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Retired Admiral Who Admitted Convening, Prosecuting Fitzpatrick Court-Martial to Speak at Republican Dinner

“MAKES THE NAV LOOK REALLY BAD” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 2, 2017) — The one-star retired U.S. Navy admiral accused of “rigging a court-martial” in 1990 will be the guest speaker to the South Peninsula Area Republican Coalition (SPARC) on the topic of “Restoring Civility To Our Public Debate” on January 18. The gathering, which […]

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Fitzpatrick Court-Martial: Defense Attorney “Witnessed Against Himself”

“IT’S NOTHING BUT A MIRACLE THAT WE HAVE THIS” by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 23, 2014) — In July 1990, following a special court-martial brought about by malicious intent, CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick’s appointed defense counsel, Marines Captain Kevin M. “Andy” Anderson, signed Fitzpatrick’s misspelled name to a “Response to Letter of Reprimand” letter, then had […]

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Fitzpatrick Court-Martial: Convening Authority Admitted “Career Ending Punishment” Should Not Have Happened

DOES BITOFF HAVE REGRETS FOR WHAT HE DID? by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 15, 2014) — In a 1999 letter written by Adm. John Bitoff (Ret.) to Richard E. Danzig, then-Secretary of the Navy, Bitoff asserted that the charges brought against CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret.) “should not have consummated in trial by court-martial with […]

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Testifying Witness to Fitzpatrick Court-Martial Relates “Strange” Proceedings

“BOLD-FACED LIES” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 20, 2014) — In our last interview with Command Master Chief Poasa Fa’aita (Ret.), who served on board the USS MARS with executive officer CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III in the late 1980s, he described the events which prompted MARS crew members to send a contingent to Washington, DC […]

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Fitzpatrick Kangaroo Court-Martial: Missing Records, Gag Orders, and Silence

“THERE ARE GAPING HOLES” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 10, 2013) — In its previous article, The Post & Email detailed how Admiral John Bitoff, who court-martialed CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret.) in 1990, also took an active part in the “review” process performed in 1992, even though he had retired from the U.S. Navy […]

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Fitzpatrick: Court-Martial “Nothing But an Illusion”

“THEY ALL KNOW” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 29, 2013) —Dozens of Naval officers have participated in obstructing justice as a result of the illegally-conducted court-martial of CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret.), in 1990, whose record of trial contains a forgery signed by his defense attorney in collusion with his former admiral, John Bitoff. One […]

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Source with Military Connections Tells Fitzpatrick: “The Navy Knows All About It”

SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN 24-YEAR-OLD COURT-MARTIAL CASE by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 31, 2013) — CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret.) has come across a routing document relating to his 1990 sham court-martial proving that a 17-page criminal complaint filed with the Navy against his co-conspirators was kept top-secret. In 1989, Fitzpatrick was charged with misusing ship’s […]

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Fitzpatrick Court-Martial: Crime and Punishment of the Innocent

PEOPLE IN “POWERFUL” POSITIONS CHOSE COVER-UP RATHER THAN CONFRONTATION by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 30, 2013) — In April 1990, a sham court-martial was held charging CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III with dereliction of duty for mishandling Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) funds on the USS Mars, on which he had served as Executive Officer.  The […]

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Fitzpatrick: Navy “Willing to Destroy Subordinates to Protect the Institution”

“A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 25, 2013) —In a previous report, The Post & Email described how a culture of corruption permeated the U.S. Navy from at least the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, encompassing the Tailhook scandal and the court-martial of Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III. In 1989, several charges without any basis […]

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Fitzpatrick: NCIS Agents Would Have “Drawn and Fired” to Protect Forgery

TO WHAT LENGTHS WILL CORRUPT GOVERNMENT GO? by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 20, 2013) — On September 17, 2004, CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III obtained a copy of a police report indicating that his defense attorney from his 1990 sham court-martial had filed a false report against him, claiming that Fitzpatrick was harassing his family.  The […]

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Fitzpatrick Court-Martial: NCIS Attempts to Obscure Crimes it is Tasked to Investigate

“A LETTER OF PANIC” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 8, 2013) — In parts 1 and 2 of our in-depth interview with Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III on his court-martial of 1990, he outlined how in late 1989, his commanding admiral, John Bitoff, concocted a false narrative and enlisted the cooperation of several officers who worked with […]

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U.S. Military Silently Maintains Cover-Up of Forgery and Fraud for 23 Years…and Counting

“A MASSIVE CRIMINAL ADVENTURE” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 31, 2013) — The following is the second part of our interview with Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III regarding how a forgery which became part of his court-martial record was discovered along with the remainder of the missing file in a box in the back of a closet […]