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Chimichurri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:11 PM
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According to Rawstory, Rove received target letter!!!
more to come....

http://rawstory.com/
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KyndCulture Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:14 PM
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1. what's a "target letter"?
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:15 PM
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2. If I understand it's an official notice that you are a TARGET of the
Edited on Wed Apr-26-06 02:17 PM by elehhhhna
investigation -- not just a witness.

The Department of Justice has special policies when the subpoenaed person is either a “target” or a “subject” of the grand jury investigation. A “target” is someone the prosecutor or grand jury has substantial evidence to link to a crime, and who, in the judgment of the prosecutor, is likely to be indicted. A “subject” of a grand jury investigation is someone whose conduct is within the scope of the grand jury’s investigation.

http://www.lawyers.com/lawyers/A~1001633~LDS/FAQ+CRIME+FEDERAL.html
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:17 PM
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5. Time to break out that photoshop someone did the other day
Fitz peering in Rove's window and over his shoulder. Wish I'd saved it!
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:16 PM
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3. You are a "target" of the investigation
as opposed to a witness or innocent bystander
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Chimichurri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:17 PM
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4. it's...
The Department of Justice has special policies when the subpoenaed person is either a “target” or a “subject” of the grand jury investigation. A “target” is someone the prosecutor or grand jury has substantial evidence to link to a crime, and who, in the judgment of the prosecutor, is likely to be indicted. A “subject” of a grand jury investigation is someone whose conduct is within the scope of the grand jury’s investigation.

http://www.lawyers.com/lawyers/A~1001633~LDS/FAQ+CRIME+FEDERAL.html#one
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KyndCulture Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:17 PM
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7. That's great news!!
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:20 PM
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8. keep your fingers crossed that Fitz
gets rove good. :thumbsup:
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djg21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:17 PM
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6. just what its name implies.
Edited on Wed Apr-26-06 02:29 PM by djg21
It advises a person that they are a "target" of a grand jury investigation which may result in the issuance of an indictment.

From an old version of the Dep't of Justice Grand Jury Manual (Nov 1991):

"A 'target' is defined as 'a person as to whom the prosecutor or the grand jury has substantial evidence linking him/her to the commission of a crime am who, in the judgment of the prosecutor, is a putative defendant.' A witness has no right to be told that he is a potential defendant or target of the investigation. The prosecutor has no duty to tell a grand jury witness what evidence it may have against him. Again, however, it is the policy of the Department of Justice to advise a witness of his 'target status if such is the case." (Footnotes & Citations omitted).
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julialnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:21 PM
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9. it's around the bend

When Libby got his target letter it wasn't long before the indictment
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Dora Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:25 PM
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10. remember?
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