City of Long Beach Agrees to Pay Thomas Goldstein $8M
The City of Long Beach has apparently reached a settlement with Thomas Goldstein whereby Goldstein will receive nearly $8 million. Goldstein was living in Long Beach in 1979 when a man named John McGinest was shot and killed in an alley near Goldstein's home. Goldstein was jailed for the crime and shared a cell with heroin addict Edward Fink. Fink later told authorities that Goldstein confessed to the crime. Prosecutor's apparently based their case on Fink's testimony, despite his credibility issues, and the prosecutors failed to disclose to the defense that they would reduce Fink's sentence due to his cooperation. Long Beach Deputy Attorney Monte Machit still denies that Goldstein was wrongfully arrested or that his constitutional rights were violated and that the City of Long Beach only agreed to the settlement because it would have been more expensive to fight the case.
Thomas Goldstein is just one of many wrongfully convicted in Long Beach by suborned informant testimony by the very same corrupt police. The cases of Thomas Owen and Jon McDaniel are still being litigated . Stay tuned for even more shocking revelations, including concealed payments to an informant and a D.A. whom suppressed an investigation into a complaint both Owen and McDaniel were being framed by the very same jailhouse informant in seperate cases by the same corrupt officer. Documentation available.
On January 31, 2011, Jerry Wiatt was released from jail after spedning several years behind bars. Recently the Court of Appeals vacated all Wiatt's convictions as a result of numerous violations. I his appeals Jerry Wiatt has brought out over 28 issues on appeal. Currently Wiatt is talking to lawyers to see if he will proceed with a worongful conviction lawsuit due to egregious governmental misconduct.