Final Credits: “Look Ma! No Accountability!”

Responsibility and accountability within Dodge County is hard to come by and is almost none existent. If ever there were a instance that clearly depicts the untouchable attitudes within the county's legal system it came on July 7, 2014 from Dodge County Attorney Paul Kiltinen, who for eighteen months chose to ignore the abuse of power and wrongful use of administrative subpoenas coming from his office. At 11:00 in the morning Kiltinen finally addressed the subpoena with Outer Boundary Magazine for the first time. He stated because the magazine was going to bring the ill-gotten subpoena to the public's attention along with the target's attorney that "Both the statement and action create a conflict for this office to respond to you." and further commented that even though he was aware of the official complaint, he took no action because there was not a law firm who contacted him on the subject. Such a statement implies no complaint filed with his office in regards to actions taken by him or his staff will be addressed unless the complainant hires a legal team to file such a complaint. 

He further elaborated by stating "An administrative subpoena is initiated through the sheriff’s department" which flies in the face of Minnesota Statute 388.23 which reads "The county attorney, or any deputy or assistant county attorney whom the county attorney authorizes in writing, has the authority to subpoena and require the production of any records". Mr. Kiltinen's blatant twisting is further exposed by the actual administrative subpoena itself. The letterhead of the subpoena reads "STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF THE DODGE COUNTY ATTORNEY" with authorization by listed as "PAUL J. KILTINEN DODGE COUNTY ATTORNEY" and includes Gary ReMine's signature, office address, phone number and attorney ID number. Further calls into the Minnesota Attorney General's Office and to Dodge County Sheriff Jim Jensen both confirmed only a county attorney, or their associates, have the legal power to issue an administrative subpoena; a Sheriff's office has no such power or authority and the Sheriff has not seen any subpoenas come across his desk. It was further explained a Sheriff deputy or investigator can ask the County Attorney's office to issue a subpoena and it is the responsibility of the County Attorney or their assistants to make sure businesses the subpoena is being sent to along with the documents being requested is legal and falls within the guidelines of Minnesota statute 388.23, in which Gary ReMine was did not do. 

Furthermore, investigator Scott Rose filled out the subpoena requests under false pretences and filed a final police report riddled with false information about his intended target...including meetings that never took place, credit card fraud that never occurred, and accusing the target of filing an insurance claim with State Farm Insurance that never happened. The entire scenario is either a colossal, collective coincident of judicial incompetence or a collaborative effort to manipulate the system to benefit a client of the most influential law firm in Dodge County in a pending civil case. Every criminal action taken against the target was initiated from the sole accusations coming from Weber & Leth PLC's client with no full investigation follow through and the reluctance to interview the credible witness willing to give verifiable testimony and accounts that contradicted every accusation leveled at the target. These witnesses included elderly aunts to the clients of Weber & Leth PLC. The witnesses even sent certified deposition letters which were ignored and never looked into or interviewed. 

There are only two plausible reasons a county attorney and Sheriff investigator would ignore evidence and witnesses; they are either incompetent, or they are trying to manufacture an outcome...either one is just as frightening as the other. Assistant County Attorney, ReMine has been admonished on multiple occasions for misusing his power and authority by the Court of Appeals…going so far as to knowingly branding a young lady and sending her to prison for a homicide that did not happen. Even more worrisome is Scott Rose (that's right, he is running for Sheriff) publicly showcasing his willingness to influence the jury pool by encouraging people to contact him so he can inform people about a civil case that will be going to a jury trial in the near future. "Scott would be glad to talk to you in person about it (civil case) to clear up any questions you may have. Just email your contact information and he will contact you." Furthermore Scott Rose is listed as a witness in the very same civil trial for none other than the clients of Weber & Leth PLC. Dodge County Attorney Paul Kiltinen refuses to investigate misconduct within his own office and denies any responsibility for the abuse of power involving subpoenas coming directly from his office; instead attempting to lay blame at the feet of a Sheriff who does not have the power to issue such orders. 

It appears as though the judicial ship in Dodge County Minnesota has run ashore and the vessel’s crew has gone pillaging, knowing full well the only people capable of stopping them just got off of the ship along side them.