Posted on 03/03/2005 4:28:31 PM PST by Libloather
U.S. Defends Sealing Charges Against Former Clinton Aide
By IAN URBINA
Published: March 2, 2005
Correction Appended
Federal prosecutors are battling attempts to dismiss their criminal case against Hillary Rodham Clinton's former fund-raising director, claiming in a court motion that they kept the indictment of him secret for more than a year to protect the identity of a witness cooperating in a separate investigation.
The defendant, David Rosen, is charged with failing to report in-kind contributions and producing a false invoice in connection with an Aug. 12, 2000, fund-raiser for Mrs. Clinton, according to an indictment unsealed in January. He has pleaded not guilty.
The government's motion, filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Monday, was in response to papers filed in February by Mr. Rosen's lawyer arguing that the case should be dismissed because the government had no justifiable reason for sealing the indictment until January and because it had erroneously brought the charges in California rather than in Washington, where the campaign finance reports were filed with the Federal Election Commission.
The papers also said that Mr. Rosen's indictment cited a law that applies to false statements made to a government agency, and the F.E.C. is not one.
Paul Mark Sandler, Mr. Rosen's lawyer, said yesterday, "We've received the government's replies and we're reviewing them closely."
Bryan Sierra, a spokesman for the Department of Justice, would not comment on the case.
The government's motion gave little indication of the nature of the other investigation or the identity of the witness. One cause for the delay may have been efforts to reach an agreement with an organizer of the fund-raiser, Peter Paul, to be a witness in the case. Mr. Paul's role would be complicated by stock fraud charges pending against him in connection with Stan Lee Media, a failed Internet company that he co-founded.
Mr. Paul's lawyer, Thomas J. Fitton, said only that his client had been cooperating fully with the government since March 2001 but that the government had not decided whether he would be a witness in the case.
Part of this indecision may stem from tension between the United States attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York, which is pursuing a conviction against Mr. Paul, and the Washington office of the Justice Department, which is leading the case against Mr. Rosen.
"If this was being handled just by the Washington office, there would be an agreement by now," said a person involved in Mr. Paul's case who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations with the Justice Department.
Judge A. Howard Matz of Federal District Court will hear arguments to dismiss the case against Mr. Rosen on March 7. The trial is set for May 3.
Correction: March 3, 2005, Thursday:
An article yesterday about a motion filed in the federal government's case against David Rosen, a former fund-raising director for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, misstated the occupation of Thomas J. Fitton, who is advising a potential witness. He is the president of Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group; he is not a lawyer.
But, of course. If there is CRIME, there is CLINTON....
Ping.
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Do you really think the MSM will go anywhere near a microscope with regard to Madam Hillary? My fear is that she will get an easy walk - look at the Senate race in NY. And, by the way, why is the government fighting to keep raps on the Rosen situation? All very confusing to me - the Bush's keep cozying up to Billy Boy and now they are making nice-nice with Hillary.
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The government's motion gave little indication of the nature of the other investigation or the identity of the witness.
Well, isn't THAT interesting.
What do you mean by conciliatory? Would you have him behave in a manner that even hinted of political motivation in these just investigations?
NOT ONE REPORTER HAS ASKED HER THE QUESTION.....
Senator Clinton, have you or your counsel been notified that you are the subject of a criminal investigation?
Lord, God, if remotely within your will,
PLEASE
let, cause Shrillery and Billdo Clinton's treasonous evils to be exposed more thoroughly and loudly than their other exploits have been.
NOT ONE REPORTER HAS ASKED HER THE QUESTION.....
Senator Clinton, have you or your counsel been notified that you are the subject of a criminal investigation?
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Of course not, the high and mighty leftist media, show up their DARLING POSTER MARXIST, ER, GIRL.....why they could not lend any credibility to the FACT that this charlatan is such a loser....why, we cannot have that...
Sealed up just like Vince Foster's car. Ummmmmm, where's THAT bullet, BTW?
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Yes, another one of the...(I have lost count)...deaths left in the pathway of the Clintoon reign of terror...amazing how many people died, is it not?...and all people that knew the goods on the Clintoons...aw, just a pure coincidence.
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Not at all! I was just responding to a whole host of Conservative Radio types who bash 41 & 43 in their displaying professional courtesy to 42. Patience will be rewarded.
Is this it?
The government's motion gave little indication of the nature of the other investigation or the identity of the witness.
Yes, that's it...and now I see it did have to do with this fund-raiser and the secret witness is a witness in this case AND another unidentified case.
Thanks and I'd best file this away with a note so I don't forget again. Muchas gracias.
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