Edward S. Knight, Esq. -- Notice of Fraud and Racketeering Conspiracy

Are we to believe that Treasury Department General Counsel Edward S. Knight, Esq. did not direct any inquiries about the following letter to his former law partners at the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld?

August 18, 1997
3801 Connecticut Avenue, NW #136
Washington, DC 20008-4530

Edward S. Knight, Esq.
General Counsel
U.S. Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220-0002

RE: Employment Opportunities - Office of General Counsel

Dear General Counsel Knight:

I am an attorney, and am licensed to practice in Pennsylvania. I qualify for employment as an attorney in the Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

I am writing to inquire about present and anticipated employment opportunities for lawyers in the General Counsel's office, as well as any information pertinent to the specific hiring procedures of the Office. Any information you can provide will be useful to me.

Incidentally, I believe I have a duty to advise you of the following facts about my background.

During the period March 1988 to October 1991 I was employed as a legal assistant in the Washington, DC office of the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld ("Akin Gump"). Attorney managers at Akin Gump terminated my employment effective October 29, 1991 upon determining, in consultation with a psychiatrist, that a complaint of harassment I had lodged against several co-workers was attributable to a psychiatric symptom ("ideas of reference") prominent in the psychotic disorders and typically associated with a risk of violent behavior. See Freedman v. D.C. Dept. of Human Rights, D.C. Superior Court no. MPA 95-14 (final order issued June 10, 1996). In the period immediately after my job termination senior Akin Gump managers determined that it was advisable to secure the office of my direct supervisor against a possible homicidal assault, which it was feared I might commit. Freedman v. D.C. Dept. of Human Rights, D.C. Superior Court no. MPA 95-14, Record on Appeal at 41.

In pleadings filed in the District of Columbia Superior Court in May 1996, the District of Columbia Office of Corporation Counsel (Charles F.C. Ruff, Esq.) affirmed that Akin Gump personnel had geniune concerns that I might have had plans to procure firearms for an unlawful purpose and possessed the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm or commit murder. Mr. Ruff currently serves as chief White House Counsel to President Clinton (tel: 202 456 1414).

The Federal Protective Service (Jerry McGill, S.A., tel: 202 690-9315) advised me on August 13, 1997 that the Service does not consider me armed and dangerous, notwithstanding pleadings filed in the D.C. Court of Appeals (no. 96-CV-961) on July 25, 1997 by the D.C. Office of Corporation Counsel (Charles L. Reischel, Esq., Deputy Corporation Counsel) affirming that concerns that I was armed and dangerous that arose during my tenure at Akin Gump were genuine. The determination made by the Federal Protective Service that I am not currently armed and dangerous was an informed one, based on information currently available. See letter dated August 12, 1997 from Gary Freedman to Jerry McGill, S.A. (copy attached).

I have been under investigation by the U.S. Secret Service as a potential security risk to President Clinton, and was interrogated at the Washington Field Office by Special Agent Philip C. Leadroot (tel: 202 435-5100) as recently as February 1996, about 18 months ago. Questioning by Mr. Leadroot centered on the issue of presidential assassination. During one of my meetings with Mr. Leadroot, he encouraged me to seek employment, and expressly told me that I need to engage actively in a job search. My present job inquiry to you is consistent with the express direction of a special agent of the U.S. Secret Service.

Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Gary Freedman, Esq.

bcc: Jerry McGill, S.A. (Federal Protective Service) (tel: 690-9315)
Philip C. Leadroot, S.A. (U.S. Secret Service)

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November 6, 1997
3801 Connecticut Avenue, NW #136
Washington, DC 20008-4530

Robert T. Foss, Jr.
Administrative Officer
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Washington, DC 20220

RE: Employment Opportunities - U.S. Department of the Treasury

Dear Mr. Foss:

Further to my employment inquiry to the U.S. Department of the Treasury dated August 18, 1997, I forward the enclosed: letter (plus attachment) dated September 8, 1997 addressed to the Federal Protective Service (Jerry McGill, S.A.). I feel duty-bound to provide this material to the U.S. Department of the Treasury; my failure to provide this documentation to a prospective employer might prove to be negligent. The documentation is pertinent to a criminal investigation instituted by the Federal Protective Service (Jerry McGill, S.A.), ancillary to concerns, affirmed as genuine by the Government of the District of Columbia, relating to a reported risk of violence (including homicide) that I posed at the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, my former employer.

Also, as a courtesy to the Department of the Treasury, I forward (on the enclosed computer disc) two pleadings that I filed in the D.C. Court of Appeals, in a currently pending appeal, that will satisfy any concerns Treasury officials may have concerning the risk of violence (including homicide) to which I unintentionally subjected the Department's personnel. General Counsel Edward S. Knight, Esq., a former Akin Gump partner, may be able to clarify or elaborate issues addressed in the pleadings.

I remain interested in employment with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and I sincerely hope that, in the event that vacancies arise in the future, the affirmation by the Government of the District of Columbia that (1) my coworkers at the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld had genuine concerns that I might have been armed and homicidal, and that (2) the employer had genuine concerns about my mental health and stability (including the potential for violence) will not adversely affect any employment decision by the Department.

And, while I continue to receive disability benefits paid by the U.S. Social Security Administration, the nature of my mental illness (a psychotic disorder)--which renders me not suitable for employment--is such that it cannot be detected on comprehensive psychological testing as performed by a major medical center.

Sincerely,

Gary Freedman