“Our goal in this case, as in every case, is to achieve a just process and outcome, public transparency, and accountability for the harm that has been caused,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said. “It is clear this case will be extremely resource intensive and will involve extensive litigation prior to trial. These former federal prosecutors with impeccable credentials will be singularly focused on this case while the rest of our team continues the critical work of prosecuting the high volume of other serious cases that are central to safety in our community.”
The office intends to fund these resources through the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office existing budget that has already been appropriated for this year, without burdening taxpayers with any additional expense. The attorneys that will join the prosecution team are:
Karima Maloney
Prior to entering private practice in 2016, Karima Maloney served as the deputy chief of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division's Criminal Section. During 12 years with the DOJ, she handled cases involving high-profile official misconduct, human trafficking, and hate crime prosecutions across the United States.
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Michael R. Bromwich
Michael R. Bromwich has more than 40 years of experience in the criminal justice field. He served as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York and as a special prosecutor during the Iran-Contra scandal. He later served as the inspector general for the Department of Justice, the principal oversight official in the Department of Justice with jurisdiction over the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. Over the past 20 years, he has worked with police departments around country on use of force issues, including Washington, DC, Chicago, Baltimore, and Phoenix. Recently, he led teams of Steptoe lawyers in a comprehensive investigation of the largest corruption scandal in the history of the Baltimore Police Department and an investigation of the Boise Police Department.
https://www.steptoe.com/en/lawyers/michael-r-bromwich.html
Ryan Poscablo
Prior to returning to private practice, Ryan Poscablo spent six years as an assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York where he served as a member of its violent and organized crime unit. During his time as a prosecutor, Poscablo investigated, prosecuted and convicted defendants involved in racketeering, financial crimes, violent crimes and public corruption. He tried and convicted numerous defendants of murder.
https://www.steptoe.com/en/lawyers/ryan-p-poscablo.html
Steven Levin
Steven Levin has over ten years of experience in senior positions within the government, including the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland (USAO). As a former supervisor in the USAO, he investigated and prosecuted cases involving financial crimes, public corruption, racketeering, cybercrime, national security, narcotics, money laundering, immigration offenses, and violent crime. He successfully prosecuted a former Baltimore Police Commissioner on public corruption charges, successfully represented an off-duty police officer in a first-degree murder case, and successfully represented two other police officers in misconduct cases.
Levin retired from the United States Army, having served for 30 years on both active duty and as a reservist. After serving as a prosecutor, military defense counsel, and criminal law professor, Levin served as a military judge for his last ten years of service. Upon retirement, Levin was awarded the Legion of Merit.
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