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John O'Quinn at the Keels & Wheels Concours at Seabrook, TX May 4, 2008.

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This is one of my favorite videos, it shows a another side of him. You can clearly hear the joy in his voice and you can hear the smile on his face as he talks about his car collection and some of his favorites. He talks about memories of him and his father going to his first car show. He decribes how even as a young boy he understood how special the cars are that were behind the velvet ropes. His father loved the Duesenberg and John O'Quinn ended up with one of the most fabulous Duesenberg collections ever. he was planning on building a car museum in Houston and the excitement from that comes through in his voice as well. You also hear him ask Darla a question towards the end of the video (with 'pet names') which kind of made him human to me.


O'Quinn's car collection
John O'Quinn was an avid collector of classic cars. He owned more than 600 cars, worth more than $100 million, including a Batmobile and a 1975 Escort once driven by Pope John Paul II before he was named pope.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7092173

Prominent Houston attorney John O'Quinn was one of two men who died this morning when their SUV slammed into a large tree on Allen Parkway after the driver apparently lost control, police said.
"I'm stunned. The community lost one of its biggest assets," said Rick Laminack, who worked with O'Quinn from 1987 until 2006. "He was a great lawyer who shared a lot of his wealth with people who needed help."
It wasn't immediately clear whether O'Quinn or the other, still-unidentified victim was driving.
Around 8 a.m., the driver of a black Suburban heading west in the 2000 block of the parkway just west of downtown Houston skidded across the median, oncoming lanes and another median before the vehicle slammed into a tree, which was uprooted, said Houston police Lt. L.J. Satterwhite.
O'Quinn and the other victim were dead at the scene inside the mangled SUV, which ended up along the service road that runs along the south side of Allen Parkway. Workers had to chop down and remove the tree before towing off the Suburban.
Satterwhite said investigators are looking at possible causes, including excessive speed and rain-slicked pavement.
O'Quinn, who made his fortune largely in personal injury cases, most notably in successful breast implant cases in the early 1990s, was a local philantrhopist. He gave money to the Harris County Children's Assessment Center, the Houston Council on Alcohol and Drugs and various Texas Medical Center institutions including St. Luke's Hospital, which has a tower bearing his name..
The football field at the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium also is named for O'Quinn, a big UH supporter.
"Big man, big loss," Laminack said.
He also was a prolific giver to Democratic Party candidates. In the 2006 governor's race, he was the single biggest donor to Democratic nominee Chris Bell's unsuccessful campaign to unseat Republican Gov. Rick Perry. O'Quinn gave Bell $2.5 million.
O'Quinn gave more than $200,000 to Democratic candidates last year, and he donated $4,800 to Houston Mayor Bill White's U.S. Senate campaign.
dale.lezon@chron.com
video- http://www.khou.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=410428
update-Sarah's site reported that the law firm will have a news conf. this afternoon

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Sorry it's in German but oh well..... you get the drift.

Defendants in Anna Nicole Smith case face hearing
By LINDA DEUTSCH (AP)

LOS ANGELES — Two doctors and the lawyer-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith are due in court to hear what government witnesses have to say about their alleged roles in supplying drugs that killed the celebrity model.


A preliminary hearing for Howard K. Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich is scheduled Tuesday before a judge who will decide whether there is sufficient evidence to order them to stand trial.
All three have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to illegally provide Smith with controlled substances.

The hearing is expected to take two weeks with a parade of witnesses including attorney general investigators, pharmacists, acquaintances of Smith and experts on the interaction of various drugs.

Attorney Adam Braun, who represents Eroshevich, said the evidence disclosed at the hearing may be surprising, but the outcome of the proceeding before Superior Court Judge Robert Perry is predictable.

"Preliminary hearings represent the lowest possible hurdle for a prosecutor to clear and are virtually impossible for a prosecutor to lose," he said. "If the prosecutors in this case somehow can't make it past the preliminary hearing, they should be laid off."
Braun said he was unlikely to call any witnesses of his own.


"Given the general futility of the exercise, Dr. Eroshevich will listen intently to the prosecutors' allegations and reserve her defense for maximum surprise at trial," he said.


The case will start with testimony from state attorney general investigators who probed the case for more than two years before a decision was made to bring charges.

Steve Sadow, the Atlanta attorney representing Stern, said he had not yet decided whether to call defense witnesses but would try to make his case through aggressive cross-examination. He expects some colorful witnesses, including the investigators.

Ellyn Garafalo, who represents Kapoor, said it was unlikely she would call defense witnesses at this stage of the case. But she said it was too early to discuss strategy.
District attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons declined comment.

Smith died of a drug overdose on Feb. 8, 2007, in a Florida hotel room. Prosecutors call Stern an aider and abettor of the two doctors and allege that he obtained prescriptions for Smith under false names.

Search warrant affidavits suggest Stern put his name on prescriptions for opiates that were given to Smith, and claim 44 different medications were prescribed for Smith under a number of other names, including Stern's.

Stern is named in all 11 counts of the complaint. The doctors each face six counts, including conspiracy, and if convicted could be sentenced to as much as five years, eight months in prison.

It was not clear what sentence Stern might face if convicted.

Sadow has said outside court that his client should not be blamed for Smith's death because Stern was relying on the doctors to treat the former model, whom he said was recovering from an illness at the time of her death.

Anna Nicole Smith (a.k.a. Vickie Lynn Marshall; a.k.a. Vickie Lynn Smith)
10/08/09

Anna Nicole Smith, celebrity and model, was born Vickie Lynn Marshall in 1967. Her career was marked by controversy, especially concerning her marriage to billionaire J. Howard Marshall. Following Marshall’s death, Smith became involved in a number of court matters concerning her husband’s estate and other controversies. Some of these controversies are represented in the FBI’s files. She died at the age of 39 in 2007.

This release consists of three separate investigations:
9A-LA-2373359A-LA-237335-GJ
This file details an extortion investigation of someone who sent Ms. Smith a threatening e-mail.

The investigation took place between March and December 2004. The Assistant U.S. Attorney declined to prosecute.

Two files are included.

The release of file 9A-LA-237335, Section 1, consists of 33 pages released and 35 pages withheld.

The second file, 9A-LA-237335-GJ, consists of 10 pages released and 26 pages withheld. Material in these files was withheld to protect the privacy of persons and the secrecy of grand jury information.
49A-LA-22178
This case file concerns a bankruptcy fraud investigation that took place between 1999 and 2001. The release consists of 12 pages; 337 pages were referred to another government agency for release because the documents originated from that agency.
166C-LA-223601166C-LA-223601, 1A Volume 1166C-LA-223601, 1A Volume 2
The third matter regarding Ms. Smith that the FBI investigated was an allegation that she contemplated the murder of E. Pierce Marshall, the son of her deceased husband.

There are three sections to this release: 166C-LA-223601; 166C-LA-223601, 1A, Volume 1; and 166C-LA-223601, 1A, Volume 2.

This release consists of one section of investigative case file and two volumes of 1A envelopes.

1A envelopes contain case materials retained as evidence (in this instance, materials like interview notes), documents obtained from other police agencies, and other items gathered in the course of the investigation.

All of these files are redacted because of laws protecting personal privacy.
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FBI Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide
09/25/09
The FBI posted its Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG) on its website at http://www.fbi.gov/. The DIOG establishes the FBI’s internal rules and procedures to implement the Attorney General’s Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations (AGG-Dom), which are posted on the Department of Justice’s website, http://www.usdoj.gov/.

These rules, which will be audited and enforced through a rigorous compliance mechanism, are designed to ensure that FBI assessments and investigations are subject to responsible review and approval and do not target anyone or any group on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, or the exercise of any other right guaranteed by the Constitution. The DIOG and the AGG-Dom were promulgated in late 2008 to ensure that the FBI is equipped with all lawful and appropriate tools so that it can transform itself into an intelligence-driven organization that assesses and investigates criminal and national security threats to our nation and its people. Both documents have been released to the public as part of an ongoing effort to assure the American people that FBI employees will carry out their mission according to an established set of rules and with full respect for the constitutional and statutory rights of the people.

The DIOG is a living operational guide and its release to the public is intended to provide as much transparency as possible. It will be reviewed and changed periodically, as law and policy change and as circumstances dictate. Because it does govern FBI operations and investigations, not all of its contents can be released as they provide too much of a road map to those who pose a threat to the nation. The FBI will, from time to time, reassess whether additional information can safely be released.

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PRESS RELEASE

MARK "HOLLYWOOD" HATTEN
NOW UNDER PROTECTIVE CUSTODY FROM
JAX DESMOND WORLDWIDE

OCTOBER 8, 2009
NY, New York,

The Jax Desmond Worldwide Corporation confirmed today that Mark
"Hollywood"; Hatten is now under their protective custody.
Hatten is a former boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith who recently spoke with
national media concerning allegations he claimed transpired between Anna
Nicole and him while they were dating. "Hollywood"; claims
Smith begged him to help her in a "Murder For Hire"; plot to
kill her stepson E. Pierce Marshal.

Jax Desmond Worldwide, a private military and protective security firm
with offices in New York and London, earlier this year offered protection
at cost, to witnesses having any information in the deaths of Anna Nicole
Smith or her son Daniel. Witnesses have been encouraged to come forward
with any information that would help law enforcement officials.
"Anyone who may otherwise be afraid to speak out are assured they
will be kept safe . We protect celebrity clientèle throughout the United
States and other countries. Witnesses who may have important information
to share need to be able to do so with out fearing for their
safety," stated Sasha Forst, company spokesperson.

"Our job in this case is to see that Mr. Hatten has a chance to
share his story with the media that want to speak to him without there
being any threats made against Mark "Hollywood" Hatten or his
loved ones." Continued Forst.

Jax Desmond, Chairman and CEO of Jax Desmond Worldwide, commented,
"Rumors have been flying that Mark Hatten and/or his friend, freelance
publicist, Deb Smith, have documents that support claims made by
"Hollywood." I am not at liberty to confirm that such documents exist but
what I can say is that any papers pertaining to Mark "Hollywood" Hatten
are now in a secure location within our company."

News media that wish to contact Mark "Hollywood" Hatten are asked to contact
Jax Desmond Worldwide. The company will handle any and all publicity for
Mr. Hatten until otherwise announced. Mr. Jax Desmond will be in charge of
this case personally. Media may contact Mr. Desmond for exclusive secured
interviews at 204-391-4543 or jax@jaxdesmond.com.

Jax Desmond Worldwide is a diversified private military company that
provides protective security solutions to government and civilian clients
across the globe. The Company offers a broad range of innovative services
to customers in more than 12 countries, helping them to safeguard their
biggest assets, their people.


Editiorial Information
Sascha Forst
Communications Officer
s.forst@jaxdesmond.com
Sincerely,

Jax Desmond, PPS
Chairman and CEO
Jax Desmond Worldwide Ltd.
95 Wilton Road, Suite 3
London UK, SW1V 1BZ
Ph. +1 (815) 346-3537
Fx. +1 (815) 550-8908
www.jaxdesmond.com

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