Re: How Can I Make A Complaint Againt A Probation Officer

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On 5/20/08, Jenny wrote:
> I am a 32 yr old mother of two. In
March 2005 I was
> indicted for Conspiracy to commit
identity theft with 16
> others. Because I was the least in the
case I BARELY got
> to stay out of prison. I was given 3
months house arrest
> and 3 years probation. I was assigned a
Federal probation
> officer. I walked down the 3 months
house arrest with NO
> PROBLEM. No incidents whatsoever. I was
subject to random
> visits by my probation officer in the
early morning (5am)
> and late at nite (1130pm) just to make
sure that I wasnt
> violating any rules. For the 1st 1 1/2
months I did not
> have a job. I was actively searching
for employment but
> couldnt find a job because in my case I
certainly couldnt
> say I was not a felon on applications
because my federal
> probation officer was to call and let
them know I am a
> felon and my charge (they say its the
governments
> responsibility). I obtained employment
for a company
> because the PO finally said that he
would not need to call
> them as long as he could verify my work
schedule with time
> card sheets (which I faithfully
supplied him). After
> working there for 2 months he told me
that he was going to
> need to contact the employer and let
them know of my
> status (being on probation and what my
charge was). Rather
> then go throught that embarrassment, I
quit. He has now
> sent a violation to the courts and is
requesting that I
> get another 120 days on house arrest!
Here are my
> complaints:
> #1 He has on several occassions
confused me with one of
> his other clients--confused my case
with theirs etc.
> #2 He says that I quit on 04/04/2008
even though I showed
> him my last check stub shows being paid
thru 04/10/2008. I
> dont know what the difference in 6 days
mean but he is
> saying that I was not truthful with
him. The employer, he
> says, stated that my last day was on
04/04/2008 yet my
> checkstub shows 04/10/2008 and pay day
of 04/15/2008.
> #3 He keeps stating that I am getting
money from somewhere
> else but I am ABSOLUTELY NOT. I make
monthly payments to
> the court of $100 for restitution. He
says being
> unemployed, there is no way I can do
this without getting
> money from somewhere else. I advised
him that the money
> comes from my last 2 checks because I
was not spending any
> money.
> #4 He came to my house unannounced
since I have been off
> of house arrest, left a card and
advised me to come to his
> office the next day because I was not
home. I went there
> and he demanded to know where I was
when he came, the name
> of the person I was with, and their
address. I stated to
> him that I didnt have to tell him that
as long as I was in
> the metro area and was not breaking any
laws. He stated
> that the provision of my release that
states "the
> defendent shall truthfully answer all
reasonable questions
> from the probation office" means that I
do have to tell
> him where I am at all times when I asks
me.
>
> I would like to point out that I have
had no new cases in
> 3 1/2 yrs, not even a traffic
violation. I have not broke
> any laws. I have not been with a felon.
I have not left
> the area. The only thing I have done is
have trouble
> finding a jobs under these
circumstances. Is there
> ANYTHING I can do to help myself from
this Probation
> officer??? I am drowning here.