Madison brewer who had just been fired from inslaw 3 former atty gen. Jun 24, 2007 in the early 1990s australias a current affair news program aired this segment on the inslaw scandal. In 1982 inslaw won a contract with the department of justice to install promis in us attorneys offices. Although this was the preferred usage of the plaintiffs in the case, it is inconsistent with the remainder of the article, and more to the point, it is inconsistent with most of the news coverage and legal documents.
The software, which was developed by bill hamilton, enabled the u. The hamiltons pass the information on to the house judiciary committee, which is investigating allegations that the us justice department has misappropriated an enhanced version of the software from inslaw and passed it on to other governments. In the early 1990s australias a current affair news program aired this segment on the inslaw scandal. Promis itself stands for prosecutors management information software or in some versions, system. It was being developed by hamtiltons company inslaw for use in the justice department to allow prosecutors to track cases through state and federal systems. This article has been months in the making working with several sources to tell the tales buried in history of the octopus the inslaw promis software scandal and those killed in the wake of its tentacles. Michael riconosciuto files affidavit in inslaw case that the. Promis is a tracking program with enhancements by washington, dcbased inslaw inc. The conspiracy against inslaw software, and the murders to cover up a scandal bigger than watergate by aaron keselactivist post this article has been months in the making working with several sources to tell the tales buried in history of the octopus the inslaw promis software scandal and those killed in the wake. Attorney general elliot richardson, representing hamilton, advised him to sue the justice department for stealing his software. The inslaw scandal the department of justice gets caught stealing text and abstracts from 22 articles published in computer periodicals, containing references to the inslaw scandal. Brian by individuals from the department with the knowledge and concurrence of then attorney general meese who had previously worked with dr. Probably the most glaring example of the latter is the inslaw scandal that started in 1982, but is still covered up to this date according to several key players as well as congressional aides. The promis scandal began in the early 1980s, though the fbi would wait ten years before opening the inslawpromis matter as its 51st major case.
A canadian government official says that canada is using the promis software, according to inslaw owners william and nancy hamilton. Software piracy, conspiracy, coverup, stonewalling, covert action. Several individuals testified under oath that inslaw s promis software was stolen and distributed internationally in order to provide financial gain and to further intelligence and foreign. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the inslaw affair. The affair centered around the governments theft of the promis software, a forerunner to the infamous prism, and the farreaching fallout which allegedly included everything from fraud, to covert operations and surveillance, to danny casolaros mysterious death, and. Inslaw representatives elliot richardson and donald santarelli, a former administrator of the law enforcement assistance administration, meet with acting deputy attorney general lowell jensen to discuss a resolution of the inslaw affair concerning the justice departments alleged misappropriation of enhanced promis software.
Sir robert maxwells fbi file is getting more classified by. Danny casolaros investigation into the octopus and the promis software scandal seymour, cheri on. Inslaw, promis a death in matinsburg sabotage, stuxnet. Inslaw developed for the united states department of justice as a highly efficient, peopletracking, software program known as. Opinion justice in the inslaw case the new york times.
Promis is said to be the forerunner to the nsas prism software that was disclosed by nsa whistleblower edward snowden. For more information on inslaw visit go to the articles, excerpts. The inslaw scandal the department of justice gets caught. According to fbi documents first obtained by william hamilton of inslaw inc. But unlike watergate, this scandal, from a particularly dark chapter in american history, has appeared in no hollywood film and is yet to reach a satisfying conclusion. The conspiracy against inslaw software, and the murders to cover up a scandal bigger than watergate by aaron kesel for activist post this article has been months in the making working with several sources to tell the tales buried. Justice department became software pirates in the name of national security, with tedd st. Its long past time to find out which, as the new attorney. The conspiracy against inslaw software, and the murders to cover up a scandal bigger than watergate, kesel 2019. The software program inslaw developed was a casemanagement computer program called promis. Inslaw is the washingtonbased computer software firm. Ratiner, it seems, was removed for doing too good a job for inslaw. Inslaw markets case management software to courts and related justice agencies, to the insurance industry, to large law firms, and to the law departments of corporations. Michael risconsciuto of the wakenhut security firm has testified that he was contracted to install a trap door in the software to allow the cia to tap into.
Danny casolaros investigation into the octopus and the promis software scandal, seymour 2010 dark alliance the cia, contras, and the crackcocaine epidemic. Danny casolaros investigation into the octopus and the promis software scandal. Jan 31, 2006 the senate had ordered the court in may 1995 to determine whether the united states owes inslaw compensation for the governments use of promis, and the court,in turn, ordered outside software. The latest twist in the ongoing inslaw saga surfaced on feb. In the meantime, inslaw also developed privately owned enhancements to promis. First, inslaw received an official communique from the canadian government requesting technical data about the promis software, which the. One cia memo in particular highlights some of the problems with the investigations into the inslaw affair and the stolen promis software.
The hamiltons assert that even though the attempt to change the status of inslaw s bankruptcy was unsuccessful, enhanced promis software system was eventually provided to dr. The memo shows that the agency was offered a government copy of promis as early as 1981. Other things deemed major cases by the bureau included osama bin laden, 911, the anthrax scare, and the oklahoma city bombing. The purpose of the promis software modification that i made in 1983 and 1984 was to support a plan for the implementation of promis in law enforcement and. In the mid1970s, inslaw developed for the united states department of justice a highly efficient, peopletracking, software program known as. Briefing papers from inslaw on the use of the promis software addeddate 20160124 14. This, no doubt, is common to police forces throughout much of the world. Inslaw charges that justice conspired to pirate its software and drive it into bankruptcy.
One affidavit filed by inslaw attorney elliot richardson. The inslaw software is uniquely well adapted to being the software used in tracking the activities of an. All his belongings, including the working papers on his new software program, called brainstorm, were found in five crates auctioned by a storage company. For the first time ever, new details will be revealed on the decadeold. Octopus promis the conspiracy against inslaw and the. Sir robert maxwells fbi file is getting more classified. Investigative report by the committee on the judiciary together with dissenting and separate views kindle edition by house judiciary committee, 102nd congress.
Inslaw promis software scandal and those killed by its tentacles octopus promis. Promis has also been forked into various different softwares over the years used for a myriad of applicable uses within government, which this writer will discuss later. The government, judge george bason said, stole inslaw s software through trickery, fraud, and deceit with contempt for both the law and any principle of fair dealing. The inslaw affair a cyber spying scandal june 18, 2018 renegade 1 comment in the early 1990s australias a current affair news program aired this segment on the inslaw scandal, which involved the theft of promis spy software. The doj began withholding payments to inslaw in 1983, a month after inslaws owners had refused to sell the company to a friend of the attorney general, and a year after inslaw had demonstrated the software to the fbi for use as their new case management software. The government modified its contract with inslaw to obtain the modified version of promis but refused to pay for it after once delivered. Promis was developed under a law enforcement assistance administration leaa grant.
Inslaw won damages in bankruptcy court, but these were overturned on appeal. The revision changed the name of inslaw and promis software to use all caps. Kumnick, who invented a new artificial intelligence software that would dramatically enhance inslaws promis software, has been missing for six months. It began in the late 1970s, when the washingtonbased software developer inslaw pioneered peopletracking technology, designed to be used by prosecutors to monitor case records. Inslaw inc is an information technology firm which developed the famous promis software. In the early 1990s australias a current affair news program aired this segment on the inslaw scandal, which involved the theft of promis spy software.
The conspiracy against inslaw software, and the murders to cover up a scandal bigger than watergate. I was shocked to find that the australian police record data into promis software. The conspiracy against inslaw software, and the murders to cover up a scandal bigger than watergate october 1, 2019 october 1, 2019 renegade 1. In 1987, an american bankruptcy court ruled there was evidence the u.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The media mogul and alleged spys increasingly redacted ties to the promis scandal include tapping a government database on tapping government databases. It is also known for a lawsuit that it brought against the united states department of justice in 1986 over promis. The following christian fundamentalist site reports that bin laden has been. The senate had ordered the court in may 1995 to determine whether the united states owes inslaw compensation for the governments use of promis, and the court,in turn, ordered outside software. Inslaw was forced into bankruptcy in 1985 because the us justice dept. Apr 20, 2011 but unlike watergate, this scandal, from a particularly dark chapter in american history, has appeared in no hollywood film and is yet to reach a satisfying conclusion. The inslaw affair a cyber spying scandal renegade tribune. Inslaw case is evidence that surfaced late last year indicating that stolen copies of the promis software were illegally sold to the canadian government.
The justice department withheld payment for the software, and inslaw went into bankruptcy. Mark gorton attributes responsibility for the inslaw affair to the cabal. For the first time ever, new details will be revealed on the decadeold murders of two journalists. Wife of inslaw witness arrested napa sentinel 111792. Inslaws principal asset iswas a highly sophisticated software program called promis, a computer program which manages large amounts of information. The conspiracy against inslaw software, and the murders to cover up a scandal bigger than watergate by aaron kesel for activist post this article has been months in the making working with several sources to tell the tales buried in history of the octopus the inslaw promis software scandal and those killed in the wake of its tentacles. The promis software is an ncictype tracking technology incorporating numerous databases such as court records, financial institutions, and utility companies. Inslaw is known for developing promis, an early case management software system. Jun 28, 2017 sir robert maxwells fbi file is getting more classified by the minute. The inslaw affair a cyber spying scandal june 18, 2018 renegade 1 comment. Promis prosecuters management information system the ultimate surveillance tool a program that could track the movements of literally untold numbers of people in any part of the world. Emma best, memo reveals cia was offered promis software in 1981, 20161117.