IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
EASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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Plaintiff. ) CASE NO. 94 24 83
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v. ) JUDGE LEINENWEBER
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MICHAEL WILLIAMS, )
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Defendant. )
AFFIDAVIT OF FINANCIAL STATUS
I, Michael Williams, declare that I am the Defendant in the above-entitled
proceeding. I am not an attorney, do not have the funds necessary to retain
one, have not been appointed one despite my many persistent requests, and am
thus being forced to prepare this Financial Affidavit myself, without the
assistance of counsel, even though I am not qualified to do so. I am preparing
this Affidavit to the best of my ability with information obtained in a
telephone conversation with the Pro Se Clerk for the United States Court of
Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, Illinois, who insisted upon
remaining anonymous.
I am complying to the best of my ability with a request made in a document
from the Court dated 18. May 1995 and received via surface mail on 13. July
1995. This affidavit is not intended for frivolous or malicious reasons, but
merely to assist litigant in securing his full Civil Rights and to secure
redress of grievances.
I. MARITAL STATUS
I am married.
II. RESIDENCE
My street address is: Falkenweg 15, CH-3110 Muensingen, Switzerland.
My mailing address is: Postfach 20, CH-3112 Allmendingen bei Bern,
Switzerland
III. EMPLOYMENT
I am presently unemployed with the exception of occasional private
language students, whose tutelage is independently administered for a
token emolument.
IV. FINANCIAL STATUS
A.) Real Property:
1. I own no real property.
B.) Other Property:
1. I own no other property of significant value, due to the
F.B.I.'s seizure of all of my property at the time of my arrest
on 18. March 1988 at my home in Evergreen, Colorado.
C.) Cash on hand:
1. I have approximately the following amount in cash: $1,330.00
(converted to approximate U.S. dollars from Swiss francs)
2. I have no funds in chequing accounts.
D.) Obligations:
1. The support of a wife.
2. The support of three minor children, one of whom was recently
born prematurely at the most dangerous stage of gestation, and who
had to spend several weeks in an incubator in intensive care, and
who is under constant doctor's care. Some money required for the
support of this child has had to be sacrificed to pay for the
expences of maintaining this case, since the Court has refused to
assist indigent Defendant in any way.
3. Supplemental assistance to an elderly, severely physically
handicapped aunt/legal guardian.
4. Medical insurance for my family and I.
5. Medical and dental expences not covered by insurance for my
family and I.
6. Personal medical and dental expences not covered by insurance
for health problems directly attributed to the severe physical
and psychological torture I was subjected to during my lengthy
incarceration under barbaric conditions.
7. Monthly rent of a 2 1/2 room flat.
8. Monthly utilities.
9. Expences required to maintain my defence of this case,
including:
a.) Domestic and international postage.
b.) Stationery and other writing supplies.
c.) Domestic and international telephone expences.
d.) Computer operation and supplies.
10. Public transportation expences.
11. Clothing.
12. Groceries.
E.) Sources of income other than those listed above:
I have no other sources of income than those listed above. I have
never begun to recover from the F.B.I's wanton unlawful seizure of
all of my assets and personal property and the two years of
torture I suffered in federal prison which destroyed my physical
health. I am dependent on doctor's care. Since moving to
Switzerland, I have occasionally earned some pocket money as a
part-time, usually self-employed language instructor, but never
enough to support myself or my dependents. I am often unemployed,
usually due to my state of ill health, and, as a formerly self-
employed foreigner, I am not entitled to any government-paid
unemployment benefits, whatsoever. My wife, who, up unto now, has
earned nearly all the money in our household, and has been forced
to pay for nearly all our family's expences, has just lost her
job, and is now unemployed, as well. My family will thus be forced
to somehow exist on my wife's unemployment benefits. Our baby is
forced to sleep on a used mattress on the floor of our bedroom.
Not only are we financially unable to rent a larger apartment with
a separate bedroom for the baby, we are financially unable to
purchase a proper baby bed or new clothing, and must accept
donated used clothing.
Shortly after my arrival in Switzerland from the U.S. on or about
12. June 1991, my court-appointed attorney, William J. Stevens,
informed me in a telephone conversation that the U.S. Attorney's
Office and F.B.I., with whom he is in obvious collaboration, had
instructed him to relay the message to me, that if I were ever to
return to my homeland, the United States, I would be placing my
"life and freedom in the greatest possible jeopardy". This threat,
often repeated by Mr. Stevens, has caused my family and I to live
in fear for nearly five years, and has affected us in many
negative ways, including financially.
On or about 23. January 1993, I had a telephone conversation with
my elderly aunt/legal guardian, Dorothy P. Hilgadiack, who resides
in Indianapolis, Indiana. After my arrest, she had been terrorised
by a menacing visit from the F.B.I., whom we both believe still
unlawfully monitor her telephone calls and mail. She was very
upset and crying, because she has not seen me, the man she raised
as and considers her own son, for several years, as a direct
result of the above-mentioned threat made against me. She was also
upset because she has not seen my two elder children in several
years, after my ex-wife, with the apparent assistance of the
F.B.I. and U.S. Probation Department, unlawfully obtained a
divorce and kidnapped our two small children. She was scheduled to
have another cataract operation, but stated that she did not
"need" her eyes, because she could not see anyone she loved.
Almost immediately after our conversation she suffered a near-
fatal stroke. After nearly dying, she was sent home several weeks
later, when it was determined nothing could be done for her. Her
right side is now permanently paralyzed, and her speech abilities
and memory seriously impaired. Due to the above-mentioned threat,
my ill health and my poverty, all caused by the F.B.I., I am
unable to visit my dying aunt. As the President of the United
States, himself accused of far greater crimes than any I have been
accused of, welcomes sinister foreign terrorists into the Oval
Office, I, a native son, and a Champion of Democracy, am forbidden
from paying a visit to my dying 78-year-old aunt, although I have
only, in essence, as pointed out by Hon. George Marovich, been
accused of presiding over a corporation which was behind in paying
some computer paper bills. The only means of communication I have
with her in the twilight of her life are expensive international
telephone calls. She can hardly hold the telephone without
assistance.
Due to the continued violations of human rights against my family
and I, on 15. May 1995, I filed a formal Human Rights complaint
against the U.S. government with the United Nations Centre for
Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland.
I reside in a meager 2 1/2 room flat which resembles a U.S.
welfare housing project. My residence has no amenities which would
be considered standard in the U.S. I do not have a dishwasher, air
conditioner or even a clothes dryer.
I do not own any stocks or bonds. I have no interests in trusts.
I receive no commission, royalties or residuals.
Any and all assets possessed by my wife, a Swiss citizen, are her
sole and separate property acquired prior to the time of our
marriage.
The Court should be aware that my present indigent status is the direct
result of the F.B.I.'s unlawful seizure of my property, which is the
reason for this appeal. The financial status I have set forth in this
affidavit does not include the assets and personal property seized by
the F.B.I. at the time of my arrest on 18. March 1988. I have not
included this property in this affidavit, as I do not have possession of
it and do not know where it is. I would like to make it clear to the
Court that if this confiscated property is returned, it could constitute
a significant increase in my net worth, considering the F.B.I. has only
chosen to reveal a portion of their seizure in the U.S. Attorney's
motion. If all of this property is returned, I would be in a position to
retain private counsel of my choice, which I have desired since the time
of my arrest on 18. March 1988, and I will pay for the private counsel
of my choice.
The foregoing is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge within the
meaning of Title 28, 1915 (d).
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL WILLIAMS, in Pro Se
Postfach 20
CH-3112 Allmendingen bei Bern
Switzerland