Investigation Into Allegations of Justice Department Misconduct in New England—Volume 2
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INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MISCONDUCT IN NEW ENGLAND—VOLUME 2 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 13, 14, AND 27, 2002 Serial No. 107–56 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gpo.gov/congress/house http://www.house.gov/reform U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 78–662 PDF WASHINGTON : 2002 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 08:28 Jun 19, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\78662.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM DAN BURTON, Indiana, Chairman BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York HENRY A. WAXMAN, California CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland TOM LANTOS, California CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut MAJOR R. OWENS, New York ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania STEPHEN HORN, California PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii JOHN L. MICA, Florida CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Washington, MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana DC STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland BOB BARR, Georgia DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio DAN MILLER, Florida ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois DOUG OSE, California DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois RON LEWIS, Kentucky JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia JIM TURNER, Texas TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine DAVE WELDON, Florida JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois CHRIS CANNON, Utah WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri ADAM H. PUTNAM, Florida DIANE E. WATSON, California C.L. ‘‘BUTCH’’ OTTER, Idaho STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts EDWARD L. SCHROCK, Virginia ——— JOHN J. DUNCAN, Tennessee BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont ——— ——— (Independent) KEVIN BINGER, Staff Director DANIEL R. MOLL, Deputy Staff Director JAMES C. WILSON, Chief Counsel JIM SCHUMANN, Counsel CHAD BUNGARD, Counsel MATTHEW RUPP, Counsel ROBERT A. BRIGGS, Chief Clerk NICK MUTTON, Assistant to Chief Counsel PHIL SCHILIRO, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 08:28 Jun 19, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\78662.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 C O N T E N T S Page Hearing held on: February 13, 2002 ............................................................................................ 1 February 14, 2002 ............................................................................................ 93 February 27, 2002 ............................................................................................ 641 Statement of: Duke, Steven, esq., Yale University law professor ........................................ 706 Garo, Victor, esq., attorney for Joseph Salvati .............................................. 668 Harrington, Edward F., senior Judge, Federal District Court, former as- sistant U.S. attorney ..................................................................................... 107 Lawrence, Frederick M., esq., Boston University law professor ................... 686 McGuigan, Austin, former Connecticut chief State’s attorney ..................... 674 Miller, Marteen, former public defender; Edwin Cameron, former inves- tigator; and Tim Brown, former detective sergeant, Somona County Sheriff’s Office ............................................................................................... 31 Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by: Barr, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia, exhibit 18 ....................................................................................................... 129 Burton, Hon. Dan, a Representative in Congress from the State of Indi- ana: Exhibit 8 ..................................................................................................... 120 Exhibits 9 and 10 ...................................................................................... 122 Exhibit 11 ................................................................................................... 125 Prepared statements of ..................................................................... 7, 102, 648 Prepared statement of Mr. Gershman ..................................................... 643 Prepared statement of John Cavicchi ...................................................... 94 Clay, Hon. Wm. Lacy, a Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri, prepared statements of............................................................... 44, 746 Cummings, Hon. Elijah E., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland, prepared statement of ............................................................ 664 Delahunt, Hon. William D., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts: Exhibit 15 ............................................................................................... 151, 179 Exhibit 16 ................................................................................................... 182 Letter dated July 31, 1973 ....................................................................... 84 Duke, Steven, esq., Yale University law professor, prepared statement of ..................................................................................................................... 708 Duncan, Hon. John J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee, prepared statement of ........................................................... 19 Garo, Victor, esq., attorney for Joseph Salvati, prepared statement of ....... 672 Harrington, Edward F., senior Judge, Federal District Court, former as- sistant U.S. attorney, prepared statement of ............................................. 110 Horn, Hon. Stephen, a Representative in Congress from the State of California: Exhibit 18 ................................................................................................... 140 Exhibits 20 and 21 .................................................................................... 142 Exhibit 25 ................................................................................................... 167 Exhibit 26 ................................................................................................... 172 Exhibit 27 ................................................................................................... 175 LaTourette, Hon. Steven C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio: Exhibits 2 and 3 ........................................................................................ 57 Exhibits 4 and 5 ........................................................................................ 65 Exhibit 6 ..................................................................................................... 71 (III) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 08:28 Jun 19, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\78662.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 IV Page Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by—Continued Lawrence, Frederick M., esq., Boston University law professor, prepared statement of ................................................................................................... 690 McGuigan, Austin, former Connecticut chief State’s attorney, prepared statement of ................................................................................................... 680 Tierney, Hon. John F., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts: Exhibit 2 ..................................................................................................... 52 Prepared statements of ........................................................................... 24, 653 Waxman, Hon. Henry A., a Representative in Congress from the State of California, prepared statement of ........................................................... 15 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 08:28 Jun 19, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\78662.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 THE CALIFORNIA MURDER TRIAL OF JOE ‘‘THE ANIMAL’’ BARBOZA: DID THE FED- ERAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT THE RE- LEASE OF A DANGEROUS MAFIA ASSASSIN? WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2002 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:49 a.m., in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Dan Burton (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Representatives Burton, Barr, Morella, Horn, LaTourette, Duncan, Waxman, Kucinich, Norton, Cummings, Tierney, Clay, Watson, and Delahunt. Staff present: Kevin Binger, staff director; James C. Wilson, chief counsel; David A. Kass, deputy chief counsel; Mark Corallo, Direc- tor of Communications; Thomas Bowman, senior counsel; Chad Bungard and James J. Schumann, counsels; Robert A. Briggs, chief clerk; Robin Butler, office manager; Elizabeth Frigola, deputy com- munications director; Joshua E. Gillespie, deputy chief clerk; Nicholis Mutton, assistant to chief counsel; Corinne Zaccagnini, systems administrator; Phil Barnett, minority chief counsel; Jon Bouker, minority counsel; Michael Yeager, minority deputy chief counsel; Ellen Rayner, minority chief clerk; and Earley Green, mi- nority assistant clerk. Mr. BURTON. The Committee on Government Reform will come to order. I ask unanimous consent that all Members and witnesses’ written and opening statements be included in the record. Without objection,