Ashcroft sued by Federal Prosecutor whistleblower

Prosecutor at center of controversy in terror case sues Ashcroft
By John Solomon, Associated Press, 2/17/2004 11:37

WASHINGTON (AP) A federal prosecutor in a major terrorism case in Detroit has taken the rare step of suing Attorney General John Ashcroft, alleging the Justice Department interfered with the case, compromised a confidential informant and exaggerated results in the war on terrorism.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Convertino of Detroit accused the Justice Department of ''gross mismanagement'' of the war on terrorism in a whistleblower lawsuit filed late Friday in federal court in Washington.
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