Word: prosecutor
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Already the deal is a cause celebre in law enforcement. The unprecedented agreement dismayed some investigators in the field, who had spent years building the case against the union. Justice Department prosecutor Paul Coffey, who closed the deal, says he understands these misgivings and admits that "the jury is still out." But, he adds, "if we are not satisfied that [the union] is doing a job as good as or better than a court-appointed officer would," Justice might move for a takeover after...
...progress--or lack of it--in the cleanup efforts is also in sharp dispute. Some initial skeptics took heart from the high caliber of FBI agents hired by the union: Robert Luskin, a former federal organized-crime prosecutor; Douglas Gow, formerly the No. 2 man at the FBI; and a fleet of seasoned former agents. They insist they are totally independent of Coia. Critics point out that they are paid by the union, which Coia still heads...
...denounced as a sweetheart deal, it was justified. A suit seeking to put the Laborers under government control could have dragged through the courts for years. Even then, it is not certain that Coia would have been ousted. "It is not a crime to be controlled by the Mob," prosecutor Coffey points out. To convict Coia under federal racketeering statutes, the government would have to prove that he committed two felonies as part of a criminal conspiracy. So far, "we don't have enough evidence," says an FBI agent...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Responding to Republican claims that her office could not conduct an independent investigation of the White House "Filegate" incident, Attorney General Janet Reno said she will ask a special three-judge court to give Whitewater special prosecutor Kenneth Starr the authority to oversee that probe. White House press secretary Mike McCurry said the Administration would welcome an outside investigation, and hoped that it would "shut up" GOP critics. Reno's decision to assign an independent prosecutor will deflect GOP allegations that the White House is influencing the investigation, says TIME's Jay Carney. In addition, Starr, Reno...
...deadline for certification approaches, it is suddenly urgent to get rid of Karadzic and Mladic. The problem commands the highest priority at the White House, and other Western officials share the anxiety. Richard Goldstone, chief prosecutor at the Hague tribunal, appealed in Washington for military action to apprehend the Bosnian Serb ringleaders but returned last week with no encouragement. Bildt attempted to sideline Karadzic by elevating more moderate political rivals, among them Prime Minister Rajko Kasagic. When Karadzic sacked the Prime Minister two weeks ago, Bildt labored to transform the dismissal into a real power split that would displace Karadzic...