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Federal judge dismisses suit by ex-prosecutor against DOJ
March 25, 2011 by Brian Jackson
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a suit by former assistant US Attorney Richard Convertino in which the former prosecutor accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of violating the Administrative Procedures Act and his right to privacy. Judge Royce Lamberth of the US District Court for the.... [more]
Federal judge orders journalist to address call to name sources
February 27, 2009 by Brian Jackson
Judge Robert Cleland of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday ordered journalist David Ashenfelter to attend a second deposition to answer questions regarding unnamed sources he used in connection with a 2004 article on former federal prosecutor Richard Convertino..... [more]
Ex-DOJ prosecutor found not guilty of obstruction in botched Detroit terror case
October 31, 2007 by Mike Rosen-Molina
Former Assistant US Attorney Richard Convertino was acquitted Wednesday on charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and making false declarations in connection with a botched 2003 terrorism trial. Convertino was the lead prosecutor in a case against North African immigrants accused of.... [more]
Former Detroit terror suspect files civil rights lawsuit against federal officials
August 31, 2007 by Leslie Schulman
Former terrorist suspect Karim Koubriti, a Moroccan national whose 2003 convictions for document fraud and conspiracy to aid terrorists were later overturned by a US federal judge, filed a $9 million lawsuit in federal court Thursday against former federal prosecutor Richard Convertino, former.... [more]
Former US prosecutor refuses to plead to obstruction charges from botched terror case
April 21, 2006 by James M Yoch Jr
A US federal judge Friday entered not guilty pleas for former Assistant US Attorney Richard Convertino and US State Department Regional Secretary Officer Harry Raymond Smith III after they stood mute to charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and making false declarations in connection with.... [more]
Ex-DOJ prosecutor, State Dept. official indicted in Detroit terror case probe
March 29, 2006 by Krystal MacIntyre
Former Assistant US Attorney Richard Convertino and US State Department Regional Secretary Officer Harry Raymond Smith III were indicted before a Detroit federal grand jury Wednesday on charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and making false declarations in connection with a botched 2003.... [more]
Judge dismisses part of whistleblower suit by former US attorney
October 20, 2005 by Chris Buell
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed half of a whistleblower suit filed by former US Attorney Richard Convertino, who alleged that he was retaliated against after cooperating with a US Senate investigation into the failed prosecution of four men on terror charges in the first major trial.... [more]
Federal prosecutor entangled in controversial Detriot terror case resigns
May 17, 2005 by David Shucosky
The chief federal prosecutor in a terrorism case marred by prosecutorial misconduct resigned on Monday. Richard Convertino won convictions against four terrorism suspects in Detroit in 2003, but the government later had them tossed out because possibly-valuable defense information was not turned.... [more]
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