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Type: Doj internal review / court filing exhibit
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Summary

This document page outlines the Department of Justice hierarchy in early 2008 and details a specific period of review by the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). It recounts a February 21, 2008 conversation where CEOS Chief Andrew Oosterbaan told attorney Lefkowitz that CEOS could take a 'fresh and objective look' at the case rather than partnering with the USAO, provided that would help the process move forward.

People (10)

Name Role Context
Alice Fisher Assistant Attorney General
Criminal Division hierarchy
Mark Filip Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Deputy Attorney General hierarchy
Andrew Lourie Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Criminal Division hierarchy (Until late Feb. 2008)
John Roth Senior Associate Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Deputy Attorney General hierarchy
Sigal Mandelker Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Criminal Division hierarchy
Andrew Oosterbaan Chief, CEOS
Criminal Division hierarchy; spoke with Lefkowitz and victims
Lefkowitz Attorney (implied defense)
Spoke with Oosterbaan about CEOS's role
Villafaña Recipient
Recipient of email from Oosterbaan
Sloman Recipient
Recipient of email from Oosterbaan
Senior Recipient
Recipient of email from Oosterbaan

Timeline (2 events)

February 21, 2008
CEOS Trial Attorney met with victims
Unknown
CEOS Trial Attorney Victims
February – May 15, 2008
Review by CEOS and the Criminal Division
DOJ
CEOS Criminal Division

Relationships (2)

Andrew Oosterbaan Professional/Adversarial Lefkowitz
Spoke regarding case strategy and CEOS role
Andrew Oosterbaan Hierarchical Sigal Mandelker
Org chart shows Oosterbaan reporting up to Mandelker

Key Quotes (2)

"I told [Lefkowitz] that all I want to do is help the process move forward, and if they think we best help the process by taking a fresh and objective look at the case and their arguments [then] that is what I want to do."
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"I told him that if that’s what they want – if that is what will help the process to move forward – then I don’t think it’s advisable for CEOS to partner with the USAO on the case."
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Case 22-1426, Document 77, 06/29/2023, 3536038, Page132 of 258
SA-130
Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 130 of 348
Criminal Division
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Alice Fisher
Assistant Attorney General
Mark Filip
Deputy Attorney General
Andrew Lourie *
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
John Roth
Senior Associate Deputy Attorney General
Sigal Mandelker
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Andrew Oosterbaan
Chief, CEOS
*Until late Feb. 2008
A. February – May 15, 2008: Review by CEOS and the Criminal Division
On February 21, 2008, soon after the CEOS Trial Attorney met with victims, Oosterbaan spoke with Lefkowitz about CEOS’s role. In a subsequent email to Villafaña, Sloman, and Senior, Oosterbaan explained:
I told [Lefkowitz] that all I want to do is help the process move forward, and if they think we best help the process by taking a fresh and objective look at the case and their arguments [then] that is what I want to do. I told him that if that’s what they want – if that is what will help the process to move forward – then I don’t think it’s advisable for CEOS to partner with the USAO on the case. He wants to think about that (and probably talk to his co-counsel about
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