Head of mysterious, strange police organization has criminal past
Harry Hope
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
APF head Hilton has criminal past
By RUFFIN PREVOST Gazette Wyoming Bureau
CODY, Wyo. -
Michael Hilton of American Police Force arrived in Hardin with
promises of Mercedes police cars and expertise in operating prisons.
He delivered the cars last week, but may have learned about prisons
following a 1993 conviction for grand theft.
Public records from police and state and federal courts in California
show that Michael Anthony Hilton, using that name and more than a
dozen aliases over several years, is cited in multiple criminal, civil
and bankruptcy cases, and was sentenced in 1993 to two years in state
prison in California.
Hilton pleaded guilty in March 1993 to 14 felonies, including 10
counts of grand theft, one count of attempted grand theft and three
counts of diversion of construction funds, according to Orange County
court records.
He was sentenced to two years in prison, but it is unclear how much
time he served.
Court records in that case list his real name as Michael Hilton, but
they also include the aliases Midrag Ilia Dokovitch, Midrag Ilia
Dokovich and Michael Miodrag.
Hilton, who speaks heavily accented English, has told reporters that
he is a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Montenegro, a country
bordering Serbia, and once part of the former Republic of Yugoslavia.
The same aliases and other similar ones, all with slightly different
spellings, show up in many other court documents citing Hilton,
including a May 2003 Orange County case in which Hilton pleaded guilty
to driving under the influence of alcohol.
A booking photo from the Huntington Beach Police Department from
Hilton's DUI arrest on March 14, 2003, shows him heavier, beardless
and with more hair than he has now.
It also shows the same facial features, including a distinct arched
wrinkle over his left eye, along with three deep brow furrows, small,
circular indentations in the center of his forehead and a cleft tip on
the nose.
Michael Hilton and his aliases are listed as defendants in various
Orange County civil cases alleging fraud and breach of warranty,
including a March 2000 case where he is accused of fraud, larceny,
breach of contract and false pretenses.
Court documents in that case allege that Hilton and others solicited
investments of hundreds of thousands of dollars from the plaintiff for
the creation of collectible Super Bowl commemorative coins.
The complaint alleges that Hilton and others falsely told the
plaintiff that the money would be used for the design and manufacture
of the coins, and to pay for a National Football League license to
produce them.
In fact, the complaint states, no such license was ever issued by the
NFL.
Court documents show that the plaintiff obtained a 2001 judgment for
$200,000 against Hilton, listing his aliases of Miodrag Dokovich and
Midrag Ilia Dokovich.
Hilton also declared Chapter 13 bankruptcy twice during a 15-month
period.
He filed under his real name, citing the alias Miodrag A. Dokovich, in
November 2002, listing a Stanton, Calif., home address and a Fountain
Valley, Calif., business address tied to the Belgrade Market Liquor
and Deli.
In February 2004, Hilton filed under his real name, citing the alias
Miodrag Dokovich, and listing a Santa Ana, Calif., home address.
He estimated his assets at less than $50,000, and listed as creditors
only a credit union and his landlord.
Both bankruptcy filings appear to have been intended to delay eviction
proceedings against him.
Under federal bankruptcy law, tenants are generally protected from
eviction while they reorganize their finances.
Anh Q.D. Nguyen, a Garden Grove attorney, said in an e-mail that he
represented Hilton's landlord in an eviction case against Hilton that
was filed in January 2004.
Nguyen said that Hilton "filed an eleventh-hour bankruptcy petition in
which my office successfully obtained relief from the bankruptcy
automatic stay, in order to reclaim possession of the rented
premises."
Hilton had also been named as a defendant in July 2002 as part of
separate eviction proceedings before his bankruptcy filing that year.
Hilton filed both bankruptcies without an attorney, paying less than
$275 in filing fees for each.
Both petitions were dismissed by the court after Hilton failed to
provide necessary documentation, including a financial reorganization
plan.
Chapter 13 bankruptcies generally remain on personal credit histories
for seven years, and show up on standard credit checks.
When asked on Wednesday about Hilton's business dealings before his
involvement with APF, company spokeswoman Becky Shay said, "That
information is not going to be made available at this point."
"That's his private business. He is a man who distinguishes between
private and business, between personal and corporate," she said.
Shay said she would check with Hilton for a comment about his DUI
arrest, but did not provide further details.
She did not respond to an additional call made later Wednesday seeking
more information about Hilton's other past legal problems.
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Harry
Ken Marino
Why complain Hopeless? How much different is this than the citizen army
Obama wants?