By Gabriel Princewill-
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, is caught up in a probation corruption drama over the recall to prison of a former drug dealer, Marcus Brown from Cambridgeshire.
Strong objections made against Mr. Barclay by locals in the Cambridgeshire area over his inertia in addressing a palpable level of corruption against one of his constituents by the probation service are close to reaching boiling point. Mr. Brown appears to have been set up by the probation services, who seem to be attempting to thwart his efforts to legally prosecute the Greater Manchester Police for what his family deem to be corrupt acts against his only son, Aaron Brown.
Mr. Brown’s family appear to have galvanized a growing support of professional family friends who are very crossed with Mp Barclay, and who are plotting to seek him thrown out as Mp Of Cambridgeshire. The veteran Mp appears to have avoided adequately engaging a serious allegation of foul play by agents of the Ministry of Justice, leading to much uproar by those who are incensed by his ineptitude in handling the case which is spiraling out of control.
Mr. Barclay’s stated offence is his failure to properly investigate a strong claim of corruption by the probation services against Marcus Brown , claiming it to be outside his remit to confront matters relating to the judiciary.
Barclays did send a letter to the Minister of Police, Kit Malthouse, which was handled poorly when he ignored the fact that Malthouse in a response to Barclay had shamefully overlooked the thrust of the alleged corruption in his response to the Mp, and opted to accept the flimsy explanation of the probation service that they awaited action from the police on April 2021 but that no action was taken until December when there was a case review.
The former drug boss, previously jailed for transporting several kilos of cocaine to the Uk, had turned a new leaf by running his own business, but was charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs in October 2020. The evidence against Mr. Brown was circumstantial, and grounded in the fact it was found in a car registered to his business which was being driven by his son in law, James Davis.
James Davis, 34, a jail bird with a criminal record as long as his arm, faces jail for the large quantity of 9 ounses, and was offered reduced jail time to throw his father in law under the bus for being the mastermind of the operation. He declined the offer and said the drugs were his.
With a criminal hearing scheduled for this coming October, probation officers allowed Marcus Brown to be free without any incident of recall for an entire year. He attended his probation meetings on a monthly basis, but everything changed the month he launched a private prosecution against Greater Manchester Police on December 17, 2021.
That same month, Mr.Brown had issued three official complaints in relation to the imprisonment of his son, Aaron Brown, 33 whom he insists is wrongfully in jail on an IPP sentence.
Analysts who have studied the case believe the prosecutions against Greater Manchester Police, as well as the complaints against the Ombudsman Over Aaron Brown’s imprisonment led to his father’s recall to prison.
The first of those complaints was sent to the Greater Manchester Professional Standards on December 12, then on December 17 he issued another complaint to the Probation Ombudsman, complaining about the probation services silence in relation to questions about their son.
The Ombudsman actually opened an investigation into the complaint, but whilst that investigation was still in process, Brown was recalled when cops turned up at his property on January 21. He wasn’t at the property on that occasion, but was out at work.
He had attended a probation services meeting on December 21, and no issue of recall was raised with him then. Adding to the perplexity of the recall was the fact the date appears to have been backdated to December 15th, to give the semblance of a decision uninfluenced by the complaint to probation services to the Ombudsman on December 17.
Meanwhile, Mr Brown had been working at the Felix Stowe Docks, which has high national security, and requires hand prints every single day alongside a special card.
In one of the worst cases of corruption in the probation services ever to be brought to light, the integrity of big shot Stephen Barclay is being dragged in the mud by locals who have slammed him for his inaction.
Mr. Brown’s daughter, Tiffany Brown, has even contacted the local and national press to have Barclay exposed for what they have described as the incompetence of a well positioned politician. She hasn’t received any responses yet.
The seeming corruption of the probation services could have evaded detection because of the criminal history of Mr.Brown, but even criminals are not expected to have the law manipulated against them so blatantly.
The highly suspicious recall of Marcus Brown, 63 from Cambridgeshire is believed to be a pretext to cover up a private prosecution his family has put in against Greater Manchester Police for an alleged false imprisonment of his son, Aaron Brown. The family await a court date which has been pending for 2 months.
Uproar
Six family friends of the Brown’s have contacted Barclay’s office to lambast the Mp for his relative inaction in a case that is frustrating members of his family. Some claim Barclay, recently promoted to parliament, has simply been a figure head in his constituency, not responding adequately to the needs of his constituents.
Kirsty Tredal, 34, told this publication: ”This Mp has not fulfilled his role a all to his constituents, I’m not sure he knows what it means to be an Mp. He has a duty of care to look into allegations of corruption and victimization, he has done nothing, but there is more he can do.
Particularly angry about the whole affair is Michael Watson, a 67 year old subcontractor who hired Mr Brown him for 4 1/2 years.
‘When he came out of prison, he wanted to get serious and work. He formed a unit and he had nothing but good spirit. I feel so sorry for the guy, he sets out on a Monday to work and doesn’t come until Friday. I think it is disgusting how he has been treated. he worked hard on boat transport, now his business is going down the drain.
This Mp doesn’t listen to his constituents, I think he should start being an Mp and look after his constituents. When we had Claymont Froyd, who was a liberal democrat, he looked into it and you got an answer. I don’t think this Mp has looked into anything. I sent him an email telling him how disappointed I am in him, but got no reply weeks later. I don’t even think he has read it”
Threat
Marcus’s son Aaron, was believed to be a threat to Michael Wood, the brother of a woman – Joana Wood- who works alongside Greater Manchester Police and actually bills them for services.
Wood had been dating the mother of Aaron’s child- Jessica Myles- while Aaron was in prison; which was perceived as creating a potential confrontation when he is let out of jail. Myles later made a number of allegations to social services and police that Aaron Brown constituted some form of danger to her, and also possessed a gun.
On the basis of her statement, Jessica Myles, Michael Wood, and his two parents were both given Osman warnings- meaning that police considered there to be a threat to their life.
Given Osman Warning: Jessica Myles Image:Cavendish
The Brown’s contacted this publication in December, pleading for us to investigate their serious concerns about corruption in the police and probation services affecting their son. Our first finding was that Michael Wood’s connection to Joanna Wood, whose name had never surfaced in relation to the imprisonment of Mr.Brown before then, making her a potential silent operator to unascertainable levels.
The intuitive deduction is that a woman disturbed by the news that her brother and parents’ lives were in danger is bound to attack was automatic, though in the absence of concrete facts, ther eis no evidence to support this. Plausible suspicions abound in relation to the power of her influence, and all attempts to contact and question her about the entire situation, has been to no avail.
More intriguing is another Wood by the name of Paul Wood, who happens to be the senior manager of the Cambridge probation service, happened to be handling the recalls.
When asked by The Eye Of Media.Com to confirm he had no relations with either Michael Wood or Joanne Wood, Paul declined to comment, directing us instead to the Ministry Of Justice Press Office.
Meanwhile, the Ministry Of Justice, has for the first time in nearly 10 years of interacting with them, offered no public statement on this suspicious recall, despite repeated requests for an official comment on the matter. It is such an interesting case, laden with mystery.
Abdication Of Responsibility
This story reflects highly placed professionals in government abdicating their responsibility to uphold the spirit of the law, as they allow ostensibly glorified professionals to seemingly abuse their position of power.
MP Stephen Barclays, MP Kit Malthouse, (minister of police) Head Of Cambridgeshire Probation Matthew Rider, and his colleague Neil Walters, all appear to be somewhat complicit in what at best appears to be a very negligent state of affairs, but more likely, glaring corruption. They have all failed to explain what appears to be a dubious recall motivated by a vendetta of some kind.
Barclay’s office have dodged all our questions, his irresponsible secretary even dropped the phone when our probing became too tough to her to address.
Arrested
Brown was arrested in Leicester by Leicestershire police after two months in hiding , as he imprudently attempted to work whilst on the run. Under cover cops acting on behalf of Cambridgeshire police who spotted Mr. Brown’s conspicuous truck, reined in on him and arrested him in front of shocked onlookers.
Mr. Brown’s recall for conspiracy to supply class A drugs occurred in December 2020, after being spotted in Corby Town football Club where a drug deal was suspected to be taking place, but which his family say he had no involvement in at all. No drugs was found in his possession, but 259 grammes of cocaine was found in a vehicle registered to Mr. Brown ‘s business, but driven by the boyfriend of the former drug boss’s daughter, Tiffany.
James Davis, in whose possession the drugs were found has a criminal record as long as his arm, and has been involved in drugs from the young age of 12.
”The father of my child owned up to the drugs, it was his drugs and my father had no knowledge of it, Tiffany says in a rapid frustrated tone. There is no evidence of any phone communication between my dad and Jimmy, just because the drugs were in a car registered to his business doesn’t make it his.
‘I registered the car in my mother’s business to get cheaper insurance for the father of my child. We used a fleet insurance( one monthly business insurance for multiple cars belonging to a company) to obtain cheaper insurance for James Davies’.
Asked why her former partner and the father of her child was pushing drugs in a car registered to the family business, she responds: ”I had no idea he was selling hard drugs. None of us knew, my father definitely didn’t know. The bottom line is that my dad had no dealings with him, they don’t even call each other, so it’s not like there are phone records to show them in communication leading up to the drug deal”.
The real issue here is not whether indeed Marcus Brown knew anything about the drugs, but why he has been recalled two years after being allowed to roam the streets free, and within weeks of three professional complaints; one against Greater Manchester Police to its professional standards, another involving a legal prosecution, and the last to the probation services.
The questionable legitimacy of the recall unarguably smacks of corruption beyond belief, deducible from an overall perspective of the entire occurrences.
His family had already been forced to downsize following the recall, after he refrained from working , only to shortsightedly believe he could evade the stipulated requirements of the Ministry Of Justice by covertly pursuing work after things got tough.
”He had to work, there was no money coming in, his fighting daughter, Tiffany told this publication. We took backroads, avoided all the cameras, but they just appeared from nowhere. I think they bugged my car which was in front of his van, and knew where we were. They came mob handed, like they always do with our family. This is unfair, he is unwell, and my mother is unwell too. Her health is deteriorating, she is in a bad way. Someone needs to help us.
Mr Brown and his family are an odd bunch in many ways. At 63, Marcus cannot read or write, his daughter is somewhat dyslexic, and his wife is retired with multiple illnesses. They all have complex diseases. As the breadwinner of the family, Marcus conducts haulage , by putting boats on sea.
”My father can’t read or write, someone has to read and write all his mails and letters for him, he just dictates. This is all to much for all of us. They have done this to prevent the legal prosecution.
MP Pressure
Mp Barclay, who would normally be able to conveniently swerve the pleas of a constituent with an unedifying past, this time finds himself stuck in an awkward position in what The Eye Of Media.Com can boldly claim to be a compelling case of corruption in the probation services. The facts of the case speak for itself. A timeline of events from which intelligent extrapolation points to an incontrovertible motive, exposes all parties concerned as being caught with their pants down., to use an old cliche.
Barclay was asked to inform the probation service that their actions are unlawful, but the MP , touted by some as a talented politician, told the Brown’s that members of parliament cannot get involved in the decisions made by the judiciary- an oversight of the fact this recall was made by probation officers under the authority of the Secretary Of State. It has no connection with the judiciary.
The checks and balances embodied in the notion of the separation of powers traditionally keeping the function of ministers and the judiciary on divergent paths, is inapplicable here.
An Mp is expected to raise valid issues affecting their constituents, and address improprieties affecting his constituents. Rather, the Mp delegated the job of contacting the Ministry Of Justice to a seemingly incompetent member of his staff who sent a shabby email communication to the MOJ, telling less than half the story.
Probation managers have discretion over who to recall to prison, but recalls are statutorily designed to safeguard the public from criminals who pose a threat to society and who have demonstrated a likelihood to continue to commit crimes. They were not designed to be used as a strategy to impede a legal process of accountability as can reasonably be construed to be the case in this scenario.
Expectations Of Mps
The UK public elects Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to their constituents in the House. Barclay in his position as Mp who is part of the collective that makes laws enacted in the Uk, would be expected to intervene in a case like this and highlight the unlawfulness of the recall or at least state whether it potentially passes the threshold of the overarching purposes for which practice of recalls were established.
Disputes surrounding recalls are resolvable before a parole board , but if corruption can prevail without restraint in the probation service before a hearing, one must wonder just far far such corruption can go.
Promises by the Ombudsman for the probation services to investigate the complaint of corruption are to be examined in the week ahead.