United States Bankruptcy Court
District of Massachusetts
(Eastern Division)
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Chapter 11
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IN RE:
Case No. 96-10123-CJK
V&M Management, Inc.
Debtor
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ALPHONSE MOURAD'S NOTICE OF HIS PETITION FOR IMPEACHMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE CAROL J. KENNER TO
THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IN WASHINGTON D.C.
The Following is the exact complaint filed with The House Judiciary Committee:
Mr. Blaire Merritt Council
Court Sub-Committee & Intellectual Property Rights
Dear Mr. Merritt,
I write to you with regard to Massachusetts Bankruptcy case (NO. 96-10123-CJK) in which I have cause to believe that the Judge presiding over my case - Carol J. Kenner - has knowingly perjured herself before the Circuit Council for the First Circuit when questioned about pertinent particulars regarding the case. In the exhibits that follow, it will become evident that Judge Kenner is unfit to uphold the appointment of Chief Federal Bankruptcy Judge and should be impeached from her chair. See Exhibit "1,", entitled Alphonse Mourad's Motion For Recusal Of Chief Judge Carol J. Kenner On The Ground Of Her Committing Perjury To The Judicial Council Of The First Circuit. This Motion will demonstrate in detail the issues at hand.
As the former owner and manager of 276 low-income units- I have come to experience Judge Kenner's unethical, vindictive, and illegal behavior first hand. After careful review of the enclosed exhibits, I am confident that the Court Sub-committee will find just cause to open an impeachment hearing on Chief Federal Bankruptcy Judge Carol J. Kenner and find her guilty of illegal behavior.
The primary issue being brought before the Committee is that of judicial perjury. There are several secondary issues which suggest judicial misconduct and arguably impacted the unfortunate course this case took. The judicial misconduct that Judge Kenner took part in effected me directly as the owner, manager, and sole stock holder of a property worth in excess of $10 million dollars. The following four issues are the driving force behind my belief that Judge Kenner is no longer capable of upholding the integrity and honesty befitting of a United States Federal Judge.
The undisclosed relationship between Attorney Harold Murphy &
Trustee Stephen Gray: Harold Murphy and Hanify & King represented Stephen S. Gray in two separate cases, In re Patriot Paper Corp., Chapter 7, No. 93-12482-CJK and In re American Shipyard Corp., Chapter 11, Case No. 11, 96-11752, while simultaneously representing V&M Management in which Stephen Gray was also appointed Trustee.
Stephen Gray, on April 5, and April 10, 1996, committed perjury on two counts by signing two verified statements under oath, and in violation of bankruptcy rule 2007.1, that he had no connection to the debtor or the debtor's respective attorneys.
A finding by the Office of the Bar Counsel on July 27, 1998, states the following, "It does appear that trustee Gray filed two false, or at least grossly inaccurate, disclosure statements with the Bankruptcy Court" (Exhibit "2"). Again the Court left this illegal behavior unchecked.
Judge Carol J. Kenner lied under oath: (Again, see Exhibit "1")
Judge Kenner knew that Harold Murphy was representing Stephen Gray at the same time as V&M because the Patriot Paper case, in which Murphy was representing Gray was also being heard before Judge Kenner, in the very same court room, and at the very same time the V&M case had been ongoing. Therefore, Judge Kenner allowed perjury to be committed by Gray on two counts.
Is it not ironic that on April 2, 1996, Judge Kenner appointed Stephen Gray as Chapter 11 Trustee for V&M Management (whose counsel was Harold Murphy) and then only nine days later Judge Kenner received a motion before her from Stephen Gray and his counsel Harold Murphy regarding a separate case, In re Patriot Paper Corporation.
A motion had been filed for her recusal and a complaint was submitted to the judicial conduct committee. Judge Kenner, under oath, falsely stated she was not aware of Murphy's representation of Gray in the Patriot Paper case.
The Court artificially devalued the property from $9m to $100,000: The City of Boston and the Department of Revenue assessed the land value of the Mandela property, not including the building, at $10 million. While the property only received subsidies that were 30% below market value from HUD, the property was still able to receive a certified appraisal in excess of $7 million and a loan commitment from the Multi-Loan Network for $5.5 million (See Exhibit "3"). The property would receive 100% of its subsidies as of November 1996, which would have increases the value even more.
Trustee Gray asserted that the property was only worth $100,000 from an appraisal that he would not disclose to anyone, and that stated that the property could not be salvaged. In the mean time Gray was receiving approximately $3 million dollars a year in gross income from the property.
Since the Trustee claimed the property was only worth $100,000, Alphonse Mourad offered to purchase the property back with his $5.5 million dollar loan commitment (See Exhibit "4," entitled Motion To Compel Trustee To Accept Purchase Offer).
Judge Kenner denied the offer and allowed the bankruptcy case to proceed for years. Later Trustee Gray filed his own Plan of Reorganization in conjunction with Beacon Residential Properties and the Mandela Residents Cooperative Association. They were able to illegally obtain state tax credits by the fact that Judge Kenner ruled that Stephen Gray was the owner of the Mandela Apartments and therefore had site control, which is a prerequisite for qualifying for tax credits. Stephen Gray merely managed Mandela; he did not own it.
The Court never investigated the Fraudulent Notes that forced the property into Bankruptcy: On January 2, 1996, V&M Management, Inc. and Mourad sued Mario Nicosia, Judith Moriarty, and L&N First Mortgage Realty Trust, in Suffolk Superior Court, C.A. No. 96-0036D, seeking to restrain a scheduled January 9, 1996 foreclosure of a mortgage securing the March 29, 1985 Note. V&M's accountant calculated and offered $13,511 to pay off the Note. Nicosia and Moriarty refused V&M's tender.
On a January 5, 1996 hearing, Mario Nicosia and his attorneys presented a forged and fraudulent March 29, 1985 Note for $50,000 to the Court and claimed it carried a 21% interests rate, when in fact the original and authentic March 29, 1985 Note only carried an 18% interest rate.
The foreclosure of this fraudulent note led to a scheduled January 9, 1996 auction of the property. The auction precipitated V&M Management to seek protection in the Bankruptcy Court by filing for Chapter 11.
Judge Kenner denied an evidentiary hearing on Nicosia's fraudulent Note.
Judge Kenner finally allowed, on August 7, 1997 Mourad's Motion To Compel Production Of Original Notes For Handwriting Analysis (See Exhibit "5"). Soon after, Forensic Handwriting Examiner, Ronald H. Rice examined the Nicosia's Notes and concluded in his August 28, 1997 Affidavit (See Exhibit "6") that "The handwritten signatures on the questioned document, Exhibit Q1A, were not written or signed by Alphonse Mourad." Judge Kenner later ruled that Rice's affidavit was moot and that Mourad had no standing to bring the complaint. How could Mourad have no standing when she had previously allowed Mourad's Motion requesting the production of Nicosia's original notes.
The Court allowed Trustee Gray to Profit $1.3 million dollars without paying taxes
During the duration of Stephen Gray's Trusteeship of V&M Management, Gray had accumulated approximately $1.3 million in profit and failed to pay any taxes for the years 1996 and 1997.
On or about August 20, 1998, Mourad finally received the K-1 tax return from the Trustee's accountant.
The tax liability with penalties and interest exceeding $1.3 million was given to Mourad without Mourad every receiving one dollar of the $1.3 million.
A motion was filed by Mourad to Judge Kenner asking her to make the Trustee liable for paying the taxes on the income he had received and kept (See Exhibit "7"). She denied the Motion (See Exhibit "8").
I appreciate your willingness to at least examine the facts I am putting before you. This has been one of the most high profile, contentious and politically influenced bankruptcy cases in the history of the Bankruptcy Court in Massachusetts and possibly nationally, consisting of approximately 200 pages of docket sheets. The irreversible damage that has taken place as a result of the devious collaboration and cover-up between Judge Kenner, Harold Murphy and Stephen Gray has left many individuals with nothing but heartache, worry, and financial ruin. I have lost 15 years of investment, assets and hard work. My assets and livelihood were completely and intentionally stripped from me by Judge Kenner. Several family households had mortgages taken out on their homes to support V&M Management, and affordable housing in Boston. All of them are now responsible for paying for their homes twice over, for they were all free and clear before this all happened. As a result, members of the Mourad family who have invested approximately $1,000,000 of their personal assets and savings in my defense have suffered from severe nervous breakdowns and other stress related illnesses. Finally, I am suffering from personal bankruptcy, and Judge Kenner expects me to pay the Federal Income Taxes on the $1.3 million Stephen Gray has pocketed as profit. I pray you are able to see how Judge Kenner deliberately destroyed the entire Mourad family. I truly believe the truth and justice will emerge and prevail in the end. Again, I thank you.
Due to the voluminous amounts of exhibits, the parties served on the service list can examine the exhibits accompanying this Motion at the Bankruptcy Court.
I declare under the penalties of perjury that the statements made in this complaint are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
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Alphonse Mourad
125 West Street
Hyde Park, MA 02136
December ____ , 1998