Mark S. Zaid

Mark S. Zaid @MarkSZaidEsq

18/...deceptive CMAs appeared to be FBI/CIA intelligence laundering scheme where CIA info was being intentionally falsely attributed to FBI sources in JIATFS CMAs in order to influence JIATFS targeting & DOJ case assignment decisions ... — PolitiTweet.org

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17/On Mar 2, 2018, an Assistant U.S. Attorney asked McConnell abt maritime narcotics interdiction case that involved suspicious FBI CMAs & where FBI had refused to divulge source of investigative info to him. McConnell related full story that ... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KatyOnMSNBC: . @DavidLaufmanLaw : "We are now in a period where the department has lost credibility, after the grotesque abuses under t… — PolitiTweet.org

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16/...McConnell felt compelled to raise issue up his OCDETF chain of command & despite support of his OCDETF supervisory chain, that is when his problems truly began. — PolitiTweet.org

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15/After this conversation McConnell reviewed all FBI CMAs in Helios database that appeared similar & found dozens of apparently deceptive FBI CMA entries. Bc of significant issues raised by intentionally false FBI CMAs, incl possible criminal violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 ... — PolitiTweet.org

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14/Failing those obligations could result in dismissal of fed criminal cases & potentially result in professional discipline actions against individual prosecutors. FBI Agent did not agree with McConnell’s assessment of problems related to deceptive CMAs. — PolitiTweet.org

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13/McConnell further advised that corrective action was needed immediately because improper masking of CIA’s role in federal criminal prosecutions could cause federal prosecutors who did not know to fail to meet their affirmative discovery disclosure obligations. — PolitiTweet.org

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12/...by other federal law enforcement agencies that had provided CMA intelligence reports on same targets could be worked out later in field. McConnell told FBI Agent it was improper for FBI to use classified info from another govt agency that purported to come solely from FBI. — PolitiTweet.org

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11/Senior FBI Agent advised McConnell that CMAs related to targets of mutual interest to CIA & FBI, that was appropriate way for FBI to start new investigations based upon partnership w/CIA & any conflicts between new FBI investigations & ongoing investigations ... — PolitiTweet.org

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10/After McConnell reviewed Helios CMA entries in case identified by DEA Agent, McConnell approached senior FBI Agent at JIATFS & inquired whether CMAs were improperly classified & falsely attributed to FBI personnel in order to mask fact that CIA was true source of info. — PolitiTweet.org

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9/...but CMAs did not appear to be connected to any actual ongoing FBI criminal investigation. All other federal law enforcement-based CMAs in Helios were marked UNCLASSIFIED//LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE in compliance w/rules & law enforcement controlled collection methods. — PolitiTweet.org

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8/...submitted by FBI over targets submitted by other federal law enforcement agencies. These CMAs contained precise targeting information attributed to specific FBI personnel & to supposedly classified method of collection that was under control of law enforcement agency ... — PolitiTweet.org

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7/...all of which were classified SECRET in form of critical movement alerts (CMAs) into JIATFS intelligence fusion & interdiction targeting database called “Helios.” The Agent believed these CMA entries were introduced to influence JIATFS targeting actions to favor targets ... — PolitiTweet.org

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6/Shortly after McConnell started at JIATFS, he was approached by @DEAHQ Special Agent who was assigned to JIATFS & who requested help w/targeting case in which Agent believed #FBI & #CIA had submitted false & deceptive intelligence reports ... — PolitiTweet.org

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5/...maritime drug transportation events. McConnell’s detail to JIATFS was 1st time @TheJusticeDept attny had ever worked in JIATFS environment & had opportunity to evaluate programs in place to support fed law enforcement investigations that target int'l drug trafficking orgs. — PolitiTweet.org

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4/...& to help JIATFS build transparent & coordinated targeting process to improve cooperation & effectiveness between federal law enforcement & intel agencies & fed prosecutors to better enable JIATFS to use limited interdiction assets to target most significant ... — PolitiTweet.org

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3/Primary reasons for detailing McConnell were to inject agency-agnostic prosecutor perspective into fed law enforcement agency interactions at JIATFS to try & smooth out unproductive competitive interagency law enforcement behaviors ... — PolitiTweet.org

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2/In July 2017, McConnell was detailed by Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Executive Office to work at Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS) at request of JIATFS leadership. — PolitiTweet.org

Mark S. Zaid @MarkSZaidEsq

1/My firm filed new #FOIA lawsuit today for @wbaidlaw to compel disclosure of @FBI records re: #whistleblower’s efforts to reveal pattern of falsified intel reports generated by FBI & @CIA that led to unlawful retaliation. Story of #MarkMcConnell told in https://t.co/ZONJik0DMe — PolitiTweet.org

Mark S. Zaid @MarkSZaidEsq

No, no, they most certainly don't! The fact that my days are back to normal high stress-levels for suing USG, challenging misconduct & ensuring govt accountability is so much preferred than dealing w/daily Trump childish, disrespectful, unprofessional & narcissistic behavior. — PolitiTweet.org

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No respectable media outlet should cover this "event" as news, or even gossip. — PolitiTweet.org

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END/Any media inquiries can reach me at [email protected]. — PolitiTweet.org

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16/Concern, of course, is that prosecution was pursued based on inappropriate political motivations. Who else was involved in OIC case against #GovTucker?: #RodRosenstein & now Justice #BrettKavanaugh. — PolitiTweet.org

Mark S. Zaid @MarkSZaidEsq

15/...to GJ of criminal prosecution of #GovTucker & plea that OIC legal theory contradicted by IRS. Facts indicate that OIC, notwithstanding knowledge of correct law, pressed forward w/prosecution of Gov Tucker using law repealed prior to transactions at issue. — PolitiTweet.org

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14/This #FOIA lawsuit seeks to bring factual transparency & clarity to politically-charged criminal prosecution that was flawed from outset. Specific records sought focus on clarifying extent Starr & OIC had been properly notified by IRS in advance of their presentation.... — PolitiTweet.org

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13/On Sept 30, 2003, USG conceded in court filing that repealed law used by OIC was inapplicable & law used in IRS analysis was appropriate one. This admission undermined essential legal premise for OIC’s original prosecution of #GovTucker. — PolitiTweet.org

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12/...OIC had been informed in letter that IRS had rendered determination regarding application of § 1374 that conflicted w/law used in pursuit of prosecution. Issues were remanded to IRS & on May 23, 2002, IRS issued notice of proposed deficiency rejecting OIC’s legal analysis. — PolitiTweet.org

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11/#GovTucker’s understanding was original legal analysis of 26 U.S.C. § 1374 was conducted exclusively by OIC. At evidentiary hearing in Dec 2000, he learned that at least as early as Oct 2, 2000, .... — PolitiTweet.org

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10/At same time appellate litigation was ongoing, separate admin process was convened by IRS at #GovTucker’s request to determine what amount of financial restitution, if any, was still owed to U.S. Government. — PolitiTweet.org

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9/#GovTucker moved to challenge OIC’s legal theory in court filings in Aug 1998, which resulted in approx 6 years of appellate litigation w/respect to potential Brady violations & voluntariness of plea agreement. Litigation finally ended in 2006. https://t.co/sACjNXdNBR — PolitiTweet.org