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DOJ's Quid Pro Quo with St. Paul: How Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez Manipulated Justice and Ignored the Rule of Law
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Senate Committee on the Judiciary House Committee on Judiciary
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
House Committee on Judiciary
Abstract
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, The House Committee on the Judiciary, and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary investigated a quid pro quo deal made between Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez with St. Paul, Minnesota, Mayor Christopher Coleman and outside counsel, David Lillehaug. Perez agreed to decline Intervention in a False Claims whistleblower case against the City of St. Paul in exchange for the City withdrawing its appeal in Magner v. Gallagher from the Supreme Court. The Committees found that Perez was directly involved in negotiating the quid pro quo deal worth as much as $200 million to the Treasury. The report also finds that Perez likely violated the False Claims Act and the Federal Records Act.
Date
2013-04-15
Document Type
Senate Minority Staff Report
House Joint Majority Staff Report
House Joint Majority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
68 pages
Congress
113
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, Bicameral, Republican
PAP Major Code
12: Law, Crime, and Family Issues
PAP Minor Code
1201: Executive Branch Agencies Dealing with Law and Crime
Related Hearings
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on "Nomination of Eric H. Holder, Jr., Nominee to be Attorney General of the United States," 111th Cong., S.Hrg. 111-403, (2009, January 15 and 16)
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on "Nomination of James Michael Cole, Nominee to be Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice," 111th Cong., S.Hrg. 111-851, (2010, June 15)
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on "Confirmation Hearings on the Nominations of Thomas Perrelli, Nominee to be Associate Attorney General of the United States, and Elena Kagan, Nominee to be Solicitor General of the United States," 111th Cong., S.Hrg. 111-361, (2009, February 10)
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments," 111th Cong., S.Hrg. 111-695, (2009, February 5, 25, March 10, and April 1)
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on "Nomination of James Michael Cole, Nominee to be Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice," 111th Cong., S.Hrg. 111-851, (2010, June 15)
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on "Confirmation Hearings on the Nominations of Thomas Perrelli, Nominee to be Associate Attorney General of the United States, and Elena Kagan, Nominee to be Solicitor General of the United States," 111th Cong., S.Hrg. 111-361, (2009, February 10)
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments," 111th Cong., S.Hrg. 111-695, (2009, February 5, 25, March 10, and April 1)
Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20230614142620/https://oversight.house.gov/report/joint-staff-report-dojs-quid-pro-quo-with-st-paul/