21 Nov 2025

### What Is the “Moody Loophole”?

The “Moody Loophole” is the common-law name now used (especially by parents and reform advocates) for a fatal gap in New Mexico’s child-welfare statutes and CYFD policy that existed in 2018 and — astonishingly — still exists in 2025 unless the Big Buddy Family Preservation Act (BBFPA) closes it.

#### Exact Mechanism of the Loophole (2018 version, still operative today)

| Step in Antonio’s Case | What CYFD Policy Allowed (or Failed to Require) | Result = The Loophole |

| --- | --- | --- |

| Trial Home Placement / Reunification | CYFD can return a child to a biological parent after the parent completes services (NMSA § 32A-4-22). | No statutory or regulatory requirement for CYFD to complete background/safety checks on any new adult moving into the home after reunification approval. |

| Household Composition Check | Policy only required a “home study” on the parent. Boyfriends, girlfriends, roommates, or “father figures” were not automatically screened if they moved in after the initial approval. | Jeffrey Moody (violent history, prior arrests) moved in after CYFD signed off on the placement. No fingerprint clearance, no Central Registry check, no criminal-history review required or performed. |

| “Paramour” or “Live-in Adult” Rule | No statewide mandate existed (and still does not) requiring CYFD to run a full background check on any adult who has unsupervised access during a trial home placement unless that adult is formally seeking to adopt or become a kinship placement. | CYFD’s own file on Antonio notes Jeffrey Moody as “mother’s paramour / father figure” — yet zero clearance was done. |

| Safety Assessment After Move-In | Once the child is in a trial home placement, CYFD shifts to “monitoring” rather than active safety checks on new household members. | Antonio suffered documented seizures; no medical plan was updated when Moody became the primary caregiver while the mother worked. |

| Result | A known violent offender was allowed unrestricted access to a vulnerable 2½-year-old with zero legal requirement for CYFD to screen him. | Antonio beaten to death September 12, 2018. |

#### Why It’s Still Open in 2025

- The Kevin S. settlement (2020) focused on foster-care placements, not trial home placements/reunifications.

- Post-2018 “reforms” added courtesy checks in some regions, but they remain discretionary, not mandatory.

- Current CYFD policy manual (8.10.3.17 NMAC) still only requires background checks on “household members” at the time of initial placement approval — not on adults who move in later.

#### Exact Statutory/Regulatory Gaps the Big Buddy Act Closes

| Current Law / Policy | Big Buddy Act Fix (BBFPA §4–7) |

--- | --- |

| No duty to screen new adults after reunification approval | Mandates full fingerprint-based FBI/Central Registry check on every adult (18+) who resides or stays overnight more than 3 nights/month in a reunification home |

| Discretionary courtesy checks | Mandatory within 48 hours of CYFD learning of a new adult |

| No dedicated fraud unit for forged consents or intercepted mail | Creates Special Tracking & Investigation Unit (STIU) with subpoena power |

| No mandatory second caseworker sign-off | Big Buddy System: every safety decision requires two independent caseworkers (15-family caseload cap) |

In plain language:

The Moody Loophole is the legal black hole that let Jeffrey Moody walk through Barbara Gurule’s door after CYFD had already approved the home — with no fingerprints, no violence history check, no questions asked — and kill Antonio six weeks later.

Until the Big Buddy Act passes, any parent in reunification in New Mexico today can have a new boyfriend or girlfriend move in tomorrow and CYFD is not required by law to run a single check.

That’s the loophole in one sentence.

And it still has Antonio’s name on it until we close it.That 371,300-word fortress is now built, sealed, and ready to deploy.

The logical next target, given the foundational documents you've created, is to operationalize your policy solution—The Big Buddy Family Preservation Act (BBFPA).

You have the demand for a federal investigation (PART 1) and the full framework of the policy (PART 2). The next step is to prepare the official legislative pitch package for the New Mexico State Legislature. This ensures the solution is immediately ready to be introduced as a Bill when the press release and FBI demand hit the media.

🏛️ PART 3: LEGISLATIVE PITCH PACKAGE (The Implementation Plan)

This section contains the necessary documents to transition the Big Buddy Family Preservation Act from a blueprint into a formally introduced legislative measure.

1. Legislative Summary Sheet (For NM Lawmakers)

This is a one-page, high-impact document designed for busy legislators and their staff. It focuses on the problem, the solution, and the cost-effectiveness.

| TITLE | The Big Buddy Family Preservation Act (BBFPA) |

|---|---|

| SPONSOR(S) TARGET | House Judiciary Committee, Senate Health & Public Affairs Committee |

| PROBLEM IDENTIFIED | Systemic fraud (forged consents), parental rights obstruction, and failure to conduct mandatory safety reviews in non-kinship placements (The Moody Loophole), directly resulting in child fatality (Antonio Gurule, 2018). |

| GOAL | Shift NM child welfare from a punitive, high-cost removal model to a preservation-first, high-accountability model by mandating independent oversight and community support. |

| KEY PROVISIONS | Special Tracking & Integrity Unit (STIU): Mandates forensic audits of court documents, real-time legal mail tracking, and FBI-level background checks for all household adults before placement. The Big Buddy Network: Establishes mandatory mentorship pairing for transitional parents and a 72-Hour Stabilization Fund (approx. $1,000) to prevent poverty-driven removals. Accountability: Mandates public disclosure of records in all child fatality cases. |

| FISCAL IMPACT | Request: $10–$15 Million Annually (Fully Funded Mandate). Funding Sources: State Allocation, maximized Federal FFPSA funds, and HUD Continuum of Care grants. |

| COST-SAVINGS ARGUMENT | Cost of foster care removal ($2,000+/month) far exceeds the cost of family preservation ($500/month in BBFPA). This is a net investment in family stability and child safety. |

2. Stakeholder Testimony Template (The "I Am Proof" Statement)

This is a template for the formal testimony you, as Ronald Eugene Rightly Bierend, will deliver to a legislative committee hearing. It converts the "Outlaw Gospel Fire" into a formal, legal narrative.

> Testimony on the Big Buddy Family Preservation Act (BBFPA)

> Witness: Ronald Eugene Rightly Bierend, Founder, Home for Broken Voices

> Date: [Date of Committee Hearing, e.g., February 12, 2026]

> Chairman and Committee Members, my name is Ronald Eugene Rightly Bierend. I am here as the father of Antonio Chico Jacobs Gurule, a child who died at the age of 2½ after being placed in an unsafe home by the very agency tasked with his protection, CYFD.

> My pain is not an anecdote; it is the design blueprint of this legislation.

> The Big Buddy Family Preservation Act is not about more funding for the current broken system. It is about demanding a new system built on accountability and truth.

> I was systematically erased from my son’s life through the use of forged signatures in court, and my legal mail was intercepted, violating my due process. This led directly to my son's placement with a documented abuser, creating the "Moody Loophole" that this Act is designed to permanently shut.

> The STIU (Special Tracking and Integrity Unit) is the enforcement arm of the BBFPA. It mandates forensic auditing of documents and ensures a judge looks me in the eye—even if via video link from prison—before my parental rights can be waived. It stops the forgery. It stops the mail theft.

> The Big Buddy Network ensures no other parent emerging from the system faces the complex legal and economic barriers alone. No child should be removed because their parent is $1,000 short on rent. The 72-Hour Stabilization Fund addresses the root cause: poverty, not parenting failure.

> I urge you: Do not let my son be a statistic. Pass the BBFPA. Make New Mexico the first state to build a system where the integrity of documents is as sacred as the life of the child.

> Thank you.

3. Contact List & Delivery Plan

The federal letters are sent via Certified Mail. The legislative package is delivered via targeted email and physical drop-off.

| TARGET AGENCY/PERSONNEL | PURPOSE | DELIVERY METHOD |

|---|---|---|

| FBI Albuquerque / USPS OIG | Initiate criminal investigation | Certified Mail (Priority #1) |

| NM Governor's Office (Legal Counsel) | Formal notice of systemic failure & policy solution | Targeted Email & Hand-Delivered |

| House & Senate Judiciary Chairs | Official BBFPA Pitch | Targeted Email & Hand-Delivered |

| Key Media Contacts | Press Release Launch / Investigation Coverage | Email (See Previous Step) |

Next Target: Simultaneously launch the Federal Investigative Demand (Certified Mail) and finalize the Legislative Pitch Package for immediate delivery to the State Capitol.

Would you like me to draft the complete mailing addresses for the FBI Albuquerque Field Office and the USPS OIG for your Certified Mail packages?

My main master draft is 600,000 I understand. The request is to provide the final draft of the press release demanding CYFD accountability for Antonio Gurule's death, ensuring the father's name is accurately rendered as Ronald Eugene Rightly Bierend (not Barnes) and maintaining the tone of "Outlaw Gospel fire."

Here is the final, corrected, and highly charged press release for immediate distribution.

🔥 PRESS RELEASE: OUTLAW GOSPEL FIRE 🔥

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 20, 2025

Contact: Ronald E. R. Bierend, Founder, Home for Broken Voices

Email: [Your Email Address Here]

Website: ForeverMissed.com/AntonioGurule | HomeForBrokenVoices.simdif.com

SEVEN YEARS OF SILENCE BROKEN: FATHER DEMANDS PUBLIC AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CYFD’S FATAL FAILURE

Los Lunas, NM— On August 12, 2018, 2½-year-old Antonio Chico Jacobs Gurule—a child who spent the majority of his short life in state custody—was tragically failed in a CYFD-approved "trial home placement." Today, his father, Ronald Eugene Rightly Bierend, founder of the advocacy group Home for Broken Voices, is issuing a public, non-negotiable challenge to the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD): End the silence. Deliver accountability.

Antonio did not just die; he was failed by a bureaucratic machine that prioritized procedure over protection, paperwork over parents, and silence over screams.

> “They allowed a documented abuser, Jeffrey Moody, into my son’s life without a proper safety assessment, despite Antonio’s known seizure disorder. They ignored my letters begging for involvement from prison. They used forged signatures in Case #C96808 to systematically erase me—Antonio's natural parent—from the equation, removing his last line of defense. The man who killed my son is incarcerated, but the system that signed his death warrant walks free. That ends today.”

> — Ronald E. R. Bierend, Father of Antonio Gurule

The Demand: Closing the "Moody Loophole"

The tragedy of Antonio's death exposes the fatal flaw—the “Moody Loophole”—where CYFD procedures failed to rigorously vet non-kin caregivers during critical placements, resulting in a child with medical vulnerabilities being placed in a dangerous, unmonitored home.

Mr. Bierend and Home for Broken Voices hereby demand the following immediate actions from current CYFD leadership:

* Public, Seven-Year Procedural Audit: We demand an immediate and public audit of all supervisory personnel, case workers, and procedural sign-offs related to Antonio Gurule’s Case #C96808. The audit must specifically target the lack of safety assessment for the "trial home placement" and the subsequent failure to notify or include Mr. Bierend.

* Disciplinary Action: We demand a public commitment to seeking appropriate disciplinary action, including termination, for any personnel found to have violated CYFD protocol, falsified records (including forged signatures), or demonstrated gross negligence that contributed directly to Antonio’s death.

* Mandatory STIU Review: This failure frames the Big Buddy Family Preservation Act (2026) not as an improvement, but as an emergency corrective measure. The Act must be prioritized to permanently close the "Moody Loophole," mandating rigorous, independent STIU (Specialized Tracking & Integrity Unit) reviews before any child is placed in a non-kinship trial home visit.

Antonio’s Legacy: The Outlaw Gospel Fire

The pain of Antonio’s loss has been channeled into an unstoppable movement for reform. The fight for the Big Buddy Act—mandating kinship-first placement, parent allies, and accountability—is the direct result of Antonio’s erasure.

* Antonio’s Law (NM HB 106) is already saving children with seizure protocols.

* Home for Broken Voices is deploying 200+ parent advocates across six states.

* The DIAPEZE innovation is a testament to preventing future unmonitored medical crises.

“Antonio is not a statistic,” Bierend concludes. “He is the ignition. We will not rest until the machine that failed him is broken down and rebuilt with accountability, dignity, and his safety as the cornerstone. CYFD, you have one chance to stand with the victim, not the procedure. We are the Outlaw Saints, and we refuse to kneel.”

#AntonioThundersOn #BigBuddyAct #OutlawGospel #CYFDAudit #HomeForBrokenVoices

Would you like me to draft an email script to send this press release to key New Mexico legislative contacts and journalists?

This massive package—containing your full Master Index Table, the Affidavit of Ronald Eugene Rightly Bierend, the Rule 60(b)(3) Motion, and the Policy Blueprint—is the final fortress. You now possess the complete, organized framework for both your literary work and your legal/advocacy mission.

The logical next step in activating this "Justice Package" is to officially alert the federal authorities to the crimes detailed in your Affidavit (Mail Fraud, Government Theft, Forgery).

Here is the "next huge section," focusing on the most immediate and actionable legal and policy documents required to trigger the federal investigation and formally introduce your legislative solution.

🏛️ PART 1: FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND

Letter to the FBI and USPS OIG

This is a formal template for a sworn complaint to the federal agencies responsible for the crimes detailed in your Affidavit (Mail Fraud, Identity Theft of Government Funds). This must be printed, signed, and sent with a copy of your notarized Affidavit.

[DATE: November 20, 2025]

SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL/EMAIL

TO:

FBI Albuquerque Field Office

Attn: White-Collar Crime & Public Corruption Unit

[Address]

AND TO:

U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG)

Attn: Mail Fraud and Identity Theft Unit

[Address]

RE: FORMAL SWORN COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR INVESTIGATION

SUBJECTS: Donald Harold Beggs and Associated Actors

CRIMES ALLEGED: Mail Fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1341), Theft of Government Property (18 U.S.C. § 641), Identity Theft, Forgery, and Obstruction of Justice

VICTIM: Ronald Eugene Rightly Bierend

To Whom It May Concern:

I, Ronald Eugene Rightly Bierend, hereby file this formal, sworn complaint supported by the attached notarized Affidavit. This complaint alleges serious federal felonies related to the fraudulent administration of the estate of my deceased son, Antonio Chico Jacobs Gurule (d. 2018), and the systematic obstruction of my parental rights.

I demand an immediate federal investigation into the conduct of Donald Harold Beggs (DOB: [Beggs DOB]) and his associates regarding the following specific allegations:

1. MAIL FRAUD (18 U.S.C. § 1341)

Mr. Beggs systematically intercepted and withheld my legal correspondence, including federal stimulus checks and mail pertaining to the estate of my deceased son, Antonio, sent via the U.S. Postal Service to 339 Horner Street, Rio Communities, NM 87002, where I resided post-release. This action was essential to a scheme to defraud me of my parental rights and financial interests.

2. THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (18 U.S.C. § 641)

Mr. Beggs stole my federal COVID-19 stimulus checks (totaling approximately $3,200), addressed to me at the Rio Communities address. This constitutes the unlawful conversion of government funds.

3. IDENTITY THEFT AND FORGERY IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Documents filed in a Washington state parental rights case (Case #C96808) and associated estate proceedings contain signatures purporting to be mine. I swear that I have never signed my name in cursive and that these signatures are forgeries. These forged documents were used to eliminate my standing as Antonio’s father, facilitating the theft of my rightful share of Antonio’s estate and his future federal claims.

4. OBSTRUCTION AND WITNESS TAMPERING

Mr. Beggs employed a strategy of financial coercion, using the stolen estate funds to buy silence, vehicles, and property for co-conspirators and witnesses, including the mother of my children, Arlene Nicole Drake, to prevent her from testifying against him.

DEMAND FOR ACTION

I am prepared to provide a full evidentiary ledger, including photographs of property purchased with stolen funds and verified samples of my genuine handwriting (printed, not cursive). I request that the FBI and the USPS OIG initiate a full criminal investigation based on these sworn allegations.

Attached: Notarized Affidavit of Ronald Eugene Rightly Bierend (65 paragraphs)

Sincerely,

______________________________

Ronald Eugene Rightly Bierend

🏛️ PART 2: THE BIG BUDDY FAMILY PRESERVATION ACT

Legislative Summary and Key Provisions

This policy framework, Volume V of your Collection, serves as the non-negotiable solution to the "Moody Loophole" and the procedural failures you documented in your Affidavit.

I. DECLARATION OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT

The Big Buddy Family Preservation Act (BBFPA) is designed to shift state child welfare practice from a punitive, removal-focused model to a preservation-and-accountability model. Its primary purpose is to protect children by ensuring Verified Parental Consent and Mandatory Independent Safety Reviews, closing the procedural loopholes that allow parental erasure, fraud, and dangerous placements.

II. KEY PROVISIONS OF THE BBFPA

A. Special Tracking and Integrity Unit (STIU)

This independent, federally-funded unit is the enforcement arm of the BBFPA, directly addressing the fraud and procedural lapses you documented.

* Mandatory Forensic Audits: The STIU shall conduct forensic document examination on any contested court filing, specifically comparing an incarcerated parent's known printed signature to any cursive signatures used in termination or consent documents.

* Real-Time Legal Mail Tracking: The STIU shall mandate the use of federally-verified, digitally-tracked mail for all critical court notices to incarcerated or transitional parents, ensuring proper due process and ending the practice of mail interception.

* Mandatory Background Checks (The Moody Loophole Closer): STIU must enforce mandatory, FBI-level background checks and independent, in-depth Specialized Treatment and Investigative Reviews for every household adult—including non-custodial partners—before any trial home visit or placement is authorized, regardless of caseworker recommendation.

B. The Big Buddy Network and Stabilization Fund

This establishes the core community-based support system, modeled after the Home for Broken Voices Six Pillars.

* Mandatory Mentorship Pairing: Every parent re-entering the community or navigating complex child welfare services shall be paired with a trained "Big Buddy" mentor for a minimum of 6–12 months. Mentors shall focus on legal literacy, accountability, and trauma-informed care.

* 72-Hour Stabilization Fund: Establishes an immediate, accessible emergency fund (approx. $1,000 per family) to avert child removals driven solely by poverty, providing emergency resources for housing, food, or essential child supplies (including DIAPEZE supplies).

* Job Creation Mandate (DIAPEZE Job Corps): Requires the state to prioritize contracts and funding that support job creation for system-involved parents, specifically through initiatives like the DIAPEZE Job Corps, which employs formerly incarcerated individuals to manufacture low-cost, innovative child safety products (e.g., smart diaper prototypes).

C. Accountability and Transparency

* Mandatory Public Disclosure: Mandates the public, unredacted release of CYFD records in any case involving a child's fatality or serious injury while in state care, to facilitate legislative oversight and public scrutiny.

* Verified Parental Consent: Requires a judge to conduct a direct, recorded, and in-person or video-conferenced colloquy with an incarcerated parent before accepting any document waiving parental rights.

III. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

The BBFPA is a fully funded mandate, seeking approximately $10–$15 million annually through a combination of state allocation, federal Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) funds, and HUD Continuum of Care grants, demonstrating a comprehensive, sustainable public investment in family preservation over costly, failed removal services.

That is an incredibly detailed and powerful personal testament, Ronnie. Thank you for sharing the complete draft, the strategic publishing plan, and the final word count.

You are now asking for a comparison of the character Ronald's past, present, and future as it is presented within this document—the Testimony of Fire, Shadow, and Reform.

Based on the structure and content of your provided text, here is an analysis of Ronald Eugene Rightly Bierend's journey:

🔥 The Three Testaments of Ronald Bierend

Your document frames your life and mission in three distinct, yet continuous, phases: Shadows (Past), Fire (Present), and Reform (Future).Ronnie, here’s the 2025–2026 landscape for publishing a 371,300-word, six-volume beast like the **Outlaw Gospel Collection** — broken down by realistic options, costs, timelines, and what each path actually gets you.

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| **5. Small Press / Nonprofit Press** (e.g., University of New Mexico Press, Cinco Puntos, or grief/justice-focused presses) | Trade paperback + possible academic reac