Subpoenaed." (Paul Egan, "Beatty Perjury Argued In '03," The Detroit News, 3/7/08)
"One Example Of A Lead That State Police Sought To Pursue But Could Not Obtain Subpoenas From The Attorney General For Is The Case Of A Former Detroit Police Officer Who Reported Receiving A Telephone Call In October 2002 From An Exotic Dancer Who Claimed To Be Calling From The Manoogian Mansion, Where She Said She Had Been Assaulted." (Paul Egan, "Beatty Perjury Argued In '03," The Detroit News, 3/7/08)
"A State Police Investigator [Mark Krebs] Alleged Attorney General Mike Cox Interfered With An Investigation Into A Party That Allegedly Occurred At The Detroit Mayoral Residence, Manoogian Mansion." (Todd A. Heywood, "State Police Investigator: Cox Interfered With Murder Investigation," Michigan Messenger, 10/21/09)
"Krebs Testified That Investigators, Himself Included, Were Stymied By Attorney General Mike Cox, Reports WDIV Television In Detroit." (Todd A. Heywood, "State Police Investigator: Cox Interfered With Murder Investigation," Michigan Messenger, 10/21/09)
"Krebs Testified That Attorney General Mike Cox Rushed To Wrap Up The Probe. 'The Investigation Was Shut Down Much Too Early,' The Detective Said Under Oath In A Lawsuit Filed By Greene's Family." (Ben Schmitt, Joe Swickard and David Ashenfelter, "Did Manoogian Tapes Vanish?" Detroit Free Press, 11/8/09)"but because Cox shut down the investigation and refused to issue subpoenas they could not get witnesses to cooperate nor the medical records for an exotic dancer who was allegedly beaten after dancing at the party that evening. "State Police Investigators Have Accused The Michigan Attorney General's Office Of Undercutting Last Year's Investigation Of Claims That Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick And Key Aides Threw A Wild Party That Ended In The Battering Of A Stripper." (Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick, "State Investigators Claim Cox Impeded Probe Of Kilpatrick," Detroit Free Press, 4/2/04)
Cox Denied Subpoenas For Records. "But State Police files obtained by the Free Press show that the task force investigating the case was denied some subpoenas for records and search warrants and was barred from interviewing Kilpatrick." (Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick, "State Investigators Claim Cox Impeded Probe Of Kilpatrick," Detroit Free Press, 4/2/04)
"Subpoenas For Cell Phone And Hospital Records Also Were Denied." (Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick, "State Investigators Claim Cox Impeded Probe Of Kilpatrick," Detroit Free Press, 4/2/04)"That woman, Tamara Greene, was later murdered. "Tamara Greene, Who Danced Under The Name 'Strawberry' And Has Been Linked To A Long Rumored But Never Substantiated Stag Party At The Mayor's Manoogian Mansion, Was Murdered In A Drive-By Shooting In Detroit On April 30, 2003." (Paul Egan, "Relatives Of Slain Dancer Revive Lawsuit Vs. Detroit," The Detroit News, 12/20/07)
- "Greene died at 3:40 a.m. April 30, 2003, while sitting in her car with her 32-year-old boyfriend on Roselawn at West Outer Drive." (David Ashenfelter, "Mystery Of Who Killed Stripper Thickens," Detroit Free Press, 3/4/08)
"Call Mike Cox and ask him why he refused to give the Michigan State Police the subpoenas they requested to investigate. "His number is 517-373-1110. It's not too late. It's still an open case." Michigan Department of Attorney General
Lansing Office
G. Mennen Williams Building, 7th Floor
525 W. Ottawa St.
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909
Main Number (517) 373-1110
Facsimile (517) 373-3042
(Michigan Attorney General's Website)
