Filed Under: Conflict of Interest, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction
Keywords: William Brooks attorney San Antonio, Thomas McHugh conflict, Fred Olivares FBI, wrongful conviction, Universal K9
The Not-So-Great Setup: Brought Down by Their Own Arrogance
They thought they were untouchable.
Thomas McHugh admitted — out loud and on the record — that Fred Olivares was a “retired, but not retired FBI agent” sitting at the defense table. It was a moment that should have triggered alarms, objections, and immediate conflict hearings.
But William Brooks, McHugh’s co-counsel, sat right there. And said nothing.
Brooks wasn’t just a bystander. He was the other half of a defense team that allowed a government-aligned operative to stay embedded with their client through the entire federal trial. He heard the quote. He saw the conflict. And he did nothing to stop it.
That’s not negligence. That’s complicity.
The arrogance of these men is what brought this setup crashing down. They thought no one was smart enough to catch it. That no one would challenge them. That no one would dig through transcripts, uncover DOJ letters, or put the puzzle together.
They were wrong.
William Brooks’ silence wasn’t strategic — it was damning. And now it’s part of the public record, tied directly to a constitutional breakdown that no court has yet dared to confront.
A bar complaint has been filed. The transcript is public. And the narrative they buried is now climbing to the top of every search engine they once assumed no one would ever check.
Because this time, the man they tried to bury is the one holding the receipts.
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- Thomas McHugh Conflict of Interest – Mid-Trial Disclosure Shakes Case Foundation
- Fred Olivares – From FBI Supervisor to Defense Insider in the Universal K9 Case
Bar Complaint Filed: eFile ID #2364 — July 26, 2025
Author: Bradley Lane Croft
Tags: #WilliamBrooks #DOJConflict #FredOlivares #WrongfulConviction #UniversalK9
Read the central report: Brad Croft San Antonio — The Truth the DOJ Doesn’t Want You to Know