Post September 11th Terrorist Addendum : As part of the gang of USDOJ enablers of the terrorism that murders 3,000 innocent Americans on September 11th 2001, Laurence M. Zieff is subsequently made Assistant Regional Counsel for the new Department (Agency) of Homeland Security  You can find him at 70 Kimball Avenue, Room 103 South Burlington, Vermont.  Was it worth it, Larry? (To mask their inefficiency, Immigration enforcement functions have been placed within the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security [combined with Customs] and the immigration service functions are placed into a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services section.)

March 1998: Read Documented evidence of "Terrorist Friendly," Criminal Activity at INS 26 Federal Plaza NYC going back to 1995 (when Osama Bin Laden claimed he was developing the plans for the September 11th murder of 3,000 innocent Americans).  What the USDOJ and US Attorney doesn't want you to see. 

One Month later, whistleblower to this activity Caryl B. Leventhal received a tape recorded death threat from US Department of Justice INS employees (see below) in a desperate attempt to silence Ms. Leventhal who claimed this activity was far more widespread.  She reported the death threat to the USDOJ who did nothing.

And what about the US Department of Justice itself?  After some two years of INS obstructionism, the US Attorney's office received a copy of this letter in March 2000.  It was submitted by Caryl Leventhal's attorney as part of the discovery process.  On July 31, 2000 Michael Leventhal was deposed.  In this deposition, the recorded death threat and Caryl Leventhal's unending terror, were discussed at length.  Shortly afterward, a copy of the tape was submitted to the US Attorney at his request.

The only thing US Attorney Eric B. Fisher could think of is how to keep four years of terrorism by the INS against Caryl Leventhal from being submitted as court evidence.  Her lawsuit was scheduled for trial on September 25, 2000.  On September 22, 2000 -- three days prior to Caryl Leventhal's trial -- Alan R. Kaufman, Chief of the US Attorney's Office CRIMINAL DIVISION contacted Ms. Leventhal's lawyer, attempting to terrorize both she and her husband.  This was done to compromise their testimony and censor www.Justice-Denied.net.  

Both the April 26, 1998 death threat and September 22, 2000 attempt at intimidating witnesses in federal court were kept out of testimony by federal Judge Shira Scheindlin.

April 27, 1998

MR. LARRY ZIEFF-D/REGIONAL COUNSEL

IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE

70 KIMBALL AVENUE

BURLINGTON, VT  05403-6813

Re: Discrimination complaint of:

Caryl B. Leventhal v. Janet Reno,

Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice

                                           Hearing #       160-98-8329X

                                           Agency #       I-96-8079

Dear Mr. Zeiff:

In Caryl Leventhal’s March 27, 1998 letter responding to Judge McCauley’s sending her notification of the captioned complaint, Ms. Leventhal made specific reference to “crank” phone calls that she was receiving.  These calls began in late 1997 when she gave her Affidavit to Peter Schilling, Contract EEO investigator.

They declined until mid January 1998, after two requests were made via Certified Mail to INS/EEO, requesting that the case be heard by a USEEO Administrative Law Judge.  At that point, they began again.  I might add that Caryl was so upset that I had ADP install a burglar alarm system in our apartment.

On Sunday April 26, 1998 at 1:30 A.M., we received a far more ominous call that we recorded on our answering machine.  In a nutshell, the voice on the message termed me a “f--king [Actual word appears in letter] Jew.”   The caller went on to say that they were going to get me and my “loony” wife, “Nazi style.”  They alluded to Prosaic, something never taken by either Caryl or myself and said that we were going to get a “full dose ... 800 mg.

I might add that a call to a doctor friend in another state indicated that the normal dose of this chemical was 20 mg. per day.

I have no proof of who called because a quick *69 revealed that the call number was blocked.  On the other hand, this criminal harassment to an unlisted phone, displays a very disturbing pattern.  Did you speak with anyone at INS 26 Federal Plaza, NYC over the last two weeks?  If so, I strongly suspect that either they or one of their friends, could be responsible.

This is not the way for Justice Department employees are supposed to act. It is dangerous to my wife’s health and is disrespectful to the Judicial process.  At the same time, people named in our Claim flagrantly violated Federal law, and for almost two years INS/EEO has been masking the issues through Obstruction of Justice and perversion of their legal mission.

Intimidation such as this does not frighten me.  It makes me conclude that this case -- with all charges stated in Caryl’s original complaint -- will ultimately have to be explored by Caryl filing suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  This includes criminal charges.

I might also add that the ten day period of compliance with Judge McCauley’s request for Mr. Penca - Regional Counsel to designate a lawyer has long passed, with no response.  Your own lack of response to my April 6, 1998 request for Discovery is nearing the end of Judge McCauley’s forty-five day period and I have received nothing.  This is compounded by your own lack of good will, by failing to work out the parameters for discussion or any attempts at settlement outside of court.

When you told me that you wanted to speak with Judge McCauley to determine when the case would be heard, I was happy to agree.  And yet, when Judge McCauley was gracious enough to speak with you in a three way conversation with my participation on April 14, 1998, you went beyond agreed parameters for discussion and brought up Findings and Conclusions to shut out a hearing.  You even attempted to try the case informally by incorrectly claiming that Exhibit A1 of the Complaint File proved I only wanted to include material beginning June 10, 1996.  You did this without warning, while I was at my work place, and without benefit of my referral to the Complaint File.

I won’t even discuss INS/EEO truncating the the multi-facited formal complaint to “Discrimination Physical” and how you arbitrarily negated it to “Termination due to Multiple Sclerosis.”  From the beginning, a primary and well documented reason for our claiming Discrimination Physical, involved what the legal community calls “Constructive Discharge.”

Such actions cast doubt as to your willingness to show good faith.  As a non-lawyer, and decorated military officer who believes in propriety and honor, I cannot believe that these actions were proper.

I am always willing to discuss any and all matters with you in an open and honest setting.  On the other hand, I am not required to submit any documents of my own relative to Discovery when the forty-five day period ends, or if your requirements are too burdensome to comply with in the extremely short time left.

Very truly yours,

MAJ MICHAEL G. LEVENTHAL

Legal Representative