At the U.S. Attorney’s Office at the Southern District, Bob Fiske, John Martin, Rudy Giuliani, and Otto Obermaier were great U.S. attorneys under whom I was privileged to serve. My dear friend and mentor, Benito Romano, also served with distinction as U.S. attorney, and I was honored to be his deputy. It was at that moment in our lives we both realized that the “kids” had taken over the Office. Luckily, Southern District greats like Bart Schwartz, Tom Fitzpatrick, Larry Pedowitz, Denny Young, Jane Parver, Fred Virella, Walter Mack, Shirah Neiman, Mike Devorkin, Dan Bookin, Steve Frankel, John Kenney, Jo Ann Harris, Pat Hynes, John Kaley, Gerry Lynch, Bob Litt, Audrey Strauss, Rusty Wing, and others were there to protect us from ourselves.
The many amazingly gifted lawyers who served in the Southern District U.S. Attorney’s Office with me over ten years are too many to mention. Barbara Jones became one of my closest colleagues and friends. Her patience and generosity to me will always be treasured. Our Organized Crime Unit achieved historically significant victories against entrenched criminal enterprises. Bob Bucknam, Alan Cohen, Mark Hellerer, Bruce Baird, Aaron Marcu, Dick Martin, Adam Hoffinger, Fran Fragos-Townsend, Mike Chertoff, Andy McCarthy, Jim Bucknam, John Savarese, Joan McPhee, Tom Souther, Bob Stewart (from the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office), Mark Feldman, Gil Childers, Ken McCabe, Carl Bogan, Mike Fahy, and Tom Loreto all made major contributions to this success.
Another Southern District colleague, the truly impressive and talented Mary Jo White, deserves special mention along with Barbara Jones. Both as assistant U.S. attorney and then as U.S. attorney in Brooklyn and later Manhattan, Mary Jo was simply outstanding as a leader, thinker, and model public servant. My only regret for her yet uncompleted public career is that she was not the attorney general while I was at the FBI. No law enforcement leader in either the Clinton or Bush administrations better understood terrorism or had the skill to prosecute its most important cases.
My fellow judges from the Southern District and elsewhere provided great counsel and friendship for me, particularly through my years as FBI director. I am immensely grateful to Milton Pollack, Mike Mukasey, John Martin, Kevin Duffy, John Keenan, Ken Conboy, John Sprizzo, John Walker, Constance Baker Motley, Bob Sweet, Bill Conner, Loretta Preska, Barbara Jones, Charlie Brieant, Kimba Wood, Dick Casey, Miriam Goldman Ceder-baum, Tom Griesa, Shirley Wohl Kram, Peter Leisure, Larry McKenna, Lenny Sand, Sonia Sotomayor, Louis Stanton, Bob Ward, Edmond Palmieri, Ken Starr, Gene Sullivan, Ed Devitt, Gerry Tjoflat, John Conway, Fred Lacey, Ralph Thompson, Tom Hogan, Royce Lamberth, Frank Johnson, Sterling Johnson, and many others. Pierre Leval, one of the nation’s foremost jurists, is a dear friend from the court who I will always treasure.
Our family dog, Reni, a sweet golden retriever from the Guiding Eyes of New York was not with us in Washington, but despite President Truman’s maxim about that combination, Marilyn and I had many friends in official Washington and in our neighborhood in Great Falls, Virginia. Our special thanks to Bill and Lynda Webster, Dick and Patricia Carlson, Antonin and Maureen Scalia, Floyd and Carol Clarke, Chris and Linda Wilcox, John and Caroline Oakes, Adam and Liz Hoffinger, Maggie and Ransom Parker, Jamie and Dee Jesse, and many others who were always there for us whether it was raining or shining.
Another special word of thanks to the several stalwart secretaries who, despite my failings, managed to keep me afloat over the many years: Kathy MacGowan, Lydia Quintana, Maria Morales, Brenda Bumgardner, Wanda Siford, Judy Leeper, Carol Williams, and most enduringly, the very magnificent Noreen Gawley, who has been propping me up since 1991.
Long before he was kind enough to come to the FBI with me as chief of staff, Bob Bucknam has been one of my closest friends and colleagues since the Southern District. An outstanding prosecutor, administrator, world-class diplomat, media and congressional expert, Bob was the consummate COS and is largely responsible for my success as director and for preventing my self-destruction at key points. Another major ingredient for my survival in D.C. was Bob’s equally talented brother, Jim Bucknam, who distinguished himself at the U.S. Attorney’s office and served the FBI as my senior counsel. To Howard Shapiro, our outstanding first FBI general counsel and VANPAC co-counsel, I owe a great deal of thanks for his good service. And John Collingwood will always be the master on judgment and success in dealing with the media and Congress.
Over the many years, I have had the pleasure of working with another cadre of excellent lawyers who made my various government offices possible. Joyce Levowitz, Eileen Minnefor, Burke Doar, Lisa Jonas, and Lynn DeLisi were wonderful colleagues and remarkable lawyers with whom I was fortunate to work.
At FBI Headquarters a thankfully endless roster of superbly talented and dedicated people have served and continue to serve the Bureau. First and foremost for me is John Behnke. This extraordinary and simply wonderful agent was for many years my right arm. Religiously humble, quiet, and constantly working behind the scenes, John is probably the FBI’s single best case agent/investigator. Working both VANPAC and the Rudolph cases, John was the quintessential agent’s agent who does it all with remarkable grace and skill. Among a constellation of dedicated agents and FBI heroes, John in my experience was the best of class. His skill as an agent and support to me as special assistant were matched only by his courage and perseverance in battling an aggressive illness to a fortunate victory.
An able squad of agents and support professionals joined with John in working with me as director. These are the prototypic all-stars who make their principals appear to be prepared, on time and on message. My deep thanks here to Todd Letcher, Tom Almon, Artie Grubert, John Griglione, Bob Jones, Rick Todd, Mark D’Attilio, Lou Caprino, Ray Morrow, Sean Joyce, Bob Hunt, Ed Kahrer, Lisa Keller, Dean St. Dennis, Paul Blumberg, Lynn Hoffman, Charlotte Betts, Karen McCarron, Dave Markley, and Linda Sue Khachi. My appreciation to Wade Jackson and Mike Perry of the Quantico Firearms Unit whose dedication and friendship mean a great deal to me. Thanks to their diligence in keeping my firearms qualifications timely as director, I never had to take my gun away from myself. Many others helped me serve as director, like those brave officers who protected our children over eight years: Haejun Park, Mark Lewis, Allen Kittrell, Jacqueline Haynes, Eugene Grays, Bradford Walker, Shawn Melvin, Noel Gleason, Jaqueline Wilson, Richard McClendon, Dwain Johnson, Amy Riddick, Amy Cherry, Bryan Latham, and Roger Nickell. To our FBI photographers/receptionists Patti Jo Cotton, Suzette David, Margaret Sullivan, and Tracy Miner, and to Beverly Knight and all the 24×7 operators at the FBI’s Strategic Information and Operations Center, my enduring thanks and respect.
I was extremely fortunate to have a truly impressive group of senior FBI leaders who enabled me to lead this remarkable institution. They include Floyd Clarke, Dave Binney, Larry Potts, Bill Esposito, Bob Bryant, Tom Pickard, Larry Parkinson, Bob Reutter, Dale Watson, Mike DeFeo, Milt Ahlerich, Don Kerr, Tom Kelley, Sean McWeeney, Charlie Prouty, Paul Daly, Joe Genovese, Lance Emery, Mike diPretoro, Mike Pyszczymuka, Ralph Horton, Bassem Youssef, Eliska Tretera, Lee Flosi, Raul Salinas, Jim DeSarno, Steve McCraw, Paul Phillips, Mike Rolince, Walt Wilson, Barry Mawn, Mike Kortan, Charlie Steele, Andrea Simonton, John O’Neill, Carolyn Morris, Dave Kirkpatrick, Hector Pesquera, Les Kaciban, Weldon Kennedy, Manny Gonzalez, Bob Dies, Neil Gallagher, Bill Perry, Wiley Thompson, Rueben Garcia, Grant Ashley, John Pistole, Chris Swecker, Lew Schiliro, Ed Bodigheimer, Jack Eckenrode, Jeff Lapinski, and Jim Kallstrom.
The courageous and devoted agents who make up the FBI’s world-renowned Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) will always command my loyalty and respect. Roger Nisley, Bob Hickey, Chuck Pierce, and a continuing lineage of heroes have given by their service and expert competence an unprecedented advantage to the FBI and our country in combating and preventing serious crimes. This skilled team of selfless and brave operators is the archetypal “tip of the spear” for America’s law enforcement. The courageous and honorable men who serve us there, like Lon Horiuchi, deserve the nation’s praise and lasting gratitude. I will also forever apprec
iate the support given to HRT by two friends and skilled lawyers, Adam Hoffinger and Seth Waxman.
Throughout my public service in law enforcement, I always believed that my constituency was the victims and potential victims of crimes. These included the special agents who were killed in the line of duty while I was director. I will always feel personal responsibility for the tragic deaths of these brave agents: Martha Dixon Martinez, Mike Miller, Chuck Reed, Billy Christian, and Kevin Kramer. The FBI and our nation will forever honor their sacrifices and those of their wonderful families. Another special group of victims for me is the survivors of those killed while protecting all of us in the line of duty. To all the men and women inscribed on the Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C., and always to their families, I express my deep thanks and reverence. And to all the survivors of our military heroes, especially the brave and wonderful families of our nineteen Khobar Towers heroes, I will always have the deepest love and admiration for all of them. America and the liberty we cherish would vanish without the long but vulnerable line of defense provided by our many law enforcement and military guardians posted dangerously around our perimeters.
I am immensely grateful to former President Bush and his wondrous wife, First Lady Barbara, for their friendship and support over many years. President Bush’s confidence in me to serve as a federal judge was one of the highlights of my professional life. Their many kindnesses to me and Marilyn and our six sons, from Kennebunkport to Washington, D.C., to Texas, will always be treasured by our family. As for the current President Bush, under whom I was FBI director for five months, it was a pleasure to serve a president of honor and integrity, just like his father. I regret that I did not have a longer opportunity to work with Vice President Cheney, Andy Card, Condi Rice, and Colin Powell, all public servants whom I greatly admire.
Last and most important, I am grateful for my Roman Catholic heritage and faith in God. For this special gift I have many to thank, beginning with my parents. Cardinals John O’Connor, Theodore McCarrick, Bernard Law, and Bishop Saltarelli have all contributed to and strengthened my faith over the years. Other dear friends, who have been spiritual and moral leaders for me, like Elie Wiesel and Abe Foxman, will always be remembered in my heart and prayers.
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Abdullah, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia:
Bush’s meeting with
Khobar Towers bombing and
Abscam sting operation
Addonizio, Hugh
Afghanistan
bin Laden and
U.S. invasion of
Alaimo, Tony
Alawe, Fadel al—
Albright, Madeleine
Campcon and
Ames, Aldrich
Anastasia, Albert “the Mad Hatter,”
Anastasia, Anthony
antitrust cases
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Ashcroft, John
Atef, Muhammad
Atia, Alaa Abdul Raziq
Atlanta, Ga.
Centennial Park bombing and
Moody case and
Atta, Mohammed
Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, U.S.
Freeh’s appointment to
Moody case and
Pizza Connection case and
and prosecutions resulting from Pistone’s work
Badalamenti, Gaetano
Badalamenti, Vito
Baird, Bruce
bank fraud, bank theft
Banks, Ted
Barone, George
Barr, Bill
Beers, Rand
Behnke, John
Beiting, Henr y
Bell, Griffin
Bennett, Bob
BenVeniste, Richard
Berenbaum, Michael
Berger, Samuel R. “Sandy,”
and attack on Sudanese pharmaceutical factory
Khobar Towers bombing and
Berger, Samuel R. “Sandy,” (cont.) millennial fears and
Biden, Joe
bin Laden, Osama
Afghanistan and
Khobar Towers bombing and
9/11 and
search for
Binney, David
bin Sultan, Bandar, Prince of Saudi Arabia:
Bush-Abdullah meeting and
Khobar Towers bombing and
parties of
Blanton, Thomas, Jr.
Bloomberg, Michael
Blumberg, Paul
Boiardo, Anthony “Tony Boy,”
Bonanno family
Pizza Connection case and
and prosecutions resulting from Pistone’s work
Bonavolonta, Joe
Bonavolonta, Jules
Boone, David Sheldon
Bosnia
Bradley, Bill
Branch Davidians
Brennan, John
Brieant, Charlie
Bronfman, Samuel, II
Bryant, Robert “Bear,”
Bucharest, FBI agents in
Bucknam, Bob
Bucknam, Jim
Buda, Dominick
Budapest, FBI agents in
Bumpers, Dale
Burns, Conrad
Burton, Dan
Buscetta, Tommasso:
Maxi Trials and
Pizza Connection case and
Bush, George H. W.
Freeh’s federal judgeship and
Freeh’s relationship with
Khobar Towers bombing and
Moody case and
Bush, George W.
Hanssen case and
Khobar Towers bombing and
9/11 and
Byrd, James, Jr.
campaign contribution investigation (Campcon)
Canada
Cannon, Howard
Card, Andy
Carey, Hugh
Carlson, Dick and Patricia
Carter, Jimmy
Case, Clifford P.
Cassidy, Bob
Catalano, Salvatore “Toto,”
Cawley, Charlie
Centennial Park bombing
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
accountability of
and attack on Sudanese pharmaceutical factory
bin Laden and
cooperation between FBI and
finances of
Graysuit investigation and
Khobar Towers bombing and
millennial fears and
9/11 and
placing FBI agents abroad and
traitors in
Cherry, Bobby Frank
Chertoff, Mike
Chicago Seven
children:
crimes against
in Oklahoma City bombing
Chinciola, Josephine Murano (grandmother)
Chinciola, Luigi (grandfather)
Chinciola, Lydia (aunt)
Church Committee
Cincotta, Joseph
Citibank
Civil War
Clarke, Floyd
Foster’s suicide and
Freeh’s FBI directorship appointment and
Clarke, Richard A.
Clemente, Mike
Clinton, Bill
Campcon and
FBI’s finances and
FBI’s privacy issues and
Flowers and
Foster’s suicide and
Freeh given White House tour by
Freeh’s FBI directorship appointment and
Freeh’s relationship with
Jones and
Khobar Towers bombing and
Lewinsky scandal and
Madison Guaranty case and
millennial fears and
9/11 and
pardons and commutations of
Riyadh bombing and
social life of
Travelgate and
Waco siege and
Whitewater case and
Clinton, Hillary Rodham
Freeh’s relationship with
Madison Guaranty case and
Whitewater case and
Clinton, Roger
Cochran, John
Cohen, Bill
Khobar Towers bombing and
Cole, USS, attack on
Coler, Jack
Collingwood, John
Comey, James B., Jr.
computer-aided crimes
Congress, U.S.
Campcon and
FBI’s accountability and
FBI’s finances and
FBI’s history and
Freeh’s FBI directorship appointment and
Freeh’s federal judgeship and
Khobar Towers bombing and
Lee investigation and
Mafia and
9/11 and
Oklahoma City bombing and
privacy issues and
white-collar crime and
Constantine, Tom
Constitution, U.S.
Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO)
Crist, Buckley
Cuba
D’Amato, Alphonse
Danforth, John
DeBartolo, Edward, Jr.
Defense Department, U.S. (DOD)
Khobar Towers bombing and
millennial fears and
9/11 attack on
privacy issues and
De Gennaro, Gianni
Deutsch, John
Devitt, Edward J.
Freeh’s federal judgeship and
Moody case and
Dies, Bob
DiLeo, Joe
Doar, Burke
Dorfman, Allen
Duffy, Kevin
Dulles, Allen
Edwards, Don
Edwards, Edwin
Emery, Tom
Erwin, Lloyd
Esposito, Bill
Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia
Falcone, Francesca Morvilio
Falcone, Giovanni:
assassination of
Maxi Trials and
Pizza Connection case and
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):
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