M a r k D i l l e y

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From a friend:

"This is serious, friends. Please forward far and wide. Contact Mrs. Pinkney at the number below if you can offer support of any kind. If you need more background information on this latest situation in Benton Harbor, let me know and I can forward you past messages, or contact BANCO directly at bh4banco@yahoo.com. Please discuss this case with other organizers and coordinate an effective response. If they get away with doing this to Rev. Pinkney, it will be a blow to anti-racism efforts everywhere....Jackie

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 07:40:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: bryan allen
Subject: PINKNEY ARRESTED
After a corrupt three-day Berrien County trial and the Judge's decision to "null and void" a legal election, Rev. Edward Pinkney was arrested yesterday at his home on election fraud charges. Bail is set at $100K.
Will the government and people of the state of Michigan sit by and watch once again as the out-of-control Berrien County legal system, unchecked for decades, ruins another human life? Here's Rev. Pinkney's real crime. Thinking about nothing else, 24-7, and taking actions on: Berrien County's excessive incarcerations and extreme police brutality - and, assisting the people of Benton Harbor in standing up to this institutionalized abuse. He took phone calls all day and night from people needing his advice or help. By the way, in the trial last week, the prosecutor talked about FIVE years for each tainted vote.... Mrs. Pinkney - 269-925-0001 "