I admit that I was already suspicious when the story of John Mark Karr being extradited from Bangkok for the murder of Jon Benet Ramsey broke just after a federal judge says the Bush administration is breaking the law with the warrantless wiretapping program and stole the news cycle. [Here's a transcript of what CNN was reporting that day.]
So yesterday (July 9th) we had some bad Democrats voting with Republicans to make the same program(s) perfectly legal, which of course SHOULD put that into the headlines.
Surprise - Breaking News in the Jon Benet case!
So I started poking around about Mary Lacy (formerly Keenan) - the Colorado District Attorney who brought us both of these stories with such interesting timing. I haven't found a smoking gun yet - and it's possible that this is just coincidental - but follow me below for some interesting ties to Mary Lacy.
I was looking for information that would suggest a motivation to time the press releases to coincide with the news events of the NSA wiretapping scandal. I would think motivations might include career advancement opportunities or helping old friends. So I did a little research into Mary - and I can use some help if you agree that this seems fishy.
Here's Mary (Keenan) Lacy's bio where she works in Boulder County. Sounds all good.
Looks like she's married to Jack and have 5 kids. I wonder what Jack does for a living? Could it be this Jack Lacy that is currently serving under the Bush Administration as the Southern Mississippi Immigration Coordinator? I was unable to find any information about that appointment, but it appears that there is a Jack Lacy that has been a DOJ prosecutor. Is that the same Jack Lacy that was a friend of the Alitos (as in Supreme Court Justice Alito)?
"He was walking a fine line," said Jack Lacy, a former Town Council member in Hamilton Township, N.J., who was a friend of the Alitos. "And he not only survived it, he enhanced his reputation."
Still, I can't say for sure if this is Mary's Jack Lacy or not. Perhaps that's her father-in-law?
This one is likely him since it's in Boulder. Here's an Excel spreadsheet showing reimbursement of postage to Jack Lacy for Mary Keenan's campaign. So that gives me the address (which I probably shouldn't post here). It looks like he's the treasurer for this organization, Boulder Tomorrow, and that shows that he works for the Colorado Business Bank of Boulder. He appears to be the Vice President of that bank according to this quote:
"No matter what they end up doing with Crossroads Mall, they need to make sure they are treating all businesses fairly," said Jack Lacy, Boulder Tomorrow Board Member and Vice President of Colorado Business Bank.
Mary (Keenan) Lacy was elected as a Democrat. She seems to have made her reputation by being clumsy with investigations. Most notably with the Jon Benet case in general. She was accused of dragging her feet in this case involving the death of a boy.
I don't have the answers on this, but the timing of these announcements seem awfully convenient for this administration. If this has piqued your interest like it has mine, feel free to sleuth away and let me know what you find!