From AIM REPORT APRIL-A 1995: (posted here)
THE MOST DISTRESSING NEWS COMES NOT FROM POLLOCK BUT FROM RUDDY, who reported on April 6 that Miguel Rodriguez, the prosecutor in charge of the grand jury investigation of the Foster case had resigned in March. Ruddy's sources said Rodriguez left "because he believed the grand jury process was being thwarted by his superior." That would be Mark H. Tuohey, III, a Democratic activist said to be close to Associate Attorney General Jaimie Gorelick. Rodriguez was said to be upset by interference in the choice of witnesses and delays in quizzing them. In three months, only a dozen witnesses have been questioned, and some key people have yet to be summoned. Ruddy quoted Thomas Scorza, a former federal prosecutor and a professor of legal ethics, as saying that he would have resigned under the circumstances described, but he would have made a public stink about it. Rodriguez has not made a stink. A former colleague of Starr's commented that Starr is a fine man but he suffers from a desire to please everyone. It appears in this case that he decided to please Mark Tuohey and sacrifice Miguel Rodriguez, whose determined efforts to learn the truth were making some people in Washington very nervous.ML/NJWHAT'S MAKING SOME PEOPLE NERVOUS IS THE NEW EVIDENCE RODRIGUEZ found. Ruddy's story on Rodriguez's resignation cites three important advances: 1. Photographic evidence not previously available to the investigators; 2. Strong evidence that the gun in Foster's hand had been moved or switched; 3. Development of a clear theory that the body was moved No. 1 suggests good prints have been obtained from the underexposed Park Police negatives. No. 2 suggests the prosecutors have reason to believe that the police may have substituted the .38 Colt revolver for the large caliber automatic that paramedic Richard Arthur said he saw under Foster's hand. This helps explain why Rodriguez subjected the police to such rough grilling. Ruddy and The Sunday Telegraph have reported other Park Police cases that raised doubts about their honesty and their competence.
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Miguel Rodriguez's resignation is disturbing. It suggests that Starr has decided not to play hardball. He will get no heat from the media for that. I fear the worst unless more is done to bring the facts in this AIM Report to the attention of the public. I suggest that we buy space in key papers to print this report or portions of it. If you agree, please fill out and return the coupon below. Also send the enclosed card or a letter to Kenneth Starr
a little 1st hand knowledge from somebody at the scene would sure help clear this up. anybody out there want to take a stab at it?