West Shokan, NY 12494
July 15, 2019
The President
The White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenu
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. President:
I urge that the
Justice Department investigate the Google firm for wire fraud.
There is
evidence that the Google firm has been lying to the public about the nature of
its search engine. In particular, it has
represented that its search engine is an objective information source based on
impartial algorithms and that it adheres to a philosophy of free speech.
Recent
revelations, specifically a Project
Veritas video of Google employees discussing how they bias searches,
reveals that Google has for some time been operating under the false pretense
that its Web products are based on objective algorithms. In other words, Google has lied to its users
and its customers about the nature of its search engine and has received large
financial benefits, at least over the past one to two years, in exchange.
According to
LectLaw.com, Section 18 USC 1343 makes the use of interstate wires for carrying
out a scheme to defraud a crime. The
requirements are that an individual knowingly devise a scheme to defraud for
money by means of pretenses, representations, or promises. The three essential elements are a scheme to defraud;
intent to defraud; use of interstate wires.
A material misrepresentation must be related to the scheme, and the scheme
must involve the intent to get money.
The law frm of Crotty Saland points
out that the crime of wire fraud includes all aspects of communication,
including the Internet.
The facts are
that (1) Google has never represented to the public that it ideologically
slants search results; (2) Google has
lied in this representation for the last one to two years in order to indulge
the beliefs and pleasures of its principals and employees; (3) Google has not
divulged its change of policy to its customers or users, who include the Republican
Party; and (4) Google has continued to receive large sums of money in exchange
for its perpetuation of past representations that it knew to have changed and
to be false.
There
seems to be sufficient evidence of a fraud large in magnitude and of grievous harm
to the public to pursue an investigation. I urge that you ask the
Justice Department to begin one.
Sincerely,
Mitchell Langbert, Ph.D.
Cc: The Honorable William Barr, Attorney General
1 comment:
Google is a worry for any thinking person.
Leaving aside repeated corporate criminal conduct and repeated perjury by its executives, it really is not a neutral interstate for communication traffic.
Put it another way, ideas, people, groups, and messages that don't meet its liberal smell test,are sidelined to the slow lane with tolls, speed bumps, construction, and eventual!y a hard exit into the desert.
Google is not trustworthy.
I wonder what messaging and communication endeavors they are planning to introduce into the next election, but I would think they would be highly motivated to work against the GOP.
They are a modern day Standard Oil and it's CEO is as reviled as much as Rockefeller was in his time.
Be well.
JJC
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