So Just How Convoluted Is The Corruption, Anyway?

Review the correspondence forwarded to Barnstable Town Attorney Ruth Weil, Esq. Ms. Weil is the next door neighbor to Sergeant Sean E. Sweeney and his wife, Jane. Jane Sweeney threatened me at Cape Cod Hospital in the Emergency Room. I complained about the incident and forwarded a formal complaint on her nursing license in 2007. I had been arrested for "criminal harassment" of the Sweeney family. Chief Paul MacDonald forwarded documentation claiming that I was "mentally ill" and lying about the incident. The investigation was called off after Chief MacDonald discredited me.

It turned out that a witness with a medical record proved that Jane Sweeney was indeed at the hospital on the night in question. She overheard Ms. Sweeney complaining to another nurse about "the homewrecker". She also heard Ms. Sweeney state that she waited at the Emergency Room entrance for five hours to confront me. This was also my recollection of the night I was terrorized by Jane Sweeney.

Mary Clements
Taunton State Hospital
60 Hodges Avenue
Taunton, MA 02780

December 29, 2009

Ruth Weil, Esq.
The Office of the Barnstable Town Attorney
367 Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601

Dear Ms. Weil,

Please consider the enclosed correspondence forwarded to a number of public officials and attorneys with interests in public safety in Hyannis and Greater Barnstable. There appears to be a pattern of ongoing impropriety convoluted with the quality of human services and law enforcement in Barnstable County. Unfortunately, the problem now involves Cape Cod Hospital and related personnel. On December 2, 2009, I was arrested by the Barnstable Police Department and charged with Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest and Criminal Harassment. Unfortunately, I was agitated, irritated and extremely perturbed after locating a witness to the assault, attack and threat on my life made by your neighbor, Mrs. John E. Sweeney. Jane Sweeney did, indeed, attack me at Cape Cod Hospital on the evening of December 19, 2004, precisely as I had claimed. The assault occurred in the Emergency Room, outside of my assigned room in the ER, and then again in proximity to the ambulance entrance. Mrs. Sweeney was told to move away from me by my attending nurse, Katie Teravainen RN. Jane Sweeney waited for me by the ambulance entrance. I now have discovered records of this altercation and a witness who indicates she was a patient of Jane Sweeney on the Telemetry Unit. Sweeney is employed by this unit and patient records indicate that she was working on the evening in question.

Another witness has emerged that states that Mrs. Sweeney started a respiratory treatment on her in the late evening of December 19th. Sweeney did not return to remove the empty canister of Albuterol. Jane Sweeney, RN, left her patient in the care of a Nurse’s Aide. The patient/witness claims that the Nurse’s Aide had to remove the Albuterol Respiratory Treatment hours after the canister had run dry and the medication emptied. The patient then overheard Mrs. Sweeney telling one of her fellow nurses and colleagues that she went down to the Emergency Room to tell off the “little home wrecker”. The patient of Mrs. Sweeney has medical records in her possession confirming that Sweeney was employed and giving care to patients on the evening in question. You may be aware that Jane Sweeney, her colleagues in the Emergency Room, Chief Paul MacDonald and Sean Sweeney of the Barnstable Police Department have emphatically denied the incident.

On December 2nd of 2009, I complained once again to the Barnstable Police Department about the attack and threats made by Jane Sweeney, RN. I told them a new witness had come forward. I complained again to Officer Christopher Challies that Jane Sweeney assaulted me. Patrolman Christopher Challies began following me around Hyannis. Challies was screaming from his car that the “Sweeney’s had a “restraining order” against me. He yelled from his car that I was under arrest. Challies pulled his police cruiser over on Main Street and chased after me on foot. He caught hold of my shoulder and threw me onto the pavement on Main Street. Challies produced severe bruising and lacerations covering the entire front of my person. When I struggled to keep my jogging/sweatpants from being caught in the handcuffs, Officer Challies and Detective Mark Delaney cited me for “Resisting Arrest”. Challis then grabbed the waistband of my sweatpants and pulled them down to my knees. I was completely exposed on Main Street while the officers laughed as I lay facedown on Main Street. The incident occurred in the morning hours, in broad daylight, with many witnesses passing by, and in full view of several store owners.

As you know, I complained to former Assistant Town Manager, Paul Niedzwiecki that Interim Police Chief Paul MacDonald was not prepared for the position that he now, permanently, holds. I have been once again charged with Criminal Harassment. The Barnstable Police Department has charged me despite compelling evidence that your neighbor, Jane Sweeney, RN, assaulted, threatened and attacked me, precisely as I claimed. You may also be aware that credible witnesses, including Assistant District Attorney Eileen Connors and Detective Jason Laber have given statements in regard to the behavior of Detective Valerie Hemmila at my home in 2004. Both have given statements describing Hemmila’s attempt to “cut off the hair” and “rape the defendant”. The items are saved on tape. Valerie Hemmila and Head of Detectives, David Cameron interviewed be on September 20th, 2004. The interview ended with Hemmila threatening me. Detective David Cameron was subsequently demoted. Your predecessor, Barnstable Town Attorney Bob Smith spoke to me about this event. The late, Mr. Smith, stated verbatim, “Town of Barnstable owes you a lot of money, young lady”.

My defense attorney, Robert Laliberte, Esq. insisted that I wait until the complaint and charge of Criminal Harassment was disposed of before I complained in any way about the actions of Mrs. Jane Condinho Sweeney. I was unable to complain to authorities until 2007. Meanwhile, Chief John Finnegan was dismissed and Paul MacDonald hired as an Interim Police Chief. After the charges were dropped in 2007, and a new Police Chief had been hired and I filed complaint on the license of Jane Sweeney, RN. Chief Paul MacDonald wrote to the Board of Registration in Nursing. MacDonald circumvented my complaint on the nursing license of Jane Sweeney. In the document forwarded to the Board of Registration in Nursing, Chief MacDonald dismissed my recollection and account of the assault, attack and threats made by Mrs. Sweeney on December 19, 2004. He told the Board of Registration in Nursing that I am “mentally ill” with “no credibility”. I am in possession of the affidavit forwarded to the Board of Registration in Nursing prepared and forwarded by Chief Paul MacDonald on behalf of Mrs. John E. Sweeney. Since the incident and charges against me, two more witnesses have come forward claiming that Jane Condinho Sweeney frequents the Emergency Room. As I stated previously, one witness places her working on her unit at Cape Cod Hospital on the evening in question. This witness has records indicating that Sweeney was, indeed, working that evening. Both Paul MacDonald and Sean Sweeney denied that Mrs. Sweeney was working on the evening of December 19, 2004. The hospital also forwarded records that gave the appearance that Sweeney was not in their employ on that evening. Patient records indicate otherwise.

If you didn’t think that I had meritorious litigation against the Town of Barnstable before, considering what has transpired, maybe you do now. Feel free to discuss the charges with my defense attorney, Penelope Psomos at (508) 362-0166.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Yours truly,





Mary Clements

Cc. Penelope Psomos, Esq.
Michael Loukes, Esq.
Special Agent David Lewis
Robert George, Esq.

So Just What Happened at Cape Cod Hospital, Anyway?

Cape Cod Psychiatric Center was a logical hideaway for me during my tenure in Barnstable from 2001-2008. Violence in the local crack houses made it impossible for me to remain. Government checks supported my neighbor's drug habits around the first of the month. Notation in my records includes the fact that my complaints about living in a crack house were thought to be delusional.

At a later point, I photographed sex offenders and narcotics offenders freebasing in my backyard. I was also told that I imagined Jane E. Sweeney, RN threatening me when I was in the Emergency Room at Cape Cod Hospital. A close friend told me that she indeed overheard Jane Sweeney claiming she had spent five hours in the Emergency Room waiting to tell off a "little home wrecker". Jane Sweeney threatened me after assuming that I was involved with her husband, Sergeant Sean Sweeney of the Barnstable Police Department. Lillian White had a medical record that proved Jane Sweeney was her nurse that evening. She had started a respiratory treatment on Lillian. The treatment ran dry, and a nurse's aide had to remove the dry cannister from Lillian.

I spent four years complaining about Mrs. Sweeney. I was told this was a delusion. My current doctor believes my account of what occurred. Read the account below.

On the evening of December 19, 2004, I was assaulted, attacked, and threatened by Mrs. Jane Condinho Sweeney, RN in the Emergency Room at Cape Cod Hospital. Jane came down to the Emergency Room from her post on the Telemetry Unit and accosted me from the nurse’s station. The attending nurse in charge of my care made her move. Katie Teravainen, RN stated that I was "getting all worked up".

As I was being transported from the Emergency Room to the Whitcomb Pavilion, Jane Condinho Sweeney RN was waiting at the ambulance entrance doors and accosted me while being transported on a stretcher in front of two ambulance drivers. She stated "ciao". As I was being transported, Sweeney told the ambulance drivers, "Wait a minute; I want to talk to her." Sweeney referred to me as a "little home wrecker" and told the ambulance drivers "look at her, she doesn’t look very powerful now. These items are consistent with the recollection of a patient/witness of Jane Sweeney. A patient of Jane Sweeney stated that Mrs. Sweeney started a respiratory treatment on her in the late evening, and did not return to remove the empty canister of Albuterol. The patient then overheard Mrs. Sweeney telling one of her fellow nurses and colleagues that she went down to the Emergency Room to tell off the "little home wrecker". The patient of Mrs. Sweeney has medical records in her possession confirming that Sweeney was employed and giving care to patients on the evening in question. The patient is Lillian White of Winter Street in Hyannis. You may be aware that Sean Sweeney of the Barnstable Police Department has emphatically denied that these accounts of the events of December 19, 2004 are accurate. Jane Sweeney, her colleagues in the Emergency Room, Chief Paul MacDonald and Sean Sweeney emphatically denied the incident.

She antagonized me and I said something back to her. She told the drivers "I’d like to rip her face off!" She made fun of my chipped tooth and mocked my appearance. Katie Teravainen, RN heard the commotion and rushed down to the ambulance entrance. She stated, Jane, move away from her, we’re going to get in trouble. Jane Sweeney’s final words verbatim were "You think you are so smart! Everyone thinks you are so smart! But you’re not as smart as I am. He’s my husband now, and I’d kill him before I’d ever let you have him. Jane Condinho Sweeney then turned to the ambulance drivers and my attending nurse Katie Teravainen and stated "She’s toast!"
In addition to the two ambulance drivers and a witness that was her patient on the evening of December 19, 2004, a distant relation of the Sweeney family, Samantha Snyder Jones has been in therapy with me. She states that Jane Sweeney is often in the Emergency Room and flaunts the diamond engagement ring much in the style she did that evening. She holds up her left and shakes the finger with the diamond. The patient that received absentee care from Jane Sweeney that evening stated the same thing and has noticed Jane Sweeney shaking a very large diamond and pointing to the large size of the diamonds.

Sweeney also knew of an incident where my sister Stephanie and I were nearly run off the road in early 2004. We reported the incident to the Barnstable Police. Sweeney was mocking my driving and appeared to know something about the incident. She also uttered something unintelligible about the arson-homicide of Mikail Majstrorovich in 2003. I reported the incident to nurses on the psychiatric unit. Until the emergence of this new witness, all of my accounts and recollections of Sweeney’s attack was written of as "delusional".

Lastly, a distant relative and friend of the Sweeney family, Samantha Snyder Jones suggests that Mrs. Sweeney is telling friends, relatives and acquaintances that "she and her husband are related to a prominent, affluent, and influential attorney. My grandfather and mentor, Edward George Griffin, Esq. was the General Counsel to the Small Business Administration and former Envoy to the Vatican. My grandfather attended Holy Cross College and Harvard Law School. He paid for my private schooling, Georgetown University, music lessons, and supported me through life in every way. I have been offered a chance to attend law school by several different parties since I researched the negligence of Housing Assistance Corporation and forwarded crucial information to attorneys with interests in public safety in Barnstable.