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Investigation of Allegations of Law En- Forcement Misconduct in New England— Volume 3 INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF LAW EN- FORCEMENT MISCONDUCT IN NEW ENGLAND— VOLUME 3 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION MAY 11, DECEMBER 5 AND 6, 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 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:56 Mar 06, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\84604.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:56 Mar 06, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\84604.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT MISCONDUCT IN NEW ENGLAND—VOLUME 3 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:56 Mar 06, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 C:\DOCS\84604.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:56 Mar 06, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 C:\DOCS\84604.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF LAW EN- FORCEMENT MISCONDUCT IN NEW ENGLAND— VOLUME 3 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION MAY 11, DECEMBER 5 AND 6, 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 84–604 PDF WASHINGTON : 2003 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 09:56 Mar 06, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\84604.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, JR., Tennessee BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma (Independent) KEVIN BINGER, Staff Director DANIEL R. MOLL, Deputy Staff Director JAMES C. WILSON, Chief Counsel ROBERT A. BRIGGS, Chief Clerk PHIL SCHILIRO, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:56 Mar 06, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\84604.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 C O N T E N T S Page Hearing held on: May 11, 2002 ..................................................................................................... 1 December 5, 2002 ............................................................................................. 251 December 6, 2002 ............................................................................................. 403 Statement of: Bulger, William, president of the University of Massachusetts ................... 406 Gershengorn, Wendie, judge, Middlesex Superior Court .............................. 101 Huff, Michael, supervisor of the homicide squad, Tulsa Police Depart- ment; and David Wheeler, son of murder victim Roger Wheeler, accom- panied by Frank Libby, attorney ................................................................. 265 McDonough, James M., Esq. ............................................................................ 84 O’Sullivan, Jeremiah, former New England Organized Crime Strike Force chief attorney ................................................................................................ 289 Zalkind, Jack, Esq. ........................................................................................... 8 Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by: Burton, Hon. Dan, a Representative in Congress from the State of Indi- ana: Exhibit 1 ..................................................................................................... 338 Exhibit 3 ..................................................................................................... 345 Exhibit 4 ..................................................................................................... 347 Exhibit 5 ..................................................................................................... 349 Exhibit 16 ................................................................................................... 342 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 256 Delahunt, Hon. William D., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts: Exhibit 21 ................................................................................................... 54 Exhibits 15 and 16 .................................................................................... 36 LaTourette, Hon. Steven C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio: Exhibit 12 ................................................................................................... 22 Exhibit 18 ................................................................................................... 61 Exhibit 49 ................................................................................................... 87 Exhibits 4, 5 and 8 .................................................................................... 14 Exhibits 11 and 13 .................................................................................... 91 Lynch, Hon. Stephen F., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts: Exhibit 10 ................................................................................................... 363 Exhibits 1 and 2 ........................................................................................ 48 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 5 O’Sullivan, Jeremiah, former New England Organized Crime Strike Force chief attorney, prepared statement of ......................................................... 294 Tierney, Hon. John F., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts: Exhibit 20 ................................................................................................... 64 Exhibit 22 ................................................................................................... 75 Exhibit 26 ................................................................................................... 66 Exhibit 41 ................................................................................................... 72 Wilson, James C., chief counsel, Committee on Government Reform, ex- hibit 46 ........................................................................................................... 103 (III) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:56 Mar 06, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\84604.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 09:56 Mar 06, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\84604.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT MISCONDUCT IN NEW ENG- LAND SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2002 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, Boston, MA. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., at the J.W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, 90 Devonshire Street, Courtroom 6, 15th Floor, Boston, MA, Hon. Steven C. LaTourette presiding. Present: Representatives LaTourette, Tierney, Delahunt, Frank, and Lynch. Staff present: James C. Wilson, chief counsel; Chad Bungard, counsel; Joshua E. Gillespie, deputy chief clerk; Nicholis Mutton, assistant to chief counsel; and Michael J. Yeager, minority deputy chief counsel. Mr. LATOURETTE. The hearing will come to order. We are meeting today out of the location of Washington, DC. This is a meeting of the Government Reform Committee for the purposes of having a continuation of hearings into law-enforcement irregularities in the New England area. The chairman of the full committee, Dan Burton, is unavoidably detained today, and has asked me to chair today’s proceedings. We’re lucky to be joined by two members of our committee, Mr. Tierney and Mr. Lynch of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and also someone who has been with us all the every step of our proceedings, and who serves capably on the Judiciary Committee. Good morning. I want to ask unanimous consent at this time that all Members’ and witnesses’ statements be included in the record. Without objec- tion, so ordered. Tabular material referred to be included in the record? Without objection, so ordered. I ask unanimous consent that the binders of exhibits be included in the record. Without objection, so ordered. I also ask unanimous consent that
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