Rachel Paulose

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On April 17, 2007, the Associated Press reported that the House Judiciary Committee had contacted Paulose for voluntary questioning about the "firings of 8 U.S. federal prosecutors" [25] On May 31, the Los Angeles Times wrote that Paulose's predecessor was removed from his post for failing to pursue voter fraud cases that would prevent a significant number of Native Americans in Minnesota from casting ballots in the 2004 election, and that Paulose's appointment stemmed not only from her credentials, but from her work in private law filing "election lawsuits on behalf of the Minnesota GOP". [25]

An internal Justice Department audit found that some of her employees claimed that she treated subordinates harshly. Kenneth E. Melson, head of the department's Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, met with her in Minnesota. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel released its findings on December 3, 2008. [26] It noted that the settlement agreement "was entered into by the Department of Justice as a no-fault agreement and was not to be construed as an admission of liability by DOJ." The office and home of the OSC official who led the investigation of Paulose were raided "as part of an investigation into whether he himself mixed politics with official business." [27] Paulose resigned on November 19, 2007, to take a position at the Justice Department.The Minnesota Star Tribune wrote of the event:

In a classic campaign of character assassination, the media dinned into our ears the claims of anonymous leakers in Paulose's office. Over the months, the drip, drip, drip of rumor and innuendo resulted in the professional crucifixion of a fine public servant and a fine human being. Paulose's critics were primarily pundits and self-interested leakers, aided and abetted by former employees of the U.S. attorney's office. [28]

Memberships

Paulose is a contributing author for the American Bar Association focusing on Supreme Court cases and a guest writer for the Asian-American Press. She is Vice President for the Minnesota chapter of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and for the Eighth Circuit chapter of the Federal Bar Association. She also serves on the boards of directors of the League of Women Voters, the Yale Law School Fund, and the Trust for Public Land, in addition to being a scholarship selection judge for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. [14] Paulose is a member of the Federalist Society. [29]

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  2. 1 2 Rich (2015-07-07). "Rachel Paulose Joins DLA Piper". Former US Attorneys Association. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
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  5. 1 2 Justice Department Announces Appointment of Rachel K. Paulose as United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota U.S. Department of Justice - February 17, 2006
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  16. ↑ Morris, Rachel. "Rachel Paulose at the SEC?". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
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  27. ↑ David Stout (2008-05-07). "F.B.I. Raids Office of Special Counsel". New York Times.
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Rachel Paulose
United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota
In office
March 9, 2007 –November 19, 2007
Legal offices
Preceded by U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota
2006-2007		Succeeded by
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