INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MISCONDUCT IN NEW ENGLAND—VOLUME 1 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS MAY 3; DECEMBER 13, 2001; AND FEBRUARY 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 11:07 May 30, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\78051.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:07 May 30, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\78051.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MISCONDUCT IN NEW ENGLAND—VOLUME 1 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:07 May 30, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 C:\DOCS\78051.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:07 May 30, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 C:\DOCS\78051.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MISCONDUCT IN NEW ENGLAND—VOLUME 1 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS MAY 3; DECEMBER 13, 2001; AND FEBRUARY 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 78–051 PDF WASHINGTON : 2001 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 11:07 May 30, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\78051.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 JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio BOB BARR, Georgia ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois DAN MILLER, Florida DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois DOUG OSE, California JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts RON LEWIS, Kentucky JIM TURNER, Texas JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois DAVE WELDON, Florida WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri CHRIS CANNON, Utah DIANE E. WATSON, California ADAM H. PUTNAM, Florida STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts C.L. ‘‘BUTCH’’ OTTER, Idaho ——— EDWARD L. SCHROCK, Virginia BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee (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 11:07 May 30, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\78051.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 C O N T E N T S Page Hearing held on: May 3, 2001 ....................................................................................................... 1 December 13, 2001 ........................................................................................... 329 February 6, 2002 .............................................................................................. 457 Statement of: Bailey, F. Lee, esquire, attorney for Joseph Barboza; and Joseph Balliro, Sr., esquire, attorney for Vincent Flemmi and Henry Tameleo ................ 122 Bryant, Daniel J., Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Af- fairs, U.S. Department of Justice ................................................................ 504 Garo, Victor J., attorney for Joseph Salvati; Joseph Salvati; and Marie Salvati ............................................................................................................ 29 Grassley, Hon. Charles E., a U.S. Senator from the State of Iowa .............. 479 Horowitz, Michael E., Chief of Staff, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, accompanied by Edward Whelan, principal Deputy, Assist- ant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice .................................... 379 Rico, H. Paul, retired FBI Special Agent ........................................................ 157 Rosenberg, Morton, specialist in American Public Law, Congressional Research Service ........................................................................................... 562 Rozell, Mark J., Department of Politics, the Catholic University of Amer- ica ................................................................................................................... 513 Tiefer, Charles, University of Baltimore Law School, former Solicitor and Deputy General Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives .................. 520 Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by: Barr, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia, exhibits 15, 8 and 7..................................................................................... 61, 177 Bryant, Daniel J., Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Af- fairs, U.S. Department of Justice, prepared statement of ......................... 507 Burton, Hon. Dan, a Representative in Congress from the State of Indi- ana: Exhibit 4 ..................................................................................................... 166 Exhibit 7 ..................................................................................................... 160 Exhibit 10 ................................................................................................... 163 Exhibit 24 ................................................................................................... 5 Letter dated May 3, 2001 ......................................................................... 18 Prepared statements of ..................................................................... 8, 333, 464 Clay, Hon. Wm. Lacy, a Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri, prepared statements of............................................................. 420, 501 Cummings, Hon. Elijah E., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland, prepared statement of ............................................................ 377 Delahunt, Hon. William D., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts: .......................................................................................... Exhibit 6 ..................................................................................................... 171 Letter dated February 5, 2002 ................................................................. 613 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 369 Various letters ........................................................................................... 73 Frank, Hon. Barney, a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts, letter dated November 6, 2001 .......................................... 373 Garo, Victor J., attorney for Joseph Salvati, prepared statement of ........... 34 Gilman, Hon. Benjamin A., a Representative in Congress from the State of New York, prepared statements of ...................................................... 354, 559 Grassley, Hon. Charles E., a U.S. Senator from the State of Iowa, pre- pared statement of ........................................................................................ 483 Horowitz, Michael E., Chief of Staff, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, prepared statement of ................................................................ 383 (III) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:07 May 30, 2002 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\78051.TXT HGOVREF1 PsN: HGOVREF1 IV Page Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by—Continued LaTourette, Hon. Steven C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio: Exhibit 11 ................................................................................................... 54 Exhibit 35 ................................................................................................... 132 Morella, Hon. Constance A., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland: Exhibit 10 ................................................................................................... 191 Exhibit 12 ................................................................................................... 209 Prepared statements of ......................................................................... 360, 490 Rosenberg, Morton, specialist in American Public Law, Congressional Research Service, prepared statement of .................................................... 566 Rozell, Mark J., Department of Politics, the Catholic University of Amer- ica, prepared statement of ............................................................................ 517 Salvati, Joseph, prepared statement of .......................................................... 40 Salvati, Marie, prepared statement of ...........................................................