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March 13, 2007

Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar
625 S. College Street
Springfield, IL 62704
via fax (217) 522-3728

with copies to:

Attorney Registration and
Disciplinary Commission
Suite 1100
130 E. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601
via fax (312) 565-1806

Clerk
Illinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court Building
Springfield, IL 62706

Re: Barack Hussein Obama (see attached)

COMPLAINT

Dear Board, Commission and Clerk’s Office:

I am addressing the following complaint to all three of your offices because I am not sure which of you has jurisdiction to review the matters submitted below.

Please deem this letter a formal complaint and request for investigation submitted to all three of your offices, although I understand that only one office will likely have authority to proceed with an actual investigation.

1. Background facts

a. Bar admission of Barack Hussein Obama

Mr. Obama was admitted to the Illinois Bar on December 17, 1991 (see attached ARDC page). He is currently inactive.

b. IBAB requirements

The IBAB requires that bar admission applicants disclose whether they have outstanding parking tickets (see attached excerpt from current application). Obviously, in so far as the admission of Mr. Obama is concerned, the form of the 1991 IBAB application would be controlling.

c. Outstanding parking tickets of Obama

Mr. Obama recently paid outstanding parking tickets that were unpaid at the time of his admission to the bar (see attached news stories).

2. Legal issues

If in 1991 Mr. Obama signed an application to IBAB and denied that he owed outstanding parking tickets, he falsified his application and gained admission to the bar by fraud.

3. Request for relief/investigation/action

I would respectfully submit that Mr. Obama’s 1991 application should be scrutinized to determine whether he falsified his answers and whether he gained admission to the bar on the basis of fraudulent representations.

If the investigating authority determines that Mr. Obama’s answers were deceptive, I believe an appropriate sanction should be imposed. It obviously should not be a major sanction but a public reprimand or other appropriate sanction should be imposed to protect the integrity of the admissions process.

Respectfully submitted,

ANDY MARTIN



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Labels: Andy Martin, Barack Martin, Parking ticket