Kerry:
It appears Swanson is off the hook - I have located several earlier instances of the purported BW release. The earliest one I have been able to locate is from 'g g' on the Raging Bull BIGG thread on 3 July at 1:41 AM:
ragingbull.com
The poster Boxer101 named in the release is a frequent poster on that thread.
This appears to be the earliest instance on that particular thread (I could find none on 2 July or earlier on 3 July - at least among the currently available posts on that thread). However, this was probably not the earliest RB posting of this purported news release. On the RB GLMC thread about an hour before g g's post, there was the following gem which seems related to the "news release":
By: Peter_Verniero
Reply To: None Saturday, 3 Jul 1999 at 12:41 AM EDT
Post # of 3929
I have been trying to trace our subject for the last two days and have had my paralegals scanning the boards for any mention of boxer101. When they notified me that he had already been located, I could not believe it.
My hat is off to you quick minded, civic leaders who are interested in truth and justice. I will have my collegues subpoena the Raging Bull tomorrow if I can find a judge to sign them, and attempt to obtain additional information about boxer101, aka observerz, and any one he has working with him on this latest scam.
Regards,
Peter Verniero
Attorney General
State of New Jersey
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Could it be that the NJ Attorney Journal actually is taking such a personal interest in the Boxer101 that he is posting to the RB GLMC thread at 12:41 AM on a holiday weekend? Well, no. How can I be sure? It turns out that although Peter Verniero was NJ Attorney General earlier in 1999, he was not the AG on 3 July 1999. At that point in time his nomination to the state Supreme Court had been confirmed and his successor, John J. Farmer Jr. had been sworn into office:
John J. Farmer, Jr.
Nominated to be Attorney General on March 15, 1999, and confirmed unanimously by the State Senate on May 24, 1999, John J. Farmer, Jr. was sworn into office on June 3, 1999. ...
state.nj.us
See also: nj.com
I have not located an earlier posting on the RB GLMC thread which provides the purported BW release. Perhaps it was pulled (or I simply missed it). The earliest posting of the "release" on the GLMC thread that I located was by the poster 'edadners' on 3 July at 1:21 PM EDT:
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