spellcheckman's Blog

No, not the rock group.  There's a possibility the FBI after 7 years of investigation, was closing in on the anthrax terrorist.  We'll never know because he committed suicide.  There probably won't be a trial in absentia.  And it may end the investigation. 

The interesting thing about it all is that his name was not a household word.  Three very high profile cases and resultant payments probably prevented that. 

They are:  Wen BLEEP Lee, falsely accused of being a spy for China,  $1.6 million paid by the gov't along with  $895,000 in attorney fees

Richard Jewell:  Olympic bomber "suspect" and ensuing months long media circus that followed that fiasco.  Successfully sued several media organizations and governments at different levels for invasion of privacy.  Died early at age 44 of kidney and diabetes complications.  The stress of it all probably didn't help

Stephen Hatfill:  In the gov'ts zeal to find the anthrax "terrorist"  then Attorney General John Ashcroft leaked his name to anyone who was listening.  Dr. Hatfill was ruined from effectively working again.  Wrongly charged and the gov't settled with him for $5.85 million, included in that settlement is a $150,000 annuity for 20 years. 
You go to school, become a Phd. in the sciences, take up work in anthrax inhalation field, and get caught in a poorly run, overzealous gov't investigation at the time of an anthrax terrorist.   The government investigators circumvent their own rules on privacy, innocent until proven guilty, justice for  all, due process, and on and on.  

Clearly, "rights" really aren't rights when the people in charge, take them away.