Newsgroups: alt.activism,alt.conspiracy,alt.security,soc.culture.usa,talk.politics.misc Subject: The Inslaw Affair: US House Report 102-857; table of contents Summary: US House Judiciary Commitee recommends special prosecutor Followup-To: alt.conspiracy Distribution: world Organization: none Keywords: INSLAW,PROMIS,Brooks,Richardson,Casolaro,Riconosciuto,Bason,Brian,Nichols,Brewer,Videnieks,Cabazon,Wackenhut,Octopus,fraud,theft,murder,drugs,computer,crime,software Union Calendar No. 491 102d Congress, 2d session -------------------------------- House Report 102-857 THE INSLAW AFFAIR --------- INVESTIGATIVE REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY together with DISSENTING AND SEPARATE VIEWS [part of the Great Seal of the United States here] SEPTEMBER 10,1992.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed ------- U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1992 [i] COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY JACK BROOKS, Texas, Chairman DON EDWARDS, California HAMILTON FISH, Jr., New York JOHN CONYERS, Jr., Michigan CARLOS J MOORHEAD, California ROMANO L. MAZZOLI, Kentucky HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois WILLIAM J. HUGHES, New Jersey F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, Jr., MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma Wisconsin PATRICIA SCHRODER, Colorado BILL McCOLLUM, Florida BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas EDWARD F. FEIGHAN, Ohio CRAIG T. JAMES, Florida HOWARD L. BERMAN, California TOM CAMPBELL, California RICK BOUCHER, Virginia STEVEN SCHRIFF, New Mexico HARLEY O. STAGGERS, JR., West Virginia JIM RAMSTAD, Minnesota JOHN BRYANT, Texas GEORGE ALLEN, Virginia MEL LEVINE, Califonia GEORGE E. SANGMEISTER, Illinois CRAIG A. WASHINGTON, Texas PETER HOAGLAND, Nebraska MICHAEL J. KOPETSKI, Oregon JACK F. REED, Rhode Island JONATHAN R. YAROWSKY, General Counsel ROBERT H. BRINK, Deputy General Counsel JAMES E. LEWIN, Chief Investigator JOHN D. COHEN, Investigator ALLEN F. COFFEY, Jr., Minority Chief Counsel [ii] LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ------- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Washington, DC, September 10, 1992 HON. THOMAS S. FOLEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC, DEAR MR. SPEAKER: By direction of the Committee on the Judiciary, I submit herewith an investigative report entitled "The INSLAW Affair." JACK BROOKS, Chairman [iii] CONTENTS ------ page I. Summary 1 A. INSLAW allegations 2 B. Committee investigation 3 1. Did the Department convert, steal or misappropriate the PROMIS software? 3 2. Was there a high level conspiracy? 7 C. Additional questions 9 D. Evidence of possible coverup and obstruction 10 E. Judge Bason's allegations against the Department 12 F. Conclusion 13 II. Committee Investigation, prior studies, hearings and subcommittee proceedings 14 III. Conflicts between the Department and INSLAW result in the misappropriation of INSLAW's Enhanced PROMIS 15 A. Project Manager Brewer: An inherent bias and potential conflict of interest 18 B. Brewer and Videnieks threaten INSLAW 25 C. INSLAW attempts to demonstrate enhancement ownership 27 D. The Department misappropriated INSLAW's software 30 E. INSLAW declares bankruptcy and pursues litigation 34 F. District Court Judge William Bryant's decision on appeal of the Bankruptcy Court's ruling 36 Department's position against judge's decision is rebutted on appeal 37 G. Appeals Court reverses INSLAW's victory on primarily jurisdictional grounds 38 H. Department asserts erroneous position before DOTBCA 39 I. Department encourages contract mediation while it hinders settlement 41 IV. Significant questions remain unanswered about possible high level criminal conspiracy 42 A. Allegations of conspiracy and intrigue continue to surround the INSLAW controversy 42 B. Enhanced PROMIS may have been disseminated nationally and internationally 45 1. Allegations that the Justice Department and Earl Brian conspired to distribute PROMIS 49 2. Sworn statement of Michael Riconosciuto 50 3. Other sources allege widespread distribution of INSLAW's Enhanced PROMIS 55 4. Does the Government of Canada have the PROMIS software? 55 5. Did the CIA assist in the sale of PROMIS? 57 6. Allegations of PROMIS distribution to agencies within the Department 59 7. Ronald LeGrand denies INSLAW's assertions 61 8. the allegators 63 C. Other important questions remain 63 1. The death of Daniel Casolaro 69 2. Possible connection between Earl Brian, Michael Riconosciuto, Robert Booth Nichols, and the Cabazon Indian Reservation 72 V. Allegations of perjury, coverup, and retribution: A web of contradiction and deceit 73 A. Judge Blackshear's recantation 75 [V] B. Judge Blackshear's statement to committee lacks credibility 75 C. Committee analysis of attempt to assign Harry Jones to the INSLAW case 77 D. Bason allegations against Blackshear not adequately considered 78 VI. The Department has proven to be incapable of forthright investigation of the INSLAW matter 82 A. Jensen failed to adequately investigate INSLAW's concerns 82 B. OPR's INSLAW investigations are deficient 84 C. GAO study of the Office of Professional Responsibility 86 D. The Department did not seriously consider the need for an independent counsel 87 E. Department's response to court findings of possible perjury 89 F. INSLAW request for independent counsel 91 VII. Top Department officials frustrated committee's investigation 92 A. Department attempts to thwart committee inquiry 93 B. Authorization and oversight hearings 97 C. The Department reports key subpoenaed documents missing 98 D. Department interferes with Michael Riconosciuto's sworn statement to the committee--refuses request to interview DEA agents 100 E. Department official may have attempted to influence a key witness 101 VIII. Judge Bason's allegations of Justice Department's improper influence on the judicial selection process 102 A. Confidential memorandum 104 B. Condition of the clerk's office under Judge Bason 104 C. Department's attempts to have Bason removed from INSLAW case fail 106 IX. Conclusion 109 X. Findings 110 XI. Recommendations 113 VIEWS Dissenting views of Hon. Hamilton Fish, Jr., Hon. Carlos J. Moorhead, Hon. Henry J. Hyde, Hon. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., Hon. Bill McCollum, Hon. George W. Gekas, Hon. Tom Campbell, Hon. Steven Schiff, Hon. Jim Ramstad, and Hon George Allen 115 Separate dissenting views of Hon. Tom Campbell 121 [VI] *** End of table of contents. Numbers in square brackets are page numbers as in the text. This document is in the public domain, and transcribed by Henry E. Hardy (seraphim@ais.org) as a public service. Copies may be obtained from the House Judiciary Committee, any member of Congress, or the US Government Printing Office. Thanks to Guy Vander Jagt (R-MI) for personally providing a copy of this report. "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for men of good will to do nothing." --Santayana