The legal sources, who would speak only on condition of anonymity because the judge in the Detroit case has imposed a gag order, said the department's filing with the court is harshly critical of Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Convertino, the lead prosecutor in the case.
Convertino has been under investigation for months and filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against Attorney General John Ashcroft earlier this year. In an interview with The Associated Press, Convertino accused Justice Department superiors of thwarting his efforts to introduce some evidence against the accused terror cell at trial.
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