The Honorable Paul J. FishmanUnited States Attorney for the District of New JerseyDear Mr. FishmanMy name is !ennett !arlyn. "n "ctober ##$ %&#'$ the
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 (ublished a front)(a*e in+esti*ati+e (iece ,attached- about the circumstances surroundin* my termination as an assistant (rosecutor with the Hunterdon ounty Prosecutor/s "0ce by the hristie Administration. At that time$ 1 ser+ed as the hief of A((eals$ Dru* ourt and Policy. As recounted in the news article$ 1 was terminated s(eci2cally because 1 ob3ected to the Attorney 4eneral/s (reem(ti+e dismissal of a 5')count indictment obtained by my o0ce se+eral months earlier a*ainst then)Hunterdon ounty Sheri6 Deborah Trout and two subordinates$ includin* Undersheri6 Michael 7usso. !ased on the e+ents that 1 and others witnessed at that time$ it was a((arent that the Attorney 4eneral/s "0ce im(ro(erly e8ercised its broad su(er+isory (ower to brie9y ta:e o+er$ or ;su(ersede$< the Hunterdon ounty Prosecutor/s "0ce as a deliberate (rete8t in order to dismantle a +iable criminal case that had been de+elo(ed o+er a two)year (eriod. Notably$ Sheri6 Trout and a :ey witness were and remain stron* su((orters and allies of 4o+ernor hristie and =ieutenant 4o+ernor 4uada*no. My alle*ations$ both directly and indirectly$ im(licate two :ey hristie Administration o0cials$ namely$ former Attorney 4eneral Paula Dow and former hief of Sta6 7ichard !a**er$ who currently ser+es as a commissioner of the Port Authority of New >or: and New Jersey.1m(ortantly$ two former collea*ues at the Hunterdon ounty Prosecutor/s "0ce ha+e directly and (ublicly corroborated my alle*ations of o0cial misconduct ?illiam T. Mc4o+ern$ who was then hief of S(ecial 1n+esti*ations$ and our immediate su(er+isor at the time$ harles "uslander$ the former First Assistant Prosecutor. !oth Mr.Mc4o+ern and Mr. "uslander ser+ed with distinction as career (rosecutors for both state and county o0ces. Se+eral wee:s a*o$ Mr. "uslander and 1 submitted written re@uests ,attached- to the New  Jersey =e*islati+e Select ommittee on 1n+esti*ation as:in* that it in+esti*ate
 
the e+ents in @uestion. 7ecently$ we recei+ed written con2rmation ,attached- that the ommittee$ des(ite the ur*in* of the
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 ditorial !oard$ will not in+esti*ate the e+ents in Hunterdon ounty. 1n short$ we ha+e no recourse left at the state le+el to e8(ose this administration/s serious breach of the (ublic trust.
 
!ased on the abo+e$ 1 res(ectfully as: that your o0ce o(en an in+esti*ation to e8(lore any (otential +iolations of the federal criminal code that may ha+e occurred in connection with the Hunterdon matter.1 ha+e the assurances of Mr. "uslander and Mr. Mc4o+ern that both willcoo(erate fully if as:ed to do by your o0ce. Finally$ (lease be aware that we ha+e amassed a substantial body of documentation that corroborates the alle*ations of criminal wron*doin* by the State. "ur contact information is as follows  Than: you +ery much for your consideration of my re@uest.Sincerely$!ennett !arlyn$ s@.