Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform NEW Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gpo.gov/congress/house 78-662 PDF U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 2002 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Clay, Hon. Wm. Lacy, a Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri, prepared statements of......... Cummings, Hon. Elijah E., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland, prepared statement of Delahunt, Hon. William D., a Representative in Congress from the State Garo, Victor, esq., attorney for Joseph Salvati, prepared statement of Harrington, Edward F., senior Judge, Federal District Court, former as- Page Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by-Continued Lawrence, Frederick M., esq., Boston University law professor, prepared statement of. 690 McGuigan, Austin, former Connecticut chief State's attorney, prepared statement of. 680 Tierney, Hon. John F., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts: Exhibit 2 ...... Prepared statements of. Waxman, Hon. Henry A., a Representative in Congress from the State of California, prepared statement of 52 24, 653 15 "THE THE CALIFORNIA MURDER TRIAL OF JOE ANIMAL" BARBOZA: DID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT THE RELEASE OF A DANGEROUS MAFIA ASSASSIN? WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2002 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:49 a.m., in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Dan Burton (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Representatives Burton, Barr, Morella, Horn, LaTourette, Duncan, Waxman, Kucinich, Norton, Cummings, Tierney, Clay, Watson, and Delahunt. Staff present: Kevin Binger, staff director; James C. Wilson, chief counsel; David A. Kass, deputy chief counsel; Mark Corallo, Director of Communications; Thomas Bowman, senior counsel; Chad Bungard and James J. Schumann, counsels; Robert A. Briggs, chief clerk; Robin Butler, office manager; Elizabeth Frigola, deputy communications director; Joshua E. Gillespie, deputy chief clerk; Nicholis Mutton, assistant to chief counsel; Corinne Zaccagnini, systems administrator; Phil Barnett, minority chief counsel; Jon Bouker, minority counsel; Michael Yeager, minority deputy chief counsel; Ellen Rayner, minority chief clerk; and Earley Green, minority assistant clerk. Mr. BURTON. The Committee on Government Reform will come to order. I ask unanimous consent that all Members and witnesses' written and opening statements be included in the record. Without objection, it is so ordered. I ask unanimous consent that all articles, exhibits, extraneous or tabular material referred to be included in the record and without objection it's so ordered. I ask unanimous consent that a binder of exhibits for this hearing be included in the record and without objection it's so ordered. I also ask unanimous consent that questioning on the manner under consideration proceed under clause 2J(2) of House rule XI and committee rule 14 in which the chairman and ranking minority member allocate time to committee counsel as they deem appropriate for extended questioning, not to exceed 60 minutes divided equally between the majority and the minority. Without objection, it's so ordered. I also ask unanimous consent that Representatives Frank, Delahunt and Meehan be permitted to participate in today's hear |