COMPLAINT AGAINST PASSAIC COUNTY DEPUTIES RONALD LUCAS, VICTOR D’AGOSTINO, AND OTHERS for fabrication of evidence, conspiracy to prosecute maliciously, malicious prosecution, illegal arrest and imprisonment, etc.

COMPLAINT AGAINST PASSAIC COUNTY DEPUTIES RONALD LUCAS, VICTOR D’AGOSTINO, AND OTHERS for fabrication of evidence, conspiracy to prosecute maliciously, malicious prosecution, illegal arrest and imprisonment, etc.

WHEN AND WHERE TO FILE A COMPLAINT—LAW ENFORCEMENT
Federal criminal civil rights law prohibits law enforcement agents from conspiring to interfere with federally protected rights, depriving rights under color of law, or using or conspiring to use force, or threat of force, to interfere with the free exercise of your civil rights.
To report criminal activities that constitute violations of civil rights, contact:

U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
Criminal Section, PHB
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 514-3204
Fax: (202) 514-8336
www.usdoj.gov

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An individual who believes that a law enforcement agency receiving Department of Justice assistance, such as a police or sheriff’s department, jail, state police, or corrections system, is discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or age may file a complaint with:

U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
Coordination and Review Section
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 307-2222
TTY: (202) 307-2678
Fax: (202) 307-0595
www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/index.htm

or

U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Office for Civil Rights
810 Seventh Street, NW, Room 8124
Washington, DC 20531
(202) 307-0690
TTY: (202) 307-2027
Fax: (202) 616-9865
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocr

This is a complaint for Civil Rights violations (wrongful arrest, imprisonment, malicious prosecution, fabrication of evidence, etc.) against Passaic County sheriff deputies Ronald A. Lucas and Victor D’Agostino.

FACTS

On February 4, 2019, A Bergen County jury of my peers has found me not guilty of all the fabricated charges by Ronald A. Lucas, Victor D’Agostino that somehow I had pointed a gun at the officers on June 28, 2011 and that I was possessing a gun for an unlawful purpose and for hindering apprehension.  This was a not-guilty verdict on all four (4) very serious charges on the fraudulently obtained indictment in September 2011. 

These are very serious allegations and I would like to file criminal charges against the officers and everyone who assisted for covering up their fabrications for the last eight years.

THE OFFICERS MADE NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL CONTRADICTING AND UNCORROBORATED STATEMENTS DURING THEIR TESTIMONY EVIDENCING FABRICATION OF EVIDENCE AND CONSPIRACY TO PROSECUTE MALICIOUSLY

During their January 29, 2019 testimony (both direct and cross) Lucas and D’Agostino made a very significant number of additional contradicting and uncorroborated statements; this led to the non-guilty verdict.

Importantly, the sheriff officers testified under oath that they failed to “knock and announce” prior to performing a search of my home.

The numerous contradicting statements of the sheriff officers provide further proofs that they fabricated their charges against Dr. Stephanatos.

THE PASSAIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR PROVIDED “SMOKING GUN” EVIDENCE AGAINST ROBERT DEL VECCHIO

On January 23, 2019, as part of the pre-trial discovery, the Passaic County prosecutor, Mr. Stephen Bollenbach, provided me with several handwritten pages prepared by Defendant Robert Del Vecchio in May 2011.  The newly discovered pages show that Defendant Del Vecchio faxed letters to the Passaic County Sheriff stating that Stephanatos was a “dangerous Deft” and that Stephanatos had threatened him on May 24, 2011.  All these written statements by Defendant Del Vecchio were fabricated by him to prejudice the Passaic County Sheriff against Stephanatos and to force Stephanatos out of his home using the void ab initio ex-parte writ of possession.

Judge Guida, the presiding judge over the criminal proceedings, ruled that Dr. Stephanatos did not threatened conspirator Del Vecchio with any physical violence and he only warned Del Vecchio of legal action.

Very Truly Yours,

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Basilis N. Stephanatos, PhD, PE, JD

Tel.: (201) 366-4588

Tel.: (973) 897-8162

Fax: (973) 810-0440

E-mail: bstephanatos@gmail.com

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CERTIFICATION OF BASILIS N. STEPHANATOS

I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing statements made by me are true and correct.  I am aware that if any of the foregoing statements made by me are willfully false, I am subject to punishment. NJ Court Rule R. 1:4-4(b); 28 U.S.C. §1746.

DATE:  February 12, 2019

Respectfully Submitted,

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Basilis N. Stephanatos, PhD, PE, JD