My Letter to School District Superintendent Michael Schwarz
Family Court Corruption Corrupts All Bodies It Touches
A letter arrived from my niece’s school that she has missed an inordinate number of days of school: 16 so far. Four years since her savage abduction and imprisonment by her violent father — and Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca’s giving him full custody to help him hide his brutal crimes — she has never recovered the perfect attendance she had under her mother. At least a letter arrived — but will anyone do anything? When she missed 56 days of school in about the same period, four years ago, then “Principal” Michael Piacenza covered it up, tampered with computer records, and falsely arrested concerned professionals instead. At least he has been demoted to his previous position — but will anyone actually protect an innocent child? Few can imagine Family Courts to be the auctionhouses and the slave trade of children that they are, and therefore the fallback is to force oneself into the conviction: “There must be something wrong with the mother”; or “The child looks all right” — even though, as in my niece’s case, she has hardly grown physically in four years. But as society looks away, numbers do not lie: a thousand children are documented to have been murdered because of Family Court, a similar number to have committed suicide because of Family Court, and hundreds of thousands more to be suffering “soul murder” in silence because of Family Court. Below is my letter to the school district superintendent:
RE: Pupil in Your School District, Grade 7
February 27, 2025
Dear Mr. Michael Schwarz:
I am contacting you again because, in spite of the circumstances of our first meeting, you have come across to me as more discerning than most school officials, and thus capable of understanding the seriousness of the situation.
As you may know, I have federally sued Mr. Michael Piacenza for covering up signs of child abuse, tampering with school absence records, and falsely arresting me and a renowned forensic psychiatrist for attempting to fulfill our legally-mandated duty to report child abuse. I do not wish to take action against the entire school.
Certainly, a school exists to protect children, not to harm them. It can be misled when a corrupt judge assists in facilitating child abuse because it is profitable, but this is all the more why we need to protect children, who are voiceless in society and easily exploited. Child protective services, which should be independent, are often under the thumbs of family court judges.
The judge in this case is in the process of being referred for impeachment, as attached, for sending dozens, if not hundreds, of children to their rape, battery, attempted murder, and child sex trafficking. It is being guided by one of the nation’s top constitutional lawyers who impeached three U.S. presidents.
Also, you may wish to know that Alan T. Chan’s employer let him go, as a colleague of mine who wrote the attached letter informed me. I am also attaching my recent affidavit (the criminal charges I am bringing against him are at the end), as well as my lawsuit against him for his financial enrichment schemes — which are the true reason behind his abducting the children. Also for your reference are the federal sanctions Alan T. Chan’s employer has come under because of his financial fraud, and his temporary restraining order for his violence against his ex-wife.
Children are vulnerable. This is why educational and medical professionals have an independent duty to investigate as well as to report child abuse. The pediatrician who detected abuse in this case but chose to cover it up instead has now been criminally indicted and may even lose her license. I therefore urge you to do what is right; profit or mere convenience does not last very long, whereas injury to a child lasts a lifetime.
Cordially yours,
Bandy Lee, M.D., M.Div.
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Attachments:
Mr. Peter Schoenfeld,
I am writing to bring to your immediate attention a matter of grave concern involving one of your key employees, Alan Chan, whose conduct toward his now former wife, Patricia Lee, and their two young children, has raised very serious issues of many kinds, including legal. Given Mr. Chan’s position within your organization, it appears that his continued employment with you may have facilitated and quite likely enabled the extremely troubling behavior in question. From what I have learned, this matter, if not addressed promptly and thoroughly, could expose your organization to significant risks, both legal and reputational.
I strongly urge that you initiate a full investigation into Mr. Chan’s actions, as it appears to me the potential for serious consequences to your organization is great. There are notable precedents where similar situations have resulted in substantial financial and reputational damage. One such case is that of Allan Kassenoff, formerly employed by the law firm Greenberg Traurig. Once details regarding his conduct became public, the firm was forced to sever ties with him and to address the situation via this carefully prepared statement, no doubt after realizing it had to fire him and protect its own reputation and integrity, I imagine with some kind of agreement that prevented legal action and much greater negative consequences and notoriety:
“The firm has concluded its review of the situation to determine Allan Kassenoff’s status with the firm. Our primary obligation is to maintain and protect the core values and best interests of our firm, our clients, our lawyers and our professional staff. Allan has been on a short leave of absence and has now resigned from the firm, effective immediately. The firm is sensitive to the needs of the three children, the primary victims of the situation, and therefore will be creating a dedicated trust fund with an independent trustee for the sole benefit of these children, to be voluntarily funded by the lawyers and staff of our firm. We wish healing and privacy to the children during this very difficult situation.”
I refer you to a couple of articles that summarize that situation:
https://msmagazine.com/2023/06/12/allan-kassenoff-resigns/ https://msmagazine.com/2023/06/20/catherine-kassenoff-family-court-divorce-bandy-lee/
I have become aware of this matter through my longstanding association with Dr. Bandy Lee, a distinguished professional (https://bandylee.com) whose integrity and stature in her field are impeccable and beyond reproach in all regards. At my request, she has shared with me some details of this situation with her sister, niece, and nephew caused by the deeply troubling pattern of completely false accusations and the outrageous manipulations of the Family Court system by Alan Chan. Introduced by Dr. Lee, I have also come to know her sister, Patricia Lee and as a result have looked into this whole matter in detail. I can with total surety attest to her exemplary character and the profound injustice and unconscionable wrongs she has suffered by the contemptable actions of your associate, Alan Chan.
Among other things, Dr. Lee is a New York Times bestselling author, and my understanding is that she is working on an exposé of the Family Courts that have been corrupted enough for Alan Chan to weaponize unconscionably and unjustly against his family. That in itself is a matter of considerable public importance, which I know Dr. Lee and others are currently pursuing, in the form of a documentary and a television series, not to mention possible major media appearances once Dr. Lee’s book is out. I have reviewed very extensive, now publicly available legal filings about this situation and urge you to do so also. Among the information publicly available are Dr. Lee’s writings on her Medium publication (https://bandyxlee.medium.com/) and her books, Exposing Family Court and Judicial Violence: Anatomy of a Family Court Case, which are available on Amazon (my understanding is that the big book is still coming).
Dr. Lee has been in consultation with several prominent legal figures, including Laurence Tribe, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Law School, and Bruce Fein, among the best-known and most respected attorneys in Washington, who have expressed deep concern over what Alan Chan has done so grossly and wrongly, and how his ongoing association with your firm has facilitated his egregious actions. Given the severity of the situation, I believe it is imperative that you take immediate action to investigate Alan Chan’s past and current conduct and determine the appropriate course of action under all the circumstances, including a recent court-ordered legal restraining order issued against him.
I do not know if you have previously been aware of this serious situation in which your firm is so involved, but now with this communication there is no excuse for your not knowing and not acting. Failure to respond in the face of such information would be not just morally wrong but I think quite possibly legally implicating for you. Failure to take action now could indicate a gross lack of accountability, serious disregard for the extreme abuses against his family caused by Alan Chan, a lack of due and required professional diligence, and complicity by yourself and your firm with Alan Chan, who has been your associate for many years. Though I do not practice law myself, I do have a J.D. degree from NYU Law School, where I was a prestigious Root-Tilden Scholar, and after extensively looking into this matter I have become aware of what seem to me serious potential liabilities and ramifications for your firm. Consequently, I strongly encourage you to address this matter with the urgency and seriousness it warrants, before it is too late, to avoid what may now happen in both the courts of law as well as media and public opinion that could substantially involve and impact your firm.
Taking everything urgently into consideration, I trust that you will quickly take the necessary steps to investigate this matter thoroughly and take appropriate actions. Please consider this communication as a formal request for your prompt response, as two children and an ex-spouse are literally in mortal danger, even as Alan Chan is on a restraining order, because of his ability to maneuver the courts. I have sent this letter via receipted delivery, and I ask that you contact me by email, phone, or mail within three days of receiving this information. If you would like, I can and will provide additional information and assistance to you, your firm, and any legal or media representation you may have. Should I not hear from you, however, I will be forced to conclude that further steps are necessary, including contacting additional individuals and entities associated with your organization.
N.C.
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CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST ALAN T. CHAN (from the Affidavit of Bandy Lee, submitted on behalf of Patricia Lee under Durable Power of Attorney, due to Family Court-caused disability)
N.J.S.A. 2C:33–4. Harassment
N.J.S.A. 2C:12–1. Aggravated Assaults
N.J.S.A. 2C:5–1. Criminal Attempts at Homicide
N.J.S.A. 2C:14–2. Sexual Assaults
N.J.S.A. 2C:15–1. Robbery
N.J.S.A. 2C:18–2. Burglary
N.J.S.A. 2C:12–3. Terroristic Threats
N.J.S.A. 2C:17–3. Criminal Mischief
N.J.S.A. 2C:12–10. Stalking
N.J.S.A. 2C:13–5. Criminal Coercion (as Added to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991)
