Free Joshua M. Burton / 3eezy: Stop the Federal Framing of a Black Artist
The Issue
Stop the Corrupt Federal Framing of Black Artist Joshua BurtonThe Petition Goal We demand that the Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility (DOJ OPR) immediately investigate and arrest U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade, Assistant U.S. Attorney Abby Policastro, Assistant U.S. Attorney Marissa Aulbaugh, Texas DMV Investigator Habib El-Khoury, and defense attorneys Russell Wilson and Glenn Brenner for criminal conspiracy, kidnapping under color of law, evidence fabrication, and structural corruption in Case No. 3:24-Cr-00159-K-1. We demand the immediate dismissal of all charges against Joshua Mazique Burton (recording artist 3eezy).
How far will a corrupt judicial network go to protect a fraudulent prosecution?
In Dallas, Texas, federal prosecutors, a state agent, a federal judge, and a succession of compromised defense attorneys actively colluded to destroy a Black man’s life, shield a multi-drug white trafficker, execute an illegal psychiatric kidnapping, and cover up a documented federal forgery. Joshua Mazique Burton is a father, a son, and a dedicated independent recording artist. Under his professional name, 3eezy, his copyrighted music streams globally on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. To secure a corrupt conviction, the government stole his creative identity, twisted his rap name into a fake "street alias," and completely immolated his character before a jury.
The June 9, 2026 Fifth Circuit Victory & Glenn Brenner's Forgery On June 9, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Joshua's favor (Case No. 25-10644), validating that a critical pretrial document—used to bypass his mandatory preliminary hearing—was a fraudulent forgery manufactured by his former defense lawyer, Glenn Brenner [Burton v. Brenner]. Instead of defending Joshua, Glenn Brenner actively worked against him, creating a falsified waiver to strip him of his fundamental rights. Despite a historic appellate victory proving the entire case was structurally poisoned from the root by Brenner's criminal actions, Assistant U.S. Attorneys Abby Policastro and Marissa Aulbaugh forged ahead with an illegal trial. U.S. District which Judge Ed Kinkeade intentionally allowed this tainted trial to proceed, completely ignoring the appellate court's findings [United States v. Matthews].
The Continued Betrayal:
Defense Attorney Russell Wilson's Conspiracy When Glenn Brenner was removed, Joshua's next court-appointed lawyer, Russell Wilson, stepped in not to fix the corruption, but to maintain the cover-up. The Lemon Motion: Russell Wilson filed a hollow, legally toothless "lemon" motion specifically designed to silence Joshua, block the Fifth Circuit victory from entering the trial record, and conceal the evidence of Glenn Brenner's forgery. Blocking Forensics: When Joshua demanded a professional document examination to legally prove Brenner's forgery on the record, Russell Wilson flatly said no, intentionally stripping his own client of a smoking-gun defense.
The 27-Month Nightmare vs. The Protected White Informant the structural racism and double standards in this case are undeniable and verifiably documented on the court's own docket. While Joshua has been denied bond, denied motions, and denied basic waivers by Judge Ed Kinkeade—locked in a federal cage for 27 grueling months—his accuser has faced zero consequences. The white informant, Robert Neil Starnes (hidden under sealed federal case number 3:23-mj-01015-BK), was caught in November 2023 high on methamphetamine with 300 fentanyl pills, cocaine, mushrooms, and $8,000 in cash. Yet, Starnes has never spent a single day in jail. He has been out enjoying life, actively using, selling, and purchasing drugs with the protection of law enforcement.
The $2,000 Cash Kickback and Psychiatric Hijacking: The government's misconduct to protect their informant while framing a Black artist is shocking:
The Cash Loop: Investigator Habib El-Khoury confiscated Starnes' contraband, kept $6,000, and unlawfully kicked back $2,000 of the seized drug money directly to Starnes to buy more drugs and keep him cooperating [Giglio v. United States].
Staged Rehab: Agents stashed Starnes in a rehab facility solely to temporarily sober him up so he could be coached to claim Joshua’s public rap name ("3eezy") was a drug alias.
The Forced Isolation: When Joshua exposed this from his cell, his own lawyer, Russell Wilson, filed an unauthorized motion to ship Joshua away to a federal mental institution for 4 months without his consent [Sell v. United States]. This forced 120-day disappearance gave the court and prosecutors the exact window of time they needed to "restructure" and alter the fraudulent paperwork before the trial.The Local City Jail Abduction and Retaliatory Trial The federal government did not even know Joshua Burton existed. On March 28, 2024, Agent El-Khoury pulled Joshua out of a local city jail, handcuffed him, threw him into an unauthorized private personal vehicle, and hand-delivered him to the feds off-the-books. When the Fifth Circuit officially exposed the forgery on June 9, 2026, the prosecution panicked. In direct defiance of the higher court, prosecutors rushed Joshua to a retaliatory trial on June 15, 2026—forcing a trial off a known, tainted case just six days after the appellate court's ruling [United States v. Matthews]. The Legal Violations (The Citations)This coordinated ambush violates the core of the United States Constitution: Forced Psychiatric Confinement as Retaliation: Weaponizing mental evaluations to strip a defendant of his voice violates Due Process under Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166 (2003) [Sell v. United States]. Prosecutorial Fraud: Under Napue v. Illinois (360 U.S. 264) and Giglio v. United States (405 U.S. 150), a conviction obtained through false, coached testimony or hidden drug-money kickbacks cannot stand [Napue v. Illinois, Giglio v. United States]. Outrageous Government Misconduct: Under United States v. Russell (411 U.S. 423), when the state abducts a citizen in a private car and fabricates a case, the prosecution must be permanently dismissed [United States v. Russell]. With a sentencing date looming in less than two months, they are running out of time to suppress my son's voice.
As Joshua's mother, I refuse to let Courtroom 1627 operate in the dark. We demand an immediate halt to his sentencing, an emergency federal intervention, and the arrest of the corrupt network that framed him. #Free3eezy #JusticeForJoshua #StopTheFrame #ArtIsNotACrime #ExposeCourtroom1627
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The Issue
Stop the Corrupt Federal Framing of Black Artist Joshua BurtonThe Petition Goal We demand that the Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility (DOJ OPR) immediately investigate and arrest U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade, Assistant U.S. Attorney Abby Policastro, Assistant U.S. Attorney Marissa Aulbaugh, Texas DMV Investigator Habib El-Khoury, and defense attorneys Russell Wilson and Glenn Brenner for criminal conspiracy, kidnapping under color of law, evidence fabrication, and structural corruption in Case No. 3:24-Cr-00159-K-1. We demand the immediate dismissal of all charges against Joshua Mazique Burton (recording artist 3eezy).
How far will a corrupt judicial network go to protect a fraudulent prosecution?
In Dallas, Texas, federal prosecutors, a state agent, a federal judge, and a succession of compromised defense attorneys actively colluded to destroy a Black man’s life, shield a multi-drug white trafficker, execute an illegal psychiatric kidnapping, and cover up a documented federal forgery. Joshua Mazique Burton is a father, a son, and a dedicated independent recording artist. Under his professional name, 3eezy, his copyrighted music streams globally on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. To secure a corrupt conviction, the government stole his creative identity, twisted his rap name into a fake "street alias," and completely immolated his character before a jury.
The June 9, 2026 Fifth Circuit Victory & Glenn Brenner's Forgery On June 9, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Joshua's favor (Case No. 25-10644), validating that a critical pretrial document—used to bypass his mandatory preliminary hearing—was a fraudulent forgery manufactured by his former defense lawyer, Glenn Brenner [Burton v. Brenner]. Instead of defending Joshua, Glenn Brenner actively worked against him, creating a falsified waiver to strip him of his fundamental rights. Despite a historic appellate victory proving the entire case was structurally poisoned from the root by Brenner's criminal actions, Assistant U.S. Attorneys Abby Policastro and Marissa Aulbaugh forged ahead with an illegal trial. U.S. District which Judge Ed Kinkeade intentionally allowed this tainted trial to proceed, completely ignoring the appellate court's findings [United States v. Matthews].
The Continued Betrayal:
Defense Attorney Russell Wilson's Conspiracy When Glenn Brenner was removed, Joshua's next court-appointed lawyer, Russell Wilson, stepped in not to fix the corruption, but to maintain the cover-up. The Lemon Motion: Russell Wilson filed a hollow, legally toothless "lemon" motion specifically designed to silence Joshua, block the Fifth Circuit victory from entering the trial record, and conceal the evidence of Glenn Brenner's forgery. Blocking Forensics: When Joshua demanded a professional document examination to legally prove Brenner's forgery on the record, Russell Wilson flatly said no, intentionally stripping his own client of a smoking-gun defense.
The 27-Month Nightmare vs. The Protected White Informant the structural racism and double standards in this case are undeniable and verifiably documented on the court's own docket. While Joshua has been denied bond, denied motions, and denied basic waivers by Judge Ed Kinkeade—locked in a federal cage for 27 grueling months—his accuser has faced zero consequences. The white informant, Robert Neil Starnes (hidden under sealed federal case number 3:23-mj-01015-BK), was caught in November 2023 high on methamphetamine with 300 fentanyl pills, cocaine, mushrooms, and $8,000 in cash. Yet, Starnes has never spent a single day in jail. He has been out enjoying life, actively using, selling, and purchasing drugs with the protection of law enforcement.
The $2,000 Cash Kickback and Psychiatric Hijacking: The government's misconduct to protect their informant while framing a Black artist is shocking:
The Cash Loop: Investigator Habib El-Khoury confiscated Starnes' contraband, kept $6,000, and unlawfully kicked back $2,000 of the seized drug money directly to Starnes to buy more drugs and keep him cooperating [Giglio v. United States].
Staged Rehab: Agents stashed Starnes in a rehab facility solely to temporarily sober him up so he could be coached to claim Joshua’s public rap name ("3eezy") was a drug alias.
The Forced Isolation: When Joshua exposed this from his cell, his own lawyer, Russell Wilson, filed an unauthorized motion to ship Joshua away to a federal mental institution for 4 months without his consent [Sell v. United States]. This forced 120-day disappearance gave the court and prosecutors the exact window of time they needed to "restructure" and alter the fraudulent paperwork before the trial.The Local City Jail Abduction and Retaliatory Trial The federal government did not even know Joshua Burton existed. On March 28, 2024, Agent El-Khoury pulled Joshua out of a local city jail, handcuffed him, threw him into an unauthorized private personal vehicle, and hand-delivered him to the feds off-the-books. When the Fifth Circuit officially exposed the forgery on June 9, 2026, the prosecution panicked. In direct defiance of the higher court, prosecutors rushed Joshua to a retaliatory trial on June 15, 2026—forcing a trial off a known, tainted case just six days after the appellate court's ruling [United States v. Matthews]. The Legal Violations (The Citations)This coordinated ambush violates the core of the United States Constitution: Forced Psychiatric Confinement as Retaliation: Weaponizing mental evaluations to strip a defendant of his voice violates Due Process under Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166 (2003) [Sell v. United States]. Prosecutorial Fraud: Under Napue v. Illinois (360 U.S. 264) and Giglio v. United States (405 U.S. 150), a conviction obtained through false, coached testimony or hidden drug-money kickbacks cannot stand [Napue v. Illinois, Giglio v. United States]. Outrageous Government Misconduct: Under United States v. Russell (411 U.S. 423), when the state abducts a citizen in a private car and fabricates a case, the prosecution must be permanently dismissed [United States v. Russell]. With a sentencing date looming in less than two months, they are running out of time to suppress my son's voice.
As Joshua's mother, I refuse to let Courtroom 1627 operate in the dark. We demand an immediate halt to his sentencing, an emergency federal intervention, and the arrest of the corrupt network that framed him. #Free3eezy #JusticeForJoshua #StopTheFrame #ArtIsNotACrime #ExposeCourtroom1627
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Petition created on June 25, 2026