Tawana Brawley and her pimp, the Rev. Al Sharpton, falsely accuse white guy of rape

[JEDI]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/01/tawana-brawley-ordered-restitution/1882527/

In 1987, Brawley was a 15-year-old Wappingers Falls, N.Y., resident when she was found in a trash bag, covered in feces and racial slurs. She claimed she was kidnapped and raped by a group of white men, and her high-profile attorneys and adviser, the Rev. Al Sharpton, later accused Pagones, then a prosecutor with the county's District Attorney's Office. That case brought national media attention and racial tension to the county.

When a grand jury did not indict Pagones on the rape charges, he filed and won a slander lawsuit against Brawley, Sharpton and her attorneys.

Brawley was the only one who didn't pay the restitution.

Pagones finally tracked her down to VA and got a court order this year (2013) to garnish her wages.


when the story broke out, al Sharpton was pimping and parading her around the media circuit. glad he got nailed.

but holy.. it took 25yrs to find her.
she owes $400k. doubtful she can pay it off w/o her former chief supporter helping her.

odds of Rev Al coming forward w/$?
does he have a conscience for using her like a $2 whore to catapult his media career?

and i'm surprised the slander judgement carried over to after she turned 18.
thought things done as a minor were cleared when u turn 18, unless the minor is treated as an adult (ie: murder)??

 

[PokerGuy]

How little has changed over time. 25 years ago it was Brawley, now it's Martin, but people like Sharpton continue to successfully exploit the willing media and the terminally stupid for their own gain.

 

[DominionSeraph]

Jesus Christ, learn how to write.

 

[HomerJS]

I must have been sleeping. Did this happen last week??

 

[boomerang]

Pretty amazing transformation on Sharpton. Lately, he's been looking really, really skinny. I've been wondering if he's sick or has an eating disorder.

 

[Geosurface]

I've always wished I could find a really solid documentary on this case, but I haven't seen one.

 

[rudder]

I must have been sleeping. Did this happen last week??

The court ordered payments are back in the news.


http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/pay_up_time_for_brawley_8q8M98zvpApS46BonCokvI

 

[DominionSeraph]

Pretty amazing transformation on Sharpton. Lately, he's been looking really, really skinny. I've been wondering if he's sick or has an eating disorder.

Looks to be diet and exercise.
http://www.examiner.com/article/rev...nd-leaner-than-ever-thanks-to-vegetarian-diet

 

[Attic]

Sharpton was right and Brawley was raped. Just a matter of perspective. Same thing with TM case. Sharpton was right and TM was just walking home and shot only because he was black.

Truth doesn't matter for these people. If you let them feel empowered by being victims, they take that opportunity al day long.

 

[xBiffx]

Wondering why Brawley isn't in jail for dodging the judgment this whole time. Or does it really take that long for it to actually go into effect?

Also, if she would just confess she probably wouldn't have to pay the guy anything.

 

[dawp]

it's a civil suit, they generally don't throw someone in jail for non payment of a civil judgment.

 

[TerryMathews]

it's a civil suit, they generally don't throw someone in jail for non payment of a civil judgment.

Generally you are correct but OTOH unintentionally shielding your whereabouts from a motivated party is difficult. If she intentionally hid her location from the person she owed money to, she may have committed a crime in that action.

 

[xBiffx]

it's a civil suit, they generally don't throw someone in jail for non payment of a civil judgment.

Then why ever pay on a judgement?

 

[woolfe9998]

it's a civil suit, they generally don't throw someone in jail for non payment of a civil judgment.

They generally do not. It can happen in one way that I'm familiar with - if you are issued an order to show up for a "debtor's examination" in court - a procedure where creditor's counsel can ask you questions under oath about the nature and location of your assets - and you fail to appear, you can be jailed for contempt of court. It doesn't happen often, but it's an option whereby a creditor can force you to either show up in court and explain where everything is so that it can be confiscated or else go to jail.

 

[woolfe9998]

Then why ever pay on a judgement?

See my post above. Also, it should be mentioned that there are procedures for collecting on a judgment which do not involve voluntary payment by the debtor. You can attach peoples' bank accounts and property, and garnish their wages. That is the point of the debtor's examination, to force the debtor to reveal the nature and location of his assets so that these procedures can be used.

 

[xBiffx]

See my post above. Also, it should be mentioned that there are procedures for collecting on a judgment which do not involve voluntary payment by the debtor. You can attach peoples' bank accounts and property, and garnish their wages.

Which appears to be the case here. Thanks for the explanation.

I still have to wonder why its taken so long.

 

[PokerGuy]

Then why ever pay on a judgement?

There are ways to collect, garnishments, liens etc. With a judgement you could also take someone's tax refunds, and so forth.... depends on the state of course.

You don't generally get tossed in jail for not paying a bill, unless you're committing fraud of some sort.

 

[TerryMathews]

Which appears to be the case here. Thanks for the explanation.

I still have to wonder why its taken so long.

The articles I read implied that she was difficult to locate IE off the grid. You can't garnish someone's wages if you can't figure out where they work.

 

[mistercrabby]

Seems odd that someone would be held civily liable for something they did as a minor.

 

[TerryMathews]

Seems odd that someone would be held civily liable for something they did as a minor.

Default judgment.

 

[Jimzz]

The articles I read implied that she was difficult to locate IE off the grid. You can't garnish someone's wages if you can't figure out where they work.

That and she changed her name as well.

 

[buckshot24]

Apparently he wants her to admit the truth and he'll drop the garnishments. I kind of feel that any concession she makes at this point won't hold any weight because they were coerced.

 

[TerryMathews]

That and she changed her name as well.

I also read that she just left the job where her wages were garnished.

What a POS.

 

[waggy]

are you guys surprised at what she has done to avoid payment? the kind of person who makes up the story she did is not the type to willingly pay.

 

[TerryMathews]

are you guys surprised at what she has done to avoid payment? the kind of person who makes up the story she did is not the type to willingly pay.

I think if someone wanted to make the case, her attempts to avoid repayment are probably criminal in nature, especially the aliases.