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By US~Observer Staff
Cimarron County, Oklahoma - Despite efforts on the part
of Oklahoma state officials, working with corrupt Oklahoma judges and
attorneys to steal the
Cimarron River Ranch in Cimarron County, Oklahoma and bury James Parker at
the hands of the IRS; Parker was acquitted on all charges June 21, 2012,
at federal court in Phoenix, Arizona.
Jacqueline (top) Samuel (left)
James (right) Parker
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The Oklahoman
newspaper reported on
June 23, 2012, that despite efforts of Keith Kuhlman, past director of
real estate managment for the Commissioners of the Land Office (CLO) testifying
for the government against Parker, as did other local ranchers, the government
was ruled by a federal judge to have no case and all. Charges were dismissed
against Parker and cannot be re-tried. Keith Kuhlman caused all the problems
for Cimarron River Ranch; Kuhlman is now assistant to the secretary.
Parker said the problems started when personnel at the CLO in Oklahoma
pushed for an IRS investigation into Parker's affairs and when a private
investigator
was hired to gather information on
Parker, which was then taken to the IRS. Keith Kuhlman also provided extensive
interviews with the IRS detailing the elder Parker’s business in Oklahoma
as well as details of Cimarron River Ranch’s operation.
Litigation has existed between Cimarron River Ranch, owned by Parker's
son Samuel Parker, and the Commissioners of the Land Office since 2007,
when
Cimarron River Ranch sued the Commissioners of the Land Office. Attorneys
for the
CLO arguing
against Cimarron River Ranch in open court stated, "It is our intention
to run these people out of
Cimarron County" and it is amazing to see the length the state of
Oklahoma and its officials have gone to in their attempts to run the Parker's
out
and strip them of their property.
The CLO seized Cimarron River Ranch and sold it at auction in spring 2010,
to Oklahoma City Attorney Reggie Whitten, who worked closely with the CLO
to obtain the ranch, even though he did not pay the money to close at the
time of purchase. After Cimarron River Ranch overturned the CLO judgment
in 2010, the CLO persisted in their efforts to help Whitten get title to
the ranch and a sheriff's deed was issued to Whitten in 2011, one and one
half years after the judgment was overturned - After Whitten had been sued
by Cimarron River Ranch for trespassing and creating damages to Cimarron
River Ranch's property in 2011.
Clearly, the CLO was counting on the IRS to do away with the elder Parker
for many years so he could not be of assistance to his son Samuel in his
fight to keep his ranch and expose the corruption and collusion in the Oklahoma
good old boy system - but just the opposite has happened.
Judge Ronald Kincannon
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Parker stated
to the Oklahoman paper, now that the tax issue has been thrown out of court,
he intends to get the stolen ranch back for his son, the rightful
owner. The corrupted case wherein the Sheriff’s deed was issued by
Cimarron County Judge Ronald Kincannon was appealed to the Oklahoma State
Supreme Court in early 2012. Kincannon granted ownership to Whitten with
a Sheriff's deed in 2012, on the old 2010, overturned
judgment, which was no longer a collectable judgment, after being overturned
in 2010.
The Parker's also stated Cimarron River Ranch intends to take the CLO to
jury trial in Oklahoma county later this year so a jury can have
a full view of their corrupt state government at work. Parker said their
actions
will not play well before a jury at all - it is a suit they cannot win
once their corruption is brought to the light of day. Parker said the Oklahoman
newspaper and the US Observer plan to closely cover the trial.
When interviewing Sam Parker of CRR he said his entire family is disgusted
and angry with the manner in which the state of Oklahoma has dealt with them
deceitfully on every issue and sought not only to run them off as they say,
and steal their
ranch, but destroy the family at the hands of the IRS.
Cimarron River Ranch is currently pressing three active lawsuits against
the CLO and the state of Oklahoma.
Cimarron River Ranch
also has an active lawsuit against the Phillips Murray Law Firm of Oklahoma
City for engorgement and fraud in their previous representation
of Cimarron River Ranch regarding their alleged overbilling of fees - over
400% of that initially quoted by then counsel Justin Givens and Robert Sheets.
It has been reported that the Phillips Murrah Firm has minimum billing quotas
for each of their attorneys and much higher billing quotas apply to any attorney
wishing to become a partner. This helps us understand why Mr. Givens allegedly
billed over 400% of what he quoted to Cimarron River Ranch for his services;
he apparently wanted to be made a partner at the expense of Cimarron River
Ranch.
CRR has determined to hold the CLO and the state of Oklahoma responsible
for the pain, suffering, financial losses and attempts to destroy their
good name.
Cimarron River Ranch has told this reporter a Federal civil rights lawsuit
is now being prepared against the state of Oklahoma and the CLO which will
include a count of conspiracy involving all persons, judges, attorneys
and state officials
who acted in collusion in their botched attempt at conversion of real property
- the Cimarron River Ranch.
Editor’s Note: The Parker family has certainly proven themselves
to be people who do not back away from a fight when they know they are
in the right. This is one story that will be followed closely to its
promised devastating conclusion for Oklahoma government. If you have
any information on the Parker/Cimarron River Ranch case please contact
Edward
Snook at
541-474-7885
or email
him at ed@usobserver.com.