A lawsuit filed in federal court accuses former Department of Justice (DOJ) officials Preet Bharara and Daniel Goldman of covering up and lying about unlawful leaks to the news media in an effort to protect a prosecution and the source of those leaks. Those are alleged to have emanated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent in charge of all white collar crimes in New York.
The lawsuit says that FBI Agent David Chaves confessed to his superiors at the DOJ that he was the source of “intentional leaks” to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times but that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan “intentionally chose not to investigate the illegal activity for 2 1/2 years.”
According to Walters and his attorneys, the government’s behavior across the two law enforcement agencies primarily involved in his case and prosecution amounts to a “conspiracy orchestrated by the DOJ” in an effort to catch the gambler making an unlawful mistake after planting “fake news” about insider trading related to Clorox stock. Walters was convicted of insider trading Dean Foods stock.
Business as usual. Another example that it wasn't just the top brass. It's a criminal culture. The other interesting part is the press writing critical pieces about criminal agents conspiring with the press.
A lawsuit filed in federal court accuses former Department of Justice (DOJ) officials Preet Bharara and Daniel Goldman of covering up and lying about unlawful leaks to the news media in an effort to protect a prosecution and the source of those leaks. Those are alleged to have emanated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent in charge of all white collar crimes in New York.
The lawsuit says that FBI Agent David Chaves confessed to his superiors at the DOJ that he was the source of “intentional leaks” to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times but that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan “intentionally chose not to investigate the illegal activity for 2 1/2 years.”
According to Walters and his attorneys, the government’s behavior across the two law enforcement agencies primarily involved in his case and prosecution amounts to a “conspiracy orchestrated by the DOJ” in an effort to catch the gambler making an unlawful mistake after planting “fake news” about insider trading related to Clorox stock. Walters was convicted of insider trading Dean Foods stock.
Business as usual. Another example that it wasn't just the top brass. It's a criminal culture. The other interesting part is the press writing critical pieces about criminal agents conspiring with the press.