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Jeremy Hales embarrasses himself and boasts about serving the wrong person

Unfortunately for Jeremy Hales close only counts in atom bombs, torpedoes, and missiles.Close is not good enough when it comes to proper service. Yesterday, he boasted to again serving Richard Luthmann, only if he had served him properly to first time he wouldn’t have tried to serve him again. “Paint chips has been served for the second time in Jacksonville,” Hales said with excitement. In reality, there are few processes less exciting than service, but Hales needs to milk content from his unsophisticated audience. By conjuring up drama, Hales may have taken it too far.That’s because he served the wrong Richard Luthmann, serving Richard Luthmann Sr. not Jr. I joined both Richard Luthmann’s to discuss the matter further. Now, Hales faces a dilemma. Does he risk committing a crime by filing a false affidavit or does he risk humiliation by asking the court for an extension? Luthmann was first sued in the beginning of April 2025. The ninety-day window is up. If Hales files a fraudulent affidavit claiming Richard was properly served, he could face criminal penalties. Richard warned him of that last night, in an email. Hales could also ask for an extension, like he’s done with other defendants. If he does that, he’ll admit to lying twice to his audience about serving Rich. He’s in a no-win situation, and that’s because rather than treating service like the boring and sober process it is, he tried to turn it into a side show. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelvolpe.substack.com/subscribe

The Unknown Episode 49

Note: in the video at the top is the first four minutes of the broadcast. The full broadcast is below. Richard Luthmann and I were back. We talked about a new trade deal with Europe, his continued arrest threat, celebrity deaths, and his idea to put Trump on Mount Rushmore in the current events segment. Then, thirty-four minutes in, we had the What the Hales segment. How far has my former friend Megan Fox fallen? I explained in ten minutes. We started by playing part of a 2021 interview Megan and I did with Australian journalist Grant Wyeth about global family court problems. It was one of two interviews we did with international journalists about global family court issues. The other, with award winning British journalist Liz Perkins, has been removed by Megan. It’s one of fifty-one family court related YouTube videos she’s removed because I’m in them. When we worked together, we worked on important things like reforming family court. We spent three days in St. Louis: doing a press conference, meeting with politicians, and doing documentaries. We also met with Cindy O’Laughlin for several hours, however, she did nothing but hold the meeting. “She’s all talk,” Megan told me in 2024. Megan has since removed the documentary she created. Rich and I have taken this reform movement to the next level, interviewing three politicians from two states so far. We’ve documented as two states- Arizona and Idaho- have formed special committees from both parts of the legislature.Meanwhile, Megan interviews astroturfers like Rosalyn Duke. And DUI lawyers. She hypes up contrived stories for super chats and breadsticks. She also doesn’t realize that hitching her wagon to Jeremy Hales is no long-term solution. Popular YouTubers like Hales come and go. Eventually, they have a fall from grace. Take Ben Armstrong, the crypto guy who had more than a million followers. He had his fall from grace after it was discovered that he got paid to promote fly by night meme coins. “How does one of the biggest names in the crypto community go from flexing Lamborghinis and multi-million dollar crypto portfolios to losing not just his channel but his career and company? Is it promoting scam tokens to their audience and then lying about it?” The YouTube channel Internet Anarchist stated in its description of his documentary. Or the Liver King, who claimed to be ripped by eating raw food when in reality, he was using steroids. He not only lost most of his subscribers, but he’s been to jail a couple times. Or Jack Doherty, who made a name for himself by doing outrageous things to strangers until his antics caused a multi car pile-up. Or Hawk Tuah Girl, Hailey Welch, who saw her fifteen minutes of fame disappear after she promoted a worthless meme coin.Once a YouTuber falls it’s a vicious cycle. There’s a whole YouTube subset dedicated to dancing on Welch’s grave. Jeremy Hales is no different. He traffics in confrontation. Sooner or later, one of these confrontations will go too far. He’s a terrible person who beat his wife and kids. He lies repeatedly, like in February when he claimed that Richard and I were being investigated by both local and federal authorities. He even told his audience to get screenshots. It was all made up. No one was investigating us. In May and July, he claimed to have served Richard Luthmann. This too was a lie, an obvious one since Rich only needs to be served once. In May and again in July, he threatened to intercede in child custody case. There is no process; he lied again. Once he’s fallen, YouTubers will take great pleasure in dancing on his grave. At that point, Megan will have nothing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelvolpe.substack.com/subscribe

Rich Luthmann targeted for arrest by rogue NY DA

Note: the portion of The Unknown on DA McMahon’s impending arrest of Rich Luthmann is above, find the full broadcast here. The set-upRichmond County, NY District Attorney (DA) Mike McMahon is a scaredy cat. He admitted as much when he filed as a victim with the New York Police Department (NYPD), claiming to fear for his life when he received an automatic email from Rich Luthmann’s Substack: This is for Real. On July 13, 2025, his official office email- Michael.McMahon@rcda.nyc.gov- received an automatic email from Luthmann’s Substack. This was an article written by Dr. Bandy Lee and cross posted on This is for Real. Most users who receive unwanted emails from Substack go to the top and hit the unsubscribe button. McMahon isn’t an ordinary subscriber. He is the elected DA from Richmond County, NY and has been since 2016. McMahon seemed to enjoy his subscription until July 13, 2025, as the backdoor statistics showed.He’d been a user since June 20, 2025, and he signed up, according to the statistics. On July 13, 2025, McMahon, not in his DA role but as a victim, travelled to the NYPD and complained. The historyA decade ago, Richard Luthmann was a hotshot NY lawyer and law-chair of the NY Reform Party. He had accused McMahon in 2015 of voter fraud. Here’s more from the Frank Report. In the same 2015 District Attorney race, Luthmann publicly supported Republican candidate Joan Illuzzi, criticizing Democratic contender McMahon for what he described as a lack of courtroom experience.Luthmann also alleged that McMahon’s campaign had submitted fraudulent designating petitions, citing multiple signatures purportedly from deceased individuals. The Staten Island Advance reported on the controversy and described the petition issue as “fraud.”Despite the allegations, McMahon won the general election and assumed office as Richmond County District Attorney in 2016.Luthmann also created satirical websites mocking McMahon. McMahon appointed a special counsel who refused to prosecute, according to the Frank Report. So, McMahon appointed a second, who did charge Luthmann with criminal impersonation and falsification of business records.Those charges coincided with numerous federal charges, in which Luthmann was accused of extortion, organized crime ties, and more. Luthmann denied the charges when I first interviewed him. Luthmann was represented by Arthur Aidala, who worked a deal and Luthmann spent four years in federal prison. Along with his jail stint, McMahon got a ten-year protective order which expires in 2028. The dubious chargeWith that protective order in hand, McMahon went to NYPD and cried about receiving a Substack email.McMahon did not respond to an email for comment. NYPD only stated, “The NYPD does not issue warrants.”They didn’t disclose details about the investigation. Mr. McMahon got special treatment. Rich Luthmann explained further on his site. The new felony warrant for Luthmann’s arrest, issued without legitimate judicial review or probable cause, relies solely on McMahon and his underling’s word, Luthmann says.That’s right—Staten Island’s top prosecutor filed a police report against a journalist, then had a subordinate NYPD cop type up charges, and a crony judge rubber-stamped it with no oversight.“McMahon is acting as judge, jury, victim, and executioner,” said Luthmann. “If that doesn’t terrify you, it should.”He calls it “Institutional Homicide by Lawfare.”Diesel TherapyRich said he expects NY officials to use this bogus warrant to go to Florida and have Florida law enforcement arrest him. Once arrested, he will be extradited and face diesel therapy. This is derogatory term for a long bus ride from one state to another. Luthmann has fought for other’s first amendment rights, now he will fight for his own. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelvolpe.substack.com/subscribe

Michael Volpe Investigates update: an interview with Marta Bryceland and Tommy Gilliland

It’s been nearly two years since I spoke with Marta Bryceland, but she continues to have her civil rights violated, be falsely arrested, and kept away from her daughter. At the time of the first interview, she had already been falsely accused of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) and kept away from her daughter through draconian temporary orders like Arizona Republican State Senator Mark Finchem, Arizona Republican State Representative Rachel Keshel, and Idaho Republican State Senator Tammy Nichols warned were prevalent. Below is a summary of what happened to Marta. The trial was still ongoing when I interviewed Marta and her sister on September 11, 2023. This time, I interviewed her with her boyfriend, Tommy Gilliland. Marta explained that the abusive process came to a head in March 2024. She became ill and was unable to attend. Rather than allow her to attend virtually, the judge, Karen Wolff, ordered the proceedings without her. Her attorneys had already put in to withdraw, but they were ordered to remain. They remained silent, while her ex-boyfriend, Dr. Thomas Gut, put on his case. From there, the judge granted Dr. Gut sole custody. Dr. Gut did not respond to an email for comment. This her current appeals attorney, Peter Wilner, called a blatant violation of her due process rights. Mr. Wilner declined to comment when reached by email. Besides that, Wilner’s appeal noted that Dr. Mark Rand was appointed by the court, paid a hefty fee, and then his conclusions were ignored. Dr. Rand concluded that Marta did not have MSBP, was being abused by Dr. Gut, and custody should go to Marta. His recommendations were discarded by Judge Wolff, who presided over the trial. Instead, Judge Wolff granted Dr. Gut sole custody and Marta hasn’t seen her daughter in person since last year. Tommy said she sees his kids much more than her own. Then, Tommy described a shocking event when he attended court. He said he and a friend were in the courthouse when they were approached by bailiffs. They were quizzed about who they were and why they were there. Tommy said they both answered honestly. Shortly after this interaction, Marta’s attorney approached them. The attorney said they needed to get into Marta’s Facebook account and erase a negative post Marta made about the judge or she’d be jailed. They went to Tommy’s car, got the laptop and were able to get into her account. Tommy said there was nothing threatening or illegal in the post, only critical of the judge. They raced back into the courthouse when they were stopped by this same attorney, who told them that if they entered, they’d be arrested for impersonating a police officer. Instead, Marta was arrested and spent four days in Riker’s, where she was housed in general population. To make matters worse, Tommy said the attorney told them to get her out early they needed to raise $60,000, which they did. The authorities refused to accept the bail money and Marta continued her stint in jail. Marta said this was the latest in a string of false arrests, many of which were triggered by Dr. Gut. She said she did not even have a parking ticket before the custody case got started. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelvolpe.substack.com/subscribe

The Unknown Episode 48

Richard Luthmann and I were back talking about trade, Jeffrey Epstein, and Richard’s possible arrest (more on that in a separate post), in the current events segment. We updated on What the Hales starting twenty-nine minutes.We discussed the recent interview we did with Idaho Republican State Senator Tammy Nichols fifty-seven minutes in. Then, approximately 1:14:00, we welcomed Jackie Sample and Roy Johnson to the broadcast. I have interviewed Jackie several times. Her still husband Dr. Madison Sample moved millions from joint accounts into his own accounts.DuPage County Judge James Orel allowed Dr. Sample to do it by ignoring Jackie, when she filed motions for status quo and other avenues to recover some of the money which is hers. As a result, though she lives in a multi-million home, she struggles with health, the bills, and can’t afford a lawyer. She has largely represented herself in the divorce. Until now, we hadn’t discussed how Judge Orel pressed to have her put into guardianship when Jackie was absent during a hearing. Judge Orel did not follow through on his threat, however, this scare led Jackie to meet Roy Johnson.Johnson’s brother, Ray Johnson, was put into guardianship by Judge Orel, and as Roy explained, he did it in a perfunctory hearing without Ray being there. “Judge Orel simply disregarded the law, did not even give notice, which is required by law, fifteen prior (to a hearing),” Roy explained, “He actually worked off of false evidence for several items, but the basic thing is that he was in ex-parte conversations with Mr. McQuade {who represented the DuPage County Public Guardian}.”As Roy explained, his brother never received notice of the hearing, did not attend the hearing, and as such, Orel put him into guardianship based on a one-sided presentation. This is common around the country as the hearing below from Missouri demonstrates.“Nothing was done according to the law,” Roy added.From there, vultures began to raid the property which Roy owned with his brother. This was done with Judge Orel’s help, according to a complaint filed by Roy. Roy said in May 2025 he was involuntarily committed for three days, only to be released after a real estate agent and lawyer said he needed to sign documents to finish a real estate transaction. Their shared experience brought Jackie and Roy to federal court earlier this month. This was a hearing presided over by Judge Andrea Wood, an Obama appointee. Both Jackie and Roy said that Judge Wood talked down to them and gave them little time to make their case.Jackie said that although the other side accepted service, Judge Wood said that she would accept motions to dismiss based on improper service. Substantively, the four of us had a disagreement on the merits of the hearing. Roy was there as an intervenor. He wanted to intervene because both Jackie and his brother faced guardianship from Judge Orel. Richard said this was probably not enough to intervene and felt that Judge Wood made the correct ruling. He suggested that Roy file his own lawsuit and ask for them to be joined. Jackie was there as part of her lawsuit against several DuPage County judges. Judge Wood has not yet ruled to dismiss the lawsuit, however, Richard and I felt she would, while Jackie argued that judges violated her constitutional rights. After the broadcast, she emailed several cases which back her claim. Judicial immunity is nearly impenetrable thanks to one of the worst opinions in US Supreme Court history- Stump V Sparkman. In that case, Judge Harold Stump issued an order for a seventeen-year-old to be sterilized from his chambers, without taking testimony or holding a hearing. Despite that, the US Supreme Court granted Judge Stump immunity from civil lawsuit. Judges are immune from any lawsuit as long as it is based on a judicial act and they had jurisdiction. One notorious exception involved West Virginia judge Louise Golston who conducted a hearing in a litigant’s front yard. Since she had no jurisdiction in a front yard, she lost her immunity. {Check out my interview with Connie Reguli for more discussion on Stump V Sparkman}Rich said that something beyond a judicial act would be necessary to withstand a motion to dismiss. When Kent Girard similarly sued judges, he alleged they took bribes. Though Judge Orel and others routinely showed bias, violated Jackie’s rights, and probably violated federal laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I believe the Stump V Sparkman precedent is so strong that the case will be dismissed. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelvolpe.substack.com/subscribe