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'''Michael Farren''' is a former [[Deputy White House counsel]] who reportedly attempted to murder his then-wife, [[Mary Margaret Farren]]. A jury of six awarded her $28.6 million in connection with the attack. He was sentenced to 15 years in jail.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/US/jury-awards-286-million-damages-wife-husbands-brutal/story?id=21254654</ref>
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'''John Michael Farren''' is a former American lawyer<ref name=DisBar>https://law.justia.com/cases/district-of-columbia/court-of-appeals/2015/14-bg-1222.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131215040604/http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/06107-ct-j-farren-1460427.html</ref><ref>http://www.martindale.com/J-Michael-Farren/358342-lawyer.htm</ref> who was Deputy [[White House Counsel]] in the Office of Counsel to the President under the 43rd [[President of the United States]] [[George W. Bush]] from 2007 to 2009. Farren also was [[Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade]] at the [[United States Department of Commerce]] and head of the [[International Trade Administration]] under the 41st President of the United States [[George H. W. Bush]] from 1989 to 1992.
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He attended the [[Bilderberg/1999|1999]] and [[Bilderberg/2002|2002]] Bilderberg meetings.
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In [[2014]], he was convicted to a 15-year jail sentence for the attempted murder of his then-wife.
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==Attempted murder==
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Farren married Mary Margaret Scharf, also an attorney, on May 3, 1997.<ref name='New York Times 1997-05-04'>https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/04/style/mary-m-scharf-j-michael-farren.html?pagewanted=1 </ref> On June 16, 2011, after trial, Mrs. Farren's divorce from Farren was granted.<ref name=DIV>https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/04/style/mary-m-scharf-j-michael-farren.html?pagewanted=1</ref>
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Farren was arrested on January 6, 2010 and charged with the strangulation, assault in the face with a heavy metal flashlight, and attempted murder of his wife Mary Margaret Farren at their [[New Canaan, Connecticut]] home.<ref name='New York Times 2010-01-08'>https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/09/nyregion/09bush.html</ref><ref>http://www.greenwichtime.com/policereports/article/Former-White-House-lawyer-charged-with-attempting-312809.php</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130921045112/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2010-02-25/news/36899818_1_john-michael-farren-front-door-police-officers</ref><ref name=trial/> At the time of his attack on his wife, their two daughters were seven years old and four months old.<ref name="abcnews.go.com">https://abcnews.go.com/US/jury-awards-286-million-damages-wife-husbands-brutal/story?id=21254654</ref>
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After his arrest, Farren spent six months in jail before posting $750,000 bond and checking into a psychiatric facility in Connecticut, according to a ''[[Greenwich Time (newspaper)|Greenwich Time]]'' article.<ref>http://www.greenwichtime.com/policereports/article/Former-White-House-lawyer-seeks-indigent-status-3805406.php</ref> After being released from the facility, he was fitted with a tracking device and went to live with his sister in his hometown, [[West Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Farren-claims-brain-disease-4594533.php</ref>
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In April 2013, Farren was granted permission to act as his own lawyer and to put forth an insanity defense.<ref>http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Farren-will-lead-his-insanity-defense-4431654.php</ref>
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After a five-day Connecticut civil jury trial in December 2013, Farren was ordered by the jury to pay his ex-wife $28.6 million in damages for attempting to kill her. Farren did not defend the suit.<ref name="abcnews.go.com"/><ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-wife-of-former-white-house-lawyer-john-michael-farren-gets-286m-for-beating/</ref><ref>http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Former-White-House-attorney-held-liable-in-5073203.php</ref> The jurors deliberated for only 90 minutes before holding Farren liable.<ref>http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former_white_house_lawyer_ordered_to_pay_28.6m_in_beating_of_wife/</ref>
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In July 2014, a jury found Farren guilty of attempted murder, first degree assault, and risk of injury to a child. The judge ordered that he never again have contact with his two daughters. He was represented by counsel in the trial and was later sentenced to 15 years in prison.<ref name=trial>https://abcnews.go.com/US/deputy-white-house-counsels-wife-recalls-flashlight-attack/story?id=2857935</ref>
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Latest revision as of 00:38, 12 October 2023

Person.png Michael Farren   AlchetronRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer)
Michael Farren.jpg
BornNovember 21, 1952
West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
NationalityUS
Alma materHartford Seminary, Trinity College, Fairfield University
Criminal charge
attempted murder
Former Deputy White House counsel and Bilderberger convicted of attempting to murder his wife

Employment.png Deputy White House Counsel

In office
2007 - 2009
BossFred F. Fielding
Convicted for the attempted murder of his wife

John Michael Farren is a former American lawyer[1][2][3] who was Deputy White House Counsel in the Office of Counsel to the President under the 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush from 2007 to 2009. Farren also was Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the United States Department of Commerce and head of the International Trade Administration under the 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1992.

He attended the 1999 and 2002 Bilderberg meetings.

In 2014, he was convicted to a 15-year jail sentence for the attempted murder of his then-wife.

Attempted murder

Farren married Mary Margaret Scharf, also an attorney, on May 3, 1997.[4] On June 16, 2011, after trial, Mrs. Farren's divorce from Farren was granted.[5]

Farren was arrested on January 6, 2010 and charged with the strangulation, assault in the face with a heavy metal flashlight, and attempted murder of his wife Mary Margaret Farren at their New Canaan, Connecticut home.[6][7][8][9] At the time of his attack on his wife, their two daughters were seven years old and four months old.[10]

After his arrest, Farren spent six months in jail before posting $750,000 bond and checking into a psychiatric facility in Connecticut, according to a Greenwich Time article.[11] After being released from the facility, he was fitted with a tracking device and went to live with his sister in his hometown, West Hartford, Connecticut.[12]

In April 2013, Farren was granted permission to act as his own lawyer and to put forth an insanity defense.[13]

After a five-day Connecticut civil jury trial in December 2013, Farren was ordered by the jury to pay his ex-wife $28.6 million in damages for attempting to kill her. Farren did not defend the suit.[10][14][15] The jurors deliberated for only 90 minutes before holding Farren liable.[16]

In July 2014, a jury found Farren guilty of attempted murder, first degree assault, and risk of injury to a child. The judge ordered that he never again have contact with his two daughters. He was represented by counsel in the trial and was later sentenced to 15 years in prison.[9]


 

Events Witnessed

EventLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/1999Portugal
Sintra		The 47th Bilderberg, 111 participants
Bilderberg/2002US
Virginia
Chantilly
Westfields Marriott		The 50th Bilderberg, held at Chantilly, Virginia.
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References

  1. ↑ https://law.justia.com/cases/district-of-columbia/court-of-appeals/2015/14-bg-1222.html
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131215040604/http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/06107-ct-j-farren-1460427.html
  3. ↑ http://www.martindale.com/J-Michael-Farren/358342-lawyer.htm
  4. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/04/style/mary-m-scharf-j-michael-farren.html?pagewanted=1
  5. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/04/style/mary-m-scharf-j-michael-farren.html?pagewanted=1
  6. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/09/nyregion/09bush.html
  7. ↑ http://www.greenwichtime.com/policereports/article/Former-White-House-lawyer-charged-with-attempting-312809.php
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130921045112/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2010-02-25/news/36899818_1_john-michael-farren-front-door-police-officers
  9. ↑ a b https://abcnews.go.com/US/deputy-white-house-counsels-wife-recalls-flashlight-attack/story?id=2857935
  10. ↑ a b https://abcnews.go.com/US/jury-awards-286-million-damages-wife-husbands-brutal/story?id=21254654
  11. ↑ http://www.greenwichtime.com/policereports/article/Former-White-House-lawyer-seeks-indigent-status-3805406.php
  12. ↑ http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Farren-claims-brain-disease-4594533.php
  13. ↑ http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Farren-will-lead-his-insanity-defense-4431654.php
  14. ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-wife-of-former-white-house-lawyer-john-michael-farren-gets-286m-for-beating/
  15. ↑ http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Former-White-House-attorney-held-liable-in-5073203.php
  16. ↑ http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former_white_house_lawyer_ordered_to_pay_28.6m_in_beating_of_wife/
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