Pertinent Part of Letter to Rosanne Aviles
Ms. Rosanne Aviles
Paralegal Specialist
Criminal Section
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
P.O. Box 66018
Washington, DC 20035-6018

February 28, 2001

Dear Ms. Aviles:
In November 2000, [redacted] received a letter from Thomas A. Reynolds, Chief Color of Law Unit, Criminal Investigative Division.  In his letter, he informed Mr. [redacted] that he was referring a copy of his correspondence to the Civil Rights Division.  Several other victims were waiting to hear what response [redacted] would receive, because [redacted] is only one victim of extortion committed by officers of the federal government.  In December, [redacted] received a letter signed by you, on behalf of Albert N. Moskowitz.  When there is information pertaining to acts of extortion committed by officers of the federal government, it is disappointing to be informed that the victim's only recourse is to seek legal counsel.

I understand from your letter that the Civil Rights Division mainly concentrates on the use of excessive physical force by law enforcement officers.  Maybe [redacted's] complaint submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice did not belong in the Civil Rights Division, and there is a more appropriate Division it should have been referred to.

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I am attempting to convey that obtaining legal counsel who legally defend their clients is impossible in Judge Barbosa's court.  The problem we have here is that officers of the federal court take vindictive actions against anyone who speaks out.  Under the color of law, they use intimidation, actual acts of entering false charges, and threats of sending people to federal prison, unless they agree to assist them in, or submit to, their schemes of extortion, embezzlement, and fraud.

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 I understand that your Division might not be the appropriate division to handle this.  However, I humbly request that you refer this information to the appropriate Division.  We are asking for an  investigation of the trustees, attorneys, and the Judge that collude with the trustees in committing extortion, embezzlement, and fraud.   We have evidence, but no one in authority to report it to that we can trust.  

Respectfully,
[redacted]


cc:  Thomas A. Reynolds

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