·        The FBI failed to properly search for or improperly withheld critical evidence related to the late Dawn Pasela, the Office Manager for the Mortgage Fraud Task Force, and documents related to the prosecution of Tony Viola

·        The appellate court remanded the matter to the lower court for further proceedings, directing additional review of evidence handling and FBI search efforts.

·        The Yale Law School Appellate Clinic and Attorney Kim Corral collaborated on the appellate brief that brought the new evidentiary issues to light.

·        At the center of the litigation are voice recordings made by Dawn Pasela, which are alleged to contain material exculpatory evidence that was not disclosed during Viola’s trial, and the firing and disbarment of former federal prosecutor Mark Bennett, who prosecuted Viola and supervised Pasela’s work during the investigation.

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