Regarding the tie between the Sloppy Sock Bandit and Lanny Breuer, a quick browse of google did nothing to make this more clear than what you wrote.
Please let me see if I get this straight:
1. Samuel “Sandy” Berger hired Covington & Burling.
2. Lanny Breuer represented the US Justice Department during the Bush administration.
3. Lanny Breuer failed to prosecute vigorously and then praised Covington & Burling, saying that white collar criminals began saying that they “want a Berger”. [What a toady thing to say!]
4. Lanny Breuer is then rewarded [apparently quid pro quo] with an office in Covington & Burling.
Does that sum it up? Missing anything?
Lanny Breuer did not work at the Justice Dept until Obama nominated him in 2009. He did not represent the US Justice Department during the Bush administration.
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Current Position: Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division (since April 2009)
Career History: Partner at Covington & Burling LLP (May 1999 to April 2009. He worked with Eric Holder & represented Sandy Berger.
Special Counsel to President Bill Clinton (February 1997 to April 1999.
Partner at Covington & Burling LLP (Octobert 1995 to February 1997.
Associate at Covington & Burling LLP (Octobert 1989 to October 1995.
Assistant District Attorney (August 1985 to August 1989)