RESPONSE BY: SPECIAL ATTORNEY TO THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL, ROBERT CLEARY, TO SECTION H9: THE UNABOM ARTICLE , (March 3, 1997)
U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
District of New Jersey
Federal Building - Suite 700
970 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
201/645-2700
March 3, 1997
BY TELEFAX & U.S. MAIL
Mr. Michael R. Bromwich
Inspector General
U.S. Department of Justice
10th & Pennsylvania Avenues, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
Re: Draft Report concerning FBI Laboratory
Dear Mr. Bromwich:
In Part Three, Section H9 of the draft report, you address certain criticisms made by FBI agent-examiner Steven Burmeister about the explosive residue examinations conducted by examiner Terry Rudolph. You found Burmeister's complaints to be well-founded in several instances. Based upon those concerns, you recommend that a qualified explosives residue examiner review all of Rudolph's UNABOM work before it is further used in the case.
This is to apprise you that we will not be relying upon any of Rudolph's work in prosecuting Theodore J. Kaczynski. To the extent that we will offer explosive residue evidence, we will be relying upon the examinations and conclusions of Burmeister and of other, non-FBI laboratories. I respectfully request that the report be amended to reflect this information.
Very truly yours,
ROBERT J. CLEARY
Special Attorney to the
U.S. Attorney General
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