Tag: Lt. Tim Zeller
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Are the NCIS’s Lies Returning to Haunt Them?
“THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS BE DISCOVERED“ by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 24, 2014) — On March 3, 2005, four agents from the Bremerton, WA office of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) made an unscheduled visit to the home of Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III which ended with a threat against his life. Led by James H.…
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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 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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Criminal Complaint from 1998 Remains Unanswered in Fitzpatrick Forgery Case
“THIS HAS GOTTEN SO VERY, VERY BIG” by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 7, 2013) — In 1989, CDR Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (Ret.) was said to have misused ship’s funds in the amount of $10,400 and subjected to a Special Court-Martial after he refused to admit wrongdoing. His admiral, John Bitoff, used his staff to construct…
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Scandals are not New to the U.S. Navy
“ADMIRALS AND GENERALS ARE INVOLVED” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 24, 2013) — On Sunday, The Washington Post reported on a scandal within the U.S. Navy allegedly involving millions of taxpayer dollars paid to a contracting company, Glenn Defense Marine; bribery, misconduct and the possible jeopardizing of national security information on the part of at least…
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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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Military Corruption: Unlawful Command Influence
HOW COMMON IS IT, AND HOW MANY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY IT? by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 8, 2013) — Charges against one of eight U.S. Marines have been abruptly dropped after a military judge granted an order to allow Marine Corps attorneys to provide testimony as to how “senior commanders had interfered in the case…
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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…

