iHeartMedia, the nation’s largest radio broadcaster, faces a lawsuit Thursday because of fraud and harassment against a New Hampshire congressional candidate. Andy Martin will file suit against iHeartMedia and its employees for engaging in a “continuing pastern of fraud and racketeering conduct” seeking to disrupt and harass his congressional campaign. In July, an iHeartMedia employee claimed “corporate” had flagged Andy’s ads. Then a Vice President at iHeartMedia corporate headquarters contradicted an email by a Manchester, NH station. Finally, Joe Graham produced “debate criteria” that were based on fraudulent and nonexistent claims. “iHeartMedia has refused to conduct bona fide news media activity, and has violated the Equal Time Rule by refusing to afford me time to respond to the corporate skullduggery. The only option is to file complaints with the FCC and with a court for money damages. The behavior of New England College is also disgraceful. The role of the Concord Monitor is unclear at this point,” Andy says. “Elections should be decided by voters, not by crooked media types seeking to fix elections to benefit liberal Democrats. Republicans can’t win in New Hampshire because the out-of-state-owned media are rigged in favor of liberal Democratic politicians. It’s a sad day for New Hampshire voters and students when crooked politics infects our election process.”

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Announcement of New Hampshire telephone news conference Wednesday, August 17

 

Attention, New Hampshire, New York, Washington, National, Political and Radio/TV editors

 

GOP congressional candidate Andy Martin will file suit Thursday against iHeartMedia for harassment and fraud directed at his campaign by the radio giant

 

Andy says the radio station firm has sent him false claims about his advertising as well as excluding him from a forum under false pretenses

 

Andy says New England College will also be a defendant, because iHeartMedia has implicated college personnel in the station’s political skullduggery

 

Andy is exploring ways to place iHeartMedia in bankruptcy because the radio giant is financially troubled and has been manipulating its finances to defeat creditor rights

 

The Concord Monitor newspaper may also be involved

 

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(Manchester, NH) (August 17, 2016) New Hampshire GOP congressional candidate Andy Martin will hold a telephone news conference Wednesday, August 17th to announce he is filing a lawsuit seeking damages from iHeartMedia and New England College for conducting fraudulent political activity in violation of FCC procedures. Andy has forty-eight (48) years of experience in radio and television (see bio below).

 

“Last month I got a bizarre claim from an iHeartMedia employee claiming ‘corporate’ had ‘flagged’ my radio ad attacking political corruption in New Hampshire.

 

“Here is the full email:

 

July 12 Hillary Amery:

 

Hi Andy,

I’m hoping you can help me with an issue with your current radio spot. The spot was flagged by our corporate offices due to the content in the ad pertaining to Governor Hassan breaking the law.

I spoke with my GM here at the station and we would normally need proof in order to run an ad that specifically says the Governor broke the law. Is there any back up information you can provide our station so that we can continue running the ad?

Thank you and please feel free to call my cell whenever you have a moment.

Hilary
603-714-0467

 

“The email was clear that after ‘corporate’ acted, the employee spoke with Joe Graham, who demanded ‘proof.’

 

“A senior attorney at iHeartMedia contradicted the local station, and contradicted the claims of the low-level employee. Attorney Donna Schneider stated Joe Graham had directed the ad to air, when Amery’s email was clear that she spoke with Graham and he demanded ‘proof.’ The ‘corporate’ claim was a complete lie.

 

“Here is the full response:

 

July 14 Donna Schneider reply:

 

Mr. Martin – your ad was not reviewed by anyone at the corporate level.  By “corporate offices,” the AE was referring to a corporate service we have called the “DubCenter.” The DubCenter, which is located in Cincinnati takes the voiced ads and puts them into the computer system that schedules and airs the ads.  Someone at the DubCenter just alerted the AE to the content – something they will do on occasion.  The ad was never stopped from being processed and was pushed down to the market after dubbing.  The AE spoke with Joe Graham, the Market Manager, who then realized this was a campaign ad and informed the AE that it should be run as scheduled.

 

Donna K. Schneider

VP, Assoc General Counsel – Litigation & IP

iHeartMedia    200 E. Basse Road, Ste 100

San Antonio, TX  78209

ofc   210.832.3468     |     cell  210.269.5000

 

“If, as Donna Schneider falsely claimed, Joe Graham had directed that my ad run ‘as scheduled,’ why did the employee then contact me and demand ‘backup information?’ The Amery and Schneider emails are simply irreconcilable.

 

“I did not file suit after the first incident because my ads were still airing and litigation is always a distraction.

 

“Then I learned through the League of Women Voters that WGIR was conducting a ‘debate’ with the Concord Monitor and New England College. Here is the League announcement: http://www.lwvnh.org/Forums-debates.html

 

“When I contacted Schneider again, she referred the matter back to Graham, again.

 

“Here is Schneider’s profession of ignorance:

 

Donna Schneider on August 9:

 

Mr. Martin- I’m traveling but have read your email.  I do not think the station has any involvement in choosing the debate candidates, but I’ve asked Joe Graham, the Market President (cc’d in this email) to call you to discuss directly.

Donna K. Schneider

VP, Assoc General Counsel

iHeartMedia

200 E Basse Rd, San Antonio, TX78209

Ofc  210.832.3468

Cell  210.269.5000

 

“Graham’s original response was to plead ignorance of any shenanigans:

 

“August 11 Joe Graham’s original response:

 

Hi Andy

Not sure where the confusion is but I called you yesterday morning to discuss the debate issue.  I received your return call at 1215p today with the message from you asking that I call you back to discuss the debate and that you wanted to purchase some time.

 

I called you back at 230p today and gave you my cell # as well as my office direct line. In that message I also asked that you contact my account executive Hilary Amery who is assigned to your business.

 

Please check your VM so that we can clear up this communication issue.

 

I certainly welcome a meeting in person to help you resolve your concerns.

 

Joe

 

“Why was Graham trying to get an advertising representative involved when the ‘debate issue’ controversy had no connection with advertising?

 

“On August 12th Joe Graham sent me another email trying to shift the blame for the FCC licensee’s behavior to a private entity, New England College:

 

“August 12 Graham’s second response:

 

Good Morning Andy

 

Wayne Lesperance at New EnglandCollege is the person who is responsible for identifying which candidates are participating in the debate we are broadcasting.

 

Regarding you advertising, please contact Hilary Amery at our Manchester station group and she will be very happy to assist in getting your ads on the air.

 

I hope you have a great weekend and good luck with your campaign.

Joe

Joseph Graham

President

iHeartMedia

 

“When I submitted an Equal Time demand because the debate smelled like a fraud, Graham responded as follows:

 

“August 12 Joe Graham on Criteria third response:

 

Good Afternoon Mr. Martin

 

The criteria established with New EnglandCollege for participants to be considered for all of the debates we have broadcast are;

 

1. Does the candidate have an established, organized campaign/ground game

 

2. Does the candidate have a fundraising effort and has its activities been filed properly

 

3. Most importantly does candidate show with a 3% or larger percentage in 3 major polls.

 

Joe

 

“Graham now admitted that iHeartMedia had established ‘criteria’ with New England College.

 

“Taking Graham’s ‘criteria’ in reverse order, I am not aware of any ‘major poll’ that has polled my name. Thus Graham’s claim that ‘three major polls’ exist is objectively fraudulent. Before a poll can be valid, a candidate’s name has to be included. I have not seen my name included in any poll, which will be the subject of a separate lawsuit against WMUR and the University of New Hampshire which are also using rigged polls to favor liberal Democrats.

 

“Graham claims to have evaluated the ‘activities’ of candidates but how could he evaluate my campaign when he never contacted me and NEC never contacted me? Once again we see a bogus ‘criteria’ established which is open-ended and totally subjective. More fraud.

 

“Finally, Graham says he is looking at the candidates’ campaigns. My campaign is the only one advertising statewide across the whole district. My opponents lack the means and lack the resources to even advertise. How can someone run for congress across a sprawling district and not advertise? My opponents lack even the pretense of qualifications to be serious candidates for congress. How can they be considered ‘credible’ and I am not? Once again, more NEC lies and iHeartMedia fraud.

 

“It is disgraceful that New England College claims to be an academic institution and is instead instilling principles of fraud and deception in its students. iHeartMedia is governed by federal law. Broadcast licensees are not allowed to harass federal candidates and to defraud candidates with bogus claims and denials. While stations enjoy an exemption for ‘bona fide news,’ it is clear that iHeartMedia’s behavior has not been bona fide.

 

“I believe I have an excellent change of recovering money damages from the college, which has deep-pocketed trustees, and iHeartMedia. I hope the FCC also takes action against New Hampshire’s corrupt media.

 

“I will continue to advertise on the iHeartMedia stations because their licenses cover territory in my district and I am functionally compelled to do so. But I am under no illusion that Joe Graham is anything but an incompetent crook and a disgrace to the broadcasting industry. If I can, I will seek to combine with other creditors to see that iHeartMedia is placed in bankruptcy to prevent the company from defeating my claims for money damages.

 

“At this point I am not clear what role the Concord Monitor had other than allowing its name to be used. I am concerned about the Monitor’s role because it was mentioned in the LWV posting.”

 

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August, 2016 [TELEPHONE] New Hampshire iHeartMedia debate fraud lawsuit:

 

WHO:

New Hampshire GOP Republican congressional candidate Andy Martin

 

WHAT:

 

Andy Martin is filing suit against iHeartMedia and New EnglandCollege for debate fraud

 

WHERE:

 

Telephone news conference:

 

Dial-in Number: 1-800-466-8543

 

Conference Code: 510518

 

WHEN:

 

Wednesday, August 17 – 11:00 A. M.

 

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Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire, New York and Chicago-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With forty-eight years of background in radio and television and with five decades of investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy, intelligence and military matters. For a full bio, go to: ; also see www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm

 

Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American politics and courts for over forty-five years and is executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also ; .

 

He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

 

He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at and .

 

Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the Merrimack River and he lives around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and Republican Party reformer.
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